Insignia

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Insignia are prefix upgrade components applied to armor that are available for armor sets crafted in Elona and also in the PvP Equipment panel. Insignia provide bonuses to armor sets. For example, the Radiant insignia adds extra energy in addition to the base statistics of the armor.

Word usage (from Dictionary.com):

INSIGNIA, originally the plural of Latin insigne, began to be used as a singular in the 18th century, and the plural INSIGNIAS appeared shortly thereafter. All uses—INSIGNIA as a singular or plural and INSIGNIAS as a plural—are fully standard. The singular INSIGNE still occurs, but INSIGNIA is more common.

In campaigns prior to Guild Wars Nightfall, prefix bonuses are inherent in certain armor sets. By separating the prefix from the armor set, the players can now have any of the insignia bonuses on any post-Nightfall armor set they choose. This allows for the combination of any functionality with any post-Nightfall armor art. Insignia are the prefix on a piece of armor, so you can also have a rune (suffix) on the same piece of armor. Some insignia will have different bonuses when applied to different areas of the body.

It is important to note that insignia can not be applied to armor purchased in Tyria or Cantha, or to Obsidian Armor crafted with built-in prefixes. This is because all armor in Cantha and Tyria has the 'prefix' already added when you buy it. Also, you cannot apply Insignia that is of another Primary Profession.

For example, Druid's Armor for the Ranger has the energy bonus you would receive from adding a Radiant insignia to a blank Elonian armor. Insignia can be applied to blank Obsidian Armor crafted after the October 25th update. Armor of heroes acquired outside Elona will also accept insignia. e.g. Olias (Necromancer) and Zenmai (Assassin)

Insignia are available from Rune Traders in all campaigns, and can be traded with other players, however the only way to unlock new Insignia in PvE is to salvage them from 'salvage armor' obtained as loot. PvP characters can create armor with Insignia in the PvP Equipment panel regardless of campaign, like all PvP items, this armor cannot be salvaged.

Like Runes, Insignia have fixed value bonuses - there are no "non-max" Insignia.

So far, Bloodstained Insignia have only been observed on purple and gold items, and Lieutenant's Insignia have only been observed on gold items.

Contents 1 List of Insignia 1.1 Common 1.2 Warrior 1.3 Ranger 1.4 Monk 1.5 Necromancer 1.6 Mesmer 1.7 Elementalist 1.8 Assassin 1.9 Ritualist 1.10 Paragon 1.11 Dervish

[edit] List of Insignia

Name	Icon	Bonus	Campaign Availability	Armor with this Bonus Inherently
[edit] Common
Survivor		Health +15 (on chest armor) Health +10 (on leg armor) Health +5 (on other armor)	Factions and Nightfall	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)	All	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)	All	Judge's (P/F), Rogue's (P/F), Battlemage's (F)
Brawler's		Armor +10 (while attacking)	All
Blessed		Armor +10 (while affected by an Enchantment Spell)	All	Acolyte's (F), Charlatan's (F), Tempest (F)
Herald's		Armor +10 (while holding an item)	All	Oracle's (F)
Sentry's		Armor +10 (while in a stance)	All	Legionnaire's (F), Sentry's (F), Savant's (F)
[edit] Warrior
Knight's		Received physical damage -3	All	Knight's (P/F)
Stonefist		Increases knockdown time of foes by 1 second. (Maximum: 3 seconds) (Non-stacking)	All	Stoneskin/Stonefist Gauntlets (P/F)
Dreadnought		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage)	All	Dragon (P), Platemail (P), Wyvern (P), Dreadnought's (F)
Sentinel's		Armor +20 (Requires 13 Strength, vs. elemental damage)	All	Sentinel's Armor (F)
Lieutenant's		Reduces Hex durations on you by 20% and damage dealt by you by 5% (Non-stacking) Armor -20	All	Lieutenant's Helm (P)
[edit] Ranger
Frostbound		Armor +15 (vs. Cold damage)	All	Frostbound (F), Fur-lined (P)
Pyrebound		Armor +15 (vs. Fire damage)	All	Drakescale (P), Pyrebound (F)
Stormbound		Armor +15 (vs. Lightning damage)	All	Studded Leather (P), Stormbound (F)
Scout's		Armor +10 (while using a Preparation)	All	Scout's (F)
Earthbound		Armor +15 (vs. Earth damage)	Nightfall
Beastmaster's		Armor +10 (while your pet is alive)	Nightfall
[edit] Monk
Wanderer's		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage)	All	Wanderer's (P/F)
Disciple's		Armor +15 (while affected by a Condition)	All	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)	Nightfall
[edit] Necromancer
Bloodstained		Reduces casting time of spells that exploit corpses 25% (Non-stacking)	All	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)	All	Tormentor's (P/F)
Bonelace		Armor +15 (vs. Piercing damage)	All	Bonelace (P/F)
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)	Factions and Nightfall	Minion Master's (F)
Blighter's		Armor +20 (while affected by a Hex Spell)	Factions and Nightfall	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%)	Nightfall
[edit] Mesmer
Virtuoso's		Armor +15 (while activating skills)	All	Virtuoso's (P/F)
Artificer's		Armor +3 (for each equipped Signet)	Nightfall
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)	Nightfall
[edit] Elementalist
Hydromancer		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Cold damage)	All	Hydromancer's (P/F)
Geomancer		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Earth damage)	All	Geomancer's (P/F)
Pyromancer		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Fire damage)	All	Pyromancer's (P/F)
Aeromancer		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Lightning damage)	All	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)	Nightfall
[edit] Assassin
Vanguard's		Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) Armor +10 (vs. Blunt damage)	Factions and Nightfall	Vanguard's (F)
Infiltrator's		Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) Armor +10 (vs. Piercing damage)	Factions and Nightfall	Infiltrator's (F)
Saboteur's		Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) Armor +10 (vs. Slashing damage)	Factions and Nightfall	Saboteur (F)
Nightstalker's		Armor +15 (while attacking)	Factions and Nightfall	Nightstalker's (F)
[edit] 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)	Factions and Nightfall	Shaman's (F)
Ghost Forge		Armor +15 (while affected by a Weapon Spell)	Factions and Nightfall	Emissary's (F)
Mystic's		Armor +15 (while activating skills)	Factions and Nightfall	Mystic's (F)
[edit] Paragon
Centurion's		Armor +10 (while affected by a Shout, Echo or Chant)	Nightfall
[edit] 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)	Nightfall
Forsaken		Armor +10 (while not affected by an Enchantment Spell)	Nightfall

Bug!

The Sentry's Insignia does not work at all. After testing with a ranger wearing a full set of armor with this insignia, Lightning Orbs from Isle of the Nameless' Master of Lightning deal 78 damage regardless if any stance is being used or not. While wearing an enchanter's armor, the same lightning orb deals less than 70 damage per hit when its conditions are met. Additional testing with Sand Wurm in normal mode also showed the same result: 139 damage criticals hit with full sentry's insignia when in a stance, and 117 damage critical hits with full Blessed insignia when under the effect of enchantments.