The Only Racial Guide You'll Need for ESO

[@Deltiasgaming]

What's your favorite race in ESO?

[@thrones5459]

Got 12 nords. 6 of them magicka 6 of them stamina. So safe to say that my favourite race is nord

[@Traybair]

I cannot be convinced that Argonians aren't the greatest race.

[@Kalacberg]

Love the flexibility of Dunmer!

[@cheancey]

I like Redguards and used a lot of race changes when they were best in slot because I like the way they look, but now they’re obsolete with the exception of being ok at tanking.

[@alexfromsolitude]

Highelf - mostly because my mainchar in Skyrim was an Altmer

[@newworldforward1842]

I think role play and looks are more important than min/maxing stats. The stats will change anyway every few months, so I just go with something that fits my character's story...

[@jolt187]

Cool

[@SunBro_Talos]

Min/maxing only matters when you’re doing the absolute hardest veteran endgame content. Otherwise, your race doesn’t make a massive difference. PVE overland questing is already so ridiculously easy, which is what the majority of players are doing in the first place. You don’t need to stress about min/maxing unless you want to do the challenging endgame content

[@jarldesang4528]

Keep in mind the race passives are like a little "5 pieces set" so yeah it matters if you want an optimized build ;)

[@newworldforward1842]

@@jarldesang4528 You mean 1-2 pieces of a 5 piece set.

[@christianbarbosa1257]

I just go Argonian and play as the scaliest boy around, be as an shifty Assassin, an Green Dragonknight, or an Pale Dragon Templar. I just love Argonians :^D

[@Kalacberg]

Great to See you back on Eso. I follow you since the early days with Sypher!

[@chasephillips6460]

Back in the days of him and sypher were golden

[@lewangg]

And King Richard! The good ol' dayssss

[@Vesgir]

Can't believe he plays fortnite now lol

[@WebesJamm]

Sypher. Lol I totally forgot him. Cool people come and go. Hope he does well

[@thellama3239]

@@Vesgir he makes a fuck ton more money doing it. Can’t really blame him

[@randysmith1542]

Love you Deltia, you've helped me a lot. Been playing ESO and following you since the start of the game. Great to have you back.

[@Deltiasgaming]

Glad to help!

[@winwinstead4335]

Honestly, this made me feel better about my character. My first and main character in ESO is a Breton Warden because my favorite race in elder scrolls is Breton and I love the nature theme of wardens. I played as a dps, but always felt like I wasn’t doing good enough. I used to think my problem was that I picked the worst race/class combination. But when you went through your thoughts on a race/class combination and put Bretons with wardens, that got me really excited, not going to lie. I haven’t really thought about trying healing though, I might give that a shot! Thank you so much for making me feel better about my favorite character!

[@joshuablanchette878]

definitely breton for best across the board pve or pvp

[@danksalt5935]

Wood Elf: "Why am i here, just to suffer?

[@the_veezy350]

Happy to have you back Deltia! I’m just starting over after a couple years away from eso! I may go orc stam/sorc

[@amyjohnson7834]

I still love my main toon, a cute little female Bosmer night blade. I got my master thief and grand master crafter on her and she will always be my favorite, even though I now have all nine races(no imperial yet) 💜

[@blueoninico474]

Great video! Very deep insight. My favorite races at the moment are khajit, wood elf and lizards.

[@brianm3849]

Lore-wise, Redguard as a Necormancer is the most perverse, meanest class assignment a person can think of. Doesn't mean there aren't any, just means that it's messed up to make a Redguard a Necro. Withered Hand being the exception.

[@Garapoes]

Why is it messed up? 😊

[@makeytgreatagain6256]

@@Garapoes lore wise Redguards have a strict code that forbids them from harming their ancestors or the undead in general. Those who do so are outcasted immediately regardless of the reason and usually end up joining the Ash’Aba group which are a clan of redguard exiles which hunt the undead in hammerfel Honestly if you wanted to conquer hammerfel just send an undead army and the people won’t even fight back most would rather die then attack the dead. So now you know the grave sacrilege your commuting by using necromancer redguard

[@myrkflinn4331]

Without looking at pure stats, i love the culture of most elves. Have abandoned wood elves a bit but ESO helps me look into their culture. Would love to see snow elf stuff but even in 2E meretic they're already falmer apparently which sucks. Cos they're my fav elf race of all. I also like khajiit for their culture and warm sands lol

[@giselletorres4156]

Hanging out with the khajiits and orcs give me a laid back feel. I pick dark elves for my characters cuz damn, they are EDGY. Completing that Balmora quest in Vvardenfell had so much drama and corruption compared to this Temple quest in Khanarti's Roost where all the souls of the dead are dancing and reuniting with their lovers after you beat the main boss.

[@Syncopatix.]

Thought i'd check out ESO again after watching the Critical Role specials.. and who do i find still here !?! Loved your content back at the start of ESO and Really happy you're still here! Great video, btw! Think its time to dust off my Argonian DK.. Here-be-Dragons :D

[@Deltiasgaming]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@eldenmox5525]

The thing people don’t realize about Breton is that while you don’t have spell damage as a race buff it just means you can put it in your gear where other mag toons have to balance sustain there.

[@Danreks]

This is what my argument is for Wood Elves. They give you 2k stamina, and 1000k penetration so they do help with dmg and the extra stam along with the stam recovery means you get epic recovery too. If I play Khajit I struggle for resources so have to give up damage somewhere in order to get it which I don’t have to on the wood elf. But with the wood elf I can fall from a great height and not hurt myself, I can move fast due to the movement speed buff, I have penetration and I have resources.

[@eldenmox5525]

@@Danreks hell yea and stam already struggles for penetration

[@TwoFoxGibbon]

My favorite for group content, Magplar High Elf; My favorite for solo content, Stamblade Wood elf. The wood elf is just too much fun zipping around the map at a blistering pace.

[@Maglouk]

You actually feel that much difference with only 5% movement speed?

[@JLawL]

TL:DR - play what you enjoy staring at. Favorite looking race? Dunmer Favorite to play? Nord

[@mygetawayart]

"I am not a fan of small elves" **My male bosmer with the shortest height possible pointing an arrow between your eyes** : DID YALL HEAR SUM?

[@Steve-rs9wj]

Thank you for this very informative and interesting video! I appreciate you sharing your experiences and all your hard work in making this happen! 🙂👍

[@Deltiasgaming]

You are so welcome!

[@SireGrailknight]

I think you forgot to mention the Bosmer's extra penetration im "Hunter's Eye"! 950 spell and phys penetration! That will convert into nice dps as long as you balance your build to not over-penetrate.

[@ottodora9515]

Great content bro just getting into ESO and your guides are really well organized.

[@methodeoin10]

Deltia just a correction for your guide: when you say Altmer has Max stat, spell damage and magicka sustain it’s actually stamina sustain when you play a magicka build. It restores the lowest of your max resource. It is worded oddly in game but when it was changed it was tested extensively on pts and that how it operates. So magicka spec you restore stamina and if a stamina spec you will restore magicka when using the Spell Recharge passive

[@dragonhunter2001]

This passive always seemed so counter intuitive.

[@Deltiasgaming]

Huh, didn't know thanks!

[@ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски]

@@dragonhunter2001 Such a passive would make sense for hybrid builds. Altmers were, AFAIK, never supposed to be "multipurpose" races like Dunmer or Khajiit, rather specialists of magic, so it's odd they went for this.

[@jadedj5385]

@@dragonhunter2001 I understand why some would say that but look at it this way, High Elf magicka types get break free more often. Healers also use a lot of utility moves that cost stamina like Power of the Light, Caltrops, Trapping Webs, and Bone Armor. This passives helps them recover from using that and still have some stamina leftover for other things.

[@Agumon5]

Argonian magicka DPS sorcerer here. Love my class race combo. Not maximizing damaged but still doing perfectly fine 👌

[@Deltiasgaming]

Yep, enjoy the game don't have to be min maxed.

[@HeavyHoggJP]

Oh my god you're back !!!!!! I bought ESO day one and found you on KZbin and was sad to see you go. I even quit ESO about a week to two after u stopped uploading. I thought to get back into ESO and looked up a race guide and you pooped up. Woohoo welcome back !!!!

[@dylansearcy3966]

13:59 what about dunmer and bosmer?

[@SHADOWRUNNER254]

i just love orcs, so i play orc healer and roleplay as shaman everytime i get chance :D

[@ZDavidH]

Nice vid! But I consider Imperial the best tank PvE and brawler style PvP, the cost reduction applies to block, roll dodge, etc (also ultimates)!

[@Hiiiro]

1:48 is really important to hear I think. I’m gonna keep my Breton Stamsorc. 😅

[@nedive]

great guide, i wish i knew this before..i guess im gonna race change to either khajiit or high elf since im a mag dps and made a nord lmao.

[@charmine953]

I learned I like tanking. Because I haven't bought Imperial, my favorite tank races are Dunmer, Nord, and Orc. Personally my favorite class is Necromancer because of the self sustain and great choice for resource management no matter what race you pick.

[@majicweather4890]

"Blah blah blah MAX STATS blah blah blah MAX STATS" Sounds like the Aflac Duck 🦆

[@jayjaynator2911]

My main is an Argonian nightblade, I swapped it Dark Elf for , but I actually love the stat pool of argo and their healing buff and esthetic, so went back to Argonian. It

[@rue965]

Good stuff, D. Keep up the great content. 👊

[@emperorpalpatine6500]

If you break it down to what actually matters it’s first your gear, cp and then race! The “max pools” don’t mean much now since everyone can run food n potion buffs 24,7. The only racial passives that really have an impact on your build are cost reduction passives such as red diamond being the best atm

[@discofilm77]

Thank you so much for this ❤️ You're awesome.

[@Deltiasgaming]

You are so welcome!

[@tims7680]

Ahhh this is perfect. Been so stuck with what I wanna level next. I want a sorc but can’t decide if I go stam or mag. Was gonna go orc since they’re so good in pvp but then thinking khajiit coz I can go either stam or sorc

[@Chippie84]

I needed this thankyou so much.

[@ShowTimeAtTheAppllo]

Thanks man I’m new to elder scrolls and feel lost in this massive world/community

[@DR3AIVI]

I like it gave me a lot to think about with my current builds.

[@tokagero7820]

OMG!!! @Deltia I was looking for this video for few years. I'm not harcore player but I love to know that my character can reach the top if I learn/try. It's probably perfectionist point of view ... but what can I do, it's the way I am.

[@vladvovk7318]

My first one was wood elf templar tank. I was thinking that stamina bonuses will be great for blocking. That was one total fail. Finally, made a crafter from that char and using it accordingly.

[@AIMonsterI]

The Cats are everywhere

[@gamerelated3887]

HEY! it's the Father of LA weaving! Been a while since I've seen you around! Glad you're back!

[@Deltiasgaming]

Hey, thanks!

[@pj3985]

nice video thank you man

[@shellyseanmcd]

Wow this video was so informative! I loved seeing all the different play styles and option. Now off to make another toon 🤣😂

[@ed6852]

Imperial is probably the best race for those trying to make vampires viable it negates most of that goofy cost increase they decided to add

[@Michadr]

Thoughts on best race for Tank and Stam Dps

[@dakarbrown5474]

Running dual wield and a two-hander on the back do you think that would work

[@rudinightwood437]

*gasp* You don’t like wood elves!? Haha, my youtube name is named after my woodelf nightblade’s name and I drew her for my avatar. They always pick on the little ones XD In all seriousness, she’s max tallness settings in game so that I don’t feel very little, since playing a tiny character isn’t my cup of tea either. But the antlers were way too gorgeous for me too pass up, so screw khajiit’s and their extra crit damage XD Note: This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I always wished that races didn’t have any damage bonuses and stayed at the extra stat and resource perks so no one race becomes META like khajiit is currently. People exclude me from doing Endgame trials as a dps cuz I’m not a khajiit for the extra damage. Guess no Godslayer title for me :\

[@Deltiasgaming]

I agree with no passive bonsues, if so I'd be an Argonian on every toon.

[@Vesgir]

@@Deltiasgaming me too lol

[@Vesgir]

I wish that instead each race had their own active ability

[@whycitrus]

Khajiit master race 💯

[@usafirefly7967]

Excellent! Thank you. I know I'm learning from an expert and this is just excellent! (I got lucky with 1 character with magic that you recommend) I can change my Daggerfall Nightblade to the cat. I'm going to dump my dragonknight stamina (wrong all around) to something like the Nord. I am only level 5 on the dragonknight but have my rear end handed to me on a platter so many times dying I lost count. I will start over on the dragonknight but don't plan to start that anytime soon. Not that impressed with the dragonknight playstyle.

[@chrisw.9778]

dragonknight tanking is no joke tho. absolute unit

[@wawaweweb1811]

I guess the Khajiit are my favorite since I have 4 of them. 1-sorc, 1-DK and 2- templar(best for me). The other 5 are Breton magplar, high elf-sorc, argonian templar, wood elf-DK and nord -warden. All my armor is either crafted or overland sets. I can make it through public dungeons solo but nothing higher. 1 kill pve when I bushwacked a guy who was fighting npcs. All other pve fights ended in a fast ugly death.

[@Yesser999]

I have a question if you put Imperial race and you put class as a nightblade it will combine and work it will do good if you know!?

[@angelicalynn1259]

Orc as a stamplar so long as you use repentance. That is the ultimate unlimited sustain while killing.

[@MikeHard313]

Facts!!!

[@eco_2128]

i think you made a little mistake on the highelfs because the sustain only affects the resource that you're not speced for so if you're stamina you get magicka back and if you're magicka you get stamina back

[@JimmyD07]

My main is a wood elf nightblade tank and i love it. :)

[@JazzyKazzyCat]

I don’t care if my khajiit nightblade outpaces others in combat, what matter is if my kitty can make sackloads of gold through questionable means.

[@GrampsD63]

Fun Fact: In Elder Scrolls lore regarding the Bosmer the females are a standard elven height but the males are the much more diminutive sex.

[@yunshottasim6a503]

What about a dps/magica dragonknight high elf? Would that be any good or even be possible at all? I’m a noob…

[@umwha]

The video was great but to be honest I would invest in a speech coach

[@ericevans8360]

I'm a new player and was wondering if a necromancer/vampire khajiit would be a good character to make.

[@Reyloc]

New player coming from destiny looking to main this game. I made a stam dragonknight. Will I be able to do endgame solo content ?

[@cheancey]

Mag DK is the hardest for solo content and Stam DK is close behind. You can do it, it’s just much harder than say a Stamden, Magblade or Magsorc.

[@Reyloc]

@@cheancey is necro any good?

[@aprilgodvivi6776]

Rock your stam dk, there still great.Just requires mastery over some what complicated rotation.Domt worry to much about endgame until you learn all the ropes.glhf.

[@Deltiasgaming]

Yeah incredible PvP and PvE, thought PvE its a bit harder to play super hard content as melee. Keep your Stam DK, they rock period.

[@Reyloc]

@@Deltiasgaming thanks man. The community has been great

[@dylansearcy3966]

7:18 they're humans

[@munster1404]

Argonian’s potion passive is the only one that matters. I just feel diminished without it.

[@JuggheadJones]

I have 3 khajits 3 orcs 3 dark elves and 1 redguard because I’m black in real life

[@KevinVercruyssen]

Awwesome guide Deltia!

[@alexrs200]

Great guide Deltia! Keep up the good work

[@Deltiasgaming]

Thank you! 😁

[@yaamothaa]

Awesome 👍 you da man.

[@zakwan3543]

does imperial passive cost reduction include dodge roll, sprint, block?

[@Deltiasgaming]

Yes

[@zakwan3543]

@@Deltiasgaming thx.. i thought it just for the skill.. and does the passive cost reduction in templar and sorc passive work the same too?

[@raspur]

khagit nightblade is that stam or magic ? and what weapon to use ?

[@Deltiasgaming]

Khajiit does great on both, destro on mag, stam dual wield and bow.

[@TheSlipknotgame]

Great video

[@absolutelyfookinnobody2843]

Argonians best healers hands up

[@bloodfurypk666]

i have mix feeling with orc delta because the healing from Unflinching Rage is nerf from -55% mean you dont have 2125 Health but only 956 , i think is prerrty bad because he all know these passive can not be buff, and now get - 55% nerf , mean in a fight is a lot of heal lost

[@davidfalloutbandit]

im trying to make a magicka based crit heal + AOE build for soloing any tips?

[@Deltiasgaming]

I don't understand your question, but if you want AoE healing go with resto staff and mother's sorrow for crit.

[@cxmmy7995]

Can I use a dps magica Breton

[@Deltiasgaming]

Sure many top players do.

[@GR1zzLY213]

Yess Yess Yess 🔥💯👏👏

[@bobach6083]

Bro youtube blocked the word Crit in its subtitles thinking you said CLIT 🤣

[@Deltiasgaming]

...sigh can't win some days.

[@mrdovahkiin3437]

How would YOU set up a PVP tank with a Nord DK. I have one tgat has been a mule for about 5 uears and i miss it a lot. I have one for pve just not pvp. What are your ideas.

[@Deltiasgaming]

PvP tank would run some sets that offer group benefit or high ultimate generation or lower cost, shifting standard and choking talons.

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz9]

Hello, i don't have a favourite race, but i do like playing a tank, or healer

[@emilykeenan1138]

Khajit since Skyrim

[@Lupinemancer87]

Not sure I appreciate him hating on my beloved Bosmer, aka. the Best Race in the game :D

[@kylanlucas5356]

Anyone got any more tips on dark elf just started out as Race: dark elf Class: night blade Alliance: ebonheart pact

[@SasukeUchiha_87]

Anyone know if a tempest orc would be good for dps build?

[@Deltiasgaming]

I don't know what that means, but lighting orc is great on stamina sorcerer.

[@michaelgiertz-rath7994]

Still playing my very first character created back at the beginning of the game. Had some years of hiatus 'though, so I'm actually still returning to the business. Said character is a female Dunmer Templar with a hybrid build that relies on using both pools. She's not optimized in any way and is more a go-with-the-flow type of Templar that simply works in most cases. Can do some (not all) of the regular bosses in the world on her own (plus Companion) and rarely runs out of Mag/Stam depending on setup. I guess if I'd put more work in her she'd steamroll most of the PvE content without support (except a Companion), which is good enough to me. Due lack of time it'll take some more years to max out CP3600 ... and I'd be damned if I wouldn't do it with my very first and still in action character. Said Dunmer girl ;-)

[@Ryan-cf7bf]

D a r k E l f And for the record I main Bretons

[@UR_AL_SHOOK_UP_21]

Great video bro argonian for life hahah

[@aabatteryalex]

My necro nord is running good.

[@dylansearcy3966]

6:30 what you mean humanoid? Breton are humans

[@shawnberry760]

Never love for Bosmer.

[@mrboosted192]

Stamina wardens are insane. Hitting 101k lol

[@drganknstein]

Argonian, nuff said :)

[@Deltiasgaming]

GANK!

[@drganknstein]

@@Deltiasgaming 👋 😄

[@AhamkaraMommy]

the only best race is Khajiit for the Stealth Bonus, fuckin' dark brotherhood... I SWEAR HE WASNT EVEN LOOKING AT ME BRO

[@poisonbliss7601]

Not you shading my Bosmer 😭

[@Thomw72]

Nord, necromancer tank.... Still OP brother .... Lol

[@cheancey]

I love the way skins are on Argonians and hate that Khajiit are best DD for Stam and Mag. No diversity.

[@TheSpiritsLease]

So do I. It's bullshit when the other games didn't need specific meta class/race combos. It started with Skyrim.

[@dantesilvesta]

Well what do u know I’m an imperial plus I’m a necro too wow I love my Instincts

[@Egyptiandescendant-nt1le]

Wow u sound like Peter Griffin son Chris

[@charmine953]

I'm willing to bet Necromancer Orc is the best tank

[@ericevans8360]

I'm a new player and was wondering in a necromancer/vampire khajiit would be a good character to make.

[@lordchikage9015]

People who flip races based on skill are absolut ridiculous sorry^^. Play whatever you like and what you find cool. Don’t listen to this nonsense

[@volkerxd8821]

lol so you agree with him then when he basically said you have to live with it so choose what you like the look of it's a good video

[@thealchemist69666]

U sound like ur holding ur nose when u talk.

[@tacticalanger3774]

Bro, first off love the channel. However your information on wood elf is just bad. The secret to wood elf is they are the proc set king 👑. Your information is based on the old wood elf... Hunter eye is a god sent in pvp. To start you get 950 penetration plus increase detection of 3m...this sounds like nothing on paper back it huge if your playing a keep the night blade out of stealth playstyle.. I love this passive I all the time just pull night blade s out of stealth just walking around by a door in the sewer. Once again if you have in any form a anti night blade set up or using proc sets...wood elf is king. Do not sleep on wood elf .o and ESO buff hunter eye detection radius to 5 m. So they will understand it's power and promote the class as a top teir class because it is. (Ps I'm a heavy attack magic pet sorcerer this class is king on that by miles)