Which crafting profession is the most lucrative?

[Kabuki Theatre.9752]

Can any of you suggest from your experience which crafting profession can, on average, net you the most gold from selling on TP?

I don't know but I'd have to believe that certain items are in higher demand than others, and command better net sales than others,or is that not true?

Thanks in advance.

[Linken.6345]

I would say armor smithing since they can do 3 out of the 4 ascended materials to sell on the trading post, mithril is also in abundance.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

The discipline isn't nearly as important as what one does with it. All crafts have a subset of items that can be monetized and each requires you to become familiar with current (and potential) markets.

It's very different from other games, because everyone here has equal opportunity. No one gets a unique opportunity to corner a market through crafting alone.

[Stand The Wall.6987]

if you don't mind waiting for your sell orders, making expensive weapons can be profitable. gw2efficiency.com can help with this. the sell order list can fluctuate greatly so this might not be the safest way. if you stick to making cheaper weapons then you should be alright.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

@Stand The Wall.6987 said:if you don't mind waiting for your sell orders, making expensive weapons can be profitable. gw2efficiency.com can help with this. the sell order list can fluctuate greatly so this might not be the safest way. if you stick to making cheaper weapons then you should be alright.

This is good advice, although one still has to learn the specific markets and input costs.

[Danikat.8537]

If you want a simple answer then level armour smithing, make the time-gated ascended materials from Tier 6 materials and sell those. It won't be the most profitable and you can only make 1 of each per day, but it's highly unlikely to change any time soon. There's also refined materials which won't sell for much individually but can be profitable done in bulk, and again it's reliable because the refined versions are almost always more expensive than the raw versions.

If you want to make as much gold as possible then you're going to need to keep checking sites like GW2Efficency for the most profitable items, which will keep changing as other people catch onto the trend and flood the market, and you will almost certainly need to level more than 1 craft so you have more options open to you.

Crafting in GW2 is relatively straight-forward and easy for anyone to get into, which is good for people wanting to craft for themselves but not so good for people wanting to make a profit from it because it means almost everyone can craft stuff they need themselves rather than buying it from a crafter. Combined with the Trading Post which makes it hard for one person to corner the market on any item (especially craftable items) it means if an item is expensive it's usually because it's hard to get hold of, or it's raw materials are expensive too. If it's something anyone can make then everyone will make it instead of buying it.

[Kabuki Theatre.9752]

@Danikat.8537 said:If you want a simple answer then level armour smithing, make the time-gated ascended materials from Tier 6 materials and sell those. It won't be the most profitable and you can only make 1 of each per day, but it's highly unlikely to change any time soon. There's also refined materials which won't sell for much individually but can be profitable done in bulk, and again it's reliable because the refined versions are almost always more expensive than the raw versions.

If you want to make as much gold as possible then you're going to need to keep checking sites like GW2Efficency for the most profitable items, which will keep changing as other people catch onto the trend and flood the market, and you will almost certainly need to level more than 1 craft so you have more options open to you.

Crafting in GW2 is relatively straight-forward and easy for anyone to get into, which is good for people wanting to craft for themselves but not so good for people wanting to make a profit from it because it means almost everyone can craft stuff they need themselves rather than buying it from a crafter. Combined with the Trading Post which makes it hard for one person to corner the market on any item (especially craftable items) it means if an item is expensive it's usually because it's hard to get hold of, or it's raw materials are expensive too. If it's something anyone can make then everyone will make it instead of buying it.

Wow, that's a VERY intelligent response.You are amazing from the standpoint of listening to someone who has developed critical thinking.