Guild Wars 2

They don’t have any higher chances than a regular Orichalcum tool… people have tried putting them to the test in the past.

Being a “rare” Black Lion chest item and all, it should be quite good… they are the harvesting item with the highest rarity type in the game and as they are they are less than masterwork and even less than a white

Maybe this has been asked before… (if so, I couldn’t quite find it) but… what’s the rationale behind the Black Lion gathering tools? (sickle, axe, pick).

They are not “Extremely efficient at gathering resources and uncovering rare components” (the wiki itself says they have the same efficiency as a regular orichalcum harvesting tool (with of course just a tiny fraction of the uses)

I wouldn’t take the “it doesn’t have a level requirement” point to justify the fact that they have such a low number of uses and yet they are Black Lion chest drops with “rare” rarity… (and keep in mind the unlimited use, orichalcum-quality harvesting tools are just masterwork)

Seems to me they need to be upgraded