What Are The Types Of Elder Scrolls Online Sets

In The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), sets are groups of armor and weapons that provide special bonuses when two or more pieces from the same set are worn simultaneously. There are several different types of sets in the game, each suited to different playstyles and builds. Sets can be found, crafted, or earned through various in-game activities such as dungeons, trials, PvP, and overland content. Below are the main types of sets in ESO:

1. Overland Sets
Description: These sets are found in specific zones across Tamriel. They drop from bosses, world events, or overland enemies, and can be acquired by completing public dungeons or world bosses in that region.
Examples:
Mother’s Sorrow (Deshaan) – boosts critical chance, ideal for magicka-based builds.

Spriggan’s Thorns (Bangkorai) – increases physical penetration, useful for stamina builds.

2. Dungeon Sets
Description: These sets drop from bosses and enemies within dungeons. They are often tailored for group content and are specifically designed for tanking, healing, or DPS roles.
Examples:
Spell Power Cure (White-Gold Tower) – boosts group spell damage, great for healers.

Ebon Armory (Crypt of Hearts) – increases max health for group members, favored by tanks.

3. Trial Sets
Description: Trial sets drop from trials (large-scale, 12-player group content), and are considered some of the most powerful sets in the game. They offer bonuses specifically designed for endgame content and group coordination.
Examples:
Aetherial Ascension (Cloudrest) – increases critical damage and critical healing, perfect for DPS.

Roaring Opportunist (Sunspire) – increases weapon and spell damage for the group, essential for maximizing group DPS.

4. PvP Sets
Description: PvP (Player vs. Player) sets are earned through Cyrodiil, Battlegrounds, or Imperial City activities. They are designed for PvP scenarios, providing bonuses that improve survivability, crowd control, or sustain.
Examples:
Vicious Death (Alliance War) – causes AoE damage upon killing an enemy, great for explosive damage in PvP.

Fury (Battlegrounds) – increases weapon damage when taking damage, useful for aggressive PvP builds.

5. Crafted Sets
Description: These sets are crafted by players at crafting stations located in specific locations. Each set requires a certain number of traits to be researched before it can be crafted.
Examples:
Hunding's Rage – boosts weapon damage and stamina, ideal for stamina-based builds.

Law of Julianos – increases spell damage and critical chance, perfect for magicka DPS builds.

6. Monster Helm Sets
Description: Monster sets consist of a helmet and shoulder piece. The helmet is obtained by defeating dungeon bosses on Veteran difficulty, and the shoulder piece can be purchased from Undaunted vendors. Monster sets are powerful 2-piece sets that often define specific roles in combat.
Examples:
Tremorscale – boosts physical penetration and triggers damage when taunting, good for tanks.

Ilambris – deals elemental damage, popular among magicka DPS.

7. Mythic Sets
Description: These are one-piece sets that provide unique and often game-changing bonuses. They are acquired through the Antiquities System, which requires players to excavate and find these rare items.
Examples:
Ring of the Pale Order – restores a percentage of the damage you deal as health, great for solo play.

Bloodlord’s Embrace – restores magicka when blocking attacks, ideal for magicka sustain in tank builds.

8. Arena Sets
Description: Arena sets are earned in Solo Arenas (Maelstrom Arena and Vateshran Hollows) and Group Arenas (Dragonstar Arena and Blackrose Prison). These sets provide powerful effects when using certain weapon abilities.
Examples:
Maelstrom’s Bow (Maelstrom Arena) – increases damage from your Volley ability, favored by stamina DPS.

Blackrose Prison Restoration Staff (Blackrose Prison) – enhances healing from defensive abilities.

9. Trial and Dungeon Monster Sets
Description: Similar to Monster Helm sets, but acquired specifically from trial bosses or dungeons. They typically consist of a helm and shoulder, and provide potent bonuses that enhance various roles in group content.
Examples:

Earthgore (Bloodroot Forge) – heals allies when you’re healing over time, useful for healers in dungeons or trials.

10. Imperial City Sets
Description: Sets that can be obtained by participating in Imperial City PvP/PvE content. They are usually hybrids between PvP and PvE usefulness, often providing bonuses for both.
Examples:

Reactive Armor – grants damage mitigation while crowd-controlled, useful for PvP builds.

11. Holiday/Event Sets
Description: Occasionally, unique sets are introduced during special events or seasonal celebrations. These sets are often fun or thematic, providing unique bonuses, but they may not be as powerful as other endgame sets.
Examples:

Jester’s Festival Sets – provide humorous or unique bonuses during event periods.

12. Trial-Perfected Sets
Description: Perfected sets are upgraded versions of trial sets that drop from completing trials on the hardest difficulty (Veteran Hard Mode). They provide extra bonuses compared to their non-perfected counterparts.
Examples:

Perfected False God’s Devotion (Sunspire) – reduces the cost of magicka abilities and offers additional spell damage.

Set Bonuses Overview:

2-Piece, 3-Piece, 5-Piece Bonuses: Sets often provide bonuses when 2, 3, or 5 pieces of the set are worn. Most common bonuses are for attributes like health, stamina, magicka, weapon damage, spell damage, critical chance, or special effects triggered during combat.

Unique Effects: Many sets include powerful effects, such as summoning creatures, dealing area-of-effect (AoE) damage, healing allies, or increasing resource regeneration.

Each type of set is crafted or obtained through different types of gameplay, allowing players to tailor their build for specific roles such as tanking, healing, or dealing damage in both PvE and PvP. The wide variety of sets in ESO provides a wealth of customization options, allowing players to optimize their characters for specific content or challenges.