ksbrugh9886: I use this delve as well as one in Cold Harbor but I don't use it until my character is in its upper level 30's or mid 40's level because leveling weapons armors and skills are so easy early on and require much less XP. The closer your character gets that skill to level 50 the XP required per level more than quadruples and a book like these will instantly level it up giving you the biggest bang for your buck. Love these videos keep them coming

ThrashersShogun: Indeed this is a good kick starter in early levels, I wish I knew this before. maybe in the future when there's a reason for me to create a new char, for sure I'll be paying this delve a visit from the get go!

youtubeaccount159: The easiest route for skill lines is to go to the crafting section of town like in Rimmen, buy the cheapest versions of 3 light, 3 medium, 3 heavy armor, then 1 of each weapon and 1 extra 1hand weapon. Equip each of the 3 armor pieces, then head right outside town, equip each weapon and hit a non-agro mob, like the frogs outside Rimmen that live in the rice paddies to open each weapon skill line.

EDIT: This would be purchases from the NPC vendors, NOT from guild traders. There are weapon and armor merchants near the pack merchant.

markstinson4434: Excellent tip. The only thing I'd potentially add to this is at least joining the Fighters Guild beforehand since you get guild reputation for killing undead and you're going through a lot of them as you're running around to the bookcases. It's not a game-breaker if you don't, but "waste not, want not."

markgatica12: Great tip! Thank you.

jeromeoliver2193: Nice one. Good to see this kind of advice useful even for the veteran player that I am. Keep up the good content!

Steve-wc2zu: Brilliant, thanks for the information :)

Demonz710: You have 7 armor slots not 5

MashMalloman: Kinda pointless because just equipping 3 pieces of the armor, 1 weapon, or using any of the crafting skills will unlock and level them faster than managing to get to this location. If you cared enough to get them to show up, then you care enough to level them, which is much faster via equipping and killing things vs hunting bookshelves and praying to RNG... Especially for lv 1-2.

This is a bit of a paradox because the only person it would help is someone who doesn't know what skills exist, but that same person isn't going to have enough knowledge about the game or find this video, to spend the time and effort to get to this location.

Bookshelves are a great way to introduce the skill lines to new players, but they're random and happen naturally as they explore the world. Trying to min/max bookshelves for a new or vet player making a new toon just doesn't make any sense in any context I can think of.

All that said, not knocking on your video. It's well edited and solid information.

angrybobr365: Тупой кликбейт. Расходимся ребят...

steviek6484: Thanks for the content. Like one commenter said I’ll prob wait til I’m a bit higher up to grind more difficult levels but it’s cool to know these tips and tricks.

Cwibacca: Very useful video. Even to sn old timer like me.

cat_astronaut_: Ty so much!

Revenant--Ronin: Anyone thats new or dont know where to farm exp. If you are solo look up spell scar. If you have a buddy you can go to skyreach if you have eso plus or get the murkmire dlc you can go to black rose prison. Black rose prison will give the most exp. Spell scar is better then skyreach untill there are 4 or more people at spell scar. These 3 locations are the best for exp grinds delves dungeons ect are not worth grinding. Also theres a crafted set called heartland conquer if you have training trait on weapons itll increase exp by 8% to 9%.

shinobi197: You dont get "powered up" by just unlocking a skill line.

You need to also invest skill points on it which new characters have a shortage on.

A better tip would be to go to public dungeons and do group event bosses, they guarantee you a skill point without having to do a quest or collect skyshards.

That means there are at least 46 skill points you can easily get by just runing through these places.

THE_REAL_MISFIT: Better to read books the closer you are to 50 though.

DR-nh2kh: Most of eso overland is very easy

QuiGeorgeJim: Wow that is incredible

Frogthroat1: That is an excellent tip. Haven't thought of bookshelf levelling. And yeah, there are probably many delves with a lot of bookshelves. Probably all Ayleid ruins will have plenty of bookselves.

A few thoughts, though:

- You don't actually need to immediately use 3 pieces of armour of the same weight class. The skill line does level up if you have even just one piece of that armour. And once you finally wear 3 at the same time that skill line opens but with all the xp you have already accumulated by then. Not everything works like this -- I think Fighters Guild xp does not level up before you actually get the skill line. But armour does.

- If I don't use training gear while levelling, I usually pick whatever armour I find, but try to aim heavy on big pieces (head, chest, legs), medium on shoulders and boots, and light for hands and belt. Once one of the armour lines gets to 50, I just replace with other weight classes.

- To "minmax" the knowledge book gain, open all weapon skill lines first. A new character gets "forgotten adventurer's pack" with all the weapon types. Kill any overland enemy while a weapon is equipped and you advance to level 2. With just a couple of enemies the skill line is 3 or 4. Do that for all weapon types. Whatever is the closest overland enemy to your spawn point right out the gate will work. Then, when you gain a level from a book it actually matters. Levelling up a weapon skill line from 1 to 2 requires... was it 2xp? Not much gain. But if you already have the skill line higher, it would make a difference.

davidevans7477: I got an old school one, Craglorn delves, always packed to the brim with mobs. Or farming the elementals by the corrupted cyrstals.

elizabethholden176: Frankly, what I struggle with most in making new characters, is their names. I'm fussy about names. The second problem I have is deciding (or guessing) what skills I will need and how to choose a weapon. Thank you for this excellent vid, and I'd love ti see your process of character creation.

permanenttourist1655: Great tip - I use this delve for this reason. I find this quicker and easier than buying cheap gear to equip and then take off (x 3 for heavy, med, light). Also get xp as you’re running round killing ads/ boss plus skyshard so it’s a quick easy win.

billy_cross: Since you have to unlock the crafting anyway, you go through a blacksmith table use it which unlocks it. You make three pieces throw them on and then if you’re not gonna use heavy, throw them away just this big truck down then you go to cloth and do the same thing for leather and cloth armor. Then you go make a shield unlocking well I mean, you don’t have to actually make anything I think simply interacting with it will unlock the the crafting line not going to gain anything unless you’re actually do work on it constructing or crafting or refining or whatever researching their butt loads of dungeon and belts that are full of books, howeverthey’re also in every building all over the city no more so I think than the building specially the major kill always has a boatload of bookcases. I really thought you were gonna park some useful info about it. It be, but I haven’t been in possibly but not so much.

scottsteven6406: Good place to level up is crimson cove in malabor tor lots ov enemies and the respawn rate is massive

kamkam6793: hi raj!

Nov 26 2025

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