Are bound items bound to character or account?

aaron_campion · September 2016

Topic says it all

UrQuan · September 2016

They're bound to your account, with only 1 exception as far as I'm aware.

The only exception I know of that's bound to the individual character is the grand amnesty edict you get for completing the Thieves Guild questline. It's possible there may be other exceptions, but I've never encountered any in the last 2 1/2 years.

AzraelKrieg · September 2016

Apart from the Grand Amnesty Edict that @UrQuan mentioned, the only other things that are bound to the character are beast trophies such as Blighted Iron Collar and Multifaceted Eye, trophy fish, and the Imperial Sigil of Retreat.

UrQuan · September 2016

AzraelKrieg wrote: »

Apart from the Grand Amnesty Edict that @UrQuan mentioned, the only other things that are bound to the character are beast trophies such as Blighted Iron Collar and Multifaceted Eye, trophy fish, and the Imperial Sigil of Retreat.

Oh right, I forgot about trophies. And I actually had no idea the Imperial Sigil of Retreat was bound to the character... I think I've only ever had 2 or 3 of those drop and I've never tried to put them in the bank.

Juhasow · September 2016

I think Undaunted keys are also bound to character.

code65536 · September 2016

Unless an item says "Backpack Bind On Pickup", it's account-bound, not character (er, backpack) bound.

Off the top of my head, the items that are backpack bound include:

Trophies like rare fish and monster collectibles
Undaunted keys
Grand Amnesty Pardon
IC retreat sigils
Wrothgar museum pieces
Reward coffers from trials (just the coffers, not the contents inside)

UrQuan · September 2016

Juhasow wrote: »

I think Undaunted keys are also bound to character.

They are because they're trophies. Probably half the things that count as trophies (including relics for the Wrothgar relic hunter, items on Kari's Hit List for the Thieves Guild, etc) are bound to the character that got them. I totally blanked on the trophy category when I first replied to this thread.

code65536 wrote: »

Reward coffers from trials (just the coffers, not the contents inside)

Right, I forgot about containers too. All containers (from Wrothgar dailies, crafting writs, trials, etc) are bound to the character, although the contents may be bound to the account, bind on equip, or not bound at all.

aaron_campion · September 2016

So monster masks can i swap them between my characters

nordsavage · September 2016

A hand full of items are bound to player such as undaunted keys and monster trophies but all gear, materials, consumables and most other items are transferable to other characters.

Pandorii · September 2016

The treasure maps that come with the Explorer Edition are bound to my character. I wish I could put them in the bank until I'm ready to use them.

UrQuan · September 2016

aaron_campion wrote: »

So monster masks can i swap them between my characters

Yes, I do that all the time.

Vonovosi · September 2016

crafting writ reward containers are also bound to character.

UrQuan · September 2016

Pandorii wrote: »

The treasure maps that come with the Explorer Edition are bound to my character. I wish I could put them in the bank until I'm ready to use them.

Actually the maps aren't bound to your character - the containers holding the maps are bound to your character. If you take the maps out of the container you can put the maps in the bank. Of course, that takes up many more slots in your bank than the containers take up in your inventory, so it's a trade-off.