Which gathering tools for leveling via WvW?
The mithril line of tools is the best choice for gathering in WvW. It will allow you to gather almost everything without having the hassle of switching back and forth on tools. There are only a few rare nodes in eternal battlegrounds that require orichalcum tools like orrian sapling/orichalcum mineral/ghost peppers/orrian truffle.
Thank you very much!!
EDIT
On a “fail” side note… the mithril line requires level 45 (natural, not “upconverted”). My little baby necro can’t use them. Bah.
(edited by rob.1705)
The level of materials in the borderlands are lower than the eternal battlegrounds. You only need steel tools(level 20) to gather everything there.
Big tip here, you can get Orichalcum level harvesting tools for very little karma if you know where to look!
if you have cursed shore on a character, Lightbringer Ives in Caer Shadowfain sells Orichalcum Harvesting Sickles for 350 Karma.
If not you can get a Foraging Sickle from Cesseilia near Whisperwill Bogs in Bloodtide Coast for 658 Karma. It works exactly like the Orichalcum Sickles.