Armor Trait: What Does It Mean in Your ESO Build?
In The Elder Scrolls Online, Armor Traits are unique properties that can be applied to armor pieces, providing various bonuses and effects that enhance a player's abilities and combat effectiveness. Understanding and utilizing these traits effectively can significantly impact your gameplay experience.
Understanding Armor Traits
Each piece of armor in The Elder Scrolls Online can be imbued with a specific trait. These traits offer different bonuses that can enhance your character's defense, resource management, or even your overall power. They are integral to character customization and can be tailored to fit your unique playstyle.
Armor Traits are discovered through crafting and can be applied at crafting stations by those with the necessary skills and knowledge. It's important to note that you can only apply traits if you have researched them beforehand.
Types of Armor Traits
- Divines: Increases the effects of Mundus Stones, offering greater customization in your build.
- Impenetrable: Reduces damage taken from critical hits, providing an essential defensive boost in PvP scenarios.
- Infused: Increases the effect of the armor's enchantment, boosting the power of your gear.
- Reinforced: Enhances the armor's physical and spell resistance, making it ideal for tanks and defensive builds.
- Training: Increases experience gain from kills, useful for leveling characters quickly.
Researching and Applying Traits
To apply a trait to a piece of armor, you must first research it at a crafting station. This process takes a certain amount of time and requires that you have a piece of gear with the desired trait to dismantle and study. Once researched, you can apply the trait to new armor pieces you craft.
Researching traits is a time-intensive process, but it is crucial for crafters who wish to provide fully customized gear for themselves or others. Players often prioritize researching traits that align with their role, such as Reinforced for tanks or Divines for those seeking to maximize their Mundus Stone effects.
For more detailed information on crafting and traits, you might consider visiting the UESP Crafting page.