Guild Wars 2

Does this really only come from salvaging rabid drops?

That seems to be what the wiki says, but it seems strange when recipes for the other stat combinations can be bought from the master craftsmen or learned as you level crafting.

Yes, only from salvaging.

Thanks.

Still seems random, but at least I know. I’ll get one from the TP then.

Danikat.8537:

Thanks.

Still seems random, but at least I know. I’ll get one from the TP then.

Its not very random, actually.

At the start, you had 7 craftable stat combos, using the 8 fine materials (dust wasnt used).
For every new stat combo they introduced, they needed a new material (passion flower for settlers, snowflakes for givers, quartz for celestial, etc.).
When ascended crafting came out, they made a handful of stats craftable that werent craftable before. They could have either introduced new mats to craft them, use a combination of old mats or make them salvageable, which in my opinion was a very nice move because it added some value to exotics.

Wanze.8410:

Yes, only from salvaging.

But can be purchased from the TP.

Note that gear CRAFTED from these purchased Insignia / Inscriptions have no chance to salvage out the Insignia / Inscriptions and there is NO WAY to tell a dropped RABID piece of equipment from a crafted one (sans, that all CRAFTED items will be LVL 80).

Brother Grimm.5176:

Wanze.8410:

Yes, only from salvaging.

But can be purchased from the TP.

Note that gear CRAFTED from these purchased Insignia / Inscriptions have no chance to salvage out the Insignia / Inscriptions and there is NO WAY to tell a dropped RABID piece of equipment from a crafted one (sans, that all CRAFTED items will be LVL 80).

It is very easy to tell the crafted from non crafted — crafted ones do not have a rune and will be called Rabid Exalted ____, Rabid Emblazoned ____ or Rabid Draconic ____. Come to think of it, I believe that if it has Rabid in the name and can be bought on the TP then it is crafted and won’t drop the insignia.

You are correct about the armor type (and Pearl if a weapon).

However, you are incorrect that other Rabid Gear (that drops) can’t be sold….they just usually are NOT (because of the Inscription / Insignia potential).

Brother Grimm.5176:

You are correct about the armor type (and Pearl if a weapon).

However, you are incorrect that other Rabid Gear (that drops) can’t be sold….they just usually are NOT (because of the Inscription / Insignia potential).

Um.. I said if it has rabid in the name (and is exotic, obviously), then it is crafted. List here

The only TP-sellable rabid armor drops that I know of are the “Named” sets – Galrath’s etc., but those do not have rabid in the name and will not show up if you search for rabid, as I said. (people do in fact sell them – place a buy order and it will get filled easily)

thehipone.6812:

Brother Grimm.5176:

You are correct about the armor type (and Pearl if a weapon).

However, you are incorrect that other Rabid Gear (that drops) can’t be sold….they just usually are NOT (because of the Inscription / Insignia potential).

Um.. I said if it has rabid in the name (and is exotic, obviously), then it is crafted. List here

The only TP-sellable rabid armor drops that I know of are the “Named” sets – Galrath’s etc., but those do not have rabid in the name and will not show up if you search for rabid, as I said. (people do in fact sell them – place a buy order and it will get filled easily)

Thats not true for sentinels exotic armor though. They have sentinel in the name but also have a rune on them. They arent crafted and you can salvage the insignia off them.