Guild Wars 2

Just want to know if you guys farm the mats, buy them or convert the t5 to t6. After recent market increases I have just been converting. Well at least for the elaberate totems. I seem to break even on costs to convert even if I get the bare minimal, so if I get 6-12 on a conversion I look at it as a bonus. The powerful bloods and venom sacs seem to be a tad bit cheaper. That’s why I started with the totems. Has anyone done the math by chance?

I just farm the mats as I am still on my way to precursor. In fact, I already got almost all mats needed for gifts of might and magic. Never tried to promote T5 mats tho except dust.
When I was desperate I just placed some buy orders on mats OR bags that have the chance to drop the item.

Finished my gift of might the other day. I know the arctodus in frost gorge drop powerful bloods, the claws and fangs too at a decent rate. Got five bloods in an hour plus a good amount of t5 mats. I just sold what I didn’t need and kept what u did. I’ve been running dungeons and using the tokens on rares for ecto salvages and the gold for the costs of the conversion. I’ve been getting mostly 7-8 totems per conversion with a few 5-6 and a few 10-12.

i camp’d the TP.

I would buy in buy orders for QTY:10-15 no more.. cuz someone would always outbid me on buy orders.

QTY10-15 made sure most of it was filled b4 someone out bidded me.

Then i would out bid him again QTY:10-15.

This route is very time consuming, but ended up saving me a lot of gold, cuz i didnt have to use the buy now prices.

Dont convert…
The only way its profitable was if the T6 mats were 4x+ more expensive.
Which they arent if you look at prices..

Dont start stocking on t6 mats until you collected your clovers, if your going after legendary.

A Failed clover craft can result in T6 Mats.

I’m doing buy orders, like the previous poster. I don’t feel like conversions are that great, at least on the majority of them. Seems like totems might be where it’s at. I get a lot of large claws and fangs from running in circles around frostgorge. There is also, apparently, an underwater area to farm venom sacs and scales. I also run around in circles in orr for venom sacs.
If you haven’t finished your clovers, do that first. I got quite a few t6 mats from those. Now that I’ve finished those, running in circles while watching the TP is my routine.