Guild Wars 2

I’m a level 80 Guardian trying to raise enough gold to purchase my Tier 3 Cultural armor. I’ve found that, aside from Orc. farming, a good amount of money lies in rare items. I have three options with them;

1. I can sell each gold item for a guaranteed +10 silver each on the Trading Post.
2. I can salvage each item for a chance of Ectoplasm. I can sell each on the trading post for +13-15 silver, usually 3 silver more than step 1. This is, however, not always guaranteed.
3. I can collect my rare items and place their siblings into the mystic forge with the chance for a legendary weapon, earning gold beyond my wildest dreams. It’s like playing the lottery, right?

Basically, what’s the best route for me to do to earn gold simply for the use of spending it later?

I’m not really much of a farmer but I started doing something a few days ago which has proven to be quite lucrative for only an hour or so of my time. The time varies depending on DE’s I may come across mind you.

Anyways, I start off in the very top right corner of Cursed Shore with several sets of pickaxes, axes and harvesting tools. Then, I systematically work from the top of the map all the way to the bottom collecting every single resource node in the zone. I do this daily around 6pm PST when everything is reset for me. While collecting all the nodes I kill any enemies that get in my way and if I come across any DE’s I will do them for their rewards and the chance of looting mobs and chests. Every piece of item that I am able to salvage, I do so. The items you get in Cursed Shore have a chance to salvage to Orichalcum, Gossamer and Ancient Wood.

Once I’m finished with Cursed Shore I hit up Frostgorge in the top right corner to collect any Orichalcum and Ancient Sapling nodes that may have spawned. Once that is complete I head to the Eternal Battlegrounds and go to the Obsidian Sanctum and mine both the Orichalcum and Rich Orichalcum Vein and finish the jumping puzzle to get the items in the chest. When all of that is done I list everything on the TP. The key is not to sell to the buyers but list it and have them buy directly from the TP, you make upwards of 10% or more on items doing it that way.

If I get any Greens just salvage those, sometimes the sigils can sell decently and no telling what crafting mat you might get. Rares, I check the TP and see how much they are going for. If it’s under 15s I Salvage for Ecto’s and the sigils, over I list it on the TP.

Doing this daily I earn 5g+. Today, I found a couple nice Rares and salvaged a lot of Orichalcum (on top of what I already mined) and made nearly 10g. And it is also worth it to note that I don’t wear any magic find gear but I do keep up the Omnomberry Bar buff.

I hope this helps!