What is required to identify items in Guild Wars Reforged?

Items are identified using a consumable item called an **Identification Kit** (or 'ID Kit'), which must be in your inventory. You then click the kit and target the unidentified item.

Where can I purchase Identification Kits?

ID Kits are generally bought from **general material vendors** (e.g., weapon or armor dealers), often found in major cities and outposts. They typically cost a small amount of Gold or Platinum.

What happens after an item is identified?

Identifying an item reveals its **true name, full stats, applicable upgrades**, and any valuable **inscriptions** or unique properties it may possess.

Guild Wars Reforged How to Identify Items

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Knowing how to identify items in Guild Wars Reforged is one of the first steps to turning random drops into profit. Every weapon, rune, or upgrade comes with hidden stats that only appear after you use an identification kit. Here’s how the process works and why you should always identify your loot.

How to Identify Items

To reveal an item’s hidden properties, you need an identification kit. You can buy them from merchants in every main town. There are two kinds:

Identification Kit, costs 100 gold and gives 25 uses
Superior Identification Kit, costs 500 gold and gives 100 uses

To use one, double-click the kit, then click the item in your inventory. The game shows a message if the item is already identified, so you won’t waste a charge. Kits can’t be refilled, and when the uses run out, they disappear automatically.

What Happens When You Identify

Once identified, an item’s full details appear. Any hidden stats or modifiers are revealed instantly, and its description updates. Weapons often show their elemental type or inherent bonuses once identified.

Hidden upgrades and weapon mods become visible and salvageable
Merchant value usually increases
The item can now be salvaged safely for runes or components

Weapons that drop with elemental upgrades, like Fiery or Icy, won’t show their damage type until you identify them. After that, you’ll see the correct elemental tag and modifier.

Why Identification Matters

Identifying gear increases its sell price, helps you find rare upgrades, and can even unlock new PvP options.

Merchant and trader values rise once items are identified
Identifying weapons or runes unlocks those upgrades for PvP use
The Wisdom title tracks how many gold rarity items you’ve identified

If you plan to sell loot to a merchant, identify anything worth 25 gold or more first. It almost always pays for itself over time.

Salvaging and Value Tips

Once an item is identified, you can decide whether to sell it or salvage it. Salvaging works best when the merchant value is low, since upgrades and runes can often sell for more than the weapon itself.

Identify first to check the real value
Salvage upgrades from items under 10 gold value
Sell items with valuable modifiers instead of breaking them down

Some modifiers raise merchant value directly, so keep an eye out before you salvage.

Pre-Identified and Restricted Items

Certain gear can’t be identified at all, and some items come pre-identified when you receive them. The game shows an error if you try to identify something that’s already done. These don’t use up your kit.

Items that cannot be identified:

Quest items
Stackable materials
Collector or armorer gear
Default hero weapons and armor

Final Blurb

Identification is simple but vital in Guild Wars Reforged. It boosts profits, reveals hidden bonuses, and helps unlock new upgrades for your account. Always keep a kit handy and check your loot before selling or salvaging. The small cost of a kit can lead to big rewards in gold, mods, and PvP unlocks.