Q. Is there a way to break down items?
A. The repair person in town has a tab where where you can salvage items. This way you can recycle items into materials.
The location is different in each town, open the town map (usually n key). Find the Eldar’s repair station, it’s usually near the center of town. It can be difficult to see the repair person if there are a lot of people online at once..
Salvaging items can be a bit random, so you will get a range of returns near what the item is made of.