A Very Merry Wintersday 2025

This article is about Wintersday 2025 release. For general informations on Wintersday festival and previous years' releases, see Wintersday.

“Wintersday, O Wintersday Time to give some gifts away! Let’s all have a snowball fight— We’ll laugh and play ’til late at night Jump ‘cross candy, race down streets, Find some kids to give a treat, Ring the bells and fix the toys— Revel in each of Wintersday’s joys!” — Official website

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“Wintersday, O Wintersday
Time to give some gifts away!
Let’s all have a snowball fight—
We’ll laugh and play ’til late at night
Jump ‘cross candy, race down streets,
Find some kids to give a treat,
Ring the bells and fix the toys—
Revel in each of Wintersday’s joys!”

— Official website

A Very Merry Wintersday is a release that launched on December 9, 2025 and ended on January 6, 2026, that brings the Wintersday celebration back to Tyria with many festivities. Currently held in the Crown Pavilion area of Divinity's Reach, Wintersday Gift Trees and portals for easier access have been added to Lion's Arch and each race's capital city: Black Citadel, Hoelbrak, Rata Sum and The Grove.

Returning features

Wintersday festivities

Primary article: Wintersday#Activities

Activities

• Bell Choir Ensemble - Ring in the season by playing a selection of songs with others.
• Snowball Mayhem - Fight against other players while bringing presents back to your base.
• Toypocalypse - Defend gift-bearing dolyaks in this tower defense-styled activity.
• Winter Wonderland - Leap from snowflake to snowflake across a Wintersday landscape before you freeze.

Daily Donation Drive

• Wintersday Daily: Donation Drive — Get wrapped gifts from the Wintersday vendor and give them to orphans around Divinity's Reach daily for a karma and experience boost. (0)

Several Orphans are located around Divinity's Reach, hoping a generous player will pass out some Wintersday gifts. Players can gift their extra Ugly Wool Sweaters, Ugly Wool Socks, Ugly Wool Hats, or cheap Wintersday weapon skins to make gifts to hand out. Players will need to purchase a Roll of Wrapping Paper from the Charity Corps Seraph, and then use the wrapping paper and the gift item to purchase a Wrapped Gift. There are 30 orphans spread across the city. Each orphan will accept one gift per day and reward the player with karma.

Instanced content

• Tixx's Infinirarium - Stop the rebellious toys within Tixx's workshop!
• Secret Lair of the Snowmen - A festive Strike Mission.

Achievements

Primary article: Wintersday#Achievements

Items and rewards

For list of Wintersday rewards and items, see: Wintersday/items

For list of Wintersday Gem Store items, see: Category:Gem Store Wintersday items

NPCs and vendors

For list of Wintersday NPCs, services and vendors, see: Wintersday/Festival content

Wizard's Vault

Special
(Festival) Complete the (Annual) Wintersday Traditions Achievement	300
Complete the (Annual) Wintersday Traditions achievement.
(Festival) Complete the Secret Lair of the Snowmen Strike Mission	100
Complete the Secret Lair of the Snowmen Strike Mission.
(Festival) Complete the (Annual) Festival Automaton Achievement	100
Complete the (Annual) Festival Automaton Achievement
(Festival) Complete the (Annual) Some Disassembly Required Achievement	100
Complete the (Annual) Some Disassembly Required Achievement

2025 features

New skins and equipment

• Winter Snow Goggles Box
  • Winter Snow Goggles (light)
  • Winter Snow Goggles (medium)
  • Winter Snow Goggles (heavy)
• Plush Jorms Backpack
• Snowdrift Spear
• New Sugardrift weapons
  • Sugardrift Axe
  • Sugardrift Dagger
  • Sugardrift Focus
  • Sugardrift Greatsword
  • Sugardrift Hammer
  • Sugardrift Longbow
  • Sugardrift Mace
  • Sugardrift Pistol
  • Sugardrift Rifle
  • Sugardrift Scepter
  • Sugardrift Shield
  • Sugardrift Short Bow
  • Sugardrift Spear
  • Sugardrift Staff
  • Sugardrift Sword
  • Sugardrift Torch
  • Sugardrift Warhorn

New items

• Snow Diamond Ornament
• Sugardrift Chest
• Trader's Plush Chest

New miniatures

• Mini Plush Tiger

New decorations

Guild hall decorations

• Gift Barrel
• Gift Levitator
• Jorms Plush
• Light-Blue Wintersday Gift

Homestead decorations

• Gift Barrel
• Gift Levitator
• Jorms Plush
• Light-Blue Wintersday Gift

New recipes

• Homestead Recipe Book: Wintersday, Volume 10
• Recipe: Gift Barrel
• Recipe: Gift Levitator
• Recipe: Jorms Plush
• Recipe: Light-Blue Wintersday Gift
• Recipe: Snow Diamond Ornament

Gem Store

• Gingerbread Homestead Package
  • Gingerbread Candy Bush
  • Gingerbread Doorway
  • Gingerbread Door
  • Gingerbread Friend
  • Gingerbread Frosting Trim
  • Gingerbread Gable
  • Gingerbread Roof
  • Gingerbread Wall
  • Gingerbread Window
• Plush Skimmer Skin
• New Black Lion Chest — Steam Reflections Chest
  • Steam-Powered Legwear Package
    • Steam-Powered Legwear (Left) Skin
    • Steam-Powered Legwear (Right) Skin

Mail

The following mail is sent to all players upon first login:

Toymaker Tixx Wintersday Has Returned! Dear Wintersday revelers, My airship and I have returned to Divinity's Reach for another year of Wintersday merriment. Prepare yourself, for plethora of holiday happenings await you! Speak with the Bell Maestro to make happy harmonics in the Bell Choir, or to the Festive Youth to jump into my Winter Wonderland. You may also converse with the Festive Lionguard near the Divinity's Reach snow globe for some Snowball Mayhem. And for those who desire a challenge, journey through the candy-swirl portal next to me for a test of skill inside my Infinirarium airship. I've also heard that the local orphanage has suffered the immodest tragedy of having its Wintersday ornaments stolen! The orphans could surely use your help retrieving them. And then there's the matter of the malfunctioning toys in my workshop. Left unchecked, they could ruin Wintersday! You can enter my ship and reduce the toys to scraps in Toypocalypse by speaking to the Toy Captain near me. As always, happy holidays, —Toymaker Tixx Invitation to Wintersday Visit Divinity's Reach and enjoy Wintersday activities.  Crown Pavilion Waypoint —

Gallery

See also: A Very Merry Wintersday 2024#Gallery

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External links

• A Very Merry Wintersday Returns to Guild Wars 2®!, GuildWars2.com
• Wintersday Rewards Trailer (2025) | Guild Wars 2, YouTube.com
• The Gingerbread Homestead Package Has the Sweetest Decorations You Could Ask For, GuildWars2.com
• Gingerbread Homestead Package + Steam-Powered Legwear Package | Guild Wars 2, YouTube.com
• Happy End of 2025: Gem Store Previews and Discounts!, GuildWars2.com
• Plush Skimmer | Guild Wars 2, YouTube.com

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Festivals

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2025 Festival and Special Event releases

Lunar New Year Super Adventure Festival Dragon Bash Festival of the Four Winds Shadow of the Mad King A Very Merry Wintersday