Guild Wars 2

I got my wings tonight but now I need good back piece to use the skin on. I’ll be 80 in half a level and I don’t want to wast the skin on a cheap back item. Any ideas on what i should go with?

Could always use a Transmutation Crystal if you don’t like it :P

Edit: I have no recommendations.

Get one from one of the temples in Orr that matches the stats you want. It’s an exotic back piece, each temple has different stats.

Fractal capacitator ofc.

I just bought one off TP. Nothing to special but now it looks special!

Cavalier’s Spineguard from the Karma Merchant at Balthazar temple

Shorty.9873:

I got my wings tonight but now I need good back piece to use the skin on. I’ll be 80 in half a level and I don’t want to wast the skin on a cheap back item. Any ideas on what i should go with?

Some generic green item off the AH. Once I get my ascended back piece I’ll transmute it.

^^^ yea put it on whatever back-piece. When you upgrade your gear, just transmute the skin again.

Oh a bit of a question on transmuting the skin again (slightly off topic). If the item has flavor text on it, when you transmute it and keep the skin but change the stats, does the new item keep the flavor text? (It’s the only reason I haven’t upgraded my Mad Kings backpiece yet).

To the OP if you want to go for an ascended back item, make sure you add the agony resistance from the mystic forge before you put the skin on it. I heard that when you throw a transmuted item in the forge you’ll lose the skin.

Wallace MacBix.2089:

Oh a bit of a question on transmuting the skin again (slightly off topic). If the item has flavor text on it, when you transmute it and keep the skin but change the stats, does the new item keep the flavor text? (It’s the only reason I haven’t upgraded my Mad Kings backpiece yet).

To the OP if you want to go for an ascended back item, make sure you add the agony resistance from the mystic forge before you put the skin on it. I heard that when you throw a transmuted item in the forge you’ll lose the skin.

On the first bit, yes. the flavor text stays. I transmuted my mad memories three times or more (even switching characters with it) and that flavor text is still there.

On the second bit, good to know if I ever get an ascended back piece!