We’ve put together this Guild Wars 2 crafting guide to introduce you to the crating
system in ArenaNet’s massively multiplayer role-playing game. While the list for
every craftable item is as expansive and vast as the lands of Tyria, this guide gives
you an introduction to crafting in Guild Wars 2.
No matter what profession you are and no matter what race you play, you can craft in
Guild Wars 2. You can have two crafting disciplines active at a given time, which are
activated by speaking to the associated trainer. Trainers are scattered all about
Tyria, but the easiest and most obvious place to look is going to be the major
cities.
If you’re having some trouble finding the trainers, open your map and click the eye
icon located in the lower left corner. This will allow you to toggle on and off map
icons, including those for crafting trainers. Interacting with a discipline’s trainer
is simple and painless, and the trainer themselves will be able to explain the
discipline in greater detail if you’re curious. If you want to know what each
crafting discipline produces, here are all eight disciplines broken down:
Once you’ve chosen your discipline, approach the appropriate crafting table and
interact with it. This will bring up the crafting window. There are four tabs in the
crafting window: the discovery tab, the production tab, the bank tab, and the
collections tab. Here are some basic tips and notes for each one.
Ultimately, crafting in Guild Wars 2 can be as in-depth and involved as you make it.
If you want to go out and collect all the materials to craft the ultimate staff, you
can do that. Or you can purchase the items you need off the game’s Trading Post.
There are hundreds of recipes to learn through the game’s Discovery system, and you
can swap between crafting skills at any time with a few silver, never losing your
progression from one to the next.
