Guild Wars 2

Hi.

I’ve been searching up Leatherworker recipes so that I can try and get materials together that will allow me to keep my armor up to date. I’m running around on my Thief with a set of Strong Outlaw Armor, but it’s starting to age a tad. I’m looking for upgrades, and instead of making the next rank up of the outlaw armor, I noticed there was a version called Noble Armor which had better stats. There are multiple versions of it, but I’m trying to figure out how to get the level 35 one – it seems like you can only get it from the satchel recipe for the armor. Am I correct?

Noble Armor should be the the intricate embroidered insignia recipes that you can buy from your craftskill trainer. They are incremented in levels which you can see on mouseover & karma costs.

Example: Fatboy Hamil in LA sells..
Recipe: Ravaging Intricate Wool Insignia ~ 350 karma. Mouseover says leaterworking (125). and it takes wool which is a lower level craft item.

This when combined with any 2 armor component parts (boot soles and boot upper as an example) will make the Noble Rare Armor of the Appropriate Level, which in the case of wool is L35.

On a related note these insignias take 15 of component X to make, where X is blood, fang, bone etc.. Also anyone can make the insignia. You don’t have to have the recipe to use it.

Hope that helps.

Imaginos.3756:

Noble Armor should be the the intricate embroidered insignia recipes that you can buy from your craftskill trainer. They are incremented in levels which you can see on mouseover & karma costs.

Example: Fatboy Hamil in LA sells..
Recipe: Ravaging Intricate Wool Insignia ~ 350 karma. Mouseover says leaterworking (125). and it takes wool which is a lower level craft item.

This when combined with any 2 armor component parts (boot soles and boot upper as an example) will make the Noble Rare Armor of the Appropriate Level, which in the case of wool is L35.

On a related note these insignias take 15 of component X to make, where X is blood, fang, bone etc.. Also anyone can make the insignia. You don’t have to have the recipe to use it.

Hope that helps.

Okay. I think it makes a bit more sense though, however – here’s where my confusion comes from.

For example:
Hearty Noble – http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/9997-hearty-noble-coat
Hearty Outlaw – http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/5225-hearty-outlaw-coat

When crafting something, they use the exact same components except for the difference in insignia ranks. You’re saying that by using an insignia of a higher tier with the same recipe will yield a totally different piece of armor, as opposed to making the same piece (in this case assume an upgraded Outlaw piece)?

Alright, yeah. Thank you!

Zealot.2308:

Imaginos.3756:

Noble Armor should be the the intricate embroidered insignia recipes that you can buy from your craftskill trainer. They are incremented in levels which you can see on mouseover & karma costs.

Example: Fatboy Hamil in LA sells..
Recipe: Ravaging Intricate Wool Insignia ~ 350 karma. Mouseover says leaterworking (125). and it takes wool which is a lower level craft item.

This when combined with any 2 armor component parts (boot soles and boot upper as an example) will make the Noble Rare Armor of the Appropriate Level, which in the case of wool is L35.

On a related note these insignias take 15 of component X to make, where X is blood, fang, bone etc.. Also anyone can make the insignia. You don’t have to have the recipe to use it.

Hope that helps.

Okay. I think it makes a bit more sense though, however – here’s where my confusion comes from.

For example:
Hearty Noble – http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/9997-hearty-noble-coat
Hearty Outlaw – http://www.gw2db.com/recipes/5225-hearty-outlaw-coat

When crafting something, they use the exact same components except for the difference in insignia ranks. You’re saying that by using an insignia of a higher tier with the same recipe will yield a totally different piece of armor, as opposed to making the same piece (in this case assume an upgraded Outlaw piece)?

Yes that is correct. The intricate insignia will make the Noble set only at various levels depending on the type of cloth used and you will need to buy the recipe or the pre-made insignia to create the armor.

Intricate Embroidered Wool Insignia
Intricate Embroidered Silk Insignia
etc…

You can look at the insignias as ranks that progress

(cloth type) Insignia – makes fine (blue) items
(cloth type) Embroidered Insignia – makes masterwork (green) items
(cloth type) Intricate Embroidered Insignia – makes rare (yellow) items