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The Druid's Braid armor set does something new that very few of the best Elder Scrolls Online armor sets can do: this set gives players more than a five-piece equip bonus. In fact, it goes all the way up to 12 pieces.

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Though the actual bonus for each piece of equipment being worn is pretty basic, it can add up and affect a lot of things in the background. For example, this Elder Scrolls Online armor set increases max Magicka and Stamina significantly, which in turn can affect one's spell and ability effectiveness.

Druid's Braid Set Equip Bonuses and Effects (CP 160)

Elder Scrolls Online High Isle Druids Braid Armor Set Guide Crafting 12 Bonuses

1 Piece

2 Pieces

3 Pieces

4 Pieces

5 Pieces

6 Pieces

7 Pieces

8 Pieces

9 Pieces

10 Pieces

11 Pieces

12 Pieces

+1206 Max Health

+1086 Max Magicka

+1096 Max Stamina

+1206 Max Health

+1565 Max Magicka

+1565 Max Stamina

+1722 Max Health

+1565 Max Magicka

+1565 Max Stamina

+1722 Max Health

+1565 Max Magicka

+1565 Max Stamina

The Druid's Braid armor set has 12 equip bonuses - more than almost any other armor set in Elder Scrolls Online. Not every player is going to make use of the full 12-piece Equip Bonus, which only increases Max Stamina again, so it's not a bad idea to plan out ahead of time which equip bonus threshold you are comfortable with.

For example, if you play a Magicka-based character, you would likely stop at 8 or 11 pieces equipped, leaving a few slots for other armor sets/equip bonuses or Mythics. Because so many things are based off of a player's Health, Magicka, and Stamina, this set may prove to be more powerful than it first looks. On paper, it just increases resource totals across the board, but in practice it could be big enough to meaningfully upgrade spells that scale based on those stats.

How To Get The Druid's Braid Armor Set

Elder Scrolls Online High Isle Druids Braid Armor Set Guide Crafting Location

The Druid's Braid armor set is a craftable set, which means that players must first find the location where the set can be crafted out in the world. This set can be crafted at a place called the Hidden Foundry, located on the western portion of Amenos (the island to the northeast of High Isle proper).

It's also the most research-requirement-heavy craftable High Isle armor set. At the Hidden Foundry players can craft items as normal, but if they have seven traits researched on a piece of gear they can craft it with Druid's Braid bonuses. It's a very high requirement that can take weeks to fulfill, so be sure to research trash gear while leveling to reduce the research grind later on.

The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle is available for PC, and will be available for Playstation and Xbox systems on June 21, 2022

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