Back items are a category of equipment. Back items are a type of gear, sharing characteristics of both trinkets and armor. They provide the lowest magnitude of attribute bonuses out of all equipment types, only 65% of an equivalent (same level and rarity) boot, glove, or shoulder armor, the next-lowest equipment types, or 12% of an equivalent two-handed weapon. Unlike most other equipment types, back items are not widely available as loot or on the Trading Post. A few varieties will drop with low frequency and only in some explorable-mode dungeons. However, back items may also be acquired from various vendors, as personal story and living story rewards, from using the Mystic Forge, and through crafting disciplines (starting at level 1). All crafted back items are Account Bound. The following Ascended back items require level 80 to equip and a rating of 500 to craft as an Armorsmith, Leatherworker or Tailor. The stats of Infused equipment are identical to the corresponding Ascended piece, although the skin may change.

The difference is that they have additional infusion slot. Most Ascended back items may be infused in the Mystic forge. There are currently only two legendary back pieces: Ad Infinitum and The Ascension. These were both introduced in Heart of Thorns, though Ad Infinitum was not able to be completed until April 19th, 2016. The Ascension is obtained via PvP, whereas Ad Infinitum is obtained by doing various fractals and purchasing items with Fractal Relics from the Mistlock Observatory merchants.backpack vrijbuiter Backpack Straps may be obtained from an armorsmith. backpack nutsackCrafter's backpacks are easily craftable. vera bradley laptop backpack very berry paisley

Other low level back pieces were made available as part of limited duration special events.A comprehensive guide to all the new GW2 ascended gear (backpieces, amulets, rings, accessories), and infusions. Updated for the Nov 28, 2013 patch. You can upgrade and downgrade mist essences You can upgrade ascended rings into infused versions Note: If you upgrade any of the backpieces from the basic Ascended version to the Infused, you will lose the infusion you applied to it. iqon backpackTherefore, it is better to wait for the final version to apply any fancy infusions.mavrik backpack There are now 2 methods to make Ascended backpieces. bride and takata backpack for saleThe first method is via grinding as it uses about 1835 fractal relics from the Fractal of the Mists dungeon.

The second method is via mostly gold as you need a lot of globs of ectoplasm and T6 fine crafting materials. Method 1 – Grind : This method makes the Ascended version of the Prototype Fractal Capacitor, which has no glow. The Fractal of the Mists vendor sells exotic version of the Prototype Fractal Capacitor for 1350 Fractal Relics. There are 4 versions with different stats The vendor also sells Gift of the Ascension for 500 Fractal Relics. Now, you need to take both items (1850 relics in total) to the mystic forge and use the following recipes to make the Ascended version with either Offensive or Defensive slot (it is opposite of books/quivers with crystals and philosopher’s stone) Note: Both Philosopher’s Stone and Crystals are brought from Miyani near the Mystic Forge in Lion’s Arch. Vial of Condensed Mists Essence is a rare drop from the Fractal of Mists Dungeon Infused Version (Beta Fractal Capacitor): To make the infused Version of the Prototype Fractal Capacitor (It is called Beta Fractal Capacitor), you will need to use the following components in the mystic forge

Glob of Coagulated Mists Essence = 5 Vial of Condensed Mists Essence + 1 Mystic Coin + 1 Glob of Ectoplasm +1 1 Pile of Crystalline Dust in Mystic Forge. Alternatively, Glob of Coagulated Mists Essence also drops from L10+ Fractal of the Mist (random drop off trash mobs) Note that this places an agony infusion slot on the backpiece in addition to the infusion slot from the ascended Prototype Fractal Capacitor. This slot is empty if you have created an infused version after the Nov 26, 2013 update. If you have done this before the update, it is filled with a +5 Agony Infusion. Fractal Capacitor (Infused): You can combine the Beta Fractal Capacitor with Shard of Crystallized Mists Essence, Glob of Ectoplasm, and Gift of Ascension again to make an upgraded version of the Beta Fractal Capacitor. This version is simply called Fractal Capacitor (Infused)  and have the glowy effects Shard of Crystallized Mists Essence = 5 Glob of Coagulated Mists Essence + 1 Mystic Coin + 1 Glob of Ectoplasm +1 Fractal Relic in Mystic Forge.

Alternatively, Shard of Crystallized Mists Essence also drops from L20+ Fractal of the Mist (random drop off trash mobs) Method 2 – Gold This method makes Ascended books and quivers and it is fairly expensive due to the amount of Glob of Ectoplasm and T6 Fine Crafting material it requires (especially if you are making the one using the Vial of Powerful Blood). Since the Nov 26, 2013 update, players can now use 250 Bloodstone Dust instead of 1 Vial of Condensed Mists Essence to make their ascended backpieces. Infusing them, which adds the agony resist slot, still requires Glob of Coagulated Mists Essence. General formula: 1 Vial of Condensed Mists Essence or 250 Bloodstone Dust + 250 Philosopher’s Stone/40 Crystal + 50 Glob of Ectoplasm + 250 T6 Fine Crafting material (except for venom sacs and totems) : All of the quivers and books below can be upgraded to the Infused version by using the following recipe in the mystic forge. The infused version adds an agony infusion slot to the item, allowing you to place agony infusions onto them.

This slot is empty if you have created an infused version after the Nov 26 update. If you did it before the update, the slot is filled with a +5 agony infusion. All of the quivers below share identical appearance and contains Offensive Infusion Slot. The Infused version contains an agony infusion slot that allow you to place agony resist infusions onto them. Quiver of a Thousand Arrows All of the books/tomes below share identical appearance and contains Defensive Infusion Slot. The Infused version already have +5 agony resistance in them in addition to the Defensive Infusion Slot. There with Yakkington: A Traveler’s Tale Agony infusion vs regular infusions With the Nov 26, 2013 update, all infused ascended items (rings and backpieces) have a new agony infusion slot in addition to their regular infusion slot. This slot is for agony infusions only, which are dropped from the final boss of each fractal and can be upgraded by Artificers. If your item was infused before the Nov 26 update, they are automatically filled with +5 agony infusion.

If you infused them after, this slot is empty. It is now important to differentiate between agony infusions which only go into the agony infusion slot on ascended items and regular infusions which can go into the regular infusion slot and can contain agony resist as well. There is now a difference in the term agony infusions which specifically apply to these new infusions and agony resist infusions which can mean any infusions (regular or agony) with agony resist. You can combine two identical agony infusions to upgrade to the next tier. For example, two +1 agony infusions can be combine together to make a single +2 agony infusion. Two +2 agony infusions can be combined together to make a single +3 agony infusion. You will need to be Artificer (100) to perform the upgrade which also requires Thermocatalytic Reagent that can be purchased from the Master Artificer near the crafting stations. The basic +1 agony infusion is dropped from the final chest of each fractal but can be also brought on the Trading Post.

Regular infusions crafted in the Mystic Forge (agony resistance + additional stat) Note: Eldritch Scoll is purchased from Miyani near the Mystic Forge in Lion’s Arch. Karka Shells, Passion Flowers, Passion Fruits  can be brought on the trading post, obtained from the new Consortium Chests, or harvested/dropped from Southsun Cove. NOTE: With the recent update, some of the infusions only require 1 Philosopher stone rather than 50 Philosopher stones. This might be an unintended change. Double check when buying Philosopher stones. So far Vital and Resilient infusions are confirmed to use 1 Philosopher Stone Versatile Precise Infusion (both offensive and defensive slots) Versatile Malign Infusion (both offensive and defensive slots) Regular infusions purchased from fractal dungeon vendor (agony resistance only) Infusions with just agony resistance can also be purchased from the Fractal of the Mists dungeon using tokens earned from the dungeon Regular infusions purchased from the laurel vendor (basic stat only)

The vendor is located just outside the WvW portals in Lion’s Arch. He sells 3 types of infusions, none of them containing any agony resist. They are defensive, offensive, utility types. Note that the utility infusion slot only exist on amulets. Regular infusions purchased from the WvW Laurel vendor There are three methods to obtain ascended quality rings Getting rings as daily reward chest drops Starting with tier 10 and above, players can receive a daily bonus chest from completing even tiers containing an Ascended quality ring. At tier 20+, players can receive an Infused version of the Ascended ring (already comes with agony resistance). With the Wintersday update, players who are doing tier 26 and higher fractals will only receive infused version of ascended rings through the daily chest (i.e. non-infused Ascended rings will no longer drop from the daily chests at tier 26 and above). Upgrading ascended ring to infused ring The Wintersday update provided us with a method to upgrade from regular ring to infused ring in the mystic forge

Infused ring = 1 Shard of Crystallized Mists Essence + 3 Glob of Coagulated Mists Essence + 5 Vial of Condensed Mists Essence + Non infused ring Ascended amulets were introduced with the Flame and Frost prelude patch. Currently, the only method to obtain them is via laurel vendors. Laurels are earned from daily and monthly achievements (1 laurel per daily, 10 per monthly). All Ascended amulets cost 30 laurels each and contain either Defensive, Offensive, or Utility infusion slots. Here the list of ascended amulets and their stats combinations Ascended accessories were introduced with Flame and Frost: The Gathering Storm February path. There are two ways currently to obtain them. You can purchase them in the Guild Commendations vendor near the bank in Lion’s Arch for 5 old and 12 Guild Commendations earned via Guild Missions. Alternatively, you can purchase them from the laurel vendor at a price of 40 laurels and 50 Globs of Ectoplasm. Here is a list of Ascended Accessories and their stat combinations.