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{{otheruses|the historical Path of Fire currency|the current currency from the latest expansion's raids|Gaeting Crystal}}
{{Item infobox
| name = Gaeting Crystal
| type = service
| rarity = Rare
| bound = Account
| id = 86094
| requires = pof
| status = historical
| status notes = Replaced by [[Magnetite Shard]]s with the [[Game updates/2022-07-19|July 19, 2022 game update]].
}}
<small>As wallet currency:</small>
{{Quotation|game|Earned from bosses and events inside [[Path of Fire]] raids.<br>x Gaeting Crystals earned of 150 possible this week.}}

[[Gaeting Crystal (historical)|Gaeting Crystal]]s were a [[currency]] earned from killing bosses and participating in events in the [[Hall of Chains]], [[Mythwright Gambit]], and [[The Key of Ahdashim]] [[raid]] wings. They were stored in the [[wallet]] and it was possible to earn up to 150 Gaeting Crystals each week. Extra crystals above the cap could be acquired by trading in raid dropped minis to raid vendors and salvaging ascended raid drops. Before being converted to [[Magnetite Shard]]s, the crystals could also be traded with [[Scholar Glenna]] and other raid vendors for raid-specific items.

== Acquisition ==
* Awarded for killing bosses and completing events while in [[Hall of Chains]], [[Mythwright Gambit]], and [[The Key of Ahdashim]].
* Awarded for unsuccessful attempts at defeating bosses, based on the progression in the fight.
** Starting at 75% of health left, players get one crystal, and another two for each multiple of 25% of health lost. For example, if a team wipes below 25%, they get 5 crystals each.
* Trading raid dropped minis, e.g. [[Mini Desmina]] to Scholar Glenna (40 crystals each)
* Completing the weekly [[Top-Tiered Terror Toppler]] achievement awards 50 crystals.

{| {{STDT|mech1}}
|-
! Event
! Crystals awarded
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | [[Hall of Chains]]
! style="text-align: left;" | 50
|-
| [[Soulless Horror]] || 15
|-
| [[Traverse the River of Souls|River of Souls]] || 10
|-
| [[Restore the three statues of Grenth|Statues of Grenth]] || 10
|- class="line"
| [[Dhuum|Voice in the Void]] || 15
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | [[Mythwright Gambit]]
! style="text-align: left;" | 45
|-
| [[Conjured Amalgamate]] || 15
|-
| [[Defeat the twin largos|Twin Largos]] ([[Nikare]] and [[Kenut]]) || 15
|-
| [[Qadim]] || 15
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | [[The Key of Ahdashim]]
! style="text-align: left;" | 50
|-
| [[Cardinal Sabir]] || 15
|-
| [[Cardinal Adina]] || 15
|-
| [[Qadim the Peerless]] || 20
|-
|}

=== Salvaged from ===
* Salvaging Path of Fire raid-specific ascended weapons and armor.
** Each item used to give 60 crystals.

== Vendors ==
* [[Scholar Glenna (Gaeting Crystal)|Scholar Glenna]]

== Notes ==
* Exchanging raid dropped minis to [[Scholar Glenna]] and salvaging raid drop ascended weapons, armor and trinkets did not count towards the weekly cap for Gaeting Crystals, allowing a player to obtain more than 150 crystals per week. The crystals awarded from [[Top-Tiered Terror Toppler]] likewise did not count towards the cap.
* The amount of gaeting crystals earned for the week (out of 150) from bosses and events was indicated upon hovering over the gaeting crystal currency field in the wallet.
* The [[Game updates/2022-07-19|July 19, 2022 game update]] converted all Gaeting Crystals to Magnetite Shards.
** Upon logging in after the update, players received this message in their mail:
{{Mail
| sender = [[Scholar Glenna]]
| subject = Your gaeting crystals have been converted to magnetite shards!
| content = Dear <Character name>,<br><br>I discovered that gaeting crystals eventually turn into magnetite shards! I know you may be very worried, but rest assured, I spoke with the merchants throughout the Aerodrome and we all agreed to accept magnetite shards in place of gaeting crystals. Well, when you think about it, if there are no more gaeting crystals around, we all have to accept magnetite shards, right?<br><br>Happy raiding!
| sign = Glenna, Durmand Priory Scholar
}}

== Trivia ==
* The name comes from one of the developer's friends, Crystal, who had a character named Gaets.<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/a4w109/what_does_gaeting_mean/ebi3czz/ Reddit] post by ANET_Faerla</ref>

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