Guild Wars, the widely beloved and critically acclaimed MMORPG, is receiving its first new premium DLC in nearly two decades as ArenaNet and co-dev partner studio 2weeks bring all new content to the game with Guild Wars Afterlife. The new DLC, launching January 13, 2027, takes players through the Mists of Tyria to the land of Xotecha, where they must combat the rising tide of Nightmares and the mysterious Cult of Odran. The new content will challenge original Guild Wars players in new ways, with an ever-changing dungeon where no two trips are ever the same. Players will select a starting loadout and then face a unique sequence of maps, enemies, and bosses, engaging in a skill-drafting system that lets them choose new abilities after each successful encounter. The skills offered during these moments are not limited to their character’s primary or secondary professions, allowing for wider, more open-ended character build-craft options than ever. As runs are completed, players will unlock rewards that impact future dungeon runs as well as permanent rewards they can enjoy outside of Xotecha across the rest of the game. As players make further progress, the overarching story of Afterlife will reveal itself, shining light on what exactly is happening in these numinous frontiers. Players can pre-purchase today at a discounted price of $23.99 USD/EUR, with pre-purchase granting the ancestral-themed Vestments of the Order costume as a bonus. Guild Wars Afterlife will return to its standard price of $29.99 at launch.