Wyvern Roost Scepter Skin



There’s a clawsome new weapon skin flying into Tyria. This mesmerizing skin transforms the look of your scepter with a fiery egg, guarded by a fierce little wyvern! It uses its wings to keep its balance so there’s no need to worry about your tiny protector falling off. You’ll even notice your new friend glancing about and sniffing the air while it guards its egg.

March Sales Continue

Don’t get burned! Remember to check the official Guild Wars 2 Twitter account and the in-game Gem Store every day to take advantage of daily deals.

• Available Now in the Gem Store!

  Log into Guild Wars 2 and press 'O' to access the Black Lion Trading Company for these great offers and more!

Streams for the Week of March 18

Wednesday, March 20

The Guild Wars 2 Art Show (by Sayael)(English)
Noon Pacific Time (UTC-7)
Sayael is back on the Art Show! You can also find all the previously created artworks on the Guild Wars 2 Art Show Flickr Album.

Thursday, March 21

Guildnews Podcast (by Sputti) (German)
Watch live at Guildnews.
11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7)
The week in review with the Guildnews crew.

ArenaNet Livestream: Let’s Play Guild Wars 2 World vs World (English)
2:30 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7)
Join the World vs. World development team in the Mists for their weekly stream.

If you need help converting times into your own time zone, you can use this tool. Thanks for watching!

Warclaws may not be eligible for entry into the Divinity’s Reach Fanciest Cat competition—yet—but your ferocious fighting feline will still look as fancy as can be with this pack of five warclaw mount skins. Fancy is a state of mind, after all—and one day you’ll show them. You’ll show them all.

The Warclaw Frontline Mount Pack includes:

• Outrider Warclaw Skin
• Branded Warclaw Skin
• Embermane Warclaw Skin
• Vanguard Warclaw Skin
• Assault Warclaw Skin

March Sales Continue

Remember to check our official Twitter account and the in-game Gem Store every day to take advantage of daily deals!

Streams for the Week of March 11

Monday, March 11

Norn Story (by AKCSL) (English)
Watch live at AKCSL.
Noon Pacific Time (UTC-7)
Join new partner AKCSL as he continues his journey through the norn homelands.

Wednesday, March 13

The Guild Wars 2 Art Show (by Henry)(English)
Noon Pacific Time (UTC-7)
Henry is back with more amazing art. You can also find all the previously created artworks on the Guild Wars 2 Art Show Flickr Album.

Thursday, March 14

Guildnews Podcast (by Sputti) (German)
Watch live at Guildnews.
11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7)
The week in review with the Guildnews crew.

ArenaNet Livestream: Let’s Play Guild Wars 2 World vs World (English)
2:30 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7)
Join the World vs. World development team in the Mists for their weekly stream.

Saturday, March 16

Super Adventure Academy for Jumpology and Gravitational Velocity [Part 1] (by Fashionfuchs) (German)
Watch live at Fashionfuchs.
7:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7)
School is in session! Join our guided classes to master some of Tyria’s trickiest jumping puzzles.

Sunday, March 17

Super Adventure Academy for Jumpology and Gravitational Velocity [Part 2] (by Fashionfuchs) (German)
Watch live at Fashionfuchs.
7:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7)
Educational deep-dive: reach the peak of your knowledge—and various jumping puzzles—with the help of our tenured professors.

If you need help converting times into your own time zone, you can use this tool. Thanks for watching!

Armistice Bastion Pass

Grab your pass and enter the Armistice Bastion, a neutral ground in the never-ending Mist War. Stay informed on the shifting tides of battle with access to team chat and a detailed view of the WvW map. Traveling around this lounge is made easy with Mist-Step travel skills—simply use them to teleport to merchants or to quickly return to Tyria. But with amenities this great, we think you’ll stick around for a while.

War-Torn Chest



To the victor goes the spoils! Crack open a War-Torn Chest and enjoy a guaranteed Battle-Hardened Kit to aid you in dominating your opponents. Stir things up with skins from the Cavalier and Dreamthistle weapon collections.

Exclusive Item—Etherbound Package
Never worry about being outshone on the battlefield again! Rise above the mundane with the opulence of the Etherbound Glider and Etherbound Backpiece.

Defiant Glass Weapon Collection

Tyria’s top crafters came together to forge these weapons from the ruins of temples to the Six Gods.

What’s in Stock

Check the Gem Store every day to take advantage of fantastic deals all through the month of March.

• Available Now in the Gem Store!

  Log into Guild Wars 2 and press 'O' to access the Black Lion Trading Company for these great offers and more!

Hello, Commanders!

We’d like to introduce you to the warclaw! The warclaw is a fearsome cat mount, perfect for combat and siege warfare. It can be only be obtained in World vs. World, but it can be summoned anywhere other mounts can be summoned.

To obtain the warclaw, you must unlock a collection by spending WvW Ability Points in the new Mount Mastery track. Once you have completed the first rank of the mastery track, the collection will unlock and you will be able to start working on earning your mount.

Skills

Because of WvW’s unique design, we took a different approach to designing the warclaw’s skills. Rather than focusing on game-changing movement mechanics, which would have been broken in WvW, we focused on giving the warclaw unique skills that would enhance the existing WvW mechanics.

Evade
Need to break through enemy lines? Your mount can use its stamina to gain a quick burst of speed and evade attacks. Highly trained warclaws will gain increased stamina.

Battle Maul
When diving into battle, your warclaw will maul the enemy as you land before disappearing into the Mists. Once you’ve mastered this mount skill, it will gain the ability to finish off downed enemies.

Chain Pull
The most advanced warclaw trainers can use their mounts to help pull down gates. The rider uses supply to attach chains from their warclaw to the gate and then commands the mount to pull and damage the gate.

We’re very excited about the warclaw and hope that you are as well. You can read more about today’s update in the release notes. See you in the Mists!

—The Guild Wars 2 Systems Team

Guild Wars 2 Game Director Mike Zadorojny has posted an update on the status of Guild Wars 2. You can read it on the official forums.

Warclaw Arrives Next Week

The next update will go live on Tuesday, March 5, bringing a new mount to World vs. World.

March Sales Begin

Our March Black Lion Trading Company sales begin today! Keep an eye on our official Twitter account and the in-game Gem Store for news on daily discounts.

This week we’re talking to Glitzy, one of our ArenaNet partners. She met her husband, Cameron, in Guild Wars 2. They’re on a legendary journey—both in real life and in game!

Interviews have been lightly edited for length and clarity. The commissioned art piece Glitzy shared with us for this article was created by Ever-Evi.

Question: How did you meet each other?
Glitzy: In late 2015, Cameron joined the guild I was in at the time. It was just a few months after Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™ was released. After raids were announced, I started recruiting for my own static group. Cameron was one of the first to apply and instantly started helping me out as an assistant leader. Most of early 2016 was us casually chatting and raiding together two or three times a week. During a WvW guild event he whispered to me that he was “smitten.” I returned the sentiment and we began grouping up more often in game. By November of that year, we had decided to meet in person for my birthday. I traveled to California for a week where we really hit it off. I immediately booked another return trip near Christmas, which resulted in us finding a place to live together. By January of 2017, we drove to Texas, and a year later we were married and buying a house!

Question: What are your favorite things to do together in Guild Wars 2?
Glitzy: A strong interest in raiding is what really kicked things off and led to us completing all three sets of legendary armor. Next, we began finishing up old collections and achievements we had skipped which were suddenly more fun with a partner. Combined we have over 17,000 hours of play time which ranges from fractals, dungeons, map completion, WvW, world bosses, and most importantly fashion wars. It’s great to have someone to check out your new outfit and dye combo. We even take screenshots for each other to get the best angles.

Question: Has anything changed for you in the past year as the game has changed?
Glitzy: After I was able to host the pre-show for the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire™ announcement, our interests shifted to the Living World story. Our discussions at dinner usually relate to in-game topics. When a new episode trailer is released, we both wait to watch it together. It’s a treat to have someone around to craft theories with. Since we’ve met, we have done every story instance side by side. Each new map released gives us hours of exploring to do as a team.

Question: Tell us about an especially powerful or memorable moment you’ve had playing together over the year.
Glitzy: The legendary journey of creating Chuka and Champawat! This is by far the best experience we ever had. After crafting many legendary weapons, the shortbow especially stands out as a memorable moment. The story is captivating, the events are fun, and it’s an adventure you will not forget. We truly appreciated the amount of time developers put into this legendary collection. This journey was so enjoyable we finished it within a couple of days, always staying on the same step to experience it together. Upon completion, we took pictures to show off our accomplishment and told our friends just how great it was.

Question: How does your relationship make your time in Guild Wars 2 unique?
Glitzy: For myself, I had been playing since launch primarily as a solo player. The game is unique for us now because we will forever be a party of two. It’s remarkable how much more enjoyable it is to share your adventures with someone you love. Even if we are doing completely different game modes—he could be in WvW and I could be doing a world boss—we play together in the same room so it’s as if we are constantly in a real life group. Being able to yell across the room if a precursor drops, or if one of us hits an achievement point milestone, there’s always someone to congratulate you and cheer you on.

Question: Just for fun—do you have a role-playing backstory for your characters that you’d like to share?
Glitzy: When we got married in March of 2018, it was done in a small office with just the two of us and the officiant. We played a piano version of “Fear Not This Night” while we said our vows. It was wonderfully enchanting. Although we don’t role-play in game, our characters do resonate with us. Later that evening we logged into Guild Wars 2 and had the same ceremony with our two main characters. At the Deverol Gardens in Lions Arch, we stood across each other and said a few words, having our love come full circle thanks to the game that created it all.

Thank you to Glitzy and Cameron for being part of our Friend/Ships celebration!

Do you have a story of your own to share about your positive Guild Wars 2 experiences with friends, loved ones, or even helpful strangers? Tag them with #GW2FriendShips on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or Tumblr, and we’ll post them on the official site for the whole community to read.

If you include the #GW2Giveaway tag as well, you could win great prizes—including a trip for two to gamescom 2019! Check out the official rules and regulations here.

The cat’s out of the bag. Something big is coming to World vs. World next week!

On February 26, befriend the warclaw—a new mount available exclusively through WvW. It’s the only mount that can carry you into battle in the Mist War, where its skills truly shine.

WvW Weeklong Bonus

To get you in the saddle quickly, you’ll earn double WXP when playing in WvW from February 26 to March 5.

ArenaNet Livestream: Wow! Meow

Friday, February 22
Noon Pacific Time (UTC-8)
Get a sneak peek at the new World vs. World mount in action!

On Sale This Week—Distant Lands Mount Adoption Collection



For a limited time, the Distant Lands Mount Select License and Distant Lands Mount Adoption License are available at a discount!

Use the Distant Lands Mount Adoption License to unlock one of fifteen exclusive skins from the distant lands collection at random. You’re always guaranteed to receive a skin, and you’ll never get a duplicate.

Sale Prices

• One for 320 gems
• Five for 1,440 gems
• Fifteen for 4,080 gems

With the Distant Lands Mount Select License, choose your favorite skin from the collection and unlock it right away.

Sale Price

• 720 gems each

Back in Stock for a Limited Time

Weapon skins, value packages, and more are returning throughout the week—grab them while you can!

Returning Today

• Elite Reinforcements Package
• Chain-Whip Sword Skin
• Suntouched Scythe Skin
• Raven Helm and Raven Mantle
• Trained Choya Hammer Skin

Returning This Week

• Arcane Marksman Rifle
• Lord Caudecus’s Sword Skin and Lord Caudecus’s Pistol Skin
• Marjory’s Axe Skin and Marjory’s Dagger Skin
• Peacock Scepter Skin
• Black Lion Keys and Scrap Package
• Amethyst Aegis
• Kasmeer’s Staff Skin
• Menzies’s Agony
• Storm Bow
• Dragon Kama Skin
• Elegant Fan Focus Skin

• Available Now in the Gem Store!

  Log into Guild Wars 2 and press 'O' to access the Black Lion Trading Company for these great offers and more!