HOPE I: Research

HOPE I: Research is a Legendary Weapons collection achievement to gain the precursor weapon, Prototype, for the legendary pistol, HOPE. This collection is the first step to obtain the first tier of the precursor, Research.

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Achievement

HOPE I: Research	Legendary Weapons	3
The froglike hylek are Tyria's best alchemists, the masters of potion and poison. Take the role of the apprentice in discovering the secrets of their work to create research, the first step in attaining the Hylek Optimized Projectile Experiment (HOPE). Prerequisite: Revered Antiquarian Unlock Item: HOPE Vol. 1 Reward: Chest of Concoctions Collection	Collected 20 Items	3

Collection items

	Collectible	Type	Subtype	Nearest waypoint	Notes
1	Hylek Alchemy Apprentice Tome	Item	Trophy	Eztlitl Grounds Waypoint —	Purchased from Atlalli, the Master Alchemist in the Hunting Banks of Timberline Falls.
2	Hylek Alchemy Chapter 1: Poisons	Item	Crafting material	Eztlitl Grounds Waypoint —	Use a character with the Huntsman crafting profession to craft Vial of Potent Hylek Poison. Speak to Atlalli, the Master Alchemist in the Hunting Banks of Timberline Falls to start the Hylek Poison's Test.
3	Vial of Potent Hylek Poison	Item	Gizmo	Falias Thorp Waypoint —	The secrets to crafting a quality hylek poison can be found among the alchemy supplies hidden in the treasure room of the Tears of Itlaocol in Caledon Forest.
4	Mosquito Blood	Item	Crafting material	Spiral Waypoint —	EVENT: Harvested from Veteran Mosquitos in Caledon Forest.
5	Deadly Nightshade	Item	Crafting material	Fort Trinity Waypoint —	Found growing alone near the vista of Lightfoot Passage in Straits of Devastation.
6	Hylek Dart Poison Gland	Item	Crafting material	Kraitbane Haven Waypoint —	Found on the Hylek of Morgatl Grounds in Caledon Forest.
7	Hylek Alchemy Chapter 2: Healing Breath	Item	Crafting material	Eztlitl Grounds Waypoint —	Use a character with the Huntsman crafting profession to craft Vial of Healing Breath. Speak to Atlalli, the Master Alchemist in the Hunting Banks of Timberline Falls to start the Hylek Medicine's Test.
8	Vial of Healing Breath	Item	Gizmo	Ireko Tradecamp Waypoint —	Recipe purchased from Matlal after successfully helping her collect truffles for her starving tribe in the Eukaryan Caves of Kessex Hills.
9	Michotl Tribe's Herbs	Item	Crafting material	Desider Atum Waypoint —	Offered for purchase by Cook Huelic after helping the Michotl Tribe within the Michoan Marsh of Metrica Province.
10	Jar of Wurmswort	Item	Crafting material	Falias Thorp Waypoint —	Found in the Great Jungle Wurm's chest in the Wychmire Swamp of Caledon Forest.
11	Raw Honey	Item	Crafting material	Vale Waypoint —	South from waypoint across the water from Duran Brothers' Docks. Purchase from Fiona Hastings in the apiary near Claypool in Queensdale after successfully completing defending her beehives from hungry bears.
12	Filtered Honey	Item	Crafting material	Eztlitl Grounds Waypoint —	Use a character with the Huntsman crafting profession to craft Filtered Honey.Recipe purchased from Atlalli, the Master Alchemist in the Hunting Banks of Timberline Falls after getting Raw Honey.
13	Mamnoon Aloe	Item	Crafting material	Prosperity Waypoint —	Speak with Nochtli in the Prospect Valley of Dry Top about how to find this rare aloe.
14	Hylek Alchemy Chapter 3: Sun God's Breath	Item	Crafting material	Eztlitl Grounds Waypoint —	Use a character with the Huntsman crafting profession to craft Sun God's Breath Flask. Speak to Atlalli, the Master Alchemist in the Hunting Banks of Timberline Falls to start the Sun God's Breath Test.
15	Sun God's Breath Flask	Item	Gizmo	Zintl Holy Grounds Waypoint —	Offered for purchase by Cuadinti after helping him prepare Southwatch Post near the Astrozintli Forelands in Sparkfly Fen.
16	Frog's Breath	Item	Crafting material	Jaka Itzel Waypoint —	Found in Champion Mayatl the Fierce's chest near the Temple of Ameyalli in Verdant Brink.
17	Sun God's Vial	Item	Crafting material	Mabon Waypoint —	Offered for purchase by heart vendor Atzintli after helping the Atzintli and Topatl tribes battle the krait in the Ventry Bay of Caledon Forest.
18	Fire Bug Larva	Item	Crafting material	Shipwreck Peak Waypoint —	Attained from the Bugs in the Branches adventure of Jaka Itzel in Verdant Brink by reaching a rank of silver or better.
19	Bloomhunger Sap	Item	Crafting material	Fort Marriner Waypoint —	Harvested from the Bloomhunger in the Swamplands Fractal.
20	Complete Hylek Alchemy Tome	Item	Trophy	Eztlitl Grounds Waypoint —	Complete this book by recording the three Hylek Alchemy Chapters in your Hylek Alchemy Apprentice Tome by passing each of Atlalli's tests with the tome in your inventory.

Notes

• The three main components may be completed in any order.
• There is no "Veteran Mosquito" as such anywhere in Caledon Forest. There is a Female Mosquito that spawns on the south side of Morgan's Spiral and heads towards Danador's Kennel; this is the creature that drops the Mosquito Blood.

Requirements

• Huntsman 400 is required to complete the collection. Additionally, an armor-crafting discipline at 450 (for Bolts of Damask) will prove helpful.
• Huntsman 450 is required to actually craft Research.
• Revered Antiquarian (Legendary Crafting 1), Updraft Use (Glider 2) and Itzel Leadership (Itzel Lore 5) are required to complete the collection.
• The ascended materials used in this collection include 5 Bolts of Damask. Research itself requires an additional 15 Deldrimor Steel Ingots, 10 Elonian Leather Squares, and 10 Spiritwood Planks. These components will require 15 days to craft, if you are starting from scratch and do not resort to the trading post.

Looking ahead

• Ascended materials are needed in most HOPE collections. You will need a grand total of 62 Deldrimor Steel Ingots, 25 Spiritwood Planks, 10 Elonian Leather Squares, and 5 Bolts of Damask. It is highly recommended that you begin crafting these as soon as possible to avoid future expenses and/or delays.

Trivia

• Most likely an Easter egg left by the developers: three of the items gathered are Deadly Nightshade, Jar of Wurmswort, and Frog's Breath. These three items are the ingredients of Sally's soup/poison in the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Related collections

• HOPE II: Development
• HOPE III: Prototype
• HOPE IV: The Catalyst