
Build a Tavern ( Tavern Restoration 1) which enables you to build all other upgrades (reach Guild level 2).Claim a guild hall by completing the claiming event (reach Guild level 1).Purchasing the location-specific expedition upgrade from one of the Guild Hall Explorers in the Guild Initiative Headquarters ( Expedition to the Gilded Hollow, the Lost Precipice or Windswept Haven).If your guild existed before the release of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, speak to a guild registrar to gain a number of free upgrades based on your guild's pre-HoT progress.The upgrades listed here are given in the order required to be able to begin to restore all buildings.

Below is a guide to getting started with your Guild. When upgrading your Guild and your Guild Hall, the first steps you take must be in a specific order, but the sequence of upgrades becomes more flexible as you progress. Most require the guild to have a certain guild level and have a different upgrade as a prerequisite. Not all upgrades are immediately available for purchase.

The upgrade may be purchased if the guild has the necessary favor and aetherium, the purchasing member has any necessary gold, and the guild treasury contains all necessary items. Any guild member may donate necessary items to the treasury at the Guild Treasurer. The resources need not be given by a single individual, however. Favor is acquired for the guild by achieving weekly guild missions, and aetherium is steadily mined within the guild hall after purchasing the Guild Mine. Upgrades may require favor, aetherium, gold, and a large number of resources to purchase. Each NPC offers its own selection of upgrades. For example, the Tavern Proprietor becomes available upon acquiring a guild hall. Initially, this will be the Guild Initiative Notary however, as the guild makes progress, other ones may be unlocked. To acquire a guild upgrade, a guild member with sufficient permissions must talk to the appropriate NPC. The availability and variety of guild missions and world boss events.Buffs available to players in PvE, PvP and WvW.The availability of special merchants in the guild hall.The buildings, environment and buffs available within the guild hall.

However, any guild member may contribute by donating required resources to the treasury. Starting upgrades requires a guild leader with both the necessary permissions and the Heart of Thorns expansion. Guild upgrades are purchasable changes to guild functionality.
