Wraithguard

Wraithguard
Base Armor	80 (266 max)
Weight	15.00
Base Value	500,000 10,000 (jury rig version)
Type	Right Gauntlet Left Gauntlet (jury rig version)
Armor Health	400
Additional Effects	See list Reflect 20% Resist Blight Disease 50% Resist Fire 10% Resist Frost 10% Resist Magicka 10% Resist Poison 10% Resist Shock 10% Shield 10 pts
Enchantment Value	600 60 in-game
Class	Heavy Armor
ID	wraithguard wraithguard_jury_rig

Main article: Armor (Morrowind)

"This is Wraithguard, an enchanted device created ages ago by my former master, High Craftlord Kagrenac, a long-dead Dwemer mage-smith. I believe it is one of the tools he created to forge mythopoeic enchantments."

―Yagrum Bagarn

Wraithguard, also known as Wraith Mail, is a unique heavy gauntlet in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. It is an immensely powerful Dwemer artifact, and one of the profane tools of Kagrenac. It is one of the best armor pieces of the game.

Background

According to historical texts, the use of Wraithguard and the other tools in a specific, and mostly unknown, ritual allows one to connect themselves to the Heart of Lorkhan and gain godly powers (as was done by the Tribunal and Dagoth Ur).

Wraithguard was weilded by Alandro Sul in chestplate form, where it is referred to as Wraith Mail, said to have been made of a thousand ringlets.

It later came into the possession of the Tribunal, where unlike Keening and Sunder, it was kept safe in the hands of Vivec. After being obtained by the Nerevarine, it was used to destroy the Heart of Lorkhan.

Enchantment

Enchantment ID: wraithguard_en

All effects are constant on self:

• Reflect – 20 points
• Resist Blight Disease – 50 points
• Resist Fire – 10 points
• Resist Frost – 10 points
• Resist Magicka – 10 points
• Resist Poison – 10 points
• Resist Shock – 10 points
• Shield – 10 points

Acquisition

Hortator and Nerevarine

Wraithguard can be obtained from Vivec as a gift, where he activates it for you and tells you the location of the Keening and Sunder.

Yagrum Bagarn and Wraithguard

If taken by force, it needs to be activated by Yagrum Bagarn, who requires Kagrenac's Journal and Planbook to do so. Upon equipping this "jury rig" version it backfires, inflicting between 201 and 225 permanent points of damage.

Usefulness

This gauntlet is needed to wield both Keening and Sunder. Without Wraithguard, there is nothing to shield the user from their unnatural power, and they will cause a very quick death. Even without the use of the other profane artifacts, the gauntlet is an impressive piece of equipment, offering a high armor bonus and a variety of enchantments.

Gallery

Regular Wraithguard (Left) and Jury Rig version (Right)

Wraithguard with Keening

Wraithguard with Sunder

Trivia

• The 50% Resist Blight Disease enchantment is superfluous, since the Nerevarine becomes immune to all forms of disease long before Wraithguard becomes obtainable.
• The jury-rigged Wraithguard will cause a permanent health decrease in most versions of Morrowind, rather than the temporary drain as was intended.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (mentioned only)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (mentioned only)

References

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