As part of the Guild Wars third anniversary celebrations, there’s a big sale of Guild Wars merchandise, available from both the Guild Wars Gear Store and the NCSoft Merchandise Store.

Head on over to http://guildwars.com/products/extras/gearstore/default.php and check out some of the great stuff that’s available. If you want something you’ll need to order soon, as these prices are only available for a limited period of time.

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As the main character I play in Guild Wars is an Elementalist, I’m glad to see the big range of Elite Skills which are available in Eye of the North. Some of these are available in previous Guild Wars campaigns, but if you don’t have them all then this is a good spread of skills to stock up on.

Air Magic

Invoke Lightning

Target foe and up to two other foes near your target are struck for 10…82 lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration. If you are not under the effects of an Enchantment, this spell causes Exhaustion.

Invoke Lightning can be obtained from:

• Shadow Spawn (Raven’s Point)

Mind Shock

Target foe suffers 10…42 lightning damage. If you have more energy than target foe, that foe suffers 10…42 additional lightning damage and is knocked down. This spell has 25% armor penetration. This spell causes exhaustion.

Mind Shock can be obtained from:

• Edielh Shockhunter (Jaga Moraine)

Ride the Lightning

You ride the lightning to target foe. That foe is struck for 10…82 lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration and causes Exhaustion.

Ride the Lightning can be obtained from:

• Thraexis Thundermaw (Grothmar Wardowns)

Earth Magic

Shockwave

Adjacent foes take 15…51 earth damage, nearby foes take 15…51 earth damage, and foes in the area take 15…51 earth damage.

Shockwave can be obtained from:

• Ssissth the Leviathan (Jaga Moraine)
• Joffs the Mitigator (Riven Earth)

Energy Storage

Ether Prodigy

Lose all enchantments. For 5…17 seconds, you gain +6 energy regeneration. When Ether Prodigy ends, you lose 3 health for each point of energy you have. This Spell causes Exhaustion.

Ether Prodigy can be obtained from:

• Hierophant Burntsoul (Sacnoth Valley (Only during Assault on the Stronghold)
• Strout Flamebourne (Sacnoth Valley (Only during Fire and Pain)
• Tyndir Flamecaller (Cathedral of Flames level 2)

Fire Magic

Mind Blast

Target foe is struck for 15…51 fire damage. If you have more Energy than target foe, you gain 1…7 Energy.

Mind Blast can be obtained from:

• Kakei Stormcaller (Blood Washes Blood)
• Flamemaster Maultooth (Warband of Brothers)

Savannah Heat

You create Savannah Heat at target foe’s location. For 5 seconds, all nearby foes take 5…17 fire damage each second and an additional 5…17 fire damage for each second this Spell has been in effect.

Savannah Heat can be obtained from:

• Lok the Mischievous (Arachni’s Haunt)
• Regent of Flame (Catacombs of Kathandrax)

Searing Flames

Target foe and all nearby foes are struck with Searing Flames. Foes already on fire when this skill is cast are struck for 10…82 fire damage. Foes not already on fire begin Burning for 1…6 seconds.

Searing Flames can be obtained from:

• Borrguus Blisterbark (Sacnoth Valley)

Water Magic

Mist Form

For 8…18 seconds, you cannot take or deal damage from attacks.

Mist Form can be obtained from:

• Drikard The Foggy (Dalada Uplands)

Shatterstone

Target foe is struck for 25…85 cold damage and is Hexed with Shatterstone for 3 seconds. When Shatterstone ends, that foe is struck for 25…85 cold damage.

Shatterstone can be obtained from:

• Fragment of Antiquities (Sepulchre of Dragrimmar)
• Whiteout (Jaga Moraine)
• Regent of Ice (Sepulchre of Dragrimmar)
• Ancient Vaettir (Raven’s Point)

Ward Against Harm

Create a Ward Against Harm at this location. For 8…18 seconds, non-spirit allies in this area have 12…50 armor against fire damage and 12…22 armor against other damage.

Ward Against Harm can be obtained from:

• Frazar Frostfur (Grothmar Wardowns, during Against the Charr)
• Spafrod Iceblood (Sacnoth Valley)

Water Trident

Send out a fast-moving Water Trident striking target foe for 10…58 cold damage if it hits. If it hits a moving foe, that foe is knocked down.

Water Trident can be obtained from:

• Elsnil Frigidheart (Ice Cliff Chasms)
• Gloop (Ooze Pit)

Given my character has a Pyromancer build, Elite Skills like Searing Flames and Savannah Heat are very useful. Searing Flames in particular is an old favourite - with proper thought for your build, you can spam Searing Flames and chain it with other skills that do extra damage to enemies who are on fire.

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ArenaNet are celebrating the third anniversary of Guild Wars in real style. After the in-game festivities of the past weekend, we’ve now got a fantastic competition with a chance to win some awesome Guild Wars themed swag.

Prizes include an LG E500 laptop, 3 Commodore Guild Wars PC cases, Razer gaming peripherals, copies of the Guild Wars game of your choice, Guild Wars t-shirts, and more.

You can check out the full prize list here.

Entry is simple - you need to guess the total number of experience points gained by all European players from April 1st of this year until the 3rd anniversary - April 28th. Then answer some other marketing fluff, click SUBMIT, and cross your fingers!

Go here for the entry form.

Good luck to everyone who’s hoping to land some neat Guild Wars gear!

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Warriors seem to be very well catered for in Eye of the North, with 2-3 Elite Skills available for each attribute, along with an attribute-less skill.

Axe Mastery

Cleave

If this attack hits, you strike for +10…26 damage.

Cleave can be obtained from:

• Dvalinn Stonebreaker (Drakkar Lake)

Eviscerate

If Eviscerate hits, you strike for +1…25 damage and inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target’s maximum Health by 20% for 5…17 seconds.

Eviscerate can be obtained from:

• Tenagg Flametroller (Bjora Marches, during Blood Washes Blood)
• Lissah the Packleader (Bjora Marches)
• Gharaz the Glutton (Sacnoth Valley, during Forbidden Fruit)
• Shons the Pretender (Sacnoth Valley)
• Charr Prison Guard (Cathedral of Flames, During Warband of Brothers)

Hammer Mastery

Backbreaker

If Backbreaker hits, you strike for +1…16 damage and your target is knocked down for 4 seconds.

Backbreaker can be obtained from:

• Hodat the Tumbler (Dalada Uplands)
• Any of the ettin bosses in Bloodstone Caves. They do not always carry Backbreaker. Will sometimes spawn with Devastating Hammer.

Earth Shaker

Target foe and all adjacent foes are knocked down. (50% failure chance with Hammer Mastery 4 or less.)

Earth Shaker can be obtained from:

• Jormungand (Drakkar Lake, Varajar Fells)

Forceful Blow

If Forceful Blow hits, you strike for +10…34 damage and your target is Weakened for 5…17 seconds. If it is blocked, you are knocked down.

Forceful Blow can be obtained from:

• Ignus the Eternal (Sacnoth Valley) (during the quest The Smell of Titan in the Morning)

Strength

Dwarven Battle Stance

For 5…10 seconds, you attack 33% faster, and if your hammer attacks hit, your target is interrupted. Dwarven Battle Stance ends if you use a skill.

Dwarven Battle Stance can be obtained from:

• Krak Flamewhip (Jaga Moraine only while Krak’s Cavalry is active.)
• Marln Steelfist (Battledepths only while Attack on Jalis’s Camp is active.)
• Taskmaster Durgon (Vloxen Excavations on Level 1)

Headbutt

Target touched foe takes 40…88 damage. You are Dazed for 5…17 seconds.

Headbutt can be obtained from:

• Molotov Rocktail (Dalada Uplands)

Swordsmanship

Crippling Slash

If this attack hits, target foe is Crippled for 5…13 seconds and begins Bleeding for 10…22 seconds.

Crippling Slash can be obtained from:

• Fenrir (Norrhart Domains)
• Mobrin, Lord of the Marsh (Sparkfly Swamp)

Dragon Slash

If Dragon Slash hits, you strike for +10…34 damage and gain 1…4 strikes of adrenaline.

Dragon Slash can be obtained from:

• Byndliss Flamecrown (Magus Stones)

Hundred Blades

Swing twice at target foe and foes adjacent to your target.

Hundred Blades can be obtained from:

• I’m not sure. Anyone care to help out in the comments?

Tactics

Gladiator’s Defense

For 5…10 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Whenever you block a melee attack this way, the attacker suffers 5…29 damage.

Gladiator’s Defense can be obtained from:

• Facet of Destruction (Verdant Cascades) (Only during The Cipher of Balthazar)
• Facet of Destruction (Varajar Fells) (Only during The Path to Revelations)

Steady Stance

For 10 seconds, the next time you would be knocked down, you gain 1…3 strikes of adrenaline and 1…6 Energy instead.

Steady Stance can be obtained from:

• Skomay Bonehewer (Magus Stones)

No Attribute

Skull Crack

If it hits, this attack interrupts the target’s current action. If that foe was casting a spell, that foe is Dazed for 10 seconds.

Skull Crack can be obtained from:

• Baglorag Grumblesnort (Norrhart Domains)
• Chieftain Ulgrimar Gnash (Drakkar Lake only during the Quest The Big Unfriendly Jotun)
• Lann Browsmasher (Drakkar Lake only during the Quest Nornhood)
• Bringer of Destruction (During Primary Quest Genius Operated Living Enchanted Manifestation )
• Heart of Destruction (Glint’s Challenge, in Central Transfer Chamber)

There’s a lot of choice here for Warriors on how to equip their skillbar in Eye of the North. With such a wide range of Elite Skills covering all the attribute groups, there’s something for everyone here, allowing a lot of flexibility when planning your build.

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