Inventory Management in Guild Wars 2 (Quick and easy!)

I do not have the patience or the gray matter to worry about min/maxing every possible sale and salvage. Here's how I burn through inventory junk quickly so I can make a buck and move onto the next event!
#guildwars2 #guides #gw2
Quick Jumps:
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Inventory Bags
00:45 - Item Rarity
01:14 - Salvage Kits
02:21 - Mystic Salvage Kits
02:50 - My Process
03:27 - Unidentified Equipment
04:07 - Salvaging Junk
04:30 - Clearing Materials
04:50 - Trading Post
05:57 - Remaining Junk
06:37 - Recap
06:52 - Bonus Tips

[@chattiachraftn4074]

Finally a norn representation in the gw2 youtube community!! Looking good dude also love the video

[@avoxtr]

There are dozens of us, dozens!

[@geminix5845]

This video should be presented by Arenanet for new players. It's precise and professional. Actually shows you what to do as you're talking. Too many videos spend a lot of time talking about nothing because the person didn't plan ahead. This is the first time I've seen someone show how to make the Mystic Salvage Kit, and it looks so easy! You got a new subscriber sir. Keep it up.

[@torgeeee]

if you put unidentified gear in a shared inv slot (swap with copper fed temporarly) they will not be salvaged by "salvage all", so no need to manually salvage the identified ones when inv space is low

[@avoxtr]

Great tip! There are also certain bag types that get ignored, if you find yourself doing this a lot.

[@LadyRhi_]

This is a fantastic QOL guide for new players and vets alike! I've been playing since launch and I honestly didn't know about the Mystic Forge recipe. Thank you for putting this together ~ I'll definitely be sharing it with some friends who started playing with the Steam launch.

[@avoxtr]

Thanks so much! I hope your friends find it helpful too 😀

[@StephireGG]

Came back to GW2 recently after YEARS away, and was blessed enough to get one of these videos in my recommendations :D I feel lucky to get to be a ground floor subscriber!

[@avoxtr]

Welcome back to the game, and glad you found my channel :D I did the same thing when I first started; I played GW2 a little at launch, then again like 2 years later, and then went about 7 years before picking up the game again!

[@windingtwilight]

Sharing this. Ive played for 10+ years and no body told me about any of this... Thank you!

[@avoxtr]

Well happy 10th in-game Birthday! Thanks for watching & sharing 🙂

[@coozant]

Great content, clear and precise and definitely learned some new tricks!

[@avoxtr]

Thank you! 😁

[@Kinsata]

Subscribed, good luck with your channel!

[@avoxtr]

Thank you! Hope you enjoy :D

[@gonzus1368]

Such a quality video. Congrats man!

[@avoxtr]

Thank you! 😁

[@Kouhai]

"the tp is usually running at 5 fps" this is painfully true

[@avoxtr]

Right? Why does it take a supercomputer to run the trading post when the rest of the game runs fine?

[@davincis1]

Because its web view, might be IE. After so many years , should make tp V3

[@Siacme]

Dude this is a great video. I’m gonna have to watch it again later to retain all of the information but it was super helpful. I can’t believe you don’t have more subs.

[@avoxtr]

Thanks, glad you liked it! And hopefully it leads to more subs 😁

[@Runeify00]

OUTSTANDING VIDEO!!!!!! great job Bro !

[@avoxtr]

Thanks for watching! 😁

[@reno42x]

Fantastic video Avoxtr. Thank you.

[@avoxtr]

Much appreciated, thank you 🙂

[@MusPuiDiTe]

this will help a lot of people! good job!!

[@avoxtr]

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful 🙂

[@wullxz]

A couple of thoughts and additional tips: 1. Put your pieces of unidentified gear into special bags or a shared inventory slot so they don't get salvaged by using the salvage all options of salvage kits 2. If you don't have a lot of space but want to bulk open a couple of unidentified gear: Use the "Use all" option and quickly close and reopen your inventory when you've opened enough of them by pressing your inventory keybind twice (it's the default "I" in my case). The closing of your inventory interrupts the "Use all" option and you can start salvaging the gear that you've unpacked. 3. Just send the depositable materials to your bank, even if you plan to sell them. This has a couple advantages: Maybe, you'll find out in the meantime, that you actually need stacks of those for something you want to craft and will be happy you kept them. Or you can put them up for selling in the TP in whole stacks, essentially saving time on the 3fps trading post window ;) 4. Tip for buying items in bulk: You can click and hold into the number field next to the buy button and move your mouse up or down to quickly change the value up and down. It's easier to hit that number input instead of the arrows next to it - especially if you use the high visibility cursors - and it's quicker than typing the exact amount or clicking on the arrows. It will automatically stop once you reach a limit (inventory slots needed for the bought materials, currency limits exceeded, daily limits exceeded).

[@Hirogen7]

Subbed! Very good down to earth explanation of what to do and why. Right to the point. Keep up the good work! Maybe some more endgame system explanations or detailed crafting methods would be cool.

[@avoxtr]

I'm definitely thinking of more endgame stuff soon. I'm not the biggest on crafting myself, but check out gw2crafts.net/ for how to level up your crafting disciplines super fast. And also gw2efficiency.com/ for crafting specific items (along with a lot more).

[@Hirogen7]

@@avoxtr I’m the guy that will level and tinker with every class and build then EVENTUALLY I’ll want to 100% that character I pick, I’m a little crazy I know 🙃

[@avoxtr]

I don't think that's crazy, actually I think that's more normal than how I play games (which is to make a Warrior main and never deviate from it ever)

[@FatherKofo]

Laughed at the cable joke………and then remembered the multiple Rubbermaid bins full that I have of cables and quickly kind of got offended……lol,,,, too funny yet so true lol

[@lashima6723]

Loved the "o o" tip, thank you very much !

[@avoxtr]

It doesn't catch everything but boy it helps after an Auric Basin run!

[@MiorAkif]

That PvP bit was a great tip, hadn't thought of that

[@avoxtr]

I learned that when I was in Bitterfrost Frontier, and I said to map chat: "I came here to kick ass and pick Winterberries. And I'm all out of gathering tools." A kind stranger told me about it then!

[@gangrel1234]

Even better than PvP is the wvw Tab! Obsidiancantum or so, everything is Superclose together

[@Jrocks26]

Nice job on the video!

[@avoxtr]

Thank you! 😁

[@doodoofish]

Your content is great. Subscribed.

[@avoxtr]

Glad you're enjoying it, thank you!

[@adumbledoor394]

Many math people in the community have calculated over the years that: - Copper for blues and lower - Runecrafter's for greens - Silver-fed for rares and exotics - Black Lion for rune extraction out of exotics is especially long-term the most cost-efficient/profitable way. Yes, updates change the exact stats here and there a bit, but overall it has been the best strategy so far. It didn't change at any point. That being said, it only makes sense if you are dedicated to the game, don't mind spending a good chunk of gems, and see yourself playing the game for at least the next 1-3 years. For most, your method is for sure the best value method.

[@firby7341]

has the silver fed in a shared inventory slot any benefit over the mystic kit in a shared inventory slot? i have so many of those mystic forge stones that i can make plenty of the mystic kits, so i never saw a value in getting the gem one, but maybe theres something im missing?

[@tatsymarie3196]

Ty for this. Being new I have no idea what's important.

[@avoxtr]

Glad it helped! There's a whole community out there so always feel free to ask if you have questions!

[@mangokiwiorange]

Been playing on/off since launch and never knew how to create a Mystic Salvage kit or how to make the the results more compact in the Trading Post. Really insightful and a lot of the hints & tips helpful to veteran and new & free 2 play players alike! Great job

[@avoxtr]

Glad you liked it! I went way too long before I learned how to make the Mystic Salvage kit, and I didn't realize it made a stack of 250, so I ended up just making 5 stacks the first time!

[@mangokiwiorange]

@@avoxtr well, at least you were well stocked up though! xD If it's any consolation, a silver lining would be thanks to your video and experience, those who watch it will know to create only for what they need :-)

[@avoxtr]

@@mangokiwiorange Exactly, it's a good problem to have!

[@angel1t0FTW]

Very helpfull, thanks!!

[@avoxtr]

Glad you liked it!

[@ghaldurworthprods4777]

Instead of teleporting to the PvP area, just head to WvW by clicking Sanctum of the Mists (last button), you have every vendor/NPC here just where you spawn, no need to run around ;)

[@avoxtr]

Ohh I like this. Shows how much I PvP/WvW, right?

[@sh1ro9]

Wait, can you just get back out to your previous location from a WvW map?

[@ghaldurworthprods4777]

@@sh1ro9 yes it is exactly the same as from PvP lobby

[@avoxtr]

@@sh1ro9 IIRC there's a TINY button in the bottom-right of the WvW window that returns you to your previous location just like the PvP panel. It took me forever to find!

[@timmeytim405]

I'm pretty new to the Game, and this is the best Guide ive Seen about this.

[@avoxtr]

Glad you liked it, and welcome to Tyria! 👋👋

[@Emanemoston]

Thanks for the video.

[@avoxtr]

Thanks for watching! 😁

[@davincis1]

For fractal encription keys, might use matrix as then no gold spent ant generaly getting around 20-30 keys

[@KarLitoDE_TV]

thank you!

[@OleksandrProkhorovskyi]

this metal GigaChad LOL! Subscribed!

[@avoxtr]

😂 Metal GigaChad, that's a new one! It's cut off but I'm actually wearing a Metal Legion shirt! wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Metal_Legion

[@evilcism]

Thanks

[@dylanwarwick4429]

Glad to see you have 2 cairn swords, sammy warhorn and largos swiftblade.

[@avoxtr]

You never know when you might need them!

[@xtreme_fireartz]

Thanks man. I didnt know what to do with my inventory or what i should keep and should not😅😅

[@deldwath1]

Hey my man. Just found your vids, lovely and consice guides! Just a tip tho: if you place a selling bid, don't undercut the competition unless what you are selling is completely worthless. If demand is high (for example ore demand is always high), in time the market will balance out on higher prices (to meet the supply line), so you can sell at even +15-20c/unit in instances. Most of the times you can drive the price up by 5-6c/unit, which in bulk can add up real fast! Hope that makes sense, english isn't my mother tongue :p. Love the vids, waiting for more!

[@avoxtr]

Definitely a good tip, thanks for adding! I did think about making a video more about just making money easily, and I might still do it sooner or later, but it's not really my forte and there's a TON of similar videos on KZbin covering that exact topic 😂

[@deldwath1]

@@avoxtr Maybe do a documentary or mini series of 1h episodes about all the different types of currency 😂

[@avoxtr]

Oh god, we could spend hours just going over all the currencies. I'd have to do a straight-to-DVD release just for LWS4 map currencies

[@georgefron7163]

What an absolute bloke of a man. What are you eating dude? Haha

[@avoxtr]

The true hack is to simply EAT all the excess junk in your inventory! 💪🏻

[@KryticalError]

That was a phenomenally well produced, written, and shown guide on something that I'm pretty sure 99% of us all struggle with in GW2 lol. Instant classic guide. Subbed and thumbs up! GG bro!

[@avoxtr]

Thanks! I'm very glad you found it helpful, and thanks for the kind words!

[@NarrowDipShit]

Quality video

[@avoxtr]

Thank you!

[@philadams493]

the rule of thumb i sue for selling is if the buyers are off by more than 15% (believe me it is worth is to be patient fiber splice can be 30%difference thats 2g) then thats how i sell, also. i fill up inventory then sell a stack at a time , usually waiting for it to refill

[@thehopelesspragmatic6701]

Oh snap, a real life Norn!

[@avoxtr]

I want to make it clear, I had the beard and mohawk before I got into GW2! 😂

[@Oatmeal-Savage]

One trick that I've found is if you have say, 25 unidentified bags but only have 15 or so free spaces, I drag the 25 unidentified bags to the shared inventory, then shift click and drag the stack back to the regular inventory.. half the bags will be transferred. You can then open them, salvage them all at once, then drag the remaining half to the regular inventory, open and salvage. No need to individually click to salvage items, though that works too.

[@avoxtr]

Great idea, I like this!

[@DreiSchwerterZorro]

The same works with invisible bags

[@mixsasa1]

ty ragnar

[@avoxtr]

Odin smiles upon you!

[@ElevenEleven1969]

If the price of a Rare item is higher than a glob of ectoplasm on TP I always sell it. I usually always sell Rare Greatsword, it's usually priced 19 or 20 silver, while glob is only 14 silver

[@avoxtr]

100%, it's the same strategy I recommend for Exotics. I actually used to check religiously but, at least back when I started doing this, it was very rare (heh) that rares would be worth more than Ectos. Still, worth checking if you're not rushing to clear out your inventory!

[@sh1ro9]

I rarely ever sell greens on tp. I was using journeyman salvage kits before I got myself a runecrafter. Since i got that, the rate of getting charms and symbols has really rocketed. So by that, I'd say runecrafter is worth going for after copperfed considering the amount of greens you get is bonkers. I don't really think silverfed is necessary but just pure convenience.

[@avoxtr]

I've heard a few people recommend Runecrafters just because their output is good and apparently they're DIRT CHEAP to own and operate!

[@sh1ro9]

@@avoxtr The main reason is runecrafter is kind of a unique item with no in game counterpart. The closest being master/mystic salvage kits with 80% salvage rate for upgrade materials. One side note is if I get an exotic, I check for runes and sigils in it first to compare the prices. If the upgrades are quite expensive, I use a black lion salvage kit to retrieve them and sometimes, you also get imbued inscriptions. Like you said, the TP is quite badly optimised and 5fps is a good lucky day for my potato pc xD. So I just give like 15-20 minutes or so after a day or two to unload everything onto the tp.

[@Arzeniko]

Hola vortus, buen video

[@avoxtr]

Thank you!!

[@Kokokakukeko]

I use the Mystic Kit for everything but I had no clue I can just right click it to salvage everything xD

[@setenzaiv259]

Dude for a moment there I thought my brother started a KZbin channel you could almost be his twin lol also I do play guild wars 2 and this was helpful

[@avoxtr]

I have met a few doppelgangers over the years! 🤪

[@greendaybmt]

Ily

[@avoxtr]

ILY2 Elaina! 🫶

[@gamerguys392]

As of right now, Green are not worth opening at all, unless you take extra steps along the way to convert materials and stuff. Which isn't very beginner or early game friendly. Blues, are almost always worth opening before salvaging. While yellows are not worth it if you can't extract the rune and use the silver or mystic salvage kit on both the item and rune. This would yield a small profit or at best break even. Only time it is worth it overall is if you also salvage the ectoplasm and use the crystalline dust for conversion and make big profits. TLDR: To quickly clean inventory and make a bit more money: Always open Blue and salvage with copper (almost) always sell greens. Only open Yellows if you can also extract the rune/sigil otherwise just sell them.

[@avoxtr]

Yeah, I mentioned this as an aside, though with the condition that it's based on market prices of course. Funny to me that greens are more valuable to sell than blues but oh well!

[@JayJay-jl8pn]

Greens have a small chance of giving a precursor

[@konstantinpetrov5709]

oh my god daddy you can come clean my inventory up Now that I am no longer thirsty thats actually a pretty useful info :o

[@vinberdon]

You actually can't list items on the trading post for less than their vendor value, so it's *always* better to sell it on the TP if there are buyers.

[@avoxtr]

You're right, but don't forget the TP listing fees! Plus it's mostly just to avoid dealing with how slow the TP is when possible 😂

[@vinberdon]

@@avoxtr Yeah, the minimum price on the TP takes the fee into account vs vendor price (:

[@avoxtr]

I had no idea! Good info, thanks Vin 😁

[@waddehaddedudedah]

I just struggle with pve collectibles /quest items for collections.. what kepp what delete.. triforged key for example

[@avoxtr]

Check your achievements panel, a lot of them are logged as achievements as soon as you have them, even if you don't hang onto them. NORMALLY you'd only need to hang onto them if you need to use the items to actually craft something after. Those keys are annoying because you need the pieces in your inventory to actually form the Tricolor key, so that's an example of something you DO want to hang onto, if you care about making those keys of course.

[@caldayn5328]

You get a ton of luck from salvaging globs too and can still sell the dust. You don't get as much gold, but if your mf is really low it might help in the long run to speedrun your magic find a bit until you hit a wall.

[@avoxtr]

Oh interesting take, it might be worth investing in luck early on. Thanks for the tip!

[@caldayn5328]

@@avoxtr Another one is not to open those fractal keys/crates until you have the mastery that makes them better. It's the third one under Fractal Attunement in Core Tyria called Recursive Resourcing.

[@Kerbezena]

If you don't worry about your WvW participation degrading, Obsidian Sanctum beats both Rata Sum, Heart of the Mists as well as Mistock Observatory. The garrison in WvW borderlands even has a Mystic Forge. Oh, @ghaldurworthprods4777 beat me to it by 10 months xD

[@FlowerBot]

You forgot the step before 'salvage all rares' where you check the price in the tp - sell everything that's over, say the value of a glob, or whatever other value you set. You an accidentally salvage items worth gold if you don't do this.

[@avoxtr]

I used to check the price religiously, but I've found it's actually pretty rare (heh) to find rares worth more than the price of ecto. I definitely recommend doing this if you're trying to maximize profits, but this guide is more about cutting some corners to clean up your crap quick. I do recommend doing it with exotics every time, though

[@T1G3RB3ast]

bro u on trt? lmaooo ima gym rat getting into gaming lookin up stuff on games u lookin good broski

[@avoxtr]

Thanks! I was a nerd long before I ever went to the gym. But come to think of it, I have quite a few friends who are big gamers and total gym rats. So why not both!

[@pomtoy]

selling green in tp is better than using copper salvage.

[@animedrummerboy]

Runesalvage kit > selling

[@ac4185]

Can someone write a brief summary? I am to lazy to watch the video.

[@avoxtr]

Jump to 6:37, I summarize it in like 30 seconds there 🙂

[@hundragant]

I finally cleared all my many stacks of bags on my mesmer. Took over an hour but finished with 200+ more gold and loooads of materials lol Typing "o o" was new to me. I know those lil shortcuts exist but I don't know any. So that's a good one to keep in mind

[@avoxtr]

That's amazing! And glad you picked up something new 🙂

[@RicoZaid_]

2:33

[@henseltbrumbleburg3752]

5:30 bro that's under-cutting it's so annoying and can go wrong for you. If everybody does it, you'll quickly find a bunch of items sell for much less. I've had materials almost half due to people under-cutting. I wouldn't recommend doing this all the time.

[@Qman91]

Apologies, did not watch the video, not interested. But I gave you a like and a subscribe, because youre buff, got beard, and play games.

[@avoxtr]

I'll use what I have to get subs! 💪🏻

[@manmataya]

i do not care for inventory management. i see hunk. i clic video.

[@avoxtr]

Thank you, kind thirst follower!

[@manmataya]

@@avoxtr lol i subscribe also, the best of journeys to ypu, and welcome to GW2!

[@phelipesantos3464]

the weakest GW2 player hahaha

[@avoxtr]

Still working on my build for better DPS 🤪💪🏻

[@truthhitshard]

this dude looks like Björn Ironside. If i saw him in RL i would assume he hunts bears and eats them as a hobby but he plays GW2. That is a glitch in the Matrix.

[@avoxtr]

People can do two things 🤪

[@truthhitshard]

@@avoxtr Definetly 🙂 I am back at GW2 after nearly 10 years of absence. Great channel, superb content! Thank you!