Which Guild Wars 2 EXPANSION Should you Buy? [Late 2023!]

The base game for Guild Wars 2 is free to play, but most will agree it's really more like an extended trial. So when you're ready to throw your hard-earned cash at the game, which expansion should you pick first? Watch this video to find out!

I mentioned the Elite Specs wiki page in the video, you can check those out here:

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:18 Base Game Overview
02:15 Heart of Thorns
03:05 Path of Fire
04:50 End of Dragons
05:55 Secrets of the Obscure
07:20 Living World
09:31 Final Comparison
11:03 The Winner
12:15 Steam Warning

[traveling.down.the.road]

If you have a job, I suggest that any player who likes, or loves this game, should buy the all inclusive package of all expansions, plus all of the Living World and Ice Brood Saga chapters, for the one time price of just $99. That's over 10 years of content for less than $10 per year, and it's a great deal. I don't think that deal includes the latest mini expansion, Secrets of the Obscure, but maybe there is a different package deal that includes everything that is being offered, after SotO was released? The Living World and Ice Brood Saga chapters can be purchased with in game gold converted into gems, but the expansions can't, so if money is tight, you have that option and can sometimes get the expansions on sale for half price. All if all, I think that GW2 is the best "bang for your buck" in the MMORPG genre, and great for players who like to take breaks from playing occasionally, without worrying about falling behind. Just my 2 cents, thanks for the video.

[Elzowin]

As a new player with 5 hours into the game. I constantly find myself in disbelief that I missed out on playing this masterpiece all this while. I’m sure I’ll end up picking up all the expansions eventually but your video helped a lot. I’m gonna take my time, enjoy each expansion one step at a time rather than being overwhelmed by the content all at once. Thanks again!

[OleksandrProkhorovskyi]

Buy Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire first. These are main pillars of this game (via gameplay). If you can, also get your Living World Season's (DLC missions). They give you good amount of mastery points and completes the storyline .

[ripdoxyyy]

Great video. I bought the POF/HOT combo. They got me with the trial raptor mount. Couldn't go back after that lol.

[jukkininth]

Short answer: ALL of them.

Each expansions provide different new mechanics, features and many more. So all the expansions bring something to the table. Its not just another story quests and powerscaling mobs.

[WoodWizard]

This guy is in my guild, and he's pretty cool to play with

[mrmkjkp]

never played GW2 and now i want to try out.
thanks for the great guide👍

[Endrosz]

Excellent video, just the right amount of detail for new or returning players to make purchase decisions. I don't need these infos, I've been here for 11 years and know all about this, but I'm glad I can share this video with those who need some advice!

[urud]

I completely agree with you, very good overview. You can ask 10 players and you'll get 10 different answers (even if the expansions are only 4), but you also explained why someone should prioritize one expansion over the others.

For people who are on a budget/students, or simply too busy IRL to play more than 3 hours per week, the bundle with HoT+PoF simply adds a lot of content for a low price (in addition to lifting the restrictions to the f2p accounts). And it's often (around 3 times per year) on sale at just 15€/$ (always official resellers!).
For people who already know that they want to spend more time on the game, the bundle with the 3 first expansions should be the best choice.

[drolzak]

Great easy to watch summary, and well put together!

[jourmungar]

Thank you, very informative and on point video, it really helps me a new player to understand the differences between the expansions without actually spoiling anything but highlighting and comparing their key features.

[YoDream]

I would like to add, the ULTIMATE bundle (99 USD) is sort of cheaper than living world seasons bundle (99 USD). Cause it gives 4000 gems and 2 skins, where as each living world season bundle cost about 1000 gem each. Meaning if you bought the ULTIMATE bundle, you can convert the gems into living world seasons. (And each living world season could also be on sale in the gem store).

[combatturtle]

I went the route of buying all the Living World seasons that I missed with gold. Takes a while to save up with fractals but the ascended trinkets you can buy in them were worth it.
Side note, I've seen you in raids sometimes!

[MrPhyxsyus]

Damn! Dude! How come ppl didn't get to your vid? It's like my top 5 of gw2 videos. You're totaly on n2, I would send to friends wanting an mmorpg anytime. Great vid!

[frallorfrallor]

thank you so much for this guy im trying to decide what expansion for my very old payed account 5 character slot base game :D

[Mike_TGL]

This was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. I just bought the first two expansions through Steam for only £6.

[mistertaffy]

Thanks, as someone who is giving Guildwars 2 another try after years of putting it off. It's nice to know what exactly each expansion has, without having spoiled the story for me. Thanks!

[NotAbsolutelySure]

Really informative video, appreciate the history along with the recommendation! I was recently coerced by some friends to not return to the abusive ex that is New World with starting GW2 and I gotta say the community kicks ass, and this was the perfect video for what I had questions on. I'm probably gonna end up picking up the Elder Dragon Saga when it goes on sale for the holidays.

[stardust]

Thank you for the great guide video @Avoxtr !

[Jayswitch]

As an avid Ff14 player. Definitely going to try GW2 now. Looks so fun thanks