Armor

From Guild Wars Wiki

Armor is worn by a character to protect from damage. A character may wear up to five pieces of armor at a given time:

• Headgear
• Chest armor
• Hand armor
• Leg armor
• Footwear

Armor has three properties:

• Armor art – the appearance of armor items
• Armor rating – the numerical value that determines damage protection
• Armor bonus – the stats available besides armor rating

See also

• Basic armor
• Prestige armor
• Festival hat
• Armorer
• Armor art comparison

Notes

• Certain salvage items are also labeled as armor; those cannot be equipped or upgraded. They symbolically represent the armor that creatures use. They are the source of runes and insignia, though the creatures that drop the items containing them do not benefit from them.
• Armor cannot be swapped in a PvP match, after the October 25, 2006 update.
• For information on how to acquire armor, see Armor art or the profession specific pages and follow the links to the separate art articles.

Anomaly.

Armors' inventory icons depend on the viewing character's gender, not the gender of the character to which they are customized.