How to Get the Butterfly’s Embrace Set
The quickest dependable route to Butterfly’s Embrace is through the Heavy Armor master writ reward track. Each completed Heavy Armor master writ can award a piece of the set, allowing players to craft it without waiting for a rare drop or paying another player. You will need Heavy Armor at rank 18 before a master writ becomes available.
Other players can also obtain the set by completing the same writs and selling spare pieces through a player-run guild store or a direct sale. The crafting route remains the most reliable method because it gives you control over the reward, while shopping around is useful when you only need one or two missing pieces.
What Butterfly’s Embrace Includes
Butterfly’s Embrace is a Heavy Armor set intended for characters who use the heavy armour slot, including many Dragonknight builds. The game displays the official item name as “Armor,” although Australian English generally uses “armour.” The pieces share a butterfly theme and provide the set bonuses listed in their current item tooltips.
The important distinction is that Heavy Armor is a crafting profession rather than a Dragonknight ability. Another character with the required skill can create the pieces, and the resulting set can be equipped by a Dragonknight. Before investing materials, check the set’s two-piece and four-piece descriptions because numerical values and wording can change during updates. The Dragonknight class guide is also useful for checking which armour bonuses suit the role you intend to play.
The direct crafting route
Begin by training Heavy Armor to rank 18. Once eligible, speak with a Heavy Armor writ-giver in a settlement such as Northpoint and request a master writ. The writ-giver will provide a list of materials and quantities, usually several pieces of metal armouring at the required quality.
Craft the requested materials through your own crafting or obtain them from the market, then return them to the writ-giver. The completed writ awards a reward, and the Heavy Armor reward track includes pieces from Butterfly’s Embrace. Repeat the process until you hold at least four different pieces needed for the set bonus, or collect every piece if you also want the complete themed appearance.
Master writ rewards can include duplicate pieces, so keep the inventory organised and inspect each reward before moving on. Spare items can be sold, sent to another character, or used as materials for other crafting activities. This makes the route practical even when the first few writs do not immediately provide every item you need.
Preparing materials and managing inventory
A Heavy Armor master writ requests crafted components rather than raw ore alone. Depending on the writ’s level, the list may call for rivets, straps, plated pieces or another metal armouring material. Open the request before collecting anything, then craft precisely the quantities shown to avoid wasting expensive materials.
Bring all the requested objects to the writ-giver in one batch. If your inventory is full, use a suitable bag and avoid leaving valuable writ materials in a guild bank until the quest is complete. Completing the writ also provides crafting experience, so those preparation runs contribute to future master writs and general Heavy Armor training.
Do not overlook the character level attached to each reward. Master writ rewards can scale to the character who completes them, so using an appropriately levelled crafter avoids ending up with gear that is older than the equipment you currently use. The Fearturbo crafting community and player forums can also help identify unusual writ requirements, but the quest text remains the authoritative source.
Comparing the practical routes
Crafting has the lowest direct monetary cost and provides complete control over which pieces you receive. Buying is faster when suitable rewards are already circulating among players. The main difference is that crafted pieces require time, while seller availability and prices fluctuate from day to day.
| Acquisition method | Time and effort | Typical cost | Main advantage | Main catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repeat Heavy Armor master writs | Several crafting runs | Materials and travel time | Lowest long-term cost | Duplicate rewards may slow completion |
| Buy individual missing pieces | Usually one or two sales | Current seller price | Fast for completing a set | Stock and quality can vary |
| Purchase a complete set | Minimal crafting effort | Highest immediate cost | Quickest route to all pieces | Expensive and dependent on seller trust |
| Ask a player guild | Short social transaction | Often low or free | Good for finding a rare missing item | The guild may not have one available |
Check the level, quality and set bonus of any purchased item before transferring money. A cheaper piece may be under-levelled or have inferior armour, so compare its total statistics with your current equipment. Use guild banks or another secure trading method when possible, particularly for a full-set purchase, and never rely on screenshots alone to confirm what a seller possesses.
Fitting the set into a Dragonknight build
Obtaining the pieces is only part of the decision. Compare the four-piece effect with your current heavy armour, paying particular attention to maximum health, resource recovery and the situations in which the passive bonus activates. A set can look excellent in an inventory preview while performing poorly when its effect requires a particular playstyle.
For Dragonknights, the set should be compared with the armour options used by tanks, healers and damage dealers rather than grouped together as a single upgrade. The current ESO PvE builds provide a useful reference for checking which sets are being used at different levels. If you are changing roles, test the new set in a separate dummy or low-pressure environment before replacing a proven loadout.
Gear score should not be the only criterion. A lower-scoring set can be the better choice when its passive effect matches your rotation, while a higher-scoring set may waste a valuable two-piece bonus. Keep the set until you have completed several normal activities, then compare group performance, sustain during a longer fight and your comfort with the new playstyle.
Australian player considerations
ESO events are scheduled according to its North American and European servers, so Australian players must convert those times carefully. Brisbane remains on AEST throughout the year, Sydney and Melbourne observe daylight saving, and Perth uses Western Standard Time. A guild event listed in North American evening time can therefore land at a very different hour depending on the season.
Australian storefront prices are displayed in Australian dollars and digital purchases generally include GST. Prepaid PlayStation, Xbox and Steam Wallet codes are available through local game and electronics retailers, making them a convenient way to buy Crown Store credit without an international payment. Check that a prepaid card matches both the platform and region of the account, as cards bought for another region may not work.
Physical editions or imported collector’s merchandise may attract GST, customs processing or other import charges from Australian authorities. Most ESO content is digital, so checking the local Classification Board information on the relevant store page is the simpler option when buying for another household member. Store classifications do not always use the same categories as PEGI ratings elsewhere.
Australian weather also shapes when many players take a break from an intensive crafting session. If that break involves a beach, river or swimming hole, conditions can change quickly and familiar waterways are not always safe. Water Safety Magazine provides useful guidance to consult before entering the water, allowing the gaming session to end safely rather than turning a routine reward run into an unnecessary risk.
The final acquisition path
Your first choice is to master Heavy Armor, reach rank 18 and request a master writ from a Heavy Armor writ-giver. Complete each request with the precise materials shown, collect the Butterfly’s Embrace rewards and repeat until the required four-piece bonus is active. Keep duplicates for sale or future crafting rather than discarding them.
If you would rather not repeat the writ, search player guild stores and speak with guild members about spare pieces. Match the item level and statistics before buying, and arrange the transaction through a secure method. The direct crafting route remains the most dependable because every completed writ moves the set closer to completion without depending on another player’s inventory.
Open the Heavy Armor writ-giver dialogue in Northpoint, request the master writ, and craft the first material it asks for.