Guild Wars 2

Hey guys,

so recently I have been trying to gear up my level 80 Warrior. I am trying to find a decent ascended backpiece. The backpieces that I have been looking at making are the Fractal Capacitor, Light of Dwayna, and the spinal blades. From what I have looked at, the easiest one to get would be the Light of Dwayna. Are the stats completely different on these? Any suggestions on backpieces?

You choose the stats after you make those ascended backs, spinal blades are tough to get if you do not have them now, dwayna is expensive easiest I hear is the fractal one.

I’d go with the fractal one as thats basically just a time sink. But only make it if you enjoy fractals, since doing them in lower levels in pugs is pure pain.

I’m kind of thinking that the new backpiece we are making now with the living story will become ascended, like the Spinal Blades one. If so that might be the easiest.

Astral Projections.7320:

I’m kind of thinking that the new backpiece we are making now with the living story will become ascended, like the Spinal Blades one. If so that might be the easiest.

Yeah but that would probably be nomad’s stats, which are pretty terribad.

I hope they release an awesome planty looking melandru backpiece soon.

nearlight.3064:

Astral Projections.7320:

I’m kind of thinking that the new backpiece we are making now with the living story will become ascended, like the Spinal Blades one. If so that might be the easiest.

Yeah but that would probably be nomad’s stats, which are pretty terribad.

I hope they release an awesome planty looking melandru backpiece soon.

They allowed the Spinal Blades to select the stats at exotic level one time before it was finished. I am hoping they will do this again, or at least with an ascended version.

Astral Projections.7320:

nearlight.3064:

Astral Projections.7320:

I’m kind of thinking that the new backpiece we are making now with the living story will become ascended, like the Spinal Blades one. If so that might be the easiest.

Yeah but that would probably be nomad’s stats, which are pretty terribad.

I hope they release an awesome planty looking melandru backpiece soon.

They allowed the Spinal Blades to select the stats at exotic level one time before it was finished. I am hoping they will do this again, or at least with an ascended version.

The Spinal Blades had selectable stats all the way through their entire creation. Every single level of them had choosable stats, from the very first blue-level Blade Pack to the fully upgraded.

I don’t think that bodes well for the idea of selectable stats for the Vine. If its already got a set stat build, I don’t really see it becoming choosable later on. Especially since the stat set it has is one that was newly-introduced and not available through any other means (at least I don’t believe so). Seems like they chose Nomad stats because its a new combo that’s related to the Living Story (being exclusive to Dry Top) and thus would probably stick with that even through Ascended.

I mean, its still POSSIBLE they could allow the ascended version to choose stats. But I’m not counting on it personally, seems to me they chose Nomads for a reason.