How to make Strife Unending

Introduction

This is a step-by-step guide which explains how to craft , the Legendary WvW Trinket. Being one of the few Legendaries in GW2 for this particular slot makes Strife Unending special and quite valuable.

Legendaries are convenience items first and foremost. They're stored in your account wardrobe shared across all characters. Their stats can be changed for free any time out of combat and upgrades can be removed with a simple click.

Try to complete a given step before moving on to the next one, although you can start working on your achievements and materials at the same time before reaching the crafing section. Each crafting/mystic forge step also assumes that you have the necessary materials from the previous step.

While working on gathering all the necessary materials and items you should also make sure that you have a character with 500 skill in one of the following crafting disciplines: Artificer, Huntsman, Weaponsmith. Crafting is necessary for several parts of the process and only these 3 disciplines can make everything you'll need.

Alternatively a combination of the following disciplines would also work:

• 400 skill level in either Artificer, Huntsman or Weaponsmith

• 500 skill level in either Armorsmith, Leatherworker or Tailor

Step 1: Accountbound Materials

The first thing you have to do is get the following accountbound materials and WvW/PvP currencies:

• (5) - you must complete the Gift of Battle Item Reward Track 5 times.

• (45) - easily obtained through the Wizard's Vault, although the supply is limited and timegated. If you want to speed up the process, you can craft more using the Mystic Forge, although that is quite expensive. Could also be found at the end of several WvW/PvP reward tracks, especially non-repeatable ones.

• (2) - guaranteed drop from salvaging Ascended Armor and Weapons using an , random drop from salvaging other Ascended gear. You can buy the tool from the Laurel merchant in Heart of the Mists.

• (50) - found in WvW skirmish reward chests (NOT reward tracks) or obtained through defending/assaulting high tier WvW objectives.

• (500) - comes from s that were obtined after the release of the Visions of Eternity expansion.

• (2) - defend or capture a total of 200 objectives in WvW.

• (40) - defeat a total of 4,000 enemy players in WvW.

Mistwalker Infusion

To proceed with Strife Unending, you must possess a . If you have the gold for it you can just buy off of the Trading Post, but if that isn't an option for you then you're going to have to farm some additional components in WvW on top of the aforementioned ones:

• (2) - defend or capture an additional 200 objectives in WvW. Total of 4 for the legendary when we add this to the list above.

• (20) - defeat an additional 2,000 enemy players in WvW. Total of 60 for the legendary when we add this to the list above.

• (5,000) - found either as random loot or purchased from s.

• WvW Skirmish Claim Ticket (3,000) - obtained at various milestones in the WvW skirmish reward track.

Step 2: Misc. Components & Trading Post

There are certain parts you could obtain passively in WvW (and a bit of PvP) while collecting the other items on the list, but they could also be bought on the Trading Post:

• (2) - purchased for a total of 500 at Miyani/Mystic Forge Attendant. Memories of Battle come from all sorts of WvW reward tracks, but may also be bought from the TP.

• (2) - purchased for a total of 500 at Miyani/Mystic Forge Attendant. Shards of Glory come from all sorts of PvP reward tracks, but may also be bought from the TP. Alternatively you could convert your PvP League Tickets into shards at the League Vendor in the Heart of the Mists.

• 150) - salvaged from Ascended Rings and Trinkets, could also be bought from the Trading Post.

• (25) - Piles costs 250 of any siege blueprints each at Siege Masters found at every WvW map. Alternatively you could get these as rare drops in WvW if you're lucky, or buy them off the TP.

Step 3: Achievements

Completion of Mists Research and possession of a are required for accessing Mists Research: Strife Unending. Start here if you haven't already done it. Luckily the achievement is a relatively quick one.

This achievement is also the one that allows you to craft a , if you're not going to buy it from the Trading Post.

Skip the first Mists Research section and scroll down a bit if you've already done this achievement in the past and obtained your Mistwalker Infusion through some way.

Mists Research

To unlock the achievement itself, talk to Dugan and complete the dialogue chain starting with "Hey, what's that strange glow around your armor?"

The achievement is all about interacting with various Hero Point (HP) locations in WvW. In order to interact with them for the achievement, you must first complete the Hero Points before approaching them again. Most of the HPs are located in mercenary camps.

You can do these in any order, but we recommend starting with the HP in Stonemist Castle IF your team happens to control it. If not, keep checking who's in control constantly while doing the other objectives.

Objective 1: interact with the HP in Darkrait Inlet on Eternal Battlegrounds (EBG), the Krait mercenary camp at the bottom of the map between the spawn points of the green and blue teams.

Objective 2: interact with the HP in Molevekian Delve on EBG, the Dredge mercenary camp in the western cave.

Objective 3: interact with the HP in Orgath Uplands on EBG, the Harpy part of the Ogre mercenary camp in the east.

Objective 4: interact with the HP in the Centaur camp of the Spiritholme on the Blue Alpine Borderlands, at the northeastern corner of the map. Note: while Blue and Green Alpine Borderlands have the same layout, the color matters here. The HP you're looking for is only on the Blue team's map.

Objective 5: interact with the HP in the Skritt camp of the Titanpaw on the Green Alpine Borderlands, at the northwestern corner of the map. Note: while Blue and Green Alpine Borderlands have the same layout, the color matters here. The HP you're looking for is only on the Green team's map.

Objective 6: interact with the Mysterious Energy HP south of the ruins on Red Desert Borderlands, near the center of the map.

Objective 7: interact with the HP in Stonemist Castle at the center of EBG, right behind the castle lord. While we recommend starting with this, that isn't always possible, so it often ends up being the last step.

Mists Research: Strife Unending

Completing a followup conversation with Dugan unlocks Mists Research: Strife Unending. The dialogue chain starts with "Hello again, Dugan".

Make sure your is equipped when starting the achievement itself.

Objective 1: kill 100 enemy players with the infusion equipped.

Objective 2: complete the Obsidian Sanctum jumping puzzle and talk to Phongluamthan the Tamer.

Objective 3: visit the Norn Smith at the Edge of the Mists (Blue side). Your team must control the Forge in order to talk to him.

Objective 4: interact with the Altar at Edge of the Mists (Green side). Your team must control the Altar.

Objective 5: talk to the Charr Mechanic at Edge of the Mists (Red side). Your team must control the Workshop in order to talk to him.

Objective 6: capture an enemy keep in Eternal Battlegrounds and interact with the Warclaw Spirit near the lord's room.

Objective 7: capture Askalion Hills in Alpine Borderlands and interact with the Warclaw Spirit near the lord's room (Blue borderland).

Objective 8: capture Dreadfall Bay in Alpine Borderlands and interact with the Warclaw Spirit near the lord's room (Green borderland).

Objective 9: capture Stoic Rampart in Desert Borderlands and interact with the Warclaw Spirit near the lord's room (Red borderland).

Objective 10: return to Dugan. You should now receive your .

Step 4: Crafting

Before you'd get to the crafting stations make sure to visit the Trading Post if you need any materials for the gifts, check the crafting tables below and see what you're missing.

Optional: if you don't already know the recipes necessary for crafting the gifts, go to a Mystic Forge, look for Miyani (Mystic Forge Attendant) and open the 2nd tab. Scroll all the way to the bottom. The following 8 Exotic recipes for the gifts must be bought for 10 Gold each: Gift of Blood, Bones, Claws, Dust, Fangs, Scales, Totems, Venom.

Once you're done checking the TP and learned the recipes, head over to the crafting stations.

For the next part 400 skill is required in one of the following crafting disciplines: Artificer, Huntsman, Weaponsmith.

Gift of Condensed Magic

You're going to have to create 3 sets of Gift of Blood, Venom, Totems and Dust through crafting.

The material costs below are adjusted for crafting 3 of each gift, you don't have to get more than what's listed.

3x	3x	3x	3x
300	300	300	300
750	750	750	750
150	150	150	150
150	150	150	150

Keep these for later.

Gift of Condensed Might

Create 3 sets of Gift of Bones, Claws, Fangs and Scales through crafting, just like the previous step.

3x	3x	3x	3x
300	300	300	300
750	750	750	750
150	150	150	150
150	150	150	150

Keep these too for later.

Cube of Stabilized Dark Energy

You'll need 2. Making two requires:

• 500 crafting skill in one of the following disciplines: Armorsmith, Artificer, Huntsman, Leatherworker, Tailor or Weaponsmith.

• 2 - guaranteed drop from salvaging Ascended Armor and Weapons using an , random drop from salvaging other Ascended gear. You can buy the tool from the Laurel merchant in Heart of the Mists. DO NOT salvage your Ascended PvP/WvW gear if you intend to upgrade those to legendaries in the future! Salvage some random crafted PvE piece and if you don't have one, make one.

• 150 - salvaged from Ascended Rings and Trinkets, could also be bought from the Trading Post.

• The recipe is learned automatically at the crafting skill level of 500.

Step 5: Mystic Forge

You're close to assembling your Legendary now, but before that we must take a quick detour and buy two more items from Miyani (Mystic Forge Attendant) who's standing right next to the Mystic Forge:

• (2) - cost: 500

• (2) - cost: 500

Now we can start forging!

Gift of War Prosperity

Create 3 Gifts of Condensed Magic and 3 Gifts of Condensed Might by combining the gifts you've crafted.

3x	3x
3	3
3	3
3	3
3	3

Now combine the materials below to create 3x :

• 3
• 3
• 3
• 45

Gift of the Mists

Don't leave the forge just yet. Create 2 using:

• 2
• 2
• 2
• 2

Step 6: Dugan

Head to Dugan on any WvW map and purchase the following items:

Gift of the Mist Warrior

Buy using the following components:

• 3
• 25
• 50
• 500 (this is a wallet currency, don't look for it in your inventory)

Gift of the Mistwalker

Buy using the following components:

• 1
• 2
• 2
• 40

Legendary Reward

And finally, purchase your with:

That's it, you're done! Congratulations, you're now the proud owner of the Legendary WvW Trinket .

Legendary gear goes straight to your account storage so don't look for it in your inventory, click the accessory slot in the Hero panel and the legendary option should appear on the left, ready to be equipped.