Appearance and Customization - ESO

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Appearance Collectible Layers

Appearance collectibles interface with each other in a layered fashion. These layers form groups that may hide one or more parts from lower layers - such as a costume that hides your entire face, or a hat that hides your costume's hat so your face can be seen again. If you have head markings and facial accessories active, the costume hides them, but the hat brings them back.

From bottom to top, the layer order for your appearance is:
• Personalities.
• Body Markings and Head Markings.
• Skins, Hair Styles, Facial Accessories, Facial Hair, and Jewelry.
• Equipped Armor and Outfits.
• Costumes.
• Hats.

Outfits and the Outfit System

Outfit Basics
Everyone has one Outfit by default and can get more from the Crown Store. You can change into or out of Outfits at any time.

Customizing Outfits
To change an Outfit's styles or dyes, visit an Outfit Station . They are located in all major cities.

Outfits and Dyes
Each Outfit accepts dyes whether a style has been applied to it or not. If there is no style in a body slot, the dye will be applied to your equipped armor.Outfit Customization
Each time you customize an Outfit there is a cost associated, no matter how small the change. When customizing, you can swap your weapons to better coordinate your look.

Outfits and Weapons
Weapon styles are grouped according to the skill line associated with them. Any weapon from a skill line can take on the associated style, whether it is equipped or not.

Unlocking Outfit Styles
Each Outfit Style will display a hint revealing how it can be unlocked.
Outfits and the Outfit System

Costumes

Costumes, Skins, Polymorphs, and Hats added to your Collections are unlocked for all characters on your account. This means any costumes purchased via the Crown Store or unlocked in-game can be accessed by all your ESO characters.Costumes will override your character's attire visuals.

Skins will override your character's skin while keeping your physical features intact.

Hats will override helmets or costume-related headgear. The "Hide Helmet" Gameplay Setting will hide Hats.

Polymorphs will override all your character's attire visuals, skin, hats, and physical features.
Costumes

Customized Actions

Customized Actions, once acquired, are accessible to all the characters on your account through your Collections menu. Customized Actions are a purely cosmetic option that your character can Set Active.Each character may set a Customized Action override for each action type (recalling, plant harvesting, wood chopping, etc.). They offer a cosmetic change to that action and do not change the distance at which a player may interact with nodes, the duration of the action (depending on Master Gatherer status), or the results of the harvest.

Skill Styles

Skill Styles are a purely cosmetic option that changes visual elements of your character's skills. They don't impact the damage or effect of skills in any way. Skill Styles, once acquired, are accessible to all the characters on your account.

To activate a Skill Style, browse to the relevant skill line. Skills that can have a style applied will have a style selector to the left of their name. Use the selector to apply the Skill Style you want to use.Skill Styles can be earned by unlocking achievements and completing quests, as well as by purchasing them in the Crown Store.
Skill Styles

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