Find out what is coming to Guild Wars 2 in the big feature patch on April 15th.

PvP

• New Map – Name unannounced
• Will not have conquest capture points
• Designed for Team Deathmatch
• Supports 1v1 up through 5v5
• Will only be available through Custom Arenas
• Water combat in PvP is being removed
• Raid of the Capricorn map is being removed entirely from the game
• New PvP Build Window
• Can be opened with a new context button in the top center of the screen while in PvP
• Builds can be changed while in the lobby and while out of combat in Hot-join or Custom Arena matches
• The PvP Build window cannot be opened while in an arena match
• Allows changing traits, sigils, runes and amulets
• New traits need to be unlocked for PvP
• Already unlocked if unlocked on that character in another area of the game
• The original ‘Vanilla’ traits will always be unlocked for all characters in PvP
• Most sigils, runes and amulets will be unlocked for PvP
• Some and all later added will need to be unlocked for PvP by spending gold in the Build Window
• Runes will be a single Rune Set item in PvP
• Amulets will no longer have an upgrade slot, the gemstone stats being built into the amulet itself

• PvP Reward Tracks
• New reward system that gives rewards for playing in PvP
• With the patch there will be 1 PvP track, 5 Region Tracks and 8 Dungeon Tracks
• Reward tracks have 40 tiers
• Each tier gives a reward
• Every 5^th tier gives a larger reward
• The 40^th tier gives a major reward
• Basic reward for the PvP tracks include loot boxes, crating materials, transmutation charges, skill points and Tomes of Knowledge (instant character level up)
• Many reward tracks are repeatable
• Region Tracks will give loot boxes and rewards that can be found in that region
• Regions include Ascalon, Kryta, Shiverpeaks, Maguuma and Orr
• The PvP Reward Track is the Balthazar Back Item track
• The Major reward is the Balthazar Carapace back skin which will only be obtainable in PvP through this reward track
• This is the only reward track as of the patch that is not repeatable
• Dungeon Tracks include a track for each of the game’s 8 dungeons
• Players will need to complete story mode after the patch to unlock that dungeon’s reward track for the account
• Dungeon Tracks will be on a rotating schedule, with only one dungeon track open for a 2 week period
• Progress made on a dungeon track will be saved for the next time the track is available
• Dungeon tracks give the dungeon specific tokens as some of the basic rewards, the dungeon’s weapon skins as larger rewards and armor for the major reward
• Only one weapon skin or armor skin may be selected when the respective tier is reached
• The reward track system is expandable with hints of Holiday and Living World reward tracks becoming available during their respective releases
• With the Wardrobe, Legendaries will be available for PvP and Reward tracks will also give many of the items needed for crafting a legendary

• PvP Ranks
• The amount of rank points need for Ranks 39+ are being reduced
• With the patch, rank points will apply toward the new rank values
• This will bump many players up to higher ranks
• Players with rank 54+ will now be a Dragon (rank 80)
• After reaching rank 80, ranks will become repeatable (like levels past 80 in other areas of the game) allowing top ranked players to continue earning rank up chests