Miniature

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A menagerie of miniatures

Miniatures are small replicas of different creatures found in Guild Wars. They are often referred to as miniature pets, or mini-pets for short. A miniature can be summoned by double-clicking its icon in the inventory. They are not capable of attacking or interacting with the game in any way. Once called, they will start to stroll around their master. There is a limit to summoning pets of 20 pets per district in an outpost and one pet per player at all times. In outposts minipets are silent, but they make the same noises their real-NPC counterparts do in explorable areas. While they cannot be sold to merchants, they can be freely traded amongst players.

It has been proven that Miniature Pets are in fact allies, as Minipets are affected by skill effects, such as Earthquake, and "You're All Alone!", but can take no damage from either skill, or any hostile attack. Minipets do not engage aggro and therefore cannot be used as tanks for damage.

Miniatures can also be placed in the "Devotion" Monument of the Hall of Monuments. Once placed there, the miniature is dedicated and can not be placed in another character's monument but can still be freely traded.

[edit] Acquisition

[edit] Character birthday

[edit] First annual series

Once a character reaches 1 year old, they receive an unopened Birthday Present in their inventory, upon opening (double clicking) one of the following miniatures is randomly awarded, however the chance of getting the green are much lower than a white.

[edit] Second annual series

Starting April 27th, 2007 characters created at the release of the game will reach their second birthday. A new series of miniatures is available for any characters that reach 24 months in age.

[edit] Third annual series

Starting April 25th, 2008 characters created at the release of the game will reach their third birthday. A new series of miniatures is available for any characters that reach 36 months in age.

[edit] Special edition

[edit] In-game reward

[edit] Promotional

[edit] Miscellaneous

These are miniatures that are obtained as part of championships, official contests, as promotional miniatures in the Taiwan and Japan territories, and as promotional magazine giveaways in the European region.

[edit] Notes

Bug.

How the glitch appears

Select Glich

Sometimes a glitch may occur where you are able to see your miniature's name and also its level or party size. It is currently unknown why this happens. The mini may also be selectable, like a player. The name of the Mini will be "Birthday <Name of Mini> Doll"

[edit] Trivia

Example of a dead miniature

• Before the October 12th 2007 update, Miniatures used to die when hit by a snow ball or boulder in Eye of the North.