Shadow of the Mad King 2017

Shadow of the Mad King, our annual Halloween festival, returns with ghoulish capers, spooky fights, and holiday fun! Gather together with the citizens of Lion's Arch to enjoy another year of tricks, treats, and terrible jokes. — Official website

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Shadow of the Mad King, our annual Halloween festival, returns with ghoulish capers, spooky fights, and holiday fun! Gather together with the citizens of Lion's Arch to enjoy another year of tricks, treats, and terrible jokes.

— Official website

Shadow of the Mad King 2017 is a Halloween-themed release and was the first major update for Guild Wars 2 that went live on October 22, 2012. It has since been updated and re-released in 2015 and 2016 as annual events. In 2017, it started on October 17th, 2017 and ended on November 8th, 2017.

2017 Features

Lion's Arch loading screen

Halloween Events

• Mad King's Labyrinth - Bloody Prince Edrick has taken over parts of the Mad King's Labyrinth and is controlling the undead armies in the Mad King's Realm. The Skeletal Lich, Grand High Viscount of Candy Corn, and the Labyrinthine Horror lie in wait.
  • Labyrinth Race - Take part in a race through the Labyrinth on your mounts. (Occurs roughly every 20 minutes)
• Mad King's Clock Tower - Tyria's most maddening jumping puzzle thrilled players during last year's Halloween event and returns better than ever.
• Ascent to Madness - Fight against the Mad King Thorn himself, as he trades in his usual jokes and pranks to face you head on.
• Mad King Says - Join the Mad King Thorn as he commands you to perform actions, or attempts to trick you.
• Lunatic Inquisition - Attempt to survive the night as a villager while the Lunatic Courtiers hunt you down.

New Achievements

•  Shadow of the Mad King
•  Halloween Daily
•  Halloween Rituals
•  Lunatic Wardrobe
• Festival Collections: Lunatic Court's Finery — Unlock all 18 Lunatic armor skins in your wardrobe. (5)

Items and rewards

For list of all Halloween rewards and items, see: Halloween/items

New Equipment

• Antonina
• Sikandar
• Touch of Madness
• Mad Memoires: Complete Ignition
• Mad Memoires: Complete Superstition
• Lunatic armor
• Haunted weapons

New Miniatures

• Mini Bradford the Skeleton Ghost
• Mini Halloween Gourdon
• Mini Lord Humphrey Faren
• Mini Gustav the Caramel Corn Elemental
• Mini Failed Attempt
• Mini Forgal
• Mini Sieran
• Mini Trahearne
• Mini Spooky Mounts Pack

New Guild Hall Decorations

• Ghostly Dining Chair
• Ghostly Dining Table
• Haunted Armchair
• Haunted Love Seat
• Spooky Dining Chair
• Spooky Dining Table

New Black Lion Trading Company Items

• Mini Elonian Familiar
• Riding Broom Glider Combo
• Spooky Mounts Pack

Returning Black Lion Trading Company Items

• Blood and Madness Halloween weapon skins
• Bloody Prince's Outfit
• Bone Pick
• Candy Corn Gobbler
• Devil Horns Skin
• Ghoul Backpack and Mini Set
• Grenth Hood Skin
• Hallows Fortune Fireworks
• Lunatic Guard Outfit
• Mad King's Outfit
• Mad King Dye Kit
• Permanent Mad King Finisher
• Permanent Scarecrow Finisher
• Phantom's Hood Skin
• Tireless Harvesting Minion
• Tireless Logging Minion
• Witch's Outfit

Notes

• The Lunatic Inquisition game was brought back in 2017 after being dropped in 2014.
• The 2012 Halloween skins Scythe Staff Skin, Deathly Pauldrons Skin, Chain Sword Skin, Ghastly Grinning Shield Skin and Greatsaw Greatsword Skin were made available in Black Lion Chests.

Soundtrack

Primary article: Shadow of the Mad King 2012#Soundtrack

External links

• Shadow of the Mad King is Live, Guildwars2.com
• Official release page
• 2017 Twitter Announcement

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Halloween.

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Festivals

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2017 Festival and Special Event releases

Lunar New Year Super Adventure Festival Shadow of the Mad King A Very Merry Wintersday