Shadow of the Mad King 2016

Shadow of the Mad King, our annual Halloween festival, returns with ghoulish capers, spooky fights, and holiday fun! Gather together with the citizens of Lion's Arch to enjoy another year of tricks, treats, and terrible jokes. — Official website

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Shadow of the Mad King, our annual Halloween festival, returns with ghoulish capers, spooky fights, and holiday fun! Gather together with the citizens of Lion's Arch to enjoy another year of tricks, treats, and terrible jokes.

— Official website

Shadow of the Mad King is a Halloween-themed festival that was launched on October 18, 2016, and ended on November 8, 2016. The celebration brings many seasonal events and activities in Lion's Arch. During the festival, the barriers separating Tyria from the Underworld start to weaken, resulting in many paranormal phenomena, and the arrival of the Mad King Thorn, who opens the doors to the Mad Realm to all of the festival visitors.

Returning features

Primary article: Halloween

Lion's Arch loading screen

Zone

• Mad King's Labyrinth

Activities

• Ascent to Madness
• Mad King's Clock Tower
• Mad King's Labyrinth
  • Defeat the strange foe that came through the haunted door
  • Defeat the strange foes coming through the haunted door
  • Slay the Labyrinthine Horror
• Mad King Says

Achievements

•  Halloween Daily
•  Festival Collections
  •  Tricks and Treats
•  Black Lion Collections: Bloody Prince's Toybox

Vendors

• Candy Corn Vendor
• Lunatic Alchemist

Items and rewards

For list of all Halloween rewards and items, see: Halloween/items

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

2016 features

New achievements

•  Shadow of the Mad King 2016

New skins and equipment

• New weapons
  • Grim Pact
  • Jailbroken
  • Onus

New items

• Endless Gargoyle Tonic
• Endless Halloween Enchantment
• Endless Hellfire Skeleton Tonic
• Endless Ignited Wraith Tonic
• Endless Shadow Raven Tonic
• Gargoyle Tonic
• Greater Gift of Candy Corn
• Hellfire Skeleton Tonic
• Phospholuminescent Infusion
• Polyluminescent Undulating Refractor (Teal)
• Shadow Raven Tonic

New miniatures

• Mini Charles the Hellfire Skeleton
• Mini Oxidecimus the Shadow Raven
• Mini Thailog the Gargoyle

New Guild hall decorations

• Demon Statue
• Eternal Flame
• Hanging Tree
• Mad Moon
• Mausoleum

Gem Store

• Bloodstone Glider
• Customer Appreciation Package
  • Black Lion Chest Key
  • Black Lion Chest
• Furrocious Cat Ears Skin
• Ghostly Outfit
• Hovering Mad Mirror
• Mini Feline Familiar
• Vibrant Dye Kit
• New Black Lion Chest — Halloween Chest
  • Grasping Phantom Glider
  • Guaranteed Wardrobe Unlock
• New Black Lion Claim Ticket — Gargoyle weapon skins
  • Gargoyle Axe Skin
  • Gargoyle Dagger Skin
  • Gargoyle Focus Skin
  • Gargoyle Greatsword Skin
  • Gargoyle Hammer Skin
  • Gargoyle Longbow Skin
  • Gargoyle Mace Skin
  • Gargoyle Pistol Skin
  • Gargoyle Rifle Skin
  • Gargoyle Scepter Skin
  • Gargoyle Shield Skin
  • Gargoyle Short Bow Skin
  • Gargoyle Staff Skin
  • Gargoyle Sword Skin
  • Gargoyle Torch Skin
  • Gargoyle Warhorn Skin

Event schedule

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Gallery

See also: Shadow of the Mad King 2015#Gallery

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Soundtrack

Primary article: Shadow of the Mad King 2012#Soundtrack

External links

• Halloween Is Coming!, GuildWars2.com
• Furrocious Cat Ears and Returning Halloween Items in the Gem Store!, GuildWars2.com
• Shadow of the Mad King is Live, GuildWars2.com
• Official release page, GuildWars2.com
• Have a Happy Halloween at the Black Lion Trading Company!, GuildWars2.com
• Ghostly Outfit, Hovering Mad Mirror, and Bloodstone Glider in the Gem Store!, GuildWars2.com
• Vibrant Dye Pack and Customer Appreciation Package in the Gem Store!, GuildWars2.com

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Halloween.

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Festivals

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2016 Festival and Special Event releases

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