Guild Wars 2

Fellow butterfly-spewing comrades!

So, I’ve been playing my Mesmer with Zerker Exotic set for a while, and have decided to go for Ascended gear. Thing is, I’m not sure what to make. In general I play PvE casual enough to not let gear matter that much, and for WvW I like both Power and Condition builds, depending on my mood.

How do you guys do this? Do you craft multiple sets of Ascended gear? Do you have one set of Ascended for one playstyle, and some Exotics for another? Have you designed a hybrid gear build? Do you simply not bother with Ascended stuff at all and stick with Exotics? What advice would you have for me?

Cheers~
Thornum

(oh btw, I realise waiting for HoT with this might be a smart thing, no need to remind me)

Priorities for ascended are as follows

1. Trinkets: These are easy to get from fractals/guild missions/laurels/etc. You can easily have a set of trinkets for every gear stat that you need
2. Weapons: These, while expensive and time-consuming to craft, provide a very significant bonus to your stats and should be your second priority. If possible, craft whatever sets/stats you need for these before you move to the next stp
3. Armor: Don’t do this. Like actually, this is a total waste of your time and money. The only possible reason to craft ascended armor is if you absolutely can not live without the extra 5 agony infusion slots.

The trinkets are easy enough indeed, those were not my concern

The other advice is solid, thanks mate! Guess I won’t be crafting Ascended armor after all.