Elder Scrolls

Elder Scrolls Online: Crafting

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Crafting your own equipment is one of the draws of the Elder Scrolls series, so it’s no surprise Elder Scrolls Online offers that capability… Materials: If you want to craft anything, you’ll need materials. There’s a few options available for the budding craftsman: Gathering: Simply look out for plants, logs and ore as you ride around, or kill wild beasts for leather and meat! The materials you harvest scale with your level, so pick a zone you like! Crime: Breaking into unoccupied houses or barns can get you a surprising amount of provisioning materials, along with recipes to learn and … Continue reading Elder Scrolls Online: Crafting

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Vampirism

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Do you have too much blood and not enough dark powers? Consider becoming vampire tonight! Any player character in The Elder Scrolls Online can become a vampire as part of the base game, allowing some unique combinations. Becoming a vampire requires finding a vampire shrine and being bitten… By rare bloodfiends in The Rift, Bangkorai or Reaper’s March. Contagious bloodfiends spawn very rarely and at random – there is a better way to get infected. By a player at one of the werewolf shrines found at the previous locations. Players with the Blood Ritual perk unlocked near a shrine can … Continue reading The Elder Scrolls Online: Vampirism

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Lycanthropy

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Do you feel like devouring pheasants and peasants on moonlit nights in Tamriel? It could be that the Hircine, daedric prince of the hunt, has just the thing for you – Lycanthropy! Becoming a werewolf requires luck, opportunism or cash and finding a shrine to Hircine. You’ll need to be infected by: Being bitten by rare werewolves in The Rift, Bangkorai or Reaper’s March. Contagious werewolves spawn very rarely and at random – there are better ways than this. Being bitten by a player at one of the werewolf shrines found at the previous locations. Players with the Bloodmoon perk … Continue reading The Elder Scrolls Online: Lycanthropy

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Elder Scrolls Online: Guild Skills

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Guild skills can be unlocked and used on any character, allowing you to compensate for weaknesses or even just add a little flavour to a build. The Fighters, Mages and Undaunted guilds are included in the base game – read on to find out more. Fighters Guild: Skilled mercenaries that specialise in hunting Daedra and the undead, these warriors can share some deadly techniques with their allies. Entering their guildhall (sword icon) in in the first major city of your faction (Vulkhel Guard/Davon’s Watch/Daggerfall) and talking to the guild steward will let you join with no cost or requirements. This … Continue reading Elder Scrolls Online: Guild Skills

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Ash

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Want to blink through the shadows, dealing death to the unwary? Want to teleport behind foes, give them a Colombian necktie and vanish in a cloud of smoke? Ash might be the frame for you – collect his component blueprints from Grineer Manics, and his main blueprint from the market. Note, Manics announce their presence with a crazed laugh, and tend to spawn in Grineer defection/survival at around 10 mins. Prime: Ash prime is currently vaulted, so you’ll have to ask friends and clanmates, try your luck on the trade channel or simply wait for an unvaulting event if you … Continue reading Ash

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Atlas

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Overview: Want a durable jack-of-all-trades that can summon golems, throw boulders, pretend to be a gorgon and cast fist? Complete The Jordas Precept quest for the blueprint, and slay the Jordas Golem for a chance at his component parts. Prime: Atlas prime is currently available, with the relics dropping in missions or from syndicate relic reward packs. The prime version comes with improved shields, health, armour, energy and sprint speed. Special: Atlas can pick up rubble from Petrified foes or summoned Rumblers, restoring lost health or gaining bonus armour if uninjured. Furthermore, Atlas cannot be knocked down while touching the … Continue reading Atlas

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Oberon

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Overview: Half paladin, half druid, all goat – this support frame is capable of dishing out damage as well. Oberon components can drop from the caches found in Empyrion (Railjack) missions, and his blueprint can be bought from the market. Prime: Oberon prime is currently vaulted, meaning that you’ll need to ask friends and clanmates for relics, try the trading channel or simply wait for an unvaulting event to acquire the prime variant. Oberon prime gains a bonus to armour and energy capacity. Special: Instantly revive your Kavat or Kubrow once per mission, and allied beast companions gain 25% armour, … Continue reading Oberon

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Ember

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Overview: Do you like fire? Do you like setting things on fire? If yes, Ember has you (and anyone nearby) covered (in accelerant) so find her blueprints on Tethys, Saturn. Prime: Ember prime is currently vaulted, meaning that you’ll need to ask friends and clanmates for the relics, try the trade channel or simply wait for an unvaulting event. Ember prime boasts improved armour and shields. Special: Ember gains 5% additional power strength for every burning enemy within 50 metres. Since her whole thing is setting people on fire, I’ll let you figure out if it’s any good. Pros: Good … Continue reading Ember

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Mesa

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Overview: Ever wanted to be a space cowgirl? Mesa is the archetypal gunslinger, able to win any standoff with lethal efficiency. Blueprints are rewarded from the mission unlocked by the Patient Zero quest. Prime: Mesa prime is currently vaulted, meaning that you’ll need to ask friends and clanmates for relics, try your luck on the trade channel or simply wait for an unvaulting event. Mesa prime boasts improved energy, armour and health. Special: Gain +15% fire rate with dual pistols, +25% reload speed with single pistols and +50 health if no melee weapon is equipped. Considering how much utility melee … Continue reading Mesa

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Nyx

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Overview: Fill the minds of the enemy with illusions or warp reality into an impenetrable shield with Nyx. Component blueprints are available from Invasion: Phorid Manifestation, and her core blueprint can be found on the market. Prime: Nyx prime relics can be obtained from the caches found in the empyrean Railjack missions – so make sure you raid any mining ships or asteroid bases you find for a chance at the drops! Nyx prime comes with better shields, armour and sprint speed. Special: Enemies targeting Nyx suffer 20% reduced accuracy. Not bad if you keep moving, though somewhat unreliable. Pros: … Continue reading Nyx