Battles

Guild Battles

Two guilds meet in guild halls and stage a tactical battle with the aim of killing the opposing Guild Lord, a well-protected . Victory in guild battles affects the rank of the guild in the global Guild versus Guild (GvG) ladder.

Alliance Battles

Guild Wars Factionsintroduced an arena where twelve players aligned with one of the opposing Kurzick and Luxon factions team up to fight an opposing team to gain new territory for their faction. The twelve player team is comprised of three teams with four human players each. The three teams are selected randomly from the teams waiting on each side when the match begins. Alliance Battles grant alliance faction and affect the border between the two factions in the Factions-specific continent of Cantha. The location of the border affects the map in which the battles take place by adding a bias to favor the faction losing the war.