ESO Motifs and Outfit Styles

Motifs and Outfit Styles are collectible items in ESO that a player learns and remembers, hence once used, the item will be consumed. You can use them at Outfit stations, as described in this guide.

You can also craft items in a Motif style. Crafting Motifs enable your character to craft armor and weapons in Tamriel's various cultural styles.  

When purchased or acquired, the crafting motif will be in your character's inventory, where it must be used to be activated. Once used, that character will be able to craft in the style specified by the crafting motif. To craft items in the style of the Motif, you must first acquire the style item for that crafting style.

Some of these items are purchasable through the Crown Store, while others can be found in-game through Blacksmithing, Woodworking, and Clothing Store merchants, or found throughout the world from enemies, containers or acquired through deconstructing an item. If you can't find the style item you are looking for, be sure to check a Guild Trader.

Master Writs in ESO

Master Writs are a potential reward for completing high end, regular writs. These special Writs can require usage of rare materials, items be made of a very high quality, or in specific motifs or item sets. Performing extensive tradeskill specific actions like doing research, learning recipes or motifs, translating runes, or identifying herbs makes Master Writs more likely to appear.

Completing Master Writs rewards you with Writ Vouchers. These Vouchers are a currency, which can be viewed in the Currency tab. They are usable to purchase special items, including housing decor, recipes, and motifs, from Rolis Hlaalu and Faustina Curio. They are found in Stormhaven, Deshaan and Grahtwood.

Outfit Stations in ESO

With Update 17, all Dye Stations got upgraded to Outfit Stations. This means any Dye Stations previously found in Tamriel (whether they be in the world or your home) have been converted, and you'll be able to use them to both dye your gear and create Outfits. Outfit Stations can usually be found near other crafting stations in most major cities, and they are represented on your map with this icon:

Note that the Outfit Stations within your home will not have their appearance changed. To get started, simply use the Outfit Station and select “Outfit 1" from the Select Outfit option. It is possible to get additional Outfits after the first – more on that later in this guide. Once you have selected the Outfit you wish to customize, the Armor Styles and Weapons Styles options will be available and you can begin!

You can customize almost everything! When using the Outfit Station, you can change the appearance of the following item slots: Helmets, Chests, Shoulders, Hands, Waist, Legs, Feet, Primary Weapon(s), and Secondary Weapon(s). Note that in order to customize your second weapon set, you should use the weapon swap toggle option. You customize your Outfit a little like equipping gear. To customize a specific gear slot, select the slot from under the Armor Styles or Weapon Styles categories to see all of your available options. As you select options for different slots, you'll see how they'll look on your character. Note that you are not actually modifying your items, but overriding the appearance of each individual slot.

To help you manage all your available options, you can use the filters to only show Light, Medium, or Heavy items, and you can toggle Show Locked on or off to view or hide styles you don't currently own. You can also use the Filter By option to filter by specific keywords. When customizing your character, you are able to preview any of the different Outfit Styles, but you won't be able to apply them if you don't own them first. Once you're happy with all the different options, select Apply Changes to save your Outfit.

Each unique slot has a specific gold cost to customize based on two key factors: