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Your login-to-play checklist

At a glance

Once you are set up, Wizard’s Vault daily objectives are a useful starting point for your regular sessions. They reset every day at 00:00 UTC; weekly objectives reset on Monday at 07:30 UTC.

First: claim a free 24-slot bag

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Subscribe to the official newsletters to receive a free 24-slot Mail Carrier Satchel. It is an easy way to make more room in your inventory early on.

How to claim it:

Sign in to your ArenaNet account settings.
Under Settings → Email Preferences, select both ArenaNet and Guild Wars 2.
Before subscribing: Create at least one character and log in to the game with that character so you are eligible for the mail.

Before your first session

Use these pages to get your controls and interface ready. Skip anything you have already set up.

Controls and combat settings

Keybinds, camera, and mouse controls

Graphics, UI, and language settings

Resolution, interface size, and language

Understand the screen layout

Skill bar, health, and the HUD

Hero panel, inventory, and menus

H, I, and the menu icons

Read the world map and minimap

M, waypoints, pings, and markers

Chat, emotes, and LFG

Chat channels, /wiki, and the Y panel

Your regular sessions

At level 80, these guides can help you choose a routine for each session.

Just reached level 80

What to do first at level 80

Make use of the Wizard’s Vault

Daily, weekly, and seasonal objectives and rewards

Daily routine guide

Rewards to collect and a suggested order

A relaxed daily routine

A five-minute routine for steady rewards