Game Update 2026-07-29

Update July 29, 2026

New

• New miniature and unique items added as rare rewards to (https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/The_Underworld) and Fissure of Woe end chests.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that kept ghostly flatbows from dropping from the Tunnels of the Forsaken chest.

• Fixed the icon for Miniature Ghost of Althea.

Skill AI Adjustments

• Splinter Weapon: Should only cast on party members.

• Finale of Restoration: Now only casts out of combat while the caster is above 80% energy.

• "They're on Fire!": Now only casts when the party is fully cleared of the buff. Additional priority if the party has echoes to support.

• Anthem of Weariness: Now only casts when the party is fully cleared of the buff. Additional priority if the party has echoes to support.

• Energizing Finale: Caster prioritizes self if energy is below 80% and they don't have the buff.

• Strength of Honor: Caster maintains this enchantment out of combat as long as they have 1 or more pips of energy regeneration. Should only cast on melee-wielding party members.

• Aggressive Refrain: Reduced casting energy requirement threshold from 90% to 80%.

• Ballad of Restoration: Removed the health threshold requirement to cast in combat. Casting priority increases as more party members benefit.

• Wells: Heroes hold off on casting wells unless there are targets or allies within the affected range of a corpse or themselves (if casting without a corpse).

Known issues

• Some newer items (miniatures and unique items) are missing localization.

Hotfix

=== Hotfix ===

• Fixed two bugs causing disconnect issues when joining certain missions.

Hotfix #2

=== Hotfix ===

• Fixed a bug in the previous hotfix that would cause a server crash across multiple maps.