Question regarding Argonian shield styles.

Fat-Larry-Makes-All · October 2015

I found an Argonian shield that I really like because it's relatively small, but when I construct one myself it's much larger and with spikes. Do I need to go to a certain crafting station to create the small one myself? Or are you just stuck with that one style you can make?

Fruitmass · October 2015

Depending on level, the appearance of equipment in any particular style will differ.

Lv1 Argonian Shield

Lv36 Argonian Shield

However once you get to lv36+ it all shares the same basic appearance from that point on.

Vet Level 9 Argonian Shield

In order to craft gear of a specific style you'll have to acquire and use the motif that teaches it, though you will be able to craft equipment in your native style right away.

The crafting tables you may find in the wilderness are used primarily to craft equipment with set bonuses. In order to be able to do that you'll need to have researched a certain number of traits. Exactly how many you'll need to have learned depends on which set you intend to craft. Keep in mind that the specific traits you've learned and in what order don't matter, just how many. So I'd suggest learning the ones you feel your going to use the most first as research times get longer with every trait you unlock.

http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Styles
http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Traits
http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Set+Bonus+Crafting+Locations
http://eso-fashion.com

Fat-Larry-Makes-All · October 2015

Fruitmass wrote: »

Depending on level, the appearance of equipment in any particular style will differ.

Lv1 Argonian Shield

Lv36 Argonian Shield

However once you get to lv36+ it all shares the same basic appearance from that point on.

Vet Level 9 Argonian Shield

In order to craft gear of a specific style you'll have to acquire and use the motif that teaches it, though you will be able to craft equipment in your native style right away.

The crafting tables you may find in the wilderness are used primarily to craft equipment with set bonuses. In order to be able to do that you'll need to have researched a certain number of traits. Exactly how many you'll need to have learned depends on which set you intend to craft. Keep in mind that the specific traits you've learned and in what order don't matter, just how many. So I'd suggest learning the ones you feel your going to use the most first as research times get longer with every trait you unlock.

http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Styles
http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Traits
http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Set+Bonus+Crafting+Locations
http://eso-fashion.com

Thanks a ton for this comprehensive answer! It's much clearer to me now. Allthough I'm stil not quite sure how it works in the Veteran ranks, the small shield I found is the one with the 4 white hands on it, but it's Veteran 1. Does that mean those styles get reset once you reach veteran ranks?

Either way, it's kind of a bummer that I can't craft my own small shield. I really liked how it sat on my back, those other shields are too large.

Fruitmass · October 2015

Really veteran lv1? huh, that's weird don't remember ever seeing that happen before. Was it a unique item? Have a particular name? Drop from a boss or named mob? Quest reward?

Fat-Larry-Makes-All · October 2015

Fruitmass wrote: »

Really veteran lv1? huh, that's weird don't remember ever seeing that happen before. Was it a unique item? Have a particular name? Drop from a boss or named mob? Quest reward?

Nope, none of that. Just "Birch shield". It had the same stats as the Vet 1 shields I made myself. I'm fairly certain I picked it up as direct world loot, it was laying around in an Argonian camp amongst other styles of Argonian shields, but they were all Vet 1.

Fruitmass · October 2015

Lol, well learn something new everyday. I'll have to keep my eyes open for that from now on.

Fruitmass · October 2015

Okay so I spent a few minutes running around stealing shields just laying in the open and even managed to find an Argonian one.

Looks like the gear you find on racks and tables does indeed defy the status quo. Seems it scales up to your level when you loot it (looks like it may cap at v14 as I've looted a dozen and not found any that were v15-16) but keeps the same appearance it had when it was just laying around.

So it is indeed possible for you to find yourself a v14 shield that has your favored skin. Probably won't be much good for serious use as I don't know if you'll ever be able to find one with a trait and you won't have the benefit of set bonuses but hey if your using it for funsies then go for it

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Fat-Larry-Makes-All · October 2015

Fruitmass wrote: »

Okay so I spent a few minutes running around stealing shields just laying in the open and even managed to find an Argonian one.

Looks like the gear you find on racks and tables does indeed defy the status quo. Seems it scales up to your level when you loot it (looks like it may cap at v14 as I've looted a dozen and not found any that were v15-16) but keeps the same appearance it had when it was just laying around.

So it is indeed possible for you to find yourself a v14 shield that has your favored skin. Probably won't be much good for serious use as I don't know if you'll ever be able to find one with a trait and you won't have the benefit of set bonuses but hey if your using it for funsies then go for it .

Oh that's great news! I'm not focusing on hardcore gear until I reach Vet 16 anyway. Looting is one of my favourite things and this gives me something special to look out for.

Thanks again for taking the time!

Fruitmass · October 2015

My pleasure chief, glad I could help.