Guild Wars 2

starting to work on my medium ascended armor and was wondering which mats do most people usually just buy off the tp and which mats do they try to farm themselves?

for example im starting with zojja’s visage.

mats needed: gossamer thread, crystaline dust, bolt of damask, elonian leather square, berserkers intricate gossamer insignia, glob of dark matter.

I bought the insignias and the basic materials (bolts of leather and cloth) and crafted the ascended materials.

This can help ya decide.
http://www.gw2crafts.net/

Blude.6812:

This can help ya decide.
http://www.gw2crafts.net/

Maybe read the posts first?

Start with excess gold, make the pieces one by one as you collect dragonite and empyreal, and buy in whatever resources you need whenever you are making something. The dragonite and empyreal are likely to be what slows you down if you start with a good reserve of money (and there’s nothing wrong with that). If you waited to get your own silk you will never get anything made. If you don’t have enough money then just wait. Ascended isn’t made on a budget.

Always buy materials on buy orders and in their lowest form (e.g. Scraps instead of bolts). There’s a large margin between the cost to craft damask and the cost to buy it directly from the TP. You’re costing yourself more gold if you choose to be impatient and buy those higher refined versions from the TP.

I suppose it really depends on how fast you want it. For me, I mostly farmed everything for heavy ascended. However, I did buy much of the silk, as well as farmed for it. But generally farmed everything else. It took me about 3 months to do it this way. Gossamer thread can be bought from the crafting master, unless you mean gossamer scraps. As far as dark matter? Use dungeon tokens for exotic armor, and salvage with a black lion salvage kit. Also try to use those tokens for beserker stat duneon armor, as there is a chance at getting the insignia as well.

Ayrilana.1396:

Blude.6812:

This can help ya decide.
http://www.gw2crafts.net/

Maybe read the posts first?

Maybe look at he link, it gives a run down on buying and what the costs will be.
Maybe check out the suggestions before being rude.

Blude.6812:

Ayrilana.1396:

Blude.6812:

This can help ya decide.
http://www.gw2crafts.net/

Maybe read the posts first?

Maybe look at he link, it gives a run down on buying and what the costs will be.
Maybe check out the suggestions before being rude.

He’s trying to craft ascended armor, not level a crafting profession…

When I did both of my sets, I just farmed the gold and bought everything I could from the TP.

pdavis.8031:

Also try to use those tokens for beserker stat duneon armor, as there is a chance at getting the insignia as well.

Err, did you mean a different stat? Berserker stat insignia can’t be salvaged as it is a craftable insignia.

Zaxares.5419:

pdavis.8031:

Also try to use those tokens for beserker stat duneon armor, as there is a chance at getting the insignia as well.

Err, did you mean a different stat? Berserker stat insignia can’t be salvaged as it is a craftable insignia.

I was not aware of that. While gathering globs of dark matter, i would just get the cheapest dungeon armor and salvage, occasionally getting an insignia. Didnt really pay attention to what stats.

Get your linen from karma, here is how it goes:
find a karma vendor that sells light armor between lvl 45 and 60,
buy fine/blue light armor and fill your inventory with them, bring it to the forge and salvage what comes out. 300k karma got me about half of what i needed for an entire set.

this vendor in bloodtide coast worked well for me:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bram_Dawnrazer
and this is the item i bought.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Cloth_Crab_Grabbin%27_Gloves#Fine