How do you get traits in ESO?

You get traits in ESO either by finding the correct trait on a weapon or armor, and then researching it so that you can craft it unto an armor or weapon piece, or jewelry, or you buy an item from the guildstores and research it then.

How many traits can you have in ESO?

Per armor, weapon or jewelry you can have 9 traits in total.

How do you get traits in ESO?

The only way to get a specific trait in ESO is to ask someone to craft you an item, or to research an item of a specific trait and then craft the item yourself. You can also then use a Transmute Station in order to change into your preferred trait.

What does it mean traits needed to craft in ESO?

Traits refers to the modifiers of armors, weapons or jewelry when you craft them, such as Training, Divines or Bloodthirsty.

What is the Divines trait in ESO?

The Divines trait increases Mundus Stone Effects by a range from 5.1% to 9.1%.

What is the Infused trait in ESO?

The Infused trait in ESO increases Armor Enchantment effects by a range from 9%-25%.

What is the Invigorating trait in ESO?

Invigorating increases Magicka, Stamina and Health Recovery by a range from 8 to 16.

What is the Impenetrable trait?

The Impenetrable trait reduces an item's durability damage by 50% and increases Critical Resistance by a range from 116 to 127.

What is the Nirnhoned trait?

The Nirnhoned trait increases your spell and physical resistance by a range from 220 to 253.

What is the Charged trait in ESO?

The Charged trait in ESO increases the chance to apply Status Effects by 200% to 240%.

What is the Reinforced trait in ESO?

The Reinforced trait in ESO increases your armor by a range from 12% to 16%.

What is the Sturdy trait in ESO?

The Sturdy trait in ESO reduces Block Cost by a range from 2% to 4%.

What is the Training trait in ESO?

The Training trait in ESO increases your EXP gain from kills by 7% to 11%.

What is the Well-Fitted trait in ESO?

The Well-Fitted trait in ESO reduces the cost of sprinting and roll dodging by 1.2% to 6%.

What is the Arcane trait in ESO?

The Arcane trait in ESO increases your Max Magicka by 767 to 877.

What is the Robust trait in ESO?

The Robust trait in ESO increases your Max Stamina by 767 to 877.

What is the Healthy trait in ESO?

The Healthy trait in ESO increases your Max Health by 844 to 965.

What is the Protective trait in ESO?

The Protective trait in ESO increases your Physical and Spell Resistance by 1053 to 1190.

What is the Triune trait in ESO?

The Triune trait in ESO increases Max Health, Stamina and Magicka from 422/384/384 to 482/439/439.

What is the jewelry Infused trait in ESO?

The jewelry Infused trait in ESO increases Enchantment Effectiveness by 24% to 60%.

What is the Swift trait in ESO?

The Swift trait in ESO increases Movement Speed by 3% to 7%.

What is the Harmony trait in ESO?

The Harmony trait in ESO increases Synergy Effectiveness by 12% to 20%.

What is the Bloodthirsty trait in ESO?

The Bloodthirsty trait in ESO increases Weapon and Spell Damage against enemies under 90% Health by up to 70 to 350.

What is the Decisive trait in ESO?

The Decisive trait in ESO is the chance to gain 1 additional Ultimate anytime that Ultimate is gained by 19.1% to 27.5%.

What is the Defending trait in ESO?

The Defending trait in ESO increases total Physical and Spell Resistance by 1428 to 1638.

What is the weapon Infused trait in ESO?

The weapon Infused trait in ESO reduces Enchantment cooldown by 50% and increases Weapon Enchantment effect by 10% to 30% (one weapon).

What is the weapon Nirnhoned trait in ESO?

The weapon Nirnhoned trait in ESO increases Weapon Damage (for one weapon) by 11% to 15%.

What is the Powered trait in ESO?

The Powered trait in ESO increases Healing done by 2.5% to 4.5%.

What is the Precise trait in ESO?

The Precise trait in ESO increases Weapon and Spell Critical values by 1.6% to 3.6%.

What is the Sharpened trait in ESO?

The Sharpened trait in ESO increases Armor and Spell Penetration by 1428 to 1638.

What is the weapon Training trait in ESO?

The weapon Training trait in ESO increases EXP gained from kills by 2.5% to 4.5%.

Armor, Weapon and Jewelry Traits for ESO

Name	Effect
Divines Divines	Increases Mundus Stone effects by 9.1%.
Impenetrable Impenetrable	Increases Critical Resistance by 132 and this item takes 50% less durability damage.
Infused Infused	Increase armor enchantment effect by 25%.
Intricate Intricate	Increases inspiration gained from deconstruction of this item by 300%, and gain additional refined material upon deconstruction of this item.
Intricate Intricate	Increases inspiration gained from deconstruction of this item by 300%, and gain additional refined material upon deconstruction of this item.
Invigorating Invigorating	Increases Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by 16.
Nirnhoned Nirnhoned	Increases Physical and Spell Resistance by 253.
Ornate Ornate	Increases this item's sell price by 300%.
Reinforced Reinforced	Increases this item's Armor value by 16%.
Sturdy Sturdy	Reduces the cost of Block by 4%.
Training Training	Increases experience gained from kills by 4.5%.
Training Training	Increase experience gained from kills by 11%.
Well-fitted Well-fitted	Reduces the cost of Roll Dodge and Sprint by 6%.

Name

Effect

Divines Divines

Increases Mundus Stone effects by 9.1%.

Impenetrable Impenetrable

Increases Critical Resistance by 132 and this item takes 50% less durability damage.

Infused Infused

Increase armor enchantment effect by 25%.

Intricate Intricate

Increases inspiration gained from deconstruction of this item by 300%, and gain additional refined material upon deconstruction of this item.

Intricate Intricate

Increases inspiration gained from deconstruction of this item by 300%, and gain additional refined material upon deconstruction of this item.

Invigorating Invigorating

Increases Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by 16.

Nirnhoned Nirnhoned

Increases Physical and Spell Resistance by 253.

Ornate Ornate

Increases this item's sell price by 300%.

Reinforced Reinforced

Increases this item's Armor value by 16%.

Sturdy Sturdy

Reduces the cost of Block by 4%.

Training Training

Increases experience gained from kills by 4.5%.

Training Training

Increase experience gained from kills by 11%.

Well-fitted Well-fitted

Reduces the cost of Roll Dodge and Sprint by 6%.

Name	Effect
Charged Charged	Increases chance to apply status effects by 117.5%.
Decisive Decisive	When you gain Ultimate you have a 13.8% chance to gain 1 additional Ultimate.
Defending Defending	Increases Physical and Spell Resistance by 819
Infused Infused	Increases weapon enchantment effect by 15% and reduces enchantment cooldown by 50%.
Nirnhoned Nirnhoned	Increases Damage of this weapon by 7.5%.
Ornate Ornate	Increases this item's sell price by 150%.
Powered Powered	Increases healing done by 4.5%.
Precise Precise	Increases Weapon and Spell Critical by 1.8%.
Sharpened Sharpened	Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 819

Name

Effect

Charged Charged

Increases chance to apply status effects by 117.5%.

Decisive Decisive

When you gain Ultimate you have a 13.8% chance to gain 1 additional Ultimate.

Defending Defending

Increases Physical and Spell Resistance by 819

Infused Infused

Increases weapon enchantment effect by 15% and reduces enchantment cooldown by 50%.

Nirnhoned Nirnhoned

Increases Damage of this weapon by 7.5%.

Ornate Ornate

Increases this item's sell price by 150%.

Powered Powered

Increases healing done by 4.5%.

Precise Precise

Increases Weapon and Spell Critical by 1.8%.

Sharpened Sharpened

Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 819

Name	Effect
Arcane Arcane	Increases Maximum Magicka by 877.
Bloodthirsty Bloodthirsty	Increases your Weapon and Spell Damage against enemies under 90% Health by up to 350.
Harmony Harmony	Activating a synergy restores 880 Health, Magicka, and Stamina.
Healthy Healthy	Increases Maximum Health by 965.
Infused Infused	Increases jewelry enchantment effectiveness by 60%.
Intricate Intricate	Increases inspiration gained from deconstruction of this item by 400%, and gain additional refined material upon deconstruction of this item.
Ornate Ornate	Increases this item's sell price by 300%.
Protective Protective	Increases Spell Resistance and Physical Resistance by 1190.
Robust Robust	Increases Maximum Stamina by 877.
Swift Swift	Increases movement speed by 7%.
Triune Triune	Increases Maximum Magicka by 439, Maximum Stamina by 439, and Maximum Health by 482.

Name

Effect

Arcane Arcane

Increases Maximum Magicka by 877.

Bloodthirsty Bloodthirsty

Increases your Weapon and Spell Damage against enemies under 90% Health by up to 350.

Harmony Harmony

Activating a synergy restores 880 Health, Magicka, and Stamina.

Healthy Healthy

Increases Maximum Health by 965.

Infused Infused

Increases jewelry enchantment effectiveness by 60%.

Intricate Intricate

Increases inspiration gained from deconstruction of this item by 400%, and gain additional refined material upon deconstruction of this item.

Ornate Ornate

Increases this item's sell price by 300%.

Protective Protective

Increases Spell Resistance and Physical Resistance by 1190.

Robust Robust

Increases Maximum Stamina by 877.

Swift Swift

Increases movement speed by 7%.

Triune Triune

Increases Maximum Magicka by 439, Maximum Stamina by 439, and Maximum Health by 482.

Learning traits will also enable you to use crafted eso sets. All crafted sets require you to have a certain amount of traits researched before you can craft the sets. You can learn more about crafted sets in the ESO crafted sets category.

Trait research is necessary for you to alter or create gear items. All gear pieces have traits, armor, weapons and jewelry. For you to create a craftable set you are required to know X amount of traits. For example the Hunding's Rage set requires you to have 6 traits researched before you can even attempt to craft the set. To pick the trait of your choice when you craft a set you also need to have that trait already researched. Traits are also used at Transmutation Stations.

A Transmute Station allows you to alter the trait of an already crafted set, or any set for that matter. For example I could change the trait on my necklace from the Arcane trait to the Triune trait. That leaves us with 3 major use cases:

Craftable sets that require X traits researched
Trait choice when you craft a set
Transmuting a trait

Trait Research Time in ESO

Any long time player can tell you that trait research is an ongoing project in The Elder Scrolls Online. The first few traits can be researched in no time, the more traits you have already researched, the longer it will take to research the next trait, it gets exponentially longer. Researching all nine traits of any type of weapon or armor takes a total of 3066 hours or 127,75 days, without any bonuses.

These are the ways to reduce the amount of time it takes to research a trait:

ESO Plus offers a 10% trait research time reduction, therefore you will need slightly less time to complete this.
The ingame Crown Store also offers Instant Research Scrolls that can reduce the time needed for trait research.
Crafting skill line passives exist that reduce the time and allow you to research more than one trait at a time. The passives are called: Metallurgy, Stitching, Carpentry, Lapidary Research

Research is a crafting process for Blacksmithing, Clothing and Woodworking that will help players discover new traits. Traits are specific attributes that will increase some statistics of the players' gear. Traits can be added to an item by including certain gemstones in the recipe while crafting the item.

Trait Research in ESO

To start researching a trait, first find a blacksmithing, jewelry crafting, clothing, or woodworking station and interact with it using [E] on PC/Mac ([A] for Xbox One, [Cross] for PlayStation 4). Click on the Research option located on the top right corner of the crafting menu.

The Trait Line panel organizes items by category (such as Robe, Shoes, Gloves, etc.). The Trait Progress panel shows which gem resource is necessary for which trait (these are locked until the character has learned them).Available traits will be flagged as "Researchable" if the player has a corresponding item type in their inventory. Press [R] on PC/Mac ([A] for Xbox One, [Cross] for PlayStation 4) to research a trait. A new window will pop up, prompting the player to select an item to research. Keep in mind that this will destroy the chosen item. Research has a long cooldown, and only one trait per crafting type can be researched at a time. The cool down is applied per crafting type, so a player can research a trait in Woodworking, Jewelry Crafting, Blacksmithing, and Clothing at the same time.

If you're looking to learn a specific trait, look for items that have that trait. A sword with "Sharpened" will allow you to research that trait for swords.

Once the trait has been learned, the gem associated with it can be included in item recipes to add that trait to the final product.

Below are the steps involved in researching a trait from your equipment:

Select the Research Tab
Scroll through your choices until you see an item that you have the ability to research. White indicates you have researched it already. An item able to be researched will state "Researchable."
It will show you what trait is available to your character to research.Selecting this will bring up the equipment that has that trait available
Selecting this will bring up the equipment that has that trait available
Selecting the Highlighted trait will bring up a window that shows what equipment you have that is available to use for researching that trait
The Trait is shown here. If you were to view this piece of equipment in your bank or inventory, the magnifying glass indicates that is an available trait to research.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you get traits in ESO?

How many traits can you have in ESO?

How do you get traits in ESO?

What does it mean traits needed to craft in ESO?

What is the Divines trait in ESO?

What is the Infused trait in ESO?

What is the Invigorating trait in ESO?

What is the Impenetrable trait?

What is the Nirnhoned trait?

What is the Charged trait in ESO?

What is the Reinforced trait in ESO?

What is the Sturdy trait in ESO?

What is the Training trait in ESO?

What is the Well-Fitted trait in ESO?

What is the Arcane trait in ESO?

What is the Robust trait in ESO?

What is the Healthy trait in ESO?

What is the Protective trait in ESO?

What is the Triune trait in ESO?

What is the jewelry Infused trait in ESO?

What is the Swift trait in ESO?

What is the Harmony trait in ESO?

What is the Bloodthirsty trait in ESO?

What is the Decisive trait in ESO?

What is the Defending trait in ESO?

What is the weapon Infused trait in ESO?

What is the weapon Nirnhoned trait in ESO?

What is the Powered trait in ESO?

What is the Precise trait in ESO?

What is the Sharpened trait in ESO?

What is the weapon Training trait in ESO?

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