Guild Wars 2 Guides
Find the Guild Wars 2 guide for what you want to do next: start a character, follow the story, choose a build or plan a festival session.
Start here: your first character
New to Tyria? The GW2 beginner guide takes you from your account and first profession through combat, equipment and a first goal at level 80. Use that route if the game has given you ten panels and no obvious next step.
Play the story in order
Use the GW2 story order guide to place Living World between the expansions and check which chapters your account can access. It separates narrative order from purchase bundles, including the October 2026 Living World changes.
Choose a profession and a build
The nine profession overviews explain how each class plays. Once you know the profession and mode you want, use the GW2 build database for the actual equipment, traits and skills. A build for solo exploration and one for organized group content solve different problems.
Learn a support role
The Guild Wars 2 healer guide compares how the heal builds actually work and who they suit. Start there if you enjoy keeping a group alive but want to understand the rhythm before committing to a profession.
Find an event or festival
Check the live boss and meta-event timer when you want something to join now. For seasonal activities, the Halloween guide covers the Labyrinth, races, Clock Towers and rewards. The Festival of the Four Winds guide is a reference for its next return; the 2026 festival has ended.
Deciding whether to play?
The 2026 worth-it guide covers the entry cost, current support and who the game suits. For the personal side, read a returning casual player’s PvE review. The main GW2 hub collects news, videos, quizzes and the rest of the site’s coverage.
Latest published guides
Directory reviewed 24 October 2026. Individual guides carry their own scope and update notes.