Grandmaster Mark

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Grandmaster Marks are tokens used to acquire stat-selectable Ascended armors and weapons, crafted by their respective disciplines. They provide an alternative method of obtaining ascended gear through certain content and game modes compared to full ascended crafting. Combination of Grandmaster Marks and the content-specific currencies is used to purchase ascended items from the vendors, with currencies replacing part of the crafting costs.

Grandmaster Marks are currently accepted by vendors in Structured PvP and World versus World game modes, as well as Fractals of the Mists dungeon. Ascended armor purchasable with Marks allows selecting any prefix, but the expansion-specific attributes are available only if the relevant game editions are owned.

Acquisition method[edit]

Contained in[edit]

Crafting[edit]

Each mark requires their respective recipe and items from Recipe Book: Grandmaster Craftsman's Components. Both can be purchased from BLING-9009, Ascended Armor League Vendor, Ascended Weapon League Vendor or Skirmish Supervisor. Each mark requires their respective level 500 crafting discipline.

Type Crafting discipline Mark Materials
Armor Armorsmith tango icon 20px.png Armorsmith Grandmaster Armorsmith's Mark.pngGrandmaster Armorsmith's Mark
Recipe: Grandmaster Armorsmith's Mark
2 Carbonized Mithrillium Ingot.pngCarbonized Mithrillium Ingot
1 Square of Vabbian Silk.pngSquare of Vabbian Silk
1 Blended Leather Sheet.pngBlended Leather Sheet
1 Empowered Mithril Ingot.pngEmpowered Mithril Ingot
Leatherworker tango icon 20px.png Leatherworker Grandmaster Leatherworker's Mark.pngGrandmaster Leatherworker's Mark
Recipe: Grandmaster Leatherworker's Mark
1 Carbonized Mithrillium Ingot.pngCarbonized Mithrillium Ingot
1 Square of Vabbian Silk.pngSquare of Vabbian Silk
1 Blended Leather Sheet.pngBlended Leather Sheet
1 Empowered Cured Thick Leather Square.pngEmpowered Cured Thick Leather Square
Tailor tango icon 20px.png Tailor Grandmaster Tailor's Mark.pngGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
Recipe: Grandmaster Tailor's Mark
1 Carbonized Mithrillium Ingot.pngCarbonized Mithrillium Ingot
2 Square of Vabbian Silk.pngSquare of Vabbian Silk
1 Blended Leather Sheet.pngBlended Leather Sheet
1 Bolt of Empowered Silk.pngBolt of Empowered Silk
Weapon Weaponsmith tango icon 20px.png Weaponsmith Grandmaster Weaponsmith's Mark.pngGrandmaster Weaponsmith's Mark
Recipe: Grandmaster Weaponsmith's Mark
1 Composite Wood Board.pngComposite Wood Board
1 Carbonized Mithrillium Ingot.pngCarbonized Mithrillium Ingot
1 Blended Leather Sheet.pngBlended Leather Sheet
1 Weaponized Mithril Ingot.pngWeaponized Mithril Ingot
Huntsman tango icon 20px.png Huntsman Grandmaster Huntsman's Mark.pngGrandmaster Huntsman's Mark
Recipe: Grandmaster Huntsman's Mark
1 Composite Wood Board.pngComposite Wood Board
1 Carbonized Mithrillium Ingot.pngCarbonized Mithrillium Ingot
1 Blended Leather Sheet.pngBlended Leather Sheet
1 Weaponized Cured Thick Leather Square.pngWeaponized Cured Thick Leather Square
Artificer tango icon 20px.png Artificer Grandmaster Artificer's Mark.pngGrandmaster Artificer's Mark
Recipe: Grandmaster Artificer's Mark
1 Composite Wood Board.pngComposite Wood Board
1 Carbonized Mithrillium Ingot.pngCarbonized Mithrillium Ingot
1 Blended Leather Sheet.pngBlended Leather Sheet
1 Weaponized Elder Wood Plank.pngWeaponized Elder Wood Plank

Mechanics[edit]

Each mark can only be used to exchange for stat selectable Ascended items that particular crafting discipline can craft.

Note: while Spears are crafted only by Weaponsmith, Skirmish Supervisor and Ascended Weapon League Vendor require Grandmaster Huntsman's Mark.pngGrandmaster Huntsman's Marks to purchase ascended spears. BLING-9009 requires the expected Grandmaster Weaponsmith's Mark.pngGrandmaster Weaponsmith's Marks.

Available stats depend on which expansions are owned.

Each merchant requires a currency unique to that game mode. Certain currencies are heavily timegated.

  • BLING-9009 - Fractal Relic.pngFractal Relics and Fractal Research Page.pngFractal Research Pages (up to 6 per day or 46 per week)
    • Assuming only 3 pages are obtained per day, it will take 30 days to purchase a full set of armor and 8 days per weapon.
      • Completing all weekly fractals missions for 25 pages per week will reduce this down to ~3.52 weeks or 25 days for a full set of armor and 7 days per weapon
    • With 6 pages a day, it will take 15 days to purchase a full set of armor and 4 days per weapon.
      • Completing all weekly fractal missions for 46 pages per week will reduce this to ~1.91 weeks or 14 days for a full set of armor and 4 days per weapon
  • Skirmish Supervisor - Memory of Battle.pngMemories of Battle and WvW Tournament Claim Ticket.pngWvW Skirmish Claim Ticket (up to 365 per week)
    • Assuming the maximum amount of tickets per week, it will take 4 weeks to purchase a full set of armor or 1 week per weapon.
  • Ascended Armor League Vendor and Ascended Weapon League Vendor - Shard of Glory.pngShards of Glory and Ascended Shard of Glory.pngAscended Shard of Glory (up to 400 per season; additional 100 when Byzantium is repeated)
    • Assuming only the minimum of 400 per season, it will take 3 seasons to purchase a full set of armor or 1 season per weapon.
    • The final reward track will have to be completed an additional 8 times if one is to purchase a full set of armor within 1 season.

List of vendors[edit]

Overview[edit]

Main vendor Price Location Full armor set cost Available items
Helm, Shoulders,
Gloves, Boots
Leggings Coat Weapon
Ascended Armor League Vendor 150Ascended Shard of Glory.png
250Shard of Glory.png
2Gold coin
3Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
200Ascended Shard of Glory.png
250Shard of Glory.png
2Gold coin
4Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
400Ascended Shard of Glory.png
250Shard of Glory.png
3Gold coin
4Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
Heart of the Mists 1200Ascended Shard of Glory.png
1500Shard of Glory.png
13Gold coin
20Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
Ascended Weapon League Vendor 400Ascended Shard of Glory.png
250Shard of Glory.png
5Gold coin
3Grandmaster Weaponsmith's MarkGrandmaster Huntsman's MarkGrandmaster Artificer's Mark
Heart of the Mists
BLING-9009 12Fractal Research Page.png
400Fractal Relics
2Gold coin
3Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
16Fractal Research Page.png
600Fractal Relics
2Gold coin
4Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
24Fractal Research Page.png
800Fractal Relics
3Gold coin
4Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
24Fractal Research Page.png
800Fractal Relics
5Gold coin
3Grandmaster Weaponsmith's MarkGrandmaster Huntsman's MarkGrandmaster Artificer's Mark
Mistlock Observatory 88Fractal Research Page.png
3000Fractal Relics
13Gold coin
20Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
Skirmish Supervisor 175WvW Skirmish Claim Tickets
250Memory of Battle.png
2Gold coin
3Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
260WvW Skirmish Claim Tickets
250Memory of Battle.png
2Gold coin
4Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
350WvW Skirmish Claim Tickets
250Memory of Battle.png
3Gold coin
4Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
350WvW Skirmish Claim Tickets
250Memory of Battle.png
5Gold coin
3Grandmaster Weaponsmith's MarkGrandmaster Huntsman's MarkGrandmaster Artificer's Mark
Any WvW map 1310WvW Skirmish Claim Tickets
1500Memory of Battle.png
13Gold coin
20Grandmaster Armorsmith's MarkGrandmaster Leatherworker's MarkGrandmaster Tailor's Mark
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Available prefixes depend on which expansions you currently own.
  2. ^ a b Can be upgraded to Legendary armor.
  3. ^ a b Requires respective Obsidian weapon skin from the Obsidian Weapon Box to be unlocked before purchase can be available.
  4. ^ Requires respective Triumphant armor skin from the Triumphant Armor Reward Track to be unlocked before purchase can be available.

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