Basic armor

Basic armor
Profession: Any Campaign: Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall Bonus: Energy, Energy recovery, Health and Armor depending on profession Insignia: NA

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

Profession	Type	Armor	Head	Chest	Arms	Legs	Feet
Core Professions
Warrior	Inherent	25...80	Armor +20 (vs. physical damage)
Ranger	Inherent	15...70		Energy +5		Energy recovery +1
			Armor +30 (vs. elemental damage)
Monk	Inherent	5...60	n/a	Energy +5	Energy +5	Energy recovery +1	Energy recovery +1
Necromancer
Mesmer
Elementalist
Guild Wars Factions
Assassin	Inherent	15...70	n/a	Energy +5	n/a	Energy recovery +1	Energy recovery +1
Ritualist	Inherent	5...60	n/a	Energy +5	Energy +5	Energy recovery +1	Energy recovery +1
Guild Wars Nightfall
Paragon	Inherent	25...80	n/a	Energy +5	Energy +5	n/a	n/a
Dervish	Inherent	15...70	n/a	Health +25	Energy +5	Energy recovery +1	Energy recovery +1

Prophecies and Factions

• Basic armor is inherent to the armor and thus cannot be salvaged or replaced.
• All armor comes with the Basic armor function.

Core (Obsidian)

• 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:
  1. an inherent bonus, or
  2. 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:
  1. another inherent bonus, or
  2. an empty insignia slot that the user can add an Insignia to.

Nightfall and PvP

• 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.

Name variations

Core Professions

Campaign	Warrior	Ranger	Monk	Necromancer	Mesmer	Elementalist
Prophecies	Recruit's Cap	Ranger Mask, Simple Mask	Monk Scalp Design, Believer's Scalp Design	Necromancer Scar Pattern, Crude Scar Pattern	Mesmer Mask, Discreet Mask	Third Eye
	Ringmail, Chainmail, Soldier's	Rawhide, Leather	Roughspun, Monk	Initiate's, Necromancer's	Dilettante's, Stylish	Apprentice's, Elementalist's
Factions	Recruit's, Warrior's	Greenhorn's, Ranger's	Vassal's, Monk's	Initiate's, Necromancer's	Fledgling's, Mesmer's	Apprentice's, Elementalist's
Nightfall	No name variations

Prophecies

• 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).

Factions

• 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).

Nightfall

• 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

Campaign	Assassin	Ritualist
Factions	Tenderfoot's, Assassin's	Pupil's, Ritualist's
Nightfall	No name variations

Factions

• Name variations listed above are for armor sets with basic armor stats without any additional inherent bonus.

Nightfall

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

Nightfall Specific Professions

Campaign	Paragon	Dervish
Nightfall	No name variations

Nightfall

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