Jade Bot: Cores, Modules, and Masteries
Jade Bot
Unlock your jade bot through the End of Dragons story, then equip a power core and modules for stat bonuses and useful travel and exploration features.
What is a jade bot?
A jade bot is a personal assistant unlocked in End of Dragons (EoD). Equip a power core and modules to receive their effects.
- Own End of Dragons
- Complete EoD chapter 5, The Scenic Route
- Receive a free Jade Bot Core: Tier 1 on completion, once per character
What your jade bot provides
- A vitality bonus from its power core, in PvE only
- Sensory Arrays for extra materials, mount endurance regeneration, and more
- Service Chips for improved gliding boosts, chest detection, and more; requires a tier 6 or higher core
- Access to Canthan jade tech, including zip lines, teleporters, and lanterns
- Offensive and defensive protocol buffs
When should I invest in it?
Start with the free tier 1 core. After unlocking your jade bot through the EoD story, add the modules you want. Upgrade to tier 6 when you want to use a Service Chip.
Masteries explained
The five jade bot mastery tiers apply across your account. Each character still needs a power core to use the features, and modules are equipped separately per character. Train the tiers in order.
Also unlocks purchases of tier 1–2 core recipes
Also unlocks purchases of tier 3–4 core recipes
Also unlocks purchases of tier 5–6 core recipes
Also unlocks purchases of tier 7–8 core recipes
Restrictions: Unavailable in PvP, WvW, raids, raid encounters (formerly strikes), and fractals.
Also unlocks purchases of tier 9–10 core recipes
Power cores
Equip a core on each character. Higher tiers provide more vitality. Service Chip effects require tier 6 or higher. A level 80 character can buy and equip a core for the vitality bonus without owning EoD, but modules require the Jade Bots mastery track.
| Tier | Rarity | Vitality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine (blue) | +100 | Free story reward |
| 2 | Fine (blue) | +115 | |
| 3 | Fine (blue) | +130 | |
| 4 | Masterwork (green) | +145 | |
| 5 | Masterwork (green) | +160 | |
| 6 | Masterwork (green) | +175 | Service Chip effects become active |
| 7 | Rare (yellow) | +190 | |
| 8 | Rare (yellow) | +205 | |
| 9 | Rare (yellow) | +220 | |
| 10 | Exotic (orange) | +235 | Highest tier |
How to obtain them
- Free reward: A tier 1 core from the story, once per character
- Crafting: Requires Jeweler 400. Train the relevant mastery, then buy the core recipe from a vendor.
- Trading Post (TP): The simplest option; recommended for beginners
Modules: Sensory Arrays
Sensory Array is your jade bot's first module slot. It works with a tier 1 or higher core. Choose one array to equip at a time.
Scavenger Protocol
Scan defeated enemies for additional crafting materials. Different modules collect different materials.
| Module | Material collected | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Wood | Wood | Rare (yellow) |
| Metal | Metal | Rare (yellow) |
| Leather | Leather | Rare (yellow) |
| Cloth | Cloth | Rare (yellow) |
| Magic Trophies | Magic trophies | Exotic (orange) |
| Might Trophies | Might trophies | Exotic (orange) |
Can grant extra materials from NPC enemy kills in the open world, WvW, fractals, and raids.
Recycler
Automatically convert junk looted directly from enemy kills. When triggered, it also converts matching junk already in your inventory.
| Module | Converts to | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Jade Slivers | Jade Sliver | Masterwork (green) |
| Dragonite | Dragonite Ore | Masterwork (green) |
| Bloodstone Dust | Bloodstone Dust | Masterwork (green) |
| Empyreal Fragments | Empyreal Fragments | Masterwork (green) |
| Karma | Karma | Masterwork (green) |
Use this when you prefer the resulting resources to selling junk to an NPC.
Mount Energy Booster
Increase mount endurance regeneration. Open world only.
| Tier | Effect | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +10% endurance regeneration | Masterwork (green) |
| 2 | +20% endurance regeneration | Rare (yellow) |
| 3 | +30% endurance regeneration | Exotic (orange) |
Tier 1 already improves regeneration. Trade tier 1 plus 150 Research Notes for tier 2. Tier 3 requires tier 2, 300 Research Notes, and a High-Energy Capacitor.
Turtle Siege Enhancer
Equip this on the siege turtle's gunner to increase Turtle Siege damage. Equipping it on the driver has no effect. This is a PvE module for siege turtle use.
| Tier | Effect | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +10% damage | Masterwork (green) |
| 2 | +15% damage | Rare (yellow) |
| 3 | +20% damage | Exotic (orange) |
How to obtain them
- Xunlai Jade Sales Associates: tier 2–3 upgrade exchanges
- Jeweler 400: craft tier 1 modules, Scavenger Protocols, and Recyclers
- Trading Post: buy tier 1 modules, Scavenger Protocols, and Recyclers
Modules: Service Chips
Service Chip is your second module slot. Its effect needs a tier 6 or higher power core.
Equip one Sensory Array and one Service Chip at the same time. Arrays offer extra materials or mount endurance; chips offer gliding boosts, treasure detection, and other features.
Jade Assistant: Gliding Booster
Increase the height gained from your tier 1 Gliding Booster mastery skill.
| Tier | Rarity | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masterwork (green) | About +90% height compared with no module |
| 2 | Rare (yellow) | About +120% height compared with no module |
| 3 | Exotic (orange) | About +150% height compared with no module |
Skiff Supercharger
Increase skiff movement speed.
| Tier | Rarity | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masterwork (green) | +15% speed |
| 2 | Rare (yellow) | +20% speed |
| 3 | Exotic (orange) | +25% speed |
Rescue Protocol Recharge
Increase the recharge speed of Rescue Protocol. This is useful only after you train that tier 5 mastery.
| Tier | Rarity | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masterwork (green) | 20% faster recharge |
| 2 | Rare (yellow) | 30% faster recharge |
| 3 | Exotic (orange) | 40% faster recharge |
Treasure Hunter Protocol
Mark detectable chests within range on the minimap. It also works beyond Cantha.
| Tier | Rarity | Detection range |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masterwork (green) | 2,000 units |
| 2 | Rare (yellow) | 3,000 units |
| 3 | Exotic (orange) | 4,000 units |
Turtle Pilot Booster
Equip this on the siege turtle's driver to reduce hover endurance use and raise Slam Mastery's ammunition generation to 30%, 35%, or 40% of a shot per enemy hit. The table shows the final ammunition amount.
| Tier | Hover endurance cost reduction | Ammunition per enemy hit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10% | 30% |
| 2 | 20% | 35% |
| 3 | 30% | 40% |
Upgrade path
- Tier 1: Craft with Jeweler or buy from the Trading Post
- Tier 2: Trade a tier 1 chip and 150 Research Notes at a Research Note vendor
- Tier 3: Trade a tier 2 chip, 300 Research Notes, and its upgrade material. Materials come from rare EoD meta or raid encounter rewards, or separate currency purchases.
Earn Research Notes by using a Research Kit on items marked Salvage: Research, or by enabling automatic research in the crafting window.
Protocol buffs
Interact with glowing protocol orbs in Cantha and some other maps to gain buffs. Each activation consumes one Jade Power Charge.
What you need
- An unlocked jade bot
- At least one Jade Power Charge
- Charge sources: Jade Batteries, Charging Stations in New Kaineng City or Gyala Delve, and zip lines with Energy Efficiency
Jade Tech Offensive Overcharge
Activate the red or orange protocol orb.
Granted when entering combat (30-second cooldown):
- Swiftness for 30 seconds (+33% movement speed)
- 5 stacks of might for 30 seconds
- Quickness for 10 seconds (faster skill activation)
- Fury for 10 seconds (+25 percentage points of critical chance)
- Alacrity for 10 seconds (faster skill recharge)
Jade Tech Defensive Overcharge
Activate the blue protocol orb.
Granted when entering combat (30-second cooldown):
- Swiftness for 30 seconds (+33% movement speed)
- Regeneration for 30 seconds (healing over time)
- Aegis for 10 seconds (blocks the next attack)
- Protection for 10 seconds (33% less strike damage; does not reduce condition damage)
- Vigor for 10 seconds (+50% endurance regeneration)
Shared rules
- Duration: Each activation adds 45 minutes. Repeat the same protocol to accumulate up to three hours.
- Persists through: Ordinary map changes, public instances, and lounges
- Removed on entry: Most instanced content, including fractals and raid encounters. Entering a guild hall also removes it.
- Boon duration affects the boons granted when you enter combat. The protocol itself lasts 45 minutes per application, up to three hours.
- You can activate both protocols together; this needs two charges.
Protocol orb locations
Found throughout Cantha, including Dragon's End and New Kaineng City, and in these areas:
- Crystal Desert
- Heart of Maguuma, Horn of Maguuma
- Janthir Bay (Skywatch Archipelago, Lowland Shore)
- Kryta
- The Mists, including Armistice Bastion
Common questions
Account unlocks and character equipment
| Item | Scope |
|---|---|
| Masteries (5 tiers) | Account-wide: train once for all characters |
| Power core | Per character: equip separately |
| Sensory Array | Per character: equip separately |
| Service Chip | Per character: equip separately |
On an alt at level 80, equip a core and add modules at a workbench. If your account has the Jade Bots masteries, you do not need to repeat the EoD story. Higher-tier modules require upgrade exchanges rather than Trading Post purchases.
Does it work outside Cantha?
Yes, with different restrictions for each feature. Core vitality works in PvE; Scavengers and Recyclers also work in WvW. Mount Energy Booster is open world only. Protocols survive ordinary map changes but are removed in guild halls and most private instances.
Canthan infrastructure, such as zip lines, teleporters, lanterns, and jade tech chests, is available where those objects are placed.
Where are the workbenches?
Open the Hero panel's Jade Bot tab near a Jade Bot Workbench to swap Sensory Arrays or Service Chips. Power cores can be changed without a workbench.
- Cantha: Arborstone; New Kaineng City (Cobble Ward, Garden Heights, Lutgardis Plaza, Ministry Ward); Seitung Province (Daigo Ward, Seitung Harbor, Shing Jea Monastery); the Echovald Wilds (Mori Village); Dragon's End; Gyala Delve; Thousand Seas Pavilion
- Outside Cantha: Divinity's Reach (Plaza of Balthazar), Gendarran Fields (Snowblind Peaks), Crystal Oasis (Bay of Elon), Ember Bay (Osprey Pillars), the Wizard's Tower, and Lowland Shore (Moon Camp Covert)
- Instances: Armistice Bastion and Mistlock Sanctuary (Fractals of the Mists)
A convenient starting point: Arborstone, the EoD hub, near its waypoint
Common misconceptions
- “Rescue Protocol revives me automatically.”: Use your fourth skill while downed. It is unavailable in PvP, WvW, raids, raid encounters, and fractals.
- “Protocol buffs last forever.”: Each use adds 45 minutes, up to three hours.
- “Mount Energy Booster is a Service Chip.”: It goes in the Sensory Array slot and can work alongside a Service Chip.
- “Modules work from my inventory.”: Equip them at a workbench first.