Guild Wars 2

Is there a way that improves your chances of getting a shovel? Is there a difference between attacking or defending forts, defending supplies, killing Vets or Champs?
It was suggested in chat that attacking and then defending the same fort does increase your chances of getting one, but I wasn’t able to test this yet. In my experience, I get one every 6-7 events, but that’s just my very limited observation.

Go buy shovels with Bandit crests

FlamingFoxx.1305:

Go buy shovels with Bandit crests

Where can you buy them? I thought only keys for chests could be bought with Bandit crests?

You can’t buy shovels for Bandit Crests – not sure where FlamingFoxx heard that from.

Otherwise, the best way to acquire shovels is really only through the Silverwaste events (and very rarely from mob drops in the Silverwastes). I recommend the fort defence and capture events, as those seem more likely to drop a shovel when compared to smaller/easier events such as escorting a dolyak and killing a veteran mordrem.

I don’t think there is a correlation between sticking to a single fort to capture/defend it over and over again and the amount of shovels you acquire (but of course, capture/defend events already have a high chance of bestowing a shovel).

Wait what. Seriously O_o. My bad. I haven’t been in the Silverwastes for months, I was so sure that you could purchase them from the main vendor in the Pact camp, but I’ve checked and you’re right.

Sorry for that!

The first defence phase after a fort has been captured will reward you with a shovel.

FlamingFoxx.1305:

Wait what. Seriously O_o. My bad. I haven’t been in the Silverwastes for months, I was so sure that you could purchase them from the main vendor in the Pact camp, but I’ve checked and you’re right.

Sorry for that!

You’re probably thinking of bandit keys. Those you can buy for bandit crests.

Shovels you can only get from fort events.

Konig Des Todes.2086:

FlamingFoxx.1305:

Wait what. Seriously O_o. My bad. I haven’t been in the Silverwastes for months, I was so sure that you could purchase them from the main vendor in the Pact camp, but I’ve checked and you’re right.

Sorry for that!

You’re probably thinking of bandit keys. Those you can buy for bandit crests.

Shovels you can only get from fort events.

Pretty sure that you can get shovels from any of the events that include a bouncy/bonus chest. However, KdT’s main point stands: you can’t buy shovels for love, money, or bandit crests.