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· Legendary gear offers the same stats as ascended gear of the same tier and allows for stat swapping at any time outside of combat, providing optimal performance for all characters.
· 'Stryke's Enduring' boasts a visual effect of blue flames on your hands when equipped, and two swords appear above your head when combat begins. The intensity of the swords increases with player kill streaks and resets upon death. There are a total of 5 stages, with stages 1-3 activating when one accessory is worn, and stages 4-5 when two are worn. Additionally, siege weapons that are deployed and operated will also have special visual effects.
· Crafting legendary gear is a long-term project, so consistent progress is important.

· Crafting legendary gear requires various materials and time investment, but 'Stryke's Enduring' is relatively easier as about 95% of the necessary materials can be obtained through World vs. World (WvW) play.
· If you've consistently played WvW, you've likely already completed 80% of the crafting process. Even if you're new to WvW, you can gather the materials without much difficulty by playing consistently.
· Before starting crafting, it's advisable to identify and prepare materials that may take some time to acquire.

· 45 Mystic Clovers: You can obtain at least 10 during the crafting process; the rest need to be acquired separately.
· Mist Walker Infusion: Obtainable by purchasing with WvW materials, gold, or rarely as a boss drop. Since it's difficult to acquire, it's fine to prepare it later in the process.
· Optional: Wait for boss drops, or set your WvW reward track to repeatedly earn 'Gift of Battle' to prepare 5 in advance. This might be a bit challenging for PvE players, but it's fully obtainable while gathering other materials.
· Tip: Utilize Guild Hall bartender buffs, WvW enhancements, and experience boosters to speed up the crafting process.

· Search for 'Mist Research' in the achievements menu and track it.
· Step 1: Talk to Dugan on the WvW map to check your achievement progress. Then, interact with the Hero Points at the designated locations.
· The locations are as follows:

Location	Interaction Target
Darkrate Inlet	Crate Reoquary
Mulvecian Delve	Dredge Furnace
Orgath Uplands	Harpy Nesting Grounds
Stonemist Castle	Heart of the Stone
Spirit Home	Centaur Totem
Titan Paw	Scrit Shiny
Dara's Maze	Mysterious Energy

· Upon completing all tasks, you will achieve 'Mist Research: Stryke's Enduring'. During this process, you will naturally acquire the necessary WvW currency.

· Speak with Dugan again to activate the second quest.
· This step requires the 'Mist Walker Infusion'. You can purchase it with WvW materials, gold, or aim for a boss drop.
· The materials needed for purchase with WvW materials are as follows:

Material	Quantity
WvW Skirmish Claim Tickets	3,000
Commendations of Glory	5,000
Emblem of the Avenger	200
Emblem of the Conqueror	2

· Emblems of the Avenger are obtained every 100 kills in WvW, and Emblems of the Conqueror are obtained for every 100 objectives captured/defended.
· Once you have the infusion, you need to achieve 100 kills to proceed to the next quest step. It doesn't have to be the killing blow.

· Travel to the Obsidian Sanctum map, complete the jumping puzzle, and then speak with the Warclaw Tamer located to the left at the end of the puzzle.
· Afterward, complete the following missions (order does not matter):

Mission Type	Details
Mistyside Map Mission	Speak with the Blacksmith while allied forces control the area (Forge), interact with the Altar (Altar), and speak with the Technician (Workshop).
Eternal Battleground Map Mission	After capturing an enemy's main Keep, speak with the Warclaw Spirit that appears near the Keep.
Borderlands Map Mission (Alpine West/East)	After capturing Ascalon Hills or Dreadfall Bay, speak with the Warclaw Spirit in that area.
Borderlands Map Mission (Desert)	After capturing Stoic Rampart, speak with the Warclaw Spirit in that area.

· Through these missions, you can obtain 2 'Gift of the Warclaw'.

· 500 Testimonies of Heroics: Obtained from WvW reward track chests and fractal chests. You get 6 from each chest.
· 50 Grandmaster Mark Shards: Obtained from the WvW fractal reward track.
· 25 Recycled Siege Equipment: Obtained by exchanging 250 siege blueprints. A total of 6,250 blueprints are needed. Blueprints can be collected consistently or purchased from the trading post.
· 3 Gifts of Battle: Obtainable only from the WvW reward track.
· 45 Mystic Clovers: Obtainable through various means including enchantments, fractals, raids, strikes, PvP, WvW, and crafting. It is recommended to combine WvW and enchantments.
· 3 Gifts of Fangs, Scales, Claws, Bones, Blood, Venom, Totems, Dust: Can be crafted or purchased from the trading post. By combining each material, you create 'Gifts of Condensed Might' and 'Gifts of Condensed Magic', which are then combined with Gifts of Battle at the Mystic Forge to create 'Gifts of War Prosperity'.

· 2 Gifts of Glory: Purchase from the WvW vendor for 500 Shards of Glory. Shards of Glory can be obtained from Conquest PvP modes or purchased from the trading post.
· 2 Gifts of Battle: A total of 5 are needed, so if you've already obtained 3, you need to acquire 2 more.
· 2 Gifts of War: Purchase from the WvW vendor for 500 Memories of Battle. Memories of Battle are obtained through WvW play or can be purchased from the trading post.
· 2 Cubes of Stabilized Dark Energy: Crafted by combining 150 Stabilized Matrices (obtained from Fractals or purchased from the trading post) with Orbs of Dark Energy (from salvaging Ascended gear). You can also craft them via a crafting NPC if needed.
· Combine the above materials at the Mystic Forge to complete 2 'Gifts of the Mist'.

· 40 Emblems of the Avenger: Requires achieving 4,000 player kills.
· 2 Emblems of the Conqueror: Requires achieving 200 objective captures/defenses.
· Gather these materials and purchase the 'Gift of the Mistwalker' from Dugan, along with the 'Mist Walker Infusion', 40 Emblems of the Avenger, and 2 Emblems of the Conqueror.
· Finally, purchase the 'Gift of the Mist Warrior' and one 'Gift of the Warclaw' from Dugan to finally craft 'Stryke's Enduring'.
· After completing the crafting, you can craft a second 'Stryke's Enduring' if needed.