HOPE

"Hope" redirects here. For the human NPC, see Hope (NPC).

This item allows selection of stats. See below for a list of available prefixes. • Superior Sigil of Stamina • Unused Infusion Slot — In-game description

HOPE

Type

Pistol

Strength

920 – 1,080

Skin

HOPE

Prefix

Selectable

Rarity

HLegendary

Req. level

80

Binding

Account Bound

Salvage

None

Item link

Skin link

External links

GW2Efficiency

API

72713

Gallery
Click to enlarge. Stowed. Red and blue circuitry footfalls.

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This item allows selection of stats. See below for a list of available prefixes.

Superior Sigil of Stamina

Unused Infusion Slot

— In-game description

HOPE is a legendary pistol crafted in the Mystic Forge, through various materials and tasks tied to the Heart of Thorns expansion. As a culmination of Hylek alchemy, Asuran design and traditional crafting techniques, its creation will task you with learning tribal secrets and testing lost experiments throughout Tyria.

Lore

HOPE

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"Remember: the blue stuff is the Alchemical Catalyst, and the red stuff is the Transcendent Energy. Don't drink either of them. And whatever you do, don't drop this thing."

Acquisition

Contained in

•   Legendary Choice Box (choice)
•   Legendary Choice Box (choice, 2019 variant)
•   Legendary Coffer (choice, discontinued)
•   Legendary Eternal Coffer (choice, discontinued)

Recipe

HOPE

Source

Mystic Forge

Output qty.

1

Ingredients

1

Prototype

1

Mystic Tribute

1

Gift of HOPE

1

Gift of Maguuma Mastery

Show base ingredients

Graphics

Aura

• The arm of the user wielding the weapon becomes slightly transparent and is covered in distinct lightning similar to that surrounding the weapon when fully drawn.

Draw/Stow effects

• Upon drawing the weapon, the user's hands will light up.
• When the pistol is drawn, luminescent colored fluid flows inside the tubes on each side of the weapon, filling them up. When full, one emits icy particles, the other fiery sparks; along the length of the barrel flow electric sparks.
• The pistol emits a sound of "powering up" when drawn, and of "shutting down" when stowed.

Footfalls

• The footprints alternate randomly between red and blue splattered squares, each containing patterns of circuitry, and emit lightning for a short time when created.

Skill effects

• All projectile sounds are changed to "laser" sounds. Random shots have more muffled sounds, as if the pistol is overheating. With continuous use of the pistol, these occur at increased frequency and their sounds become progressively more distorted.
• With continuous use of the pistol, the aura around the arm will grow brighter, and then dim back to its original state if the pistol ceases firing.
• After using a skill, the fluids are expelled and refill like when drawn.
• Projectiles are changed into pinkish-red plasma balls surrounded by blue energy particles which emit a dim green light. This effect changes the following skills:
  • Engineer: Fragmentation Shot, Poison Dart Volley, Static Shot, Grenade Barrage, Grappling Line (downed skill), Throw Junk (downed skill), and the projectiles from Static Shot that bounce between enemies
  • Guardian: Through the Heart, Hail of Justice, Spear of Justice
  • Mesmer: Magic Bullet and Phantasmal Duelist
  • Thief: Vital Shot, Sneak Attack, Bola Shot, Repeater, Shadow Strike, Unload, Head Shot, Black Powder, and Trail of Knives (downed skill)

Gallery

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  Drawn effect.

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  Plasma Projectile.

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  Grenade Barrage as plasma bolts.

Full material list

Required item	Primary ingredients	Component materials
Mystic Tribute	2 Gifts of Condensed Magic	2 Gift of Blood (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Venom (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Totems (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Dust (recipe cost: 10 )
	2 Gifts of Condensed Might	2 Gift of Claws (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Scales (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Bones (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Fangs (recipe cost: 10 )
	77 Mystic Clovers	Forged from roughly 250 Mystic Coins, 250 Globs of Ectoplasm, 250 Obsidian Shards, and 150  PvP Reward Tracks and WvW Reward Tracks Astral Reward from the Wizard's Vault
	250 Mystic Coins
Gift of HOPE	Gift of the Mists	Gift of Glory Gift of Battle Gift of War Cube of Stabilized Dark Energy
	100 Icy Runestones	100  total, bought from Rojan the Penitent
	Gift of the Catalyst	Can be obtained by completing the following Legendary Weapon Collection Achievement: HOPE IV: The Catalyst
	Gift of Wood	Recipe cost: 10 , bought from Miyani Requires 400 Huntsman to make. 250 Ancient Wood Planks 250 Elder Wood Planks 250 Hard Wood Planks 250 Seasoned Wood Planks
Gift of Maguuma Mastery	Gift of Maguuma	Gift of the Fleet Gift of Tarir Gift of the Chak Gift of the Jungle
	Gift of Insights	Gift of the Itzel Gift of the Nuhoch Gift of the Exalted Gift of Gliding
	Bloodstone Shard	200 Spirit Shard
	250 Crystalline Ingots	250 Crystalline Ore 250 Fulgurites 250 Globs of Ectoplasm 250 Amalgamated Gemstones
Prototype	Can be obtained by completing the following Legendary Weapon Collection Achievements: HOPE I: Research HOPE II: Development HOPE III: Prototype

Available prefixes

• The following prefixes can be selected:

Prefix	Stats
Apothecary's	+125  Healing Power +90  Toughness +90  Condition Damage
Assassin's	+125  Precision +90  Power +90  Ferocity
Berserker's	+125  Power +90  Precision +90  Ferocity
Bringer's	+125  Expertise +90  Precision +90  Vitality
Carrion	+125  Condition Damage +90  Power +90  Vitality
Cavalier's	+125  Toughness +90  Power +90  Ferocity
Celestial	+59  Power +59  Precision +59  Toughness +59  Vitality +59  Ferocity +59  Healing Power +59  Condition Damage +59  Concentration +59  Expertise
Cleric's	+125  Healing Power +90  Power +90  Toughness
Commander's	+108  Power +108  Precision +59  Toughness +59  Concentration
Crusader's	+108  Power +108  Toughness +59  Ferocity +59  Healing Power
Dire	+125  Condition Damage +90  Toughness +90  Vitality
Diviner's	+108  Power +108  Concentration +59  Precision +59  Ferocity
Dragon's	+108  Power +108  Ferocity +59  Precision +59  Vitality
Giver's	+125  Toughness +90  Concentration +90  Healing Power
Grieving	+108  Power +108  Condition Damage +59  Precision +59  Ferocity
Harrier's	+125  Power +90  Healing Power +90  Concentration
Knight's	+125  Toughness +90  Power +90  Precision
Magi's	+125  Healing Power +90  Precision +90  Vitality
Marauder	+108  Power +108  Precision +59  Vitality +59  Ferocity
Marshal's	+108  Power +108  Healing Power +59  Condition Damage +59  Precision
Minstrel's	+108  Toughness +108  Healing Power +59  Vitality +59  Concentration
Nomad's	+125  Toughness +90  Vitality +90  Healing Power
Plaguedoctor's	+108  Vitality +108  Condition Damage +59  Healing Power +59  Concentration
Rabid	+125  Condition Damage +90  Precision +90  Toughness
Rampager's	+125  Precision +90  Power +90  Condition Damage
Ritualist's	+108  Vitality +108  Condition Damage +59  Concentration +59  Expertise
Sentinel's	+125  Vitality +90  Power +90  Toughness
Seraph	+108  Precision +108  Condition Damage +59  Healing Power +59  Concentration
Settler's	+125  Toughness +90  Condition Damage +90  Healing Power
Shaman's	+125  Vitality +90  Condition Damage +90  Healing Power
Sinister	+125  Condition Damage +90  Power +90  Precision
Soldier's	+125  Power +90  Toughness +90  Vitality
Trailblazer's	+108  Toughness +108  Condition Damage +59  Vitality +59  Expertise
Valkyrie	+125  Power +90  Vitality +90  Ferocity
Vigilant	+108  Power +108  Toughness +59  Concentration +59  Expertise
Viper's	+108  Power +108  Condition Damage +59  Precision +59  Expertise
Wanderer's	+108  Power +108  Vitality +59  Toughness +59  Concentration
Zealot's	+125  Power +90  Precision +90  Healing Power

Notes

• 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.
• HOPE is an acronym for Hylek Optimized Projectile Experiment.
• The red fluid in the piping is the Transcendent Energy, and the blue liquid is the Alchemical Catalyst. Both are from the HOPE IV: The Catalyst collection.
• The Barrel of the pistol appears to be the Advanced Ammunition Cylinder from the Prototype precursor.
• As with other legendary weapons, many of the Engineer skills have no visual effects when using kits.

See also

• HOPE I: Research - the first step towards crafting the precursor, whereby you apprentice yourself to a Hylek master alchemist.
• HOPE II: Development - where you hone your crafting skills through iteration.
• HOPE III: Prototype - here you will research Asuran technologies and wild energy sources.
• HOPE IV: The Catalyst - On this final phase you will create the last 3 components for the legendary pistol: the Transcendent Energy, the Alchemical Catalyst and the Catalytic Converter.

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Legendary weapons

Research • Development • Prototype — HOPE