Season of the Guardian Announcement

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Greetings, Adventurers!

Survive the Winter Rune Forge, master Cooking Trade Skill changes, experience the updated Shattered Mountain main story quest, and play with a controller when Season of the Guardian releases on March 12. There are also new combat optimizations for smoother combat in PvP modes like Wars. Check out the next PTR for an early preview of our latest features.

Join the Development Team for an in-depth breakdown of Season of the Guardian:

The Winter Rune Forge, new Artifacts, Mounts in Outpost Rush, some Journey tasks, and a few of the Challenges will all require Rise of the Angry Earth to experience.

Join up to 10 max-level players in a bone-chilling gauntlet of increasingly difficult enemies. This Seasonal Trial requires teamwork to overcome Rune puzzles, slay an Icey Construct, and fell an Ancient Ice Guardian for unique rewards.

Grab 8 new Artifacts that excel through unique playstyles. Here are some of their key traits:

Sin — Hatchet

Corruption: Debuffs last 25% longer. (Works on both weapons)

Defile: Deals 2% more damage per debuff on target. (5 stacks max)

Venom — Spear

Poison Tipped: Heavy attacks with either weapon cause poison dealing 20% weapon damage for 5s.

Tempest Fury — Great Axe

Momentum: Successful attacks gain 3% movement speed for 3s. (Works on both weapons and stacks 10 times).

Nature’s Wrath — Medium Chestwear

Nature’s Blessing: Empower expires 200% faster but you deal 20% more damage.

Gilli’s Gravity Gauntlets — Heavy Glove

Whenever you take damage, gain a charge that increases the damage of your next attack by 3% (max 10 charges).

Ironheart — Heavy Legwear

When not in heavy loadout, gain 20% more max health.

Creed Boots — Light Footwear

Ambush: Deal 15% more damage and 25% critical chance as long as you haven’t hit the target within 20s.

Phoenix — Amulet

Phoenix Revival: When you receive lethal damage, avoid death and become invulnerable for 2s (180s cooldown)

Season of the Guardian introduces a new Season Journey, new Activity