# Motif Style Guide

Motif styles take a while to obtain and this guide can be used as a reference manual during the tedious process of completing them. Motif pages can be found through various in-game activities, and each specific motif tied to a particular location or activity. The following list, going from simpler to more advanced, will contain all the motifs along with advice on how to get them.

### Advanced Writ Knowledge

The probability of master writ drops is not the same at all times. These are tips to maximize the master writ drop chance for each profession:

#### Enchanting

The following achievements are required:
*Potency
Negative Potency
Ruby Potency*

`Ruby potency requires a Hakeijo rune to complete, which is very rare and expensive`

~~Unknown : is Indeko required for max level enchanting?~~

With these a 15% master writ drop rate is achieved

#### Alchemy

Based on ingredient knowledge, getting the achievement for all ingredients means 15% alchemy master writ drop rate.

#### Provisioning

Chance of getting a master writ is based off **purple** and **gold** recipes learned.

#### Jewelry

Chance is directly based off trait knowledge, from researching jewelry traits. There are no styles or motifs associated with jewelry. With all traits learned, you get 15% master writ drop chance.

#### Woodworking, Blacksmithing and Clothing

There are two factors affecting master writ chance. Researching all traits on any of these crafting lines gives a 10% master writ drop chance. Every motif style learned (completely) further increases that probability.

> Motif style knowledge gives diminishing returns, so it's only worth completing on the main character. The easy styles can also be applied to alternative crafters

##### Why Maximize Writ Chance

Master Writs can sell for a lot of gold, and are based on rng tables. This means even a beginner crafter can get lots of gold by selling writs. There are furnishings and achievements only made possible by completing writs. In general, one writ voucher is currently worth around 1k gold, meaning an 80 writ voucher blacksmithing writ, which for example costs 20k in materials to make, can net 60k gold if sold.

Alternatively, maximizing master writ drop chance through motifs gives a good opportunity to make gold, by selling duplicate styles while completing the motif collection.

> We strongly suggest using a notebook addon to keep track of dailies to do in order to have a chance at different motif drops. The main character can go over the list quickly a

## Motif List
### Racial Motifs

These are inexpensive and can be bought at a fair price. All **main** and **alternative** crafters should learn these (and typically, alternative crafters should learn no other styles):

High Elf, Wood Elf, Khajiit, Redguard, Orc, Breton, Dark Elf, Argonian, Nord, Imperial, Primal, Barbaric, Daedric and Ancient Elf.

#### Where
> They can be found in backpacks, trunks, nightstands, dressers and wardrobes in any zone. Imperial being the rarest.

### Writ Bought Motifs

Glass and Ebony

#### Where
> These can be bought directly from Rolis Hlaalu for writ vouchers (hundreds of vouchers). Glass fragments can be found by doing daily writs.

### Great Morrowind Houses

Hlaalu, Redoran, and Telvanni.

#### Where

> For these motif chapters, you can pickpocket NPCs, steal from safe boxes or thieves troves, around Vanderfel.

### Alliance Motifs

Aldmeri Dominion, Daggerfall Covenant and Ebonheart Pact motif chapters can be acquired by looting chests in Cyrodiil and Imperial City. Chapters that you get will depend on which alliance your character is associated with.

Akaviri chapters can be bought from Cyrodiil siege merchants in exchange for Alliance Points.

### Other Motifs

**Dwemer** chapters can be looted from pots & urns in Dwemer delves.
**Soul Shriven** is mailed to you upon completing Cadwell’s Silver quest line.
**Xivkyn** chapters can be found by opening trophy vaults in Imperial City.
**Draugr** chapters can be acquired by completing fighters guild, mages guild and undaunted guild daily quests. Undaunted daily quests are NOT the same as daily dungeon pledges.
**Celestial** chapters can be acquired by completing weekly Craglorn trial quests. Different trials award different motif chapters.
**Yokudan** chapters can be acquired by completing repeatable quests in Craglorn.
> Note: There is a repeatable quest where fighting the last boss can be skipped. Ask SomnolentPro for information.

**Outlaw** chapters can be acquired by killing world & delve bosses in Hew’s Bane.
**Thieves Guild** chapters can be acquired by completing highest tier reward heists in Hew’s Bane.
**Abah’s Watch** chapters can be acquired by completing the thieves guild tip board quests in Hew’s Bane. All optional objectives must be completed.
**Order of The Hour** chapters can be acquired by completing the daily quest The Roar of the Crowds in Gold Coast.

**Dark Brotherhood** chapters can be acquired by completing Sacraments for the Dark Brotherhood in Gold Coast.
**Assassin’s League** chapters can be acquired by killing world & delve bosses, and by completing daily quests in Gold Coast.
**Minotaur** chapters can be acquired by doing the daily quest Looming Shadows in Gold Coast.
**Ra Gada** chapters can be acquired by killing world & delve bosses in Craglorn, and also by opening chests and treasure maps.

**Ancient Orc** chapters can be acquired by killing enemies in Old Orsinium and Rkindaleft.
**Malacath** chapters can be acquired by completing Orsinium daily world boss quests.
**Trinimac** chapters can be acquired by completing Orsinium daily delve quests.
**Mazzatun** chapters can be acquired by killing the last boss in Ruins of Mazzatun dungeon.
**Silken Ring** chapters can be acquired by completing the Cradle of Shadows dungeon.
**Dro M’athra** chapters can be acquired by completing the weekly quest for Maw of Lorkhaj trial.

**Skinchanger** chapters can be acquired during the New Life Festival, they are given by Breda as rewards for completing quests.
**Hollowjack** chapters can be acquired during the Witches Festival, they drop in Plunder Skulls.
**Stalhrim Frostcaster** is a Crown Store motif and needs to be bought with Crowns.
**Grim Harlequin** is a Crown Store motif and needs to be bought with Crowns.

**Buoyant Armiger** chapters can be acquired by looting chests and treasure maps in Vvardenfell.
**Militant Ordinator** chapters are sold by Colotarion NPC in the Gladiator’s Quarters in Vvardenfell in exchange for Alliance Points.
**Ashlander** chapters can be acquired by completing the daily quests for Numani-Rasi or Huntmaster Sorim-Nakar in Vvardenfell.
**Morag Tong** chapters can be acquired by completing the daily Hall of Justice quests in Vvardenfell.

> The above information was taken from a 2017 blogpost. In 2021 there are more styles added to eso, and this list will expand