Of the three new crafted armor sets introduced with The Elder Scrolls Online's Deadlands DLC, the Deadlands Demolisher will be the most sought-after. This is thanks to its great Stamina-based effects, as well as its enhancement of Bashing, which normally only slightly damages and interrupts casting enemies.
It's an armor set that prospective crafters will have to spend a long time building up towards thanks to its intense pre-requisite researched traits requirements. The long research times and high "cost of entry" are well worth it, though, for one of the most unique crafted armor sets in The Elder Scrolls Online.
The Deadlands Demolisher Set Bonuses
- Type: Any (Crafted)
- Two Items Equipped: Adds 1096 Max. Stamina
- Three Items Equipped: Adds 129 Weapon AND Spell Damage
- Four Items Equipped: Adds 1096 Max. Stamina
- Five Items Equipped: Bash attacks deal 935 additional damage. Bashing deals damage in a cone, interrupting enemies. This can happen every two seconds.
The Deadlands Demolisher set is powerful thanks to its increased Weapon and Spell damage, huge boost to Stamina reserves, and of course its full set bonus. It's a bonus that almost any character (who is Stamina-based) can take advantage of. Here, Bash doesn't refer to a special unlockable skill, it refers to the Bash move that any character can do while blocking.
935 additional damage on such a weak attack that uses so much Stamina might not seem like a great trade-off. However, the ability to interrupt AND damage enemies in a cone in front of the player makes it incredibly useful. The fact that this special Bash effect can occur every two seconds seems, to put it bluntly, almost broken.
Crafting The Deadlands Demolisher Set
- Location: South-Central Deadlands Overworld (The Razorworks)
- Requirements: Seven traits researched on the piece being crafted
The Deadlands Demolisher armor set can be crafted at the crafting site called The Razorworks in the center-bottom of the Deadlands, overlooking a lake of magma. Just like with all unique set crafting locations in The Elder Scrolls Online, The Razorworks is home to armor, weapon, and jewelry crafting stations that can be used to imbue items with the Deadlands Demolisher set bonus.
To craft the Deadlands Demolisher set players must have researched at least seven traits on the piece of gear they want to create, making it a crafting area with some of the most intense pre-requisites. It's important to remember that these researched traits do not apply to the crafting type, only individual items, so you won't be able to craft a Deadlands Demolisher Destruction Staff at the Woodworking station if you have seven traits researched in Shields.
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