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Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2
May 12, 2026
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"The Only Way" Is Live: Play the next chapter of Guild Wars 2 now!

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The Only Way update introduces the Eternity's Garden map, five new story chapters, and two craftable legendary accessories alongside a major expansion to Fashion Templates.

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Key Changes

  • 1New map: Eternity's Garden featuring a dense jungle and new meta-event
  • 2Five new story chapters continuing the Visions of Eternity expansion
  • 3Two new craftable legendary accessories: Stella Radians (PvE) and Strife Unending (WvW)
  • 4Fashion Template expansion: Mounts, gliders, and skiffs are now dyeable and manageable
  • 5Two new Masteries: Residual Mirror Magic and Combat Maneuvers
  • 6Wizard's Vault refresh featuring Ward Hunter's armor and Enchanted Springer skin
  • 7Six new combat relics and a new Otter ranger pet added
  • 8New 'Current Fashion' tab for quick cosmetic changes without templates

All Changes

🌍Story & World(3)

  • newStory Chapters: Added five new story chapters continuing the Visions of Eternity expansion narrative.
  • newEternity's Garden: New map 'Eternity's Garden' added, featuring a dense jungle, seer ruins, and a new meta-event against the Inquest.
  • newSwiftwing Raptor: Added the Swiftwing Raptor mount skin as a rare reward for participating in the Eternity's Garden meta-event.

⚔️Equipment & Items(4)

  • newStella Radians: New legendary PvE accessory 'Stella Radians' added, featuring a celestial halo visual effect.
  • newStrife Unending: New legendary WvW accessory 'Strife Unending' added, featuring combat-scaling visual effects and siege equipment skins.
  • newRelics: Added six new expansion combat relics to earn and unlock.
  • newRewards: Added a new infusion and a new weapon set as rewards for exploring the new content.

📜Masteries(2)

  • newResidual Mirror Magic: New 'Residual Mirror Magic' Mastery provides a magic find boon after completing magic-mirror challenges.
  • newCombat Maneuvers: New 'Combat Maneuvers' Mastery enhances Stealthy Survivor (stealth from supply stashes in combat) and Lucky Shield (full health/barrier at 25% HP on Castora).

🖥️UI & Systems(2)

  • newFashion Templates: Expanded Fashion Templates with a new 'Travel' section to manage and dye mounts, gliders, conjured doorways, and skiffs.
  • newFashion Templates: Added 'Current Fashion' tab to Wardrobe and Travel sections, allowing cosmetic changes without assigning them to a template.

🧙Wizard's Vault(3)

  • changeWizard's Vault: Refreshed rewards including the first three pieces of the Ward Hunter's armor set (boots, gloves, shoulders).
  • newEnchanted Springer: Added the Enchanted Springer mount skin to the vault rewards.
  • newWizard's Vault: Added the '/Flex' Emote Tome and Gwyl Monarch's weapon set skins to the vault.

🐾Profession & Pets(1)

  • newRanger Pet: Added a new Otter ranger pet.

🎁Events & Promotions(1)

  • newTwitch Drops: Twitch Drops active until May 17, offering Bloodstone Dye Kit, Mini Orange Kitten, Shattered Bloodstone Ascender, and Pirate Captain's Outfit.

📅Coming Soon(8)

  • newDragon Bash: Dragon Bash festival scheduled for June 2–23.
  • newFractal Rush: Fractal Rush Event scheduled for June 23–30.
  • newRoller Beetle Racing: Roller Beetle Racing Week scheduled for June 30–July 7.
  • newPvP Rush: PvP Rush Event scheduled for July 7–14.
  • changeBalance Update: Major Skills and Balance Update scheduled for July 14.
  • newRush Events: Dungeon Rush (July 14), WvW Rush (July 21), and World Boss Rush (July 28) events announced.
  • newFestival of the Four Winds: Festival of the Four Winds scheduled for August 11–September 1.
  • newAnniversary: Guild Wars 2 14th Anniversary celebration on August 28.

Summary

The second major update for Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity has arrived. Players can now explore the dense jungle of Eternity's Garden on the island of Castora, continuing the hunt for Director Vloxx across five new story chapters. This update introduces significant horizontal progression with two new Masteries and the debut of two legendary accessories: Stella Radians (PvE) and Strife Unending (WvW).

Beyond gameplay, the Fashion Template system has been overhauled to include mounts, gliders, and skiffs, while the Wizard's Vault has been refreshed with new seasonal rewards including the Ward Hunter's armor set.