Guild Wars Reforged August 2026 Update: Purveyor, Bundles, and Skill Changes

Confirmed: The official ArenaNet Guild Wars Reforged update published on 2026-08-26 added the Purveyor, account upgrades, cartographer tuning, and a large skill balance pass. Official follow-ups published on 2026-08-27 and 2026-09-01 added fixes and corrections.

The Purveyor

Confirmed: The Purveyor, called the Bonus Merchant in the update, is placed in Ascalon City, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.

Confirmed: The Infinite Identification and Salvage Kit Bundle costs $9.99 USD and gives the Purveyor's unlimited-charge Infinite Identification Kit and Infinite Salvage Kit.

Confirmed: The Purveyor's Bell costs $6.99 USD. It summons the Purveyor in any explorable area and gives its owner one Reforged Coin each day.

Confirmed: The Reforged Starter Bundle costs $14.99 USD and adds two character slots and two storage panes to the Xunlai storage chest.

Confirmed: The Reforged Costume Bundle costs $29.99 USD and unlocks the purchasable costumes available at the time of the update.

Confirmed: A Bell owner receives one Reforged Coin from the Purveyor each day and redeems it there for useful items. The update says the redeemable item set can change and does not enumerate the set.

Cartographer and skill balance changes

Confirmed: The update changes the cartographer title's completeness calculation to account for map tiles that are unusually difficult to reveal. ArenaNet states that the adjustment makes the title more accessible while preserving the challenge of fully exploring maps.

Confirmed: The official notes describe over 150 skill changes across all ten professions. The stated direction is mostly buffs for underused skills, with targeted environment-specific nerfs and several functionality reworks.

Confirmed: The notes frame the PvE changes around wider build variety, room for discovery, and preventing dominant builds from trivializing content. The PvP changes target dominant builds so the rotation has meaningful counterplay instead of one build being best in every situation.

Follow-up fixes

Confirmed: The 2026-08-27 follow-up prevents the Purveyor from being summoned while enemies are nearby, makes Shatterstone end when its hexed target dies, fixes a server disconnect associated with pet AI, and fixes a mobile crash caused by having many different types of salvage kits.

Confirmed: The 2026-09-01 follow-up corrects Mirage Cloak's additional block chance and enchantment-removal damage, removes Focused Shot's erroneous cast time, fixes typos in Soul Twisting's PvP description, corrects Animate Flesh Golem's corpse selection, applies the intended recharge and duration to Symbols of Inspiration, and fixes the original-target handling of Mistrust and Overload.

Earlier August fixes

Confirmed: The 2026-08-13 update fixes an occasional email-login PC client crash, increases Birds Eye Compass range while limiting newly revealed areas to sections reachable by the player, restores map sections that had stopped revealing, and fixes an occasional Birds Eye Compass disconnect.

What the notes leave open

Confirmed: The 2026-08-26 notes say the Reforged Coin redeemable item set may change and do not enumerate its contents.

FAQ

Where is the Purveyor in Guild Wars Reforged?

Confirmed: The Purveyor is in Ascalon City, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.

How much do the Reforged account upgrades cost?

Confirmed: The Infinite Identification and Salvage Kit Bundle costs $9.99 USD, the Purveyor's Bell costs $6.99 USD, the Reforged Starter Bundle costs $14.99 USD, and the Reforged Costume Bundle costs $29.99 USD. The Starter Bundle includes two character slots and two storage panes, while the Costume Bundle unlocks the purchasable costumes available at the time.

Confirmed: These account upgrades are separate from the PC package that bundles Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall for $19.99 USD.

How many skills changed in the August update?

Confirmed: ArenaNet describes the August balance pass as over 150 skill changes across all ten professions.

What changed in the September 1 follow-up?

Confirmed: The follow-up corrects Mirage Cloak, Focused Shot, Soul Twisting, Animate Flesh Golem, Symbols of Inspiration, Mistrust, and Overload.

Is Guild Wars Reforged available on mobile?

Confirmed: Guild Wars Reforged is available on iOS and Android.