What is the Armory?
The Armory is a vast searchable database of information for World of
Warcraft - taken straight from the real servers and presented in a
user-friendly interface. Since the Armory pulls its data from the
actual game servers, it is the most comprehensive and up-to-date
database on the characters, arena teams, guilds, and items of World of
Warcraft in existence. What can I search for in the Armory?
You can search for characters, items, guilds, arena teams, and faction
rewards. You can select one of these master search filters from the top
drop-down menu before entering a search term. What extra features are accessible after logging in to the Armory?
At the top right hand corner of the Armory there is a tab labeled "Log
In". Clicking this tab allows you to log in to the Armory using your
World of Warcraft account information without leaving the current page,
and displays a link to the character on the account with the highest
relevance as determined by the Armory. You can use the "My Characters"
option below this profile link to access the profiles of the other
characters on this account. Once logged in, you can access
login-protected content for the characters on that account including
guild banks and the player calendar.
Read more about the character selection interface and the login process at our
Armory Login FAQ.
What is the Mobile Armory?
The World of Warcraft Mobile Armory is a mobile version of World of
Warcraft’s official searchable database for the iPhone™ and iPod
touch®. This free application, available for download from the iTunes®
App Store, replicates much of the functionality and information found
on the Armory website. Find complete details on the
Mobile Armory page.
What is the "Find an Upgrade" option for items in a character profile?
Mousing over any item in a character profile will display a small arrow
that turns into a button. Clicking this "Find an Upgrade" button will
take you to an item search results page. On this page will be a list of
items that may be considered upgrades for that item and for that
particular character.
These recommended upgrades take into account the
character’s class, statistics, and overall gear quality. In this
manner, you can look for upgrades for your character’s items as well as
for any other character in World of Warcraft. This feature is also
intended to be helpful for characters with multiple gear sets, as they
can find upgrades for all their sets. The recommended upgrades feature
will produce the most accurate results when used on characters that
have no buffs affecting their statistics.
Read more at our
Find an Upgrade FAQ.
What does the term "relevance" mean on the search results pages?
Similar to a search engine relevance rating, the relevance category
attempts to sort the matches to a search with the goal that the most
appropriate matches appear near the top of the search results.
Relevance is determined by running a combination of factors through an
algorithm. These factors are different depending on what category is
being searched for. For example, relevancy for a particular character
name search may be affected by the level of the character, the last
login time of the character, and other factors. What are the recommended and supported browsers for the Armory?
The Armory supports Internet Explorer (version 6.0 and up), Firefox,
Opera 9, Safari, and Chrome, and has been optimized for the most recent
versions of each. In addition, certain features require
Flash Player to function.
What is the Armory?
The Armory is a vast searchable database of information for World of
Warcraft - taken straight from the real servers and presented in a
user-friendly interface. Since the Armory pulls its data from the
actual game servers, it is the most comprehensive and up-to-date
database on the characters, arena teams, guilds, and items of World of
Warcraft in existence.