Condition resistance plays an important role in the fractals of Guild Wars 2. To achieve maximum resistance, you should infuse your rings. We will explain how to do this in this guide.
How do you infuse a ring? To infuse an Ascended Ring, you need to place it in the Mystic Forge along with the following items:
- 5 vials of condensed mist essence
- 3 batches of coalesced mist essence
- 1 shard of crystallized mist essence
It is important that the original ring only has one slot for an infusion. Infusing it then adds the second slot.
Where do you get mist essence? Basically, you obtain the mist essences in the fractals. The vials of condensed mist essence can be bought for 32 silver and 30 fractal relics from the vendor in the fractals. Additionally, they can be dropped by enemies on difficulty levels 1 to 20.
Batches of coalesced mist essence can be purchased for 96 silver and 100 fractal relics or can be dropped by enemies in fractal levels 21 to 50.
The shard of crystallized mist essence costs 2.88 gold and 300 fractal relics or can be dropped by enemies in difficulty levels 51 to 100.
Additionally, the various essences can be upgraded or downgraded.
Upgrading and downgrading mist essences
How can I down- or upgrade essences? If you have more of one of the essences than you actually need, but lack something in the other essence, you can choose to upgrade or downgrade them.
To upgrade an essence, you need:
- 5x lower essences
- 1x pile of crystalline dust
- 1x ectoplasm ball
- 1x mystic coin
To downgrade, you need:
- 1x higher essence
- 1x pile of crystalline dust
- 1x mystic coin
- 1x Master Reclamation Kit (full with 25 uses)
When you downgrade an essence, however, you can only get the lower essence back three times.
Why do you infuse rings? Infusing creates an additional slot for a torment infusion. You can use this slot to gain more condition resistance. This is essential for fractals at the highest levels.
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