The Elder Scrolls Online allows players to earn Champion Points and customize their characters after reaching level 50. While reaching level 50 in The Elder Scrolls Online may take players a few in-game days or even real-life hours, grinding Champion Points is no easy feat and requires much more dedication than the usual XP grind.
Despite the foreseen challenges, there are various techniques that players can utilize to maximize their CP output. These include completing quests, participating in group content, and focusing on high-yield activities. So, with that, let's delve deeper into the continent of Tamriel and learn new strategies to unlock the character's hidden potential!
10 Prepare Properly
Traversing between home bases and grind spots to repair gear may become quite a hassle for the players. Thus, it is crucial for gamers to be fully equipped before embarking on their Champion Point grind.
For this reason, Players must keep an adequate supply of Repair Kits handy. To make the traversal process easier, Players should be mindful of the nearest merchant, or better, play in duos to make teleporting to and from the grind spot easier.
9 Join A Guild!
Guilds in The Elder Scrolls Online are incredibly beneficial. Joining the right guild can help with:
- Removing long queue times for dungeons
- Finding New Friends
- Accessing Guild Stores
- Learning new things about the game
- Guild events
- Lotteries
- Getting extra stuff!
Guild memberships can be especially handy if players want to maximize their XP output, reduce dungeon waiting times, and make friends for Duo games, events, lotteries, and potential training gear, all for free!
It goes without saying being a part of a generous guild can greatly boost fans' Champion Point grind!
8 Play In Duos
In most MMOs, grouping up usually leads to diminishing returns regarding items and XP, but in The Elder Scrolls Online, playing in groups of two yields up to 10% bonus XP. Furthermore, groups of two will help fans clear through Grind spots much more manageable and obtain Trash Packs much faster.
Be careful, though, the 10% bonus XP only applies to groups of two; any more than that, and Players will begin losing XP, thus reducing Champion Point accumulation.
7 Use AoE Abilities
AoE abilities are powerful attacks that cover a wide area. As a result, it is often much more efficient to clump enemies and eliminate them at once using AoE attacks.
The time saved by doing this may seem minor at first, but for a long grind session, strategically using AoE attacks can save players significant time and effort and maximize Champion Point output!
6 Use Crown Scrolls And Potions
Players can use Crown Experience Scrolls and Ambrosia (Psijic, Aetherial, Mythic Aetherial) to maximize their XP gains during grind sessions.
These items can be obtained fairly easily from daily login rewards or, alternatively, purchased from the Crown Store.
5 Wear The Right Training Gear!
Apart from these consumables, Using armor or weapons that boost XP gains can substantially improve farming efficiency for a player. Armor sets like the Heartland Conqueror or Twice-born Star are excellent choices. Guild Traders offer training gear as part of their sales. Law of Julianos, Shacklebreaker, and Hunding's Rage are fairly inexpensive armor sets that the player can get for themselves.
ESO fans can get XP bonuses depending on their rarity, with White giving the least and Gold giving the most. Here are the exact percentage bonuses that Players can expect when using gears of certain rarities:
- White 54%
- Green 62%
- Blue 70%
- Purple 78%
- Gold 86%
4 Get Married?
Fans can also marry someone in-game to get a 10% XP boost. Both parties need to use the Pledge of Mara to complete the Ritual of Mara at a Shrine to Mara to be bound forever. Both parties will receive bonuses when completing quests!
3 Login Daily!
The Elder Scrolls Online enthusiasts can get tonnes of free experience scrolls by logging in daily. These boosters can increase the player's XP point gains by a certain percentage for some time. Obtaining these free scrolls is the easiest method players can utilize to optimize their Champion Point Gains!
Popular ESO player, Alcast has deduced the best XP bonus players can achieve quickly:
- 70% from Equipping training gear.
- 8% from weaponry
- 10% from ESO Plus Membership
- 10% from Duo games
- 50% from Psijic Ambriosa or XP Scrolls
Aside from this whopping 148% XP bonus, players can also gain another 150% bonus XP from Mythic Aetherial Ambriosa Drinks or XP Scrolls and 100% from occasional in-game events. These bonuses mentioned above add up to 358% bonus XP!
2 Use The Best Grind Spots
Choosing the best grind spots is a decision extremely vital to the player's Champion Point grind; therefore, one should carefully choose the best grind spot for them. Here are a few of the best ones:
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Spellscar (Craglorn)
Despite being one of the busiest grind spots, Spellscar is also one of the best. Located above Belkarth in Craglorn, Spellscar gives the best experience gain per hour. The zone is vast, so it's easy to find a space with lots of monsters. Just make sure to get the right rotations in!
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Skyreach Catacombs
Grinding monsters in Skyreach Catacombs is yet another highly favored method of XP farming in The Elder Scrolls Online. The zone
is solo-friendly (or "instanced"), meaning no one can steal anyone's kills. The instanced factor and the monster density make it an ideal spot for those looking to maximize their Champion Point gains. Just be sure to come prepared; the monsters in this zone are known to be quite formidable!
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Blackrose Prison Arena
This zone is only available to those who've purchased the Murkmire DLC or The ESO Plus membership. The Blackrose Prison Arena is one of the top grind spots in ESO. Under "normal" conditions, players can expect to earn around 1.5 million XP per hour. The region is known for its potential to award players up to 7 million XP per hour without any event buffs. These numbers can increase to nearly 10 million XP per hour during events.
To optimally get through this Arena, we recommend completing the first one just before the boss emerges. Then reset the group. The boss offers very little XP reward but can be killed if it is loot gamers are looking for; otherwise, leaving and starting over is more efficient.
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Court of Contempt (Cold Harbor)
Located Northeast of Hollow City, the Court of Contempt is another excellent grind spot. The location offers a lot of Undsead creatures (skeletons, spirits, vampires, etc.), and Daedra that the player can use to level up their fighter's guild simultaneously.
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Greenshade
Greenshade is one of the more beginner-friendly zones out there. This region has an abundance of easy-to-kill zombies that can be easily grouped for significant XP gains. Gamers are all about optimizing movements for more Champion Points!
Regarding Greenshade, players must unlock the Verrant Morass Wayshrine nearby to transport them back to the area easily.
1 Use The Right Character Build
Gamers can significantly boost their XP farming efficiency by using a straightforward and easily understood character build. This will allow them to swiftly level up and achieve the Champion Points cap. Therefore, one should consider adopting the Magicka build for the Sorcerer class.
This specific build offers both DPS capabilities and supportive features, enabling players to furnish shields and aid allies while dealing destructive single-target and devastating AoE attacks to foes.
The Elder Scrolls Online can be played on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, and macOS.