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Welcome to <big>'''[[Project:About|GuildWiki]]'''</big>,<br />
an unofficial [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]] guide  for [[ArenaNet]]'s Competitive&nbsp;Online&nbsp;RPG, [[Guild Wars]].

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Current events
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| colspan="2" | <div style="float:left">'''Daily''' ([[Daily forecast|7-day forecast]])</div> <div style="font-size:0.7em;line-height:1em;text-align:right;">Last [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} update]: {{CURRENTDAYNAME}}, {{CURRENTTIME}} (UTC)</div>
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| [[Nicholas Sandford]]: {{Sandford forecast}}s
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| [[Lieutenant Langmar|Vanguard quest]]: {{Vanguard quests}}
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[[Zaishen Mission]]: {{Zaishen forecast/Mission}}<br>
[[Zaishen Vanquish]]: {{Zaishen forecast/Vanquish}}<br>
[[Zaishen Combat]]: {{Zaishen forecast/Combat}}
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| [[Nicholas the Traveler]]: {{Nicholas the Traveler}} <small>([[Guide to Item of the Week Farming|Farming guide]])<small>
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What's new?
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* '''[[Community news]]''' Events and announcements from the Guild Wars community.
* '''[[Game updates]]''' &ndash; All the game patches, with commentary.
* '''[[GuildWars.com news]]''' &ndash; News from the official site.
* '''[[Guild Wars login announcements]]''' &ndash; News delivered directly, in game.
<small>Newly... [[Special:Recentchanges|edited articles]], [[Special:Newpages|created articles]], [[GuildWiki:Recent discussions|updated discussions]], [[Special:Newimages|uploaded images]]</small>
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* '''[[:Category:Guides|Guides]]''' &ndash; Learn from others' experiences.
** '''New player guides''' &ndash; <span style="color: green;">For first time players:</span><br>[[Getting started (Prophecies) | Prophecies]] / [[Getting started (Factions) | Factions]] / [[Getting started (Nightfall) | Nightfall]] / [[Getting started (Eye of the North)|Eye of the North]]

* '''[[Interface]]''' &ndash; What you see on your screen.
* '''[[:Category:Game mechanics|Game mechanics]]''' &ndash; How damage, energy, health, etc. work.
* '''[[Guild Wars Glossary of Terms|Glossary]]''' &ndash; A reference for the lingo.
* '''[[Common scams|Avoid common scams]]''' from in-game hustlers.
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* '''[[Quick access links]]''' &ndash; almost everything, sorted by profession
* '''[[Profession]]s''' &ndash; The different character classes and their [[attribute]]s.
** [[Index of skill lists|Skills]] &ndash; Skill lists, sorted by various criteria.
** [[Elite skills list|Elite Skills]] &ndash; Where to find the elite skills for each profession.
* '''[[Armor types|Armor]]''' &ndash; List of all armor sets in the game.
** [[Rune]]s &ndash; Apply them to your armor to improve attributes.
** [[Insignia]]s &ndash; Provide bonuses for armor sets.
* '''[[Costume]]s''' &ndash; Vanity outfits to wear over your armor.
* '''[[Weapon]]s''' &ndash; Weapons, Focus Items and Shields.
** [[Weapon upgrade|Upgrades]] and [[Inscription]]s &ndash; Customizable enhancements for your weapon.
** [[Weapon modifier|Modifiers]] &ndash; Innate powers of your weapon.
** [[Index of unique item lists|Unique items]] &ndash; Special gear dropped by certain bosses.
* '''[[:Category:Items|Items]]''' &ndash; Miscellaneous Items that can be obtained.
** [[Crafting material|Materials]] &ndash; Required to craft armor and weapons.
** [[Consumable]]s &ndash; Grant temporary effects.
** [[Dye]]s &ndash; Add color to armor and weapons.
** [[Miniature]]s &ndash; Birthday presents and special game awards.
** [[Salvage item]]s and [[trophy|Trophies]] &ndash; Loot from slain foes.
** [[Book]]s &ndash; Track progress throughout the game.
* '''[[Guild]]s''' &ndash; How to create and maintain a Guild.
** [[Alliance]]s &ndash; Groups of guilds banded together.
* '''[[Hero]]es''' and '''[[Henchmen]]''' &ndash; Managing NPCs in your party.
* '''[[Title]]s''' &ndash; Your personal in-game achievements.
* '''[[Build]]s''' &ndash; Combinations of skills.
** '''[[pvx:|PvX Wiki]]''' &ndash; A specialty wiki that documents builds.
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===[[Player versus environment|PvE]] &ndash; Player vs. Environment===
* '''[[Quick access links]]''' &ndash; Commonly requested information by campaign.
* '''[[Storyline]]''' &ndash; The story of the game.
** [[:Category:Lore|Lore]] &ndash; The background.
** [[Mission]]s &ndash; Overviews for all missions.
** [[Quest]]s &ndash; Sidequests, skill quests, and other quests.
** [[Dungeon]]s &ndash; Chained instances beneath the surface of Tyria.
* '''[[Locations]]''' &ndash; A list of all towns and areas. 
** [[Maps]] &ndash; Links to complete maps.
** [[Hall of Monuments]] &ndash; Display achievements collected in Guild Wars.
* '''[[Bestiary|The Bestiary]]''' &ndash; The creatures in the game.
** [[Boss]]es &ndash; Unique enemies to test your mettle.
* '''[[Non-player character]]s''' &ndash; Traders, crafters, collectors, and more.

===[[Player versus player|PvP]] &ndash; Player vs. Player===
* '''[[The Battle Isles]]''' &ndash; The home for PvP fights and tutorials.
** [[Arena]]s &ndash; 4 on 4 quick games.
** [[Heroes' Ascent (mission)|Heroes' Ascent]] &ndash; 8 on 8 International tournament.
* '''[[Guild versus Guild]]''' &ndash; 8 on 8 Ladder-based competition between guilds. 
* '''[[Alliance Battle]]s''' &ndash; 12 on 12 to conquer new territory for your faction.
* '''[[Codex Arena]]''' &ndash; 4 on 4 matches, using limited set of skills that change daily.
* '''[[Competitive Mission (Factions)|Competitive Mission]]s''' &ndash; 8 on 8 missions with large numbers of NPCs.
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* '''[[Special:Userlogin|Register]]''' &ndash; If you want to keep track of your contributions, please register an account. All are welcome and encouraged to participate by adding or editing content.
* '''[[GuildWiki:How to help|How to help]]''' &ndash; 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.
* '''[[GuildWiki:Improvement project|Improvement project]]''' &ndash; Many major articles need to be improved. See the articles which need to be improved and help improve them.
** Research reaching normally inaccessible areas on the '''[[Area boundary/Portal jumping project|Portal jumping project]]'''.
** Help improving GuildWiki's armor galleries, see '''[[Gallery completion project]]'''.
* '''[[GuildWiki:Policy|Policy]]''' &ndash; Please go over our site policy before you start making contributions.
* '''[[GuildWiki:Style and formatting|Style and formatting]]'''
* '''[[GuildWiki:Suggestions|Suggestions]]''' &mdash; Make suggestions to help us improve
* '''[[GuildWiki:IRC|GuildWiki on IRC]]''' &mdash; Join us on IRC!
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