We're preparing for our ninth annual Extra Life event, and we invite you to join us! Extra Life is a yearly gaming marathon in support of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, a network of nonprofit children's hospitals dedicated to helping make sure every child receives the best possible care through critical life-saving treatments and health care, disease research, pediatric medical equipment, child-life services, and more.
We're proud to be supporting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and patients like Coale for another year, and, as always, we invite you all to join us!
This year's livestream will be from Friday, November 14 at noon Pacific Time (UTC-8) until Saturday, November 15 at noon Pacific Time (UTC-8) on our Twitch channel. Members of the Guild Wars 2 development team and ArenaNet Partner Program will livestream for twenty-four hours to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
Join us for a memorable event and help us make a real difference to those who need it most.
In-Game Events
Log in to Guild Wars 2® between November 4 and November 25 to receive the title "The Extra Life" if you didn't unlock it in previous years.*
A special enhancement effect will also be available in-game:
- +5% magic find
- +5% experience from all sources
- +3% WvW reward-track progress
- +3% PvP reward-track progress
The effect will gain another stack for every $10,000 USD in direct donations to Team ArenaNet. To activate new stacks of the enhancement effect and view hourly donation-total updates, just visit the city of Lion's Arch after you log in to Guild Wars 2.
The 2025 Extra Life Donation Bundle will be available in the gem store from November 4 until November 25. The bundle contains five Extra Life Karma Boosters, five Temporary Selfless Potions, and the all-new Mini Guardian Angel Blish. Players can also purchase additional Extra Life Karma Boosters separately. If you missed last year's Guardian Angel Pedestal Chair, we'll be making that available again this year as well! Purchasing any of these items will also grant you the in-game title "The Extra Life" in blue text. We'll donate all proceeds from purchases of these items to Extra Life.
As always, when we reach $25,000 in direct donations to Team ArenaNet, ArenaNet will match that amount, instantly doubling our impact to $50,000!
*This post was amended to correct the dates of the Extra list In-Game event.
How to Join Team ArenaNet
Want to get involved? It's easy to join Team ArenaNet! Visit our team page and select Join Our Team.
Prefer to create your own team? No problem! You can still be part of the ArenaNet Super Team by choosing "Create a Sub Team" when signing up. You'll have your own page and goals, but your efforts will also contribute to our overall fundraising total.
You don't need to stream Guild Wars 2 to participate—any game will do! Or, if streaming isn't your thing, help us spread the word and encourage friends, family, and coworkers to donate.
We're so grateful for your unbelievable generosity over the years, and we can't wait to join with you to change kids' health again this year!