Fastest way to level

Zeromaz

Can anyone help me out with this? I believe Training trait, XP scroll, and Ring of Mara would be the only extra exp i could obtain. Anyone have tips or tricks on leveling as fast as possible? Thank you.

Sy1ph5

Overland is better if you can find a spot to yourself otherwise sky reach is still the best. Unless I'm misremembering you do get an xp boost for being grouped. So a duo for grinding is optimal.

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

I just recently saw a YouTube of some guy leveling 1-50 in less than an hour using XP scrolls during a holiday event and only doing master writs. Looked expensive though.

Ertosi

Rather than focus on the fastest way to level, I suggest sticking to the main faction quests and main story. Those provide great XP but also provide lots of Skill Points, allowing to you make best use of your levels. If you are on PC, mods allow you to zero in on only the specific main faction quests that give the Skill Points, so you can best avoid getting distracted by side quests.

By sticking to this, and using Training armor and XP scolls like you mentioned, you can easily make it to level 50 merely by doing all 5 regions of your faction (worth 15 Skill Points; 16 if it's DC as Glenumbra has 1 extra), the main story (11 Skill Points), and the Mages Guild (2 Skill Points). Do it during a boosted XP festival and you'll get there much, much faster.

While you could merely level to 50 faster by running dolmens or buying Skyreach carries, you're still going to have to go back and earn those Skill Points later if you want to make good use of your character, so I find it's much more time efficient overall to level while questing.

eso_nya

#1 buy a max level char on ebay
#2 pay someone to clear skyreach while u wait in the entrance
#3 pay ppl to carry u thru random normals (not having eso+ and being very low level makes it cheaper to find volunters)
#4 turn in tons of enchanter master writs

as far as extra cp go, eso+ gives some, theres double xp events, that inspiration thing that ramps up if dont play for a couple days. i dont remember if u can or cannot combine xp scroll, psijic ambrosia and the 2 aetherial ambrosias somethings.

Cardthief

Good suggestions above, another good method though which I use all the time for my alts is doing Random Group Dungeons, the first Random you do gets you a lot of xp, but after that each Random still gives you a decent chunk of xp. Just remember to keep popping xp boosts and have training gear (the higher the quality the more xp, which I usually make lvl 1-10-20-30-40 blue-tier training gear, its cheap, the gear holds out for 10 levels, and you get decent xp income).

6point6b16_ESO

Fastest way to level is Event XP + 150% scrolls + Cheap writs.. 5-50 in 30 mins

fgoron2000

Zeromaz wrote: »

Can anyone help me out with this? I believe Training trait, XP scroll, and Ring of Mara would be the only extra exp i could obtain. Anyone have tips or tricks on leveling as fast as possible? Thank you.

Sy1ph5 wrote: »

Overland is better if you can find a spot to yourself otherwise sky reach is still the best. Unless I'm misremembering you do get an xp boost for being grouped. So a duo for grinding is optimal.

yes, when grouped as a pair, XP is boosted but i'm not sure how much, but maybe 10%? Also, that boost is no longer given with groups larger than 2. I'm not sure if they just go back to normal XP or if larger groups go even lower. So for XP grinding, pairing is definitely best.

When you're using Training trait, the quality of the piece, rather than the level of the piece will affect the amount of XP boost. Of course the level of the piece will affect how good the other stats of the piece are, but it doesn't improve the amount of XP boost, as the boost is a straight percentage that increases on improving quality rather than a static number that increases with a higher level piece. So, not that you'd wanna do this, but a level 1 helmet that is gold will give a higher XP boost than a purple quality CP160 helmet will. Of course any other stats would be awful, but you get the idea.

Keep an eye out for the XP buffs during events, and there will be quite a few events this year partly due to the Indrik mount (at 4 events per quarter, there should be 16 events total, averaging more than 1 per month)...not all will have double XP (the current event has double AP instead) but some (like New Life, and the anniversary event) will boost XP...they do also stack with XP scrolls or ambrosia pots...

What i like to do when questing is to keep an eye out for those quests that grant higher XP, back out of the reward dialog, and keep track of them...you can generally tell by the amount of gold offered as reward. If you're leveling up to 50, it's not as easy to tell, because those amounts continue to increase as you level your character, but once you get to level 50 and are leveling CP instead, then it's easier to tell because the amounts of gold & XP will then stay the same. When I have a bunch of quests ready to turn in then, I'll first list them in order that I want to complete, based on where they are, do a scroll or pot, then go back & complete all of those quests. For expedience doing these, start with the one that's most difficult to get to from a wayshrine, then as you go, you can pay to jump once or twice, but watch the cost of the jump. Jumping to guildies & friends helps a lot with this.

The MQ quests ( i know that's redundant, but oh well...) are always the highest amounts of XP you can get and you get a skill point for each of them, so they can be worth putting a bit of time into...

Oh, BTW, last but not least, one other XP buff that stacks with everything else is ESO+...if I recall correctly, it's a permanent 10% buff on all XP, inspiration, and research time reduction...i think each of those are 10%, but i know XP is...

Nestor

You know, once you hit L50, then you will realize what you really need, and that is 130 to 150 skill points. Just power leveling to L50 only nets you 64, and that is a pretty useless character.


This is assuming you have a CP160 Character on your account, otherwise, that is your real goal.

Zeromaz

Yes this is for an alt. I’m already max CP. just hate pve so i want to make it as painless as possible

josiahva

Its worthless to level too fast...much better to level by hunting skyshards and associated delve quests...that way you arent lvl50 without the skill points you need. As it is, its only a matter of days till you reach 50...why would you need it to be faster?

Knootewoot

Adopt or create a child. Wait 5 years. Make him play while you are at work or school.

Tiedän

@Zeromaz from personal experience with leveling up my alts, i'd say the easiest way to level is just hitting up the random dungeon finder. Not only do you get that massive xp bump on your first dungeon of the day, you'll get gold, gear and learn dungeon play mechanics very quickly. It's a super fast way to level your skill trees and reach lvl 50 before even starting the actual story content of the game.

El_Borracho

Zeromaz wrote: »

Yes this is for an alt. I’m already max CP. just hate pve so i want to make it as painless as possible

Doing the same thing. The events with 100% XP bonuses are the way I go, along with the training gear, scrolls, etc. Getting tons of XP in Kyne, even from the dailies you get in towns. Probably start running normals once I hit 50. You could do dolmens, but that is about as boring as it gets.

EDIT: @josiahva Can't speak for the OP, but I'm doing it to get my alt to CP160 so he can use the gear my main farmed for him. As it is, I've got tons of skill points from doing this. I do some overland stuff when I have a event buff, like the New Life XP drink, but its faster this way. And I can always go back once I hit CP160 to get those skill points, which in turn, will be faster with a character in top gear. My plan is to have my alt farm vMA quicker than my main (a stam DK) and run more PVP. Not planning on making him a trials runner.

Crafts_Many_Boxes

6point6b16_ESO wrote: »

Fastest way to level is Event XP + 150% scrolls + Cheap writs.. 5-50 in 30 mins

I've always been confused about this answer. Don't you have to be maxxed out in a profession to even accept the quest for master writs. And doesn't that require max level?

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

Crafts_Many_Boxes wrote: »

6point6b16_ESO wrote: »

Fastest way to level is Event XP + 150% scrolls + Cheap writs.. 5-50 in 30 mins

I've always been confused about this answer. Don't you have to be maxxed out in a profession to even accept the quest for master writs. And doesn't that require max level?

Alchemy writs is what they are using. You can max the skill line in less than 15 minutes.

fgoron2000

Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »

I just recently saw a YouTube of some guy leveling 1-50 in less than an hour using XP scrolls during a holiday event and only doing master writs. Looked expensive though.

I do those too sometimes, and they are amazing for quick and easy XP and gold, but yes they can be quite expensive even if you are already leveled in the needed skills and have enough skill points to spend. Since I do a lot of high level crafting writs on many alts, I do get a decent number of master writs. I save them up, and then I go crazy doing them the same way, crafting first, then go to the vendor, do a scroll or pot with or without an event, and turn in one after the other.

But if he was leveling from 1-50, then he wouldn't have been doing highest level crafting writs for the master writs or farming for any needed supplies, that would defeat the purpose of speed-leveling. But how did he have the crafting skills and skill points to be able to complete the master writs? Gear, provisioning and alchemy master writs will require that you are able to craft at both level cp150 and at near highest quality. And provisioning writs require that you have also learned the needed recipes, and regardless of cost, those specific recipes can sometimes be hard to find. As soon as the idea of needing a lot of skill points occurred to me, something did not quite sound right with this to me. Even if this guy was doing this with an alt on an account that had unlimited funds in gold and crowns to get mats and research scrolls and motifs, etc etc, or even had all of the supplies stored up in his inventory, I still can't get past the need for skill points. And even if he limited his scope to a single crafting skill, it still takes quite a few of them, that come only from interacting in the game, these can't be stored in the bank, or purchased with crowns. Even if he just skimmed the various zones for the easily obtained overland skyshards, that's still time consuming as it takes 3 shards per skill point earned, and most of those shards are not sitting right beside the wayshrine, and the clock is ticking. Am I missing something?

However, setting that all aside, if a person does have the crafting skills to be able to complete master writs and has the supplies needed to do them, and is using this method to level XP then the best thing to do is to look for the cheapest master writs at guild stores, not cheapest per voucher earned. Because regardless of how many or few vouchers you get, the master writ turn-in will still get you the same amount of XP and gold, whether it's for a 2 voucher provisioning writ, or one that rewards 300 vouchers for a legendary nirncrux piece on a rare motif. Generally your best bet would be to purchase provisioning or alchemy master writs. They're usually the 2 voucher ones, and in general, the cheapeast master writs available to buy.


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if any of what i've referenced in this post was responded to above while i was writing this, just disregard my post then

iiYuki

Absoloute fastest way that I would know of is:

• EXP potion or xp scroll (they don't stack)
• In group with a with ring of Mara partner
• ESO+
• Full Training gear
• Double EXP events are also a good time to level multiple alts

Off the top of my head farming Skyreach is still pretty good. Ive leveld alts in a day or two farming dolmens in Alikir.

El_Borracho

@fgoron2000 I was thinking the same thing. You need at least 8 skill points for Alchemy, which I think is the lowest level for master writs. I guess you could buy them from guild stores, along with the mats. Which, if you are a new player, I don't know if you could amass that much gold (can you buy gold from the crown store?). Alternatively, you could have an alternate character that farmed the mats needed to craft them and the gold for the writs themselves. But he still needed the 8 points to begin with. I suppose you could get that fairly quickly at levels 1-8.

Either way, why do this? I can't think of a situation which requires an alternate character in under an hour.

ezio45

this is a trap.... noone say anything

#rememberskyreach

fgoron2000

well, i really don't hafta worry about it, my chars are all cp with enough points for about the next two years of updates, and i'm just using the various methods for leveling skill trees and spell morphs at this point...

Oreyn_Bearclaw

Nestor wrote: »

You know, once you hit L50, then you will realize what you really need, and that is 130 to 150 skill points. Just power leveling to L50 only nets you 64, and that is a pretty useless character.


This is assuming you have a CP160 Character on your account, otherwise, that is your real goal.

I actually disagree with that. Dont get me wrong, your point has merit, but you certainly dont need 150 skill points to play effectively. 64 points is enough to park them as a writ toon for example. Assuming you also level undaunted, you are going to get a bunch more points from dungeon quests. You can also get 16 very fast skill points by doing the group challenges in public dungeons. I find that if I power level a toon and do undaunted, I have enough points for a toon to do one thing. They can be a PVE DPS, tank, healer writ monkey, etc, they just cant do more than one role. Perhaps not a great idea if you only have 2-3 toons, but if you have 15, its enough. haha