Insignia/Armor bonus system

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Original armor system[edit]

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Background[edit]

Originally, insignias were only available for PvP and Guild Wars Nightfall. The May 24, 2007 update replaced the old armor bonus system with salvageable insignias available for every campaign.

List of removed historical, inherent armor bonuses[edit]

This list includes all inherent armor bonuses that were removed from the game, organized by the equivalent, current insignia. The last column shows no applicable () if a salvageable insignia had no precursor in the old system.

Index of insignias

Equivalent Insignia	Bonus	Armor that included the bonus inherently (campaign)
Common
Survivor	Health +15 (on chest armor) Health +10 (on leg armor) Health +5 (on other armor)	Berserker's (F), Explorer's (F), Shepherd's (F), Revenant's (F), Masquerade (F), Archmage's (F), Valkyrie's (F), Harbinger's (F),
Radiant	Energy +3 (on chest armor) Energy +2 (on leg armor) Energy +1 (on other armor)	Standard attribute headgear (P/F), Standard attribute headgear (F) Gladiator's (P/F), Druid's (P/F), Ascetic's (P/F), Scar Pattern (P)/Cabalist's (F), Enchanter's (P/F), Shrouded (F) Halcyon's (F),
Stalwart	Armor +10 (vs. physical damage)	Judge's (P/F), Censor (P), Rogue's (P/F), Battlemage's (F)
Brawler's	Armor +10 (while attacking)
Blessed	Armor +10 (while affected by an Enchantment Spell)	Acolyte's (F), Charlatan's (F), Tempest (F)
Herald's	Armor +10 (while holding an item)	Oracle's (F)
Sentry's	Armor +10 (while in a stance)	Legionnaire's (F), Sentry's (F), Savant's (F)
Warrior
Knight's	Received physical damage -3	Knight's (P/F)
Stonefist	Increases knockdown time of foes by 1 second. (Maximum: 3 seconds) (Non-stacking)	Stoneskin/Stonefist Gauntlets (P/F)
Dreadnought	Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage)	Dragon (P), Platemail (P), Wyvern (P), Dreadnought's (F)
Sentinel's	Armor +20 (Requires 13 Strength, vs. elemental damage)	Sentinel's (F)
Lieutenant's	Reduces Hex durations on you by 20% and damage dealt by you by 5% (Non-stacking) Armor -20	Lieutenant's Helm (P)
Ranger
Frostbound	Armor +15 (vs. Cold damage)	Fur-Lined (P), Frostbound (F)
Pyrebound	Armor +15 (vs. Fire damage)	Drakescale (P), Pyrebound (F)
Stormbound	Armor +15 (vs. Lightning damage)	Studded Leather (P), Stormbound (F)
Scout's	Armor +10 (while using a Preparation)	Scout's (F)
Earthbound	Armor +15 (vs. Earth damage)
Beastmaster's	Armor +10 (while your pet is alive)
Monk
Wanderer's	Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage)	Wanderer's (P/F), Sacred (P), Saintly (P)
Disciple's	Armor +15 (while affected by a Condition)	Disciple's (F)
Anchorite's	Armor +5 (while recharging 1 or more Skills) Armor +5 (while recharging 3 or more Skills) Armor +5 (while recharging 5 or more Skills)
Necromancer
Bloodstained	Reduces casting time of spells that exploit corpses 25% (Non-stacking)	Bloodstained Boots (P/F)
Tormentor's	Armor +10 Light damage you receive increased by 6 (on chest armor) Light damage you receive increased by 4 (on leg armor) Light damage you receive increased by 2 (on other armor)	Tormentor's (P/F)
Bonelace	Armor +15 (vs. Piercing damage)	Bonelace (P/F), Fanatic's (P), Cultist's (P)
Minion Master's	Armor +5 (while you control 1 or more minions) Armor +5 (while you control 3 or more minions) Armor +5 (while you control 5 or more minions)	Minion Master's (F)
Blighter's	Armor +20 (while affected by a Hex Spell)	Blighter's (F)
Undertaker's	Armor +5 (while Health is below 80%) Armor +5 (while Health is below 60%) Armor +5 (while Health is below 40%) Armor +5 (while Health is below 20%)
Mesmer
Virtuoso's	Armor +15 (while activating skills)	Virtuoso's (P/F), Performer's (P), Courtly (P), Noble (P)
Artificer's	Armor +3 (for each equipped Signet)
Prodigy's	Armor +5 (while recharging 1 or more Skills) Armor +5 (while recharging 3 or more Skills) Armor +5 (while recharging 5 or more Skills)
Elementalist
Hydromancer	Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Cold damage)	Hydromancer's (P/F)
Geomancer	Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Earth damage)	Geomancer's (P/F)
Pyromancer	Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Fire damage)	Pyromancer's (P/F)
Aeromancer	Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Lightning damage)	Aeromancer's (P/F)
Prismatic	Armor +5 (requires 9 Air Magic) Armor +5 (requires 9 Earth Magic) Armor +5 (requires 9 Fire Magic) Armor +5 (requires 9 Water Magic)
Assassin
Vanguard's	Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) Armor +10 (vs. Blunt damage)	Vanguard's (F)
Infiltrator's	Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) Armor +10 (vs. Piercing damage)	Infiltrator's (F)
Saboteur's	Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) Armor +10 (vs. Slashing damage)	Saboteur (F)
Nightstalker's	Armor +15 (while attacking)	Nightstalker's (F)
Ritualist
Shaman's	Armor +5 (while you control 1 or more Spirits) Armor +5 (while you control 2 or more Spirits) Armor +5 (while you control 3 or more Spirits)	Shaman's (F)
Ghost Forge	Armor +15 (while affected by a Weapon Spell)	Emissary's (F)
Mystic's	Armor +15 (while activating skills)	Mystic's (F)
Paragon
Centurion's	Armor +10 (while affected by a Shout, Echo or Chant)
Dervish
Windwalker	Armor +5 (while affected by 1 or more Enchantment Spells) Armor +5 (while affected by 2 or more Enchantment Spells) Armor +5 (while affected by 3 or more Enchantment Spells) Armor +5 (while affected by 4 or more Enchantment Spells)
Forsaken	Armor +10 (while not affected by an Enchantment Spell)

Inherent prefixes that were never in the official game[edit]

In addition, some insignias were available during beta or preview versions of the game, but were never in the official game. On the whole, these inherent-bonus prefixes have no corresponding insignia.

Equivalent Insignia	Bonus	Pre-release appearance
Common
Survivor	Health +15 (on chest armor) Health +10 (on leg armor) Health +5 (on other armor)	Overseer's (NF Beta), Nomad's (NF Beta)
Radiant	Energy +3 (on chest armor) Energy +2 (on leg armor) Energy +1 (on other armor)	Zodiac Shroud (F beta), Templar's (NF Beta), Soothsayer's (NF Beta)
Paragon
	Armor +10 (vs. Elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Lightning damage)	Empyrean (NF Beta)
	Armor +10 (vs. Elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Fire damage)	Radiant (NF Beta)
Dervish
	Armor +10 (vs. Elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Earth damage)	Dunewalker's (NF Beta)
	Armor +10 (vs. Elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Cold damage)	Windwalker's (NF Beta)

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Interactive objects	Barrel • Cairn of Stones • Frozen Chest • Lost Strongbox Cultist's Shrine • Mending Shrine • Mystic's Shrine • Siege Cannon Shrine • Warsong's Shrine
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PvP modes	Hero Battles • Team Arenas
Quests	A Common Enemy • Bounty for Chieftain Murg • Can't We Get Along? (Kurzick / Luxon) • Clear the Roads to Shing Jea Monastery • Crush the Luxons! • Defend Aerie • Destroy the Kurzicks! • Establish the Kurzick Settlement • Establish the Luxon Settlement • Gain Olias • Gain Zenmai • Hero Battles • Operation: Crush Spirits • Out of Kourna • Team Arena • Wintersday Cheer Collect Charr Armor Set • Collect Gargoyle Fangs • Slay Frostbite • Slay Rotscale • Slay Stank Reekfoul
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