Trophy, Master - Grand Master

[Windru]

I just took my enchanter into Master level today (/cheer me ! ). I was 300 with 63% into Expert Trophy. (Mine did not evolve as fast as other folks.) I have 1 rank in Salvage and Arcane Tongues.
I had 22 Intricate Binding Powders, so I decided to make a run at Master (theoretical 44 combines, barring failures). I made 20 out of 21 combines making the intricate parchment, evolving from 63% to 85% (22% on 20 successful combines). On the following 20 intricate scrolls of pestilence, I was successful 19 times, evolving from 85% to 100% (Master) in 13 combines (15%); and from 0% to 3% on 6 combines.

It's been stated that it will take about 1000 combines to evolve the Master trophy to Grand Master, or approximately 10 combines for every 1%. I found my success to be better than that average, as I got 3% on 6 combines. Of course, the RNG being fickle as it is, I can see that I hit it on a good day.

--Just a small sample, so it's not much info to use. I just wanted to post my observations today.

[Danedori]

It's different for each tradeskill. The easy ones like baking and brewing take more combines to level the trophy to grandmaster than the harder ones. Since research is one of the harder ones, it will take considerably less than 1000 combines.

Danedori

[Qaladar Bragollach]

About 400 give or take a few if they're over 350 trivials.

And also, trophy evolution does not involve the RNG at all. All successful combines give exp and they all give the same amount for the skill you're working on and the trivial of the combine.

[Ngreth Thergn]

About 400 give or take a few if they're over 350 trivials.

And also, trophy evolution does not involve the RNG at all. All successful combines give exp and they all give the same amount for the skill you're working on and the trivial of the combine.

well. it indirectly involves the RNG you have so succeed... and succeeding is based on the RNG

[Gaze]

It's probably posted somewhere, but so far it's been my experience that the evolution of trophies from level 6 to level 7 has been:

Pottery = 1100 combines
Smithing = 700 combines
Tailoring = 500 combines
JC = 500 combines
Researching = 500 combines
brewing = 1100 combines
fletching, 500
baking, 1000