Gaining Hero Badges with Effects

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This page is an aid to a badge hunter seeking to focus effort on particular badges that gain favorable effects. It is comprehensive for the badges listed here, but may not be comprehensive for the full set of badges available that have effects. See below for the full category. Template:Badgenav

Badges with Permanent Bonuses

Freedom Phalanx Reserve Member

Effects

Freedom Phalanx Reserve

+10% Max Health

Earning Membership into the Freedom Phalanx Reserve has granted you a permanent increase to your Max Hit Points by 10%.

Requirements

	Regal Badge	Exploration	Boomtown (-448, 42, 2170) explanation of coordinates
	Brawler Badge	Exploration	Galaxy City (-1184, 63, -936)
	Vigorous Badge	Exploration	Independence Port (-1615, 80, -1872)
	Summoned Badge	Exploration	Kings Row (-940.5, -41.7, 2977.4)
	Keen Sighted Badge	Exploration	Kings Row (-2175.9, 97.0, 1142.5)
	Purifier Badge	Exploration	Skyway City (-1085, -16, -7612)
	Nimble Mynx Badge	Exploration	Steel Canyon (-2428, 48, -3408)
	Authority Badge	History	Visit 5 history plaques: Talos Island (1777, 22, 7843) Independence Port (910, 100, -4175) Independence Port (-1035, 36, -2441) Dark Astoria (3420, 46, 3038) Terra Volta (351, 196, -3605)
	Tank Buster Badge	Achievement	Defeat 100 Freakshow Tanks
	Gearsmasher Badge	Achievement	Defeat 100 Clockwork Gears that spawn after a Clockwork Prince is defeated
	Unveiler Badge	Achievement	Defeat 100 Fake Nemesis

Portal Jockey

Effects

Portal Jockey

Self: +5% Health +5 Endurance

As a Portal Jockey, you have been granted you a permanent increase to your Max Hit Points and Max Endurance by 5%.

Requirements

	Multidimensional Badge	Exploration	Exploration badge in a Maria Jenkins mission
	Shrouded Badge	Exploration	Exploration badge in a Tina Macintyre mission
	Scholastic Badge	History	Visit 3 history plaques: Founders' Falls (1725, -8, 2400) Brickstown (-229, 8, -370) Brickstown (-3463, 4, 2062)
	Dimensional Warder Badge	Achievement	Defeat the Praetorian Earth's evil version of the Freedom Phalanx: Anti-Matter, Battle Maiden, Black Swan, Bobcat, Chimera, Diabolique, Dominatrix, Infernal, Malaise, Marauder, Mother Mayhem, Neuron, Nightstar, Shadowhunter, and Siege

Received the Atlas Medallion

Effects

The Atlas Medallion

+5 Max Endurance

Earning The Atlas Medallion has granted you a permanent increase to your Max Endurance by 5.

Requirements

	Top Dog Badge	Exploration	Atlas Park (134, 314, -340)
	Pupil Badge	History	Visit 5 history plaques: Atlas Park (511, 5, -1151) Galaxy City (-752, 5, -1550) Kings Row (-170, -42, -1467) Kings Row (-400, 4, 1760) Perez Park (-1174, -29, 2252)
	Spelunker Badge	Accomplishment	Finish the Rescue Fortune Teller mission from Dr. Trevor Seaborn, Hugo Redding, or Haley Philips
	The Silver Bullet Badge	Accomplishment	Defeat 200 Council Werewolves
	The Slayer Badge	Accomplishment	Defeat 200 Council Vampyri

Task Force Commander

Effects

Task Force Commander

Self: +5% Max Health

As a Task Force Commander, you have been granted a permanent increase to your Max Hit Points by 5%.

Requirements

	Positron's Ally Badge	Accomplishment	Complete Positron's Task Force
	Synapse's Cohort Badge	Accomplishment	Complete Synapse's Task Force
	Sister Psyche's Comrade Badge	Accomplishment	Complete Sister Psyche's Task Force
	Citadel's Assistant Badge	Accomplishment	Complete Citadel's Task Force
	Manticore's Associate Badge	Accomplishment	Complete Manticore's Task Force
	Numina's Compatriot Badge	Accomplishment	Complete Numina's Task Force

Invention Badges with Bonuses

Extra Salvage Storage

The following badges add 2 to your personal salvage inventory, for a total of 20 extra salvage objects:

	Scrounger Badge	Achievement	Sell 50 salvage at Wentworths.
	Despoiler Badge	Achievement	Craft 2 level 25 and 2 level 30 Common Debuff enhancements (Defense Debuff, To Hit Debuff, Taunt, Confuse).
	Rebuilder Badge	Achievement	Craft 6 level 25 and 6 level 30 Common Heal enhancements plus one additional level 25 or level 30.
	Protector Badge	Achievement	Craft 6 level 25 and 6 level 30 Common Mitigation enhancements (Defense Buff, Resist Damage, Intangible).
	Charming Badge	Achievement	Craft 6 level 25 and 6 level 30 Common Mez enhancements (Sleep, Snare, Hold, Stun, Immobilize, and Fear) plus one additional level 25 or level 30.
	Nuclear Powered Badge	Achievement	Craft 7 level 25 and 7 level 30 Common Endurance enhancements (Endurance Modification and Endurance Reduction) plus one additional level 25 or level 30.
	Hit-Man Badge	Achievement	Craft 8 level 25 and 8 level 30 Common Rate of Fire enhancements (Recharge Rate and Interrupt Time) plus one additional level 25 or level 30.
	Colonel Badge	Achievement	Craft 8 level 25 and 8 level 30 Common Accuracy enhancements (Accuracy and To Hit Buff) plus one additional level 25 or level 30.
	Warhead Badge	Achievement	Craft 8 level 25 and 8 level 30 Common Damage enhancements (Damage and Knockback) plus one additional level 25 or level 30.
	Wanderer Badge	Achievement	Craft 8 level 25 and 8 level 30 Common Travel enhancements (Run Speed, Jump, Fly Speed, and Range) plus one additional level 25 or level 30.

Extra Recipe Storage

These badges add 1 space to your personal recipe inventory, for a total of 9 extra recipes:

	Retrograde Badge	Achievement	Craft 3 level 45 and 3 level 50 Common Debuff enhancements (Defense Debuff, To Hit Debuff, Taunt, Confuse) plus one additional level 45 or level 50.
	Reanimator Badge	Achievement	Craft 9 level 45 and 9 level 50 Common Heal enhancements plus one additional level 45 or level 50.
	Defensive Badge	Achievement	Craft 9 level 45 and 9 level 50 Common Mitigation enhancements (Defense Buff, Resist Damage, Intangible) plus one additional level 45 or level 50.
	Mesmerizer Badge	Achievement	Craft 11 level 45 and 11 level 50 Common Mez enhancements (Sleep, Snare, Hold, Stun, Immobilize, and Fear) plus one additional level 45 or level 50.
	Perpetual Badge	Achievement	Craft 12 level 45 and 12 level 50 Common Endurance enhancements (Endurance Modification and Endurance Reduction) plus one additional level 45 or level 50.
	Sharpshooter Badge	Achievement	Craft 14 level 45 and 14 level 50 Common Rate of Fire enhancements (Recharge Rate and Interrupt Time) plus one additional level 45 or level 50.
	General Badge	Achievement	Craft 14 level 45 and 14 level 50 Common Accuracy enhancements (Accuracy and To Hit Buff) plus one additional level 45 or level 50.
	Lord of War Badge	Achievement	Craft 14 level 45 and 14 level 50 Common Damage enhancements (Damage and Knockback plus one additional level 45 or level 50.)
	Nomad Badge	Achievement	Craft 14 level 45 and 14 level 50 Common Travel enhancements (Run Speed, Jump, Fly Speed, and Range) plus one additional level 45 or level 50.

Extra Auction Slots

Each badge in this group adds 1 slot at the consignment house, for a total of 5 extra slots:

	Merchant Badge	Achievement	250 total sales of any kind on at Wentworths.
	Retailer Badge	Achievement	1000 total sales of any kind at Wentworths.
	Auctioneer Badge	Achievement	3000 total sales of any kind at Wentworths.
	Black Marketeer Badge	Achievement	5000 total sales of any kind at Wentworths.
	Power Seller Badge	Achievement	7000 total sales of any kind at Wentworths.

Badges with Activatable Powers

Archmage

Effects

Eye of the Magus

Self: +Resistance(All but Psionics) +Defense(All but Psionics) -Speed, -Recharge, -Accuracy

When you activate the Eye of the Magus, you are granted a very high bonus to Defense and Damage Resistance for one minute. You can only activate the Eye of the Magus once every 25 minutes.

Requirements

	Dark Mystic Badge	Exploration	Dark Astoria (1678, 5.5, 2833)
	Faultless Mystic Badge	Exploration	Faultline (821.5, 95.5, -1154.5)
	Mystic Badge	Exploration	Brickstown (-593, 32, 1378)
	Mystic King Badge	Exploration	Kings Row (-376.2, 70.5, 245.0)
	Banisher Badge	Achievement	Defeat 200 Banished Pantheon Spirit Masks
	Illusionist Badge	Achievement	Defeat 500 Carnival of Shadows Illusionists
	Soul Binder Badge	Achievement	Defeat 100 Circle of Thorns mages
	Tracer Badge	Achievement	Defeat 100 Tsoo Sorcerers

Conspiracy Theorist

Effects

Crey CBX-9 Pistol

Ranged Moderate Damage over Time(Cold) Foe: Immobilize -Speed -Recharge

The Crey CBX-9 Pistol immobilizes your target in an icy trap. Deals some damage over time and slightly Slows the target's attack and movement speed even if they break free from the Immobilization. The Crey Cryo Pistol is extremely accurate, but it can only fire once every 25 minutes.

Requirements

	Bird Watcher Badge	Exploration	Galaxy City (-1099, 48, -2264)
	Crey Fish Badge	Exploration	Eden (-1787, 0, 4550)
	Crey Havoc Badge	Exploration	Independence Port (-441, 2, -271)
	Crey Watcher Badge	Exploration	Crey's Folly (1080, 0, 2320)
	The Doctor's Ally Badge	Accomplishment	Finish the Investigate the hacker known as The Doctor mission for Gordon Stacy in Brickstown
	Infiltrator Badge	Achievement	Defeat 200 Crey Paragon Protectors

Field Crafter

Effects

Portable Workbench

Special

You can use this power to summon a portable worktable. It will allow you and your teammates to craft recipes while 'in the field' instead of needing to return to your base or the university to do so. It can be used once per hour and lasts for 5 minutes every time it is summoned.

Requirements

See Gaining the Field Crafter Badge

Geas of the Kind Ones

Effects

Geas of the Kind Ones

Self: +Recharge, + Recovery, +Accuracy, -Defense

You have uncovered the secrets of Croatoa and have been awarded the Geas of the Kind Ones. Like most supernatural gifts, the Geas is both a blessing and a curse. By using it you can greatly increase your recharge speed, Endurance recovery, and Accuracy for 1 minute. However, your Defense will be severely reduced.

Requirements

	Cabalist Badge	Accomplishment	Complete Katie Hannon's Task Force
	Bane of Dannan Badge	Accomplishment	Defeat 333 Tuatha de Dannan
	Believer Badge	Achievement	Defeat Sally twice
	Cap Buster Badge	Achievement	Defeat 333 Red Caps
	Giant Killer Badge	Achievement	Defeat Jack in Irons
	Haunted Badge	Achievement	Defeat 333 Croatoa Ghosts
	Pumpkin King Badge	Achievement	Defeat Eochai
	Pumpkin Master Badge	Achievement	Defeat 333 Fir Bolg
	Spellbinding Badge	Achievement	Defeat 333 Cabal witches

Vanguard

Effects

Vanguard Medal

Self +Special

When activated, your Vanguard Medal will double the duration of all your Disorient, Hold, Immobilize, Fear, Confuse and Sleep powers. Knockback distance is also increased. The effect of this boost will last for 1 minute. You can only activate the Vanguard Medal once every 25 minutes.

Bug! This power's in-game description is out of date. It no longer increases Knockback distance at all, and it only boosts status effect durations by +66%.

Requirements

	Portal Parter Badge	Exploration	Peregrine Island (3045, 0, 1287)
	Ace Badge	Exploration	Rikti War Zone (1359.5, 293.2, -273.5)
	Savant Badge	History	Visit 5 history plaques: Founders' Falls (4244, 3, 3689) Crey's Folly (7227, 37, -554) Crey's Folly (2566, 4, 2683) Eden (-2817, -23, 2962) Eden (-1313, 12, 4486)
	Finder Badge	Achievement	Defeat 100 Lost Bosses
	Zookeeper Badge	Achievement	Defeat 1000 Rikti Monkeys

Watchman

Effects

Elusive Mind

Self: +Defense (Psionic), +Resistence (Psionic)

You have gained the ability to deflect and protect yourself from mental invasions of all sorts. By focusing your mind using this technique, you gain strong defense against Psionic attacks and are moderately resistant to Psionic damage while this power is active. It lasts for 60 seconds per use. Recharge: Very Long

Requirements

	Bomb Specialist Badge	Achievement	Defeat 25 Rikti UXB's during a Rikti Invasion
	Chief Badge	Achievement	Defeat 10 Rikti Heavy Assault Suits during a Rikti Invasion
	Sentry Badge	Achievement	Defeat 100 Rikti during a Rikti Invasion

See Also

CoH Badges with Effects