Obsidian Shards acquisition

[AoTsuki.8675]

Hey Guys, I was wondering... would it be possible to make Obsidian Shards buyable with Raid Currencies? Since those are end game content it would be kind of fitting hm?

make it 1:1 or 1:5 or something.

Consider it please.

[Lanhelin.3480]

Until ANet fulfills your request, check the [Ley-Energy Matter Converter](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ley-Energy_Matter_Converter "Ley-Energy Matter Converter") and the [vendor NPC](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sigurlina_Jonsdottir "vendor NPC") on the marketplace in your Guild Hall every day (you can buy up to three of the shard-bags per day depending on the upgrade progress of the guild).

[AoTsuki.8675]

> @"Lanhelin.3480" said:

> Until ANet fulfills your request, check the [Ley-Energy Matter Converter](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ley-Energy_Matter_Converter "Ley-Energy Matter Converter") and the [vendor NPC](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sigurlina_Jonsdottir "vendor NPC") on the marketplace in your Guild Hall every day (you can buy up to three of the shard-bags per day depending on the upgrade progress of the guild).

 

thanks

[Nokomis.5076]

I trade my unbound magic for that, as I don't need it anyway for something else I would want to have. So I have 1500+ obsidian shards

[Turkeyspit.3965]

> @"Lanhelin.3480" said:

> Until ANet fulfills your request, check the [Ley-Energy Matter Converter](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ley-Energy_Matter_Converter "Ley-Energy Matter Converter") and the [vendor NPC](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sigurlina_Jonsdottir "vendor NPC") on the marketplace in your Guild Hall every day (you can buy up to three of the shard-bags per day depending on the upgrade progress of the guild).

 

This is a great way to get them, as some days you can get 2-3 small or medium bags at the same time.

 

WvW also hands them out pretty liberally if you play that game mode. I recently hit my storage cap on them and have been crafting Fulgurite to make room. Now I'm close to my cap of Fulgurite =/

[DeanBB.4268]

There are already a bunch of currencies you can exchange for Obsidian, but another would always be welcome. I use the unbound gathering tools for everything and so trade in unbound magic for mine.

[phs.6089]

Ah, will add couple of ol good ways that still work in game

1. Karma merchants from Orr temples

2. Silvewastes, chance of drop from bandit chests and crest merchant

[LucianDK.8615]

you do know you can buy obsidian shards for karma at the temple of balthazar in orr?

[IndigoSundown.5419]

If you have a guild with the Windswept Haven Guild Hall, be sure to tap the mining synthesizer. It's rare I don't get at least one a day, and at times more.

[AoTsuki.8675]

> @"Nokomis.5076" said:

> I trade my unbound magic for that, as I don't need it anyway for something else I would want to have. So I have 1500+ obsidian shards

 

I do that as well but already traded it all.

[AoTsuki.8675]

> @"LucianDK.8615" said:

> you do know you can buy obsidian shards for karma at the temple of balthazar in orr?

Yes, that's where they were originally acquired in the game.

I chewed through all my currencies and karma though last week making my Dreamer.

 

[Blockhead Magee.3092]

I wish there were alternate uses for those shards. I'm at the point where I delete a stack every now and then. I wish I could sell them for a copper a piece at least.

[Ayrilana.1396]

Unless you don’t care for the items from the LS heart vendors, I wouldn’t purchase obby shards with karma. I farmed up about 50 a day by spending 20 min going through the easy LS3 dailies.

[Dante.1763]

> @"Blockhead Magee.3092" said:

> I wish there were alternate uses for those shards. I'm at the point where I delete a stack every now and then. I wish I could sell them for a copper a piece at least.

 

I wish you all who had hoards of them could give them/sell them to players who dont wvw or pvp. I *always* need shards, *and karma* so being able to buy these would be so nice to have.

[Turkeyspit.3965]

> @"Dante.1763" said:

> > @"Blockhead Magee.3092" said:

> > I wish there were alternate uses for those shards. I'm at the point where I delete a stack every now and then. I wish I could sell them for a copper a piece at least.

>

> I wish you all who had hoards of them could give them/sell them to players who dont wvw or pvp. I *always* need shards, *and karma* so being able to buy these would be so nice to have.

 

Well there are ways to get them without needing Karma. Farming Silverwastes is a great method because not only do you get them from bandit chests, you can also trade in bandit crests for obsidian shards with the vendor, all the while making a nice bit of gold and salvaged materials since SW is still a very viable farm.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

> @"Turkeyspit.3965" said:

> Well there are ways to get them without needing Karma. Farming Silverwastes is a great method because not only do you get them from bandit chests, you can also trade in bandit crests for obsidian shards with the vendor, all the while making a nice bit of gold and salvaged materials since SW is still a very viable farm.

 

Indeed. There are a ton of sources already listed on the wiki:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Obsidian_Shard

 

I suspect that ANet would prefer to retain incentives for raiders to leave the aerodrome sometimes to obtain some of the items they need for optional items.

 

 

[Ayrilana.1396]

> @"Dante.1763" said:

> > @"Blockhead Magee.3092" said:

> > I wish there were alternate uses for those shards. I'm at the point where I delete a stack every now and then. I wish I could sell them for a copper a piece at least.

>

> I wish you all who had hoards of them could give them/sell them to players who dont wvw or pvp. I *always* need shards, *and karma* so being able to buy these would be so nice to have.

 

Do the easy LS3 and LS4 dailies. You’ll get both with minimal time spent. I got about 50 obby shards and 20K karma every day with about 20 min of work doing those dailies.

 

You can also bank the LS4 reward chests and open them up when the next episode is released to instantly complete the new mastery if there is one and assuming you collected enough.

[Khisanth.2948]

> @"Turkeyspit.3965" said:

> > @"Dante.1763" said:

> > > @"Blockhead Magee.3092" said:

> > > I wish there were alternate uses for those shards. I'm at the point where I delete a stack every now and then. I wish I could sell them for a copper a piece at least.

> >

> > I wish you all who had hoards of them could give them/sell them to players who dont wvw or pvp. I *always* need shards, *and karma* so being able to buy these would be so nice to have.

>

> Well there are ways to get them without needing Karma. Farming Silverwastes is a great method because not only do you get them from bandit chests, you can also trade in bandit crests for obsidian shards with the vendor, all the while making a nice bit of gold and salvaged materials since SW is still a very viable farm.

 

That tends to fill up my bank with dragonite ore, bloodstone dust and empyreal fragments instead.

[Turkeyspit.3965]

> @"Khisanth.2948" said:

> > @"Turkeyspit.3965" said:

> > > @"Dante.1763" said:

> > > > @"Blockhead Magee.3092" said:

> > > > I wish there were alternate uses for those shards. I'm at the point where I delete a stack every now and then. I wish I could sell them for a copper a piece at least.

> > >

> > > I wish you all who had hoards of them could give them/sell them to players who dont wvw or pvp. I *always* need shards, *and karma* so being able to buy these would be so nice to have.

> >

> > Well there are ways to get them without needing Karma. Farming Silverwastes is a great method because not only do you get them from bandit chests, you can also trade in bandit crests for obsidian shards with the vendor, all the while making a nice bit of gold and salvaged materials since SW is still a very viable farm.

>

> That tends to fill up my bank with dragonite ore, bloodstone dust and empyreal fragments instead.

 

That's ok though, since the LS3 gobblers can convert those to random crafting material.

[Kaltyn of Torbins Deep.294]

> @"IndigoSundown.5419" said:

> If you have a guild with the Windswept Haven Guild Hall, be sure to tap the mining synthesizer. It's rare I don't get at least one a day, and at times more.

 

That applies to all the guild halls. And I normally hit one to two per day. As if I needed them.

[Khisanth.2948]

The other GH gives tenebrous crystals and shimmering crystals instead of obsidian shards.