Guild Wars Reforged

Guild Wars Reforged is a series of updates first announced on November 18th, 2025, with the first of these updates going live on December 3rd, 2025. These updates will be free to existing players.

Features

Initial release

This patch was released on December 3rd, 2025.

• Support for controllers and Steam Decks
• A new quest tracking and direction system
• An updated UI featuring HD skill icons and larger text options
• Native support for high DPI displays
• Rendering improvements for occlusion, bloom, and anti-aliasing
• A new audio system with improved environmental effects
• Repricing of Eye of the North and other DLC.
• Steam players will be able to link their Hall of Monuments to Guild Wars 2 Steam accounts.

Wintersday 2025

This patch was released on December 18th, 2025 and coincided with the beginning of Wintersday.

• Two new game mode options available at character creation
  • Reforged Mode (Alpha Testing): provides access to a revised Prophecies experience, including the new Piken Square outpost in Pre-Searing Ascalon and rebalanced henchmen skill bars
  • Dhuum's Covenant (Beta Testing): provides a badge next to your character name until they die
• Increased party sizes (4) in Pre-Searing Ascalon
• Access to past character selection screens

Development

Guild Wars Reforged is being developed by 2weeks, a small studio co-founded by past ArenaNet employees Brandon Dillon and Richard Foge, and joined by Matthew Moore.

External links

Guild Wars Reforged FAQ on help.guildwars.com

References

Guild Wars Releases

Campaigns	Expansions	Beyond	Compilations	Upgrades
Prophecies Factions Nightfall Utopia (Cancelled)	Eye of the North Bonus Mission Pack	War in Kryta Hearts of the North Winds of Change	Platinum Edition Factions Platinum Edition Guild Wars Trilogy The Complete Collection The 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Collection Guild Wars Reforged	2008 Upgrade 1 Million Edition Upgrade Game of the Year Upgrade