Daily and Weekly Resets: What Changes, and When?

Reset times at a glance (UTC)

Daily activities (reset at 00:00 UTC)

• Claim first
  Claim Wizard's Vault daily rewards Completed objectives expire at reset if you have not claimed their rewards. Check them when you log in.
• Recommended
  World bosses Each boss has a daily reward chest. Major bosses such as Tequatl and the Megadestroyer award gold and rare materials. See the timer links below.
• Recommended
  Daily fractals at your current tier Start with low T1 scales. Experienced T4 players often complete the three T4 dailies plus recommended fractals. There is one recommended fractal each in T1, T2, and T3; higher recommended reward chests require the Follows Advice mastery.
• Optional
  Daily crafting for ascended materials Time-gated intermediate materials include Lump of Mithrillium, Glob of Elder Spirit Residue, Spool of Silk Weaving Thread, and Spool of Thick Elonian Cord. Their standard recipes require crafting level 450. They are used in ascended and legendary equipment.
• Optional
  Home instance or homestead gathering Gather from your own nodes or a party member's. Each type of node can be gathered once per account per day.
• For reference
  Dungeon first-clear bonuses Each dungeon path offers a daily bonus. Dungeons are older content, but their tokens can still buy exotic equipment.

World bosses and meta events

World bosses appear on a schedule, and their main rewards have daily limits. The chest in the map and the bonus reward chest may have different limits. Meta events also have their own reward rules.

Use GW2Timer.com for a live timer. Tequatl and the Claw of Jormag are good places to start.

Weekly activities (reset Monday at 07:30 UTC)

• Claim first
  Claim Wizard's Vault weekly rewards Claim completed weekly rewards before reset. Eight new objectives arrive on Monday at 07:30 UTC. Your chosen game modes carry over; you do not need to set them again each week.
• Recommended
  Raid encounters (formerly strike missions) Main rewards are weekly per boss. Quickplay matches you into selected encounters automatically; it does not fulfill the normal encounter's daily bounty or collection requirements.
• Recommended
  Raids These are ten-player boss encounters. The eight wings offer main rewards once per boss per week. Encounter rewards have a weekly cap of 800 Magnetite Shards; some additional sources, including chests and challenge modes, are separate.
• Recommended
  Weekly fractals: Fractal Fighter Complete the required number of distinct fractals in a tier for a weekly bonus. At T4, six distinct fractals award a Fractal Fighter's Cache and 2 gold.
• Optional
  Guild missions Guild bounties, treks, challenges, and other missions award Guild Commendations. They reset on Monday at 07:30 UTC.
• Optional
  WvW skirmish rewards The pip reward track resets with your region's WvW match. Use that deadline if you are aiming for a particular reward chest.

Other reset schedules

• WvW match reset: Around 02:00 UTC on Saturday for NA, and 18:00 UTC on Friday for EU. New matchups and pip tracks begin; entering the new match may take a few more minutes.
• Map bonus reward rotation: Thursday at 20:00 UTC. The bonus material lists change for core Tyria maps.
• Rift hunting (SotO): Active rift maps rotate weekly, and weekly Kryptis rift extraction rewards reset.
• PvP seasons: Seasons run over a period of months, with ranking rewards awarded at season end.

A beginner's daily routine

You do not need to do everything. Here is a manageable routine for someone who has recently reached level 80.

1. Check and claim Wizard's Vault rewards (5 minutes)
2. Join one or two world bosses (30 minutes): Try Tequatl or the Claw of Jormag
3. Low T1 fractals: Learn scales 1–19 first; prepare Agony Resistance before attempting scale 20 or higher
4. Main story or map exploration: Spend the rest of your time here

Low T1 fractals do not require masteries. You can start with just the Wizard's Vault and world bosses, then add fractals when you want to try five-player content.