Binding

In the player's Arsenal list:

A blue diamond indicates that the item is bound. En empty diamond indicates that the item is unbound.

Binding occurs when the player equips a piece of equipment present in their arsenal list. A small number of other oddities (such as the Ancient Shell) automatically bind when acquired. Importantly:

Bound equipment can be sold to vendors.

Bound equipment cannot be mailed, traded, or sold in the Auction House.

When crafting using bound equipment as a precursor, the upgraded equipment will also be bound.

Before purchasing from a vendor, check the item's properties in the mouseover tooltip to see if it will be bound upon purchase or not.

As a general rule, most equipment and weaponry binds when equipped, and the following bind when acquired:

• All Mission rewards
• Everything from Sullivan and Brinks, except materials
• Items from the Starter pack or Battle Pack
• Recipes purchased from the Hall of Heroes
• Weapons and gear purchased from the Supply Depot
• Certain materials from certain events (example: Razor Ribbon)
• Tokens
• Minerals
• Artifacts

Once bound, the item can only be unbound by Vise, the unbinding smith in the Bazaar. Vise can only unbind Helmets, Armor, Shields, Trinkets, Bombs, Handguns, and Swords - not materials, costumes, and so on. Vise will also not be able to unbind certain special combat equipment, like "proto" items.

Heat level is reset to 0 when an item is unbound.

Tickets

Name	Effect	Acquisition	Cost	Location
Unbind 1 Star Ticket	Unbinds an item so it can be traded. Resets heat level!	Supply Depot Or direct use at vendor	100 Energy	Vise
Unbind 2 Star Ticket	Unbinds an item so it can be traded. Resets heat level!	Supply Depot Or direct use at vendor	200 Energy	Vise
Unbind 3 Star Ticket	Unbinds an item so it can be traded. Resets heat level!	Supply Depot Or direct use at vendor	600 Energy	Vise
Unbind 4 Star Ticket	Unbinds an item so it can be traded. Resets heat level!	Supply Depot Or direct use at vendor	1,800 Energy	Vise
Unbind 5 Star Ticket	Unbinds an item so it can be traded. Resets heat level!	Supply Depot Or direct use at vendor	4,000 Energy	Vise