Map Currencies and Ascended Trinkets
Map Currencies & Ascended Trinkets
At a glance
Expansion and Living World maps have their own currencies. Exchanging these for ascended trinkets is one of the most efficient ways to improve your equipment.
Expansion map currencies
Earn these while playing expansion maps. Spend them at local vendors on materials, mastery-related unlocks, and other items.
| Expansion | Currencies | Main uses |
|---|---|---|
| HoT | Airship Parts, Lumps of Aurillium, Ley Line Crystals | HoT map vendors, exotic equipment, and mastery-related items |
| PoF | Trade Contracts, Elegy Mosaics | PoF vendors and special materials |
| EoD | Imperial Favor, Jade Slivers | Canthan vendors, jade bot items, and crafting materials |
| SotO | Static Charge, Pinches of Stardust, Calcified Gasp, Rift Essences | Skyscale-related items and Obsidian legendary armor materials |
| JW | Ursus Oblige | Janthir vendors and mastery-related items |
| VoE | Aether-Rich Sap, Antiquated Ducats, Unusual Coins | Castoran vendors, crafting materials, and exchange items |
No need to spend map currencies immediately
You earn map currencies while playing each expansion. Learn the basics of gold, karma, and laurels first, then check local vendors when you start that content.
Living World currencies for ascended trinkets
Living World seasons have map-specific currencies and materials. Season 3 vendors use Unbound Magic plus local materials; Season 4 vendors use Volatile Magic plus local materials. They sell ascended rings, accessories, amulets, and back items, making them a useful equipment source after level 80.
| Season | Examples | What you can buy |
|---|---|---|
| LWS2 | Geodes (Dry Top) Bandit Crests (Silverwastes) |
Exotic equipment and recipes. Some ascended trinkets are also sold, but check their story or achievement requirements and available stats. |
| LWS3 | Blood Rubies, Winterberries, Petrified Wood, Jade Shards, and more + Unbound Magic |
Ascended rings, accessories, amulets, and back items with selectable stats; available slots depend on the map |
| LWS4 | Kralkatite Ore, Difluorite Crystals, Mistborn Motes, and more + Volatile Magic |
Ascended rings, accessories, and amulets; Dragonfall covers the most slots |
| The Icebrood Saga | Eternal Ice Shards | Exchange ice plus karma for Season 4 map materials. Bjora Marches ascended trinkets are also available after completing their achievement requirements. |
You cannot equip two copies of the same Unique trinket
You have two accessory slots. If an item's tooltip says Unique, buying two copies will not let you equip both at once. Fill the slots with two differently named accessories. For example, use Black Ice Earring from Bitterfrost Frontier with Sparking Petrified Wood from Ember Bay. You may select the same stats on both.