It turns out my return to Tyria didn’t stop at nostalgia. What started as a simple “let’s see if this still runs on the Steam Deck” somehow turned into a full plunge back into Guild Wars—titles, missions, buildcrafting, and all.
If you missed the first part of this journey, you can read my original post here:
Returning to Tyria – A Moment I Didn’t Expect to Hit This Hard
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That’s where I covered the first spark that pulled me back in before everything below really started to snowball.
Switching Mains After Fifteen Years
Somewhere along the way I realised my Necromancer—my old faithful—wasn’t the one carrying me this time. Instead, it was my Ritualist, originally named Spirits of Evil, still running the exact same Signet of Spirits build I’d left him with more than a decade ago. And somehow, it still worked.
From there I set one clear goal: Guardian of Cantha. I already had Protector from years ago, but Hard Mode was unfinished business.
Diving Into Builds: Discordway, Mesmerway, and… Wovenway?
Discovering the PvX wiki still existed felt like finding a time capsule. Between that and help from chatgpt, I rebuilt my hero team from the ground up. Discordway led me to Mesmerway, and eventually I stitched the two together with my own Ritualist style—what I jokingly call Wovenway.
The final setup:
- 1 Discord Minion Master
- 2 N/Rt healers
- 3 Energy Surge Mesmers
- 1 Restoration Ritualist (hero)
- Me, running offensive spirits
Zen Daijun was the first wall. Eternal Grove was the second. But with enough testing—and a lot of stubbornness—the team broke through both.
Guardian of Cantha Achieved
Raisu Palace fell, and with it came the achievement I’d been chasing since the mid-2000s.
A New Name, A New Look
To mark the achievement, I gave my Ritualist a new identity: The Soulwoven. The name clicked immediately—something that sounded like an NPC title, or a boss you’d find lurking in the Underworld.
I recoloured his armor in a blue-green mix to match spirit animations, and honestly? It suits him far better than anything he’s worn before.
What Comes Next?
Right now, I’m upgrading hero armor. Gwen, Livia, and Xandra are already wearing Brotherhood sets; the rest of the roster is still on the to-do list. When that’s done, The Soulwoven has his eyes on two places:
- The Fissure of Woe
- The Underworld
I’ve been doing test runs, but nothing concrete yet. Which direction he goes first… well, that’s something future me will decide.
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