Is it worth crafting Ascended gear?

A lot seem to say that crafting is the best way to get your first set of ascended as it’s faster or cheaper than using pvp/wvw/pve vendors. Others say it’s so expensive as to not be worth it. Personally I want to get two sets eventually: both a minstrel set and a bezerker set.

Can you craft ascended armor?

To craft Ascended armor, players will first need to obtain an Ascended Insignia recipe sheet and use it to learn the recipe for the prefix they want (e.g. Recipe: Zojja’s Berserker Insignia for Berserker stats). Players also need to obtain an ascended armor recipe for the piece with that specific prefix.

What do you get for salvaging ascended armor?

Salvaging ascended equipment is guaranteed to return upgrades such as runes, sigils, and infusions. Being a salvage kit, though it’s only possible to have a single charge, this item cannot stack.

How much does it cost to craft ascended armor?

There are many ways to craft or obtain ascended gear covered in this guide, but the average cost of crafting ascended gear is around 40-80 gold per piece.

How much better is Ascended gear gw2?

Ascended gear is the best tier. It’s significantly more expensive than exotic gear, as a full set is timegated and costs 200-400 gold to craft. However, it only offers a 12.5% damage increase over exotic gear.

Where do I get ascended armor recipe?

The recipes for these marks can be purchased from BLING-9009, the Ascended Armor League Vendor or the Skirmish Supervisor.

Is it worth salvaging ascended armor?

Ascended armor gives nothing but balls of dark energy and vision crystals, both unsellable and not very useful in crafting. Salvaging armor is a definite loss. Currently it costs roughly 30g to craft an ascended weapon or armor piece so i think salvaging rewards should be in tune to this.

Are ascended salvage kits worth it?

tl;dr no, not worth it to buy kits. If you think that you’re getting at least 2 matrices per ‘roll’, then it’s worth it for pre-infused rings that you attune (that is, you expect to get 6 matrices, on average). Save meta stat infused ones (per @Ayrilana. 1396 above), if you have a need for them.

Where do I get ascended weapons?

Ascended weapons may be crafted by level 500 Artificer, Huntsman and Weaponsmiths. The recipes can be bought from certain NPCs (e.g. Master craftsmans or Guild Traders) or obtained from opening certain containers or recipe books.

Where can I find glob of dark matter?

Salvaging high level exotic gear yields between 0 and 3 Globs of Dark Matter. Using a Master’s Salvage Kit, the estimated average is ~0.5 globs per exotic for exotic gear level 68 or better. Using a Black Lion Salvage Kit, the estimated average is ~1 glob per exotic for exotic gear level 68 or higher.

What is an Ascended chest?

Named weapon and armor chests (e.g., Zojja’s Weapon Chest or Zojja’s Armor Chest) let players choose any weapon or armor type respectively, with the given ascended prefix in the name of the chest. There are also containers that are rewards from certain achievements which let players choose an ascended chest.

What is a ascended crafting?

Ascended crafting is the crafting of ascended equipment and requires a level 500 crafting discipline. Note that all items require ingredients that can only be crafted once per day as these are time-gated refinement recipes.

How do ascended gear rewards work in raids?

Ascended gear rewards in raids drop directly and let players select stats once – this page does not cover those rewards. In general, most of the containers and loot yielding content that awards exotic equipment or/and ascended crafting materials can also award weapon and armor chests.

How do I craft ascended armor?

The prefix of the weapon recipe and the inscription recipe must match. To craft Ascended armor, players will first need to obtain an Ascended Insignia recipe sheet and use it to learn the recipe for the prefix they want (e.g. Recipe: Zojja’s Berserker Insignia for Berserker stats).