Community Guides—Gold Road and Update 42

Avoid mishap on the Gold Road by using these player-made guides!

Update 42 and the Gold Road Chapter are now live on all platforms. That means the ESO community is diving into the new content and systems—and creating guides for them! Whether you’re wandering West Weald, conquering the new Trial, trying to Scribe the perfect ability, or continuing a 10-year journey through ESO, you can find something to help you along the way with the player-made guides below!

Please note that some of these guides are drawing on information from the Public Test Server and may not be entirely current on the final state of Update 42.

Skinny Cheeks—The BEST NEW SETS in Years! | Update 42: Gold Road Chapter

Get opinions on the new item sets in Gold Road from Skinny Cheeks, whether they are crafted, found in West Weald, or hard-won from the new Lucent Citadel Trial.

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Arttea— A new ESO gold farming strategy just dropped Farming & selling LUMINOUS INK | Gold Road Guide

Arttea dives into a new method to load up on gold by acquiring and selling a new resource.

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Zurga—40 New Formulas, Praxis and Patterns | West Weald Furnishing Plans

Zurga shows off Clothing, Alchemy, and Enchanting furnishings one can craft by searching West Weald for recipes.

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NefasQS—These Rewards Are SO GOOD - Gold Road Chapter Mounts, Collectibles & More

Check out cosmetic rewards from West Weald, the Gold Road Chapter story, and the new Lucent Citadel Trial in this video from NefasQS.

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Hack the Minotaur—You Won't Believe These NEW SETS For ESO!

Watch this guide to find out Hack the Minotaur’s early thoughts on the gear sets and Mythic items available in the Gold Road Chapter.

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Futerko—New furnishing items PTS - U42

Futerko puts the new furnishing items available from Gold Road on display in in this video. See everything from rustic Colovian goods to noble finery and mysterious Daedric wonders.

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Ninja Pulls— Scribing for Healers

 In this focused look at Scribing, Maya from NinjaPulls zooms in on great healing tools available through the new system.

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Hyperioxes—The Best Scribing Guide for Tanking | Elder Scrolls Online - Gold Road

If tanking is more your style, check out this great guide from Hyperioxes on some choice options for the protectors among us.

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Tamriel_Tidbits— ESO GOLD ROAD: How to Get EVERY REWARD

Tamriel Tidbits offers a thorough look at the rewards from Gold Road and their sources.

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ESO-Hub—Scribing Simulator

This handy tool on the ESO-Hub website enables you to plan out what scripts you want to try with each Grimoire, listing the available combinations and the effects they create together.

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Zero Period Productions—Beginners Guide to Scribing

If you need more guidance on how to get started with Scribing, Zero Period Productions has put together this helpful video.

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The Fox Den— Wildburn Lynx Mount in Gold Road | ESO How-To Guide

This guide from the Fox Den details how you can collect the Wildburn Lynx mount available through achievements in Gold Road.

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Tianlein— ESO Fractured Glory Skin Guide - Adventurer Across a Decade

Tianlein’s new guide breaks down how to acquire a unique skin available from an incredible achievement spanning the entirety of ESO’s history, as well as showcasing the skin on different characters.

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RyanIsIffy—ANNIHILATE EVERYTHING WITH STYLE! Solo Stamina Nightblade - Group OR Solo

This innovative Nightblade build from RyanisIffy makes use of the new Chapter’s offerings with a set from the Lucent Citadel Trial and a Scribed skill for damage and mobility.

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