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Exordium

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Exordium

Type
Greatsword
Strength
1,045 – 1,155
Skin
Exordium
Prefix
Selectable
Rarity
Legendary
Req. level
80
Binding
Account Bound
Salvage
None
Item link
Skin link
External links
GW2Efficiency
API
90551
Gallery
Exordium.jpg

Click to enlarge.

Exordium wielded.jpg

Wielded.

Exordium-Footfalls.jpg

Footfalls

This item allows selection of stats. See below for a list of available prefixes.
Superior Sigil of the Stars.png Superior Sigil of the Stars
Upgrade Slot.png Unused Upgrade Slot
Infusion Slot Unused Infusion Slot
Infusion Slot Unused Infusion Slot

— In-game description

Exordium is a legendary greatsword crafted in the Mystic Forge.

Lore[edit]

Legendary unlock book.png

Exordium.png
Explorers venture into the Mists, and sometimes the Mists venture back. Though far less sentient than the Mist-being Razah, Exordium takes some joy in adapting to its wielder's needs and expectations.

This mysterious blade’s form expresses itself in unique ways based on its wielder’s need, briefly taking on a different shape when thrown, thrusted, stabbed, or slammed into a target.

Official Website

Tyria is on the brink of a new era of magic and technology. Exordium physically embodies this renaissance—a symbol of hope, unity, and a bold way forward. The blade's form expresses itself in unique ways based on the user's specific need, taking on different shapes when thrown, thrust, or slammed into a target.

Official update notes

Acquisition[edit]

Contained in[edit]

Recipes[edit]

Graphics[edit]

Exordium is a vibrant crystal-themed greatsword, representing a renaissance of magic and technology in the world of Tyria. It is the only legendary weapon that changes its appearance while using certain weapon skills.

Aura
  • Swirls of golden light with floating crystal bits surround the swordsman's arms.
Draw/Stow Animation
  • Upon drawing the weapon, a vortex of gleaming light infused with speckles of gold and shards of crystal erupts from the greatsword and attaches itself to the character's upper limbs.
  • When stowing Exordium, the swirls and shards dematerialize into air.
Footfalls
  • The character leaves quickly dissolving vortexes of orange and blue and pieces of light on the ground. Footfalls act as a faint light source on their own.
Skill effects
  • During melee chain attacks, the blade expands before each strike, reaching its largest form on the third strike of the chain.
  • Projectiles thrown while wielding Exordium become large four-pointed stars.
  • Exordium changes its shape when used with specific skills:

Sounds[edit]

  • Features a warping sound upon drawing and stowing the weapon.

Gallery[edit]

Full material list[edit]

Required item Primary ingredients Component materials
Gift of Fortune.pngMystic Tribute Gift of Condensed Magic.png2 Gifts of Condensed Magic
2 Gift of Blood.pngGift of Blood (recipe cost: 10 Gold coin)
2 Gift of Venom.pngGift of Venom (recipe cost: 10 Gold coin)
2 Gift of Totems.pngGift of Totems (recipe cost: 10 Gold coin)
2 Gift of Dust.pngGift of Dust (recipe cost: 10 Gold coin)
Gift of Condensed Might.png2 Gifts of Condensed Might
2 Gift of Claws.pngGift of Claws (recipe cost: 10 Gold coin)
2 Gift of Scales.pngGift of Scales (recipe cost: 10 Gold coin)
2 Gift of Bones.pngGift of Bones (recipe cost: 10 Gold coin)
2 Gift of Fangs.pngGift of Fangs (recipe cost: 10 Gold coin)
Mystic Clover.png77 Mystic Clovers
~231 Mystic Coin.pngMystic Coins
~231 Glob of Ectoplasm.pngGlobs of Ectoplasm
~231 Obsidian Shard.pngObsidian Shards
~231 Mystic Crystal.pngCrystals or ~1386 Philosopher's Stone.pngPhilosopher's Stones
    (cost of either: 139Spirit Shard.pngSpirit Shard)
Mystic Coin.png250 Mystic Coins
Gift of Exordium.pngGift of Exordium Gift of the Mists.pngGift of the Mists
Gift of Glory.pngGift of Glory
Gift of Battle.pngGift of Battle
Gift of War.pngGift of War
Cube of Stabilized Dark Energy.pngCube of Stabilized Dark Energy
Mystic Runestone.png100 Mystic Runestones
100 Gold coin total, bought from Miyani or Mystic Forge Attendant. Need Scholar of Secrets Mastery.
Shard of Exitare.png100 Shards of Exitare
Requires 450 Weaponsmith tango icon 20px.png Weaponsmith to make.
100 Tribute to the Exitare.pngTribute to the Exitare
     (2,000 Lump of Aurillium Lumps of Aurillium or Airship Part Airship Parts or Ley Line Crystal Ley Line Crystals or Unbound Magic.png Unbound Magic or Trade Contracts Trade Contracts or Volatile Magic.png Volatile Magic)
100 Mystic Curio.pngMystic Curio
     Requires 450 Weaponsmith tango icon 20px.png Weaponsmith, Artificer tango icon 20px.png Artificer, or Huntsman tango icon 20px.png Huntsman to make.
     3,500 (Intricate Totem.pngIntricate Totems or Large Bone.pngLarge Bones or Large Claw.pngLarge Claws or Large Fang.pngLarge Fangs or Large Scale.pngLarge Scales or Potent Venom Sac.pngPotent Venom Sacs or Vial of Potent Blood.pngVials of Potent Blood)
     1,500 Mithril Ingot.pngMithril Ingots
     1,000 Elder Wood Plank.pngElder Wood Planks
4,000 Mithril Ingot.pngMithril Ingots
3,000 Elder Wood Plank.pngElder Wood Planks
Gift of Metal.pngGift of Metal
Recipe cost: 10 Gold coin, bought from Miyani
Requires 400 Weaponsmith tango icon 20px.png Weaponsmith to make.
250 Orichalcum Ingot.pngOrichalcum Ingots
250 Mithril Ingot.pngMithril Ingots
250 Darksteel Ingot.pngDarksteel Ingots
250 Platinum Ingot.pngPlatinum Ingots
Gift of Exploration.pngGift of Maguuma Mastery
(click to switch this ingredient with
the Gift of Desert Mastery alternative)
Gift of Maguuma.pngGift of Maguuma
Gift of the Fleet.pngGift of the Fleet
Gift of Tarir.pngGift of Tarir
Gift of the Chak.pngGift of the Chak
Gift of the Jungle.pngGift of the Jungle
Essence of Artistry.pngGift of Insights
Essence of Divinity's Reach.pngGift of the Itzel
Gift of the Nuhoch.pngGift of the Nuhoch
Essence of Halloween.pngGift of the Exalted
Gift of Gliding.pngGift of Gliding
Bloodstone Shard.pngBloodstone Shard
200 Spirit Shard.pngSpirit Shard
Crystalline Ingot.png250 Crystalline Ingots
250 Crystalline Ore.pngCrystalline Ore
250 Fulgurite.pngFulgurites
250 Glob of Ectoplasm.pngGlobs of Ectoplasm
250 Amalgamated Gemstone.pngAmalgamated Gemstones
Exitare.pngExitare Requires 500 Weaponsmith tango icon 20px.png Weaponsmith to make. Need to purchase and craft these recipes in the following order:

1. Recipe sheet exotic greatsword.pngRecipe: Malumres Gold coin + 10,003 Karma - Grandmaster Craftsman Hobbs
2. Recipe sheet exotic greatsword.pngRecipe: Visiospei Spirit Shard + 10,003 Karma - Grandmaster Craftsman Hobbs
3. Recipe sheet ascended greatsword.pngRecipe: Exitare Spirit Shard + 10,003 Karma - Grandmaster Craftsman Hobbs
Note: Both Shard of Exitare.pngShard of Exitare and Mystic Curio.pngMystic Curio (All Variants) recipes are contained within Recipe sheet exotic greatsword.pngRecipe: Malumres.

Available prefixes[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • It is recommended that you do not attempt to stat change your precursor item with the standard stat swap recipe in the Mystic Forge. While you will be provided with an item with the desired stats, it will have been replaced with a generic ascended item that cannot be used as a legendary precursor.

Trivia[edit]

  • Exordium, the Latin word for "beginning", is used in rhetorics.
  • This weapon has been designed by Chelsea Mills, while Vincent Balmori and Artem Sorokin are responsible for its effects, i.e. footfalls, aura and weapon skill animations.[1]
    • Exordium transforms into 16 different shapes across 19 skill animations.[1]
  • Exordium was released with Living World Season 4 Episode 6, War Eternal.
  • Exordium was the last Heart of Thorns legendary weapon and uses the same system of legendary weapon crafting introduced with Eureka.

References[edit]