Yeldo.4576 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Is exotic the very end gear?Are legendary just for cosmetic use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cregath.7628 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Ascended is slightly stronger than Exotic. Legendary has the same stats as Ascended, but with additional utility and cosmetic value. Ascended and Legendary gear also has "Infusion Slots" which can be used for additional small stat boost in whatever you want and/or to increase Agony Resistance to access higher level of Fractals.You can read more at https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ascended_equipment and https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Legendary_equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeldo.4576 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 So from what I've seen ascended and legendary are stronger than exotic by 5% only and they are equal between themselves only that legendary has special animation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianDK.8615 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Legendary is for fashion, and being able to change the stat at will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyninja.2954 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/ItemRarity name Levels available1 Relative stats2 ImprovementJunk N/A N/A N/ABasic 1-80 100% N/AFine 1-80 125% 25%Masterwork 14-803 135% 8%Rare 30-80 145% 7%Exotic 62-804 165% 14%Ascended 80 175% 6%Legendary 80 175%5 0% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptAurellian.9537 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 @Yeldo.4576 said:So from what I've seen ascended and legendary are stronger than exotic by 5% only and they are equal between themselves only that legendary has special animation?For power builds, ascended/legendary is >10% stronger than exotic. Weapon strength and stat synergies combine. In case of condi, it should be less of a difference, but I've always been too lazy to calculate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 @CptAurellian.9537 said:@Yeldo.4576 said:So from what I've seen ascended and legendary are stronger than exotic by 5% only and they are equal between themselves only that legendary has special animation?For power builds, ascended/legendary is >10% stronger than exotic. Weapon strength and stat synergies combine. In case of condi, it should be less of a difference, but I've always been too lazy to calculate it.Not really possible to calculate anymore, due to Expertise, that has different effect depending on build and class (some classes/builds have more innate condi duration bonuses than others). Still, (again, due to expertise) it's now a better upgrade than it was originally, before viper was an option.Concentration is also another important stat where the theoretically small difference between exotics and ascended can be more important than the pure numerological difference would suggest. That's of course only for support builds though.In general, ascended/legendary are both the top tier gear statwise. The difference doesn't matter much in open world, but starts to be more and more important at endgame. In higher tier fractals specifically you're generally not be able to survive without a set of ascended gear, due to this content's requirement for high levels of agony resistance, that can be achieved only with ascended equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptAurellian.9537 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 @Astralporing.1957 said:@CptAurellian.9537 said:@Yeldo.4576 said:So from what I've seen ascended and legendary are stronger than exotic by 5% only and they are equal between themselves only that legendary has special animation?For power builds, ascended/legendary is >10% stronger than exotic. Weapon strength and stat synergies combine. In case of condi, it should be less of a difference, but I've always been too lazy to calculate it.Not really possible to calculate anymore, due to Expertise, that has different effect depending on build and class (some classes/builds have more innate condi duration bonuses than others). Still, (again, due to expertise) it's now a better upgrade than it was originally, before viper was an option.Yeah, expertise is a big factor in case of (some) condi builds, but their power damage is another one, too. Some have a non-negligible power component (e.g. FB), which would have to be incorporated into the calculation. For power builds, it's simpler - you can assume condi damage to be <10%, i.e. negligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProtoGunner.4953 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I always wonder: aren't some players aware of the wiki? Or don't they know how to use google? It's so easy. Instead they use their time to write a whole post instead of looking it up in google with 'guild wars 2 gear rarity' or something similar. Unbelievable... Also this is in the wrong subforum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azizul.8469 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 compare here for armor : https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Armor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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