Guild Wars 2

Hi folks, I’m looking for some help please. I’ve hit level 80 on my first character, and I’ve leveled leatherworking to 400. I know to salvage rares to get ectos, but I’m not sure how to get hardened leather sections without buying them.

Do I only get them from Hard leather straps? And is it okay to just use a Basic kit to salvage or should I be using higher? I normally salvage white/blue with Basic, sell Greens and use BL kits(from chests) on rares. They seem really hard to get.

Thanks for reading

Heavy Moldy Bags and similar bag drops from end game zones will give you all the leather you’ll need. Check out Malchor’s Leap and Cursed Shore, they drop from almost everything in those zones.

Conversely, go to Southsun and pick up the 200% magic find buff the Living Story NPCs are handing out (limited time only) and do events. Then sell the loot you get and buy leather.

Thank you. I’ll try both.

Salvaging items and opening bags from lvl 80 maps are your only source of hardened leather when not buying off the TP. Keep in mind the drop rate on this is not great, you will wind up with a lot more T5 leather than T6.

For salvaging, I use basic kits on all ‘white’ items under lvl 80. For level 80 ; whites’ I use mystic kits. I always vendor blues and greens, for rares I use BL kits.

If you are looking to craft a set of exotic medium armour, I would recommend not doing this. The raw mats you will use in crafting are worth at least the the same, or more, than the cost of buying the armour off the TP.

Don’t forget to join in on Events in Malchor’s Leap and Cursed Shore, it’s a quicker faster way to farm, plus you’ll get karma.