Q:
Question about "Rare Crafting Materials"
A:
Yes, you have a chance to get a lodestone from killing champion monsters. That, along with a set number of T6 crafting materials in high level areas as means of compensation for the removal of magic find equipment in a later update (since most people like me have magic-find gear as means of farming T6 materials; here’s how expensive some ascended back items can be in terms of T6 crafting materials).
If you get lucky.
Vayra – Elementalist
Forkrul Assail – Mesmer
does this mean if i kill a level 80 champion ill be rewarded with a lodestone?
It means you will have a chance to get lodestones, yes. That was specifically mentioned here:
ArenaNetChampion Rewards
Champions in the game will be updated so each will always drop a guaranteed reward box for any player that qualifies for a reward from the boss. This chest will contain things like crafting materials, skill points, unique skins, lodestones, and more.
treadmill, of being in that obvious pattern of every time I catch up you are going to
put another carrot in front of me” – Mike O’Brien right before Ascended weapons