Guild Wars 2

Can I use insignias to create armor if my armorsmithing level isn’t as high as the insignia says? I’m asking because I’m wondering if that level req. is just to craft the insignia itself, to use it, or both.

The crafting level requirement on an ingredient is the lowest level recipe it is used for, so if it’s red for your craft you won’t be able to use it.

I found GW2DB to be useful for figuring out what my tailor could make. You can put the minimum and maximum recipe level in, or you can put the minimum and maximum item level requirement in and it will show you all the recipes you can make in that range.

You can also search for the name of the insignia, and it will show you all of the recipes that it is an ingredient in.

No, the insignia’s go with the same level of the armor you can create.

For example, a jute insignia can not be applied to armor made with iron.
So the level req. is to craft and to apply to same level armor.