Dheeraj.2481 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 There are a bunch of ways to get obsidian shards by trade. Which is most efficient? Specifically, what's the value of these in terms of these: 1. Karma 2. Laurels 3. Fractal relics. 4. Other currencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khisanth.2948 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 SW RIBA/CT, make gold while you farm obsidian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokh.2695 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Since there are far more valuable things to get for Laurels or Fractal Relics I would highly advise against buying Obsidian Shards that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Karma farming. Also get from many of the WvW tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrilana.1396 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Most efficient way that I found was to farm LS3 currencies, convert them to unbound magic, and then buy the obsidian shards from the LS3 map vendors. If you stick to just farming winterberries, you can average around 50-75 obsidian shards an hour. Most players who have both expansions should have enough character slots for an hour per day. When I did SW, it was pitiful and I got maybe 20 on average with a complete run. You can also farm nodes and I believe the ones in Lake Doric were mentioned as being quick but I never personally farmed them myself. Also be wary of claims that use very large and misleading time-frames (e.g. week, month, etc). Let's say that you can earn such and such amount per week. How many hours did it take during that week? Three? Ten? Forty? Eighty? One hundred and sixty eight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowmoon.7986 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 farm Guild Hall nodes if you Pof Guild hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumikki.1725 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 In my opinion when buying anyting and there is option what currency to use, use the currency what is easyest to get more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannelore.8153 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Silverwastes RIBA, 250 Obsidian Shards per week easy, plus about 50g/day casual, (much more if you're hardcore). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metasynaptic.1093 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Just buy with karma from cathedral of glorious victory. Get a few stacks and return a few weeks later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dheeraj.2481 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 > @"Hannelore.8153" said: > Silverwastes RIBA, 250 Obsidian Shards per week easy, plus about 50g/day casual, (much more if you're hardcore). What is Silverwastes riba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannelore.8153 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 > @"Dheeraj.2481" said: > > @"Hannelore.8153" said: > > Silverwastes RIBA, 250 Obsidian Shards per week easy, plus about 50g/day casual, (much more if you're hardcore). > > What is Silverwastes riba You go to Silverwastes, you bring up Central Tyria-Squads in the LFG, then you join that instance. You move between the forts (Red, Indigo, Blue, Amber), trying to tag as many events as possible to get credit and progress the meta. Then when the meta pops, you do the underground Breach in the forts, and then the Vinewrath at the western side of the map after. During this time and after meta you'll see chest trains going on as well, and each Lost Bandit Chest gives loot and Obsidian Shards. The purpose of tagging events is to get Bandit Crests to buy Bandit Skeleton Keys to open these chests. Completing Breach and Viinewrath give two Nightmare Keys that can be used in the labyrinth for extra rewards. There's more info on the wiki, and videos about it on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Lanuza.1479 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 > @"Dheeraj.2481" said: > > @"Hannelore.8153" said: > > Silverwastes RIBA, 250 Obsidian Shards per week easy, plus about 50g/day casual, (much more if you're hardcore). > > What is Silverwastes riba Silverwastes is the final "Core Tyria" map that you can play in before you hit Heart of Thorns territory. I put it in quotes because it wasn't around at launch and was I think added in LS2, like Dry Top. RIBA stands for the four camps that you fight to gain control of and then keep control of through the meta; Red, Indigo, Blue, and Amber. Whenever you see in the Central Tyria squad LFG SW RIBA, that means the commander is taking part in the major meta of the map. If you see SW RIBA + CF, that means they will be running the chest farm after the Vinewraith meta is over, and you should stack up on Bandit chest keys to maximize loot when you enter the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friday.7864 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Another option: in Domain of Kourna you can buy Karmic Retribution upgrade 3 times. Then you just kill mobs in lower left corner of map, for each mob you get 200 karma. Exchange karma for obsidian shards in Orr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylden Ar.3724 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Better question - easy way to turn them into copper/silver/gold if you hate crafting and will likely never make a Legendary and are swimming in the stuff? (My regular reminder that EVERYTHING should have a vendor value, at least, so you can dump excess stock.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friday.7864 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 > @"Kylden Ar.3724" said: > Better question - easy way to turn them into copper/silver/gold if you hate crafting and will likely never make a Legendary and are swimming in the stuff? > > (My regular reminder that EVERYTHING should have a vendor value, at least, so you can dump excess stock.) Well, you can craft fulgurite and make jeweled damask patches or deldrimor steel plated dowels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfb.7025 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Additional easy sources of Obsidian Shards: -Gathering Windswept Haven guild hall nodes, you get around 0 to 3 Obsidian Shards per day. -Karmic and Leyline Converters, there is a chance that Bags of 3, 5 and 10 Obsidian Shards appears on each tab every day. https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ley-Energy_Matter_Converter https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Karmic_Converter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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