Community Guides—New Player Guides 2024

Whether you’re a new player or just looking for an assist, you can jump into ESO with confidence with these new-player guides from members of the #ESOFam.

We’ve rounded up community-made guides for new and returning players. Veteran players looking for a little help may find them useful as well. This is just a selection of the excellent options out there to improve your time with ESO.

Lucky Ghost—ESO—2024 Complete Beginner’s Guide!

A huge video with tons of helpful information collected by Lucky Ghost, helpfully timestamped so you can quickly get to whatever section interests you the most.

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Hack the Minotaur—Should You Play ESO in 2024 | New & Returning Player Guide

Take a look at what Hack the Minotaur feels ESO has to offer to new and returning players in 2024.

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Zero Period Productions—Ultimate New Player Guide to The Elder Scrolls Online

This is another great overview of the game’s details from Zero Period Productions, including an example of character creation.

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Matygon—Top Ten Tips for Anyone Starting to Play ESO in 2024

A clip from one of Matygon’s great streams, with viewer participation helping create a list of useful tips for newer players.

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Tea the Khajiit—Where to Start in ESO? 🤔 (EASY Beginner's Guide for Tutorial Area)

With the expansive questing options in ESO, it can sometimes be possible for newer players to feel overwhelmed. Thankfully, Tea the Khajiit has provided a great breakdown of where you can get started on your adventures.

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The Fox Den—Leveling NPC Guilds—ESO How-to Guide

This video from the Fox Den goes into ESO’s NPC guilds, including how to join and advance your standing with each, whether lofty Psijics or sinister Dark Brotherhood assassins.

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Cooperharley—BEST Healer 5-Piece Sets Going into 2024

Cooperharley shares his opinions on some of ESO’s most-popular healing-focused sets, including gear sourced from everything from Trials to crafting.

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Nightharrow Gaming—ESO: Ultimate Tanking Build Guide for All Classes

This guide from Nightharrow Gaming offers detailed discussion of options for tanking builds.

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Skinny Cheeks—Nightblade DPS Guide | 136k+ DPS Setups | Magicka & Stamina Builds | Update 40 ESO

Enjoy this build guide from Skinny Cheeks that covers options for damage dealing as a Nightblade.

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Tianlein—ESO Molag Bal Illusion Imp Pet Guide—New Event Collectible 2024

This year’s morphing collectible lets you summon a miniature simulacrum of Molag Bal—here’s a guide on the basics behind it from Tianlein.

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Scarlet Mira—ESO Thieving 101 | Guide

Scarlet Mira, a newer content creator, provides a great introduction to the nuances of the activities related to ESO’s Justice system, from pickpocketing and lockpicking to fencing in-game items.

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Xynode Gaming—ESO—How to Light Attack & Heavy Attack Weave PERFECTLY

Attack “weaving” as a mechanic can be difficult for many, so follow this guide by Xynode to master the skill if you are trying to improve your damage.

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Deltia’s Gaming—Which Class Should You Play in 2024?

This written guide from Deltia breaks down ESO’s class options and offers players guidance on which one might be right for them.

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Excited to start or return to ESO? Looking forward to Gold Road? Maybe you have some tips of your own you can share—if you’ve got a new-player guide or know of a good one we missed, share it with us via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.