PvE Guides

Guild Wars 2 PvE Guides for Raiding, Strikes, Fractals, Mounts and everything Player vs. Environment related.

Raids
Raid Portal.webp
Introduction to Raiding
Raid fundamentals, roles, group requirements, and team composition.
Mini Vale Guardian.webp
Raid Wing 1 - Spirit Vale
Guides for Vale Guardian, Spirit Woods, Gorseval the Multifarious, and Sabetha the Saboteur.
Mini Slothasor.webp
Raid Wing 2 - Salvation Pass
Guides for Slothasor, Bandit Trio, and Matthias Gabrel.
Mini Keep Construct.webp
Raid Wing 3 - Stronghold of the Faithful
Guides for Siege the Stronghold, Keep Construct, Twisted Castle, and Xera.
Mini Mursaat Overseer.webp
Raid Wing 4 - Bastion of the Penitent
Guides for Cairn the Indomitable, Mursaat Overseer, Samarog, and Deimos.
Mini Dhuum.webp
Raid Wing 5 - Hall of Chains
Guides for Soulless Horror, River of Souls, Statues of Grenth, and The Voice in the Void.
Mini Qadim.webp
Raid Wing 6 - Mythwright Gambit
Guides for Conjured Amalgamate, Twin Largos, and Qadim.
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Raid Wing 7 - The Key of Ahdashim
Guides for Cardinal Sabir, Cardinal Adina, and Qadim the Peerless.
Meta.webp
Simple Raid Builds
Recommended builds for those new to raiding.
Strike Missions
Mini Mai Trin.webp
Captain Mai Trin (Aetherblade Hideout)
Guide for Aetherblade Hideout normal and challenge modes.
Mini Boneskinner.webp
Boneskinner
Guide for the Boneskinner.
Mini Varinia Stormsounder.webp
Cold War
Guide for Cold War.
Forging Steel.webp
Forging Steel
Guide for Forging Steel.
Fraenir of Jormag.webp
Fraenir of Jormag
Guide for the Fraenir of Jormag.
Mini Icebrood Construct.webp
Icebrood Construct (Shiverpeaks Pass)
Guide for the Legendary Icebrood Construct.
Mini Watchknight.webp
Watchknight Triumvirate (Old Lion's Court)
Guide for Old Lion's Court normal and challenge modes.
Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen.webp
Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen
Guide for the Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen.
Mini Whisper of Jormag.webp
Whisper of Jormag
Guide for the Whisper of Jormag.
Ankka.webp
Ankka (Xunlai Jade Junkyard)
Guide for Xunlai Jade Junkyard normal and challenge modes.
Fractals
Blue Jellyfish.webp
Aquatic Ruins
Guide for Aquatic Ruins.
Mini Holographic Branded Minotaur.webp
Deepstone
Guide for Deepstone.
Fractals.webp
Introduction to Fractals
Fractal Fundamentals, Mechanics, Team Composition, and Requirements.
Molten Core.webp
Molten Furnace
Guide for Molten Furnace.
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Shattered Observatory
Guide for Shattered Observatory challenge mode.
Mini Stonehead.webp
Siren's Reef
Guide for Siren’s Reef.
Mini Air Elemental.webp
Sunqua Peak
Guide for Sunqua Peak (normal and challenge mode).
Mini Palawa Joko.webp
Twilight Oasis
Guide for Twilight Oasis.
Mini Dredge Mining Suit.webp
Underground Facility
Guide for Underground Facility.
Mounts
Griffon.webp
How to Unlock the Griffon Mount
Guide for unlocking the Griffon Mount.
Roller Beetle.webp
How to Unlock the Roller Beetle Mount
Guide for unlocking the Roller Beetle Mount.
Skyscale.webp
How to Unlock the Skyscale Mount
Guide for unlocking the Skyscale Mount.
Misc
Shadow of the Mad King.webp
Farming the Mad King's Labyrinth
Guide to efficiently farming Halloween's Mad King's Labyrinth.
Gear.webp
How to Gear a Character
An overview of some of the most efficient methods of gearing a character in PvE, PvP and WvW.
Leveling.webp
Leveling Up
Basic advice for leveling a character that includes information and options which can make leveling more efficient.
Info.webp
PvE Glossary
List of commonly used terms in our PvE guides as well as in-game.
Settings.webp
Tips for Settings
Essential and optional game settings to make your gameplay more fluent in PvE, PvP and WvW.
Gold.webp
Ways to Earn Gold
Overview of some of the best and most common ways to earn gold.
Locked Profession.webp
What Profession Should I Play?
Help figuring out which Guild Wars 2 profession to try.
Defiance.webp
What are CC and Breakbars?
Introduction guide to crowd control and defiance bar.
Chaos Aura.webp
What are Combo Fields?
Introduction guide to combo fields and finishers.
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