Bolt of Silk

A Bolt of Silk is a rare crafting material, which is required to craft certain armor types/parts for Elementalist, Mesmer, Ranger, Warrior and Ritualist classes (see Usage, below).

Acquisition
There are Artisans who can craft Bolts of Silk in Factions, Nightfall, and the Eye of the North expansion, but not in Prophecies. See the Artisan list for details.

All Artisans who can craft Bolts of Silk charge:
 * 10 Piles of Glittering Dust
 * 10 Bolts of Cloth
 * 250 Gold

The most effective means of farming Bolts of Silk for Prophecies characters is to spend time hunting for spiders in Pre-Searing Ascalon. Spiders in Pre-Searing (except Moss Spiders) frequently drop Spider Webs, which can be later salvaged into Bolts of Silk with an Expert Salvage Kit.

This item is commonly dropped by Outcasts in Factions, and can also be salvaged from their armor. Soloing them will generally yield a large quantity. Jade Brotherhood Knights will also occasionally drop Bolts of Silk. Another alternative is to farm The Halcyon Job in Hard Mode, in which Bolts of Silk drop fairly frequently.

For Nightfall players, spiders that can drop Bolts of Silk are abundant in the Plains of Jarin, just outside the Sunspear Great Hall.

Bolts of Silk can also be bought from Rare Material Traders or salvaged with an Expert Salvage Kit from some Salvage Items. Known items are listed at the bottom of this page.

Usage
Bolts of Silk are required to craft certain armor types/parts:
 * Mesmer Performer armor
 * Mesmer Elite Elegant armor
 * Mesmer Krytan armor
 * Mesmer Tyrian armor
 * Mesmer Shing Jea armor
 * Mesmer Canthan armor
 * Mesmer Elite Canthan armor
 * Mesmer Kurzick armor
 * Mesmer Elite Kurzick armor
 * Mesmer Luxon armor
 * Mesmer Elite Luxon armor
 * Mesmer Sunspear armor
 * Mesmer Elite Sunspear armor
 * Elementalist Krytan armor
 * Elementalist Shing Jea armor
 * Elementalist Canthan armor
 * Elementalist Elite Canthan armor
 * Elementalist Kurzick armor
 * Elementalist Elite Kurzick armor
 * Elementalist Luxon armor
 * Elementalist Elite Luxon armor
 * Elementalist Istani armor
 * Ritualist Exotic armor
 * Ritualist Elite Exotic armor
 * Hunter's Mask

What salvages into it
The following Salvage Items may yield Bolts of Silk when you salvage them with an Expert Salvage Kit: {| width="70%"
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Salvage Items

 * Grawl Shaman Gear
 * Luxon Garb
 * Torn Robes
 * Margonite Robes
 * Silken Spider Web
 * Tundra Giant's Bracer
 * Spider Web (Tyrian)
 * Spider Web (Elonian)
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Collectable Drops

 * None
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Weapons

 * Ceremonial Spear
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