Getting Started Guides

Defiance Bars are a Crowd Crontrol (CC) mechanic, commonly present on enemies in both Open World, and instanced content such as Raids, Strikes, Dungeons and Fractals. Knowing how to engage with them allows one to stun Defiant enemies reliably.

This is an in-depth guide to approaching Attributes and Gear in PvE Endgame Instanced Content. Guild Wars 2 is a large game, with complex mechanics and interactions throughout. This guide is intended to help with gearing custom builds on any Class or Character, and to help you understand the details of existing endgame builds made by the Guild Wars 2 community, and create your own variations and custom builds so you can better adapt to the needs of your Squad!

Joining your first squad can be a pretty daunting task. This guide will hopefully take away some of that pressure by guiding you step-by-step through the normal process. You will learn the lingo and typical requirements.

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.

Learning how to read the logs provided by Arcdps is a valuable skill in mastering your prowess in Guild Wars 2.

Gearing characters can be difficult and complicated, especially for Free to Play accounts. We're here to help!

A collection of baseline in-game settings to avoid overwhelming players and aid accessibility for instanced content.

How to install ArcDPS, the best (and only) Damage Meter in Guild Wars 2, to track all kinds of combat info in real time, save logs, and more.

This is an in-depth guide to approaching Squad Roles and Role Compression.

Leading a squad to success requires communication, knowledge of game mechanics, and skilful decision making.