Guild Wars 2

Also on a side note I wanted to ask about accessories.
In that same guide they talk about these items:

•Karka Shell (http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ancient_Karka_Shell)
•Ascended Triforge (http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Triforge_Pendant_
•Ascended Solaria/Lunaria (http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Solaria,_Circle_of_the_Sun)
•Ascended power,toughness, crit dmg (http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Rurik%27s_Royal_Signet_Ring)
•Ascended Back
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Symon%27s_History_of_Ascalon

Ive been looking and these all seem really kitten hard to get, where as the armor is relativealy cheap. (25G for whole armor+gems, as compared to 500G just for triforge amulet.)

What is the best way of aquireing some of this stuff?

I am a very casual gamer and even getting 35 laurels for 1 would proboly take me 2-3 months realisticly.

1000 karka shells are you kidding me? lol I dont think that will happen

Maybe my answer is not getting this stuff and looking for cheaper alternatives.

Could you guys reccomend anything else that might work well?

Hey a newbie here, have some questions towards end-game gearing.

I went out and bought a full Ogden set of armor without doing my research.
Ogden stats are:
+power +vitality +condition damage

(1) +25 power
(2) +20% Might Duration
(3) +40 Power
(4) + 3% chance gain might when hit
(5) +90 Power
(6) + 5% damage while under effects of might

The Ele guide ive been reading
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/elementalist/Guide-Mastering-the-D-D-ele-3-13-12
Says I should be using a full knights armor with valkyrie jewels.

stats are
•Knight armor (Power, precision, toughness)
•valkyrie jewels (+ critical damage, vitality, power)

So alot more toughness and no +condition damage at all. Wondering if I should regear and get the knights set. Did I kitten myself? I find my survivability extremely low and feel like a glass cannon.

Also theres no such thing as a valkyrie jewel. Best a could find is an exquisite beryl jewel, which has
+25 power, +3% cit damge, +15 vitality.

Is this the right jewel?

Thanks.