Posted January 9, 2018. Ascended gear was introduced between 2012-2013 (2015 if we count breathers). Meaning you could have finished your set of gear back in 2013 and remained competive until now. It is also rather likely that ascended gear will remain the best gear in the future. As a general rule, ascended gear is prioritized as trinkets>weapons>armor, at least as far as ease of access. Weapons make the biggest difference in stats, but trinkets are much easier to get, and make better short-term goals. First things first: get yourself a full set of exotic gear. That means armor, weapons and trinkets. From Guild Wars 2 Wiki 1 Fused Gear: 10 Mystic Coins: 5 Large Ancient Hafts: 5 Orichalcum Hammer Heads: Ascended: 1 Triforge Pendant (exotic) Legendary Renegade Stance. - provides very high vuln application, sustain, and CC; our bread and butter on Renegade. Legendary Centaur Stance. - Provides condi clear, projectile hate, and very high healing. Legendary Assassin Stance. - Strike-based legend that can be useful when using Viper or Celestial gear. Legendary Dwarf Stance. Crafting components are combined with an ascended insignia to craft Ascended Illustrious armor. 29 variations of each armor piece are possible, and their recipes must be purchased from a master tailor . Note: The recipe sheets for Keeper's and Ventari's armor are obtained as loot. Armor. Component 1. Component 2. Component 3. Illustrious Masque. Home. Game Discussion. Players Helping Players. Ascended Gear confusion. I've been playing GW2 on and off since release, and have dabbled in most of the aspects of the game (PvE, PvP, WvW) and enjoy it across many alts. However, other than a few pieces that have dropped from just playing the game, and accessories purchased with laurels, I've All trademarks and copyrights on this site are owned by their respective owners. MetaBattle content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply. Mesmer builds for Guild Wars 2. A wide variety of meta, great and good GW2 builds and guides for PvE, PvP and WvW. @Ashantara.8731 said:I think you forgot to mention the stat change ability of Mist trinkets and Blood Ruby trinkets, which makes them the best option. You also forgot about the general Laurel Merchant in big cities who doesn't require additional currencies. The Yassiths insignia needs jeweled damask patches @ 25g each. If you make a cheap ascended set you can mystic forge it and convert it to vipers with the much cheaper exotic viper insignia. 2.3k. Posted September 27, 2017. That depends on if you buy patches or make them yourself. If you make them yourself the difference is negligable, iirc. In this GW2 Ascended Gear Guide, we learn How to Get Fast Ascended Gear From End Of Dragons Strike Missions. They are one of the very few that include the Dr etF6Z7u.