Metabolic Primer

Double-click to consume. Metabolic Primer (12 h): Any food eaten while the primer is active will have the same remaining time as the primer, rounded up to the next hour. The metabolic primer does not stack. — In-game description

Metabolic Primer

Item type

Booster

Rarity

CFine

Binding

Account Bound

Game link

API

42877

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Double-click to consume.

Metabolic Primer (12 h): Any food eaten while the primer is active will have the same remaining time as the primer, rounded up to the next hour. The metabolic primer does not stack.

— In-game description

Acquisition

Sold by

Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost	Notes
Black Lion Chest Merchant	Dwayna High Road Trade Commons Trader's Forum Memorial Quadrant Interdisciplinary Accessium Reckoner's Terrace   Outer Ring	Divinity's Reach Hoelbrak Lion's Arch Black Citadel Rata Sum The Grove Arborstone The Wizard's Tower	2
Black Lion Representative		Thousand Seas Pavilion	2
Black Lion Statuette			2
Gem Store			150
Gem Store			5 for 550
Gem Store			25 for 2,625
Mezzar Richmire	Outer Ring	The Wizard's Tower	2
Wizard's Vault			80	Limit 3 per season.

Contained in

•   Coffee Maestro's Supplies (guaranteed)
•   Black Lion Chest (chance)
•   Box of WvW Supplies (chance)

•   Primer Package (guaranteed, historical)
•   Raider's Supply Package (guaranteed, historical)
•   Tyrian Explorer's Knapsack (5) (guaranteed, historical)
•   World vs. World Support Pack (5) (guaranteed, historical)
•   WvW Spring Tournament 2014 Reward Chest (Unlocked) (guaranteed, historical)

Reward tracks

Guildrider Warclaw Skin Reward Track – WvW only

Tier 6,

4th reward.

29th of 40.

Achievements

Achievements
No Culinary Application	Point of No Return	10
Complete entire[sic] Arcana Obscura instance while under the effects of Bloodstone Pot Pie, available from Sous-Chef Seimur Oxbone.Story Instance: Arcana Obscura Reward: Metabolic Primer	Completed Arcana Obscura After Eating Bloodstone Pot Pie	10
Brewmaster	Basic Collections	3
Consume various ales from around Tyria. Unlock Item: Observational Zymology Manual Reward: Metabolic Primer Collection	Consumed 1 Ale	1
	Consumed 9 Ales	1
	Consumed 18 Ales	1
Fine Dining	Basic Collections	3
Consume 14 various steaks from around Tyria. Reward: Metabolic Primer Collection	Consumed 1 Steak	1
	Consumed 7 Steaks	1
	Consumed 14 Steaks	1
Fine Wining	Basic Collections	3
Consume various wines from around Tyria. Unlock Item: Vintner's Guide Reward: Metabolic Primer Collection	Consumed 1 Bottle of Wine	1
	Consumed 4 Bottles of Wine	1
	Consumed 9 Bottles of Wine	1

Gem Store history

Gem Store history This table is not guaranteed to be up-to-date.As the history has to be updated manually, it may be incomplete. Caveat lector.
Start date	End date	Discount	Notes
October 05, 2013	Available	-	New
March 08, 2014	March 08, 2014	20%	March Sale (2014)
November 27, 2016	November 28, 2016	33%
March 27, 2017	March 27, 2017	50%	March Sale (2017)
April 02, 2019	April 08, 2019	-	1 free per account
March 08, 2020	March 09, 2020	50%	March Sale (2020)
March 08, 2021	March 09, 2021	50%	March Sale (2021)
December 28, 2021	January 11, 2022	50%

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Primers

Utility

Flask • Primer • Infinite (Raid) • Infinite (WvW)

Metabolic

Flask • Primer • Infinite (Raid) • Infinite (WvW)