Crafting in The Elder Scrolls Online is a long-term account investment. It lets you make gear, upgrade items, research traits, craft potions and food, complete daily writs, and support your own builds without relying entirely on drops or traders.
Main Crafting Skills
Blacksmithing covers heavy armor and metal weapons. Clothing covers light and medium armor. Woodworking covers staves, bows, and shields. Jewelry crafting handles rings and necklaces. Enchanting creates glyphs. Alchemy makes potions and poisons. Provisioning creates food and drinks.
Start Research Early
Trait research takes real time and becomes longer as you learn more traits. Start researching useful traits as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to craft endgame gear yet.
Daily Writs
Daily crafting writs are one of the best habits for crafters. They reward materials, inspiration, surveys, gold, and upgrade items. Once your crafting character is set up, writs become a reliable daily routine.
Deconstruct Unwanted Gear
Deconstructing gear gives inspiration and materials. This is one of the easiest ways to level equipment crafting lines while cleaning out your inventory.
Manage Materials
Crafting uses a lot of materials. Keep important upgrade materials, trait stones, style materials, alchemy reagents, runes, and provisioning ingredients organized. ESO Plus craft bag access makes this much easier, but it is not required.
Crafting for Builds
Crafted sets are useful for leveling, starter builds, alts, and filling missing gear slots. Even if dropped sets are stronger for some builds, crafting remains valuable because it gives you control over traits, levels, and armor weights.
FAQ
Should every character craft?
No. Many players use one main crafter with enough skill points and research progress.
What should I level first?
Start research immediately, then level the crafting lines you use most for gear, potions, food, and glyphs.
Are daily writs worth doing?
Yes. They are one of the most reliable ways to earn crafting rewards over time.
