Best place to grind Fighter's Guild skill line as a VR2

sluice · March 2016

Hello all,

Starting to play more with my first character: a stamina nightblade.
Since this was my first characters, I did a bunch of noob mistake while leveling him in the past.

For one, my fighters guild skill is currently at 8.
Being a VR2, I'm not sure where would be the place to grind to get to 10...

I've read about doing Dolmens in Cyrodill, but that mainly sounds risky (and not the fastest way to do it.)

I'm Alderi Dominion and haven't finished the main story, so I'm guessing these are my options?
-Wrothgar (Where?)
-Cyrodill (Anywhere else other than the Dolmens?)
-Imperial city / sewers (The blue grind spots? Not a great idea since I'm AD)
-Craglorn
-Coldharbor (Is there a place for VR2?)

So where should I go to grind daedra/undead quickly as a VR2?

Brrrofski · March 2016

There's a spot in eastwards called whitesdtar or something like it. Quest to do with vamps. They'll be vet 4 for you I think. You'll know it when yo ucoem across it. Awesome xp grind spot, so will be good for fighter's guild too.

Edit: just saw you haven't finished the main story. Think coldharbour might be OK maybe. Try the vile labatory a bit and see how quick it is. Not sure how much xp level 45 mobs give you at vet 2.

If not, imperial City is your best bet. Boneshard area of DC sewer is best spot. Temple district is pretty good for gridning too.

sluice · March 2016

Brrrofski wrote: »

There's a spot in eastwards called whitesdtar or something like it. Quest to do with vamps. They'll be vet 4 for you I think. You'll know it when yo ucoem across it. Awesome xp grind spot, so will be good for fighter's guild too.

Edit: just saw you haven't finished the main story. Think coldharbour might be OK maybe. Try the vile labatory a bit and see how quick it is. Not sure how much xp level 45 mobs give you at vet 2.

If not, imperial City is your best bet. Boneshard area of DC sewer is best spot. Temple district is pretty good for gridning too.

Thanks for the reply. Eastwards? Did you mean Eastmarch?

If so, that won't be possible for me, as I haven't finished the main story yet.
I'm stuck in Alderi Dominion territory....
I would finish the story line, but I strictly play PVP... I would prefer only the find a good spot to grind.

Brrrofski · March 2016

Sorry, yes, eastmarch. Auto correct

IC is your best option then I think.

starlizard70ub17_ESO · March 2016

In Northeast Deshaan there are 3 really good daedra/undead grind spots close together. The dungeons Knife Ear Grotto (Daedra ), The Corpse Garden (undead), and around Shrine of Saint Veloth (even more Daedra). There even a merchant in a tent inbetween Shrine of Saint Veloth and Knife Ear Grotto so you can repair and sell your loot. It should V2 for you since you're AD.
If you're looking just to grind fighter's guild exp, don't waste an exp potion or scroll because guild leveling is based on numbers and type killed, not the exp they give. However if you want to level in general also, feel free to use exp boosters, there are plenty of targets so you won't be bored.

sluice · March 2016

starlizard70ub17_ESO wrote: »

In Northeast Deshaan there are 3 really good daedra/undead grind spots close together. The dungeons Knife Ear Grotto (Daedra ), The Corpse Garden (undead), and around Shrine of Saint Veloth (even more Daedra). There even a merchant in a tent inbetween Shrine of Saint Veloth and Knife Ear Grotto so you can repair and sell your loot. It should V2 for you since you're AD.
If you're looking just to grind fighter's guild exp, don't waste an exp potion or scroll because guild leveling is based on numbers and type killed, not the exp they give. However if you want to level in general also, feel free to use exp boosters, there are plenty of targets so you won't be bored.

Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately, I haven't finished the main story with this character and I don't intend to...
If it's per kill and not per XP, couldn't I just head to Cold Harbour and grind lvl45 zombies?

Autolycus · March 2016

sluice wrote: »

starlizard70ub17_ESO wrote: »

In Northeast Deshaan there are 3 really good daedra/undead grind spots close together. The dungeons Knife Ear Grotto (Daedra ), The Corpse Garden (undead), and around Shrine of Saint Veloth (even more Daedra). There even a merchant in a tent inbetween Shrine of Saint Veloth and Knife Ear Grotto so you can repair and sell your loot. It should V2 for you since you're AD.
If you're looking just to grind fighter's guild exp, don't waste an exp potion or scroll because guild leveling is based on numbers and type killed, not the exp they give. However if you want to level in general also, feel free to use exp boosters, there are plenty of targets so you won't be bored.

Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately, I haven't finished the main story with this character and I don't intend to...
If it's per kill and not per XP, couldn't I just head to Cold Harbour and grind lvl45 zombies?

I might be mistaken, however I think that once you hit vr1 you no longer get exp for CH zombehs.

sluice · March 2016

Autolycus wrote: »

sluice wrote: »

starlizard70ub17_ESO wrote: »

In Northeast Deshaan there are 3 really good daedra/undead grind spots close together. The dungeons Knife Ear Grotto (Daedra ), The Corpse Garden (undead), and around Shrine of Saint Veloth (even more Daedra). There even a merchant in a tent inbetween Shrine of Saint Veloth and Knife Ear Grotto so you can repair and sell your loot. It should V2 for you since you're AD.
If you're looking just to grind fighter's guild exp, don't waste an exp potion or scroll because guild leveling is based on numbers and type killed, not the exp they give. However if you want to level in general also, feel free to use exp boosters, there are plenty of targets so you won't be bored.

Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately, I haven't finished the main story with this character and I don't intend to...
If it's per kill and not per XP, couldn't I just head to Cold Harbour and grind lvl45 zombies?

I might be mistaken, however I think that once you hit vr1 you no longer get exp for CH zombehs.

I can confirm that you do still get XP when you are VR1, I level up like 1/5 of the way to VR2 there (killing lvl45 zombies), but to my understanding this was because they were 5 levels under me and I' guessing that at VR2 (6 levels over the zombies at this spot), they would not provide XP.

Since you level up your Fighter's Guild with kill count of Daedra/Undead, I guess I'm hoping to be able to grind there (just for the Fighter's guild, careless of if it raises my VR level).

One way to know, I will try tonight..

Autolycus · March 2016

sluice wrote: »

Autolycus wrote: »

sluice wrote: »

starlizard70ub17_ESO wrote: »

In Northeast Deshaan there are 3 really good daedra/undead grind spots close together. The dungeons Knife Ear Grotto (Daedra ), The Corpse Garden (undead), and around Shrine of Saint Veloth (even more Daedra). There even a merchant in a tent inbetween Shrine of Saint Veloth and Knife Ear Grotto so you can repair and sell your loot. It should V2 for you since you're AD.
If you're looking just to grind fighter's guild exp, don't waste an exp potion or scroll because guild leveling is based on numbers and type killed, not the exp they give. However if you want to level in general also, feel free to use exp boosters, there are plenty of targets so you won't be bored.

Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately, I haven't finished the main story with this character and I don't intend to...
If it's per kill and not per XP, couldn't I just head to Cold Harbour and grind lvl45 zombies?

I might be mistaken, however I think that once you hit vr1 you no longer get exp for CH zombehs.

I can confirm that you do still get XP when you are VR1, I level up like 1/5 of the way to VR2 there (killing lvl45 zombies), but to my understanding this was because they were 5 levels under me and I' guessing that at VR2 (6 levels over the zombies at this spot), they would not provide XP.

Since you level up your Fighter's Guild with kill count of Daedra/Undead, I guess I'm hoping to be able to grind there (just for the Fighter's guild, careless of if it raises my VR level).

One way to know, I will try tonight..

Ah okay, that makes sense, and thanks for sharing. Let me know what you find out in your testing tonight. If it still works for FG progression, I'd most likely take my alt through just to level it up.

AverageJo3Gam3r · March 2016

Just play through cold harbor. You'll want access to silver/gold areas for more skyshards. And internally, the game sees you as a level 50 regardless of your VR. So anything level 45 and above will give you XP.

sluice · March 2016

AverageJo3Gam3r wrote: »

Just play through cold harbor. You'll want access to silver/gold areas for more skyshards. And internally, the game sees you as a level 50 regardless of your VR. So anything level 45 and above will give you XP.

Sh*t really? That's insane!

I doubt I need more skyshards with this character, than the ones found in all AD, cyrodill and IC.
But I'll keep it in mind, just in case...

I'm not doing any crafting with him, and he's strictly PVP...
Also, I don't mind reseting his skills once in a while to make sure I have everything I need for the wanted build.

leepalmer95 · March 2016

Just go coldharbour and get packs of 15+ zombies.

sluice · March 2016

Autolycus wrote: »

sluice wrote: »

Autolycus wrote: »

sluice wrote: »

starlizard70ub17_ESO wrote: »

In Northeast Deshaan there are 3 really good daedra/undead grind spots close together. The dungeons Knife Ear Grotto (Daedra ), The Corpse Garden (undead), and around Shrine of Saint Veloth (even more Daedra). There even a merchant in a tent inbetween Shrine of Saint Veloth and Knife Ear Grotto so you can repair and sell your loot. It should V2 for you since you're AD.
If you're looking just to grind fighter's guild exp, don't waste an exp potion or scroll because guild leveling is based on numbers and type killed, not the exp they give. However if you want to level in general also, feel free to use exp boosters, there are plenty of targets so you won't be bored.

Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately, I haven't finished the main story with this character and I don't intend to...
If it's per kill and not per XP, couldn't I just head to Cold Harbour and grind lvl45 zombies?

I might be mistaken, however I think that once you hit vr1 you no longer get exp for CH zombehs.

I can confirm that you do still get XP when you are VR1, I level up like 1/5 of the way to VR2 there (killing lvl45 zombies), but to my understanding this was because they were 5 levels under me and I' guessing that at VR2 (6 levels over the zombies at this spot), they would not provide XP.

Since you level up your Fighter's Guild with kill count of Daedra/Undead, I guess I'm hoping to be able to grind there (just for the Fighter's guild, careless of if it raises my VR level).

One way to know, I will try tonight..

Ah okay, that makes sense, and thanks for sharing. Let me know what you find out in your testing tonight. If it still works for FG progression, I'd most likely take my alt through just to level it up.

So, I went to the Vile Laboratory in ColdHarbour last night, and it works!

In about 2 hours, I managed to get my Fighters Guild from 8 to 10. It also raised some of my skills at a reasonable pace and I gained about 20% of a VR Level. So you do gain overall XP. Definitely not the place to level up your VR characters obviously, but still great place to level up your Fighters Guild!