gww>Zerpha The Improver: /* Notes */ first reference to Cantha, with no further mention of it anywhere in the game.

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Notes: first reference to Cantha, with no further mention of it anywhere in the game.

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{{otheruses|the promotional version with predetermined stats|the rare drop|Canthan Targe}}__NOTOC__{{Weapon infobox
| name = Canthan Targe
| image = [[File:Canthan Targe.jpg|250px]]
| icon = Canthan Targe
| type = [[Shield]]
| campaign = [[Core]]
| attribute = [[Axe Mastery]]<br>[[Strength]]<br>[[Swordsmanship]]<br>[[Tactics]]
| salvageable = no
}}

The '''Canthan Targe''' is one of the six pre-order items that were available leading up to the release of [[Guild Wars]] [[Guild Wars Prophecies|Prophecies]].

==Acquisition==
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* Created by use of the [[Bonus_item|/bonus]] command after an [[access key]] from one of the following sources has been added:
** Guild Wars Prophecies [[Pre-order]] Box purchased from Best Buy in North America.{{Research_needed|need acquisition information for markets other than NA}}

==Stats==
:[[Armor rating|Armor]]: 14 (Requires 10 [[Tactics]])
:[[Health]] +30 (Requires 8 [[Strength]])
:[[Energy]] +2 (Requires 8 [[Swordsmanship]])
:Energy +2 (Requires 8 [[Axe Mastery]])

==Dye==
*This item cannot be [[Dye|dyed]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Canthan Targe beta skin.png|Beta skin called "Kanthan Targe", from Issue #10 (October 2004) Photics Magazine.
</gallery>

==Notes==
*Other items with this appearance:
** [[Canthan Targe]]
* Originally it had a slightly different skin than the one that was eventually introduced into the game.
* This item marks the first in-game reference to [[Cantha]], over one year before the release of ''[[Guild Wars Factions]]'' on April 28, 2006.
** However, there is no official lore connecting it to this continent, and it is neither displayed anywhere nor equipped by any NPC.
* This skin was exclusive to this pre-order item until [[Feedback:Game updates/20250409|April 15, 2025]], when it became [[Canthan Targe|available as rare loot]] as part of the 20th [[Anniversary Celebration]].

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[[Category:Promotional weapons]]
[[Category:Multiple attribute items]]
[[Category:Unreplicable promotional items]]
[[Category:Tactics shields]]

Canthan Targe (promotional) - Revision history

gww>Zerpha The Improver: /* Notes */ first reference to Cantha, with no further mention of it anywhere in the game.