Exploration

The Pirate's Guide to Magic Find Gear

If there’s one thing Guild Wars 2 has no shortage of, it’s pirates. Whether living or undead, they have a strong presence in the game on numerous maps. And while player characters won’t be sailing the high seas in search of lost treasure, we do regularly draw some heavy influence from our pirateering brethren. Part of the fun of scampering around Tyria and defeating the native inhabitants is to see what kind of shiny loot they have, after all.

One of the ways to increase your chances of obtaining the shiniest loot possible for your efforts is through items, consumables, or temporary buffs that provide an increase to Magic Find. There is a tradeoff, however, as Magic Find found on accessories, armor, or weapons will replace a more vital combat attribute.

In this guide we’ll go over your different options for putting together a cost effective set of magic find gear, outline the various types of consumables and buffs that enhance it even further, and explain how it impacts your chances of obtaining higher quality loot.

Brisban Wildlands Skill Challenge Guide

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Resident skill hunter Prime is back with another guide in our rapidly expanding collection of skill challenge guides for Guild Wars 2. Today he takes a romp through Brisban Wildlands, the first major map that most asuran and sylvari characters will encounter once they've moved beyond their racial starting maps. As with most skill challenges at the lower levels, those found in Brisban will be fairly easy to complete while solo, though there are a couple that tend to require the efforts of a few players to complete.

Harathi Hinterlands Skill Challenge Guide

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You can never have enough skill points in Guild Wars 2. Even after you've unlocked all of the skills for your profession and race, these points become a precious commodity if you intend to take advantage of using the Mystic Forge to create mystic or legendary weapons. Continuing our series to the various skill challenges in GW2, today we've got a complete guide to the mid-level Harathi Hinterlands map.

Wayfarer Foothills Vista Guide

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We're big fans of the vistas in Guild Wars 2 and find them to be well worth the exploration time even if you're not aiming for 100% map completion. Continuing our series of guides to the various maps in the game, today we've got a detailed guide to the 10 unique vistas found in Wayfarer Foothills.

Wayfarer Foothills Skill Challenge Guide

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Continuing our series of guides to the explorable maps in Guild Wars 2, we've put together a complete guide to the skill challenges found in Wayfarer Foothills. While many of these challenges can be completed solo, a few will typically need multiple players to complete. Wayfarer Foothills is also home to one of our favorite skill challenges in-game, so be sure to read on for the full details.

Complete Vista Guide to Kessex Hills

Guild Wars 2 has various rewards for exploring the world of Tyria and one such reward is interacting with vistas that can be found in every zone. These cinematic mini-movies show a breathtaking look at the environs associated with that vista point. Continuing the series, we've put together this complete guide to the vistas of the Kessex Hills.

Complete Skill Challenge Guide to Kessex Hills

Continuing our series of skill challenge guides to the different maps in Guild Wars 2, we've put together a complete guide for the challenges found in Kessex Hills. This will be the first map that most human characters will hit immediately following Queensdale in their early to mid teens. It also has a direct connection to the sylvari starting map closer to the high end of the level range, so many sylvari characters will end up in Kessex as part of their natural story progression as well.

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