Guild Wars 2

Ring1 is Soldier’s with Sapphire jewel
Ring2 is Magi’s with Sapphire jewel

Ascended rings are Cleric with no Infusion applied.

using zerker as index, lets examine…
Ascended Zerker
+71 Power
+50 Precision
+4% Critical Damage
+32 Power
+4% Critical Damage
+18 Precision

Total
+103 Power
+68 Precision
+8% Critical Damage

Crafted Exotic Zerker with Jewel
+67 Power
+48 Precision
+3% Critical Damage
+25 Power
+3% Critical Damage
+15 Precision

Total
+92 Power
+63 Precision
+6% Critical Damage

so, ascended does in fact have that bit more when doing a valid compare…. like every upgrade in GW2. ascended is a wee bit better than exotic which is a wee bit better than rare etc… i think the only real value in exotic over ascended is if you mix jewels with item. example zerker with valk or cleric with zerker etc…. but then, why would you.

longshot.1397:

i think the only real value in exotic over ascended is if you mix jewels with item. example zerker with valk or cleric with zerker etc…. but then, why would you.

Optimizing crit damage%, for one.

The best sources for it happen to be jewels, followed by shoulder/glove/boots, then necklace and accessories.

For example, I run berserker armor, knight’s accessories and ruby jewels.

yeh, my bad…. wasn’t thinking broader but within the scpe of ascended v exotic… of course mix n matching to suit is a good thing.

Who knows maybe there will be more infusions to choose from replacing the exotic – jewel combination but have no agony? Or maybe even with agony.. who knows.