Guild Wars 2

I am a level 30 ranger Asura, and I have a question about crafting. I have chosen huntsman and leatherworker as my main profession’s, but I find that the items that I can craft are not powerful enough for me to use, thus resulting in them being under leveled. I have leatherworker 5 and huntsman 15. Does anyone have any tips or recommendations? Should I be leveling my crafting professions constantly?

At your level you should be entering zones where you are farming iron, seasoned wood, and coarse leather. Level 30-35 items are crafted with the tier you just finished (wool, thin, soft).

This is why I don’t understand why people have a hard time keeping their crafts as they level because the armor you need now is from the tier you just finished.

If you want to get caught up to your level you should be about skill 150.

You need about 300 wood and metal and about 150 leather/cloth to do each tier. As you progress you should get extra of some things and you might have to buy the difference.

Check the TP for Insignia and Inscriptions as they tend to be about half the cost to craft them.

They might be half to cost buyig it then actually making the insignia but look at it as you need the experience. Huntsman is completely worth it. Just farm what you need and buy the cheap stuff. I made everything but I bought a lot of the basic materials to craft. Look up huntsman guides I’m pretty sure you will come across something. Source – experince

Blue level recipes at your level (or any equivalent level) are rubbish – even crafted stuff. They’re pretty much a stopgap to cover you until you get something better. Make it and then break it (salvage) to get at least something back on your crafting investment (unless you’re strapped for cash, then sell it). You should be aiming to make the green Masterwork gear to wear where possible.

You should also be able to craft the lowest level of yellow Rare gear to wear. Be warned that the recipe for the insignias for those are bought with karma from the trainer. They are also quite material intensive but can give you a stack of levels when crafted. Also, low level rares can be worth a bit on the TP if you don’t want to keep them.

Also as @ItGamer pointed out, once you have crafted the masterwork gear look for an appropriate insignia or rune (or whatevs goes into armor) to put into the upgrade slot. Don’t underestimate chucking something in there, even if it’s not quite what you need. It can make green gear quite strong.

As a sort of rule I stuck to while levelling: blue gear should be pretty useless if you’re 2-3 levels above it. Green will last you a bit longer, say around 5-ish levels. Rare gear can last you 10 or more levels (mind you, this comes from a level 80 Ranger running around with a level 55 amulet that I need to remember to replace >.<).

It really depends on what you are doing to level. If you are running dungeons and stuff like that, sure gear yourself out.

If not, greens are more than enough.