ArenaNet has dropped Guild Wars 2‘s annual Christmas event, ‘A Very Merry Wintersday’. While much of the event features activities you’ve experienced before, there’s plenty of new content for the 2024 variant.

That’s primarily a range of festive cosmetics, which you can earn by participating in the Wintersday Traditions meta-achievement. You may have played this through before if you’ve joined Wintersday during previous years.

Let’s take a look at the various events and activities you can participate in during Wintersday 2024.

New Cosmetic Rewards For Christmas

You can earn the following rewards by participating in the ‘Wintersday Traditions’ meta-achievement:

  • Winter Mittens
  • Ginger Shortbread Short Bow
  • Wintersday Bash Hammer
  • Gingerbread Speargun
  • Mini Plush Fox
  • Plush Weapon Set

You can get a glimpse at the new cosmetic weapons by checking out the image we’ve embedded above.

Activities Galore

Check your in-game mail and you will find a letter from Toymaker Tixx, who will offer to transport you to Divinity’s Reach, which is decorated for Christmas.

If you’re just in it for the decorations, you can also visit any major city, including Lion’s Arch and Hoelbrak, to see more of them.

However, if you want to participate in activities, you have a ton of options this year:

ActivityDescriptionLocation
Scavenger HuntHunt for itemsEverywhere
Mysterious PresentsFind gigantic presents and open them for goodiesEverywhere
Bell Choir EnsemblePlay iconic songs with fellow playersDivinity’s Reach
Donation DriveWrap gifts and provide them to orphansDivinity’s Reach
Mount RacingRace raptors through the streetsDivinity’s Reach
Snowball MayhemCapture the flag-style snowball fightDivinity’s Reach
Secret Lair of the SnowmenBattle FreezieDivinity’s Reach
Tixx’s InfinirariumSpecial dungeonDivinity’s Reach
ToypocalypseDefend dolyaks from malfunctioning toysDivinity’s Reach
Winter WonderlandJumping puzzleDivinity’s Reach

Get Your Raid On

The Mount Balrior raid wing gets two buffs while Wintersday is active, helping you to get through it a little easier.

These buffs include:

  • Emboldened: Gradually increase your strength as you make it through the raid
  • Call of the Mists: Increased rewards

You can disable ‘Emboldened’ at any point if you want the original challenge.

Read more about Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday event on the official site.

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