Guild Wars 2 Playable Races

Five playable races have been confirmed as being in the Guild Wars 2 world. They are Human, Charr, Norn, Asura and Sylvari. These are the races which will be available when GW2 is released. MORE races will added as time goes by (in future expansions / campaigns). In GW2 you get to decide which race suits YOUR playing style.

The Humans... resilient, resourceful, determined and battle-hardened.


The Charr... a ferocious, lionesque race and long-time foes of the Humans. They worship no God and trust only the power of the Warband.


The Norn... fierce, independent, hulking man/bear shapeshifters from the frozen northern shiverpeaks.


The Asura... short in stature, BIG in intellect - magical inventions and technology are there speciality.


The Sylvari... an entire race spawned from a single tree (The Pale Tree) which was grown from a seed found by a human in a cavern protected by terrible plant creatures. Planted by the human on the grave of his Mursaat-killed family and nurtured for 100 years by a noble Centaur.

Although each race will begin in different areas and have slightly different storylines, all of the races must join together to defeat the Elder Dragons because no single race is powerful enough to do it on their own.


The world of Guild Wars 2 offers an entirely new experience for GW veterans as you play as one of these races.