Guild Wars 2

Hey guys,

I’ve leveled almost every class to 80, and now I’m looking to buy my first ascended items on my Thief. I’ve got 200 laurels to use and about 1000 badges of honor.

I’m D/P with a power build, but I keep hearing things about how the upcoming features patch is going to change crit damage.

Does anyone have any recommendations on what to buy (amulet, accessory, rings) for this build, or if it would be a waste buying that gear now? I also hear you can infuse these but I don’t have a clue what that means!

Also, I don’t really do much PVE content if that helps.

I really like the zerk+valkyrie trinkets.

Still full Zerk for best damage. You’d only use Valk if you want to be 100% dependant on backstab, which will limit your ability to change builds. So if you make armor I’d suggest making Zerker and not Valk since it’s 100x harder to get than the trinkets.

You could toss wvw +5 power infusions into yer stuffz (if it has offensive slot) if you really wanted to and don’t care about Fractals.

Do you know the names of the beserker gear available for laurels?

If I infuse an ascended item can I change the infusion further down the line?

Serbski.1437:

Do you know the names of the beserker gear available for laurels?

If I infuse an ascended item can I change the infusion further down the line?

“Zojja’s” You can change infusions but it’d be a waste of badges/laurels/etc if you did. Also pay attention to offensive/defensive slots, like armor doesn’t have offensive and I bought one too many power infusions. XD

Doggie.3184:

Serbski.1437:

Do you know the names of the beserker gear available for laurels?

If I infuse an ascended item can I change the infusion further down the line?

“Zojja’s” You can change infusions but it’d be a waste of badges/laurels/etc if you did. Also pay attention to offensive/defensive slots, like armor doesn’t have offensive and I bought one too many power infusions. XD

not unless you make omni infusion to put power in those defensive infusion slots ( what i did ) call it crazy expensive but every power counts!

Where so you buy ascended weapons/armor for badges/laurels

Zeke Azul Falcon.5176:

Doggie.3184:

Serbski.1437:

Do you know the names of the beserker gear available for laurels?

If I infuse an ascended item can I change the infusion further down the line?

“Zojja’s” You can change infusions but it’d be a waste of badges/laurels/etc if you did. Also pay attention to offensive/defensive slots, like armor doesn’t have offensive and I bought one too many power infusions. XD

not unless you make omni infusion to put power in those defensive infusion slots ( what i did ) call it crazy expensive but every power counts!

I can’t even begin to image the horrors you’ve endured. o.o

oscuro.9720:

Where so you buy ascended weapons/armor for badges/laurels

You can only craft weapons/armor unless Dwayna likes you and tricks the RNG god into letting you get one from boss drop, fractal chest, wvw rank chest, guild mission chest and such.

Doggie.3184:

Zeke Azul Falcon.5176:

Doggie.3184:

Serbski.1437:

Do you know the names of the beserker gear available for laurels?

If I infuse an ascended item can I change the infusion further down the line?

“Zojja’s” You can change infusions but it’d be a waste of badges/laurels/etc if you did. Also pay attention to offensive/defensive slots, like armor doesn’t have offensive and I bought one too many power infusions. XD

not unless you make omni infusion to put power in those defensive infusion slots ( what i did ) call it crazy expensive but every power counts!

I can’t even begin to image the horrors you’ve endured. o.o

oscuro.9720:

Where so you buy ascended weapons/armor for badges/laurels

You can only craft weapons/armor unless Dwayna likes you and tricks the RNG god into letting you get one from boss drop, fractal chest, wvw rank chest, guild mission chest and such.

I got my first ascended armor chest from a WvW rank up the other day, problem is that it’s sentinel’s stats…….

@ oscuro: Leveling crafting to 500 is also pretty expensive as you have to make at least 10 (ish) exotic items just to make it to 450 before you can even start refining ascended mats to level. Glad that these are finally becoming account bound.

Doggie.3184:

Still full Zerk for best damage. You’d only use Valk if you want to be 100% dependant on backstab, which will limit your ability to change builds. So if you make armor I’d suggest making Zerker and not Valk since it’s 100x harder to get than the trinkets.

You could toss wvw +5 power infusions into yer stuffz (if it has offensive slot) if you really wanted to and don’t care about Fractals.

for clarification:
I meant the ascended trinkets with zerk major and valkyrie “jewels”.
the +103 power, +50 preci, +18 vit, +8% crit rings would be an example here.

^ Those combo trinkets are really good. You drop a few points of the worst damage stat (Precision), and get health in return. I’ll be running the ring/accessory combo for those after the Feature patch.

I wish that I had the foresight to do the same thing on the amulet, but I have zerker’s with an MF infusion, so there’s no helping it now.

Interceptor.2653:

^ Those combo trinkets are really good. You drop a few points of the worst damage stat (Precision), and get health in return. I’ll be running the ring/accessory combo for those after the Feature patch.

I wish that I had the foresight to do the same thing on the amulet, but I have zerker’s with an MF infusion, so there’s no helping it now.

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Kadin.2356:

Interceptor.2653:

^ Those combo trinkets are really good. You drop a few points of the worst damage stat (Precision), and get health in return. I’ll be running the ring/accessory combo for those after the Feature patch.

I wish that I had the foresight to do the same thing on the amulet, but I have zerker’s with an MF infusion, so there’s no helping it now.

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It’s all about finding a happy middle ground

naphack.9346:

Doggie.3184:

Still full Zerk for best damage. You’d only use Valk if you want to be 100% dependant on backstab, which will limit your ability to change builds. So if you make armor I’d suggest making Zerker and not Valk since it’s 100x harder to get than the trinkets.

You could toss wvw +5 power infusions into yer stuffz (if it has offensive slot) if you really wanted to and don’t care about Fractals.

for clarification:
I meant the ascended trinkets with zerk major and valkyrie “jewels”.
the +103 power, +50 preci, +18 vit, +8% crit rings would be an example here.

I hope I’m misreading this but — you can put valkyrie “jewels” on ascended trinket?

Sir Vincent III.1286:

naphack.9346:

Doggie.3184:

Still full Zerk for best damage. You’d only use Valk if you want to be 100% dependant on backstab, which will limit your ability to change builds. So if you make armor I’d suggest making Zerker and not Valk since it’s 100x harder to get than the trinkets.

You could toss wvw +5 power infusions into yer stuffz (if it has offensive slot) if you really wanted to and don’t care about Fractals.

for clarification:
I meant the ascended trinkets with zerk major and valkyrie “jewels”.
the +103 power, +50 preci, +18 vit, +8% crit rings would be an example here.

I hope I’m misreading this but — you can put valkyrie “jewels” on ascended trinket?

No, but the stat combo is akin to putting an exquisite beryl into a ruby ring

There’s a couple of x+y ascended combos (zerk+valk and dire+rabid are the ones I know off the top of my head)

Pffff, rich people.

WonderfulCT.6278:

Pffff, rich people.

Considering Tyria offers welfare to medium tier classes to allow us to get ascended armor cheaper than everyone else to make up for our hardshipz. :o

Doggie.3184:

WonderfulCT.6278:

Pffff, rich people.

Considering Tyria offers welfare to medium tier classes to allow us to get ascended armor cheaper than everyone else to make up for our hardshipz. :o

10g and proud!

WonderfulCT.6278:

Pffff, rich people.

You don’t have be rich to get ascended tinkets. I purchased mine using laurels.