Salvaging Armour

1druid1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

W/R

Hi All

For the HOM I must have spent a small fortune recently, and still have to get my Obby Armour. Now I got my Vabbian Armour which I really dont like but it is now dedicated to the HOM.

Would I get any kind of return on Rubys or Saphires if i was to Salvage the armour? I have never tried salvaging Elite Armour before.

Cheers

Druid

bsoltan

bsoltan

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2005

UK

[SoF]

There is no guarantee that you will get rubies or sapphires. Most likely you'll get whatever other materials went into it, but there is the very small chance you can get gems.
For example an Obsidian Chest takes 45 Ecto but I'm pretty sure the best you can get salvaging it is about 5 Ecto.

Shadow Sin

Shadow Sin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Philippines

[Glad]

Mo/

^ It's actually around 15, but yes, the return rate on salvaging Obsidian or Vabbian armor is minimal, with the chance of it being the rarest and most expensive materials being the lowest.

ranger rothers

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

I salvaged my Para Vabbian, got 3 gems back.

AlexanderMorpheus

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2009

Me/

Salvaged my vabbian mes armor , all I got was elonian leather

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

If you're never going to use it, you may as well salvage it, because you at least have a chance of getting some gems back. Otherwise, since it was so expensive to make, it would be a good idea to not get rid of it.

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

Bottom line is - you won't get any significant amount of materials back.

Mesmerizing lemon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2010

London

[ToA] [Zraw]

W/

salvaged 2 sets, got elonian leather from one and 3 rubys from the other, but if you dont like it then just go for it

Pleikki

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

I salvage my Vabbian today, got rubys/sapphire from 3 pieces, one piece gave tanned hides, Guess i was lucky?

got 4 ruby & 1 sapphire & 37 tanned from whole set

1 ruby gloves
1 sapp boots
3 ruby chest piece
37 tanned from leggings

Which gave me 43plats from selling em to trader, so 41k more then i wouldve got for merching armor pieces!

Ninja Dude

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2010

[TIG]

A/D

If you're not gonna use it, do it. I got 5 gems back out of mine.

1druid1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

W/R

3 Rubies from Chest
1 Saphire for Boots
52 Tanned from the others.

Well it certainly Pales in comparrison to what i spent, lol.

Druid

Icecream

Icecream

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2010

Ice Tooth Cave

Zealots Of Shiverpeak

Mo/

As above, go for it if you're not using it just salvage it, also if u have runes on it take those first.

nuclear_herring

nuclear_herring

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

New Zealand

Impus Jaenellus (Imp)

R/Mo

Hi, I actually prefer my Vabbian armour to Obsdian armour. Anyone have any clue as to what I might get back if I salvaged my Ranger Obsidian armour?

Urcscumug

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2011

UNO

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaker View Post
Bottom line is - you won't get any significant amount of materials back.
From what I've seen that applies to any armor of any level. Salvaging seems to favor giving you the lowest materials and in much smaller numbers than went into crafting it. Armor is the main material sink after all.