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Welcome to GuildWiki, a wiki and guide for ArenaNet's Competitive Online RPG, Guild Wars.

We are currently maintaining Special:Statistics articles and we could use your help. 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.

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 Factions Pre-Order Package – Reserve your copy, and get cool stuff!


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Game Basics
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 * Pre-Searing Guide – An introductory tutorial.  (First time players start here) 
 * User Interface – Understanding everything on your screen
 * 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 – Guilds, Professions, Skills & Gear

 * Guilds – How to create and maintain a Guild.
 * 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 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.
 * Bosses – Unique enemies to test your mettle.
 * 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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Helping out on the wiki
Proposals for the main page can be added here.
 * 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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