The Level Up Advisor is a mechanic introduced into Elder Scrolls Online in Update 17, with the intent of helping new characters to progress as they level. It provides recommendations on where to allocate skill points for specific builds and playstyles, and gives rewards upon levelling up and upon reaching significant milestones.
Skill AdvisorEdit
When you look at your Skill screen, you will see a new window on the left. You can click the gear icon in the corner to choose which build you'd like, or to disable the skill advisor. If you disable the skill advisor, it may be enabled again by opening the character skills screen, pressing "T" (PC) or clicking "Skill Advisor" in the lower-left corner, and selecting one of the advisor builds.
The rest of the window is divided into two sections. At the top are up to 3 skills or morphs that are recommended for your choice of build. If you meet the requirements for these skills and have available skill points, you can click on them to invest a skill point in them. If you do not meet the requirements (e.g. your level in the skill line is too low or you have not advanced the skill enough to unlock the morph), the icon will be grayed out and there will be a lock symbol on it. These locked skills will move to the top of the list. If all three of the recommended skills become locked, you will not be able to use the skill advisor until you have unlocked and invested points in those skills.
Below this section, there is a list of skills applicable to this Build which you have already spent points on. You may also see, both here and in the regular skill selection screen, an icon which looks like a ! in a triangle. This is used to indicate ill-advised morphs, which may be sub-optimal for your choice of build.
Note that the skills advisor does not give you all of the skills needed for each build. For example, it may suggest that the first skill you should select on a given skill line is one of the skills lower down on the list, which you cannot unlock without building up that skill line first, for which you will need to invest points in earlier skills that are not considered part of your build.
BuildsEdit
This list shows the various builds the Level Up Advisor will help you with. For each class, there is a Starter build, two Damage builds (one Magicka and one Stamina), one Tank and one Healer. You can always change your build at any time, and the tool will give you advice on which skills and morphs will best fit the build you've chosen. For an established character, you might want to see which build best fits what you currently have set up. Then the advisor can offer you tips to further optimize your character.
Class | Build | Role | Description | Main Stat. | Suggested Weapon(s) | Suggested Armor |
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Dragonknight | Dragonknight Initiate | New Players | Learn to channel your inner dragon through the mastery of Dragonknight abilities. | Magicka | None | None |
Dragonknight | Inferno Dragon | Damage | Set your enemies ablaze in an inferno of destructive magic. | Magicka | Destruction Staff | Light Armor |
Dragonknight | Venomous Dragon | Damage | Control the field of battle with lethal poisons and furious strikes. | Stamina | Dual Wield/Bow | Medium Armor |
Dragonknight | Stoneskin Dragon | Tank | Channel your fury and charge into the fray like a raging, heavily-armored dragon. | Health | One Hand and Shield | Heavy Armor |
Dragonknight | Elder Dragon | Healer | Safeguard your allies by granting them powerful boons such as shields, health, and power. | Magicka | Restoration Staff | Light Armor |
Necromancer | Necromancer Initiate | New Players | Wield the power of death itself to strike fear into the hearts of your enemies as a terrifying Necromancer. | Magicka | None | None |
Necromancer | Baleful Summoner | Damage | Control an army of the dead to overrun your enemies while channeling destructive elemental magic. | Magicka | Destruction Staff | Light Armor |
Necromancer | Deathbringer | Damage | Use close strikes and ranged assaults to cripple your enemies with lethal poisons and diseases. | Stamina | Two Handed/Bow | Medium Armor |
Necromancer | Undying Warrior | Tank | Drain the life from the living and dead alike to become an unkillable horror on the battlefield. | Health | One Hand and Shield | Heavy Armor |
Necromancer | Flesh Sculptor | Healer | Stave off death's cold touch by siphoning power from the recently deceased and using it to aid your allies. | Magicka | Restoration Staff | Light Armor |
Nightblade | Nightblade Initiate | New Players | Grasp the sinister art of assassination by heeding the call of the Nightblade. | Magicka | None | None |
Nightblade | Deathweaver | Damage | Sap the life-force from unsuspecting victims and use shadows to cast deadly spells. | Magicka | Destruction Staff | Light Armor |
Nightblade | Umbral Assassin | Damage | Blindside your enemies with a flurry of poisonous strikes, then disappear without a trace. | Stamina | Dual Wield/Bow | Medium Armor |
Nightblade | Living Shadow | Tank | Become one with the darkness, drawing your foes close, then crippling them with shadow and steel. | Health | One Hand and Shield | Heavy Armor |
Nightblade | Blood Magus | Healer | Siphon away your foe's vitality to fuel powerful healing spells, shielding you and your allies form death's embrace. | Magicka | Restoration Staff | Light Armor |
Sorcerer | Sorcerer Initiate | New Players | Master ancient spells that control deadly force as a powerful Sorcerer. | Magicka | None | None |
Sorcerer | Elemental Arcanist | Damage | Channel the power of ice, fire, lightning and Oblivion to weave powerful, destructive spells. | Magicka | Destruction Staff | Light Armor |
Sorcerer | Arcane Warrior | Damage | Merge your martial and magical skill by empowering your weapon strikes with arcane energy. | Stamina | Dual Wield/Bow | Medium Armor |
Sorcerer | War Mage | Tank | Wade Confidently into battle, protected by heavy armor and potent sorcery. | Health | One Hand and Shield | None |
Sorcerer | Eldritch Mender | Healer | Protect and bolster your allies with powerful wards and shields while draining your enemies of their vitality. | Magicka | Restoration Staff | Light Armor |
Templar | Templar Initiate | New Players | Extend your knowledge on brilliant Aedric spells through the Templar order. | Magicka | None | None |
Templar | Gleaming Champion | Damage | Dazzle and burn your enemies with Aedric light while turning the battlefield to your advantage. | Magicka | Destruction Staff | Light Armor |
Templar | Luminous Warrior | Damage | Visit swift justice upon your foes with stunning strikes up close and deadly arrows from afar. | Stamina | Dual Wield/Bow | Medium Armor |
Templar | Bastion of Light | Tank | Walk the path of a valiant knight and become an immovable, undying foe of the wicked. | Health | One Hand and Shield | Heavy Armor |
Templar | Beacon of Hope | Healer | Bring out the best in your allies by showering them with holy light, protective auras, and empowering spells. | Magicka | Restoration Staff | Light Armor |
Warden | Warden Initiate | New Players | Learn to harness the powers and beasts of nature as you traverse the ways of the Warden. | Magicka | None | None |
Warden | Beast Caller | Damage | Summon up the wrath of the wild by calling on great beasts to overpower your enemies. | Magicka | Destruction Staff | Light Armor |
Warden | Savage Stalker | Damage | Use potent toxins and savage beasts to weaken your foes while you pelt them from afar with skillful archery. | Stamina | Bow | Medium Armor |
Warden | Guardian of the Wild | Tank | Channel nature's resilience with freezing barriers and restorative, nourishing vines. | Health | One Hand and Shield | Heavy Armor |
Warden | Master Herbalist | Healer | Draw on nature's bounty to summon plants that heal and empower your wounded allies. | Magicka | Restoration Staff | Light Armor |
Arcanist | Arcanist Initiate | New Players | The forces of tides, tentacles, and fate are close at hand. Rise, Arcanist, and take the power that is rightfully yours. | Magicka | None | None |
Arcanist | Desolation Scholar | Damage | Combine turbulent elemental forces and the dread strength of Apocrypha to devastate your foes with overwhelming power. | Magicka | Destruction Staff | Light Armor |
Arcanist | Claymore of the Deeps | Damage | Take up a dire blade and your Apocryphal tome to assault foes from close and mid-range. | Stamina | Two Handed | Medium Armor |
Arcanist | Rune Knight | Tank | Runes are your armor and the grace of Mora your shield. Sustain yourself against even the strongest assault through your connection to Apocrypha. | Health | One Hand and Shield | Heavy Armor |
Arcanist | Occult Hierophant | Healer | Your runes spark the swell of Abyssal tides, restoring your comrades through force of intellect alone. | Magicka | Destruction Staff | Light Armor |
Level RewardsEdit
When you look at your Character screen (provided you are below level 50), you will see a window on the left, showing you what rewards you will earn both on your next level up, and your next milestone, which occurs every 5 levels. (If you are 1 below a milestone level, you will only see that level). When you level up, you will see this screen again, where you can claim your rewards, including making a choice if there are multiple possible rewards. Most of these rewards are Character Bound, meaning they cannot be given to other characters, even on the same account, so you should either use them or destroy them, as they cannot be traded or sold.