Novelty

Novelties are a type of Wardrobe unlock for toys and items for social interaction.

Mechanics

• One novelty of each type can be slotted in the Equipment tab of the Hero panel, under the Novelties section.
• Once slotted, the current one can be selected by right-clicking the icon or the small selection arrow adjacent to the icon.
  • It is also possible to assign keys to toggle the current novelty and to activate each equipped novelty.
• Novelties suffer the same restrictions as the original gizmos
  • Some novelties cannot be used under the effect of a transformation.
  • Some novelties cannot be used in WvW.
  • Most novelties can not be activated while in combat, but some of them, like kites, can.
  • The Zephyr Sanctum Model can only be used in major cities.

Types

• Chairs
• Musical Instruments
• Held Items
• Toys

Trivia

• All of those items were previously gizmos before the introduction of the Novelties feature in the August 28, 2018 update.
• Tonics have been confirmed to be added as a Novelty feature in a future update.