ESO Best Grind XP Spots

The Best Grind XP Spots to Power Level your character in ESO! There are a few different ways you can level up your character in The Elder Scrolls Online. From clearing Dolmens and questing to the all time favorite grinding. The method you choose, depends on your favorite play-style and how you enjoy the game more. Grinding XP, farming NPC repeatedly to power level your character, can be quite efficient as long as you are farming in the right place.

There are several great spots you can visit to grind XP in ESO and level up. Some of those spots can also help you earn a decent amount of Gold in the process. The spots below will also help you level up your Companions fast!

Where is the Best Place to Grind XP in ESO?

The Best Place to Grind XP in ESO right now is the Blackrose Prison Arena in the Murkmire zone. There are many more spots in ESO however that can help you earn massive XP gains. Some of them will also reward you with Gold and loot. The Best XP Grind Spots locations that can help you power level your character are:

1. Blackrose Prison Arena
2. Skyreach Catacombs
3. The Vile Manse Public Dungeon
4. Obsidian Scar Public Dungeon
5. Spellscar
6. Razak’s Wheel Public Dungeon
7. Leftwheal Trading Post Public Dungeon
8. Sentinel Docks
9. Verrant Morass
10. The Vile Laboratory

Most of those areas are available with the Base game while some require certain DLC to access them. Below you can find more info for each one of the spots above, as well as important info to maximize your XP grind farm! With the introduction of Challenge Difficulty to ESO, some of those spots can become even more rewarding for XP and Gold gains!

1. Normal Blackrose Prison Arena

The Blackrose Prison Arena is the Best XP Grind and Power Level Spot in ESO! One of the few group Arenas in the game and the place to farm the special ability altering Blackrose Prison Weapons! It is also one of the best ways to Grind XP in ESO as a duo! Team up with a friend(or your favorite Companion) and enter the Arena in Normal Difficulty.

You can find the Arena in the Murkmire zone, so the Murkmire DLC is necessary to access it! When inside complete the first four rounds of the first arena, then reset it. Do not fight the final Boss of the First Arena! Rinse and repeat until you are satisfied with your XP grind gains.

2. Skyreach Catacombs

The Skyreach Catacombs is a group instanced area in the zone of Craglorn(Base Game)! It offers a simple circular route and a special Ancient Chest Event(defeat hordes of enemies to loot the chest) inside. The only drawback of this place is that you will have to reset the instance every time you complete the room. Enemies inside will not respawn. That is why you need another player with you to grind XP here.

Skyreach Catacombs is a popular Power Leveling area in ESO. You can always ask another player to power level you in there, for a price! A great XP grind spot for two players! When inside the Catacombs, follow the circular route and ignore the other rooms.

3. The Vile Manse – ESO Grind XP

The Vile Manse is a Public Dungeon, that you can find in the Reaper’s March zone(Base Game). It consists of two floors and offers a circular route you can follow on each floor. In order to enter the Cellar(where the farming is happening) you have to complete a short intro quest in the Villa above first.

The upper floor is full with groups of human enemies that you can kill easily. Humans in general are great enemies to also make Gold while grinding XP in ESO! The Bosses on this floor can drop additional loot but they are not placed on the circular route. You can go out of the route to kill them if you wish but in general is not worth it if you goal is to Level up as fast as possible.

At the west part of this floor there is a hole on the ground that will lead you to the lower area. The lower floor of the Vile Manse offers a smaller circular route with a mix of humans and skeletons enemies. This route is also good for XP and Gold Grind. This is a quite popular Grind XP place so you might have a hard time finding it empty.

4. Obsidian Scar – ESO Grind XP

Another Public Dungeon that you can find in the Rivenspire zone(Base Game). This area also offers a circular route you can follow and has several human enemies inside. The Bosses are well placed and you can farm them while clearing normal enemies. They have a chance to drop Overland Set pieces which you can sell to other players for extra profit. Another very popular Grind XP and Gold place.

5. Spellscar – ESO Grind XP

Spellscar is the Ultimate Overland area to grind XP in ESO! You can find it in the Craglorn zone(Base Game), North of Belkarth(Capital) and offers a large area with many groups of enemies around. Great place to grind XP but a bad location if you are after Gold. One of the best spots to level up but also one of the most popular areas.

6. Razak’s Wheel – ESO Grind XP

Another Public Dungeon, located in the Bangkorai zone(Base Game). Half of the enemies inside are humans and the other half are dwarven constructs. The Bosses are well placed and will allow you to farm them for valuable Overland Sets pieces while clearing the area and grinding XP. A quite popular ESO XP farm location as well that is not great for Gold farming though because of the Dwarven Constructs enemies.

7. Leftwheal Trading Post Public Dungeon

You can find this Public Dungeon in the West Weald zone(Gold Road DLC)! At the heart of the Dungeon you can find a large circular route you can farm for XP and Gold, with many Humanoid enemies to defeat. Along the route there are also a couple Bosses you can farm for Overland Sets from the zone. Inside this larger route there are a few smaller routes you can follow if you wish.

8. Sentinel Docks – ESO Grind XP

The entire area of the docks, North of Sentinel in the Alik’r Desert zone(Base Game) is a great spot to grind XP and power level your character in ESO! This area is full of zombies that respawn very fast. XP gains are great but gold gains not so much. The zombies however drop Fleshfly Larva, an alchemy material, that you can sell to other players for some Gold. This area is also a known and popular XP farm spot.

Sentinel Docks offers two areas with zombies. The area inside the Yellow Circle below will always have zombies available to farm. The area inside the red circle on the other hand will offer zombies to farm until you complete the relevant Docks quest. After that the zombies will disappear(from the red circle area only).

9. Verrant Morass – ESO Grind XP

A large open area in the zone of Greenshade(Base Game), North of Marbruk with several groups of Feral Bosmers(zombie-like) to kill around. This type of enemy is easy to kill and fast to respawn. Which makes Verrant Morass an excellent XP grind spot! Although this is another type of a zombie enemy, Feral Bosmers do not drop Fleshfly Larva. So this spot might be great for XP farming but not so good for making Gold.

10. The Vile Laboratory

Another large, open area full of zombies. You can find this location in the Coldharbour zone(Base Game), South-East of the Hollow City and very close to the town. The zombies here also drop Fleshfly Larva, making The Vile Laboratory a decent spot for XP and Gold farming in ESO.

More Places to Grind XP in ESO

The Spots above are the Best to Power Level your character in The Elder Scrolls Online! But they are also very popular and might be crowded when you want to grind EXP. Thankfully there are a few smaller areas you can visit when this happens. These areas are:

• Northglen
• Motalion Necropolis
• Obsidian Gorge

All three are available with the Base Game and offer a small area full of enemies that you can farm as an alternative! You can find Northglen in the Bangkorai zone, right near the Capital Evermore. This is a great compact area with Humans and Zombies as enemies that can grand you good EXP Gains if there is no one else around.

The Motalion Necropolis is located in the Alik’r Desert zone and is full of zombies. There are also a few Human enemies inside this area. This place works as an Open World Public Dungeon that other players can enter as well. XP Gains are nice even if there is someone else grinding inside.

Finally you can find Obsidian Gorge in the Deshaan Base Game zone, North West of Mournhold. A smaller area with enemies scattered around that can offer some good EXP if the other areas are full!

ESO Best XP Grind Build Setup

To farm XP efficiently and earn levels fast you need to prepare yourself accordingly. There are a few items that will help you boost your EXP Gains and make the process easier and faster.

Training Gear

If you are serious about earning the Best possible XP from grinding, then you need to acquire first a full Set(Armor and Weapons) of Training Gear! Gear with the Training Trait boosts the XP you earn from kills in ESO! Every piece of gear with the Training Trait grants you an extra 7% to 11% of XP, depending on the quality of the gear. The percentage of extra XP you can get is:

• White Gear – 7%
• Green Gear – 8%
• Blue Gear – 9%
• Purple Gear – 10%
• Gold Gear – 11%

The easiest way to get Training on your gear is by using a Crafted Set you can make yourself or buy from other players! While you can use every Crafted Set in the game, I recommend wearing the Heartland Conqueror Set! An amazing Crafted Set that doubles the value of your Weapon Traits, which means that grants you an extra 11% XP Boost. If you are below Level 50, trying to level up as fast as possible, it is wise to swap gear every ten or fifteen levels, so you can farm easily without issues. Finally, Blue quality gear is enough to earn you good XP if you cannot afford a better quality.

Potions and Scrolls

You can use Ambrosia Potions and EXP Scrolls to earn more XP when grinding! These items offer a 50% – 100% – 150% boost to your earned experience and are easy to get. You can buy Ambrosia potions directly from other players or through the Guild Traders. If you have the appropriate skills and materials you can even craft the potions yourself. Experience scrolls are available as rewards from crown crates but you can also get them from the crown store with crown gems or the Tamriel Tomes Battle Pass.

Potions and scrolls do not stack, so you can have only one of those active every time. They do stack with event experience buffs though. Because of this, it is better to wait for one of the Game’s Events, that offer Double EXP Bonuses, to be live before you try to power level a character!

What are the Best Skills for XP Grind in ESO?

Another way to maximize your XP grinding is by using appropriate skills. AOE Skills that can deal damage to multiple enemies at the same time, are the Best to grind XP and Power Level your character! Every ESO Class has a few great AOE Skills you can use but there are also skills from Weapons and other lines that can help you. These are some of the Best Skills you can use.

Weapon AOE Skills

Depending on your favorite weapon you can use some of these abilities to deal damage to multiple enemies and earn more XP faster!

• Endless Hail(Volley)-Bow
• Unstable Wall of Elements(Wall of Elements)-Destruction Staff
• Whirling Blades(Whirlwind)-Dual Wield
• Carve(Cleave)-Two Handed

Arcanist AOE Skills

• Escalating Runeblades(Runeblades)
• Fatecarver Morphs
• Cephaliarch’s Flail(Abyssal Impact)
• The Imperfect Ring Morphs

Dragonknight AOE Skills

• Shifting Standard
• Core of Flame Morphs
• Incinerate
• Engulfing Dragonfire
• Shatterspike Mantle

Necromancer AOE Skills

• Boneyard Morphs
• Frozen Colossus Morphs
• Blighted Blastbones(Sacrificial Bones)

Nightblade AOE Skills

• Twisting Path(Path of Darkness)
• Soul Tether(Soul Shred)
• Drain Power Morphs

Sorcerer AOE Skills

• Summon Storm Atronach Morphs
• Summon Volatile Familiar(Summon Unstable Familiar)
• Lightning Form Morphs
• Lightning Splash Morphs

Templar AOE Skills

• Radial Sweep Morphs
• Puncturing Strikes Morphs
• Blazing Spear(Spear Shards)
• Ritual of Retribution(Cleansing Ritual)

Warden AOE Skills

• Scorch Morphs
• Growing Swarm(Swarm)
• Sleet Storm Morphs
• Impaling Shards Morphs
• Arctic Blast(Arctic Wind)

Other AOE Skills

• Flawless Dawnbreaker(Dawnbreaker)-Fighters Guild
• Meteor Morphs-Mages Guild
• Mystic Orb(Necrotic Orb)-Undaunted
• Razor Caltrops(Caltrops)-Assault

You can combine the above skills with Subclassing Builds or also create your own unique abilities with the help of the Scribing System!

What are the Best Public Dungeons to Grind XP in ESO?

The Best Public Dungeons to Grind XP in ESO include The Vile Manse in the Reaper’s March zone, Obsidian Scar in Rivenspire and Razak’s Wheel in Bangkorai.

FAQ – ESO Grind XP Spots