What can you do with Mystic Forge?

The Mystic Forge is a versatile tool in the game that allows players to upgrade equipment, promote crafting materials, obtain precursor weapons, and craft legendary weapons, making it a crucial part of the game economy as a gold sink. With the Mystic Forge, players can create a wide variety of items, including Exotic weapons, trinkets, back items, and infusions, as well as Legendary equipment, giving them a significant edge in the game.

Frequently Asked Questions

Mystic Forge Usage

1. What is the primary use of Mystic Forge? The primary use of Mystic Forge is to upgrade equipment, promote crafting materials, obtain precursor weapons, and craft legendary weapons.
2. How do you split items in Mystic Forge? To split items in the Mystic Forge, players need to split the stack (alt+click) of items in their inventory into singles, then each one will appear in the forge UI.
3. What can you do with Mystic Stones? Once a Mystic Stone is embedded, the weapon will gain a random additional stat, and while Mystic Stones can’t be removed, they can be replaced with another Mystic Stone of the same type.

Ascended Gear

4. How do you get Ascended armor in GW2? Ascended Armor may be crafted by level 500 Armorsmiths, Leatherworkers, and Tailors, with recipes available from certain merchants or obtained from opening containers or recipe books.
5. What is the cheapest way to get Ascended armor? The most practical method to get Ascended armor is to play until you get a random drop, and then stat swap it to what you want, with Raids and Icebrood Saga Strikes offering cheap ways to buy Ascended armor.
6. Are Ascended weapons worth it? Ascended weapons, trinkets, and armor have the highest amount of stats you can gain and have infusion slots, making them the best in-slot gear.

Mystic Coins and Stones

7. How do I get more Mystic Forge stones? Players can obtain Mystic Stones from Daily achievements, with an average of 1 Stone obtained for every 5 completed Daily Completionists.
8. What is the fastest way to get Mystic Coins in GW2? The fastest way to gather Mystic Coins is by earning gold from more profitable sources like meta events and buying Mystic Coins on the Trading Post.
9. How rare are Mystic Stones? Mystic Stones are relatively rare, with a Prismatic Shard dropping about 25 percent of the time from a Mystic Node.

Game Mechanics

10. What is the difference between Mystic Quartz and Mystic Topaz? Mystic Topaz has a base material of White Topaz, while Mystic Quartz has a base material of White crystal quartz, with Topaz being more expensive and having a higher hardness.
11. Can you cast morphs with Mystic Forge? Because you never “cast” a land card, Mystic Forge doesn’t allow you to play an artifact land from the top of your library, but you can cast a card with a morph ability face down from the top of your library.
12. How do you get Ascended weapons in GW2? Ascended weapons may be crafted by level 500 Artificer, Huntsman, and Weaponsmiths, with recipes available from certain NPCs or obtained from opening containers or recipe books.

Additional Information

13. What does a diamond do in the forge? A diamond in the forge fills all remaining forge levels with random upgrades, consuming only 10 cinder shards, and adds knockback, critical hit chance, and weapon speed.
14. What is the highest magic find in GW2? The maximum magic find is capped at 750%, with three components: an account-wide bonus gained through luck, achievement-based bonuses, and a character-specific attribute based on consumable items and enrichments.
15. How do you max out luck in GW2? Players can increase their luck by consuming Essences of Luck, obtained by salvaging fine or masterwork quality gear, with each filled luck bar increasing the base magic find by 1%.