Scenario Description	Profit per ecto	Profit per luck	Profit breakdown if salvaging
Buy Ecto, salvage Ecto, sell Dust	-334 per ecto	-3.186 per luck	2830 dust sale - buy ecto for 3104 - 61 salvage
Have Ecto, (sell Ecto vs. salvage Ecto and sell Dust)	-44 per ecto	-0.419 per luck	2830 dust sale - 2813 ecto sale - 61 salvage
(Buy Ecto and salvage Ecto vs. buy Dust), use Dust	96 per ecto	0.9195 per luck	buy dust for 3261 - buy ecto for 3104 - 61 salvage
Have Ecto, (sell Ecto and buy Dust vs. salvage Ecto), use Dust	387 per ecto	3.686 per luck	buy dust for 3261 - 2813 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			115	170
Scepter	1.18 Wood Logs				108
Short Bow	1.49 Wood Logs				137
Staff	1.54 Wood Logs				141
Trident	1.5 Wood Logs				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				154
Hammer	0.79 Wood Logs / 0.79 Ore			122	200
Harpoon Gun	0.83 Wood Logs / 0.79 Ore			125	204
Mace	0.6 Wood Logs / 0.62 Ore				154
Pistol	0.61 Wood Logs / 0.62 Ore				155
Rifle	0.82 Wood Logs / 0.76 Ore			121	198
Shield	0.56 Wood Logs / 0.54 Ore				137
Spear	0.85 Wood Logs / 0.83 Ore			130	212

Metal Weapons	Salvaged Materials	Copper 1-23	Iron 19-33	Iron 34-53	Platinum 49-62	Mithril 54-80
Dagger	1.03 Ore				165
Greatsword	1.61 Ore		130	149	259
Sword	1.15 Ore			105	184
Warhorn	1.41 Ore		114	130	227

Heavy Armor	Salvaged Materials	Copper 1-23	Iron 19-33	Iron 34-53	Platinum 49-62	Mithril 54-80
Helm	1.35 Ore		109	124	217
Shoulder	1.08 Ore				173
Coat	1.88 Ore		153	174	303
Gloves	1.18 Ore			108	189
Leggings	1.1 Ore			100	176
Boots	1.17 Ore			107	187

Medium Armor	Salvaged Materials	Rawhide 1-20	Thin 16-35	Coarse 31-50	Rugged 46-63	Thick 58-80
Helm	1.8 Leather Sections				185	114
Shoulder	1.78 Leather Sections				183	113
Coat	2.45 Leather Sections				254	157
Gloves	1.82 Leather Sections				188	116
Leggings	1.69 Leather Sections				174	107
Boots	1.81 Leather Sections				186	115
Back Item	1.7 Leather Sections				175	108

Light Armor	Salvaged Materials	Jute 1-20	Wool 16-33	Cotton 31-50	Linen 44-63	Silk 58-80
Helm	1.81 Cloth Scraps
Shoulder	1.95 Cloth Scraps
Coat	3.03 Cloth Scraps		151		126
Gloves	1.79 Cloth Scraps
Leggings	2.1 Cloth Scraps		103
Boots	2.01 Cloth Scraps

Trinkets	Salvaged Materials	Copper 1-20	Silver 25-35	Gold 40-50	Platinum 55-65	Mithril 70-80
Accessory	1.58 Ore				254
Amulet	1.61 Ore				259
Ring	1.66 Ore				267

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.