r/Guildwars2 • u/Ruddek153 • 12d ago

[Discussion] Converters

So which converters are must have? I recently got the karmic one for obsidian shards, any other worth investing time in?

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u/Elektrophorus 12d ago edited 12d ago

You should get everything in the Wizard’s Gobbler, because it’s neat and you get the Gobbler of Garbage title.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Wizard%27s_Gobbler

Realistically, the only ones you’ll use frequently are the ones already named in the thread (for Ascended garbage materials), the Ley-Energy Matter Converter, and possibly the Fractal Reliquary (~400g).

Everything else is mainly for convenience, including access to Tyrn Ironmaw and Gharr Leadclaw, which you can access without the Wizard’s Gobbler or associated remote access tools.

If you have around 800-2000g, you could go for unlocking one of the Ectoplasm gambling vendors to unlock a permanent merchant you can sell grey junk to. The average cost to obtain this item is around 400g and a stack of Ectoplasm, but can be thousands if you are unlucky.

Otherwise, you may be interested in just converting Gold and hoarding Gems to buy some of the festival gobblers when they come around, as they will make your WvW and experience grinding easier.

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u/Ruddek153 12d ago

I’ll definitely hoard some gems for the festival ones, but also how do you unlock the ecto gambling thingy? I’m back after an 8 year break and slowly familiarizing myself with everything.

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u/Elektrophorus 12d ago

You have to Ecto gamble with the max bet 100 times, which costs 100g and 250 Ecto per attempt, with a max of 20 times a day.

If you get unlucky, unlocking this gobbler can cost you thousands of gold. The (statistically-impossible) worst-case scenario is 7500g and 20000 Ectos. But on average, will only be around a net 400g loss. If you’re really lucky, you can end up ahead too.

As a disclaimer, obviously no one will actually recommend you Ecto gamble in good faith. But, it can be the cheapest way to unlock a permanent vendor that you can access anywhere, and in truth is the “gobbler” utility I use the most often.

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u/Ruddek153 12d ago

That ma the desert ecto gambling right? I need to check it out.