Guide:Guide to WvW Rewards

Introduction

WvW is often considered one of the least rewarding game modes, this is true and real

WvW Reward Tracks

gift of battle, unique reward tracks, end of dragons reward track -> berserker item

Spirit Shards

WvW provides a significant amount of Spirit Shards though the Tomes of Knowledge given in wvw reward tracks. Spirit Shards can be an extremely profitable resource but are click intensive to process.

• Players interested in legendary crafting can use spirit shards to turn Mystic Coins into Mystic Clovers
• Profit can be made with material conversion by buying lower tier materials from the trading post and Philosopher's Stones with Spirit Shards then combining both in the mystic forge into higher tier materials
  • Fast Farming provides a full list of activities with a link to the GW2 API for current trading post prices.

Skirmish Reward Track

Pips

WvW Skirmish Claim Tickets

legionaries

Skirmish Chest

Skirmish chests are rewarded for progressing on the Skirmish Reward Track.

• The most profitable use of Skirmish Chests when considering gem conversion price is purchasing Transmutation Charges
• The most profitable use of Skirmish Chests for players with enough Transmutation Charges is purchasing Testimonies of Jade Heroics (See Testimony of Jade Heroics section)

Karma

Karma is not a WvW exclusive currency but is abundant in WvW due to the large amount of events that can be completed. Participating in attacking or defending objective events will provide a scaling amount of karma based on the type of objective. There are a very wide variety of ways to spend karma.

• Players interested in Legendary crafting can buy Obsidian Shards from Tactician Deathstrider in Orr
• The most profitable way to spend karma is on time-gated activities:
  • Pact Scout's Mapping Materials from the Pact Supply Network Agent which requires completion of the PvE Pact Commander mastery
  • Antique Summoning Stone from Leivas which requires completion of the End of Dragons story
  • The Karmic Converter which requires completion of the Exotic Hunter achievement
• The yearly Wintersday event has notable ways to spend karma
  • Frostbitten gathering tools can only be purchased during Wintersday and are the most profitable gathering tools that can be used, though they lack the convenience of infinite tools
  • Wintersday presents can be bought in bulk making them one of the easiest ways to spend large amounts of karma quickly
    • Wintersday presents typically drop significantly in price during the Wintersday event and must be held for several months for optimal profit
• Fast Farming provides a full list of activities with a link to the GW2 API for current trading post prices.

Badges of Honor

Badges of Honor (or "Badges") are mainly acquired through daily reward chests, and killing players or npcs.

• The most profitable way to spend badges is buying Badges of Tribute to sell on the trading post from Davis the Survivor located in any guild hall of sufficient level at the War Room.
• A secondary use for badges is buying traps and tricks or food and utilities from the Permanent Portable Provisioner

Testimony of Jade Heroics

Testimonies of Jade Heroics are acquired through reward tracks and skirmish reward chests. Testimonies of Jade Heroics can be converted into rewards and Testimonies of Heroics or Testimonies of Desert Heroics at the Heroics Notary located in the spawn area of every WvW map.

• Testimony of Jade Heroics can be converted into any other type, but other types cannon be converted back into Jade.
• The different types of Notarized Scroll of Heroics can be used to complete Hero Point challenges in a different area of the game.
  • These completions finish a random hero challenge in their area and count for map completion
  • Notarized Scroll of Heroics unlocks a random Central Tyria hero point.
  • Notarized Scroll of Maguuma Heroics unlocks a random Maguuma hero point.
  • Notarized Scroll of Desert Heroics unlocks a random Crystal Desert hero point.
  • Notarized Scroll of Jade Heroics unlocks a random Cantha hero point.
• The most profitable use of Testimonies of Jade Heroics is converting them into Testimony of Desert Heroics to buy runes
  • Superior Rune of the Firebrand is typically the highest price and sell volume rune
  • Some recipes have a higher price per testimony than runes, but typically have much lower sell volume
• Durability Runes can be purchased through Testimonies and are the optimal choice for several WvW builds.
• Though more expensive than buying from the trading post, Superior Siege bought from the Permanent Portable Provisioner with Testimonies can be very convenient and help you avoid carrying several types of siege you don't often use.

WvW Rank

Each time your WvW rank increases you gain a WvW ability point to spend on increasing your versatility in WvW. Take a look at our optimized guide to WvW ability points to learn how to spend your points.

Guild Missions

Synthesizers? Gold/Hr?