Upcoming changes and features
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Calendars[edit]
- Release calendar — calendar of known current and future releases
- Events — events calendar on the official Guild Wars 2 forum
Content updates[edit]
Announced[edit]
The following features have been mentioned by ArenaNet staff and have been confirmed to be part of future game updates and releases.
- Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds additional releases
- Three major quarterly updates:[1]
| Overview | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion launch (August 20, 2024) |
Godspawn (November 19, 2024) |
TBA (March 11, 2025[2] subject to change) |
TBA (Q2 2025) | |
| Story | Launch Story Arc | Story Continues | Story Continues | Story Concludes |
| Zones | Lowland Shore Janthir Syntri Hearth's Glow (Homestead instance) |
Map 3 | Map 4 | |
| Instanced Combat | New raid — Mount Balrior New public instance — Convergence: Mount Balrior |
Raid Challenge and legendary challenge modes | New fractal with a challenge mode Convergences challenge mode | |
| Combat Updates | New Spear Proficiency 6 Janthir Wilds-exclusive relics Juvenile Warclaw pet |
6 JW-exclusive relics | 6 JW-exclusive relics | 6 JW-exclusive relics |
| Masteries | Warclaw Mount, Lowland Kodan, Homesteading | Extended Homesteading | Mastery Updates | Mastery Updates |
| Major Rewards | Polychromatic armor Titanplate armor Woad armor Ursan Ornamented weapons Full Moon weapons |
Legendary spear — Klobjarne Geirr Blood Moon weapons Sea-Glass Wave weapons |
One armor set One weapon set |
Legendary backpack One weapon set |
| Wizard's Vault | Seasonal Refresh | Seasonal Refresh | Seasonal Refresh | Seasonal Refresh |
- General content
- 12 core relics [3] March 11 (as previewed on January 24th, 2025)
Relic of Altruism: Grant might and fury to nearby allies after using a healing skill.- Relic of the Eagle: Deal increased strike damage to low-health enemies.
- Relic of Earth: Grant protection and magnetic aura to nearby allies after using an elite skill.
- Relic of Fire: Gain fire aura after using a healing skill. Fire aura now increases your outgoing strike damage.
- Relic of the Holosmith: Create a laser disk after you use an elite skill.
- Relic of Surging: Gain shocking aura after using an elite skill.
- Relic of Thorns: Gain stacking condition damage when you are hit by a poisoned foe.
- Relic of Vampirism: Siphon life from nearby foes when you use a healing skill. Restore a portion of your maximum health upon killing a foe.
- Relic of the Golemancer: Summon a golem while in combat.
- Relic of the Lich: Summon a jagged horror while in combat.
- Relic of the Ogre: Summon a rock dog while in combat.
- Relic of the Privateer: Summon a parrot while in combat.
- Tournament of Legends Returns — March 15 (in-game date)
- Challenge and legendary challenge modes for the Mount Balrior raid in quarter 1 of 2025.[1][4]
- Challenge modes for Convergence: Mount Balrior in quarter 2 of 2025.[1][4]
- A new fractal with Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds.[1] with challenge mode - Q2 2025
- New legendary backpack with Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds.[1] - Q2 2025
Mentioned[edit]
These changes have been mentioned by ArenaNet, but lack specific details and/or a release date.
- General content
- Sixth expansion pack — set to be released in 2025[6]
- Living World
- Possible return of the Southsun Cove/Consortium story arc from Living World Season 1.[7]
- World 3 and World 4 were stated in 2020 to be unlikely to be added within the next year or two, but ArenaNet was "chipping away at it behind the scenes".[8]
- A World 3 Test Zone was released in 2023 and extended in 2024.
Automated changes[edit]
For items which reset daily or weekly, refer to Server reset.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds Launches Today!, guildwars2.com
- ^ Wizard's Vault - Remaining time on the special objectives in game and the associated API endpoint.
- ^ Balance Update Preview Livestream on January 24, twitch.tv
- ^ a b Wrapping Up 2024, guildwars2.com
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ Guild Wars 2 Q&A – ArenaNet on Switch to Yearly Expansions, Secrets of the Obscure Learnings, and 2024 Updates, wccftech.com/
- ^ Comment by Bobby Stein, official forum
- ^ Comment by Laevateinn.6289, official Guild Wars 2 forums
