Guild Wars 2

how much of each tier material does each piece of gear give and what are the level ranges per tier (I thought I saw this somewhere else a while back but couldn’t find it again.)

example Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Tier 6
level 1-20 21-33 34-48 49-63 64-80 73-80

Gear piece Ingredients retrieved per salvage
headpiece 1-2
shoulder 1-2
chest 2-5
gloves 1-2
pants 2-4
boots 1-3

These were all guesses if someone could please correct them that would be excellent.

its 0-20, 16-33, 31-50, 46-63, 61-80, 74-80 for the tiers.

As you can see, some lvls can produce 2 tiers, depending on the armor.

The items per salvage look about right, the more ressources it takes to craft, the more they give back, when salvaged.

alright thank you very much

I think it’s a bit more complicated:
Copper = 1-23, Iron = 19-55, Platinum = 49-62, Mithril = 63-80
Green = 1-20, Soft = 16-33, Seasoned = 31-48, Hard = 46-63, Elder = 63-80
Rawhide = 1-18, Thin = 16-33, Coarse = 31-48, Rugged = 46-63, Thick = 61-80
Jute = 1-18, Wool = 16-33, Cotton = 31-50, Linen = 46-63, Silk = 61-80

And I’m pretty sure a level 20 heavy armor, for example, can’t drop copper and iron. It’s more like there are level 20 heavy armors that drop copper and other level 20 heavy armors that drop iron.

“Tier 6: 74-80” ??? I’m unaware of any 74+ item that will give T6 materials. It’s the kit that gives you upgraded materials – the item tried to give you T5.

average returns (I’ve recorded around 3000 total salvages to get these values):
heavy coat = 2.45
heavy other = 1.35
medium/light coat = 3.1
medium/light other = 2.1
long bow/short bow/staff/trident/hammer/harpoon gun/spear/greatsword = 1.8
scepter/torch/mace/pistol/rifle/sword = 1.2
focus/shield/dagger/warhorn = 1

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And I’m pretty sure a level 20 heavy armor, for example, can’t drop copper and iron. It’s more like there are level 20 heavy armors that drop copper and other level 20 heavy armors that drop iron.

“Tier 6: 74-80” ??? I’m unaware of any 74+ item that will give T6 materials. It’s the kit that gives you upgraded materials – the item tried to give you T5.
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Yeah, it depends which lvl 20 heavy armor it is, usually the name gives it away, if it will drop copper or iron.

If we said earlier t5 is 63-80 and t6 is 74-80, it means that 63-74 only gives mithril.

Also, each salvageable item has a base % to drop a higher mat, as you can even get ori from a lvl 80 heavy armor with a crude kit.