Easiest And Most Forgiving Veteran Dungeon?

Mancombe_Nosehair

The aoe is spindleclutch 1 can be q pain for newer players due to it being easy to get trapped in a tight space.

Crafts_Many_Boxes

jlmurra2 wrote: »

I am currently cp 709, and I just completed my first veteran dungeon last evening. It was Banished Cells II due to that being the undaunted pledge I had.

I was the tank, and it was going very well until the final boss. Our group was wiped out after a fairly long fight. Then the group leader informed us all that it was set to hard mode, and asked if that is what we wanted. Everyone replied "no". After that we had no trouble killing the boss.

I have been planning on completing veteran dungeons for a long while, though This game has so much content, and events, that doing them just keeps getting pushed down my to do list.

Are you sure it was banished cells 2 and not 1? Banished cells 2 doesn't have a scroll to activate hard mode, you win hard mode by leaving 3 of the daedroth ads alive as you kill him. Maybe that leader (dps I presume) was carrying your group / was just killing / not killing them without telling anyone haha

Casdha

I find Wayrest 1 and Elden Root 1 to be pretty easy.

Edit: there is a good list in this thread that I've been using.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/319908/which-group-dungeons-are-we-able-to-solo/p1

r34lian

City of Ash 1
Wayrest sewers 1
Fungul Gorotto 1
Spindle Clutch 1
Darkshade Caverns 1
Elden hollow 1
The last bosses of fungul grotto 1 , spindle clutch 1 and couple of bosses from EH 1 have ping based aoe attack if your ping >300 no matter even if you're out of AOE you still get 1 shotted.

r34lian

FierceSam wrote: »

jlmurra2 wrote: »

I am currently cp 709, and I just completed my first veteran dungeon last evening. It was Banished Cells II due to that being the undaunted pledge I had.

I was the tank, and it was going very well until the final boss. Our group was wiped out after a fairly long fight. Then the group leader informed us all that it was set to hard mode, and asked if that is what we wanted. Everyone replied "no". After that we had no trouble killing the boss.

I have been planning on completing veteran dungeons for a long while, though This game has so much content, and events, that doing them just keeps getting pushed down my to do list.

Gratz on your first vet. BC2 can be a full on pain if people don’t know what to do especially for the tank. You won’t find many that difficult from a tanking perspective outside the DLC ones.

It will all seem easy from here on in

Eh hard mode is done by keeping 3 daedroth alive there aren't any scrolls to activate.

D0PAMINE

The easiest dungeon will be something you have run frequently. For me it's vVoM, vBC I, vFG, vCoH, vSpindle I and II all HM

Jaraal

My first solo no death hard mode was Tempest Island. It’s pretty easy if you stay close to the last boss. And Blackheart Haven is quite easy to solo as a werewolf.

rotaugen454

Jaraal wrote: »

My first solo no death hard mode was Tempest Island. It’s pretty easy if you stay close to the last boss. And Blackheart Haven is quite easy to solo as a werewolf.

I hadn’t thought of trying that as a werewolf. Might have to give that a try.

jlmurra2

FierceSam wrote: »

jlmurra2 wrote: »

Gratz on your first vet. BC2 can be a full on pain if people don’t know what to do especially for the tank. You won’t find many that difficult from a tanking perspective outside the DLC ones.

It will all seem easy from here on in

Thank you. I do enjoy being the tank. I hope to keep improving.

Crafts_Many_Boxes wrote: »

"jlmurra2 wrote: »

Are you sure it was banished cells 2 and not 1? Banished cells 2 doesn't have a scroll to activate hard mode, you win hard mode by leaving 3 of the daedroth ads alive as you kill him. Maybe that leader (dps I presume) was carrying your group / was just killing / not killing them without telling anyone haha

Could be the case, the second attempt only took roughly a third of the time. I am sure it was Banished Cells II, I have completed it many times already on non-veteran mode.

MartiniDaniels

BC2 was my first completed vet too, also on tank, though ~at 250 cp, it was a circus at final boss. Still we completed it and i get Maw, which I used on tank for a long time before I get my hands on Lord Warden.

MinuitPro

Update 23 patch notes:

We've increased the difficulty of some dungeons that players deemed easy and forgiving.

SoLooney

Crypt I and spindleclutch I are also pretty easy

Dubhliam

Just stick to Maj al Ragath pledges you get from Undaunted Enclaves and you'll do fine.

Jaraal

MinuitPro wrote: »

Update 23 patch notes:

We've increased the difficulty of some dungeons that players deemed easy and forgiving.

There's a reason that the Undaunted starter quest sends you to BC1/Spindle1/FG1. They want some dungeons to not be overwhelming to new players.

Jaraal

rotaugen454 wrote: »

Jaraal wrote: »

My first solo no death hard mode was Tempest Island. It’s pretty easy if you stay close to the last boss. And Blackheart Haven is quite easy to solo as a werewolf.

I hadn’t thought of trying that as a werewolf. Might have to give that a try.

Yeah, he can't transform you if you are already transformed. Plus the adds give you regular meals you can eat while your pets off tank, or if you have Feral Pounce you can jump to the skeletons to extend your transformation.

ralphylauren

mobicera wrote: »

Really any non #2 base game dungeon in non hard mode is rather forgiving. Hard mode typically just adds more health and damage in base game non version 2 dungeons. If you are on PS4 na I often tank dungeons for newer people that have tried to prepare and would tank any base game non version 2 dungeon...

Do you have a raiding guild?

FrancisCrawford

MJallday wrote: »

Vaults of madness, you can pretty much solo that on vet

Just don't leave any DoTs in the first boss.

But yeah, VoM is much easier than its placement in the 16th zone would suggest.

Anyhow, many of these dungeons are pretty easy until the final boss. So I'd say the real challenge is finding a group who doesn't insist on hardmode for the final fight.

Also, Arx Corinium should have been mentioned already. But it's easier with ranged rather than melee DPS.

p_tsakirisb16_ESO

HardlineShark wrote: »

Hi All!

I'm at CP330 on my stam DPS Templar and want to dip my toe into a veteran dungeon. Which is the easiest and most forgiving for me to brush up on my mechanics ahead of time and not make a complete fool of myself? I have made my build based on metas, got most of the crafted sets I needed, practiced my rotation in PVE and PVP.... I just want a dungeon to see how "ready" I am.

What would you suggest?

Spindleclutch 1
Banished Cells 1
Fungal Grotto 1
Crypt of Hearts 1 (maybe last fight is difficult compared to the rest).
City of Ash 1
Wayrest Sewers 1
Blackheart.

Advice about Stam Templar to make yourself usefull without complex rotations and crap.

Use easy gear like Briarheart with either Veiled Heritance > Hunding Rage > Leviathan. Monster set Mephala or Stormfist.
Templars when start using Jabs we get major savagery. 1/2 Maces (0/1 dagger) with Critical trait works well. Infused bow.


Skills. Bow bar : Endless Hail, Caltrops, Poison Injection, Blazing Spear, Vigor and Crescent Sweep (thats the spammable Ultimate)

Front bar DW : Power of the Light, Repetance (Switch to Focus rune at single target boss fights), Rending Slashes/Solar Barrage (if you weave), Bitting Jabs, And pick something of Deadly Cloack/ Lightweight Trap (easy to target and place away to something you wont kill first to perma get the bonus) /Shrouded Daggers and Flawless Dawnbreaker.


Use the 5th skills (Deadly Cloak, Trap, Daggers) as opener and update when expired.
Drop the Bow dots, if you can do some LA between but just drop the dots they will proc all sets. Switch bar. PoL, Slashes/Solar Barrage, LA + Jabs x 3 switch. If Sweep charged use it, otherwise start bow rotation.

You will outdamage everyone in PUGs except some 1% NB/Sorc players and been able to carry the groups regardless.

On trash fight you will never run out of Stamina if you use repetance. On single target fights start using Heavy Attacks (hence the Mephala useful here).

No need for something more exhuberant. When you get the handle of it, you will find is easy and can storm solo the above dungeons in normal mode, in under 10 minutes most of the time.

ssorgatem

Vaults of Madness has the most boss fights and you can do quite remarkable mob pulls.
Perfectly solo-able.
Great to test builds.

siddique

Vet Scalecaller Peak nah, j/k.
It has been soloed too though.

KhajiitFelix

1. Scalecaller peak
2. Moon Hunter Keep
3. Frostvault
4. Fang lair
5. Falkreath hold

Metafae

Vaults of Madness is a good starting dungeon. Very easy and forgiving.

The only thing to be concerned about is the very first mini-boss. It's a wraith.
You have about 7 seconds to kill it before it tethers to one of your team members.
When the tether is linked, 100% of the damage the boss takes get copied and applied to the person tethered.
Just stop DPS while the tether is connected. Wait for it to go away, then continue DPS.

Not only is it a forgiving dungeon, but it is beautiful in design and a nice length for an easy dungeon so you really feel accomplished when you complete it.

The final boss has a spectacular special attack that is fun to see too.

mobicera

@ralphylauren I don't really do serious progression trials anymore, but I do have a guild that runs trials for fun that I am a part of.

MikaHR

You can solo most vet dungeons...so start there.

mobicera

MikaHR wrote: »

You can solo most vet dungeons...so start there.

That has got to be the worst advice for a new player I have ever seen. An experienced player can solo a good deal of the vet dungeons when built for it but for someone who isn't used to the mechanics it will probably just lead to frustration...

bossonova420

well after reading all these posts it seems there is no definitive answer for the OP..... or me...…. I should have known this when I googled cp levels and dungeons and even google had no data on it.... seems weird don't you think? I think its really weird that I am cp 200 ish and looking for a beginner veteran dungeon and nobody has an answer.... I mean we all have something to say but not one single answer to it... isn't that a little strange to see for a newcomer? I mean u guys have been around the bush already and why is it there is no definitive answer to this question? oh well I look to the gods of the game in times like these I call them the mystical 3..... alcast, dottz, and xynode king of mechanics and go from there.... so if you like me and read all these posts and now are confused as to why? google these boys and at least you will start in the right place. see you guys in Tamriel.

Linaleah

Spindleclutch 2 has one boss that can be a bit of a dps check, (and you definitely need to do the mechanic with red circle, but once you understand it - its not bad at all) and IMO it has THE easiest HM on final boss that i've personaly tried.

aside from that. Fungal grotto 1. can't go wrong with that

Pauls

Almost no DLC mentions, so here are my two cents: CoS (easiest) and Falkreath (bit harder), these two have simple mechanics which can be learned quickly, also CoS has no oneshotting mobs and final boss is quite fun with its intense flow and interesting mechanics like ultimate leeching and piercing ground spikes.

Ackwalan

bossonova420 wrote: »

well after reading all these posts it seems there is no definitive answer for the OP..... or me...…. I should have known this when I googled cp levels and dungeons and even google had no data on it.... seems weird don't you think? I think its really weird that I am cp 200 ish and looking for a beginner veteran dungeon and nobody has an answer.... I mean we all have something to say but not one single answer to it... isn't that a little strange to see for a newcomer? I mean u guys have been around the bush already and why is it there is no definitive answer to this question? oh well I look to the gods of the game in times like these I call them the mystical 3..... alcast, dottz, and xynode king of mechanics and go from there.... so if you like me and read all these posts and now are confused as to why? google these boys and at least you will start in the right place. see you guys in Tamriel.

I know this is an old thread. But, if you look at the way the dungeons are listed in the dungeon finder, they go from easiest to hardest. Relatively speaking.

Raisin

Ackwalan wrote: »

bossonova420 wrote: »

well after reading all these posts it seems there is no definitive answer for the OP..... or me...…. I should have known this when I googled cp levels and dungeons and even google had no data on it.... seems weird don't you think? I think its really weird that I am cp 200 ish and looking for a beginner veteran dungeon and nobody has an answer.... I mean we all have something to say but not one single answer to it... isn't that a little strange to see for a newcomer? I mean u guys have been around the bush already and why is it there is no definitive answer to this question? oh well I look to the gods of the game in times like these I call them the mystical 3..... alcast, dottz, and xynode king of mechanics and go from there.... so if you like me and read all these posts and now are confused as to why? google these boys and at least you will start in the right place. see you guys in Tamriel.

I know this is an old thread. But, if you look at the way the dungeons are listed in the dungeon finder, they go from easiest to hardest. Relatively speaking.

The exception here being the 2 versions of dungeons, that come listed under their original counterpart. But yes, the list of dungeons is on order of how they unlock, and they do that more or less based on difficulty. So start from the top.

Anyway, different people have different experiences... Of course there's not going to be a definite answer. Most people gave a reason and discussed why they found their own answer to be a good one. The thread is full of good advice. Not to mention answers will be all over the place because the difficulty level among base games is fairly (though not completely) even. So yeah, any of the singles or 1-versions will be a good start for you. There's not a big difference.