HOPE

HOPE is a legendary pistol crafted in the Mystic Forge, through various materials and tasks tied to the Heart of Thorns expansion.

What it looks like

Aura

• The arm of the user wielding the weapon becomes slightly transparent and is covered in distinct lightning similar to that surrounding the weapon when fully drawn.

Draw/Stow effects

• Upon drawing the weapon, the user's hands will light up.
• When the pistol is drawn, luminescent colored fluid flows inside the tubes on each side of the weapon, filling them up. When full, one emits icy particles, the other fiery sparks; along the length of the barrel flow electric sparks.
• The pistol emits a sound of "powering up" when drawn, and of "shutting down" when stowed.

Footfalls

• The footprints alternate randomly between red and blue splattered squares, each containing patterns of circuitry, and emit lightning for a short time when created.

Skill effects

• All projectile sounds are changed to "laser" sounds. Random shots have more muffled sounds, as if the pistol is overheating. With continuous use of the pistol, these occur at increased frequency and their sounds become progressively more distorted.
• With continuous use of the pistol, the aura around the arm will grow brighter, and then dim back to its original state if the pistol ceases firing.
• After using a skill, the fluids are expelled and refill like when drawn.
• Projectiles are changed into pinkish-red plasma balls surrounded by blue energy particles which emit a dim green light. This effect changes the following skills:

Unlock text

"Remember: the blue stuff is the Alchemical Catalyst, and the red stuff is the Transcendent Energy. Don't drink either of them. And whatever you do, don't drop this thing."

What it takes

Combined in the Mystic Forge, from:

1 × Prototype1 × Mystic Tribute1 × Gift of HOPE1 × Gift of Maguuma Mastery

Each of those breaks down further — often a long way. Track it in the tracker to see the whole list with what you already hold subtracted, and where each missing piece comes from.

HOPE on the Guild Wars 2 Wiki