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Guild Wars 3

Everything confirmed about Guild Wars 3 — roadmap, species, beta date, and hype data. Sourced from ArenaNet. Updated 17 Sep 2026.

What is Guild Wars 3? Guild Wars 3 is an action-adventure MMORPG set in ancient Orr, over 1,000 years before Guild Wars Reforged. Players are Vaelwardens — guardians of Orr's oldest guild, defending magical Vael spirits against the industrialist Mavenwrights. Beta opens Fall 2027 on PC and PS5. Buy-to-play, no subscription.

Release & Beta Reliquary

The questions everyone asks
Release dateNot announcedBeta confirmed Fall 2027
Beta windowFALL 2027Confirmed by ArenaNet
PlatformsPC · STEAM · PS5No Xbox confirmed
Business modelBUY-TO-PLAYNo sub · No P2W
SettingAncient Orr1000+ yrs before Reforged
Player roleVaelwardenGuardian of Orr's oldest guild
Launch species4Humans · Asura · Kodan · Mystery
Beta signupguildwars3.comOfficial site

Playable Species

Confirmed 5 Aug 2026
Humans — official key art
Human

A people drawn from beyond the Mists, shaped by faith in the Six Gods and the urgency of survival in ancient Orr.

Confirmed · Spotlighted 13 Aug 2026
Asura — official concept art
Asura

An expeditionary lineage who left the Depths in pursuit of magic, founding the surface outpost of Rata Pten — rougher, taller and furrier than their evolved descendants.

Confirmed · Spotlighted 27 Aug 2026
Kodan — official concept art
Kodan

A faithless people of Janthir called south to Orr and into a resurgence of belief in Koda the Creator, whom they hold to be Tyria's sole fashioner.

Confirmed · Spotlighted 20 Aug 2026
Mystery Species

A fourth playable species not yet revealed by ArenaNet — the asura spotlight states the reveal is coming late in 2026.

Unannounced · Reveal expected late 2026
Species confirmed by ArenaNet on 5 August 2026. Human, asura and kodan spotlight articles have since been published; a fourth species reveal is expected late in 2026.

Combat & Professions

Gamescom 2026 · 3 Sep
Warrior Seen at Gamescom

The frontline archetype — heavy weapons, sustained pressure, and the natural home for a tank build.

Necromancer Seen at Gamescom

A death-magic caster trading life, minions and conditions — the franchise's oldest source of attrition.

Ranger Seen at Gamescom

A ranged skirmisher fighting alongside a companion beast, reading terrain rather than holding a line.

Tank

Hold the line and control a fight's shape from the front.

Healing

Keep a group standing through long, punishing encounters.

Damage

Convert opportunity into the burst that ends a phase.

ArenaNet has not published a full profession list. Warrior, Necromancer and Ranger were the archetypes shown in Gamescom 2026 hands-on coverage, and the demo's skill interface was explicitly described as temporary. Roles are being made more defined — Colin Johanson points to the clearer tanks, damage and healing of the original Guild Wars, while still letting one profession play several roles. A large combat scenario was put at roughly 20 players; that figure applies to combat, not to cities and open areas. Sources: Wccftech, PC Gamer.

Roadmap Archive

Official timeline · source-linked
All entries sourced from ArenaNet / guildwars3.com official news. Fan site — not affiliated with ArenaNet or NCSoft.

Hype Vigil

Live demand data
Guild Wars Reforged players 285 Steam live · proxy for legacy-GW demand
GW Reforged all-time peak 5,634 7 Dec 2025 · SteamDB
GW Reforged wishlists (est) 77,613 Raijin estimate · 16 Aug 2026
GW Reforged Steam rating 87% Positive · 3,396 reviews
GW3 has no wishlist page yet — Reforged is the live demand proxy until it does.
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