What Do You Get with GW2 Expansions?
The question that Google failed to (succinctly) answer for me is this: what do I actually get with the three latest Guild Wars 2 mini-expansions? You know, aside from the story and everything. What unlocks? Are there new Legendaries? If I had to pick which to get first, or maybe only one at all, what would the biggest bang for my buck be?
Since I had to look this stuff up for myself, I figure I may as well write it down. Note: all expansions retail at $25 and come with a Shared Inventory Slot plus level 80 boost. And, you know, story content.
Secrets of the Obscure
- Mastery to unlock weapons for use regardless of spec (Scourge can use pistol from Harbinger, etc)
- New open-world focused Legendary Armor set
- Faster Skyscale mount unlock, plus additional abilities
- Exclusive Relics that are often Best-in-slot (Relic of the Fractal)
Janthir Wilds
- Introduces land-based Spear as a new option for all classes (Best-in-slot for some meta builds)
- New Legendary Spear and Backpack
- Homestead is your own private customizable house
- Warclaw mount gets a lot more functionality (double-jumps and such)
- Exclusive Relics that can be Best-in-slot (Relic of the Claw)
Visions of Eternity
- One new Elite spec for each class (nine total)
- Skimmer mount gets a lot more functionality
- New homestead map (if you own Janthir Wilds)
- “New system updates will make raids easier to access” (Quickplay?)
- Note: not yet out at the time of this post
Hopefully helpful to Googlers down the road.
Posted on September 26, 2025, in Guild Wars 2 and tagged Bang for your Buck, Expansion, Guild Wars 2, Janthir Wilds, Secrets of the Obscure, Visions of Eternity. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
“Faster Skyscale mount unlock”
lol… this is how I got my Skyscale and I’d have given up if I didn’t have my guild helping me every step of the way. What a slog.
“Introduces land-based Spear as a new option for all classes (Best-in-slot for some meta builds)”
Surprisingly good for my healer build and gives me some decent deeps options as well. Good stuff.
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I remember it well. Recently, I tried looking up comparison guides, but just stopped after getting some ‘Nam-style flashbacks. Did see that it takes Provisioner Tokens, which… ugh.
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