Bundle

"Hold" redirects here. For the PvP term, see Hold (PvP).

A bundle is a large object that a character holds in both hands. Bundles are found in both PvP and PvE, in one or more of the following situations:

• As needed to complete a quest or mission objective.
• Providing a bonus while being carried or an effect when they are dropped.
• As result of casting an item spell, a Ritualist skill type.

Characteristics

• Your weapons are disabled: you cannot use them to attack (nor use attack skills) and you do not gain any of their benefits. For example, you lose the energy bonuses of focuses, the armor rating of shields, and the reduced spell recharge time of staves.
• You can only hold one bundle at a time.
• Your movement speed is reduced by 25% unless the bundle is created by an item spell.
• Some Ritualist skills have an effect based on whether the caster or allies is holding a bundle.

Item spells

Item spells create a bundle which appears in the hands of the caster. The bundle conveys a bonus while being carried, an effect when dropped, or both. These bundles are typically named Ashes of X, where X is a historical person in Guild Wars lore; e.g., Protective Was Kaolai creates an Ashes of Protective Kaolai, while Mighty Was Vorizun creates an Ashes of Vorizun.

Dropping bundles

There are several ways to cause a bundle to drop:

• Pressing the Drop Item button.
• Pressing the target lock button on the Hero Panel.
• Switching between weapon sets.
• Picking up another bundle or casting another item spell.
• Shadow stepping. The bundle is dropped before, not after, the step.

Bundles will also be dropped involuntarily:

• When the item spell's duration expires.
• After dying.
• When entering another zone.

Single-use

Many bundles, including all those generated by item spells, are destroyed when dropped, especially if they cause an effect. For example, dropping Powder Kegs causes an explosion and removes the keg from the game.

Skills

A bundle can be associated with up to two skills: one affecting the character who carries the bundle and one affecting targets in an area of effect around the bundle when it is dropped. Some skills serve both functions, having different effects in the two situations. There is generally no delay between dropping a bundle and the effect taking place (however, Lively Was Naomei delays 3 seconds).

List of bundle items

Core/PvP	Prophecies	Factions	Nightfall	Eye of the North	Bonus Mission Pack
Flag Gift of Battle (bundle) Present (bundle) Relic Repair Kit Resurrection Orb Unholy Text Vine Seed	Ancient Weapon Ashford Strongbox Asuran Beacon Balthazate Crystal Basket of Apples Crystal Shard Dragon Egg Dwarven Powder Keg (bundle) Gear Lever Holy Relic Massive Honeycomb Master Gear Offering to Melandru Orrian Text Powder Keg Present (bundle) Rune Crystal Salvaged Arming Crank Salvaged Release Lever Salvaged Restraining Bolt Scepter of Orr Secret Siege Weapon Plans Slow Totem Spectral Essence Splinter Mine (bundle) Tome of the Fallen Tome of the Rubicon Toothed Cog Torch Unusual Artifact Ural Highstone (bundle) Vine Seed	Celestial Charge Improvised Fire Bomb (bundle) Kurzick Supplies Luxon Supplies Old Chest (Sentimental Treasures) Old Chest (Stolen Eggs) Powder Keg Raw Amber Chunks Refined Amber Chunks Repair Kit Shielding Urn Smoke Canister Spear of Archemorus Urn of Saint Viktor Yorrt Strongjaw's Club	Ancient Tome of Knowledge Bag of Leaves Drink Tray Food Tray Istani Fire Oil (bundle) Jug of Water Light of Seborhin (bundle) Lost Scriptures Present (bundle) Sacred Roots Sacred Seed Shard of Brilliance Spiritual Torch Staff of the Mists Stone Tablet	Asura Flame Staff Asuran Beacon Battle Plans Branch with Honey Charr Explosive Fire Bomb Flux Matrix Grawl Pheromones Jar of Healing Salve Jar of Invigoration Master Gear Powder Keg Prison Key Saidra's Ashes Torch Unstable Gelatinous Material Vine Seed	Balm Bomb (bundle) Barbed Bomb (bundle) Explosives (bundle) Rations (bundle) Rock Stun Bomb (bundle)

List of skills activated by bundles

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
	Asuran Flame Staff	Skill. Use the Flame Staff to destroy spider webs and egg sacs.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
	Aura of the Staff of the Mists	Skill. The power of the Staff of the Mists heals you and your allies for 30 Health every 4 seconds and drains 30 Health from all nearby foes every 4 seconds.	0	0	0	0		Nightfall
	Balm Bomb	Skill. Remove 3 conditions from adjacent allies.	0	0	0	0		Bonus Mission Pack
	Barbed Bomb	Skill. Deal 100 damage and inflict Bleeding condition (5 seconds) to nearby enemies.	0	0	0	0		Bonus Mission Pack
	Burden Totem	Hex Spell. (30 seconds.) Target foe moves 33% slower.	0	0	0	0		Prophecies
	Courageous Was Saidra	Item Spell. Hold Saidra's Ashes for up to 300 seconds. While you hold her ashes, you gain +30 maximum Energy. When you drop her ashes, all party members are healed for 200 Health.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
	Dwarven Powder Keg	Signet. Surrounding foes are knocked-down and begin Burning.	0	0	0	0		Prophecies
	Entanglement	Signet. Surrounding foes are trapped for 4 seconds and take 20 damage.	0	0	0	0		Core
	Explosives	Skill. Deal 100 damage to nearby enemies.	0	0	0	0		Bonus Mission Pack
	Firebomb Explosion	Signet. Affects nearby foes. Deals 200 fire damage and inflicts Burning condition (5 seconds).	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
	Flux Overload	Signet. Deals 1,337 damage to nearby foes.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
	Gelatinous Material Explosion	Signet. Deals 200 damage to nearby foes when the unstable gelatinous material explodes.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
	Healing Salve	Signet. When dropped, the invigorating mist is released. It restores 300 Health to you and all adjacent creatures.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
	Improvised Fire Bomb	Spell. Projectile: Throw an improvised Fire Bomb at target enemy's location. When it explodes, all foes in the area take 300 damage and begin Burning for 10 seconds.	0	0	0.5½	8		Winds of Change
	Improvised Fire Trap	Trap. Create an improvised Fire Trap that lasts 90 seconds. When improvised Fire Trap is triggered, nearby foes are struck for 300 damage each second for 3 seconds, and suffer from Burning for 5 seconds. While activating this skill, you are easily interrupted.	0	0	2	8		Winds of Change
	Invigorating Mist	Signet. When dropped, the invigorating mist is released. It restores 30 points of energy to you and all adjacent creatures.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
	Light of Seborhin	Skill. Harbingers can only be damaged by dropping the Light of Seborhin next to them.	0	0	0	0		Nightfall
	Power of the Staff of the Mists	Skill. As the magic of the Staff of the Mists runs through your veins, you gain +4 Health regeneration	0	0	0	0		Nightfall
	Rations	Skill. Heal adjacent allies for 100.	0	0	0	0		Bonus Mission Pack
	Scepter of Orr's Aura	Signet. You feel the power of the Scepter. (+10 maximum Energy)	0	0	0	0		Prophecies
	Scepter of Orr's Power	Signet. The power of the Scepter flows within you. (+1 Energy regeneration)	0	0	0	0		Prophecies
	Seed of Resurrection	Signet. Resurrect all allies within range.	0	0	0	0		Core
	Shield of Saint Viktor	Spell. You are protected by the Shield of Saint Viktor. 80...1280 damage is absorbed.	0	0	0	0		Factions
	Shielding Urn	Spell. Drop effect: players in the radius of the urn share 500 points of damage reduction.	0	0	0	0		Factions
	Spear of Archemorus	Spell. The Spear of Archemorus is powered by the souls of those dying within its radius. Dropping it will cause Archemorus to deal 10...235 damage to any enemy within the spear's danger zone.	0	0	0	0		Factions
	Splinter Mine	Signet. Surrounding foes are Bleeding and Crippled.[sic]	0	0	0	0		Prophecies
	Stun Bomb	Skill. Knock down nearby enemies.	0	0	0	0		Bonus Mission Pack
	Volatile Charr Crystal	Signet. Hits nearby foes. Deals 100 damage and inflicts Bleeding and Burning conditions (10 seconds) when this crystal explodes.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North

Skills that have an effect when holding a bundle

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
	Caretaker's Charge	Elite Spell. Deals 20...64...75 lightning damage. You gain 5 Energy and 5...41...50 Health if you are holding an item.	0	5	1	4		Channeling MagicZ	Nightfall
	Channeled Strike	Spell. Deals 5...77...95 lightning damage. Deals 5...29...35 additional lightning damage if you are holding an item.	0	10	2	4		Channeling MagicZ	Factions
	Clamor of Souls	Elite Spell. Deals 10...54...65 lightning damage to target and nearby foes. You gain 10 Energy if you are within earshot of a spirit or holding a bundle item.	0	10	1	8		Channeling MagicZ	Factions
	Empowerment	Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (15...51...60 second lifespan). Allies in range holding an item gain 15...39...45 maximum Health and 10 maximum Energy.	0	5	0.75¾	30		Spawning PowerZ	Nightfall
	Renewing Memories	Enchantment Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Your weapon and item spells cost 5...29...35% less Energy. No effect unless holding an item.	0	5	1	20		Spawning PowerZ	Nightfall
	Soothing Memories	Spell. Heals for 10...82...100. You gain 3 Energy if you are holding an item.	0	5	0.75¾	4		Restoration MagicZ	Factions

Notes

• Although shadow stepping forces the caster to drop their bundle, teleportation does not.
• Bundles cannot be placed in a player's inventory.
• Herald's Insignias add +10 armor when a character is holding an item.
• Bundle names are always displayed in white.
• If a player drops a bundle while moving, the player's weapons will appear in its place and the player will run carrying the weapons in the same fashion as they were the bundle until movement ends.
• As expected, any change in movement speed from carrying a bundle stacks with any other speed effects.

Anomaly.While carrying a bundle and moving, switching to a different item set will not halt movement but switching to the current weapon set or pressing the Drop Item button will.

Trivia

• Before April 25, 2006, enemy AI focused aggro on anyone carrying a bundle. This behaviour was removed right before the release of Guild Wars Factions, likely because it would otherwise have made Ritualist Item spells too dangerous to cast.