Dear friends,
What a time of joy! Guild Wars is getting a 20th anniversary update! 
New weapons will drop across all campaigns, something we haven't seen for a long time!
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ The Plan ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
Personally, I wish to do everything all over again, to get those exciting drops.
But then I thought: Why not do it together? 
So I started this thread to record what new items drop where.
Wait! Wouldn't this encourage the bots?
Well, I thought about this for a while. 
The truth is, no matter what we do, bots are going to binge-farm everywhere. Farms and chest runs are mostly common knowledge. Recording the drop locations may help us estimate what prices to expect when trading. It may also help new or returning players find the items more easily.
How can I help?
When you get a drop, please reply in this thread. Screenshots are welcomed but not required. I will update the original post to record the information. Thank you!
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ The List ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
❅ Summary: Previous bonus items probably drop universally in regions specified in the 2025/4/9 update notes with some rarer than others. Previous PVP rewards drop in specific regions in EotN.
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ Core ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
The Underworld
→ Fox's Greed
The Fissure of Woe
→ Heaven's Arch, Storm Ember
Zaishen Chest
→
Hall of Heroes Chest
→
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ Prophecies ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
Ascalon (Pre-Searing)
→ ... none so far
Ascalon (Post-Searing)
→
Northern Shiverpeaks
→ Peacock's Wrath
Kryta
→
Maguuma Jungle
→
Crystal Desert
→ Spider's Gluttony
Southern Shiverpeaks
→ Black Hawk's Lust, Censor's Icon, Chimeric Prism, Dragon's Envy, Fox's Greed, Heaven's Arch, Lion's Pride, Peacock's Wrath, Snake's Envy, Unicorn's Wrath (NM), Wolf's Greed
Sorrow's Furnace
→ Chimeric Prism
Ring of Fire Islands
→ Black Hawk's Lust, Bonecrusher, Canthan Targe, Chimeric Prism, Peacock's Wrath, Snake's Envy, Unicorn's Wrath
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ Factions ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
Shing Jea Island
→
Kaineng City
→ Black Hawk's Lust, Bronze Guardian, Death's Head, Dragon Fangs, Dragon's Envy, Fox's Greed, Heaven's Arch, Hog's Gluttony, Lion's Pride, Ominous Aegis, Peacock's Wrath, Quicksilver, Rhino's Sloth, Scorpion Bow, Snake's Envy, Spider's Gluttony, Spiritbinder, Storm Ember, Tiger's Pride, Unicorn's Wrath, Wolf's Greed
Echovald Forest
→ Spiritbinder
Urgoz's Warren
→ Lion's Pride
The Jade Sea
→ Bronze Guardian, Dragon's Envy, Spider's Gluttony, Storm Ember, Wolf's Greed
The Deep
→ Wolf's Greed
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ Nightfall ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
Istan
→
Kourna
→
Vabbi
→ Dragon's Envy
The Desolation
→ Tiger's Pride
Realm of Torment
→ Death's Head, Qicksilver, Wolf's Greed
Domain of Anguish
→ Heaven's Arch, Quicksilver (NM), Peacock's Wrath, Storm Ember, Unicorn's Wrath (NM), Wolf's Greed (NM)
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ Eye of the North ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
Far Shiverpeaks (Norn areas)
→ Bronze Guardian, Darksteel Longbow, Fox's Greed, Heaven's Arch, Hourglass Staff, Peacock's Wrath, Snake's Envy, Tiger's Pride, Unicorn's Wrath, Wolf's Greed, Greater Etched Sword (gold), Etched Sword (gold, purple), Lesser Etched Sword (gold, purple, white)
Charr Homelands (Charr areas)
→ Quicksilver
Tarnished Coast (Asuran areas)
→ Death's Head, Dragon's Envy, Heaven's Arch, Hourglass Staff, Peacock's Wrath, Quicksilver, Snake's Envy, Tiger's Pride, Unicorn's Wrath, Wolf's Greed, Greater Granite Edge (gold), Granite Edge (gold, NM), Lesser Granite Edge (gold), Greater Stoneblade (gold), Stoneblade (gold, NM), Lesser Stoneblade (gold, purple, blue, NM)
Depths of Tyria (Dungeon areas)
→ Hourglass Staff, Greater Arced Blade (gold), Arced Blade (purple)
Dungeon End Chests
... no documented drops from dungeon end chests yet
Arachni's Spoils (Arachni's Haunt)
→
Bogroot Chest (Bogroot Growths)
→
Chest of Burrows (Frostmaw's Burrows)
→
Chest of Kathandrax (Catacombs of Kathandrax)
→
Chest of Wintersday Past (Secret Lair of the Snowmen)
→ ... will try to confirm there's still just consumables
Destroyer Chest (Raven's Point)
→
Dragrimmar Chest (Sepulchre of Dragrimmar)
→
Eldritch Chest (Bloodstone Caves)
→
Fendi's Chest (Shards of Orr)
→
Havok's Chest (Darkrime Delves)
→
Hidesplitter's Chest (Rragar's Menagerie)
→
Irontoe's Chest (Fronis Irontoe's Lair)
→ ... will try to confirm there's still just ale
Mountain Heart Chest (Heart of the Shiverpeaks)
→
Murakai's Chest (Cathedral of Flames)
→
Oola's Chest (Oola's Lab)
→
Prismatic Chest (Ooze Pit)
→
Zoldark's Chest (Vloxen Excavations)
→
Chest of the Slaver (Slavers' Exile)
→
Hierophant's Chest (Slavers' Exile)
→
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ Questions & Answers ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
New Findings
❅ "Of the (Profession)" mods probably drop for all professions across all campaigns. For example, a Dervish bow mod dropped in Prophecies.
❅ Leadership shields (with new skins) have been found (both non-inscribable and inscribable versions). The new shields may also require Strength or Tactics (but not Motivation or Command). Non-inscribable mods (e.g. + 9-10 armor vs. creature, + attribute 19-20%) might be found on these shields. For example, a Japan 1st Anniversary Shield (Leadership) was seen with +10 armor vs. Demons.
❅ The new items drop in both Hard mode and Normal Mode. They may also drop with requirements lower than 9 from certain foes. Items that require Ritualist attributes can be found in Prophecies.
❅ Items that were previously bonus items cannot be salvaged for materials. The previous PVP rewards can be salvaged for materials.
❅ Foes may drop new items from categories that were previously not in their drop table. For example, Raptors may drop caster weapons such as the Hourglass Staff.
❅ The previous PVP rewards drop in rarities other than gold. Weapons with "Lesser" names, such as the Lesser Etched Sword, drop in all rarities (gold, purple, blue, white); Their regular counterparts, such as the Etched Sword, drop in purple and gold. Their "Greater" counterparts only drop in gold. The previous bonus items only drop in gold.
❅ Items can drop with no inherent mods (naked). This was at least seen in Prophecies.
Requirements
❅ All caster attributes: Chimeric Prism, Fox's Greed, Hourglass Staff, Dragon's Envy (maybe primary attributes only), Tiger's Pride, Unicorn's Wrath, Wolf's Greed
❅ Class-specific:
Elementalist: Lion's Pride (unsure), Storm Ember
Mesmer: Peacock's Wrath, Quicksilver
Monk: Censor's Icon (unsure), Heaven's Arch
Necromancer: Bone Idol (unsure), Death's Head, Snake's Envy
Ritualist: Spiritbinder
❅ Shields (both insc and non-insc) require: Leadership / Strength / Tactics
❅ Bows have the same class as their bonus item counterparts. All are flatbows except the Darksteel Longbow.
(specific findings as follows)
[All]
Chimeric Prism: fast casting, communing
Fox's Greed: communing, divine, healing, protection, restoration, smiting, spawning
Hourglass Staff: communing, death, divine, domination, earth, energy, fast casting, fire, healing, illusion
Dragon's Envy: energy, fast casting, soul reaping
Tiger's Pride: communing, energy, soul reaping
Unicorn's Wrath: communing, domination, energy, fast casting, illusion, inspiration, soul reaping
Wolf's Greed: channeling, protection, smiting
[Elementalist]
Lion's Pride: water
Storm Ember: air, earth, energy
[Mesmer]
Peacock's Wrath: domination, fast casting, illusion, inspiration
Quicksilver: domination, fast casting, illusion, inspiration
[Monk]
Censor's Icon: healing
Heaven's Arch: divine, healing, smiting
[Necromancer]
Bone Idol (pre-order skin): blood
Death's Head: blood, curses, death, soul reaping
Snake's Envy: blood, curses, death, soul reaping
[Ritualist]
Spiritbinder: channelling, communing, restoration, spawning
[Shields]
Bronze Guardian: leadership, strength, tactics
Canthan Targe: tactics
Hog's Gluttony: leadership, strength, tactics
Japan 1st Anniversary Shield: leadership
Ominous Aegis: leadership, tactics
Spider's Gluttony: leadership, strength, tactics
Dye Information
Dye results are the same as the bonus item or PVP reward counterparts.
All are dyeable, but many bonus items showed no difference when dyed.
[Anywhere]
Bear's Sloth
Black Hawk's Lust
Bonecrusher
Bronze Guardian: dyeable, but showed no difference
Death's Head: dyeable, but showed no difference
Dragon's Envy
Fox's Greed
Heaven's Arch: dyeable, but showed no difference
Hog's Gluttony
Lion's Pride: dyeable, but showed no difference
Ominous Aegis: dyeable
Peacock's Wrath: dyeable, but showed no difference
Quicksilver: dyeable, but showed no difference
Rhino's Sloth
Scorpion Bow
Scorpion's Lust
Snake's Envy
Spider's Gluttony
Storm Ember
Tiger's Pride: dyeable, but showed no difference
Unicorn's Wrath: dyeable, but showed no difference
Wolf's Greed: dyeable, but showed no difference
[Prophecies]
Bone Idol (pre-order skin)
Canthan Targe
Censor's Icon: dyeable, but showed no difference
Chimeric Prism
Ithas Bow
War Pick
[Factions]
Dragon Fangs
Japan 1st Anniversary Shield: dyeable, whole item
Spiritbinder: dyeable, handles
[Nightfall]
Soulbreaker
Sunspear (weapon)
[Eye of the North]
Darksteel Longbow
Glacial Blade
Glacial Blades (daggers)
Hourglass Staff: dyeable, but showed no difference
Greater Arced Blade
Arced Blade
Greater Etched Sword: dyeable, whole item, default yellow
Etched Sword: dyeable, whole item, default yellow
Lesser Etched Sword: dyeable, whole item, default yellow
Greater Granite Edge: dyeable, whole item, default brown
Granite Edge: dyeable, whole item, default brown
Lesser Granite Edge: dyeable, whole item, default brown
Greater Stoneblade: dyeable, whole item, default brown
Stoneblade: dyeable, whole item, default brown
Lesser Stoneblade: dyeable, whole item, default brown
All help and suggestions are appreciated. Thank you!
Update Logs
2025/4/10 created thread
2025/4/11 changed list from specific farms to locations
2025/4/15 start of 20th anniversary and new drops
2025/4/16 added Q&A section with new findings
2025/4/17 added requirement and dye information
2025/4/19 added a summary
