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Community Resources

New to end-game content and not sure where to start? A long-time player looking to find new tools to improve? Explore a collection of Guild Wars 2 community resources, groups, and more.

Training groups

Join GW2's best known raid training communities running raids 24x7.

Raid Academy

Group

Raid Training Initiative [RTI]

Community resources

Check out these community resources to help you learn and play at your best.

Log Analysis & Viewer

GW2 TacO

Community Add-on

Featured guides

Explore our collection of guides to get started, learn about the game, and begin clearing encounters.

Vale Guardian

The Vale Guardian (often shortened to "VG") is the first boss encounter of the Spirit Vale. Although Vale Guardian is the first boss you encounter, that might not mean that it is the easiest! Get ready for plenty of movement, mechanics and mayhem.

Spirit Vale

First Steps

Welcome to our series on getting your first character ready to start clearing instance content.

Foundations

Golem Setup

So you've levelled a character or two to level 80, found an interest in engaging in group content, and geared a class up accordingly. But...how do you practice? Welcome to the Special Forces Training Arena.

Getting Started