Gem exchange
What the gem store charges in gold and what your gold buys in gems, at this hour’s rate. Both directions, with the spread ArenaNet takes shown plainly.
Buying 400 gems costs15324
Selling 400 gems pays10492
100 gold buys261 gems
Rate at 2026-09-26 07:28 UTC
Why the two directions never match
ArenaNet charges a spread in both directions, so converting gold to gems and straight back leaves you poorer. The rate also drifts with demand — it moves hardest in the first days of a gem-store sale, which is exactly when people convert.