As With ascended Weapon crafting, the process behind ascended Armor crafting is similarly more complex than its Exotic predecessor. it also require more materials to craft a full set ascended armor than it would need to make a set of ascended weapon. The addition of the "Lesser Vision Crystal" as a crafting material makes it more difficult to keep this in track.
firstly, you must be level 500 in the relevant crafting discipline:-
firstly, you must be level 500 in the relevant crafting discipline:-
Tips on getting from lvl 400 to lvl 500: -
this is simple, all you need to do is create a few exotic armor pieces. to do this as efficiently as possible, it would be recommended to use Discovery and a Crafting Booster. (give 50% bonus crafting experience).( make sure you don't craft the same prefix armor type). 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). a "critical" discovery will net you approximately 3 levels. 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. a handy use of your dungeon token is using them to purchase exotic armors with uncraftable prefixes (like Rabid or Magi's). you have a chance of salvaging these from the armor (as well as Ectos, Glob of Dark Matter and other T6 mats), which can really reduce the cost of leveling your crafting profession. some of the armor pieces you craft from these inscriptions (Solder's for example) are very valuable in TP due to their popularity, and can be sold for no net loss (sometimes at a profit). An ascended inscription recipe and ascended insignia recipe are necessary, to start crafting. Acquisition >
recipe costs;- Laureal & Crafting Vendor
Materials and Ingredients needed to craft 1 set of an Ascended Armor (Armorsmith 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
1. Ectoplasm Refinement
Spool of Silk Weaving Thread needed = 25 Thread.
3 silk scrap needed to refine into 1 Bolt of silk, 3 x 100 = 300 scrap.
Overall, by acquiring 25 spool of Silk Weaving Thread, you need 100 x 25 = 2500 Bolt of Silk, 25 Glob of Ectoplasm and 25 x 25 = 625 Spool of Gossamer Thread.
Lump of Mithrillium needed = 16 Lump
2 Mithril ore needed to refine into 1 Mithril Ingot, 2 x 50 = 100 ore
Overall, by acquiring 16 Lump of Mithrillium, you need 50 x 16 = 800 Mithril Ingot, 16 Glob of Ectoplasm and 10 x 16 = 160 Thermocatalytic Reagent.
* please note that these Ectoplasm Refinement can only be crafted once per day, per account.
2. Refinement
Bolt of Damask needed = 25 Damask.
Deldrimor Steel Ingot = 16 Ingot.
Overall, by acquiring 16 Deldrimor Steel Ingot, you need 20 x 16 = 320 Iron Ingot, 10 x 16 = 160 Steel Ingot, 20 x 16 = 320 Darksteel Ingot and 1 x 16 = 16 Lump of Mithrillium.
* as long as you have all the materials needed, you can crafted these refinement anytime
3.Obisdian Refinement
Bloodstone Brick needed = 15 Brick
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 15 Bloodstone Brick, you need 100 x 15 = 1500 Pile of Bloodstone dust, 2 x 15 = 30 Obisidian Shard, 10 x 15 = 150 Thermocatalytic Reagent.
Dragonite Ingot = 15 Ingot
100 Dragonite Ore needed to refine into 1 Dragonite Ingot, 100 x 15 = 1500 ore
Overall, by acquiring 15 Dragonite Ingot, you need 100 x 15 = 1500 Dragonite Ore, 2 x 15 = 30 Obisidian Shard, 10 x 15 = 150 Thermocatalytic Reagent.
Empyreal Star = 15 Star
100 Empyreal Fragment needed to refine into 1 Empyreal Star, 100 x 15 = 1500 fragment
Overall, by acquiring 15 Empyreal Star, you need 100 x 15 = 1500 Empyreal Fragment, 2 x 15 = 30 Obisidian Shard, 10 x 15 = 150 Thermocatalytic Reagent.
* please note that this is the exact number of Obsidian refinements you need to craft 1 set of an Ascended armor. (Armorsmith version - Heavy Armor)
4. Insignia
Insignia Needed = 6 set (for a full set armor). given example - Beigarth's Knight Insignia.
Exotic Insignia - Knight's Intricate Gossamer
Tier 6 mats. Acquisition = drops / packages & buy from Trading Post.
Acquisition = by salvaging exotic or rare items (armor, weapon and trinkets) / Trading Post
Purchase from crafting Vendor for 6 silver and 40 copper per 10
Overall, by acquiring 6 set of ascended Insignia (example the Beigarth's Knight Insignia) , you need 5 x 6 = 30 Glob of Dark Matter, 10 x 6 = 60 Pile of Crystalline Dust, 3 x 6 = 18 Bolt of Damask, and 1 x 6 = 6 Knight's Intricate Gossamer Insignia ( 30 Glob of Ectoplasm, 30 Armored Scale, 30 Bolt of Gossamer & 120 Spool of Gossamer Thread) .
* note - this process will be much easier if you done all the refinement above. all you need to craft left is for the exotic insignia.
* note - this process will be much easier if you done all the refinement above. all you need to craft left is for the exotic insignia.
5. Crafting Component
Lesser Vision Crystal Needed = 5 set (for Headgear, Shoulders, Gloves, Leggings, & Boots) Vision Crystal Needed = 1 set. (for Chest Piece), this make 6 set all together to make 1 complete armor.
Lesser Vision Crystal & Vision Crystal.
Acquisition = buy from Miyani a vendor who sell mystic's items, Cost 20 skill point. 1 x 6 = 6 Augur's Stone.
Purchase from crafting Vendor for 14 silver and 96 copper per 10. 1 armor piece need 25 Thermocatalytic Reagent, 25 x 6 armor piece = 150 Thermocatalytic Reagent.
6 x 60 = 360 Spool of Gossamer needed. Purchase from crafting Vendor for 6 silver and 40 copper per 10.
5 x 6 = 30 Pile of Crystalline Dust needed. Tier 6 mats. Acquisition = loots / packages / savaging Glob of Ectoplasm & buy from Trading Post.
* Note - as for this crafting component part, this is the last thing you do, because once you done all the refinements and insignia's, you will have no problem with this process. you just need to add a few of the tier 6 mats to complete 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) *guest to another server if your current server have no people doing temples. 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)
- Dungeon - explorable only - give you 20 each path.
- WvW - Veteran supervisor (2 - 4) / Champion Tower lord (6-7)
Bloodstone Brick - so far the easiest one. by doing the above, you can automatically get this.
* Recommended - World versus World (WvW).
Summary
Materials and Ingredients for full sets ascended armor.
Armorsmith version (heavy armor)
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