NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT

Changes to Crafting

• Armorsmith, Tailor, and Leatherworking can now be leveled to a rating of 500.

• Ascended material refinement recipes are unlocked at a rating of 450 to craft.

• Ascended insignia recipes are available for purchase at all master craftsmen and require a rating of 500 to craft.

• Ascended armor recipes are available for purchase at all master craftsmen and laurel vendors and require a rating of 500 to craft.

• Crafting discoveries for exotic armor have been reset to allow for rediscovery that gives bonus experience and facilitates leveling to a rating of 500.

• The collection in the bank that holds ascended crafting materials has been expanded to hold new materials.

Changes to Legendary Weapons

• Journals for precursor weapons can now drop anywhere precursor weapons can currently be found. These journals serve as recipes to craft precursor weapons.

• Players will now receive a unique book upon completing a legendary weapon telling the personal story of its creation.

• Players who have already crafted a legendary weapon will receive a book telling the story of its completion in the mail. Players who have sold their legendary weapons will still receive a book.

• Precursor weapon drop rates have been slightly increased.

Structured Player vs. Player

• Shards of Legend now drop from Rank Reward Chests, Match Win Reward Chests and Daily PvP Reward Chests.

• Shard collectors have been added to the Heart of the Mist near the glory vendors. These vendors accept Shards of Legend for legendary PvP weapons and other rare items.

• The glory awarded for completion of a match has been slightly increased to better reflect the time each match takes to complete.

• The price of Rank Reward Chests has been slightly decreased.

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New Items and Promotions

• The Upgrade Extractor is now available in the Consumable category for 70 gems each, 5 for 300 gems, or 25 for 1400 gems. Upgrade Extractors will separate one upgrade component from one item. The item will be bound to that character after extraction.

• The Ascalonian-Leader Finisher is now available in the Upgrades category for 600 gems. This finisher creates a ghostly captain who commands a phantom army to trample your opponents in PvP and WvW.

• The Cute-Quaggan Finisher is now available in the Upgrades category for 700 gems. This finisher creates a pink quaggan who delivers fatal cuteness from atop a geyser of water to your opponents in PvP and WvW.