Wintersday Card
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The sending out of Wintersday cards to selected members of the Guild Wars community from all around the world is a tradition ArenaNet started in 2006. Each card features unique artwork and is signed by various staff members.
Overview[edit]
Every year a handful of players from all across the globe, regardless of whether they are just regular players or members of specific Guild-Wars-2-centered fansites or institutions, such as the wiki, are chosen to receive a signed Christmas card. Only a limited number of cards is sent out each time. In some cases, players are asked whether they would like to receive a card, and if they consent, are required to share their address. Notably is that the privacy policy is abided to at all times. Initially, all cards were hand-signed as well as -numbered in either golden or silver ink.
2006–2009[edit]
2006 Wintersday Card. Design by AJ Thompson.
2007 Wintersday Card. Design by AJ Thompson, art by Katy Hargrove.
2008 Wintersday Card. Features Gwen and two asura, art by Kristen Perry.
2009 Wintersday Card. Features Nicholas the Traveller and Professor Yakkington, art by Katy Hargrove.
2010–2016[edit]
In 2010, the design switched its focus from characters and themes of the original Guild Wars to ones more closely connected to Guild Wars 2.
2010 Wintersday Card. Design by Jamie Jang. Features the members of Destiny's Edge, except for Garm.
2011 Wintersday Card.
Art by Tsveta Komaticheva.
2012 Wintersday Card.
Art by Tsveta Komaticheva.
2013 Wintersday Card.
Art by Jamie Ro.
2014 Wintersday Card.
Art by Tsveta Komaticheva.
2015 Wintersday Card.
Art by Jamie Ro. Features Bloomanoo, Peneloopee, and family.
2016 Wintersday Card. This card's art was created by Lena Richards and features Toymaker Tixx.
2017 Wintersday Card.
Art by Matthew Pugnetti.
2018 Wintersday Card.
Art by Theo Prins.
2019–2020[edit]
2019 marked the first year where the card design and content moved from Guild Wars 2 and ArenaNet to NCSoft and its games in the west.
2019 Wintersday Card.
2020 Wintersday Card.
2021–2022[edit]
In 2021, design and content moved back to ArenaNet, featuring the upcoming expansion, End of Dragons, in the form of its logo and a design the likes of Cantha.
2021 Wintersday Card.
2021 Wintersday Card (reverse).
2022 Wintersday Card.
2022 Wintersday Card (reverse).
