Basic armor

Basic armor is an armor function that provides Energy, Energy recovery, Health and Armor bonuses depending on profession. It is available for Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall and Core armors. Every piece of armor other than festival headgear includes the basic armor bonuses. Basic armor does not include bonuses inherent to many insignia, runes, or attributes from headgear.

Stats
Prophecies and Factions Core (Obsidian) Nightfall and PvP
 * Basic armor is inherent to the armor and thus cannot be salvaged or replaced.
 * All armor comes with the Basic armor function.
 * Basic armor is inherent to the armor and thus cannot be salvaged or replaced.
 * Armor can be purchased with the basic armor function and either:
 * an inherent bonus, or
 * an empty Insignia slot that the user can add an Insignia to.
 * The headgear can be purchased with the basic armor function, an inherent Attribute bonus, and either:
 * another inherent bonus, or
 * an empty insignia slot that the user can add an Insignia to.
 * Basic armor is inherent to the armor and thus cannot be salvaged or replaced.
 * Nightfall and PvP armor comes with the basic armor function and an empty insignia slot that the user can add any Insignia to.
 * Nightfall and PvP headgear comes with the basic armor function, the Attribute function and an empty slot for Insignia.

Core Professions
Prophecies Factions Nightfall
 * Name variations listed above are for armor sets with the basic armor function without any additional inherent bonus.
 * Chainmail Helm for Warrior does not come with the Armor +20 (vs. physical damage) bonus.
 * Ringmail starter armor for Warrior comes with an Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) bonus instead of Armor +20 (vs. physical damage).
 * Name variations listed above are for armor sets with basic armor stats without any additional inherent bonus.
 * Recruit's starter armor for Warrior comes with an Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) bonus instead of Armor +20 (vs. physical damage).
 * All armor comes with the basic armor function and an empty insignia slot that the user can add any Insignia to.
 * Istani starter armor for Warrior comes with an Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) bonus instead of Armor +20 (vs. physical damage).

Factions Specific Professions
Factions Nightfall
 * Name variations listed above are for armor sets with basic armor stats without any additional inherent bonus.
 * All armor comes with the basic armor function and an empty insignia slot that the user can add any Insignia to.

Nightfall Specific Professions
Nightfall
 * All armor comes with the basic armor function and an empty insignia slot that the user can add any Insignia to.

Art used
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Warrior
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Ranger
! Prophecies ! Factions Ascalon | Krytan | Tyrian Shing Jea | Canthan | Kurzick | Luxon Elite Kurzick | Elite Luxon | Elite Canthan Ascalon | Krytan | Tyrian Shing Jea | Canthan | Kurzick | Luxon Elite Kurzick | Elite Luxon | Elite Canthan ! Nightfall Istani | Sunspear Elite Sunspear | Vabbian | Ancient | Primeval Istani | Sunspear Elite Sunspear | Vabbian | Ancient | Primeval ! align=center | Core
 * align=center | Warrior headgear
 * align=center | Ranger headgear
 * align=center | Warrior headgear
 * align=center | Ranger headgear
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 * align=center | Rawhide | Leather (Collector) | Leather
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Monk
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Necromancer
! Prophecies ! Factions Ascalon | Krytan | Tyrian Shing Jea | Canthan | Kurzick | Luxon Elite Kurzick | Elite Luxon | Elite Canthan Ascalon | Krytan | Tyrian Shing Jea | Canthan | Kurzick | Luxon Elite Kurzick | Elite Luxon | Elite Canthan ! Nightfall Istani | Sunspear Elite Sunspear | Vabbian | Ancient | Primeval Istani | Sunspear Elite Sunspear | Vabbian | Ancient | Primeval ! align=center | Core
 * align=center | Monk headgear
 * align=center | Necromancer headgear
 * align=center | Monk headgear
 * align=center | Necromancer headgear
 * align=center | Roughspun | Monk (Collector) | Monk
 * align=center | Initiate's | Necromancer's (Collector) | Necromancer's
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Mesmer
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Elementalist
! Prophecies ! Factions Ascalon | Krytan | Tyrian Shing Jea | Canthan | Kurzick | Luxon Elite Kurzick | Elite Luxon | Elite Canthan Ascalon | Krytan | Tyrian Shing Jea | Canthan | Kurzick | Luxon Elite Kurzick | Elite Luxon | Elite Canthan ! Nightfall Istani | Sunspear Elite Sunspear | Vabbian | Ancient | Primeval Istani | Sunspear Elite Sunspear | Vabbian | Ancient | Primeval ! align=center | Core
 * align=center | Mesmer headgear
 * align=center | Elementalist headgear
 * align=center | Mesmer headgear
 * align=center | Elementalist headgear
 * align=center | Dilettante's | Stylish (Collector) | Stylish
 * align=center | Apprentice's | Elementalist's (Collector) | Elementalist's
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Assassin
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Ritualist
! Factions Shing Jea | Canthan | Seitung Exotic | Imperial | Kurzick | Luxon Elite Kurzick | Elite Luxon | Elite Canthan Elite Exotic | Elite Imperial Shing Jea | Canthan | Seitung Exotic | Imperial | Kurzick | Luxon Elite Kurzick | Elite Luxon | Elite Canthan Elite Exotic | Elite Imperial ! Nightfall ! align=center | Core
 * align=center | Assassin headgear
 * align=center | Ritualist headgear
 * align=center | Assassin headgear
 * align=center | Ritualist headgear
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 * align=center | Vabbian | Ancient
 * align=center | Vabbian | Ancient
 * align=center | Obsidian
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Paragon
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Dervish
! Nightfall Elite Sunspear | Vabbian | Ancient | Primeval ! align=center | Core
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 * align=center valign=top | Istani | Sunspear | Elonian
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