Guild Wars 2

Hey I’m new, do these ‘Style Sets’ that you buy with gems stay in your inventory forever? Meaning, once I use the set and look awesome, then find a whole new set of gear upgrades, can I change back to them again? I know WoW is doing this now with Void Storage and it’s pretty cool.

OR, are only certain sets like this? I’m a Thief and I would like to buy the ‘Shadow Assassin Outfit’ but I dont want to spend RL money and use it because I’m currently lvling and will be getting tons of new gear.

Thank you!

They are called “outfits” and once you buy 1 it will be unlocked to your account. You can use it on every single character you have now, or make in the future.

It costs nothing to switch to a outfit and back, but the catch is that it is a full set, and you can’t mix and match with other sets.

Aw thank you, 1 more question..

If I am heavy armor can I also buy a medium or light set and wear it?

Also, if an item is just say ‘Shoulders’ THEN can I mix & match? Thanks!

There are two types: Armor Skins and Outfits.

Armor Skins come with a full set of skins you can apply once for each armor slot for free. After that, the skins are unlocked in your account’s wardrobe, so you can use them again at the cost of transmutation charges.

Outfits are a single item that override the appearance of your entire armor at once. They can be toggled infinitely for free once unlocked. However, outfits offer less customization as you can only dye up to four colors for the entire outfit, and only the headpiece’s visibility can be toggled.

Hope this clears up any confusion!

ETA: You can only apply skins of the corresponding armor weight class to a piece of equipment. In other words, heavy armor skins can only be applied to heavy armor. Some skins, like the Lawless skins for example, do not have armor weight class and can be applied to any weight class.