Installing Guild Wars


New to Guild Wars?

If you have never played any chapter of Guild Wars before, please follow these simple steps to create a game account and add your key;

  1. Install and run the Guild Wars client (Available here)
  2. On the title screen, click ‘Create Account or Add Access Key’

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  3. On the following screen, check the second box (Create a new Guild Wars account) and click ‘Next’ on the bottom right of the screen

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  4. Ensure the correct region is ticked, then add your Prophecies, Factions or Nightfall Retail Key* and click ‘Next’ on the bottom right of the screen

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  5. On the following screen click ‘Next’ to begin creating your new Guild Wars account
  6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the account creation process. You will receive an email to verify your details

Already play Guild Wars?

You can upgrade your existing account with other Guild Wars Retail Keys or Bonus Keys. Doing so will unlock new items and skills for your characters, and will enable you to travel between Tyria (Guild Wars Prophecies players only), Cantha (Guild Wars Factions players only) and Elona (Guild Wars Nightfall players only). To upgrade your account;

  1. Run the Guild Wars client
  2. On the title screen, click ‘Create Account or Add Access Key’

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  3. On the following screen, tick the first box (Add the Access Key to an existing Guild Wars account) and log in to your game account

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  4. Add your Prophecies, Factions or Nightfall Retail Key* and click ‘Next’ on the bottom right of the screen

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  5. On the following screen click ‘Add Key’

* If you’ve purchased the Guild Wars Nightfall Pre-Release Bonus Pack, you can also add your Nightfall Bonus Key on this page. To unlock your bonus items, you will need to apply a Nightfall Retail Key included in both the Standard and Collector’s Edition.