Fractals! (PvE Content)

 


Fractals! (PvE Content)

Hey folks! 🎮
When it comes to PvE stuff in GW2, Fractals are basically the king. Okay, maybe strike missions could fight for the top spot, but let’s be real—fractals are the thing you can spam every day without getting bored (well, kinda 😅).

Why are they so good? Easy: 💰 Gold, baby. On average you’re pulling in 10–15 gold per run. Throw in mats and random drops and you’re suddenly looking at 20–25 gold. Not bad for yelling at bosses and watching your healer suffer, right?

So what’s the deal with Fractals?

Unlike other PvE modes, fractals come with this special pain mechanic called Agony (yes, the name says it all 💀). But before we get there, here’s the basic structure:

There are 100 fractal levels, split into tiers:

  • Tier 1: Lvls 1–25 (T1 for short)

  • Tier 2: Lvls 26–50 (T2)

  • Tier 3: Lvls 51–75 (T3)

  • Tier 4: Lvls 76–100 (T4, aka “welcome to hell”)


At the start, T1 is chill—you don’t even need agony resistance. But as you climb higher, the game basically says: “You thought this was easy? Hold my beer.” 🍺 The Agony damage ramps up, and you’ll need to gear up with agony infusions to not instantly melt.

Daily System (aka the to-do list)

Each day you’ve got a few fractals on the menu. Depending on your tier:

  • T1 = 3 dailies + 1 recommended = 4 runs

  • T2 = 3 dailies + 2 recommended = 5 runs (you also get T1 loot for free)

  • T3 = 3 dailies + 3 recommended = 6 runs (T1 + T2 included)

  • T4 = 3 dailies + 3 recommended = 6 runs (includes everything below)

Now if you’re a madlad, you can go full sweat mode: CM + T4 + Recs = 12 runs. Honestly? That’s pain. Most people just do CM + T4 = 9 runs, which is already enough to question your life choices. 😂

Agony: The Fractal Tax

Agony is basically a DOT (damage over time) that fries you unless you’ve slotted enough infusions. You slap these little agony stones (+1, +3, +5, etc.) into your gear, and suddenly you’re a bit less squishy. Merge them to make higher ones, or just throw gold at the Trading Post because let’s be honest, some of us are lazy.

For example:

  • T1 lvl 25 asks for ~20 AR.

  • T4 lvl 100? Around 150 AR.
    That means you’ll need +9 infusions in your gear if you want to survive. Otherwise, enjoy watching your HP bar go brrrr and your team flame you. 🤷‍♂️

Challenge Modes (CMs a.k.a. “real pain”)

CMs are the spicy version of fractals. Extra mechanics, harder fights, and more screaming in voice chat. They’re all in Tier 4:

  • 95 CM

  • 96 CM (old CM)

  • 97 CM (old CM)

  • 98 CM

  • 99 CM

  • 100 CM

To survive these, you need two things:

  1. Know the mechanics (yes, boss does spin-to-win, dodge it 🙃)

  2. Actually know how to play your class (shocking, I know).

Fail these, and your group will disband faster than a boy band in the 2000s.

When you do CMs, you earn this thing called UFE (basically your fractal XP flex badge). In LFG you’ll see stuff like:

  • “CM + T4 5k UFE”

  • “CM only, 10k UFE”

  • Or the giga-chads with “100k UFE” 🤯

The higher your UFE, the more people trust you’re not gonna faceplant instantly.


Common Questions You Might Be Thinking 🤔

  • “What pots/food should I use?” 🍲

  • “I’ve got a +5 infusion, how do I upgrade to +7 or +9?”

  • “What’s ‘UTI & FOOD’ mean in LFG?”

  • “Why does this guy have a fancy fractal title?”

  • “Rev Orb in my bag… what do?”

I’ll cover these in another guide (or maybe drop a video on my YouTube 👀).

Till then, good luck, have fun, and may your agony resist actually resist something. ✌️


Location: Durrës, Albania

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

All Mounts in Guild Wars 2 ( No Need Achievement )

Image
  All Mounts in Guild Wars 2 & How to Unlock Them (2025 Guide) Greetings to all gw2king visitors. Whether you’re a veteran player or just getting started with Guild Wars 2, I want to share this guide with you about all the mounts in the game and how to unlock them one by one. In the past, there were no mounts. Players had to walk across gigantic maps or use classes that could grant themselves swiftness to move faster. That era ended with the release of the Path of Fire expansion, which introduced our new travel companions. These mounts allow us to leap great distances, climb high, skim across water, dive underwater, fly above the clouds, and even Tokyo Drift our way through Tyria! Each mount has a unique skill and purpose. Here they are: - Raptor (long horizontal leap) - Springer (vertical high jump) - Skimmer (water surface and underwater mobility) - Jackal (long jumps, pass through sand portals) - Skyscale (can fly freely) - Roller Beetle (very high speed and drift abil...
Read more

I Hit Level 80 in Guild Wars 2 – What Should I Do Next?

Image
  Guild Wars 2: Two Perspectives on Playing the Game      This image has been sourced from the official ArenaNet website and is used here for informational           purposes only. Part One: Free to Play – No DLC Purchased Yes, we downloaded and installed the game without buying any DLC. We started Guild Wars 2 as a regular free-to-play player. After creating our character and playing through the intro, we embark on our adventure. Correct me if I’m wrong, but as a level 2 character on the Tyria map, the game gives us a raptor mount (with a 10-hour usage limit). Riding the mount around the map and trying to reach level 80 might sound fun, but leveling to 80 within 10 hours is tough. Without a mount, you’ll be walking around vast maps to complete quests. Let’s say you reached level 80 and still have your mount (which is unlikely). Once the mount buff expires, your raptor will disappear. Traveling without a mount and walking long distan...
Read more

Skyscale ( Need Achievement )

Image
  Skyscale Yes, when we first started playing the game and were exploring the Tyria maps, seeing other players flying around freely while we were walking or riding a Raptor could be a bit frustrating. Questions like, “Why am I walking while they’re flying? How can I get this mount? What do I need to do to obtain it?” constantly ran through our minds. When I first started the game, I struggled to complete most of my missions with the Raptor and Springer. Watching other players fly made me always want to have this mount too. I’m sure many players have felt the same way, and I respect that. In fact, when I started the game in 2020, my main goal was to get the Skyscale. After long efforts, when I finally obtained it, I thought, “Wow, my journey in this game is complete.” But it didn’t end there. Between fractals, strikes, raids, PvP, WvW, open-world bosses, meta events, and the game’s large seasonal events, the game was far from over—it was just beginning. So, where were we? Ah yes...
Read more