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A new chapter unfolds in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, the fourth expansion for the award-winning MMORPG Guild Wars 2. Soar through the skies to combat the strange and otherworldly forces emerging through rifts to devastate Tyria. The adventure continues through three major story and content releases to follow. A self-contained story with its own resolution will play out at launch. Later releases will seamlessly pick up where the launch arc concluded and tell the rest of the expansion's story. Additional features and updates across the game are planned for release every quarter.

— Official website

Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure is the fourth expansion pack for Guild Wars 2. It was announced on March 22, 2022, and the title, features and trailer were revealed on June 27, 2023. The release date will be on .

A beta event for new combat features became available to all players from June 29 to July 2, 2023, with a beta for the Expanded Weapon Proficiency coming later this year: see the beta page for detailed info.

Purchasing

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The in-game panel to purchase Secrets of the Obscure.

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The in-game popup about Secrets of the Obscure.

The expansion is available through the online store and the in-game Black Lion Trading Company panel.

• External source — creating a new account or upgrading an existing account requires the redemption of the serial code
• In-game panel — upgrading an existing account will automatically be applied to the account used to purchase the upgrade

Editions available

• Standard Edition ($24.99 / €24,99 / £20.99)
• Deluxe Edition ($49.99 / €49,99 / £42.99)
• Ultimate Edition ($74.99 / €74,99 / £64.99)

Items	Standard	Deluxe	Ultimate
Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure (expansion)	1	1	1
Shared Inventory Slot	1	1	1
Max Level Boost	1	1	1
Additional Character Slot	0	1	1
Astral Ward Feathered Raptor Skin	0	1	1
"Magic Juggle" Emote Tome	0	1	1
Identity Repair Kit	0	1	1
4000 Gems ($50 / €50 / £42.50 value)	0	0	1

Upgrading to Deluxe Edition

Players who have bought the Standard version of the expansion can choose to upgrade to the Deluxe version via the Black Lion Trading Company for 2400 . You cannot upgrade to Ultimate from either Standard or Deluxe.

Pre-purchasing

Pre-purchase became available on June 27, 2023 and accounts that pre-purchased any edition received:

• Arcane Spellweaver's Hat Skin
• Eagle Eye Weapon Chest
• Exclusive title: "Demon Hunter"

Features

Plot

Основная статья: Secrets of the Obscure story

Related external links

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• After the Dragon Cycle

In the quiet that follows the events of Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons, a new force rises to threaten Tyria. As you fight back against Kryptis invaders from the Mists, you'll uncover the answers to mysteries that have haunted Tyria from the time of the original Guild Wars. Ancient rivalries come into play—the world is at risk. While we've relied on the aid of our allies in many adventures to date, it's time for you to find your footing in a darker, more mysterious side of the world.

Now that the Elder Dragon cycle is "over," Tyria is blood in water. The Mists are watching.

Locations

• Fractured archipelago
  • Skywatch Archipelago
  • Amnytas
  • The Wizard's Tower hub
  • Third explorable zone in a future update.

Combat Features

• New gameplay and combat features

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• Combat in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure
• Play the Weaponmaster Training Beta June 29 – July 2!

Weaponmaster Training

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Up until now, you could only equip each elite specialization’s weapon by locking yourself into that elite specialization’s trait line. But what if you could charge into the fray as a hammer-wielding holosmith or control the battlefield as a firebrand with a longbow?

— Official website

• Every profession can now use their elite specialization weapons without having the corresponding elite specialization equipped or trained.
  • Guardian: Axe (main hand), sword (off hand), longbow
  • Revenant: Shield (off hand), greatsword, short bow
  • Warrior: Dagger (main and off hand), pistol (off hand), torch (off hand)
  • Engineer: Mace (main hand), sword (main hand), hammer
  • Ranger: Dagger (main hand), hammer, staff
  • Thief: Scepter (main hand), rifle, staff
  • Elementalist: Sword (main hand), warhorn (off hand), hammer
  • Mesmer: Axe (main hand), dagger (main hand), shield (off hand)
  • Necromancer: Pistol (main hand), torch (off hand), greatsword

Expanded Weapon Proficiency

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To round off our combat systems updates, we’re granting each profession proficiency with an additional weapon. Like we said earlier: getting to play with a new weapon and changing out your first five skills is one of the most impactful parts of an elite specialization for many players. The weapons and weapon skills we’re introducing to each profession in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure are meant to satisfy that same itch of a new skillset—we just focused on making these weapons fit in with the existing trait lines.

— Official website

• Nine new weapons, one for every profession, are expected to be made available with the second major release after launch.
  • Guardian: Pistol (main and off hand)
  • Revenant: Scepter (main hand)
  • Warrior: Staff
  • Engineer: Short bow
  • Ranger: Mace (main and off hand)
  • Thief: Axe (main hand)
  • Elementalist: Pistol (main hand)
  • Mesmer: Rifle
  • Necromancer: Sword (main and off hand)

Mounts

• Two original Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire mounts will be available through an alternate acquisition method:
  • Raptor — it will be unlocked, although you will still need Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire™ to train its associated domains.
  • The Skyscale — A Mists-born dragon adept at scaling cliffs and traversing through the air.

Masteries

• Heart of the Obscure — a tool that allows characters to hunt and close Kryptis rifts, open special doors and reward chests, create ley lines, and others.
• Astral Ward — As the Kryptis invade Tyria, players will be able to join a band of treasure hunters and adventurers known as the Astral Ward to help protect the world, undertaking monster hunts and bounty contracts throughout the game to rank up and earn new rewards and abilities.
• Flight Training — for Skyscale, new flight Masteries are built to complement existing mastery lines, usage of leylines and updrafts.
  • The new Mastery line also includes previous skyscale abilities like Air Rescue and Wall Launch. As a bonus for dedicated players, training both Masteries will unlock bonuses for those skills
  • Complete the entire Mastery track to unlock a demonic skyscale mount skin for your collection.
• Fourth mastery line in the first major release

Flight Training Mastery
Tier	Effect	Bonus from Both Mastery Tracks
1–Who Rescues Whom?	Grants Air Rescue	Air Rescue grants Bond of Vigor
2–Fireball	Grants an aerial flame attack while mounted on the skyscale
3–Wall Spring	Grants Wall Launch	Upgrades Wall Launch to charge faster and launch farther
4–Enhanced Updrafts	Flying mounts can use updrafts
5–Combat Launch	Gain the ability to mount your skyscale in combat
6–Ley-Line Acclimation	Flying mounts can use ley lines
7–Rising Spirits	Updrafts regenerate the flying mounts' flight meter.

*Names are subject to change.

Equipment

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• New Rewards in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure
• Relics Bring New Equipment to Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure

• New armor sets and skins — Rift Hunter armor, Astral Ward armor, with a demonic set available in a later release.
• New weapon sets and skins — Eagle Eye weapon skins, and two other upgradeable weapon sets
• New legendary armor set to be added in the second major release — Obsidian armor
• Relics — a new category of equipment, available at level 60, offering bonuses previously available to 6th Rune slots
  • Legendary Relics — released in future update in 2024
• Rune rework — removal of the 6th Rune slot, will give stat bonuses instead
• New skyscale skin — available after unlocking the skyscale through the expansion

Group Content

Strike Missions

• Two strikes at launch, with challenge modes available in subsequent releases:
  • Cosmic Observatory
  • Temple of Febe

Fractals of the Mists

• One fractal and challenge mode

Other features

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• Discover the Wonders within the Wizard’s Vault in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure

• Wizard's Vault — a new streamlined rewards system, including a new currency Astral Acclaim, which can be exchanged for rewards of your choosing, such as skins, Gem Store items, gold, legendary crafting materials, and more
• New minis, emotes, infusions
• New guild decorations
• New fish for fishing

Bestiary

• Kryptis

Additional releases

• Three major quarterly updates:
• Every quarterly update:
  • new Wizard's Vault objectives
  • more Relics
• First quarterly update
  • Fourth mastery line
• Second quarterly update
  • Expanded Weapon Proficiency
  • Obsidian armor - new legendary armor
• Unknown
  • Third map
  • Strike Missions Challenge Modes
  • Higher difficulty rifts
  • Legendary Relic

Gallery

Screenshots

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• SotO screenshot 03.jpg
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  Amnytas

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  The Wizard's Tower

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  Skywatch Archipelago

• Screenshot "Wizards Vault".jpg

  Wizard's Vault

• SotO screenshot "Skyscale".jpg

  New skin for the Skyscale.

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  Wizards Tower Sized

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  Kryptis looming over the Wizard's Tower.

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  Skyscale attack against an elemental.

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• SotO skyscale fireball.jpg

  Skyscale fireball

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  Skyscale Kryptis Skin

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  Skyscale Kryptis Skin

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  Sanctified Armor Weapons

Concept art

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  Concept art of demons.

• Cosmic Tower concept art.jpg
• Demon concept art (SotO).jpg

  Kryptis concept art.

• Map art concept.jpg
• Map Art Sketch concept art.jpg

  Skyscale Concept Art

• Raptor concept art (SotO).jpg

  Raptor Concept art

• Travel Room concept art.jpg
• Concept art Wizard Griffon.png

  Wizard Griffin concept art

• "Obsidian armor" concept art.jpg

  "Obsidian armor" concept art

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  Kryptis concept art

Wallpapers

• AsuraIsland Sketch wallpaper.jpg
• Kryptis Art wallpaper.jpg

  Kryptis concept art.

• Secrets Obscure wallpaper.jpg

  Concept art of the Pact Commander, Zojja, and a strange being, for the Secrets of the Obscure expansion.

Trivia

• Indigo Linde has the title of Narrative Lead on the expansion.
• Maclaine Diemer has composed some of the music for the expansion.

External links

• Official Website
• Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure – Expansion Announcement trailer, Youtube.com
• Announcing Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, GuildWars2.com
• Combat in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, GuildWars2.com
• A New Chapter Begins in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, GuildWars2.com
• New Rewards in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, GuildWars2.com
• Studio Update: Spring 2023, GuildWars2.com
• After the Dragon Cycle, GuildWars2.com
• First Contact: The Kryptis and Rift Hunting, GuildWars2.com
• Soaring with the Skyscale, GuildWars2.com
• Rift Hunting, YouTube.com
• Skywatch Archipelago Map Flythrough, YouTube.com
• Amnytas Map Flythrough, YouTube.com
• Discover the Wonders within the Wizard’s Vault in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, GuildWars2.com
• Первая информация о следующем дополнении от датамайнеров!, GuildWars-2.ru
• Анонс и подробности дополнения Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, GuildWars-2.ru
• Участвуйте в бета-тесте Weaponmaster Training с 29 июня по 3 июля!, GuildWars-2.ru
• Реликвии в Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, GuildWars-2.ru
• После Цикла Драконов, GuildWars-2.ru
• Первый контакт: Криптис и Охота за Разломами, GuildWars-2.ru
• Взлетайте на Skyscale, GuildWars-2.ru
• Откройте чудеса Хранилища Волшебника в Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, GuildWars-2.ru

Previews and interviews

• Guild Wars 2 formally announces fourth expansion, Secrets of the Obscure, launching August 22, Massivelyop.com
• The next Guild Wars 2 expansion releases this August, and will finally answer an 18-year-old mystery, Pcgamer.com
• EXCLUSIVE: First Look At Felicia Day's Guild Wars 2 Return As Zojja, ScreenRant.com
• Guild Wars 2's latest expansion has a "more adult voice" thanks to Elden Ring and Dungeons and Dragons, Techradar.com
• Guild Wars 2: Die neue Erweiterung Secrets of the Obscure angespielt – 5 Dinge sind richtig stark, doch eine nervt, mein-mmo.de
• GUILD WARS 2: SECRETS OF THE OBSCURE PREVIEW – A GLIMPSE BEYOND THE WIZARD’S TOWER, Gamespace.com
• Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Secrets of the Obscure, MassivelyOp.com
• Guild Wars 2's new expansion is built around the game's best mount, PCgamer.com
• Preview: Without Dragons, Guild Wars 2 Secrets of the Obscure Enters A New Era, Mmorpg.com

References

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Guild Wars 2

Игра	Guild Wars 2
Крупные дополнения	Heart of Thorns Path of Fire End of Dragons Secrets of the Obscure
Живой Мир	Сезон 1 Сезон 2 Сезон 3 Сезон 4 Сага об Исчадиях Льда
Прочее	Guild Wars Товары Акции

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