To unlock the Companion Isobel Velois in ESO you will have to complete her questline. The Companion Isobel Veloise can be found at Castle Navire on the southwest coast of High Isle. The quest that you have to complete to unlock Isoble is called “Tournament of the Heart”.
Zerith-var Companion Guide for ESO – Zenith-Var Basics
Welcome to the ESO Zerith-var Companion Basics Guide. Zerith-var is one of the Companions acquired from the Crown Store that you can gain access to in ESO. Companions are built so they can fulfill any role, which means you can play Zerith-var as a damage dealer, healer or tank. In this guide we are going to take a look at the basics of Zerith-var, how to unlock him, how to level him up, skills and more.
Table of Contents
Unlock Zerith-var
Leveling Zerith-var
Zerith-var Companion Perk and houseguest
How to obtain Gear for Zerith-var
Skills for Zerith-var
Rapport and quests for Zerith-var
Combat Behavior
Unlock Zerith-var Companion in ESO
To unlock the companion Zerith-var in ESO, you must first navigate to the Crown Store and purchase either the “Zerith-var, Khajiit out of time” or “Tanlorin and Zerith-var” bundle. These bundles are free to claim if you have an active ESO Plus subscription.
After claiming the bundle for the first time, his quest “A Moonlit Shadow” is auto accepted and added into your journal. You find Zerith-vars quest NPC Cantor Krin’ze just south of Moonmont Shrine in Reaper’s March. All of your other characters will find Cantor Krin’ze in this same spot and can accept the “A Moonlit Shadow” quest from him directly.
After unlocking Zerith-var, you can summon him from the Collections UI and add him to your Quickslot.
Leveling Zerith-var in ESO
Companions like Zerith-var in ESO level up simply by gaining 25% your experience from killing enemies, not to worry; they don’t take a cut from your experience, you still gain the full 100%. Wearing training gear and consuming Experience Boosts like Scrolls and Ambrosias will also boost your companions XP gain.
List of Experience Boosts in ESO that help with Companion leveling
Consumables
Crown Experience Scrolls 50%, 100%, 150%.
Psijic Ambrosia 50%.
Aetherial Ambrosia 100%.
Mythic Aetherial Ambrosia 150%.
Gear
Armor Training Trait up to 11% per armor piece.
Weapon Training Trait up to 4.5% for one-handed and 9% for two-handed.
Mora’s Whispers Set up to 15% based on how many Lorebooks your character has read. (Enable Lorebooks filter on our interactive map to see where they’re located).
Heartland Conqueror boost your training weapon trait by 100% (up to for 9% one-hand and 18% for two-hand weapons).
Other
Rationer Champion Point adds 10 minutes to the duration of Ambrosias.
Connoisseur Provisioning Passive adds 5/10/20 minutes duration to Ambrosias.
Active ESO Plus Subscription: 10%.
Grouped up with one player 10% (a group larger than two will decrease your XP gain).
ESO Events that include a passive Experience Gain Boost.
Pledge of Mara Ring adds 10% Experience Gain when worn and grouped up with the player the Ring of Mara is pledged on. (Bought from the Crown Store for 1000 Crowns).
High Elf Race passive Highborn gives 1% bonus to Experience Gain.
How to unlock and level up Companion Guild Skill Lines
The Mages Guild, Fighters Guild and Undaunted are unlocked by completing daily quests from these guilds. To level up the Companion Guild Skill Lines, you will have to complete their dailies for repeatedly till you reach the max level. You can also grind your way to max level to unlock all the Companions features if you prefer this:
XP Grind Guide
Mages Guild Daily Guide
Fighters Guild Daily Guide
Undaunted Guild Daily Guide
You are able to do 15 different Mages, Fighters and Undaunted Guild Daily quests per day, per character in ESO if you have someone share their quests with you. Each base game zone has a quest associated with them excluding started zones. Keep in mind that your character will only receive Guild Dailies for the zones you have unlocked a wayshrine in.
A way to minmax Guild Dailies in ESO
Save quests on certain zones on your alts (as an example: Deshaan Public Dungeon, Deshaan Delve and Deshaan Dark Anchor).
Share them to other players.
Have them share the quest to your character you want to complete them with.
How to unlock and level up Companion Armor and Weapon Skill lines
Companion Light, Medium and Heavy armor skill lines in ESO are unlocked by having 3 of the same weight on at the same, but keep in mind that the armor skill line only levels up if you have 5 of the same armor weight on. Your companion has 7 armor slots which means you can only level one armor weight at a time.
Companion Weapon Skill Lines in ESO are unlocked by equipping the weapon you want to use. Weapon Skill line levels up through combat experience based on the equipped weapon.
Zerith-var Companion Perk and houseguest in ESO
Zerith-vars perk “Ja’kh’s Bell of Bounty” makes heavy sacks in the world glow similarly how chests glows after unlocking the Keen Eye: Treasure Chests passive from the Excavation skill line. Additionally there will be small spirit cat paw prints around the glowing heavy sacks. The perk is active while Zerith-var is summoned and once you have completed the The Twilight Path achievement it will always be active on all of your characters.
After completing the final quest “The Dark Behind the World” for Zerith-var, he will be added to your Collectibles UI as a houseguest. As a houseguest, Zerith-var doesn’t wear his armor and has changed to some less restrictive clothing. All houseguests including companions can be placed in to all of your homes.
How to obtain gear for Zerith-var in ESO
Companion gear in ESO is different from player gear, there is no overlap between them. Once you unlock a Companion like Zerith-var, they will start out with basic white quality equipment with no traits.
Companion equipment doesn’t have levels, can’t be enchanted, doesn’t require repairs and doesn’t include an inherent style appearance.
You can purchase basic companion gear from a Weaponsmith, Woodworker, Armorer, Leatherworker and Tailor merchants to customize the role of your companion accordingly.
Higher quality gear can be obtained from monster drops throughout the world, particularly from bosses. You can buy Companion Gear through Guild Traders.
Possible traits that you can use on your ESO Companions
Quickened (Cooldown Reduction)
Prolific (Ultimate Generation)
Focused (Critical Strike Chance)
Shattering (Penetration)
Aggressive (Damage Done)
Soothing (Healing Done)
Augmented (Ability Buff and Debuff Duration)
Bolstered (Reduce Damage Taken)
Vigorous (Max Health)
Skills for Zerith-var in ESO
The Companion Zerith-var has to choose from. Each of the roles/builds below will have a different allocation of skills. It is important to note that Companions will automatically use skills and the ultimate in order based on how they are set on the skill bar, basically going from 1 to 5 and then using their Ultimate.
You can find a full list of all the available skills for the Companion Zerith-var on ESO-Hub.com in the Companion Skills: Zerith-var Overview Page.
Zerith-var Class Skills
Class: Guardian’s Commitment
Crescent Scythe
Perigean Armor
Dark Moon Totem
Class: Remedy of Atonement
Penance of Lorkhaj
Azurah’s Embrace
Atoning Spirit
Class: Warrior’s Banishment
Varmiina’s Visage
Sepulchral Chill
Blade of the Crossing
Strands of the Lattice
Weapon Skills
Bow
Destruction Staff
Dual Wield
One Hand and Shield
Restoration Staff
Two Handed
Equip the companion with one of these weapons to unlock the skill line.
Armor Skills
Heavy Armor
Light Armor
Medium Armor
Guild Skills
Fighters Guild
Mages Guild
Undaunted
Guild skill lines are leveled up by doing guild daily quests.
Zerith-var Race Skills
Zerith-var Rapport and quests
The Rapport function indicates how much a Companion likes or dislikes you. Depending on your actions in the world the Rapport can increase or decrease for Zerith-var in ESO. Each Companion has personal preferences which you can learn about in their dialogue.
At a higher level of the Rapport, the Companion will share more personal details with you and unlock special quests. If the Rapport level is very low it may be that the Companion can not be summoned for a while.
A Moonlight Shadow (Starter quest)
Beyond a Veil of Twilight (Friendly: 1000 Rapport)
Paths Out of Darkness (Close: 2000 Rapport)
The Dark Behind the World (Allied: 3000 Rapport)
Disapproval Zerith-var Rapport
Get a bounty from using Necromancer ‘s Criminal Act skills -5
Consume a Corrupting Bloody Mara -5
Sell or Launder stolen items -5
Fill a Soul Gem with Soul Trap and its morphs or with the Oblivion’s Edge set (Soul Lock passive will not affect his Rapport) -1
Murder civilians -1
Use the Blade of Woe -1
Approval Zerith-var Rapport
Completing personal quest +500 (once per Character)
Complete a Northern Elsweyr Defence Force Daily Quest (Elsweyr Prologue in Grahtwood) +125
Complete a Tales of Tribute match (doesn’t matter if you win or lose) +10
Consume a Purifying Bloody Mara +10
Heal yourself while in a critical state (red edges on the screen) +10
Visit the Baandari Trading Post in Malabal Tor +5
Harvest from a Water node +5
Kill a Vampire +1
Kill a Skeleton +1
Kill Dar-m’Athra in Moonmont +1
Destroy a Dark Anchor x?
Combat Behavior for Zerith-var Companion
You can set different combat behaviors for your Zerith-var Companion. Depending on what you try to do, you can either set him as a damage dealer, healer or tank.
Builds are a working in progress and will be added later.
Related Companion Content
Companion Category Overview Page
Companion Basics Guide
Tanlorin Basics Guide
Ember Basics Guide
Mirri Basics Guide
Bastian Basics Guide
Isobel Basics Guide
Sharp-as-Night Basics Guide
Azandar Basics Guide
FAQ Companions
Frequently asked question about the Companion System in ESO.
Where can I unlock the Ember Companion in ESO?Alcast2022-05-02T11:10:55+00:00
To unlock the Companion Ember The Khajiit in ESO you will have to complete her questline. Ember can be found in at Draioch just north of Gonfalon Bay, the main city of High Isle. The quest that you have to complete to unlock Ember is called “Tower full of Trouble”.
How to level up Companions in ESOAlcast2021-10-03T08:41:10+00:00
Companions level up simply by gaining experience points from killing enemies. You can grind your way to max level to unlock all the Companions features if you prefer this. The Mages Guild, Fighters Guild and Undaunted are unlocked by simply completing a daily from these Guilds. To level up the Mages Guild, Fighters Guild and Undaunted you will have to complete dailies for the guilds repeatedly till you reach the max level.
For anything related to grinding I do recommend reading the Grind Guide.
How to customize Companions in ESO?Alcast2021-05-15T11:07:42+00:00
In the Companion Menu on the top right side you want to visit the Collectibles section where you can assign costumes from the Appearance tab or mounts in the Mount tab.
Any appearance or mount that you unlocked on your own characters can be utilized for the Companion.
you can also change the outfit of a Companion at the Outfit Station.
Here you can see an example of both the Player and the Companion being on a mount in Blackwood.
How does the Rapport system for Companions work?Alcast2021-05-15T11:06:26+00:00
The rapport describes what kind of relationship you have with a companion. Every companion has personal preferences which will affect how they feel about the player over time, based on their actions. Acting against a companion’s ideals will cause their rapport with the companion to decrease. Taking actions they favor will drive the player’s rapport with that companion up.
While this has no effect on their skills or their abilities, it will have an effect on their gameplay. At least when it comes to extremely disliking the player. If a companion hates the player, they might not be able to stand them much longer and will unsummon themselves for a while.
In order to build rapport with a companion, performing average actions is a must — either by questing, leveling or other in-game actions like stealing. This can go both ways, so the player should be aware of what they like and what they dislike.
The more a companion likes the player, the more personal quests become available to the player after having completed the initial quest.
Can Companions PVP in ESO?Alcast2021-05-15T11:05:31+00:00
Companions won’t be able to be summoned in PvP instances, in single player arenas or in housing instances. Also, in instances where you can’t navigate to your character and talk to them, they will be briefly invisible, such as while swimming.
Where can I find Companion Gear in ESO?Alcast2021-05-15T11:03:54+00:00
Companion gear in ESO is different from player gear, there is no overlap between them. Once you unlock a Companion, they will start out with basic white quality non-traited equipment.
Companion equipment doesn’t have levels, can’t be enchanted, doesn’t require repairs and doesn’t include an inherent style appearance.
You can purchase basic companion gear from a Weaponsmith, Woodworker, Armorer, Leatherworker and Tailor merchants to customize the role of your companion accordingly.
Higher quality gear can be obtained from monster drops throughout the world, particularly from bosses.
What is the Companion System in ESO?Alcast2021-05-15T11:00:47+00:00
The Companion System in ESO is a new feature of the game that launched with the Blackwood Chapter. This allows you to summon a Companion (basically like a 2nd character) that will follow you around. The Companion can help fight, be it as a damage dealer, healer or tank. Currently there are two Companions, Mirri Elendis a Dark Elf and Bastian Hallix an Imperial.
You can find more info about the Companion System in the Companion System Guide.
Bastian Hallix Guides:
Mirri Elendis Guides:
Where can I unlock the Bastian Hallix Companion in ESO?Alcast2021-05-15T10:55:39+00:00
If you have access to the Blackwood Chapter, you can unlock Bastian Hallix through completing the associated quest in the Blackwood zone.
The Companion level up progress is account wide, so you only have to level Bastian up once.
You have to unlock Bastian Hallix on each character through the started quest.
Bastian can be found in the Deepscorn Hollow objective along the southwest coast of Blackwood. The quest that you have to complete is called “Competition and Contracts”.
Where can I unlock the Mirri Elendis Companion in ESOAlcast2021-05-15T10:54:51+00:00
If you have access to the Blackwood Chapter, you can unlock Mirri Elendis through completing the associated quest in the Blackwood zone.
The Companion level up progress is account wide, so you only have to level Mirri up once.
You have to unlock Mirri Elendis on each character through the started quest.
Mirri can be found in the Doomvault Vulpinaz objective in north Blackwood. The quest that you have to complete is called “Shattered and Scattered”.
Where can I unlock the Companions in ESO?Alcast2021-05-15T10:53:07+00:00
If you have access to the Blackwood Chapter, you can unlock two companions through completing associated quests in the Blackwood zone.
The Companion level up progress is account wide.
You have to unlock the Companions on each character.
Bastian Companion Location
Bastian can be found in the Deepscorn Hollow objective along the southwest coast of Blackwood. The quest that you have to complete is called “Competition and Contracts”.
Mirri Companion Location
Mirri can be found in the Doomvault Vulpinaz objective in north Blackwood. The quest that you have to complete is called “Shattered and Scattered”.
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