Guild Wars 2

Keeping in mine 1 tome of knowledge=20 writs of experience, when does it become more worth using tomes of knowledge as compared to writs??

Tomes gives spirit shards to 80 characters while exp does nothing for 80s

Miyani now sells tomes for 20 writs, if all you have are level 80s.

Below level 80, I’m not sure it matters which you use as they both give exp unless you want to use writs to get exactly to the next level.

The purpose of the conversion is so level 80 characters can use writs they get from the daily. Pre 23rd, since we got Skill Points when a level 80 earned enough XP to “level” I simply double clicked on them when they dropped.

For those who are leveling a toon, the act of using 20 Writs is better than 1 Tome. In effect, the only way that 20 Writs = 1 Tome is if the toon is currently at 0 Experience in their present level. Otherwise a Tome is a slow digression backwards, percentage-wise, of Experience Bar completion, even though a level has been gained. You will effectively be losing Exp% progress across your Experience Bar when using Tomes unless you’ve just started a new level and are at 0 Experience, in which case it becomes the same progress as 20 Writs.

So be sure you’re converting 20 Writs to 1 Tome only if you wish to use that Tome with a level 80 toon for the Spirit Shard. Otherwise it’s best to use your Writs for leveling as a means towards that end.