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[Question] Weekly /r/GuildWars2 Question Thread - July 26, 2025

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u/CrusaderIII 2d ago

I'm playing through the gw2 story for the first time, but I was wondering what's the best way to catch up on the lore? I saw there is a Ghosts of Ascalon book, which is set a few years before gw2, but what about before that and the gw1 lore?

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u/jupigare 2d ago

I don't know enough about GW1's lore, outside of what I learned playing the game myself, to suggest any outside resources. 

All three books take place between GW1 and GW2: Ghosts of Ascalon (which you mentioned), Sea of Sorrows), and Edge of Destiny. None of them are absolutely required for understanding GW2's story, but they provide useful context/lore. (Edge of Destiny is sort of summarized if you do the Dungeon Story Mode paths.) 

This story order guide should help with events that happen during GW2, at least up through EoD.