15k Armor

Description
This armor will cost 15000 gold per piece (the exceptions being Ascetic's armor and Scar Armor, which only cost 8000 gold). For this reason, all of these armors are usually known as "15k Armor". Although ANet calls them "Ascended Armor" in the Game Update Notes as well as Fansite Fridays, by the time the "official" name appeared, players have been calling it "15k Armor" for far too long to bother with the official name.

The look of 15k armor is very similar to the 1500g armor of the same type, but it often has finer detail, or more dazzling colors. For this reason, this armor is highly desired by many players, and is used as a status symbol.

The stats on 15k armor is always identical to that of 1500g armor. There is no tangible asset to this armor in battle.

For the individual pages on all the types of 15 armor, see the 15k armor category.

Where to get it
15k armor must be crafted by Hagen at The Granite Citadel or by Karl at Marhan's Grotto.

Other types of elite armor
Fissure armor has the same gold cost as 15k armor, but also requires large amounts of Globs of Ectoplasm and Obsidian Shards. These armors contain even finer detail, although there is less selection.