Expert Salvage Kit

Summary
Expert Salvage Kits are functionally identical to normal Salvage Kits, except for the following benefits:
 * Rare crafting materials can only be salvaged using Expert or Superior kits.
 * Salvaging runes from armor and weapon upgrades require Expert or Superior kits. This is only necessary if you intend to use or sell the rune in the PvE game; to simply unlock the rune or upgrade, you just need to identify the item.

For more information on salvaging and upgrading, including the success rates of using an expert salvage kit, see Salvage.

Where to Get It
Expert salvage kits are sold for by merchants in virtually every outpost, with the notable exceptions of the initial towns for each campaign. These include Ascalon City, Shing Jea Monastery, and Kamadan, and the closest places to these towns with merchant selling expert salvage kits are the Great Northern Wall in Tyria; Tsumei Village in Cantha; and the Sunspear Great Hall in Elona.

In the Factions and Nightfall campaigns, expert salvage kits can also be obtained from Quartermasters in exchange for 3 collectable quest reward items, like Monastery Credits or Battle Commendations. Quest reward items from later in the game, like Imperial Commendation in Factions or Kournan Coins in Nightfall, can also be exchanged for expert salvage kits. However, their respective collectors will also give superior salvage kits for 5 of these quest items, which is obviously a better deal.

How To Use
Double-click the Expert Salvage Kit icon, (You will hear an unzipping sound) then click the item you wish to salvage. The item is then converted into crafting material, a weapon upgrade or a rune, whichever is applicable. If more than one is available, a selection window will appear, and there will also be the option to cancel the salvage attempt. The salvaged component will then appear in the first open slot in your inventory. If the salvage was crafting materials, they will stack with other existing materials in the inventory (up to 250 a stack). If no free spot is available, the item will not be salvaged and you will see a text message informing you of the situation.

If the salvage attempt is for any kind of upgrade other than the crafting material, (ie: Rune, Insignia, etc.) there is a 50% chance that the original item being salvaged will survive. This is highly desireable when there is more than one upgrade you wish to try and salvage from the same item. The chance of survival will increase between 50% and up, the higher your current score is in the wisdom title track. See the Wisdom Title Track for more information.