Guild Wars 2

If I want an exotic staff(a generic one, say for using in the mystic forge), is it best to buy it on the TP for 2-3 gold, or craft it?
I know the materials are more or less the price of the staff, but maybe farming the materials will be an easier job?

really appreciate every response

May I ask what staff it is you are wanting to craft?

As with most weapons it is cheaper to craft it rather than buying it straight off the TP. Even buying the mats on TP and then craft will mostly be cheaper. If I knew what staff it is you want to craft I can be more certain whether or not it is worth it.

Ouimette.5902:

May I ask what staff it is you are wanting to craft?

As with most weapons it is cheaper to craft it rather than buying it straight off the TP. Even buying the mats on TP and then craft will mostly be cheaper. If I knew what staff it is you want to craft I can be more certain whether or not it is worth it.

The OP isn’t looking for any specific staff. Just the cheapest way to acquire the most exotic staff.

It doesn’t seem like any of the staff are worth crafting.
If you are looking to buy staves to toss into the forge you probably want this http://www.gw2tp.com/search?sort=buy_price&order=1&category=18&subcategory=12&rarity=5

the link is not for a specific item, but for a page.
can u maybe fix it?

http://www.gw2spidy.com/crafting/2?sort_cost=asc&min_level=80&max_level=80&min_rating=400&max_rating=400&min_supply=&max_supply=
this is a list of all level 80, crafting level 400 things that artificer can make, ordered by cost to make it ascending.
the first staff on that list is Soldier’s Pearl Quarterstaff. costs 5g14s to make and sells for 5g75s. looking at http://www.gw2spidy.com/item/45965, it costs 3g77s to buy order it.
5g14s is the cheapest price to make a exotic staff. I’m sure there are ones out there for less than 3g77s, so I’m going to say that buying your staff off the TP is the cheaper option.
Not only that, at the difference of 3g vs. 5g, you would spend less coin if you collecting all the materials to make it, sold those materials to the TP, then used those proceeds to buy the staff you want, than to craft the staff yourself.

saikodan.6721:

If I want an exotic staff(a generic one, say for using in the mystic forge), is it best to buy it on the TP for 2-3 gold, or craft it?

neither. the cheapest option is to buy the staff with tokens from a dungeon vendor. i got a dusk drop months ago by throwing in 4 exotic gs that i bought this way.

You can get an (unsalvagable) Exotic Staff for 198 Badges of Honor in WvW. You can earn that many in about an hour in EotM Zerg.