ESO Guides
Clear, current, datamined guides to ESO's systems — written to be right, dated so you know they're fresh, and sourced so you can check us.
Build Planner
Put a guide into practice — plan both bars, all 12 gear slots with live datamined set bonuses, and your CP, then share the build with one link. Open the planner →
Addons
ESO Addons You Actually Need (Ranked by Real Usage)
We analyzed every ESO addon — 3,044 of them, 391 million total installs — to find what players actually use and the pain each one solves. Not a random
8 min · updated 2026-06-12 ⌨ PC
Beginner
ESO classes explained: what each one actually does (new player guide)
A plain-English guide to all 7 Elder Scrolls Online classes — what each is, what it is good at, and which to pick for solo, group or PvP. No build jar
7 min · updated 2026-06-14 🎮
ESO Doesn't Have Chapters Anymore: How the Seasons Model Works (2026)
Steam shows a dozen ESO things to buy and I have no idea what I actually need to start or stay current.
6 min · updated 2026-06-16 ✓ Update 50🎮
Builds
ESO Subclassing Explained: Do You Lose Your Class Skills? (Update 46+)
Do I need every character at 50? Do I lose my class skills? Which line do I drop?
7 min · updated 2026-06-16 ✓ Update 50🎮
Classes
Necromancer in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
We mined 105 real Necromancer questions from the official ESO forums — unlocking the class, DPS builds, healing, tanking, PvP, race choice and the lon
11 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Arcanist in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
Real Arcanist questions from the ESO forums, answered honestly. Grounded in skill data where we have it, qualitative where we don't — covering DPS, he
10 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Sorcerer in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
Built from 454 real Sorcerer questions mined from the official ESO forums. Grounded in skill and set data where we have it, honest about uncertainty w
11 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Nightblade in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
We mined 508 real Nightblade questions from the official ESO forums and answered the distinct ones — magicka vs stamina, DPS, PvP ganking, healing, ta
11 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Dragonknight in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
Answers to the Dragonknight questions ESO players actually ask — roles, skills, builds, sustain, tanking, and PvP — grounded in skill data and honest
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Templar in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
Answers to the Templar questions real players actually asked — builds, roles, races, skills, and mechanics — grounded in ability data and honest about
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Warden in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
A data-grounded hub answering the Warden questions real players actually asked — bear, frost mage, stamina builds, tanking, healing, PvP, and skills —
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Companions
How to Get Every ESO Companion (and Which Ones Need DLC)
How do I actually GET a companion, and can I get one without owning any paid DLC?
6 min · updated 2026-06-16 ✓ Update 50🎮
Crafting
Crafting Writs & Master Writs in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
A hub guide answering the real questions players asked about ESO crafting writs and master writs — built from 168 mined forum threads. Grounded in gam
11 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Enchanting & Glyphs in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
The complete enchanting FAQ, built from 144 real ESO forum questions: how glyphs are crafted, what each one does, why yours won't apply, how to level
11 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Motifs & Styles in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
We mined 303 real questions ESO players asked on the official forums about motifs and styles — how they work, how to find them, what they sell for, an
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Alchemy, Potions & Poisons in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
A hub guide to alchemy, potions and poisons built from 202 real ESO forum questions: how crafting works, which potions matter, how poison damage scale
11 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Provisioning & Recipes in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
A data-grounded hub answering the real provisioning and recipe questions ESO players asked on the official forums: recipes, writs, food buffs, levelin
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Economy
Guild Traders & Selling in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
How guild traders, selling, fees, bids, and searching actually work in ESO — built from 69 real questions players asked on the official forums. Honest
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Mechanics
How Buffs & Debuffs Actually Work in ESO (Major, Minor, Stacking)
Major vs Minor, what stacks and what doesn't, and why uptime beats raw numbers. The buff system explained plainly — then see every source of every buf
6 min · updated 2026-06-12 🎮
Front Bar vs Back Bar in ESO: The 10-Piece Set Math, Explained
What does 'back bar' mean, and how is running two 5-piece sets and a monster set even possible?
6 min · updated 2026-06-16 ✓ Update 50🎮
Progression
What to Actually Do After Level 50 in ESO (Endgame Doesn't Start at 50)
I hit level 50 and the game just stopped telling me what to do. Now what?
7 min · updated 2026-06-16 ✓ Update 50🎮
ESO Champion Point Milestones: CP160, 300, 810 and the Long Climb, Explained
The grind to 160, then 300, then 810 feels endless and the game never says what any of it is for.
6 min · updated 2026-06-16 ✓ Update 50🎮
PvE
Maelstrom Arena in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
A data-grounded hub answering the real Maelstrom Arena questions players asked across 158 forum threads — weapons, drops, builds, difficulty, and mech
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
PvP
ESO PvP for PvE Players: The Combat Basics Before You Set Foot in Cyrodiil
PvP terrifies me and Cyrodiil is the most confusing thing in any MMO — where do I even start?
7 min · updated 2026-06-16 ✓ Update 50🎮
Imperial City & Tel Var in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
A data-grounded hub answering the real questions players asked about Imperial City, Tel Var Stones, sets, dungeons, and PvP survival — built from 116
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Cyrodiil PvP in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
A hub guide answering the real Cyrodiil questions players asked on the official ESO forums — access, gear, scoring, performance, builds, and mechanics
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Systems
Werewolf in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
We mined 189 real questions ESO players asked on the official forums about becoming a werewolf, biting friends, curing lycanthropy, leveling the skill
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Housing & Furnishing in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
A hub guide to ESO housing and furnishing, built from 504 real questions players asked on the official forums. Buying homes, furnishing plans, craftin
10 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Mundus Stones in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
Every real Mundus Stone question from the ESO forums, answered with the actual numbers where they exist. What each stone does, how Divines scales it,
9 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Vampire in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
We mined 192 real questions ESO players asked about Vampirism on the official forums — how to get bitten, how to cure it, how the stages work, whether
10 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮
Champion Points in ESO — Every Real Question, Answered
The Champion Points system, answered from 208 real forum questions: how CP works, how to earn it fast, where the caps are, what actually matters for D
11 min · updated 2026-07-20 🎮