Companion gear

Tariq9898

So I just got Mirri yesterday as a healer for my solo build. I'm still new to the game and I'm doing the quests in chronological order. So I still have a long while to go. I'm almost at Cadwell silver... So I figured I just skip ahead a bit just to get Mirri as a companion. I've skipped ahead before just to get Psijic skill line.

And I'm glad I did because yes, while leveling up your companion takes a while, getting the proper gear takes frustration to unparalleled heights.

I mean, you can't craft, improve, or transmute companion gear?? I've checked guild traders across Mournhold, Wayrest, Elden Tree, and Craglorn for Purple Light Quickened trait armor and couldn't even find one 😅. This is all on Xbox NA by the way. I saw videos on how to farm companion gear but I'm only getting Blue and Green. Is there a way to increase chance of getting Purple Quickened?

Also, it would be nice for higher level players with master crafting to reap more benefits by allowing them to craft companion pieces.

Necrotech_Master

pretty much just random luck lol, the vast majority of what you will get is blue/green (which 9/10 times i end up just destroying because you cant even mark it as junk)

if your looking for desired traits such as quickened on purple gear, that stuff is high demand, so wont find many listings, and if you do they might be pricey

i do agree companion gear is pretty limiting

you cant:

• ...mark as junk
• ...improve quality
• ...craft
• ...deconstruct
• ...transmute

you can:

• equip them on your own companion
• sell them to a vendor
• sell them on guild store (if they are not bound already)

undesired blue/green companion gear is not even worth selling on a guild store, if its got a decent trait then blues can sell okayish, but purples (on PC) can range from 10k-1 million, depending on the trait and piece of gear (weapons and jewelry tend to sell higher than gear)

MJ202

I've found running dailies is more likely to provide a companion gear drop, but not a gaurantee. The harder dailies are potentially more likely to drop higher end gear, but again it will come down to RNG.

Carcamongus

Heroes of High Isle event boxes drop companion gear (if you have Isobel or Ember active when you open them), so that's another way for you to get a bunch of items you're not looking for what you need. Purple drops in any trait are quite rare, though.

rpa

Recently started Isobel and she is still in her whites because I see only light and medium companion gear dropping. Event boxes have given moar of the same this far. Companion levelling being as "fast" as it is there is plenty time before I need to start robbing guild banks and combing traders to get her some greens & blues.

Tariq9898

Thanks for the replies. I just started the High Isles event yesterday whilst farming volcanic vents. I've gotten few purple companion gear. I'm also checking many of the various guild traders and I've surprisingly gotten a few pieces so far!

On a side note, I enjoy having my companion around. Based on the rapport system as well as personal companion quests, the relationship reminds me of Joel and Ellie, or Master Chief and Cortana, or Kratos and Atreus.

Paralyse

Companion armor works differently than player armor

Medium armor on companions, e.g., is a flat damage increase per piece
Therefore Medium / Aggressive is the most desired combination, such pieces tend to be very valuable in blue and purple

The same is true for Light armor with the Quickened or Soothing traits (used for Healer builds) and Heavy/Bolstered (for Tank builds)

The gap between green -> blue items is smaller than the gap between blue -> purple, much more so than regular ESO player gear

The other traits don't see much use and so off-trait gear is really cheap in green, blue, and sometimes even purple
(e.g. a Soothing purple Greatsword)

Best way to level your companions and get lots of gear (other than event dailies) is public dungeons, I can spend 2-3 hours in, e.g. Crimson Cove just chain pulling the entire time and get a ton of companion exp and usually 10-15 or more pieces of companion gear.