LFG and Group Communication

Where do I find a group?

Use the Looking For Group (LFG) panel. Press Y to open Contacts and LFG, then select the LFG tab to see the categories.

Main categories

There are many categories, but beginners only need to focus on a few at first.

• Central Tyria: open-world groups, world bosses, and map taxis
• Dungeons: categories for each dungeon; check the listing for story mode or explorable paths
• Fractals: groups for tiers T1–T4
• Raids: Training and Experienced categories
• PvP / WvW: competitive play
• Other categories: Living World, festivals, achievements, guild recruitment, mentoring, and more

Join a group

Expand a category to view current listings. Groups with room for more players can be joined through their listing.

Create a listing

Select a category and the button to advertise your party, then enter a description. Your group appears in the list.

Search filters

Use filters to narrow listings. Prefix a word with - to exclude it. For example, -sell -wts filters out listings containing those selling terms.

What should my listing say?

Start with the content and the kind of run. Keep it simple.

Beginner listing examples

A simple listing format

Content + difficulty or path + style of run

• all welcome: all experience levels welcome
• chill / relaxed: a relaxed pace; still read the full listing for experience and role requirements
• learning / training: a group learning the content

Say when it is your first time

Look for "all welcome", "learning", or "training", and say "first time here". This gives the group a chance to explain roles or mechanics before starting.

Understanding abbreviations

You do not need to memorize every abbreviation. Learn the common ones first.

What is quickplay?

Quickplay provides automatic matchmaking. Queue to be placed in a group without writing an LFG listing.

Fractal quickplay

• Open LFG → Fractals of the Mists → Initiate Scales 1–25 and find the Quickplay button.
• It is always scale 1, so Agony Resistance is not required.
• You are assigned a random fractal from the quickplay pool.
• It is labeled beta, so details may change.

Raid quickplay

• Introduced on February 3, 2026. Open LFG → Raids → Raids (Training) to start quickplay.
• Quickplay raids are available regardless of expansion ownership.
• You receive a random encounter from the quickplay pool. Matchmaking does not automatically balance healer and boon roles.
• The Quickplay Morale effect helps your group in combat.
• The weekly achievement rewards up to 10 completions. Completions 5 and 10 each give three Legendary Insights; the other stages give a Weekly Quickplay Raid Cache, for a total of six LI and eight caches.

Quickplay and regular LFG

What do I do after joining?

A few basic habits make group play easier.

Basic steps

• Say hello: "hi" is enough. No formal introduction is necessary.
• Move with your group: a party may not have a commander tag. Check that you are in the same map instance. In a squad, follow its commander and instructions.
• Ask when unsure: say "first time here" so people know you may need an explanation.
• When downed or defeated: allies can revive you from downed state. Recovery after full defeat varies by content: follow waypoint, checkpoint, or group reset instructions.

When do I use food and potions?

• You do not need expensive consumables to begin ordinary dungeons, low-tier fractals, or open-world play. Check any requirements in the listing.
• For high-tier fractals and raids, prepare food and utility consumables suited to your build. Fractal potions are separate, fractal-specific enhancements.
• p+f usually means potions and food. In a fractal listing, this refers to fractal potions and food; do not confuse those potions with utility consumables.

Voice chat

Ordinary open-world groups, dungeons, and fractals can use text chat. Raid training, guild groups, and WvW squads may require voice, so read the listing. You can ask whether listening without speaking is acceptable.

Chat commands