Dye

Dye panel.

Dyes are colors that can be applied to equipped armor and outfits, allowing players to personalize the look of their character. Some items, such as weapons and trinkets cannot be dyed. Mounts, gliders and skiffs can also be dyed. This feature is unlocked account-wide at level 6, with dyes also being available account-wide after unlocking them. A dye will state, in the information panel, if it has already been unlocked. Attempting to unlock the dye again will result in a chat message stating it has been unlocked and the dye will not be consumed.

Up to four different colors may be applied to an individual item, and the outcome may differ depending on the type of material (cloth, leather, metal) that the dye is used on. Although newly acquired items will automatically be dyed with the dyes set for a currently equipped item, once applied, dyes will be saved in the item. For example, a character can equip an item that is not soulbound on use, dye it, put it in the bank and another character that equips the item will see the same colors applied to the item. Dyes will be lost when the item is sold through the Trading Post, though. For outfits, mounts, gliders and skiffs the dyes will be saved in the slot, being carried over when switching skins.

Unlike in the original Guild Wars series, dyes are unlocked, rather than collected as vials. This allows players to change the color of their armor as they see fit, without having to rely on a limited supply and storage.

Acquisition

Example of different dye areas

Each account has access to the same set of 21 starter colors. As players progress through the game, additional colors can be acquired in several ways. You can review the colors unlocked for your account via the dye mode in the equipment tab on the hero panel interface.

Standard colors

Additional 382 dyes can be acquired in the following ways:

• Purchased from the Trading Post.
• Certain dye colors and a generic dye kit can be acquired through the Gem Store:
  • Dye Pack — 200 . Can also drop from Black Lion Chests. Contains 5 common and 2 uncommon dyes.
  • Zephyrite Color Swatches — 250 . Contains one dye of a certain color. You are able to choose the dye freely. Does not contain any exclusive dyes.
    • Comes in 4 variants: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow.
  • Guaranteed dye unlocks can be crafted by players. Requires Black Lion Garden Plot Deed — 1,000  and Pack of Home Recipes
  • Consortium Dye Kit — 125 . Contains one random blue and one random yellow dye. Was available during The Lost Shores.
  • Wintersday Dye Kit — Wintersday Mystery Box. Contains one random green and one random red dye. Was available during Wintersday 2012.
• Unidentified dyes crafted by chefs:
  • These containers are specific to a color category, e.g. Blue or Yellow.
  • They come in three types: unlabeled (drops one common color), master (drops a common or uncommon dye), and rare (drops any of the standard colors of that type).
• Unidentified Dye — drops a single dye, with roughly a 65% chance to be common, 25% uncommon, and 10% rare:
  • Created in the Mystic Forge by combining four unidentified dyes of rare quality, crafted by a chef.
  • Purchased from a Laurel merchant for 5 .
• Placing four dyes into the Mystic Forge to create a new dye of the same or higher rarity. Do note that using dyes that haven't been unlocked will not unlock them upon using them in the Mystic Forge.

Exclusive colors

See also: Dye/Exclusive colors

for a sortable overview excluding already owned colors.

There are also 239 dyes that can be obtained through the Gem Store via dye kits that are generally introduced at the same time as related episodes of the Living World. Alternatively, the individual dyes can be bought on the Trading Post, or a certain selection of account bound versions can be chosen from Birthday Gifts. Each kit contains a single dye randomly selected from a pool of 25 colors: 19 colors are from the standard palette and six are exclusive to that kit, the exceptions being Blue Shift, Shadow, and the combined Flame and Frost dye kits. As with other containers, the chances of each rarity dropping are not equal, e.g. common dyes drop more frequently than uncommon ones, and those drop more often than rares. Kits are only available at the gem store for limited periods of time, usually about 3-4 weeks; after which they are often introduced to the Black Lion Chest as an uncommon drop. Dye kits from the chest have been known to be replaced by newer ones at times.

Category	Dyes	Acquisition
		Dye kit	Birthday gift (year)
Crimson Lion dyes	Aureus Dye Crimson Lion Dye Golden Lion Dye Imperial Gold Dye Imperial Red Dye Rosewood Dye	Crimson Lion Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3)
Deathly dyes	Acid Dye Acrid Dye Algae Dye Caustic Dye Swampblack Dye Toxin Dye	Deathly Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3)
Flame dyes	Charred Dye Cinders Dye Flame Dye Flare Dye Molten Dye Pyre Dye	Flame Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3)
Frost dyes	Deep Glacial Sky Dye Deep Glacial Teal Dye Glacial Sky Dye Glacial Teal Dye Shiver Sea Dye Shiver Sky Dye	Frost Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3)
Glint's Winter dyes	Glint's Ambition Dye Glint's Crystal Dye Glint's Isolation Dye Glint's Purview Dye Glint's Rebellion Dye Glint's Sanctuary Dye	Glint's Winter Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3)
Lion's Arch Commemorative dyes	Enameled Anamnesis Dye Enameled Generation Dye Enameled Longevity Dye Enameled Perseverance Dye Enameled Sacrifice Dye Enameled Solitude Dye	Lion's Arch Commemorative Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3)
Lion's Arch Survivors dyes	Enameled Crimson Dye Enameled Emblaze Dye Enameled Jungle Dye Enameled Legacy Dye Enameled Reign Dye Enameled Sky Dye	Lion's Arch Survivors Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3)
Metallurgic dyes	Amenity Dye Fling Dye Onset Dye Perseverance Dye Prosperity Dye Recall Dye	Metallurgic Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3)
Toxic dyes	Blacklight Dye Cobolt Dye Cyanide Dye Limonite Dye Vincent Dye Violite Dye	Toxic Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3)
Taimi's dyes	Electro Blue Dye Electro Lemon Dye Electro Lime Dye Electro Peach Dye Electro Pink Dye Electro Purple Dye	Taimi's Dye Kit	Celebratory Dye Pack (3) Jubilant Dye Pack (4)
Blue Shift dyes	Baby Blue Dye Blue Steel Dye Ghost Dye Lapis Dye Phthalo Blue Dye Powder Blue Dye Resolution Dye Valor Dye Zaffre Dye	Blue Shift Dye Kit	Jubilant Dye Pack (4)
Mad King dyes	Carnage Orange Dye Crushed Bone Dye Eerie Purple Dye Ember Red Dye Harrowing Maroon Dye Ominous Yellow Dye	Mad King Dye Kit	Jubilant Dye Pack (4)
Shadow dyes	Shadow Abyss Dye Shadow Blue Dye Shadow Green Dye Shadow Magenta Dye Shadow Orange Dye Shadow Purple Dye Shadow Red Dye Shadow Turquoise Dye Shadow Violet Dye Shadow Yellow Dye	Shadow Dye Kit	Jubilant Dye Pack (4)
Winter Chimes dyes	Dry Silver Dye Gold Fusion Dye Golden Sheen Dye Matriarch Brass Dye Murky Gray Dye Vintage Silver Dye	Winter Chimes Dye Kit	Jubilant Dye Pack (4)
Bloodstone dyes	Bloodstone Coral Bloodstone Dark Coral Bloodstone Dark Indigo Bloodstone Dark Violet Bloodstone Indigo Bloodstone Violet	Bloodstone Dye Kit	Jubilant Dye Pack (4) Exuberant Dye Kit (5)
Primordus dyes	Bloody Red Dye Destroyer Orange Dye Incandescent Dye Magma Dye Scorched Dye Sunfire Lava Dye	Primordus Dye Kit	Exuberant Dye Kit (5)
Solar and Lunar dyes	Blue Whale Dye Daybreak Dye Glossy Black Dye Midnight Bronze Dye Rose Gold Dye Silver Satin Dye	Solar and Lunar Dye Kit	Exuberant Dye Kit (5)
Vibrant Kit dyes	Aqua Satin Dye Blue Orchid Dye Magenta Dye Pumpkin Orange Dye Ruby Red Dye Slime Green Dye	Vibrant Dye Kit	Exuberant Dye Kit (5)
Awakened dyes	Embalm Dye Sarcophagus Dye Scourge Dye Tar Dye Urn Dye Vabbian Bronze Dye	Awakened Dye Kit	Triumphant Dye Kit (6)
Elonian Beasts dyes	Choya Dye Desert Harpy Dye Hydra Dye Iboga Dye Jacaranda Dye Sand Shark Dye	Elonian Beasts Dye Kit	Triumphant Dye Kit (6)
Elonian Landscape dyes	Highland Dye Mesa Dye Oasis Dye Ruin Dye Sandstorm Dye Sulfur Dye	Elonian Landscape Dye Kit	Triumphant Dye Kit (6)
Jormag dyes	Core Ice Dye Eternal Ice Dye Frostbite Blue Dye Frostbite Green Dye Frozen Scales Dye Permafrost Dye	Jormag Dye Kit	Triumphant Dye Kit (6)
Zhaitan dyes	Abyssal Sea Dye Darkness Dye Decay Dye Grave Dye Risen Dye Worn Bone Dye	Zhaitan Dye Kit	Triumphant Dye Kit (6) Victorious Dye Kit (7)
Kralkatorrik dyes	Arcane Dye Branded Dye Brandstorm Dye Crystal Dye Fear Dye Shattered Dye	Kralkatorrik Dye Kit	Victorious Dye Kit (7)
Mordremoth dyes	Abyssal Forest Dye Arid Dye Auric Dye Bloom Dye Jungle Dye Nightmare Dye	Mordremoth Dye Kit	Victorious Dye Kit (7)
Sacred dyes	Celestial Blue Dye Cerulean Night Dye Cerulean Sky Dye Dawn Dye Radiant Brass Dye Radiant Gold Dye	Sacred Dye Kit	Victorious Dye Kit (7)
Charr dyes	Gladium Dye Godless Dye Legionnaire Dye Searing Dye Tribune Dye Warband Dye	Charr Dye Kit	Dedicated Dye Kit (8)
Lion's Arch Rebuild dyes	Enameled Amenity Dye Enameled Banana Dye Enameled Brass Dye Enameled Morning Glory Dye Enameled Onset Dye Enameled Strawberry Dye	Lion's Arch Rebuild Dye Kit	Dedicated Dye Kit (8)
Norn dyes	Alemoot Dye Exodus Dye Havroun Dye Hunt Dye Legend Dye Spirits Dye	Norn Dye Kit	Dedicated Dye Kit (8)
Delectable Birthday Dyes dyes	Bubblegum Dye Cherry Vanilla Dye Lemon Sherbet Dye Limesicle Dye Orange Cream Dye Taffy Dye	Delectable Birthday Dyes	Delectable Birthday Dyes (9)
Aurene dyes	Foretold Dye Guiding Star Dye Prismatic Dye Quartz Dye Scion Dye Vision Dye	Aurene Dye Kit	None
Darkest Abyss dyes	Abyssal Depths Dye Abyssal Flame Dye Abyssal Ridge Dye Abyssal Rose Dye Abyssal Sun Dye Abyssal Twilight Dye	Darkest Abyss Dye Kit	None
Soo-Won dyes	Benevolence Dye Sea Bloom Dye Six-Fold Coral Dye The Deep Dye Tsunami Dye Wisdom Dye	Soo-Won Dye Kit	None
Jade dyes	Deep Jade Dye Energized Jade Dye Jade Balance Dye Jade Ink Dye Verdant Jade Dye Warm Jadeite Dye	Jade Dye Kit	None
Monstrous dyes	Anguish Dye Gloom Dye Predation Dye Savage Dye Torment Dye World Ender Dye	Monstrous Dye Kit	None
Smooth Berry dyes	Afternoon Wine Dye Deep Sea Dye Light Viridian Dye Mustard Dye Pastel Lavender Dye Slate Dye	Smooth Berry Dye Kit	None
Black Lion Dye Canister dyes	Vista Dye Alpine Dye Kyanite Dye Blue Lion Dye Garnet Dye Watermelon Dye Infernal Dye Red Lion Dye Canopy Dye Growth Dye Underworld Dye Green Lion Dye Straw Dye Pineapple Dye Seraphim Dye Yellow Lion Dye	Fine Black Lion Dye Canister—Blue Masterwork Black Lion Dye Canister—Blue Rare Black Lion Dye Canister—Blue Exotic Black Lion Dye Canister—Blue Fine Black Lion Dye Canister—Red Masterwork Black Lion Dye Canister—Red Rare Black Lion Dye Canister—Red Exotic Black Lion Dye Canister—Red Fine Black Lion Dye Canister—Green Masterwork Black Lion Dye Canister—Green Rare Black Lion Dye Canister—Green Exotic Black Lion Dye Canister—Green Fine Black Lion Dye Canister—Yellow Masterwork Black Lion Dye Canister—Yellow Rare Black Lion Dye Canister—Yellow Exotic Black Lion Dye Canister—Yellow	None

Dye application

Each piece of this armor is colored using the same dye, but the exact color result is dependent on the material (cloth, leather, or metal) which creates a varied end result.

Players can experiment with many different combinations of dye in order to produce the most desired result. To do this:

1. Open the Dyes tab on the Hero panel interface (default key H).
2. Select from a range of colors on the left hand side. They will be grouped by set, but can be filtered differently using the sprocket icon above. This view can include dyes not yet unlocked by toggling the Hide/Show Locked option.
3. Once a color is selected, apply the dye to one of the panels next to any one of the six armor pieces, back item, glider, or mounts. Any changes will be shown immediately by the character model on the right.

8 colors can be placed into favorites by right-clicking the requested dye. Dyes can be organized by hue, material, and set.

Preview

The preview window for items has space for up to four colors, which are applied to specific color "channels" on each item. There are four ways to preview specific colors:

• Right-click any dye consumable from inventory or your bank vault.
• Right-click dyes from the Trading Post panel.
• Using the Dye subpanel of the hero window.
• Right-clicking a dye pinged to the chat window; you can do this for dyes you do not own by copying the item codes from dye infobox on the wiki's article and pasting them to any chat channel.

Dyeable items

Not all items and equipment can be dyed. Dyeable items have up to four dye channels, and any exceptions, such as undyeable parts, are listed under Notes on their respective pages.

Can be dyed

• Armor
• Mounts
• Outfits
• Physical appearance (via a Self-Style Hair Kit and Total Makeover Kit)
• Skiffs

Can sometimes be dyed

• Back items (see Dyeable back items)
• Gliders

Cannot be dyed

• Cosmetic auras and cosmetic infusions
• Fishing Rods
• Jade Bots
• Gathering tools
• Novelties
• Skill effects and animations
• Trinkets
• Weapons

Colors

Full set of standard dyes

There are 642 dyes available in the game.

By Material

To check already unlocked dyes by material, see: Dye/By Material

Vibrant dyes (444)

Natural leather dyes (95)

Natural metallic dyes (103)

By Set

To check already unlocked dyes by set, see: Dye/By Set

Starter dyes (21)

Common dyes (181)

Uncommon dyes (119)

Rare dyes (82)

Exclusive dyes (239)

By Color

To check already unlocked dyes by color, see: Dye/By Color

Gray dyes (47)	Brown dyes (59)	Red dyes (88)	Orange dyes (59)
Yellow dyes (73)	Green dyes (114)	Blue dyes (113)	Purple dyes (89)

Dye salvaging

Since the release of Heart of Thorns, dyes can be salvaged for pigment of their corresponding color. The one exception is that gray dyes yield black pigment or white pigment randomly, with a roughly 50/50 ratio. CFine dyes salvage into 2-4 pigments; DMasterwork 5-8 pigments; and ERare 9-12 pigments. The quality of the salvaging kit does not matter. The pouches of pigments can be used by Scribes and Artificers. Note that salvaging locked dyes will not unlock it, make sure to consume it if you want to unlock its color.

Pigments

• Pouch of Brown Pigment
• Pouch of Red Pigment
• Pouch of Orange Pigment
• Pouch of Yellow Pigment
• Pouch of Green Pigment
• Pouch of Blue Pigment
• Pouch of Purple Pigment
• Pouch of White Pigment
• Pouch of Black Pigment

Gallery

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  Dye panel from the first Pre-Purchase Weekend Beta Event.

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  Dye pipette

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  Dye eraser

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  Dye brush

Notes

• Attempting to change the dyes on an armor piece while leaving a locked dye color present on that piece (from character selection for example) will prevent the changes from taking effect.

Trivia

• During the first beta weekend event, players were required to obtain Colorful Dye Seeds that required cultivation back in the "Home" area. Cultivation took either 24 real world hours, or the purchase of an item from the Gem shop. Once cultivated it would drop a soulbound, unidentified dye; that dye would unlock a new color. This system has since been replaced.
• The February 24, 2015 game update added an option to Show/Hide Locked dyes, enabling players to preview their armor dyed with colors they have yet to obtain.