Birthday Gift

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A Birthday Gift is an item received by a character once the character reaches their birthday; this occurs every 365 days that pass the day of character creation. For example, a character created on August 28th, 2012 will receive their first birthday gift on August 28, 2013, and their second birthday gift on August 28, 2014.

Gifts are distributed based on the age of the character, not that of the account or when the slot was purchased. For example, a character created in March will receive gifts each March; if that character is deleted in February, its replacement will not see a birthday present until the following February.

List of birthday gifts[edit]

Year Days
[note 1]
Birthday gift Gift contents One-time account rewards[note 2]
1 365 First Birthday Gift.pngFirst Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Loyal
2 730 First Birthday Gift.pngSecond Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Veteran
3 1095 First Birthday Gift.pngThird Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Faithful
Permanent Birthday Finisher.pngPermanent Birthday Finisher
4 1460 First Birthday Gift.pngFourth Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Stalwart
Anniversary Backpack and Mail Carrier Pack.pngAnniversary Backpack and Mail Carrier Pack
5 1825 First Birthday Gift.pngFifth Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Relentless
Anniversary Backpack and Weapon Pack Combo.pngAnniversary Backpack and Weapon Pack Combo
6 2190 First Birthday Gift.pngSixth Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Devoted
Anniversary Backpack and Weapon Pack Combo.pngDevoted Anniversary Achievement Box
7 2555 First Birthday Gift.pngSeventh Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Victorious
Anniversary Backpack and Weapon Pack Combo.pngVictorious Anniversary Achievement Box
8 2920 First Birthday Gift.pngEighth Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Dedicated
Dedicated Anniversary Achievement Box.pngDedicated Anniversary Achievement Box
9 3285 First Birthday Gift.pngNinth Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Long-Term Commitment
Committed Anniversary Achievement Box.pngCommitted Anniversary Achievement Box
10 3650 First Birthday Gift.pngTenth Birthday Gift
Title icon.png Decade's Devotion
Anniversary Backpack and Mail Carrier Pack.pngDecade Anniversary Achievement Box
11+ 4015
4380
First Birthday Gift.pngBirthday Gift
Anniversary Backpack and Mail Carrier Pack.pngAnniversary Achievement Box
Notes
  1. ^ You can check a character's number of days since creation with the /age chat command.
  2. ^ Opening each type of gift for the first time on an account also grants Birthday achievements in the Hero category with these rewards.

Mail[edit]

Birthday Gift.png

The Guild Wars 2 Team

Happy Birthday, <Character Name>!


Congratulations! It's the anniversary of your character's creation, and in recognition of your last year of heroic deeds in Tyria, here is a gift from us to you. Thanks for playing Guild Wars 2!

(Item for your character's birthday year)

Notes[edit]

  • Birthday distribution ignores the extra day in leap years; characters will receive a gift every 365 days. This means a character's birthday will "drift" backwards by one day every four years.
  • Birthday gifts are distributed at the time of day the character was created, not the daily reset time.
  • The next upcoming Birthday Gift (Year 13; 4745 days.) will be obtainable at the earliest on August 22, 2025, at 04:00 UTC+00:00.

Trivia[edit]

  • The first anniversary of Guild Wars 2 and the distribution of the first birthday gifts coincided with the Clockwork Chaos release in August 2013.
  • The original Guild Wars introduced the concept of birthday gifts containing miniatures.
  • The initial Headstart period began midnight Pacific Time on 25 August, 2012. However, the oldest possible characters in the game were created about 3 hours earlier, as the servers were officially opened three hours ahead of schedule. The second headstart began on the 27th and the official launch on the 28th, each at midnight Pacific.
  • The 11th Year Birthday is the first time the achievement doesn't include a title.

Related achievements[edit]