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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.

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What's New?

 * Guild Wars World Championship – The big one, in Taipei.
 * Guild Wars: Factions – Official info on the upcoming game expansion, a.k.a. "Chapter Two"
 * PvP Weekend on January 20-21, 2006
 * Game updates – All the game patches, with commentary.

PvE: Cooperative Exploring

 * Storyline – The story of the game.
 * Lore – The big picture.
 * Mission overviews – The storyline missions.
 * Quests – Gain experience, skills and other rewards.
 * Locations – A list of all towns and areas, with details.
 * Maps – Links to free, complete maps.
 * The Bestiary – The creatures in the game.
 * Non-player characters – Both the friendly and hostile NPCs.

PvP: Competitive Team Play

 * Guild versus Guild – Climb the ladder with team strategy.
 * Arenas – Fast-paced fighting, gladiator style.
 * Tomb of the Primeval Kings – Win the Global Tournament!


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Game Basics

 * Pre-Searing Guide – A tutorial introduction.
 * Guilds – How to create and maintain a Guild.
 * Avoid common scams from in-game hustlers.
 * Slang & Terminology – Understanding the veterans' chat.
 * Game Mechanics

Characters – Skills & Gear
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 * Professions – The different character classes and their attributes.
 * Skills – All the skills, sorted by profession.
 * Elite skills list – Where to find the elite skills for each profession.
 * Builds – Effective farming/pvp character builds designed by other players.
 * Armor Types – List of all armor sets in the game.
 * Runes – Apply them to your armor to improve attributes.
 * Weapons – Weapons, Focus Items and Shields
 * Weapon modifiers – innate powers of your weapon
 * Weapon upgrades – Boost your weapon power.
 * "Green" Weapons & Items – Unique stuff dropped by some bosses.
 * Tools and Materials:
 * Salvage – Extract useful things from dropped loot.
 * Materials – Things your need to craft armor and weapons.
 * Dye – Add fancy color to armor and weapons.
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Helping Out On This Wiki
A successful wiki relies on the contributions of many, many people.

Main Page edits can be tested out here.
 * How to help – Add a new skill, correct armor information, upload a map!
 * Style and formatting – Everything you need to make a good looking article. Recommended reading.
 * New Contributions – Want to write a new article but not sure where it goes? Link it here!
 * Wanted pages – Articles that are linked to but have no information.
 * Peer review – Review articles that are close to completion.
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