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Welcome to GuildWiki, a wiki and guide for ArenaNet's cooperative online RPG, Guild Wars. All are welcome and encouraged to participate by adding or editing content. Please register an account if you want to keep track of your contributions. We are currently maintaining Special:Statistics articles and we could use your help. News on Guildwiki and our other projects can be found on the Gamewikis blog.

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What's New?

 * Game updates – All the game patches, with commentary.
 * Guild Wars: Factions – the next "chapter" of Guild Wars.
 * Guild Wars World Championship – Playoffs between the top Guilds, in Taiwan.
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Game Basics
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 * Pre-Searing Guide – An introductory tutorial. (First time players start here) 
 * Guilds – How to create and maintain a Guild.
 * Avoid common scams from in-game hustlers.
 * Slang & Terminology – Understanding the veterans' chat.
 * Game Mechanics – How damage, energy, and health work and interact.
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Characters – Skills & Gear

 * Professions – The different character classes and their attributes.
 * Skills – Skill lists, sorted by various criteria
 * Elite Skills – Where to find the elite skills for each profession.
 * Builds – Character and team configurations
 * Armor – List of all armor sets in the game.
 * Runes – Apply them to your armor to improve attributes.
 * Weapons – Weapons, Focus Items and Shields.
 * Weapon upgrades and modifiers – Innate powers of your weapon
 * "Green" Weapons – Unique gear dropped by certain bosses.
 * Items – Miscellaneous Items that can be obtained:
 * Materials – Needed to craft armor and weapons.
 * Dye – Add fancy color to armor and weapons.
 * Salvage Items and Collectable Drops – Loot from slain foes


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PvE: Adventure & Exploration

 * Storyline – The story of the game.
 * Lore – The background.
 * Mission overviews – The storyline missions.
 * Quests – Gain experience, skills and other rewards.
 * Locations – A list of all towns and areas.
 * Maps – Links to complete maps.
 * The Bestiary – The creatures in the game.
 * Non-player characters – Traders, crafters, collectors and more.

PvP: Competitive Team Play
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 * Battle Isles – The home for PvP fights and tutorials
 * Arenas – 4 on 4 quick games.
 * Heroes' Ascent – International tournament.
 * Guild versus Guild – Ladder-based competition between guilds.
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==Useful Links: Downloads and sites to help you.
 * gwfreaks.com
 * guildwarsguru.com

Helping out on the wiki
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 * How to help? – A successful wiki relies on the contributions of many, many people. Check out the how to help page to see how you can contribute to the wiki.
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