Late Notes - March 25, 2025

• Mistburned Barrens is now listed in the LFG tool underJanthir Wilds.

Update - March 25, 2025

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General

• Commanders who ordered aCafé Console duringGuild Wars 2: End of Dragons will be receiving it in the mail. Get yourhomestead set up for next week!
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• ReducedDecima's andGreer's health by 25% during theOf Mists and Monsters world boss event.
• Improved map marker visibility for the "Eliminate the titanspawn your warclaw has found[sic]" and "Eliminate the foe that your warclaw located" events.
• Fixed an issue that prevented theWildfarer achievement from registering completion of the "Explore all areas in Mistburned Barrens" objective if the player completed theMistburned Barrens Explorer achievement.
• Fixed an issue that preventedYagon's defiance bar from scaling properly during the "Defeat Yagon and the captured jade construct" event.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Agony Flood Incoming bar from being properly displayed when the "Defeat Yagon and the captured jade construct" event restarted.
• Fixed an issue that causedRhianwyn andAlya to experience pathing issues after the "Defeat Yagon and the captured jade construct" event failed.
• Fixed an issue that allowed coalesced Mists energy to be repeatedly picked up from the same source duringSurvey: Into the Valley of Agony.
• Throwing coalesced Mists energy will now damage enemies it strikes during Survey: Into the Valley of Agony, including the champions during the "Keep the jade construct alive by throwing coalesced Mists energy into it as it fights the titanspawn" event.
• The jade armor construct will now be granted 2 seconds of swiftness when coalesced Mists energy is thrown into it during the "Escort the jade construct through the Valley of Agony by throwing coalesced Mists energy into it" event.
• The jade armor construct's base speed has been increased during Survey: Into the Valley of Agony.
• The amount of enemies in the bottom of the valley has been reduced during the "Escort the jade construct through the Valley of Agony by throwing coalesced Mists energy into it" event.
• Fixed an issue that caused enemies to be weaker than intended during the "Escort Priory Scholar Ciana to the southern ruins" event.
• Fixed an issue that prevented all conversation options from appearing for players at the field survey coordinator inMistburned Barrens.

Convergences

Mount Balrior

• Thunder strikes onMount Balrior will no longer referenceDecima when she is not on the map.

Raids

Mount Balrior

• A legendary mode encounter withUra is now available.
• Decima's challenge mote will no longer appear until thelegendary sentient conduit is defeated.
• Respawn locations are now correctly updated when engaging and defeating Decima with the challenge mote active.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes allowed a standard or deadly beam attack to pierce a conduit and hit players taking shelter behind it in Decima's challenge mode.
• Updated Decima's movement behavior during the first and second phases of her challenge mode to reduce cases where she fails to move to a new position.
• Fixed an issue that caused one of Decima's beam attacks in the second phase of her challenge mode to fire in the wrong direction.
• Fixed an issue in Decima's normal and challenge mode encounters that preventedFluxlance Fusillade target indicators from properly disappearing. The skill will now fire a beam attack and the target indicator will disappear, even if the targeted character is dead.
• Fixed an issue in Decima's normal and challenge mode encounters that could cause dancing sparks to begin moving again even when enough players were within range of a spark's damage aura.

Personal Story

"Repentance"

• Fixed an issue that caused dialogue to replay at the end of theInto the Valley of Shadow story chapter.

Items

• TheApril Fools off-season vendor inLion's Arch has been updated with new inventory for the year, including theInvisible Cat Cape, theChatoyant Infusion, a secret new equipment item (discerningcommanders will wait for a week to see if they can get it for free), and theGolden Sinkhomesteaddecoration recipe (caveat emptor).
  • TheChatoyant Lens's vendor cost has been updated to be slightly cheaper and slightly funnier.
• The April Fools itemsFool's Dog Treat,Fool's Tall Tonic, andSerious Potion can no longer be sold to merchants.
• Fixed an issue that caused the forest wisp accessory's stats to be lower than expected.

World vs. World

Reward Tracks

Reward tracks inWorld vs. World andstructured PvP are being condensed to lower the total number of repeatable tracks. All final reward choices from the old tracks can be found in the new ones.

The following reward tracks will each be condensed into a single track per category:

• Living World Season 3 reward tracks
• Living World Season 4 reward tracks
• Region-based reward tracks (the Silverwastes Reward Track's final reward will be included in the final reward choice for the condensed track)
• Dungeon reward tracks
• Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons reward tracks
• Triumphant Armor,Hero Weapon, andLegacy Armor reward tracks

The old tracks will be available for one-time completion for any players still working on them. These will be removed at a later date.

Map currencies and materials needed to craft generation 2 and 3legendary weapons have been added to theHeart of Maguuma Reward Track, theCrystal Desert Reward Track, and the Canthan Reward Track.

• The Heart of Thorns Currency Choice that gives a choice ofAirship Parts,Lump of Aurillium, orLey-Line Crystals can now be traded in bulk toskirmish supervisors.
• The(Weekly) Stonemist Castle Conqueror achievement can now be progressed by capturingStonemist Castle once or defending it three times.
• TheEmblem of the Conqueror achievement can now be progressed by successfully capturing or defending objectives.
• The time required to hold an objective beforetactics can be added has been lowered from 10/30/60 minutes to 10/15/20 minutes for tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3 tactics respectively.
• Tier 3 tactics (Emergency Waypoint, Airship, and Siege Dampener) in keeps and Stonemist Castle can now only be activated while the objective is under attack. Tier 3 tactics applied to towers are unchanged.
• Keep lords' base health has been lowered by 12.5%, andtower lords' base health has been lowered by 25%. Maximum scaling for objective lords in towers, keeps, and Stonemist Castle has been lowered by 16%.
• The drop rate for siege equipment from theUnsealed Mist-Hardened Lockbox has been increased.
• Piles of recycled siege can drop from objective lords in towers, keeps, and Stonemist Castle, as well as from defeating players. Additionally, these items are now tradeable.
• A newKurzick weapon set now has a rare chance to drop from objective lords in towers, keeps, and Stonemist Castle, as well as from players. The item will be a tradeable chest containing a selection of account-bound exotic weapons.
• Thewarclaw mount's ability to detect damaged walls and gates when using theSniff skill has been split into its own skill.Detect Vulnerabilities will appear on the heal skill slot when mounted in WvW.
• Some additional test golems have been added to theArmistice Bastion lounge.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes

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Update - March 13, 2025

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Complete 15 Survey Events inMistburned Barrens objective in theWizard's Vault from progressing.
• Fixed an issue that caused theforest wisp infusion to give more power and less agony resistance than its description stated.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from being awarded theMore Than a Little Bit achievement upon completing the "Keep the areas clear while the golems gather samples" event under the required conditions.
• Fixed an issue that caused titan rifts in Mistburned Barrens to occasionally stall.
• Fixed an issue that prevented shroud status from being properly displayed on the health bars of WvW and PvP opponents.
• Fixed an issue that caused theLowland Expertise effect duration to count down when logged out. Purchasing the effect multiple times will increase the stack up to a maximum of 7 and add 4 hours to the duration. Continuing to purchase the effect beyond the maximum number of stacks will add 4 hours to the duration, up to a cap of 24 hours.
• Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect text string to be displayed during the "Escort the Kodan Wildstalker" event.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the "Keep the areas clear while the golems gather samples" event from concluding properly.

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Update - March 12, 2025

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue that prevented WvW guild selection from being displayed in the Guild panel.
• Fixed an issue that prevented some relics from functioning after defeat.
• Battle allies summoned by relics will now be dismissed when the associated relic is unequipped.
• Greer, the Blightbringer, will now properly appear as the final boss ofConvergence: Mount Balrior on alternating weeks.
• Fixed an issue that caused bloodstone barriers in Mistburned Barrens to teleport players outside the map boundaries.
• Fixed an issue that could preventCountess Anise from appearing at theAlliance Staging Ground during the story chapterInto the Valley of Shadow.
• Fixed an issue that caused an announcement to improperly display for any player who exited theMistburned Barrens: Hazardous Research adventure play space and wasn't actively participating in it.
• Updated Mastery requirements for interacting with bloodstone in the story chapterA Legacy Damned.
• Fixed an exploitable issue in the "Collect lightning to keep the asura turrets charged" event.
• Fixed an issue which could cause the pulsing damage inflicted when dropping a bloodstone shard in the challenge modeUra encounter in Raid:Mount Balrior to persist after the shard is picked up.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Complete Convergences or Raids in the Janthir Region objective in the Wizard's Vault from being progressed in raids.

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Update 2 - March 11, 2025

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that causedCurious Remedy to be distracted by nearby enemies during the "Survey: Wraith's Pass" event.
• Adjusted event scaling to properly reflect the number of players in the Wraith's Pass region.
• Fixed an issue that causedPriory Scholar Ciana to stall if she was resurrected after the "Help the southern survey team put the ghosts to rest" event.
• Fixed an issue that occasionally preventedgolems from spawning during the "Keep the areas clear while the golems gather samples" event.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from interacting with golems in some situations.
• Fixed an issue that allowed the "Help the scout gather relics" and "Survey: Wraith's Pass" events to be active simultaneously.
• Fixed an issue that prevented overhead markers from being displayed on creatures in the "Eliminate the foe that your warclaw located" event.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing the Mistburned Barrens: Search-and-Rescue Challenge adventure.
• Greer'sBlob of Blight will no longer target wisps inConvergence: Mount Balrior.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent players from interacting properly withbloodstone shards[sic] in theMistburned Barrens: Hazardous Research adventure.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes

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Update - March 11, 2025

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"Repentance"

Although thetitan threat has been dealt with,Ura was confident to the end, mocking thecommander and their allies with an agonizing quandary: "For the door we came through sits wide open." Led by the commander, theTyrian Alliance, theAstral Ward, and our new allies fromHarvest Den team up to survey one ofJanthir's northern isles as the specter of Ura's last words still looms. In order to solve the mystery, they'll need to hunt down clues and confront foes from Janthir's past.

Release Highlights

• The secondGuild Wars 2®: Janthir Wilds™ story update.
• A new map has been added. Explore the treacherous gloom ofMistburned Barrens, the long-abandoned outskirts ofBava Nisos.
• A new Mastery track has been added. Unlock tiers from theMursaat Shadowcraft Mastery line and wield the arcane magic that still clings to the barrens.
• Challenge motes have been added for theMount Balriorraid, allowing players to activate challenge mode versions of theGreer,Decima, andUra boss encounters.
• Twelve newrelics have been added based on rune bonuses that were formerly available in the coreGuild Wars 2 game.

Wizard's Vault

TheWizard's Vault has been updated for the new season! Last season's unique rewards are now available in the vault's Legacy Rewards panel.

• New special objectives for the season have been added, and more will appear over the course of the season, including special objectives associated withbonus events andfestivals.
• When it is possible to purchase more than one of a Wizard's Vault reward item, the UI now displays an adjustable range that will allow you to specify how many of that item you wish to purchase. The number can be adjusted by scrolling up or down with your mouse wheel.
• Legendary Weapon Starter Key—Set 7 is now available with options for two new legendary weapon starter kits and two returning kits.

Trading Post

Quantity input has been updated to match the newWizard's Vault UI behavior:

• The quantity of an item you wish to purchase can now be adjusted by scrolling up or down with your mouse wheel over the input field, arrows, or quantity range.
• The maximum price for purchasing items and the minimum price for selling items can be adjusted by scrolling up or down with your mouse wheel over the input fields, arrows, or coin images.

General

• To improve client performance, the number of whirlwinds created by theMistburned valravn's Tempestuous Dive skill have been reduced. The whirlwind visual effects have been adjusted.

Homesteads

• Fixed an issue that prevented theBinding of Ipos from being displayed properly onweapon display casedecorations.

Convergences

Mount Balrior

• A new version ofGreer, the Blightbringer, will now automatically replaceDecima on alternating weeks.
• Increased the interaction range for theConvergence: Mount Balrior brazier inHarvest Den.
• Titan Stench will now display matching icons on the compass and in the game.
• Turning in a single calibrated essence will now give 7 seconds ofWizard's Blessing instead of 6.
• Red circles on the map will now follow the bosses in the Convergence.
• Titanspawn in the "Defend the Maw of Balrior thumper" event will now spawn on the correct side of the breakable wall.
• Dig site markers will now appear after the base camp has been set up.
• Decima's dancing sparks will no longer display a raid marker on the map.
• Ropes will now break at 4 stacks ofRope Tension instead of 3.

Raids

Mount Balrior

• Threechallenge motes have been added, allowing players to activate challenge mode versions of theGreer,Decima, andUra boss encounters.
• Fixed an issue that could cause players to sometimes be teleported into Decima's arena while the encounter was resetting.
• The visual effects for Decima'sFulgent Fence skill have been updated to reduce visual noise.
• Entry to theMount Balriorraid is now consistent with previous raid instances. If the first player to enter the instance has defeated the final boss since the most recent weekly reset, a fresh instance will open instead of a cleared instance.

Rewards

New rewards have been added:

• Story:
  • Woodland Kodan Leather Gloves
• Mistburned Barrens:
  • Salmon of Knowledge Backpiece
  • Mini Barbed Vale
  • Mini Yagon
  • Mini Janthir Warg
  • Mini Rhianwyn
  • Endless Yagon Tonic
  • Scavenged Obsidian weapons
  • True Sight Armor
  • Bloodstone Infusion
• Raids:
  • Bloodstone Infusion
• Master Crafters:
  • 12 corerelics, available to all players
• Masteries:
  • NewMursaat Shadowcraft Mastery
  • New Homesteading Mastery tier:Master Handiworker Crafting

Deft Lahar now sells four new resource nodes that can be unlocked for your homestead and home instance:

• Honey Flower
• Lowland Pine Sapling
• Charged Titan Ore
• Rotted Titan Amber

NewHomesteadrecipes have been added with two forms of acquisition:

• Players can complete the respectiveHome Sweet Homestead achievements found under the Janthir Wilds: Janthirachievement category.
• Players can purchase the recipe fromDeft Lahar at a premium instead of completing the achievements.

Six newtitles have been added to the game. Players will be able to display the following titles if they have already completed the achievement requirements:

• Snaff Savant: Title from theLegacy Code achievement.
• Warband Legionnaire: Title from theBloodying the Past achievement.
• Hero of Shaemoor: Title from theFamily Reunion achievement.
• Slayer of Issormir: Title from theThings Best Left Behind achievement.
• Valiant of the Wyld Hunt: Title from theA Season of Growth achievement.
• Pact Commander: Title from theSavior of Tyria achievement.

Items

• ThePortable Wizard's Tower Exchange no longer closes the conversation window when the player selectsGharr Leadclaw's inventory from different regions.

World vs. World

General

• Theguild roster UI has been updated to display members who have selected your World vs. World guild in a WvW Guild column.
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes allow players to enter a WvW map on the wrong team or on no team at all.

Profession Skills

General

•  Relic of the Stormsinger: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.36 in PvP and WvW.

Mesmer

•  Mind the Gap: Increased the cooldown from 6 seconds to 8 seconds in PvP only.
•  Mental Collapse: Increased the cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds and reduced the power coefficient per hit from 0.6 to 0.4 in PvP only.

Mirage

•  Fractured Glass: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.3125 to 0.285 in PvP only.

Virtuoso

•  Bladesong Harmony: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.55 to 0.45 in PvP only.

Ranger

•  Instinctive Engage: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0 in PvP and WvW.
•  Falcon's Stoop: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.375 to 1.25 in PvP and WvW.

Untamed

•  Neurotoxin Burst: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5 in PvP and WvW.

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• Re-enabled theDune Roller in WvW.
• The twelve added relics are:
  •  Relic of Altruism: Grant might and fury to nearby allies after using a healing skill.
  •  Relic of Fire: Gain fire aura after using a healing skill. Fire aura now increases your outgoing strike damage.
  •  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 Eagle: Deal increased strike damage to low-health enemies.
  •  Relic of the Earth: Grant protection and magnetic aura to nearby allies after using an elite skill.
  •  Relic of the Golemancer: Summon a golem while in combat.
  •  Relic of the Holosmith: Create a laser disk after you use an elite skill.
  •  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.
• Titan Specialist Tante andScholar Glenna (Mount Balrior) had their prices updated.
• Black Lion Weapons Specialists are selling a newShimmering Aurora Spear Skin.

Update - February 14, 2025

Bug Fixes:

•  Energy Expulsion: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to apply longer boon durations than intended in WvW.
•  Bountiful Disillusionment: Fixed an issue that preventedBladesong Harmony from triggering this trait.
•  Mental Defense: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to always be active.
•  Illusionary Defense: Fixed an issue that causedBladesong Harmony to trigger this trait.
•  Crashing Courage: Fixed an issue that sometimes caused this skill to have a shorter cooldown than intended in WvW.
• Fixed an issue that prevented a third player from sitting on theStreet Noodles Chair.
• Fixed an issue that prevented mount skins and mount adoption licenses from being properly displayed in the Gem Store.

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