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 every farm and chest run 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.
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ The List ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅
For a list of new items, visit the 2025/4/9 update
Below are lists of possible drop locations 
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!
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ 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)
→
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'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
→
❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ 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)
→
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, low req in NM), Lesser Granite Edge (gold), Greater Stoneblade (gold), Stoneblade (gold, q8, NM), Lesser Stoneblade (gold, purple, blue, low req in NM)
Depths of Tyria (Dungeon areas)
→ Hourglass Staff, Greater Arced Blade (gold), Arced Blade (purple)
Dungeon End Chests
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 was found 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.
❅ Some items (the ones with bonus weapon skins) cannot be salvaged for materials. Items with PVP reward skins can be salvaged for materials.
❅ Some 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.
❅ Some items drop in rarities other than rare (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.
❅ Some items can have no inherent mods (naked). This is at least seen in Prophecies.
Requirements
[Current Findings]
❅ All caster attributes (possibly): Fox's Greed, Tiger's Pride, Unicorn's Wrath, Wolf's Greed, Chimeric Prism, Hourglass Staff
❅ Class-specific: Death's Head (nec), Heaven's Arch (monk), Peacock's Wrath (mes), Quicksilver (mes), Snake's Envy (nec), Storm Ember (ele), Spiritbinder (rit)
❅ Need more information: Censor's Icon (monk or all), Dragon's Envy (primary attr or all), Lion's Pride (ele or all), Bone Idol (nec or all)
❅ Shields may require leadership / strength / tactics (possibly all 3, both insc and OS)
(specific findings as follows)
[Bow Class] ...likely the same as bonus weapons
Darksteel Longbow: longbow
Scorpion's Lust: flatbow
Scorpion Bow: unknown (maybe flatbow)
Black Hawk's Lust: flatbow
[Anywhere]
Bronze Guardian: leadership, strength, tactics
Death's Head: blood, curses, death, soul reaping
Dragon's Envy: fast casting, soul reaping
Fox's Greed: communing, divine, healing, protection, restoration, smiting, spawning
Heaven's Arch: divine, healing, smiting
Hog's Gluttony: leadership, tactics
Lion's Pride: water
Ominous Aegis: leadership
Peacock's Wrath: domination, fast casting, illusion, inspiration
Quicksilver: domination, fast casting, illusion, inspiration
Snake's Envy: blood, curses, death, soul reaping
Spider's Gluttony: leadership, strength, tactics
Storm Ember: air, earth, energy
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
[Prophecies]
Bone Idol (pre-order skin): blood
Canthan Targe: tactics
Censor's Icon: healing
Chimeric Prism: fast casting, communing
[Factions]
Japan 1st Anniversary Shield: leadership
Spiritbinder: channelling, restoration, spawning
[Nightfall]
N/A ...Soulbreaker and Sunspear required no research
[Eye of the North]
Hourglass Staff: communing, death, divine, domination, earth, energy, fast casting, healing, illusion
Dye Information
Dye results are possibly the same as pre-order or PVP items
[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
[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
