Daybreak

The brief calm shatters as a Brandstorm strikes Amnoon. Defend the city against Kralkatorrik's monstrous forces, and set out to experience the next chapter of Guild Wars 2's Living World. — Official website

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The brief calm shatters as a Brandstorm strikes Amnoon. Defend the city against Kralkatorrik's monstrous forces, and set out to experience the next chapter of Guild Wars 2's Living World.

— Official website

Daybreak is a release that launched on November 28, 2017, and is the first episode in Season 4 of the Living World. Picking up immediately after the end of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, the Pact Commander must contend with Kralkatorrik's forces as well as a more mature Aurene, who leads the Commander to a threat in Istan.

Features

Living World Season 4

Episode 1 - Daybreak

• Eye of the Brandstorm
• Under the Stars
• Champion's Dawn
• Convincing the Corsair
• The Hero of Istan
• The First City

New Achievements

•  Daybreak
•  Coalescence I: Unbridled
•  Hall of Chains
•  Daily Domain of Istan
•  Fractals of the Mists (several new achievements)

New Zone

• Domain of Istan

New Currencies

• Volatile Magic
• Gaeting Crystal

New Materials

• Kralkatite Ore
• Powdered Rose Quartz

New Mastery

• Volatile Magic Resonance

New Rewards

Legendary Weapon

• Legendary focus: The Binding of Ipos

Legendary Trinket

• Legendary ring: Coalescence (Uncraftable)

Skins and equipment

• Astral weapons
• Stellar weapons
• Asef's Brew
• Barud's Blunderbuss
• Corsair Turban
• Darkspear
• Randa's Eviscerator
• Sunscythe
• Sunspear

Ascended Equipment

• Chest of Dhuum's Headgear
• Chest of Dhuum's Shoulders
• Chest of Dhuum's Gloves
• Chest of Dhuum's Boots
• Assaulter's Flesh and Sinew
• Assaulter's Touch of Dhuum
• Assaulter's Ender of All
• Assaulter's Final Death
• Assaulter's Sledge of the Red Witch
• Assaulter's Voice in the Void
• Assaulter's Oblivion

Items

• Bench of the Final Judge
• Brandstone Multitool
• Brandstone Node
• Endless Awakened Archer Tonic
• Gift of Desert Mastery
• Istan Portal Scroll
• Season 4 Portal Tome
• Sunspear Paragon Support

Minis

• Mini Adolescent Aurene
• Mini Sayida
• Mini Tar Elemental
• Mini Branded Wyvern
• Mini Koss
• Mini Desmina
• Mini Broken King
• Mini Dhuum

Utility

• Corsair Sharpening Stone
• Corsair Maintenance Oil
• Corsair Tuning Crystal

Upgrades

• Infusions with Concentration
• Infusions with Expertise
• Superior Rune of the Stars
• Superior Sigil of the Stars

Reward Tracks (sPvP and WvW)

• Domain of Istan Reward Track

Lore Books

• 101 Things the Mordant Crescent Doesn't Want You to Know!
• Awakening of the Heart
• Everyone's a Corsair: A Guidebook
• Koss on Koss (Extended Edition)
• Mysteries of the Night Sky
• The Battle of Sorrow's Furnace
• The Great Joko, Hero of Tyria

Content Updates

Fractals of the Mists

• New Fractal: Twilight Oasis Fractal
• Revamps to Captain Mai Trin Boss Fractal and Molten Boss Fractal, Mistlock Instabilities, and rewards.
• Introduced Account Augmentations

Raids

• New Raid: Hall of Chains

New Guild Hall Features

• New Decorations
  • Raid Boss Pieces
    • Desmina's Token
    • River of Souls Token
    • Statue Token
    • Dhuum's Token
  • Raid Boss Trophies
    • Bronze Desmina Trophy
    • Silver Desmina Trophy
    • Gold Desmina Trophy
    • Bronze River of Souls Trophy
    • Silver River of Souls Trophy
    • Gold River of Souls Trophy
    • Bronze Statue of Grenth Trophy
    • Silver Statue of Grenth Trophy
    • Gold Statue of Grenth Trophy
    • Bronze Dhuum Trophy
    • Silver Dhuum Trophy
    • Gold Dhuum Trophy
  • Miscellaneous
    • Fractal Console

Gem Store

• Resplendent Avialan Raptor Skin
• Elonian Landscape Dye Kit
• First Follower Desmina Outfit
• Permanent Choya Finisher

General

• A new Keys category has been added to the wallet, and it contains a currency version of Zephyrite Lockpicks, Bandit Skeleton Keys, Pact Crowbars, Exalted Keys, Vials of Chak Acid, Machetes and Trader's Keys.
• A new Competitive Currencies category has been added to the wallet, and it contains PvP League Tickets, Ascended Shards of Glory, Badges of Honor, WvW Skirmish Claim Tickets, Proofs of Heroics and Testimonies of Heroics.
• New UI for books (currently only for the new ones).

Gallery

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Soundtrack

Season 4 Ep. 1 - Daybreak
Track	Title	Length	Composer	Download
1	Assault on Amnoon	2:13	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud
2	Joko	1:26	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud
3	The Inquest	2:31	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud
4	Amala	2:27	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud
5	Attack On The Sunspears	2:27	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud

Hall of Chains
Track	Title	Length	Composer	Download
1	Desmina's Reclamation	2:10	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud
2	River of Souls	2:21	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud
3	Winter's Vigil	3:25	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud
4	The Hall of Judgment	2:33	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud

Trivia

• Although there are many meanings behind the name, "Daybreak" is also a reference to "Nightfall", which is the name of the third campaign of Guild Wars set in Elona.

External links

• Official release page
• Daybreak trailer on YouTube
• New Fractal teaser on Facebook

References

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Living World Season 4 story releases

Daybreak A Bug in the System Long Live the Lich A Star to Guide Us All or Nothing War Eternal