Guild Wars 2 Devs Dive Into Secrets Of The Obscure’s New Relic System

ArenaNet isn’t exactly being secretive about Guild Wars 2’s upcoming Secrets of the Obscure expansion as they’ve now dropped a new dev blog explaining how the expansion’s new Relic System will work. The new system will feature 40 Core Relics which will be available to all players and an additional 12 Expansion Relics which will exclusively be available to those who own the expansion.

Basically, these Relics will function as additional passive skills that offer various perks such as buffing yourself and your allies, blocking projectiles, or pulling enemies closer so you can pound on them. Some Legendary Rune effects will also be moved to the new Relic system in the form of Legendary Relics which will be introduced sometime in 2024.

“Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure will give players virtually endless new possibilities for their characters’ builds!” touts ArenaNet. “Independent rune attributes and relic effects are just one way to expand your choices; don’t forget that each profession will also have access to additional weapon combinations.”

You can learn more about the new Relic System on the Guild Wars 2 official site.

The launch of Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure is Aug 22 – and with it 40 new core and 12 expansion relics to further customize your skills. Read all about relics in our blog. #GW2SOTO https://t.co/8n2oDg0Wo8 pic.twitter.com/EN9QAkWFXH

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