Vampires are a character modification and skill tree available in the Elder Scrolls Online. They gain access to a number of special abilities, as well as some unique vulnerabilities, which can make your gameplay an entirely new experience. Want to become a vampire? Find out more in the article below!

Blood Fiends to Contract Vampirism for Elder Scrolls Online Weapons Collectors

If you cannot find a Vampire Guild to join that will turn you into one of their own, you’ll have to contract vampirism on your own by seeking out in-game NPC vampires called Blood Fiends. These Blood Fiend vampires spawn only at night, usually around midnight at several locations in Levels 37 – 44 zones of each faction. More specifically, they spawn in the Rift, Bangkorai, and Reaper’s March. You can get the condition, vampirism, if you get bitten by the rare Blood Fiends. Once you become infected, go to the nearest Wayshrine where you’ll be able to start the quest, Scion of the Blood Matron. Once you have completed this quest, you will unlock the Vampire skill line for your Elder Scrolls Online items collector.

Feeding as a Vampire for Elder Scrolls Online Weapons Collectors

When you get a prompt to feed, you need to crouch and slowly sneak up on the victim who is singled out from behind. As much as possible, feed on living beings who are alone, rather than someone who is already in a group. Activate [Use Feed] prompt to bite them, and for a few seconds blood will stream, and you will have your blood-meal. If you are having trouble getting somebody completely alone, to be really ultra-sneaky, you can use Nightblade ‘Shadow Cloak’ invisibility, as noted in the Vampire Build Section about Nightblade Class as a Vampire Build – or you can use Elder Scrolls Online items like a Potion of ‘Tincture of Invisible’.

Advantages of becoming a Vampire for Elder Scrolls Online Weapons Collectors

Vampires have amazing active and passive kills which become even stronger at night, putting them on huge advantage against other creatures in PvE. Other than your new set of vampire-exclusive skills, there is no transformation involved when it comes to vampirism. This means you benefit the perks of being a vampire all the time.

Disadvantages of becoming a Vampire for Elder Scrolls Online Weapons Collector

Although vampires are strong at night, when sun comes back up, strength of abilities are significantly decreased. Vampires also take 50% more damage from fire attacks. This means the Fighter’s Guild can easily take them out. Aside from this, vampires need to feed on enemies or other players every 30 minutes in order to stay strong and in stage 1. Failure to do so will result in a decrease of health regeneration and other effects.

• Stage 1: (30 minute timer) no additional effects
• Stage 2: (60 minute timer) -25% health regeneration and -20% cost on all vampire skills
• Stage 3: (90 minute timer) -50% health regeneration and -40% cost on all vampire skills
• Stage 4: (no timer) -75% health regeneration and -60% cost on all vampire skills