User:Lady Elyssa/PvE Character Gear for Strike damage
Gearing up at level 80[edit]
This short-ish guide is focused exclusively on gearing a character for PvE with Exotic or Ascended gear using Strike damage. Each piece of equipment comes its own set of Attributes that add to your characters own base Attributes. The stat prefixes we are interested in are:
Power (increases direct damage)
Precision (increased chance of a critical hit)
Ferocity (increased damage when you critical hit)
Rarity[edit]
- The rarity of gear is indicated by the colour of the text, e.g. Exotic is orange, Ascended is pink, and Legendary is purple.
- Ascended and Legendary gear comes with Infusion slots which is important to survive the higher levels of Fractals of the Mists, those interested in having a Cosmetic aura as part of Fashion Wars as well as those looking to maximise their gears potential.
Exotic Gear[edit]
The quickest and easiest way for a player to get level 80 Exotic Gear is for them to buy what they need directly from Trading Post.
Exotic Weapons[edit]
| Selectable (all) stat Weapons | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Weapon | Cost | Note |
| Greatsword |  Iron Legion Flamesaw
|
… | |
| Pistol |  Iron Legion Pistol
|
… | |
| Rifle |  Iron Legion Longshot
|
… | |
| Staff |  Iron Legion Staff
|
… | |
| Sword |  Iron Legion Combat Blade
|
… | |
Exotic Armor[edit]
Depending on your profession your choice of Exotic Armor is defined accordingly:
| Berseker Armor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Specialization | Named Armor | Pieces | Cost |
| Light |
|
Zhed's Mask | … | |
| Zhed's Mantle | … | |||
| Zhed's Coat | … | |||
| Zhed's Gloves | … | |||
| Zhed's Leggings | … | |||
| Zhed's Boots | … | |||
| Medium |
|
Nika's Mask | … | |
| Nika's Pauldrons | … | |||
| Nika's Coat | … | |||
| Nika's Gloves | … | |||
| Nika's Leggings | … | |||
| Nika's Boots | … | |||
| Heavy |
|
Devona's Helm | … | |
| Devona's Pauldrons | … | |||
| Devona's Chestguard | … | |||
| Devona's Gauntlets | … | |||
| Devona's Legplates | … | |||
| Devona's Greaves | … | |||
- Helmet
- Ice Golem's Maw Box - Trading Post: …
- Shoulder Piece
- Shoulders of the Ebon Vanguard Choice Chest - Trading Post: …
Exotic Trinkets[edit]
Trinkets are comprised of three typs of Jewelry, an Amulet, Ring and an Accessory (Ear Ring).
| Berserker Trinkets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Trinket | Cost |
| Amulet |
| |
| Ring |
| |
| Accessory |
| |
Exotic Back Item[edit]
The Back item provides the lowest attributes of all equipment. The Guild Assassin Backpack provides a cheap and easy to obtain Exotic for those that do Guild Missions.
| Source | Item Name | Cost | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | |||
| Guild Commendation Trader | Guild Assassin Backpack | 5  + 5 
|
Guild Hall |
| Stat selectable Back Items off the Trading Post | |
|---|---|
| Type | Cost |
 Lucky Great Ram Lantern
|
… |
 Lucky Great Monkey Lantern
|
… |
 Lucky Great Rooster Lantern
|
… |
 Lucky Great Dog Lantern
|
… |
 Lucky Great Boar Lantern
|
… |
 Lucky Great Rat Lantern
|
… |
 Lucky Great Ox Lantern
|
… |
 Lucky Great Tiger Lantern
|
… |
 Lucky Great Rabbit Lantern
|
… |
Exotic Underwater Breathing Apparatus[edit]
Currently, the only Exotic Breather is the Rime-Rimmed Mariner's Rebreather and while it is stat selectable it can only be found within:
There is a Rare breather found as a reward from the Defeat Tequatl the Sunless group event that can be purchased directly from the Trading Post.
| Source | Item | Cost | Location |
| Core | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Trading Post |
|
|
Any Major City |
Upgrades[edit]
IMPORTANT!: A Black Lion Salvage Kit has a 100% chance of recovering upgrades like a Rune or Sigil from Exotic Equipment so be sure it can be Salvaged or risk a potentially costly investment. Typically, gear bought with Karma cannot be salvaged and an Upgrade Extractor may prove useful for removing upgrades from items that cannot be salvaged.
Relic[edit]
Relics can be equipped from level 60 onwards and can be crafted or bought from the Trading Post.
| Relics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relic | Description | Cost | ||||
 Relic of the Brawler
|
Deal increased strike damage for a duration when granting protection or resolution to yourself. | … | ||||
 Relic of the Citadel
|
After using an elite skill, call down an artillery strike on the skill target or nearest enemy that inflicts stun. | … | ||||
 Relic of the Daredevil
|
After dodge rolling in combat or evading an attack, your next attack is guaranteed to be a critical hit. (Cooldown: 1 Second) | … | ||||
 Relic of the Deadeye
|
Gain increased strike damage for a duration when you use a cantrip skill. | … | ||||
 Relic of the Dragonhunter
|
Enemies hit by your trap skills become hunted by you, increasing your strike damage and condition duration against them. | … | ||||
 Relic of Fireworks
|
Upon dealing strike damage using a weapon skill with a recharge time of 20 seconds or more, deal increased strike damage for a duration. Refreshes duration on stack. | … | ||||
 Relic of the Thief
|
Upon striking an enemy with a weapon skill that has a recharge or resource cost, gain increased strike damage. When this triggers, refresh the duration of all stacks. | … | ||||
 Relic of the Weaver
|
Upon using a stance skill, deal increased strike damage for a duration. | … | ||||
Runes[edit]
Runes can be added to Armor.
| Runes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Cost | Usage | Notes |
 Superior Rune of Strength
|
… | Open World | Helps with Might upkeep. |
 Superior Rune of Vampirism
|
… | Open World | +10% Max Health Restore 10% health on kill. |
 Superior Rune of the Pack
|
… | Open World | +15% Boon Duration. |
 Superior Rune of the Scholar
|
… | Open World, Fractals, Raids | Meta for Power builds. |
Sigils[edit]
Sigils can be added to Weapons.
| Sigils | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Cost | Usage | Notes |
 Superior Sigil of Accuracy
|
… | Open World | +7% Critical Chance. |
 Superior Sigil of Air
|
… | Open World | Lightning Strike on Crit. (Cooldown: 3 Seconds) |
 Superior Sigil of Bloodlust
|
… | Open World, WvW | Stacks Power on kill. (Max 25 Stacks) |
 Superior Sigil of Energy
|
… | Open World | Gain 50% Endurance on Weapon Swap. |
 Superior Sigil of Force
|
… | Open World, Fractals, Raids | +5% Strike damage. Meta for Power Builds. |
 Superior Sigil of Impact
|
… | Open World, Fractals, Raids | +3% Strike damage. +7% Strike damage vs Stunned or Knocked Down foes. |
 Superior Sigil of Strength
|
… | Open World, Fractals, Raids | Gain might for 10 seconds upon critically hitting a foe. (Cooldown: 1 Second) |
Ascended Gear[edit]
By now you should have a good set of Exotic equipment and for many this is more than good enough to meet the challenges they may face within Open World PvE. For those looking to take things a step further there is always Ascended Gear.
If you haven't done so already, now is the time to look at crafting. You will need a level of 500 in Artificer, Huntsman or Weaponsmith to begin crafting Ascended Weapons. See (External Links)
Ascended Weapons[edit]
Once the maximum crafting level has been complete speak to the Master craftsman where you can buy the recipes.
To craft an Ascended weapon you will first need to buy an Ascended Inscription for 21,000 
which will let you choose from the various stat combinations. For Power stats you will need to select Recipe: Zojja's Berserker Inscription.
You will then need to buy the appropriate weapon recipe(s) for 5 
+ 3 .
Players can also craft Grandmaster Marks to exchange for Ascended weapons at certain vendors. The recipes for these marks are sold at BLING-9009, Ascended Weapon League Vendor and Skirmish Supervisor.
| Zojja's Berserker Weapons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Weapon | Discipline | Direct Craft | Vendor |
| Axe | Zojja's Reaver | Weaponsmith | … | … |
| Dagger | Zojja's Razor | Weaponsmith | … | … |
| Mace | Zojja's Flanged Mace | Weaponsmith | … | … |
| Sword | Zojja's Blade | Weaponsmith | … | … |
| Scepter | Zojja's Wand | Artificer | … | … |
| Focus | Zojja's Artifact | Artificer | … | … |
| Shield | Zojja's Bastion | Weaponsmith | … | … |
| Warhorn | Zojja's Herald | Huntsman | … | … |
| Greatsword | Zojja's Claymore | Weaponsmith | … | … |
| Rifle | Zojja's Musket | Huntsman | … | … |
| Staff | Zojja's Spire | Artificer | … | … |
Elite Specialization Weapon Collections[edit]
Each of the expansions provides Elite Specialization Collections with an Ascended weapon as the reward.
Caladbolg Weapons[edit]
After completion of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns you will recieve an email from Warden Leide that will invite you to start the collection to obtain Caladbolg weapons.
Vendor[edit]
| Domain | Currencies | Available weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Fractals of the Mists |  Fractal Research Pages +  Fractal Relics +    Grandmaster Marks + Coin
|
Any weapon type with any stats Available prefixes depend on which expansions you currently own.</ref> |
Ascended Armor[edit]
- For Open World PvE this really isn't necessary but are useful for those wanting to use Infusions to benefit from the Attribute Bonuses or those Fashion Warriors looking to strut their Cosmetic Aura.
- For high tier Fractals Ascended armor is a must.
- For Raids, Exotic armor is certainly sufficient but for those keen to maximise their gains, Ascended armor is a worthwhile investment.
Crafting[edit]
To craft Ascended armor you will first need to buy an Ascended Insignia for 21,000 which will let you choose from the various stat combinations. For Power stats you will need to select Recipe: Zojja's Berserker Insignia.
You will then need to buy the appropriate armor recipe(s) for 5 + 3 .
| Light Armor - Tailor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Armor | Crafted Berserker | Fractal / PvP Vendor |
| Illustrious Masque | … | … |
| Illustrious Epaulets | … | … |
| Illustrious Doublet | … | … |
| Illustrious Wristguards | … | … |
| Illustrious Breeches | … | … |
| Illustrious Footwear | … | … |
| Medium Armor - Leatherworker | ||
|---|---|---|
| Armor | Crafted Berserker | Fractal / PvP Vendor |
| Illustrious Visage | … | … |
| Illustrious Shoulderguard | … | … |
| Illustrious Guise | … | … |
| Illustrious Grips | … | … |
| Illustrious Leggings | … | … |
| Illustrious Striders | … | … |
| Heavy Armor - Armorsmith | ||
|---|---|---|
| Armor | Crafted Berserker | Fractal / PvP Vendor |
| Illustrious Visor | … | … |
| Illustrious Pauldrons | … | … |
| Illustrious Breastplate | … | … |
| Illustrious Warfists | … | … |
| Illustrious Tassets | … | … |
| Illustrious Greaves | … | … |
Ascended Trinkets[edit]
Before you hand over your hard earned coin check how many Laurels you have as it might be worth waiting and picking up Ascended Trinkets from one of the following merchants.
NOTE: Ascended Rings with only 1 (one) Infusion slot can be Infused to gain a 2nd Infusion slot. Additionally Rings can also be Attuned, increasing the maximum number of Infusion slots to 3.
Miscellaneous Trinkets[edit]
These are available from achievements, the Mystic Forge, special scavenger hunts, etc.
All stat selectable:
- Core
- Vial of Salt (…) - Amulet, stat selectable (Berserker, Viper, Harrier, Diviner, etc). Created in the Mystic Forge. Can purchase all of the material off the trading post including the Shards of Glory needed to buy PvP essences.
- Wylenn's Manual of Style - Accessory. Reward for completing the Style Guide achievement.
- Heart of Thorns
- Mordrem Loop - Amulet. Reward for completing the Heart of Thorns Act IV Mastery meta-achievement.
- Rurik's Engagement Ring - Ring. Converted from Strange Rock by taking it to various places in Ember Bay. Repeatable, but note that it is Unique.
Ascended Back Items[edit]
The Back item provides the lowest attributes of all equipment. The easiest and cheapest Ascended back items to obtain are those from Season 3.
| Source | Item Name | Cost | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | |||
| Mystic Forge | Book of Secrets | Various ingredients | Lions Arch / WvW |
| Mystic Forge | Quiver of Swift Flight | Various ingredients | Lions Arch / WvW |
| Living World Season 2 | |||
| Azarr Softhoof | Mawdrey | 1 + Various ingrediants
|
Various Locations |
| Living World Season 3 requires Heart of Thorns | |||
| Scholar Rakka | Blood Ruby Backpack | 5,000  + 200 
|
Bloodstone Fen |
| Scholar Surra | Lava Skull Backpack | 5,000 + 200 
|
Ember Bay |
| Slooshoo | Icebrood Horn Backpack | 5,000 + 400 
|
Bitterfrost Frontier |
| Quartermaster Hitchens | White Mantle Scroll | 5,000 + 200 
|
Lake Doric |
|
Relic of Balthazar |
315,000 + 200 
|
Siren's Landing | |
| Relic Collector Achievement | Relic of Abaddon | Siren's Landing | |
| Living World Season 4 requires Path of Fire | |||
| Kadir | Beetle Incubator | 154,000 + 100 
|
Domain of Kourna |
Back Item Collections[edit]
- Heart of Thorns
- Lightbringer's Pack - reward from the collection of the same name.
- Luminate's Backplate - reward from the collection of the same name.
- Magister's Pack - reward from the collection of the same name.
- Warmaster's Pack - reward from the collection of the same name.
- Season 3
- The Wayfarer's Henge - reward from the A Henge Away from Home collection achievement. Requires Living World Season 3 episode 5: Flashpoint.
- Path of Fire
- Rising Banners of the Sunspear - reward from the Raise the Banners: Sunspear Support collection, requires a character that has completed the PoF story and had selected the corresponding story choice in Blazing a Trail.
- Ensign Banners of Amnoon - reward from the Raise the Banners: Amnoon Independence collection, requires a character that has completed the PoF story and had selected the corresponding story choice in Blazing a Trail.
- Dreaded Banners of King Palawa Joko I - reward from the Raise the Banners: Salute to Palawa Joko collection, requires a character that has completed the PoF story and had selected the corresponding story choice in Blazing a Trail.
- Sagacious Banners of Dynastic Reckoning - reward from the Raise the Banners: Amnoon Arbitrator collection, requires completing the other 3 banner collections.
- Season 4
- Mark Y Golem - reward from the Redeeming IG-6417 collection achievement. Requires Living World Season 4 episode 2: A Bug in the System.
- Ascended Banner of the Dauntless Commander - Must first craft the exotic version: Banner of the Commander. Requires Living World Season 4 episode 3: Long Live the Lich.
Ascended Underwater Breathing Apparatus[edit]
| Source | Item | Cost | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | |||
| BUY-4373 |
|
|
Fractals of the Mists |
| Living World Season 3 requires Heart of Thorns | |||
| Slooshoo |
|
|
Bitterfrost Frontier |
Infusions[edit]
Infusions can be added to Weapons, Armor and Trinkets (Rings and Accessories only, not Amulets, see Enrichments) and aside from any Cosmetic Aura can be used to maximise a characters attributes. It is worth noting that Ascended Rings can be Attuned by upgrading them in the Mystic Forge to gain one extra infusion slot.
WARNING!: Upgrading rings in the Mystic Forge will destroy any existing infusions unless removed prior to attunement by using an Infusion Extraction Device.
| Infusions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Name | Attribute Bonuses | Cost | Usage |
| Laurel Merchant | Mighty Infusion |
|
5
|
Open World, Raids |
| INFUZ-5959 | Mighty +5 Agony Infusion |
|
3  + 5 
|
Fractals, Raids |
| INFUZ-5959 | Mighty +7 Agony Infusion |
|
6 + 5 
|
Fractals, Raids |
| INFUZ-5959 | Mighty +9 Agony Infusion |
|
6  + 5 
|
Fractals, Raids |
Enrichments[edit]
An Enrichment can be applied to Ascended an Amulet.
| Enrichments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | Name | Attribute Bonuses | Cost | Usage |
| Laurel Merchant |
|
|
Open World on Kill | |
| Laurel Merchant |
|
|
Open World Events, Fractals, Raids | |
| Rare Collections |
|
Open World Events, Fractals, Raids | ||
| Dedicated Anniversary Achievement Box |
|
|
Open World Events, Fractals, Raids | |
A Note about Experience:
- An exploration bonus is earned based on how long a creature has been alive in the world.
- Earning an increased amount of experience (XP) also helps with Mastery training.
A Note about Karma:
- Can be gained from completing Events, Hearts, Fractals of the Mists, Raids, Strike Missions and the Orphans during Wintersday.
| Ascended Gear Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attributes | Base | Weapon | Armor | Amulet | Rings | Accessories | Total |
| Weapon Strength | - | 1100 | - | - | - | - | 1100 |
| Power | 1000 | 125 | 439 | 126 | 206 | 182 | 2078 |
| Precision | 1000 | 90 | 315 | 85 | 136 | 120 | 1746 |
| Ferocity | 150 | 90 | 315 | 85 | 136 | 120 | 896 |
| Crit Chance | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
| Crit Damage | 150 | 156 | 171 | 156 | 160 | 158 | 210 |
| Avg Base Damage | 339 | 43 | 149 | 43 | 70 | 62 | 705 |
| Avg Crit Damage | 1393 | 87 | 314 | 87 | 143 | 126 | 1719 |
Consumables[edit]
While Consumables aren't strictly needed for Open World they can offer some additional utility benefits likes additional experience to help with levelling Masteries or Karma for Wintersday. For Fractals and Raids consumables are basically a requirement.
Any 
utility item used while a Utility Primer is active will have the same remaining time as the primer.
Any 
food consumed while a Metabolic Primer is active will have the same remaining time as the primer.
Power Utility Items[edit]
| Power Utility | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utility | Effect | Duration | Crafting/Vendor | TP | Usage |
 Potent Superior Sharpening Stone
|
|
60 min | … | … | Open World Fractals Raids |
| Superior Sharpening Stone
|
|
30 min | … | … | Open World |
 Tin of Fruitcake
|
30 min | … | … | Open World, Wintersday | |
Power Foods[edit]
| Power Foods | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Food | |||||
| Food | Effect | Duration | Crafting/Vendor | TP | Usage |
 Plate of Steak and Asparagus
|
+80 Power +60 Precision |
30 min | … | … | Open World, Fractals, Raids |
 Can of Steak and Asparagus
|
5 
|
N/A | Open World, Fractals, Raids | ||
 Fried Golden Dumpling
|
+100 Concentration +25% Magic Find 33% Chance of Might (5s) on Crit |
30 min | Found in Lucky Envelopes | … | Open World, Lunar New Year |
 Avocado Smoothie
|
+80 Power +60 Precision |
30 min | … | … | Fractals, Raids |
| Meta Food | |||||
| Food | Effect | Duration | Crafting/Vendor | TP | Usage |
 Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash
|
+100 Power +70 Ferocity |
30 min | … | … | Fractals, Raids |
 Plate of Spicy Moa Wings
|
… | … | Fractals, Raids | ||
 Plate of Truffle Steak
|
+100 Power +70 Precision |
30min | … | … | Open World, Fractals, Raids |
 Steak with Winterberry Sauce
|
3,500 + 5
|
… | Open World, Fractals, Raids | ||
| Ascended Food | |||||
| Food | Effect | Bonus Effect | Duration | Crafting | Usage |
 Cilantro Lime Sous-Vide Steak
|
+100 Power +70 Precision |
Steal Life on Crit | 60 min | … | Raids |
 Peppercorn-Crusted Sous-Vide Steak
|
-10% Incoming Damage | … | Raids | ||
Festival Consumables[edit]
| Festival Consumables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumable | Effect | Duration | Cost / Source | Festival |
 Longevity Noodles
|
+15% Magic Find +15% Gold from Monsters +15% Experience from Kills +25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year |
30 min | … |  Lunar New Year
|
 New Year's Gift
|
+10% Magic Find +5% from kills |
5mins to 10mins, Stacks up to 2 Hours |
New Year's Gift | Lunar New Year
|
 Peppermint Omnomberry Bar
|
+30% Magic Find +40% Gold from Monsters +10% Experience from Kills +10% Karma |
30 min | … |  LabyrinthLunar New Year Wintersday
|
 Plate of Island Pudding
|
+30% Magic Find +10% Karma +15% Experience from Kills |
30 min | … | LabyrinthLunar New YearWintersday
|
 Winter's Blessing
|
+10% Experience from All Sources +10% Karma |
60 min | Donation Drive only during Wintersday | Wintersday
|
Mastery Consumables[edit]
| Mastery Consumables | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumable | Type | Bonus XP | Duration | Cost | Source / Vendor |
 Birthday Booster Celebration Booster
|
|
+100% from kills | 60 min | 1  1 
|
 Birthday Gift
|
 Black Lion Boost
|
|
+50% from kills | 30 min | 1 
|
 Black Lion Statuette
|
| Blessings of the New Year
|
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|
+10% from All Sources | 5mins to 10mins, Stacks up to 2 Hours |
|
 Lucky Firecracker
|
 Chatoyant Elixir
|
|
+20% from kills (only during April Fools) | 60 min | 5  + 1 
|
April Fool's Vendor |
 Communal Boost Bonfire
|
|
+50% from kills | 60 min | 7
|
Black Lion Statuette
|
 Feast of Delectable Birthday Cake
|
|
+40 to All Attributes +10% Karma +15% Magic Find +15% XP from Kills |
30 min | Birthday_Vendor Committed Anniversary Achievement Box | |
 Experience Booster
|
|
+50% from All Sources | 60 min | 1 
|
100 
|
 Killstreak Experience Booster
|
|
+10% to +100% from kills | 60 min | 1
|
Boost Enchantment Researcher |
| Longevity Noodles
|
|
+15% Magic Find +15% Gold from Monsters +15% XP from Kills +25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year |
30 min | … | Crafting Trading Post |
| New Year's Gift
|
|
+5% from kills | 5mins to 10mins, Stacks up to 2 Hours |
|
New Year's Gift |
| Peppermint Omnomberry Bar
|
Nourishment
|
+30% Magic Find +40% Gold from Monsters +10% XP from Kills +10% Karma |
30 min | … | Crafting Trading Post |
| Plate of Island Pudding
|
Nourishment
|
+30% Magic Find +10% Karma +15% XP from Kills |
30 min | … | Crafting Trading Post |
| Potent Superior Sharpening Stone
|
Nourishment
|
+10% from kills | 60 min | … | Crafting Trading Post |
 Powerful Potion of Slaying Scarlet's Armies
|
Nourishment
|
+15% from kills | 60 min | … | Crafting Trading Post |
 Resting in Chair
|
|
+5% from All Sources | 1 - 4 hours | 0 | --- |
| Winter's Blessing
|
|
+10% from All Sources | 60 min | 1 
|
Donation Drive only during Wintersday
|
Guild Consumables[edit]
| Guild Consumables | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumable | Bonus XP | Duration | Cost | Source / Vendor | |
 Guild XP Gain
|
+3% - +10% XP from ALL Sources |
Permanent until replaced | 0 | Nathan the Bartender | |
 Guild Karma and Experience Banner
|
+15% from kills | 30 min | 3 for 2 + 10 
|
Stalwart Ben Guild Commendation Trader | |
 Guild Heroes Banner
|
+15% from kills | 30mins | 3 for 3 + 10
|
Stalwart Ben Guild Commendation Trader | |
 Guild Anniversary Banner
|
+15% from kills | 60 min | 1 
|
Requires Decade's Star Skin. | |
Potions[edit]
Potions of Slaying provide a Damage Bonus, Damage Reduction as well as +10% Experience from kills and are the Utility form of Nourishment and can be used in place of the Power Utility Items above in suitably target rich areas. All potions have a duration of 30mins except the Powerful Potions which last up to 60mins.
Potions vs Cultural Enemies[edit]
| Slaying Potions vs Cultural Enemies | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture | Enemy Type | Level Requirement / Potion Strength | Map / Dungeon | ||||||
| 5 | 20 | 35 | 50 | 65 | 80 | ||||
| Weak | Minor | Potion | Strong | Potent | Powerful | ||||
| Asura | Inquest | +3% Dmg | +5% Dmg | +7% Dmg |
|
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|
Crucible of Eternity | |
| Charr | Flame Legion | +3% Dmg | +5% Dmg | +7% Dmg |
|
|
|
Citadel of Flame | |
| Ghost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
Ascalonian Catacombs | ||
| Humans | Centaur | +3% Dmg | +5% Dmg | +7% Dmg |
|
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| Outlaw | +3% Dmg | +5% Dmg | +7% Dmg |
|
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|
Caudecus's Manor | ||
| Sylvari | Nightmare Court | +3% Dmg | +5% Dmg | +7% Dmg |
|
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|
Twilight Arbor | |
| Norn | Sons of Svanir | +3% Dmg | +5% Dmg | +7% Dmg |
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Potions vs Enemy Type X[edit]
| Slaying Potions vs Enemies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enemy Type | Level Requirement / Potion Strength | Map / Dungeon | ||||||
| 10 | 25 | 40 | 55 | 70 | 80 | |||
| Weak | Minor | Potion | Strong | Potent | Powerful | |||
| Branded |
|
Thunderhead Peaks | ||||||
| Destroyer | +3% Dmg | +5% Dmg | +7% Dmg |
|
|
|
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| Dredge | +3% Dmg | +5% Dmg | +7% Dmg |
|
|
|
Sorrow's Embrace | |
| Elementals | +3% Dmg | +5% Dmg | +7% Dmg |
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NOTE:
- The Powerful Potion of Slaying Scarlet's Armies works against Toxic Alliance, Watchwork, Aetherblade and Molten Alliance and provides +10% damage, -10% Damage and +15% Experience from kills.
- There are 2 additional potions of Slaying vs Undead:
- Undead Battle Potion with a Req level of 8.
- Potion of Azantil with a Req level of 58.
- The Dragon Crystal Potion is a Branded slaying potion tied to Thunderhead Peaks.
Inventory & Bags[edit]
All characters start with a 20 slot Starter Backpack equipped in the first bag slot with additional bags found as loot, purchased from vendors, crafted or given as rewards for completing achievements, the personal story and Living World events.
Bags come in different sizes starting at 4 slots and go all the way up to 32 slots. Some bags come with special features that can help with inventory organization.
Note: The 20 Slot Starter Backpack can be replaced by larger bags.
Acquisition[edit]
To craft bags with more than 20 slots I would recommend referring to the Crafting section of the Bag page.
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Shared Inventory Slots can be accessed by all characters on the account. It is recommended to have at least four of these initially for:
- Can make use of a Mystic Salvage Kit until ready or able to pick up a Copper-Fed Salvage-o-Matic
- Unlimited Gathering Tools available from the Gem Store
While there are any number of useful items that can be placed within a Shared Inventory Slot some common examples include:
- Lounge Pass (can use Obsidian Sanctum for quick and easy access to your Bank or the Trading Post)
- Mystic Forge Conduit
- Prototype Position Rewinder
- Bank Access Express or Permanent Bank Access Express
- Permanent Portable Provisioner (can use WvW badges of Honor) for some budget foods.
Mastery Points[edit]
Complete the following activities to earn experience to progress the relevant Mastery
Central Tyria[edit]
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- Open World Events
- World bosses
- Fractals
See Also: Central Tyria Mastery Points
Heart of Thorns[edit]
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Open World Events in:
- Heart of Thorns
- Verdant Brink
- Auric Basin
- Map Meta: Tarir, the Forgotten City
- Tangled Depths
- Map Meta - Chak Garent
- Dragon's Stand
- Map Meta: Mouth of Mordremoth
- Adventures
- Raids
See Also: Heart of Thorns Mastery Points
Path of Fire + Living World Season 4[edit]
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Open World Events and Bounties in:
- Living World Season 4
- Domain of Istan
- Map Meta: Palawadan, Jewel of Istan + Mordant Crescent Great Hall
- Domain of Kourna
- Map Meta: Gandara, the Moon Fortress
- Dragonfall
- Map Meta: The Battle of Dragonfall
- Jahai Bluffs
- Map Meta: Death-Branded Shatterer
- Sandswept Isles
- Map Meta: The Specimen Chamber + Bounty
- Domain of Istan
See Also: Path of Fire Mastery Points
Living World Season 5 - Icebrood Saga[edit]
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Open World Events on:
- Blood Legion Homelands
- Far Shiverpeaks
- Bjora Marches
- Map Meta: World boss - Drakkar
- Drizzlewood Coast
- Map Meta
- Bjora Marches
See Also: Icebrood Saga Mastery Points
See also[edit]
- User:Lady Elyssa/PvE Character Gear for Condition damage
- User:Dak393/New_player_Guide
- User:Dak393/Raid_Guide
- User:Chieftain_Alex/equipment_guide
- User:Tanetris/So You Want To Gear a Character
- User:Masel
External links[edit]
Builds[edit]
- Build — Build Types organised by stats
- GW2 Skills — Build Editor
- Alliance Guides — WvW Builds (for large scale player vs player)
- Discretize — PvE Fractal Builds
- Gods of PvP — Structured PvP Builds (for small scale player vs player)
- GW2 Mists — WvW Builds (for large scale player vs player)
- Hardstuck — A collection of Open World, Fractal, Raid, PvP and WvW builds
- Lucky Noobs — PvE Raid Builds
- MetaBattle — A collection of Open World, Fractal, Raid, PvP and WvW builds
- Snow Crows — PvE Raid Builds
