What weapons should I research nirhoned first?

J0hnWick3d · October 2020

Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks

NordSwordnBoard · October 2020

The ones you want to craft or transmute into nirn. Depending on what traits you already researched, the timer could also be a factor.

El_Borracho · October 2020

For PVE? Axes or daggers

VaranisArano · October 2020

It kind of depends on your build and content.

I mostly see nirnhoned on Stamina weapons. So bow for ranged fights, axe if going Dual Wield or One-Handed or greataxe for Twohanded, for the bleeding passive you get from axes. Axe is often paired with a dagger for DW, but you get limited benefit from the off-hand weapon trait so its not always worth the cost of putting nirnhoned on your off-hand.

If you want it on a staff, Inferno staff is for single target damage and Lightning is for AOE.

Or you can do it like me and research nirnhoned on mauls first, which I never use but I accidently accepted a Master Writ for before I'd learned the trait.

slasb16_ESO · October 2020

Here's another angle. I've made about 50 million gold by buying master writs, completing them and selling research scrolls and furniture plans which I bought from the writ vendor. Almost ALL of those master writs were Nirnhoned, and 80% of those were weapons.

Therefore I would research that trait asap if you want to do writs, especially with Woodworking and Blacksmithing weapons.