Guild Wars 2 – May 21, 2024 Patch Notes | Final Major Update Revealed

05/21/2024—May 21 Release Notes

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Release Highlights

• The final major release of Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure is here, bringing the commander deeper into the world of Nayos, to the Citadel of Zakiros, where the indomitable Midnight King himself resides.
• The Wizard's Vault has been updated with new rewards and objectives.
• A new fractal dungeon has been added: the Lonely Tower.
• A challenge mode difficulty tier for Convergences has been added, as well as a new Convergences boss.
• A new Mastery tier, the Wayfinder Mastery, has been added to the Astral Ward Mastery track.
• New events and adventures have been added to Inner Nayos and Amnytas.
• A sixth guild slot has been unlocked for all accounts.
• Six new relics have been added.
• The second tier of the legendary Obsidian armor set has been added.
• Quality-of-life updates have been made, including custom reticles for the action camera.
• A new ranger pet, the juvenile spinegazer, is now available.
• Updates have been made to World vs. World.

The Midnight King

After Peitha's failed gamble at the coliseum, turmoil grips Inner Nayos. Eparch hunkers in the spires of Zakiros, amassing unfathomable power. Isgarren has yet to commit the full might of the Astral Ward, but the time for Peitha's forces to strike runs short. Shoulder to shoulder with an unlikely alliance of soldiers, wizards, and demons, the wayfinder spearheads a desperate attempt to overthrow the Midnight King and take the throne of the Realm of Dreams.

Wizard's Vault

• The Wizard's Vault's inventory has been updated for the new season! Last season's unique rewards are now available in the Legacy shop.
• New Special Objectives for the season have been added, and more will appear over the course of the season, including Special Objectives associated with Bonus Events and Festivals.

Shop Inventory Updates

• The Legendary Weapon Starter Kit has been updated to set 4, with two new kits and two returning kits available.

Fractals

The Lonely Tower

Immediately following the foundation of the Astral Ward, Eparch finally returned to Tyria to strike back against Isgarren's 'betrayal'—this time with a full entourage. Help Isgarren, Mabon, and Dagda navigate the crumbling halls of the Wizard's Tower and push the Kryptis back to where they came from. In order to make room for the new fractal, the fractals found on the following levels have been adjusted: 21, 25, 43, 50, 66, 75, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, and 100.

General Updates

• A new ranger pet, the juvenile spinegazer, is available to tame inside of Inner Nayos.
• The maximum number of guild membership slots has been increased from 5 to 6 for all players.
• Various fixes and updates to gameplay elements, events, and world interactions.

Action Camera Reticle Settings

The ability to customize the shape and color of action camera targeting reticles has been added. This feature can be found in the General Options tab of the Options panel, below Cursor Contrast settings. This setting applies to all action camera uses, including aiming the skyscale's Fireball skill.

World vs. World

• Attack and defend events will now display the health bars of tower, keep, and castle lords.
• Siege disruptors are now unblockable.

Profession Skills Changes

Various adjustments and balance changes made to Engineer, Mesmer, Ranger, Revenant, and Thief skills to enhance gameplay experience.