The Top Five New Features of Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons
ign.comGuild Wars 2: End of Dragons is the latest expansion headed to the MMORPG and releases on February 28, 2022. Not only will this new story take players back to the beloved land of Cantha after two centuries of in-game time, but it will also add the first multiplayer mount in the siege turtle, new elite specializations, personal skiffs, fishing, and so much more.
To get you ready for the return trip to Cantha, we’ve highlighted five of the best new features coming to Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons below. Additionally, we’ll also reveal a sweepstakes that will give fans the chance to name an in-game NPC and take a trip to ArenaNet to meet some of the team behind the game.
In 2006, Guild Wars: Factions introduced players to the nation of Cantha, a verdant island region south of the Unending Ocean in Tyria. Since then, Cantha has been closed off and isolated from the rest of the world due to the jade wind, a devastating force that turned much of the nation and its surrounding area into solid jade.
200 in-game years later, Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons brings players back to the land that is now powered by dragonjade. The expansion’s new story picks up following the player vanquishing the six primordial elder dragons and helping raise Aurene - the elder dragon of light - and players will be thrust into a conflict between rival Canthan factions.
During Cantha’s two centuries of isolation, the region has become “a vast landscape of verdant coastal paradises, twisted forests, mountain temples, and at its core, the vast, neon-lit streets of New Kaineng City, the jade tech-infused metropolis that’s home to the Xunlai Jade Corporations and the Canthan Government.”
Cantha was a fan-favorite area in Guild Wars: Factions, and Guild Wars 2 is
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