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Armor, Weapon and Jewelry Traits for ESO

Armor, Weapon and Jewelry Traits for ESO

Traits in ESO are a very important tool to enhance your character. You can find traits on armor, jewelry or weapons and even on companion gear. Traits do increase the power of your build and character. Each build uses different traits, tanks use more defensive traits, healers often use traits that increase their healing power and damage dealers use traits that boost their damage.

If you want to change the trait of an armor, weapon or jewelry, you will have to research these traits. The current maximum traits are 9 per armor, weapon or jewelry. The total amount of researching all 9 traits for one armor or weapon type takes a total of 3066 hours, or 127,75 days without a booster.

Traits are either directly applied when crafting an item in ESO, or when you change the trait of an item at a Transmute Station.

Below you can find a complete list of all the available traits in ESO (Elder Scrolls Online).  

Armor traits

Name Effect
Divines icon Divines Divines
Divines icon
Increases Mundus Stone effects by 9.1%.
Impenetrable icon Impenetrable Impenetrable
Impenetrable icon
Increases Critical Resistance by 127 and this item takes 50% less durability damage.
Infused icon Infused Infused
Infused icon
Increase armor enchantment effect by 25%.
Intricate icon Intricate Intricate
Intricate icon
Increases inspiration gained from deconstruction of this item by 300%, and gain additional refined material upon deconstruction of this item.
Intricate icon Intricate Intricate
Intricate icon
Increases inspiration gained from deconstruction of this item by 300%, and gain additional refined material upon deconstruction of this item.
Invigorating icon Invigorating Invigorating
Invigorating icon
Increases Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery by 16.
Nirnhoned icon Nirnhoned Nirnhoned
Nirnhoned icon
Increases Physical and Spell Resistance by 253.
Ornate icon Ornate Ornate
Ornate icon
Increases this item's sell price by 300%.
Reinforced icon Reinforced Reinforced
Reinforced icon
Increases this item's Armor value by 16%.
Sturdy icon Sturdy Sturdy
Sturdy icon
Reduces the cost of Block by 4%.
Training icon Training Training
Training icon
Increases experience gained from kills by 4.5%.
Training icon Training Training
Training icon
Increase experience gained from kills by 11%.
Well-fitted icon Well-fitted Well-fitted
Well-fitted icon
Reduces the cost of Roll Dodge and Sprint by 6%.

Weapon traits

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

Jewelry traits

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

Guides

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Blacksmithing Crafting Guide - Elder Scrolls Online
Blacksmithing Crafting Guides for The Elder Scrolls Online. Blacksmithing, Materials, Quality, Leveling Guide etc.
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Clothing Crafting Guide - Elder Scrolls Online
Clothing Crafting Guides for The Elder Scrolls Online. Clothing, Materials, Quality, Leveling Guide etc.
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Woodworking Crafting Guide - Elder Scrolls Online
Woodworking Crafting Guides for The Elder Scrolls Online. Woodworking, Materials, Quality, Leveling Guide etc.
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Jewelry Crafting Guide - Elder Scrolls Online
Jewelry Crafting Guides for The Elder Scrolls Online. Jewelry, Materials, Quality, Leveling Guide etc.
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Transmutation System Guide for ESO - Elder Scrolls Online
Transmutation System Guides for ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). Learn how to transmute items & how to farm transmute geodes!
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Trait Research Guide - Elder Scrolls Online
Trait Research Guide for The Elder Scrolls Online. Everything you need to know about trait research in ESO.
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Transmute vs Reconstruct - What's Better?
A guide on how you can save transmute stones with reconstructing items instead of transmuting them! Item Set Collections & Reconstruction.
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How to get a Transmute Station Guide ESO
Welcome the How to get a Transmute Station Guide for ESO! Here you will find all information you need in order to acquire a Transmute Station in ESO yourself.

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Frequently asked questions

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%.

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.

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:

  1. Select the Research Tab
  2. 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."
  3. 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
  4. Selecting this will bring up the equipment that has that trait available
  5. Selecting the Highlighted trait will bring up a window that shows what equipment you have that is available to use for researching that trait
  6. 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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