Can I become a Vampire without another player's help?

Yes. As of Update 49 the NPC quest giver at the new shrines in Auridon, Glenumbra and Stonefalls lets you start the Vampire quest without a player bite or Crown Store purchase. It's the recommended method.

Do I need any DLC to become a Vampire?

No. The new shrines are in base game zones and the quest is free to all players.

Can I be a Vampire and a Werewolf at the same time?

No. You can only have one affliction active. You'll need to cure your current one before you can pick up the other.

How much does it cost to become a Vampire?

Nothing. The NPC method and player bite are both free. The Crown Store Quest Starter is also available for new players at no cost.

How much does it cost to cure Vampirism?

The Crown Store cure is now 0 Crowns. The in-game gold cure through Prelate Sabinus costs 69 gold.

Does Vampirism affect my character permanently

No. You can cure it at any time by speaking to Prelate Sabinus at a Mages Guild or Rededication Shrine, or by using a Crown Store cure.

Do Bloodfiend NPCs still spawn if I want a natural infection?

Yes. Bloodfiends still spawn near the old shrines in Bangkorai, The Rift and Reaper's March. The nighttime requirement was removed in Update 49 so they're no longer limited to midnight.

I was bitten but nothing happened. What went wrong?

Make sure you received the Noxiphilic Sanguivoria debuff in your character sheet. Infection from Bloodfiend NPCs isn't guaranteed on the first hit, so you may need to be damaged multiple times. Once infected, pick up the Vampire quest from a nearby Wayshrine to begin the process.

How to Become a Vampire in ESO - Complete Guide - ESO Hub

Q: I was a Vampire before and cured myself. Do I have to redo the quest?

No. Speak to the NPC quest giver at any of the new shrines and you can regain the Vampire skill line immediately, no quest required.

Q: Where do I find the Vampire skill line after completing the quest?

he Vampire skill line appears automatically in your Skills menu once you complete the Scion of the Blood Matron quest. You'll need to spend skill points to unlock the individual abilities.

Becoming a Vampire in The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) means contracting Noxiphilic Sanguivoria (Vampirism), an affliction that unlocks the Vampire skill line and its abilities. Once infected, a short quest called Scion of the Blood Matron progresses the disease to full Vampirism.

If you're weighing up Vampirism against Lycanthropy, see the How to Become a Werewolf in ESO before you commit.

You can only have one affliction active at a time.
Vampire abilities are always available on your skill bar.
Werewolf abilities can only be used while transformed.

One key difference: Vampire abilities are always available on your skill bar. Werewolf abilities are locked behind the Werewolf transformation and can only be used while transformed.

For Vampire-specific builds, see the Vampire Nightblade build, the Vampire Necromancer build or the Vampire Arcanist build.

ESO Vampire Changes in Update 49

ESO Update 49 made several changes to how Vampirism works. Here's what changed:

Change	Details
New Shrines	Added in Auridon, Glenumbra and Stonefalls
NPC Quest Givers	Azisa The Keeper NPC starts the Vampire quest at each new shrine
Returning players	Instant skill line re-acquisition, no quest repeat needed
Nighttime requirement	Removed the requirement for Bloodfiend NPC spawns
Crown Store bites	Removed entirely
Crown Store cures	Now 0 Crowns
In-game cure cost	Reduced (gold)
Cure NPCs	Added to more Mages Guilds

New ESO Vampire Shrine Locations

Three new Vampire shrines were added in ESO Update 49, one in each alliance's starting zone. These shrines have dedicated map icons once discovered. The original shrines in Bangkorai, The Rift and Reaper's March can still be used to bite other people and complete the quest.

Alliance	Zone	Vampire Shrine
Aldmeri Dominion	Auridon	View on map
Daggerfall Covenant	Glenumbra	View on map
Ebonheart Pact	Stonefalls	View on map

Auridon Vampire Shrine

The ESO Vampire Shrine in Auridon is located in the middle of the zone, north of Tanzelwil Wayshrine. View on map

Glenumbra Vampire Shrine

The Glenumbra Vampire shrine in ESO is located on the Northern part of it, west of Crosswych Wayshrine. View on map

Stonefalls Vampire Shrine

The Vampire Shrine is located on the North-Western part of the map, just east of Fort Virak Wayshrine. Same setup as the others: Azisa The Keeper at the shrine, player bites supported, map icon visible once discovered. View on map

Old Vampire Shrine Locations

The old shrines where you complete the Scion of the Blood Matron quest can be found in the following zones:

Bangkorai (View on Map)
The Rift (View on Map)
Reaper's March (View on Map)

How to Become a Vampire in ESO

There are three ways to get infected with Vampirism in ESO. All three work in Update 49.

NPC Quest Giver (Recommended)

The easiest method as of Update 49. No player bite needed.

Travel to a new shrine in Auridon, Glenumbra or Stonefalls
Speak to Azisa The Keeper to pick up Scion of the Blood Matron quest
Follow the quest to the original shrine location and complete it
You're now a Vampire!

The quest itself takes about 10-15 minutes. You read a ceremonial scroll at the shrine altar, enter a portal to a solo instance, fight through a short series of encounters and complete the Blood Matron ritual. The enemies inside are not difficult and the quest is completable at any level with any gear.

A free Quest Starter is also available in the Crown Store for players who have never completed the Vampire quest before. This option only appears if you haven't done it on any character.

You cannot pursue both the Vampire and Werewolf quests at the same time. Pick one and finish it before starting the other.

Player Bite in ESO

Player bites still work and are available at both old and new shrines.

The biting player needs the Blood Ritual passive unlocked in their Vampire skill line
The bite must be performed at a shrine location
Blood Ritual has a one-week cooldown per character, so if your friend just bit someone else you'll need to wait or find another Vampire
Once bitten, you'll receive the Noxiphilic Sanguivoria debuff in your character sheet under Active Effects
Pick up the Vampire quest from a nearby Wayshrine to start it

Asking in zone chat near the shrine zones still works and many players will do it for free.

Bloodfiend NPC Bite in ESO

Special Bloodfiend NPCs spawn near the old shrines in Bangkorai, The Rift and Reaper's March. As of Update 49, the nighttime requirement has been removed.

These NPCs are no longer limited to specific spawn windows
Regular vampire enemies in the world cannot infect you. Only Bloodfiends can.
Infection is not guaranteed on the first hit. You may need to take multiple hits before contracting Noxiphilic Sanguivoria.
Once infected, pick up the Scion of the Blood Matron quest from the Vampire Shrine to begin the process

Vampire Stages in ESO

Once you complete the quest you start at Vampire Stage 1. There are four stages in total, each one deepening both the benefits and drawbacks of your affliction.

You can use collectible skins to hide the look of vampirism on your character.

How to Change Your ESO Vampire Stage

Advancing and reducing your stage:

Feeding on an enemy advances your stage by one
Stages reduce passively over time when you don't feed, dropping by one stage every 4 hours
Drinking a Corrupting Bloody Mara instantly jumps you to Stage 4 (crafted through Provisioning)
Drinking Purifying Bloody Mara reduces your stage by one
Activating a Basin of Loss reduces your stage by one
Feeding on a [Soul-Sworn Thrall] increases your Vampirism Stage by one
Switching to an Armory build that was saved without Vampirism removes it and switching to a build with Vampirism resets it to Stage 1.

How to Feed as a Vampire in ESO

Sneak up behind a humanoid enemy and use the Feed command by pressing the synergy button (X on PC, A on Xbox, X on PlayStation)
Feeding instantly kills the target
You cannot feed on all humanoid creature types (ogres for example cannot be fed on)
If you have Blade of Woe unlocked from the Dark Brotherhood, keep extra distance from your target or you'll get the assassination prompt instead of the Feed prompt
Feeding on a non-hostile NPC in a town earns a bounty and may trigger NPC attacks
If another player kills your feed target before you finish, the feed is cancelled.

ESO Vampire Stage Effects

Each Vampirism stage in ESO applies the same tradeoffs:

Vampire abilities become cheaper to cast
Non-Vampire abilities become more expensive
Health Recovery decreases
Weakness to fire damage increases

Stage	Health Recovery	Fire Damage Taken	Vampire Ability Cost	Regular Ability Cost	Passive Unlocked
1	-10%	+5%	-6%	+3%	Feed Dark Stalker Blood Ritual
2	-30%	+8%	-10%	+5%	Strike from the Shadows
3	-60%	+13%	-16%	+8%	Undeath
4	-100%	+20%	-24%	+12%	Unnatural Movement

Passives listed become available to unlock with skill points at each stage. You still need to spend a skill point to activate them.

What to Know Before Committing to Higher ESO Vampire Stages

Vampires are classified as undead in ESO. This means the Fighters Guild passive Skilled Tracker causes you to take 3% extra damage at max rank from players who have it on their skill bar. In PvP this is relevant since many players run Fighters Guild abilities. In PvE it has no practical impact.

Most Vampire abilities (Blood Scion, Blood Frenzy, Vampiric Drain, Mesmerize and Mist Form) are tagged as Criminal Acts. Using them near non-hostile NPCs or in towns will generate a bounty and may cause guards to attack you. Feed has the same restriction.

Undeath (Stage 3) reduces damage taken by up to 15% based on missing Health at max rank
Unnatural Movement (Stage 4) reduces Sprint cost by 50% and turns you invisible after 3 seconds of continuous sprinting at max rank
At Stage 4 your Health Recovery hits zero, meaning you need skills, sets or abilities that restore Health
Stage 4 also causes some vendors to refuse to deal with you, with the message "This citizen refuses to interact with monstrous vampires" so you need to use Mesmerize while, standing directly in front of the NPC to bypass this.

Which ESO Vampire Stage Should You Aim For?

Stage 1 - 2 is fine for general play and all PvE activities
Stage 3 is where PvP players tend to keep their Vampirism for the Undeath passive's damage reduction
Stage 4 is for players who want to sprint past enemies undetected using the Unnatural Movement passive

How to Level the Vampire Skill Line in ESO

The Vampire skill line in ESO levels through normal XP gain. Any XP your character earns (quests, kills, exploration, dungeons) also advances the Vampire skill line. There is no special mechanic tied to feeding or your current Vampire stage.

Slotting Vampire abilities on your active bar levels the individual abilities the same way as any other skill in ESO, but does not affect how fast the overall skill line progresses.

The fastest way to level the Vampire skill line is to play normally on a max-level character. Dolmens, quests and group content all count. For general leveling tips, see the ESO beginner guide.

How to Get Vampirism Back in ESO (Returning Players)

If you've completed the Scion of the Blood Matron quest before in ESO and cured yourself since, you don't need to repeat it. Speak to Azisa the Keeper at any of the new shrines and you can regain the Vampire skill line immediately.

When you re-acquire Vampirism:

Skill line XP is preserved. You won't need to re-level the skill line.
Skill points previously invested are refunded at cure and need to be re-allocated into abilities. As of Update 49, respeccing is free and can be done directly in the Skills UI.
You start at Stage 1 regardless of what stage you were at before curing.
You can also use the Armory system to swap between a Vampire build and a non-Vampire build. The Armory handles affliction state and skill point allocation automatically.

How to Cure Vampirism

Speak to Prelate Sabinus to cure Vampirism. He's found in Mages Guildhalls and religious sites across Tamriel.

"Buy" a free instant Cure from the Crown Store (0 Crowns)
Talk to Prelate Sabinus in any Mages Guild Hall and pay 69 gold to cure Vampirism

Where to Cure Vampirism in ESO

Grahtwood Elden Root: Rededication Shrine
Reaper's March Rawl'kha: Mages Guild (below the building)
Stormhaven Wayrest: Rededication Shrine
Bangkorai Evermore: Mages Guild (inside, close to the mirror)
Deshaan Mournhold: Rededication Shrine
The Rift Riften: Mages Guild (inside 1st floor)
Vvardenfell Vivec City: Temple Canton
Summerset Alinor: Temple of the Divines
Northern Elsweyr Rimmen: Shrine of the Cat's Divine
Western Skyrim Solitude: Hall of the Dead
Blackwood Leyawiin: Great Chapel of Zenithar
High Isle and Amenos Gonfalon Bay: Temple of the Winds
Telvanni Peninsula Necrom: Outlaws Refuge
Base Game zone Mages Guilds. (Added in Update 49)

You can't be both a Vampire and a Werewolf at the same time in ESO. Cure your current affliction before pursuing the other. For the full Werewolf process, see the Becoming a Werewolf Guide.

Vampire Cannibal	Feed on another Vampire.
Vampire Corrupter	Infect another player with Vampirism.
Vampire Feeding Frenzy	Feed on 1 citizen in each of the capital cities of the three alliances.
Vampire's Feast	Feed 100 times as a Vampire.
Vampire's First Blood	Feed 1 time as a Vampire.
Vampire's Hunger	Feed 10 times as a Vampire.
Vampirism	Become a Vampire.
Vampirism Master	Reach the max level of the Vampire skill line.