Skill Pin

Skill Pins are real world rewards that ArenaNet distributes to people, usually given out at game shows and conventions like E3 or as prizes for various Contests. Some were packaged in the special edition of Nightfall.

Each pin comes in an individual protective sleeve.

Series 1
This set was released in the Summer of 2006, pins were collected at various locations to complete the set.


 * - Released: E3 Expo (May 2006). London Film & Comic Con (July 2006), Leipzig GC (August 2006).
 * - Released: San Diego Comic Con (July 2006), Continuum (July 2006), Leipzig GC (August 2006)
 * - Released: E3 Expo (May 2006), London Film & Comic Con (July 2006), Leipzig GC (August 2006)
 * - Released: San Diego Comic Con (July 2006), Continuum (July 2006), Leipzig GC (August 2006)
 * - Released: Gen Con Indy (August 2006), Leipzig GC (August 2006)
 * - Released: Gen Con Indy (August 2006), Leipzig GC (August 2006)
 * - Released: Penny Arcade Expo (August 2006), Leipzig GC (August 2006)
 * - Released: Penny Arcade Expo (August 2006), Leipzig GC (August 2006)

Guild Wars Nightfall
This set was distributed with the release of Nightfall in Autumn 2006.


 * - Guild Wars Nightfall Collector's Edition
 * - Guild Wars Nightfall Collector's Edition

Series 2
This set was released in the Summer of 2007, individual pins were obtained at different locations to complete the set.


 * - Released: Leipzig GC (August 2007), Penny Arcade Expo (August 2007)
 * - Released: Leipzig GC (August 2007), Penny Arcade Expo (August 2007)
 * - Released: Leipzig GC (August 2007), Gen Con Indy (August 2007)
 * - Released: Leipzig GC (August 2007), Penny Arcade Expo (August 2007)
 * - Released: RPC Münster (April 2007), Collectormania (May 2007), Bristol Comic Expo (May 2007), UK Game Expo (June 2007), San Diego ComicCon (July 2007)
 * - Released: Leipzig GC (August 2007), Penny Arcade Expo (August 2007)
 * - Released: RPC Münster (April 2007), Bristol Comic Expo (May 2007), UK Game Expo (June 2007), San Diego ComicCon (July 2007)
 * - Released: Leipzig GC (August 2007), Gen Con Indy (August 2007)

In the Guild Wars Trivia contest at PAX 2007 a full set of series 2 skill pins were distributed for answering questions correctly. The full sets were also widely distributed at PAX 2008.

Contests
Here are a list of contests that awarded various combinations of Skill Pins as prizes.
 * Eye of the North Brand the Boss (2007)
 * Design-a-Weapon (2007)
 * Halloween Art Contest 2007
 * Factions Guild Emblem Contest
 * Nightfall Guild Emblem Contest