Salvage item

Salvage Items are items dropped by enemies slain in the game that are used mainly to salvage crafting material out of them. They are usually pieces of armor taken from a dead foe's body. They cannot be worn by players, but identifying runes found on Salvage Items is the only way of unlocking these runes in the PvE game.

Technically speaking, with the exception of quest items, all items in the game can be salvaged. Therefore, any item, no matter how precious or useful, subjected to a Salvage Kit will be reduced to crafting material. Still, "Salvage Item" is used to refer to those items labeled Salvage Item by the game in their description. They are items designed to increase a player's supply of crafting materials and unlock runes.

Some players sell unidentified salvage items to other players so they can use it to unlock runes. There is a possible scam to be aware of when buying such items.

Salvage items can be sold to merchants as is without salvaging them. This can actually bring in more gold than salvaging a minor rune that will sell for the minimum price of 25 gold at a Rune Trader.

For more information on salvaging, see: Salvage.