Glacial Guardian Set - ESO
Glacial Guardian is an armor set in the Elder Scrolls Online that can be obtained in Coral Aerie. It is part of the Ascending Tide DLC pack.
Dungeon
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(4 items) Adds 129 Health Recovery
(5 items) When you Block, tether to the enemy if they are within 8 meters of you for 8 seconds. While tethered, you deal 256 Frost Damage every second to enemies touching the tether and cause them to have a 200% increased Status Effect Chance. The tether breaks if the target moves more than 12 meters away. This effect can occur once every 12 seconds and the damage scales off your Max Health.
(3 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(4 items) Adds 129 Health Recovery
(5 items) When you Block, tether to the enemy if they are within 8 meters of you for 8 seconds. While tethered, you deal 256 Frost Damage every second to enemies touching the tether and cause them to have a 200% increased Status Effect Chance. The tether breaks if the target moves more than 12 meters away. This effect can occur once every 12 seconds and the damage scales off your Max Health.
Jewels
Weapons
Heavy Armor
Champion Points that buff this armor set
- Backstabber (only while slotted)
- Boundless Vitality (only while slotted)
- Deadly Aim (only while slotted)
- Fighting Finesse (only while slotted)
- Hero's Vigor
- Piercing
- Precision
- War Mage
Golden Vendor:
Certain items of this set have been available at the Golden Vendor in the past.
- Golden Vendor Week 52, 2023: Glacial Guardian – Necklace
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Available Apparel traits
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Divines | Increases Mundus Stone effects by 9.1%. |
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Impenetrable | Increases Critical Resistance by 132 and this item takes 50% less durability damage. |
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Infused | Increase armor enchantment effect by 25%. |
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Invigorating | Increases Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by 16. |
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Nirnhoned | Increases Physical and Spell Resistance by 253. |
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Reinforced | Increases this item's Armor value by 16%. |
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Sturdy | Reduces the cost of Block by 4%. |
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Training | Increase experience gained from kills by 11%. |
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Well-fitted | Reduces the cost of Roll Dodge and Sprint by 6%. |
Available Weapon traits
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Charged | Increases chance to apply status effects by 117.5%. |
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Decisive | When you gain Ultimate you have a 27.5% chance to gain 1 additional Ultimate. |
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Defending | Increases Physical and Spell Resistance by 1638. |
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Infused | Increases weapon enchantment effect by 30% and reduces enchantment cooldown by 50%. |
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Nirnhoned | Increases Damage of this weapon by 15%. |
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Powered | Increases healing done by 4.5%. |
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Precise | Increases Weapon and Spell Critical by 3.6%. |
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Sharpened | Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 1638. |
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Training | Increases experience gained from kills by 4.5%. |
Available Jewelry traits
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Arcane | Increases Maximum Magicka by 877. |
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Bloodthirsty | Increases your Weapon and Spell Damage against enemies under 90% Health by up to 350. |
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Harmony | Activating a synergy restores 880 Health, Magicka, and Stamina. |
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Healthy | Increases Maximum Health by 965. |
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Infused | Increases jewelry enchantment effectiveness by 60%. |
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Protective | Increases Spell Resistance and Physical Resistance by 1190. |
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Robust | Increases Maximum Stamina by 877. |
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Swift | Increases movement speed by 7%. |
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Triune | Increases Maximum Magicka by 439, Maximum Stamina by 439, and Maximum Health by 482. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from other players
Which DLC do I need to obtain Glacial Guardian in ESO?
To obtain Glacial Guardian you must own the Ascending Tide DLC
Where does Glacial Guardian drop in ESO?
Glacial Guardian drops in Coral Aerie