Game updates/2026-06-02

June 2, 2026

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Late Notes - June 2, 2026

World Polish

Shackles of the Ancients Meta-Event

• Fixed an issue that caused projections to shackle all players on a platform if only two players were present.
• One of the shields on the platforms has been adjusted to better defend its feretory.
• Players who approach platforms while on their skimmer mount will no longer be subject to the Shackles of the All Seer skill if they do not attack.
• Adjusted the damage scaling for the avatars.
• Rytlock, Sayida, and Westergard will now properly respawn after the meta-event fails.
• Achievement Eligibility: Respect for the Ancients will now be properly removed on failure.
• Fixed an issue that allowed feretories to be attacked if their avatar was alive when the meta-event timer expired.
• Fixed an issue that prevented warnings for Luce's Lashing Vortex from playing.
• Fixed an issue that caused Luce's Lashing Vortex and Goring Gyves of Gardesano to immediately overlap.

Items

• Fixed an issue that prevented alliance field quartermasters outside of Eternity's Garden from stocking Gifts of Restoration, Gifts of Regrowth, and Preserved Eidolon Hides.
• Fixed an issue that stopped Strife Unending's player effects from reapplying after defeat and resurrection.
• Lowered the number of stacks needed to increase the Strife Unending player effects per tier to 10.
• Fixed an issue that allowed the warclaw spirit encountered in the collection for Strife Unending to be killed by players.
• Testimonies of Jade Heroics on WvW vendors have been replaced with Testimonies of Castoran Heroics.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players who have not unlocked the Infinite Siege Tool or Infinite Shield Generator to gain access to them while using Strife Unending.
• Added the Forge Guard's armor set and Glimmering Resin weapon set to the Visions of Eternity Reward Track in PvP and WvW.

Update - June 2, 2026

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Dragon Bash Festival

It's time for Dragon Bash! It wouldn't be a proper celebration without your attendance. Join me in Hoelbrak for another moot for the ages! There will be tests of strength, racing, food, song, and most importantly—ale.

I'll see you there. Unless, of course, you don't enjoy fun.

—Knut Whitebear

Join the celebration in Hoelbrak! Celebrate Tyria's resistance against the Elder Dragons while engaging in a variety of festive games, including:

Dragon Arena: Show off your dragon-fighting prowess against lifelike holograms in the Dragon Arena, or challenge a more difficult gauntlet in its private mode.

Hologram Stampede: The fighting continues in the Hologram Stampede, a map-wide scramble to clear the Hoelbrak countryside of deadly enemies.

Piñata Bashing: Master the tradition of destroying dragon piñatas in the Piñata Bashing adventure.

Dragon Bash Rally: Speed around Hoelbrak in a mounted race, the Dragon Bash Rally.

Moa Race: Tigg's famous racing moas return in a moa race event. Put your zhaitaffy on the line and cheer on the winner!

• The festival meta-achievement, (Annual) Dragon Bash Feats, has been updated with a new reward, the Bear-Blessed Visage. Last year's reward, the Raven-Blessed Visage, can now be purchased from the Dragon Bash prizes merchant.
• A new Icebone weapon set is now available, reprised from the classic Dragonbone weapons! You'll receive your choice of a weapon by progressing the (Annual) Dragon Bash Feats meta-achievement, and you can acquire additional weapons from the (Weekly) Dragon Bash Festivities achievement. Last year's Sacred Raven weapons[sic] are now available from the weekly Dragon Bash merchant.
• Everyone's other favorite dragon, Plush Primo, is now available in backpack form from Dragon Bash vendors!
• A new Mini Papillon has been added to the Dragon Bash rewards vendor.
• A new cooking recipe to craft the ominously sweet Elder Draco-Pop has been added to the Dragon Bash rewards vendor.
• Deft Lahar is visiting Hoelbrak for the festival and has a variety of homestead-tailored recipes for your favorite Dragon Bash decorations.
• New Bear Totem, Snow Leopard Totem[sic], Raven Totem, Wolf Totem, and Plush Primo homestead decorations have been added.
• Small bugs and issues have been addressed to ensure a friendly atmosphere for festivalgoers.
• Special objectives are available in the Wizard's Vault to earn extra astral acclaim as you enjoy the festival.
• The party rages for three weeks, from June 2 until June 21 at noon Pacific Time (UTC-7). Get bashing!

Summer Game Fest

To celebrate the upcoming Summer Game Fest, enjoy a rewards boost! Experience gain, magic find, and competitive reward track progress will be enhanced during the fest. Plus, by completing events across Tyria, you'll be able to earn a new Guild Warrior Shoulder Skin and Guild Warrior Cape Skin! For all the details, check the event link in the game or here.

To maximize the festive atmosphere, the summer fun lasts three weeks, from June 2 until June 21 at noon Pacific Time (UTC-7)!

General

• Fixed an issue that caused the chat log to bounce when new chat messages were received.

Open World

General

• Fixed an issue that prevented the failure timer for the "Clear enemies from the ruins" event from running if no players were nearby when the meta-event began.
• Fixed an issue that caused the "Clear enemies from the ruins" events to have a shorter failure timer duration upon starting under certain conditions.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to take items from the Temple of Abnegation mini-dungeon into the rest of the Eternity's Garden map.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to distract Astral Ward Illuminate Fiadh while she channeled the warding spell.
• Fixed an issue that caused Ward Member Alex to appear as an asura instead of a charr.
• Fixed an issue that caused the capture point in the "Secure and extract Inquest weaponry[sic]" event to be captured by enemies too quickly.
• Added additional visual cues to attunement in the Temple of Abnegation events.
• Added an additional marker to help players track which relics they are carrying in the "Defeat the seer-enchanted weapon" event and the Temple of Abnegation mini-dungeon.
• Added a description to the invulnerability effect applied to the miasma generator and enchanted sword boss in the Temple of Abnegation mini-dungeon.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to interact with Savior of the Gwyldell collection items while unmounted.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the "Explore the temple with Historian Minna" event to stall.
• Fixed an issue that caused a prop interaction priority conflict.
• Fixed an issue that allowed hostile creatures to attack the gwyldell in the Deepwood.
• Fixed an issue that prevented all spawns in the "Defend the cocoons from beetles" event from scaling properly.
• Fixed an issue that would award the Protector of the Mothmarsh achievement even if a cocoon had been destroyed.
• Fixed an exploit that involved the capturing and holding of all three forge chambers.
• Achievement Eligibility: Respect for the Ancients should now only apply to players who have not previously earned the achievement and while the event is active.
• Champion constructs now display a marker if you have not completed the associated achievement.
• Cocoons in the "Defend the cocoons from beetles" event now display the proper map icon.

Shackles of the Ancients Meta-Event

• Fixed an issue that caused Isgarren and Rytlock to speak over each other after activating the forge.
• Fixed an issue that caused the boss camera to deactivate before the objectives to capture and hold the chamber were complete.
• Fixed an issue that caused the portal from Pilgrim's Rest to Temple of the Blessed Mantle to take players to Artificer's Islet.
• Fixed an issue that caused dialogue referencing the forge being taken to play too early.
• Visual effects now display properly when the All Seer absorbs a soul.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the marker flags from disappearing after the meta-event.
• Fixed an issue that caused Inquest traps to continue respawning after the meta-event had completed.
• Fixed an issue that caused Borealis and Australis's names to change upon death.
• Increased the interaction radius for portals in the meta-event.
• All Seer's Ire will now fall on mounted players at the start of the battle with the avatars.
• The avatars of the All Seer will no longer be present following the success or failure of the Shackles of the Ancients meta-event.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to get stuck within the shields encompassing full platforms during the confrontation with the All Seer.
• Fixed an issue that caused map indicators for the final encounter with the All Seer to overlap.
• Fixed an issue that caused certain lines of dialogue to overlap.
• Players will now only receive credit for events they participate in during the encounter with the All Seer.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from being mounted on their skimmers upon defeating the champions following the "Defeat the enhanced creature to sever the chain" phase.
• Downed and defeated players will now fall into toxic magic when platforms move.
• Fixed an issue that caused the All Seer chains in the forge to display a defend marker instead of an attack marker.
• Fixed collision on the All Seer chains in the forge.
• Updated the size of the circular map marker during the "Defeat Kela's minions and destroy the All Seer's chains" phase of the meta-event.
• The energy conduit repair phase will no longer appear after the meta-event concludes.
• Seer traps will no longer respawn when the meta-event is not active.

Items

• Fixed a spelling error involving Stella Radians.
• The acquisition hint text for the Relic of Galdra and Relic of Sacred Ground[sic] has been corrected.
• Several previously visible but inaccessible decoration recipe rewards for the Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity release "The Only Way" are now accessible.
• Merchant-sold copies of the Vial of Liquid Shadowstone now properly check for completion of the "So It Is Written" chapter of the Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity story.

Profession Skills

Elementalist

•  Signet of Earth: Fixed an issue that caused this skill to grant toughness when paired with the Written in Stone trait.
•  Boulder Blast: This skill no longer requires the target to be in range or within line of sight in order to cast it.

Engineer

•  Essence of Animated Sand: Reduced the base barrier from 1,285 to 805 in PvP only.
•  Essence of Living Shadows: Reduced the base initial healing from 970 to 746, the pulse healing from 645 to 405, and the initial conditions removed from 2 to 1 in PvP only.
•  Elixir C: Increased the cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP only.
•  Napalm: Reduced the total power coefficient from 3.5 to 2.8 in PvP only.
•  Equal and Opposite Reaction: Increased the internal cooldown from 1 second to 5 seconds in PvP only.
•  Bunker Down: Fixed an issue that prevented this trait from functioning in midair.
•  Big Ol' Bomb: This skill now uses the correct weapon strength.
•  Cleansing Burst: The water combo field created by this skill now persists after the turret is picked up or detonated.

Scrapper

•  Kinetic Accelerators: This trait no longer erroneously modifies daze and stun skill facts.

Mechanist

•  Mech Frame: Channeled Conduits[sic]: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to convert less concentration than intended in WvW and PvP.

Amalgam

•  Mitotic State: Reduced the total healing from 7,650 to 5,500 in PvP only

Guardian

Dragonhunter

•  Dulled Senses: This trait no longer triggers on yourself.

Willbender

•  Deathless Courage: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to prevent Crashing Courage from applying aegis.

Luminary

•  Radiant Justice: The secondary explosion of Dazzling Hammer now triggers Wrath of Justice.

Mesmer

•  Fencer's Finesse: Fixed an issue that caused Phantasmal Lancer to trigger this trait.

Chronomancer

•  Delayed Reactions: This trait no longer triggers on yourself.

Mirage

•  Elusive Mind: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to cleanse fewer conditions than intended in PvE.

Necromancer

•  Crimson Tide: Fixed an issue that caused this skill to grant less life force than intended.
•  Dark Pursuit: This skill now unlocks at level 5 instead of level 80.

Reaper

•  "Your Soul Is Mine!": Fixed an issue that could cause this skill to go on full cooldown without healing when interrupted.

Ranger

•  Natural Healing: This trait's tooltip now uses the correct healing power coefficient of 0.375.

Revenant

Herald

•  Draconic Echo: This trait now causes Facet of Elements to increase your outgoing condition damage instead of your condition damage attribute.

Conduit

•  Enigmatic Connection: Fixed an issue that caused some skills to grant an incorrect amount of affinity in PvP and WvW. Increased the energy threshold for bonus affinity from 25 to 35 in PvP and WvW only.
•  Enhanced Embodiment: Reduced the recharge reduction from 30% to 20% in PvP only.

Thief

Deadeye

•  Malicious Hook Strike: Fixed an issue that caused this skill to apply quickness when used at zero malice.
•  Malicious Surprise Shot: This skill now triggers Rending Shade with all arrows.
•  Binding Shadow: Removed the erroneous knockdown skill fact in the tooltip.

Specter

•  Dark Sentry: This trait's internal cooldown is no longer overwritten by other specters.
•  Panaku's Ambition: Fixed an issue that prevented this trait from functioning with some stealth attacks.

Antiquary

•  Possessive Hoarder: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to visualize a smaller radius than intended.

Warrior

•  Brutal Shot: Fixed an erroneous ammo count recharge fact within the Crack Shot trait tooltip.

Spellbreaker

•  Full Counter: Fixed an issue that prevented this skill from triggering Burst Precision.

Paragon

•  "We Shall Return!": Increased the cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds and reduced the number of conditions removed from 2 to 1 in PvP only.
•  Calming Tongue: Reduced the number of conditions removed from 2 to 1 in PvP only.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes

• Build: 201,671
•  Chain Lightning: Fixed an error where this skill's description incorrectly stated that it would bounce three times.
•  Detonate Elixir B: Fixed an error where this skill's description still referenced retaliation.
•  Detonate Elixir H: Fixed an error where this skill's description stated that it grants boons randomly.
•  Detonate Elixir S: Fixed an error where this skill's description identified it as a transform skill.
•  Death's Charge: Fixed an error where this skill's description incorrectly listed the number of initial strikes as 8 instead of 9.
•  Chilling Isolation: Fixed an error where this skill's description listed an irrelevant range fact.
•  Binding Shadow: Fixed an error where this skill's description incorrectly included a knockdown fact.
•  "Shake It Off!": Fixed an error where this skill's description incorrectly listed the PvE count recharge as 25 seconds instead of 20.
•  Sun and Moon Style: Fixed an error where this trait's facts referred to healing for critical damage instead of strike damage.
• A stool across the table near Archivist Darchelle has been toppled, making it easier to interact with the Seer Tablet during the Decode the seer texts event.
• Archivist Darchelle model has been changed.
• Added a new animation for the Basic Harvesting Sickle.
• Removed the collision from obscured chests.