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How to Setup the Golem
A guide to the Special Forces Area in Guild Wars 2. Learn how to properly setup the Golem!
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How to Install ArcDPS
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The Best Beginner Builds for Guild Wars 2 in 2025
Explore the top beginner-friendly builds for Guild Wars 2 in 2025, chosen for simplicity, utility, and progression to help new players thrive across all content.
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Free-to-Play Gearing Guide
Optimize your equipment in Guild Wars 2 as a free-to-play player. This guide offers tips and strategies to gear up effectively without limitations.
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Boost Your EXP Gains! Discover the best ways to maximize EXP in Guild Wars 2, from consumables to event rewards. Level up faster and optimize your farming!
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Small Scale Basics: Dispersion
A concise guide to Dispersion in WvW. Learn how spreading players across the map creates vision, enables fast responses, and applies constant pressure. Covers p...
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Small Scale Basics: Clouding
A concise guide to Clouding in WvW. Learn how spread formations apply constant pressure, punish positioning mistakes, and dismantle enemy zergs over time. Cover...
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Small Scale Basics: Interdiction
A concise guide to Interdiction in WvW. Learn how small‑scale players disrupt reinforcements, control choke points, and weaken enemy zergs before fights begin...
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Small Scale Basics: Scouting
A concise guide to Scouting in WvW. Learn how to track enemy movement, provide timely callouts, and gather crucial intel to support your team. Covers positionin...
Mar 30, 2026
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Small Scale Basics: Havoc
A concise guide to Havoc gameplay in WvW. Learn how coordinated small‑scale groups use speed, cohesion, and decisive action to create map pressure. Covers rol...
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Small Scale Basics: Roaming
A practical guide to WvW roaming, covering core concepts, decision‑making, execution, and common mistakes. Learn how to improve map awareness, positioning, me...
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World vs World (WvW) Basics: How to Spend World Ability Points
Discover the best way to spend World Ability Points in Guild Wars 2 WvW. Prioritise Warclaw, gliding, supply and siege masteries, learn how to earn WXP faster, ...
Mar 07, 2026
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World vs World (WvW) Basics: Understanding Roles
Complete guide to WvW roles in Guild Wars 2. Learn how Supports, Strip DPS, Pure DPS, and other key roles work, how they sustain the squad, remove boons, deal d...
Jan 08, 2026
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World vs World (WvW) Basics: Reward Tracks, Participation, and Boosts
Learn the basics of World vs World (WvW) reward tracks, participation tiers, and boosts. Discover how to earn rewards faster, maximize participation, and optimi...
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Get started with Guild Wars 2 World vs. World! Learn WvW basics, from joining squads and capturing objectives to earning rewards and improving your gameplay. Pe...
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Guild Wars 2's November 10 Balance Patch Analysis.
A breakdown of the November 10, 2026 Guild Wars 2 balance patch preview, highlighting key nerfs, projected post‑patch numbers, and how these changes may reshape the metagame.
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Small Scale Basics: Clouding
A concise guide to Clouding in WvW. Learn how spread formations apply constant pressure, punish positioning mistakes, and dismantle enemy zergs over time. Covers positioning, target selection, disengagement, common mistakes, and improvement tips.
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Combat Simulator Update: DPS, APM, and Build Comparisons
The most recent changes to our Guild Wars 2 Combat Simulation.
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Small Scale Basics: Dispersion
A concise guide to Dispersion in WvW. Learn how spreading players across the map creates vision, enables fast responses, and applies constant pressure. Covers positioning, communication, common mistakes, and how to improve map-wide awareness.