Bundle

"Hold" redirects here. For the PvP term, see Hold (PvP).

A bundle is a large object that a character holds in both hands. Bundles are found in both PvP and PvE, in one or more of the following situations:

• As needed to complete a quest or mission objective.
• Providing a bonus while being carried or an effect when they are dropped.
• As result of casting an item spell, a Ritualist skill type.

Characteristics

• Your weapons are disabled: you cannot use them to attack (nor use attack skills) and you do not gain any of their benefits. For example, you lose the energy bonuses of focuses, the armor rating of shields, and the reduced spell recharge time of staves.
• You can only hold one bundle at a time.
• Some bundles (not item spells) reduce movement speed.
• Some Ritualist skills have an effect based on whether the caster or allies is holding a bundle.

Item spells

Item spells create a bundle which appears in the hands of the caster. The bundle conveys a bonus while being carried, an effect when dropped, or both. These bundles are typically named Ashes of X, where X is a historical person in Guild Wars lore; e.g., Protective Was Kaolai creates an Ashes of Protective Kaolai, while Mighty Was Vorizun creates an Ashes of Vorizun.

Dropping bundles

There are several ways to cause a bundle to drop:

• Pressing the Drop Item button.
• Pressing the target lock button on the Hero Panel.
• Switching between weapon sets.
• Picking up another bundle or casting another item spell.
• Shadow stepping. The bundle is dropped before, not after, the step.

Bundles will also be dropped involuntarily:

• When the item spell's duration expires.
• After dying.
• When entering another zone.

Single-use

Many bundles, including all those generated by item spells, are destroyed when dropped, especially if they cause an effect. For example, dropping Powder Kegs causes an explosion and removes the keg from the game.

Skills

A bundle can be associated with up to two skills: one affecting the character who carries the bundle and one affecting targets in an area of effect around the bundle when it is dropped. Some skills serve both functions, having different effects in the two situations. There is generally no delay between dropping a bundle and the effect taking place (however, Lively Was Naomei delays 3 seconds).

List of bundle items

See also: List of bundle skills

Core/PvP	Prophecies	Factions	Nightfall	Eye of the North	Bonus Mission Pack
Flag Gift of Battle (bundle)	Ancient Weapon Ashford Strongbox Asuran Beacon Balthazate Crystal Basket of Apples Crystal Shard Dragon Egg Dwarven Powder Keg (bundle) Elemental Crystal Elemental Keystone Enchanted Torch Gear Lever Holy Relic	Celestial Charge Improvised Fire Bomb (bundle) Kurzick Supplies	Ancient Tome of Knowledge Bag of Leaves Crystal Key Drink Tray Food Tray Istani Fire Oil (bundle) Jug of Water Light of Seborhin (bundle) Lost Scriptures	Asura Flame Staff Asuran Beacon Battle Plans Branch with Honey Charr Explosive Dwarven Powder Keg (bundle) Fire Bomb Flux Matrix Grawl Pheromones Jar of Healing Salve Jar of Invigoration	Balm Bomb (bundle) Barbed Bomb (bundle) Explosives (bundle)

List of skills activated by bundles

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
File:Asuran Flame Staff.jpg	Asuran Flame Staff	Skill. Use the Flame Staff to destroy spider webs and egg sacs.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
File:Aura of the Staff of the Mists.jpg	Aura of the Staff of the Mists	Skill. The power of the Staff of the Mists heals you and your allies for 30 Health every 4 seconds and drains 30 Health from all nearby foes every 4 seconds.	0	0	0	0		Nightfall
File:Balm Bomb.jpg	Balm Bomb	Skill. Remove 3 conditions from adjacent allies.	0	0	0	0		Bonus Mission Pack
File:Barbed Bomb.jpg	Barbed Bomb	Skill. Deal 100 damage and inflict Bleeding condition (5 seconds) to nearby enemies.	0	0	0	0		Bonus Mission Pack
File:Burden Totem.jpg	Burden Totem	Hex Spell. (30 seconds.) Target foe moves 33% slower.	0	0	0	0		Prophecies
File:Courageous Was Saidra.jpg	Courageous Was Saidra	Item Spell. Hold Saidra's Ashes for up to 300 seconds. While you hold her ashes, you gain +30 maximum Energy. When you drop her ashes, all party members are healed for 200 Health.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
File:Dwarven Powder Keg.jpg	Dwarven Powder Keg	Signet. Surrounding foes are knocked-down and begin Burning.	0	0	0	0		Prophecies
File:Entanglement.jpg	Entanglement	Signet. Surrounding foes are trapped for 4 seconds and take 20 damage.	0	0	0	0		Core
File:Explosives.jpg	Explosives	Skill. Deal 100 damage to nearby enemies.	0	0	0	0		Bonus Mission Pack
File:Firebomb Explosion.jpg	Firebomb Explosion	Signet. Affects nearby foes. Deals 200 fire damage and inflicts Burning condition (5 seconds).	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
File:Flux Overload.jpg	Flux Overload	Signet. Deals 1,337 damage to nearby foes.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
File:Gelatinous Material Explosion.jpg	Gelatinous Material Explosion	Signet. Deals 200 damage to nearby foes when the unstable gelatinous material explodes.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
File:Flux.jpg	Gift of Battle	Skill. You move 33% faster (30 seconds) while holding this bundle. When you drop this bundle, all allies in the area are healed for 100, and all foes in the area are set on fire (8 seconds).	0	0	0	0		Core
File:Healing Salve.jpg	Healing Salve	Signet. When dropped, the invigorating mist is released. It restores 300 Health to you and all adjacent creatures.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
File:Improvised Fire Bomb.jpg	Improvised Fire Bomb	Spell. Projectile: Throw an improvised Fire Bomb at target enemy's location. When it explodes, all foes in the area take 300 damage and begin Burning for 10 seconds.	0	0	00.500.5½	0088		Winds of Change
File:Improvised Fire Trap.jpg	Improvised Fire Trap	Trap. Create an improvised Fire Trap that lasts 90 seconds. When improvised Fire Trap is triggered, nearby foes are struck for 300 damage each second for 3 seconds, and suffer from Burning for 5 seconds. While activating this skill, you are easily interrupted.	0	0	02.002	0088		Winds of Change
File:Invigorating Mist.jpg	Invigorating Mist	Signet. When dropped, the invigorating mist is released. It restores 30 points of energy to you and all adjacent creatures.	0	0	0	0		Eye of the North
File:Light of Seborhin.jpg	Light of Seborhin	Skill. Harbingers can only be damaged by dropping the Light of Seborhin next to them.	0	0	0	0		Nightfall

Skills that have an effect when holding a bundle

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
File:Caretaker's Charge.jpg	Caretaker's Charge	Elite Spell. Deals 20...72...85 lightning damage. You gain 7 Energy and 5...41...50 Health if you are holding an item.	0	055	01.001	0044		Channeling MagicZ	Nightfall
File:Channeled Strike.jpg	Channeled Strike	Spell. Deals 5...77...95 lightning damage. Deals 5...29...35 additional lightning damage if you are holding an item.	0	1010	02.002	0044		Channeling MagicZ	Factions
File:Clamor of Souls.jpg	Clamor of Souls	Elite Spell. Deals 10...54...65 lightning damage to target and nearby foes. You gain 10 Energy if you are within earshot of a spirit or holding a bundle item.	0	1010	01.001	0088		Channeling MagicZ	Factions
File:Empowerment.jpg	Empowerment	Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (15...51...60 second lifespan). Allies in range holding an item gain 15...39...45 maximum Health and 10 maximum Energy.	0	055	00.750.75¾	03030		Spawning PowerZ	Nightfall

Notes

• Although shadow stepping forces the caster to drop their bundle, teleportation does not.
• Bundles cannot be placed in a player's inventory.
• Herald's Insignias add +10 armor when a character is holding an item.
• Bundle names are always displayed in white.
• If a player drops a bundle while moving, the player's weapons will appear in its place and the player will run carrying the weapons in the same fashion as they were the bundle until movement ends.
• As expected, any change in movement speed from carrying a bundle stacks with any other speed effects.

Anomaly.While carrying a bundle and moving, switching to a different item set will not halt movement but switching to the current weapon set or pressing the Drop Item button will.

Trivia

• Before April 25, 2006, enemy AI focused aggro on anyone carrying a bundle. This behaviour was removed right before the release of Guild Wars Factions, likely because it would otherwise have made Ritualist Item spells too dangerous to cast.

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