Online Games: October 2013

The process behind ascended Weapon crafting is similarly more complex than its Exotic predecessor. firstly, you must be level 500 in the relevant crafting discipline:-

Weaponsmith (Greatsword, sword, Hammer, Maces, Axes, Shield, dagger & Spears)

Huntsman (Short bows, Longbows, Rifles, Pistols, Harpoon Gun, Torch & Warhorns)

Artificer (Staff, Scepter, Focus & Trident)

Tips on getting from lvl 400 to lvl 500: -

This is simple, all you need to do is create a few exotic weapon pieces (roughly around 18 - 20). You can spend the first 25 level of 400 > 500 by refining the tier 6 materials (Orichalcum Ore and Ancient wood log) which you are going to use to craft the exotic weapon. to do this as efficiently as possible, it would be recommended to use Discovery and a Crafting Booster. (give 50% bonus crafting experience). a "critical" discovery will net you approximately 3 levels. Remember to do your crafting at night before the WvW reset, to benefit from the crafting bonuses that your server has acquire over the week. (your sever map in - citadel).

At Level 450, you can start crafting Lump of Mithrillium and Glob of Elder Spirit Residue

Craft an Insignia with different set of weapon.
Do not craft the same exotic set. Use discovery panel

An ascended inscription recipe and ascended insignia recipe are necessary, to start crafting. Acquisition >

Laureal & Crafting Vendor / Merchant

for the ascended weapon recipe its cost you 21,000 Karma. (Crafting vendor / merchant)

Materials and Ingredients needed to craft an Ascended Weapon (Weaponsmith Version):-

*please be inform that if you prepare this materials and ingredients as follow (below), it can guarantee your process will be much easier. this method only applicable when crafting level is at 500.

1. Ectoplasm Refinement

Lump of Mithrillium needed = 9 Lump

2 Mithril ore needed to refine into 1 Mithril Ingot, 2 x 50 = 100 ore

Acquisition = by salvaging exotic or rare items (armor, weapon and trinkets) / Trading Post

Purchase from crafting Vendor for 14 silver and 96 copper per 10.

Overall, by acquiring 9 Lump of Mithrillium, you need 50 x 9 = 450 Mithril Ingot, 9 Glob of Ectoplasm and 10 x 9 = 90 Thermocatalytic Reagent.

Glob of Elder Spirit Residue needed = 3 Glob of Elder (plus 2 more when crafting Hammer, Mace, Axes & spears)

3 Elder wood Log to refine into 1 Elder wood Plank, 3 x 50 = 150 log

Overall, by acquiring 3 Glob of Elder Spirit Residue, you need 50 x 3 = 150 Elder Wood Plank, 3 Glob of Ectoplasm and 10 x 3 = 30 Thermocatalytic Reagent.

* please note that these Ectoplasm Refinement can only be crafted once per day, per account.

2. Refinement

Deldrimor Steel Plated Dowel needed = 1 Dowel

3 Deldrimor Steel Ingot + 3 Spiritwood Plank = 1 Deldrimor Steel Plated Dowel

Deldrimor Steel Ingot needed = 9 ingot

3 Iron ore needed to refine into 1 Iron Ingot, 3 x 20 = 60 ore

3 Iron ore & 1 Lump of Coal needed to refine into 1 Steel Ingot, 3 x 10 = 30 ore & 10 lump

Lump of Coal - Purchase from crafting Vendor for 1 silver and 60 copper per 10

2 Platinum ore & 1 Lump of Primordium needed to refine into 1 Darksteel Ingot, 2 x 20 = 40 ore & 10 Lump.

Lump of Primordium - Purchase from crafting Vendor for 4 silver and 80 copper per 10

Acquisition > Ectoplasm Refinement (see above).

Overall, by acquiring 9 Deldrimor Steel Ingot, you need 20 x 9 = 180 Iron Ingot, 10 x 9 = 90 Steel Ingot, 20 x 9 = 180 Darksteel Ingot and 1 x 9 = 9 Lump of Mithrillium.

Spiritwood Plank needed = 3 Plank

4 Soft wood log needed to refine into 1 Soft Wood Plank, 4 x 20 = 80 log

3 Season wood log needed to refine into 1 Season wood plank, 3 x 10 = 30 log

3 Hard wood log needed to refine into 1 Hard wood plank, 3 x 20 = 60 log

Acquisition > Ectoplasm Refinement (see above).

Overall, by acquiring 3 Spiritwood Plank, you need 20 x 3 = 60 Soft wood plank, 10 x 3 = 30 Season wood plank, 20 x 3 = 60 Hard wood plank and 1 x 3 = 16 Glob of Elder Spirit Residue.

* as long as you have all the materials needed, you can crafted these anytime.

3.Obsidian Refinement

Bloodstone Brick needed = 5 Brick

100 Pile of Bloodstone Dust needed to refine into 1 Bloodstone Brick, 100 x 5 = 500 Dust.

Acquisition - Karma Vendor at Temple of Balthazar, for 21,000 Karma / Laureal Vendor, 3 shard cost 3 laureal / Fractal of The Mists cost 15 Fractal Relic.

Purchase from crafting Vendor for 14 silver and 96 copper per 10.

Overall, by acquiring 5 Bloodstone Brick, you need 100 x 5 = 500 Pile of Bloodstone dust, 2 x 5 = 10 Obisidian Shard, 10 x 5 = 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent.

Dragonite Ingot = 5 Ingot

100 Dragonite Ore needed to refine into 1 Dragonite Ingot, 100 x 5 = 500 ore

Overall, by acquiring 5 Dragonite Ingot, you need 100 x 5 = 500 Dragonite Ore, 2 x 5 = 10 Obisidian Shard, 10 x 5 = 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent.

Empyreal Star = 5 Star

100 Empyreal Fragment needed to refine into 1 Empyreal Star, 100 x 15 = 1500 fragment

Overall, by acquiring 5 Empyreal Star, you need 100 x 5 = 500 Empyreal Fragment, 2 x 5 = 10 Obisidian Shard, 10 x 5 = 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent.

* Note - this is the exact number of Obsidian refinement needed for 1 ascended weapon set

4. Inscription

Acquisition = by Salvaging high level exotic armor or weapon yield between 0 - 3 Glob.(recommended kit - Black lion Salvage Kit & Master's Salvage Kit).

Acquisition = see refinement above

Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 = 1 (Desire weapon Prefix) Orichalcum Imbued inscription.

Tier 6 mats. Acquisition = loots / packages / savaging Glob of Ectoplasm & buy from Trading Post.

5. Crafting Component

Vision Crystal needed = 1 Crystal

Acquisition = buy from Miyani a vendor who sell mystic's items, Cost 20 skill point per 1.

Purchase from crafting Vendor for 14 silver and 96 copper per 10. 1 weapon component need 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent, 50 x 2 armor piece = 100 Thermocatalytic Reagent.

5 x 2 = 10 Pile of Crystalline Dust needed. Acquisition = loots / packages / savaging Glob of Ectoplasm or buy from Trading Post.

quantity are vary depend on type of weapons crafted. maximum ingot = 6 for 1 weapon set.

* Note - as for crafting component part, this is the last thing you do, because once you done all the Above, you will have no problem with this process.

Farming Tips (fastest way):-

Dragonite ore

Do temples - there are 5 temple you can do for these. each temples reward you 30 Dragonite ore. (30 x 5 = 150). as my experience at max, 4 temples. so per day (30 x 4 = 120) .Temple of Balthazar so far are the hardest temple to complete.
WvW - every Castle and Keep Lord will reward 15 - 30 of these.

Empyreal Fragment (basically these you can acquire in any chest in the open world, usually 2-4)