Character Progression - ESO

Leveling Up

As you adventure in Tamriel your character will acquire experience by exploring, killing monsters, and completing quests.• Your experience can be tracked using the level progression bar in the upper left hand corner of the Character Window

• When you acquire enough experience your character will advance to the next level

• Each time you gain a level you will be granted one Attribute Point and one Skill Point to spend

• Press the C key to access the Character Window to spend Attribute Points

• Press the K key to access the Skills Window to spend Skill Points

Resources

The Stats Menu gives you the ability to customize and view your character's Health, Magicka, and Stamina attributes.

When you have an Attribute Point available to spend, press the C key to access the Stats Menu. When you decide which attribute you wish to improve, press the plus symbol beneath that attribute. When you are finished, press the E key to commit the point.

Skill Lines

Skill Lines contain all abilities of a specific type. Unlocking each Skill Line is done in a different way:

Weapons:
•Kill an enemy with that weapon

Armor:
•Equip 3 pieces of that armor type

World:
•Soul Magic: Complete or skip the tutorial
•Legerdemain: Successfully pickpocket, pick a lock, or launder or fence a stolen item
•Vampire: Become a Vampire
•Werewolf: Become a WerewolfGuild:
•Fighters Guild: Join the Fighters Guild
•Mages Guild: Join the Mages Guild
•Undaunted: Speak to an Undaunted member
•Thieves Guild (DLC): Open a Thieves Trove or Enter Hew's Bane
•Dark Brotherhood (DLC): Complete the first quest in the Gold Coast

Alliance War
•Assault & Support: Gain Alliance Points by killing a player, finishing a Battleground, or completing a quest in Cyrodiil

Racial:
•Reach level 5

Craft:
•Trade Skill: Craft or Deconstruct an item or complete a Crafting Writ

Skills

The Skills Menu gives you the ability to customize and view your character's progression in the various skill lines available to you.

These skill lines are listed under various categories displayed on the left side of the Skills Menu. Select one of these skill lines to reveal the abilities contained within it.When you have a Skill Point available to spend, access the Skills Menu by pressing the K key. The abilities that are currently available for purchase will have a plus sign next to their ability icon. To spend a Skill Point to purchase an ability, simply click the plus symbol, then press the E key to confirm that you wish to unlock that ability.

Advancement

There are many skill lines available based on your character's class, racial background, equipping weapons or armor, and organizations encountered while adventuring. Most skill lines gain ranks when you have their skills slotted in a weapon set and you gain experience. The more skills slotted in a weapon set from a single skill line, the faster all those skills gain ranks.
Other skill lines improve through specific actions taken by your character:• Undaunted: Dungeon quests, Undaunted Pledges, and Bolgrul's tasks
• Dark Brotherhood: Gold Coast story quests, contracts, and Sacraments
• Thieves Guild: Tip board crimes, heists, and aid Thieves Guild members
• Fighters Guild: Destroy Dark Anchors, kill Daedra or undead, and tasks for Cardea Gallus
• Mages Guild: Lore books and Alvur Baren's tasks
• Soul Magic: Complete Main Story chapters
• Werewolf: Kills in Werewolf form
• Legerdemain: Fence goods, pick pockets, pick locks

Beyond Level 50

Progression doesn't stop at level 50! After reaching level 50, you will notice your Experience Bar has been replaced with a Champion Bar, which tracks the experience needed to reach your next Champion Point. Gaining Champion Points will allow you to enhance your effectiveness, equip more powerful gear, and defeat more powerful Champion opponents.

Equipment Bonus

Your Equipment Bonus is a representation of how effective your equipment is at your current level. To view your bonus, navigate to the Character screen by pressingC.

Higher level and quality equipment will provide a larger bonus. Equipment with traits, enchantments, and/or item set bonuses will also provide a larger bonus.Example
3 Star - High Bonus

Rededication

To redistribute your spent Skill or Attribute Points, make a donation of Gold at a Rededication Shrine

Shrines can be found in the following locations
• Wayrest within Stormhaven
• Elden Root within Grahtwood
• Mournhold within Deshaan

Achievements

Some achievements will give you special rewards. Press J to open the journal and select the Achievements tab in the top right corner.Completing achievements can provide lots of different rewards
• Dyes to color your equipment
• Titles
• Cosmetic Collectibles
• Ability to purchase rare homes and furnishings for gold

Vampire

Vampire is a unique skill line you can acquire. The Vampire Skill Line grants access to powerful Active and Passive Skills that can be used alongside your other Skills, but comes at a terrible price - your character will be afflicted with Vampirism.

To obtain the Vampire Skill Line, you must become infected by special Vampire monsters that are only active during certain times of the day and in certain locations. You can also have another player infect you with Vampirism, though this must be done at a special Vampire ritual site.

You can cure Vampirism at any time by finding a Priest of Arkay in major cities, but this removes access to the Vampire Skill Line. You can re-obtain the Skill Line again later and your progress will be preserved.

Werewolf

Werewolf is a unique skill line you can acquire. The Werewolf Skill Line grants access to a powerful Ultimate ability that transforms you into a savage wolfbeast, complete with a full set of Active Abilities to use while transformed.

To obtain the Werewolf Skill Line, you must become infected by special Werewolf monsters that are only active during certain times of the day and in certain locations. You can also have another player infect you with Lycanthropy, though this must be done at a special Werewolf ritual site.

You can cure Lycanthropy at any time by finding a Priest of Arkay in major cities, but this removes access to the Werewolf Skill Line. You can re-obtain the Skill Line again later and your progress will be preserved.

Alliance War Skill Line Bonus

The Alliance War Skill Line Bonus allows you to gain bonus Rank Points for the Alliance War Skill Lines (Assault and Support) while participating in Alliance War and Battleground activities.

Alliance War Skill Line Bonus consumables can be acquired through multiple means, including crafting. You can use them directly from Inventory or add them to Quick Slots.

Once used, they grant the bonus for Alliance War activities that generate Alliance Points. The bonus is applied only to Skill Line gain and Alliance War Rank. It does not grant additional Alliance Point currency, nor alter leaderboard or Emperor progress.