Scenario Description	Profit per ecto	Profit per luck	Profit breakdown if salvaging
Buy Ecto, salvage Ecto, sell Dust	-376 per ecto	-3.589 per luck	2780 dust sale - buy ecto for 3096 - 61 salvage
Have Ecto, (sell Ecto vs. salvage Ecto and sell Dust)	-54 per ecto	-0.5178 per luck	2780 dust sale - 2773 ecto sale - 61 salvage
(Buy Ecto and salvage Ecto vs. buy Dust), use Dust	111 per ecto	1.066 per luck	buy dust for 3268 - buy ecto for 3096 - 61 salvage
Have Ecto, (sell Ecto and buy Dust vs. salvage Ecto), use Dust	434 per ecto	4.137 per luck	buy dust for 3268 - 2773 ecto sale - 61 salvage

Wood Weapons	Salvaged Materials	Green 1-20	Soft 16-33	Seasoned 31-48	Hard 46-63	Elder 59-80
Focus	1.03 Wood Logs
Long Bow	1.84 Wood Logs			127	170
Scepter	1.18 Wood Logs				108
Short Bow	1.49 Wood Logs			102	137
Staff	1.54 Wood Logs			106	142
Trident	1.5 Wood Logs			103	138
Torch	1.1 Wood Logs				100

Wood+Metal Weapons	Salvaged Materials	Green 1-20 Copper 1-23	Soft 16-33 Iron 19-33	Seasoned 31-48 Iron 34-53	Hard 46-63 Platinum 49-62	Elder 59-80 Mithril 54-80
Axe	0.53 Wood Logs / 0.66 Ore			101	147
Hammer	0.79 Wood Logs / 0.79 Ore			133	191
Harpoon Gun	0.83 Wood Logs / 0.79 Ore			135	195
Mace	0.6 Wood Logs / 0.62 Ore			102	147
Pistol	0.61 Wood Logs / 0.62 Ore			103	148
Rifle	0.82 Wood Logs / 0.76 Ore			132	189
Shield	0.56 Wood Logs / 0.54 Ore				131
Spear	0.85 Wood Logs / 0.83 Ore			141	203

Metal Weapons	Salvaged Materials	Copper 1-23	Iron 19-33	Iron 34-53	Platinum 49-62	Mithril 54-80
Dagger	1.03 Ore			101	153
Greatsword	1.61 Ore		146	160	241
Sword	1.15 Ore		103	113	171
Warhorn	1.41 Ore		127	140	211

Heavy Armor	Salvaged Materials	Copper 1-23	Iron 19-33	Iron 34-53	Platinum 49-62	Mithril 54-80
Helm	1.35 Ore		122	134	202
Shoulder	1.08 Ore			106	161
Coat	1.88 Ore		171	187	282
Gloves	1.18 Ore		106	116	176
Leggings	1.1 Ore			108	164
Boots	1.17 Ore		105	115	174

Medium Armor	Salvaged Materials	Rawhide 1-20	Thin 16-35	Coarse 31-50	Rugged 46-63	Thick 58-80
Helm	1.8 Leather Sections				206	104
Shoulder	1.78 Leather Sections				204	102
Coat	2.45 Leather Sections				282	142
Gloves	1.82 Leather Sections				209	105
Leggings	1.69 Leather Sections				193
Boots	1.81 Leather Sections				207	104
Back Item	1.7 Leather Sections				195

Light Armor	Salvaged Materials	Jute 1-20	Wool 16-33	Cotton 31-50	Linen 44-63	Silk 58-80
Helm	1.81 Cloth Scraps		104
Shoulder	1.95 Cloth Scraps		112
Coat	3.03 Cloth Scraps		176		127
Gloves	1.79 Cloth Scraps		102
Leggings	2.1 Cloth Scraps		121
Boots	2.01 Cloth Scraps		115

Trinkets	Salvaged Materials	Copper 1-20	Silver 25-35	Gold 40-50	Platinum 55-65	Mithril 70-80
Accessory	1.58 Ore				237
Amulet	1.61 Ore				241
Ring	1.66 Ore				249

Help and Info:
 ● Gives cost info on items that give luck
 ● Ectos give the most per salvage (and can be salvaged quicker), but also tend to cost a lot for each luck you get. I included several ways to handle ectos, depending if you're buying them or already have them, or selling them or using them.
 ● Positive values per luck mean you lose that much, negative values mean you gain that much. (negative means you should do it even if not looking for luck).
 ● Some blue and green items give valuable materials cheaper than they can be purchased in the TP (sometimes even able to sell it at a profit). The table will tell you which items and the max price you should pay to break even compared to just buying that material off the TP for buy order prices.  The cheaper you buy an item below this amount, the more profit you will make.
 ● 'Dont show all items below' will not show number values (just an empty box) for that item/level if the amount needed to buy below is less than this amount (it's likely it's just not possible to buy items cheaply enough)
 ● All calculations include the cost and chance of promotion of an Infinite kit; 3c per salvage, 12% chance of higher tier

● Basic Materials Salvage Drop Rates:
 Crude has 10% chance of higher tier
 Basic/Infinite has 12.5% chance of higher tier
 Fine has 13.75% chance of higher tier
 Journeyman has 15% chance of higher tier
 Master/Mystic has 16.25% chance of higher tier
 BLSK has 22.5% chance of higher tier

If you're not sure what level is the best to open masterwork bags at: Silverwaste's chart is pretty good.