Shadow of the Mad King 2021
“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 is a Halloween-themed festival released on October 5 through November 9. Decorated festival areas have been added outside of each race's capital city: Plains of Ashford, Queensdale, Wayfarer Foothills, Metrica Province, and Caledon Forest. Festival merchants, as well as ominous portals to the Mad Realm, are also present during the festivities.
Returning features[edit]
- Primary article: Halloween
Items and rewards[edit]
- For list of all Halloween rewards and items, see: Halloween/items
Activities[edit]
- 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)
- Time Trial: Labyrinth Lunatic
- 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.
- Mad Memoires scavenger hunt
- Reaper's Rumble - A fast-paced PvP format where players compete to recover pumpkins and spawn hordes of skeletons to attack the enemy team’s base.
- Mad King's Raceway - On the fields of Reaper's Rumble, join the races or try your skill at the adventures. Rental for the respective Mounts are available for a small fee.
- Mad Maleficence collection.
Halloween achievements[edit]
Vendors[edit]
2021 features[edit]
New activities[edit]
- Mad King's Labyrinth
- Defeat the strange foe that came through the haunted door (Harrower Veltan) — new door boss event.
- Defeat the strange foe that came through the haunted door (Hollowed Gourdbinder) — new door boss event.
New achievements[edit]
- Shadow of the Mad King: Court Duty: All's Mad That Ends Mad — Report back to Magister Tassi in Lion's Arch to disclose the truth behind events in the Mad Realm. (10)
- Shadow of the Mad King: Court Duty: Deference to the King — Survive Mad King Thorn's tricks in the Ascent to Madness mission or participate in his games of Mad King Says in Lion's Arch. Successfully playing Mad King Says awards extra progress. (5)
- Shadow of the Mad King: Court Duty: Gathering Evidence — Complete Court Duty achievements in the Shadow of the Mad King category to acquire clues about the latest incident in the Mad Realm. (2)
- Shadow of the Mad King: Court Duty: Race to the Precipice — Complete mount races in the Mad King's Labyrinth or Mad King's Raceway. Faster times and top-three finishes award extra progress. (5)
- Shadow of the Mad King: Court Duty: Terror of the Tower — Open chests in the Mad King's Clock Tower or Stopped Clock Tower jumping puzzles. Chests higher up the tower award extra progress. (5)
- Shadow of the Mad King: Court Duty: The King's Guest — Visit the Mad King's Labyrinth for some...festive fun. Then follow up on developments observed in the Mad Realm. (1)
- Shadow of the Mad King: Court Duty: Untangling the Labyrinth — Complete haunted door events in the Mad King's Labyrinth. Boss events award extra progress. (5)
- Shadow of the Mad King: Court Duty: Where Lunatics Dare — Track down the members of the Lunatic Court's expedition force and question them to piece together the true story of their quest. (3)
- Shadow of the Mad King: Feline of the Labyrinth — Receive a boon from an old occupant of the Mad King's Labyrinth. (3)
- Shadow of the Mad King: The Outcast Prince — Hear out Prince Thorn's thoughts on life in the ever-changing Mad Realm. (3)
New vendors[edit]
New skins and equipment[edit]
- Grasping Gaze Shoulders Box
- Grasping Gaze Shoulders (light)
- Grasping Gaze Shoulders (medium)
- Grasping Gaze Shoulders (heavy)
- New Courtly weapons
New items[edit]
- Guardian's Dreambound Chest
- Revenant's Dreambound Chest
- Warrior's Dreambound Chest
- Engineer's Dreambound Chest
- Ranger's Dreambound Chest
- Thief's Dreambound Chest
- Elementalist's Dreambound Chest
- Mesmer's Dreambound Chest
- Necromancer's Dreambound Chest
- The above chests will have several of the following weapons based on their profession's main hand weapons:
- Mini Madam Cookie
- Mini Spectral Palawa Joko
- Plush Zhaia
- Recipe: Homemade Campfire Treat
New Guild Hall decorations[edit]
Gem Store[edit]
Mail[edit]
Magister Tassi Urgent: Do Not Read Out Loud Keep this quiet, but I've been seeing...unusual readings from the Mad Realm this year. Travelers have seemed quite shocked upon exiting the Labyrinth. I've heard...whispers. Any changes to Halloween could be of great significance. And I don't need to remind you, but the doors to the Mad Realm go both ways. At your earliest convenience, could you journey to the Labyrinth and report back on anything...say, out of the ordinary? Out of the ordinary for a spectral quasi dimension, of course. For the sake of documentation.—Magister Tassi
Lion's Arch, built upon the wreckage of the Krytan City of the same name, has grown and prospered in the years since the rise of the Orrian Dragon. Founded by pirates and dependent on trade, the city has become a common ground for all the races of Tyria. |
Gallery[edit]
- See also: Shadow of the Mad King 2020#Gallery
New skins and equipment[edit]
New items[edit]
New Guild Hall decorations[edit]
Gem Store[edit]
Notes[edit]
- The dreambound chests given by the Mist Stranger are limited to one per account.
External links[edit]
- Shadow of the Mad King Arrives October 5, Guildwars2.com
- Shadow of the Mad King 2021 Is Live, Guildwars2.com
- Official release page