What's the easiest or cheapest Ascended backpiece?

Question

I've found it particularly straight-forward to get ascended pieces in all slots. All slots except the back.

Weapons    Crafting                      
Armor      Crafting                      
AccessoriesLaurels or Guild Commendations
Rings      Laurel Merchant or BUY-4373   
Amulet     Laurel Merchant               
Back       ????                          

There appear to be many different options for back pieces, however, their acquisition methods seems to be varied, with some taking more effort than others.

If my primary interest is to get an Ascended back piece, what is the easiest option?

Answer 1

You have differents options, depending on what you are doing in the game (fractals or not), those are the easiest/cheapest ones :

1. Prototype Fractal Capacitor (Ascended) :
   • 1 Vial of Condensed Mists Essence (from fractals 1-9)
   • 1 Gift of Ascension (500 Fractal Relics from BUY-4373)
   • 40 Crystal or 240 Philosopher's Stone (from Miyani)
   • 1 Prototype fractal capacitator (1,350 Fractal Relics from BUY-4373)
     
     
2. There with Yakkington: A Traveler's Tale
   • 1 Vial of Condensed Mists Essence
   • 40 Crystal
   • 50 Glob of Ectoplasm
   • 250 Vicious Claw
     
     
3. Quiver of a Thousand Arrows
   • 1 Vial of Condensed Mists Essence
   • 240 Philosopher's Stone
   • 50 Glob of Ectoplasm
   • 250 Vicious Claw

They all need to be made at the mystic forge.