Ultimate Grahtwood Zone Guide (2024)

Grahtwood Overland Armor Sets

• Syrabane’s Grip (light armor)
• Ranger’s Gait (medium armor)
• Green Pact (heavy armor)

Burroot Kwama Mine

Expatriates often try to bring beloved aspects of their culture with them when they emigrate. So it was with Llevyn Buratil of Narsis in Morrowind, who tried to establish a kwama mine in Grahtwood. The experiment was less than a resounding success.

Burroot Kwama Mine Location

The Burroot Kwama Mine is a kwama mine located west of Elden Root. This mine has become infested by Thunderbugs and have killed many of the kwama inside the delve.

Travel northwest of the Elden Root Wayshrine or southeast of the Gil-Var-Delle Wayshrine to reach Burroot Kwama Mine. Burroot Kwama Mine has one level, one boss, and one skyshard as notated on the map.

Inside Burroot Kwama Mine

This mine has recently become infested with Thunderbugs. Thunderbugs are hostile creatures that use lightning-based attacks with their pinchers. Kwama, the original inhabitant of the mine, are insectoid creatures whose eggs are an essential food source for Dark Elves.

Stormhead The Ravenous

Stormhead the Ravenous is a giant thunderbug. He pinches with electrical shock. He also has other thunderbugs who aid him in the battle. Ranged attacks work well as it keeps you out of the pinchers. This boss is easily defeated.

Mobar Mine

With the flurry of construction going on in nearby Elden Root, the Foriniel Brothers have reopened Mobar Mine to supply the builders with clay for making bricks. Strangely, no one has heard from the Foriniels in over a week.

Morbar Mine Location

Mobar Mine is a mine south of Elden Root inhabited by bandits. Historically, it was a source of building material for Elden Root. While there isn’t a specific quest for this delve, there is still much to explore.

Travel slightly northwest of the Gray Mire Wayshrine to reach Morbar Mine.

Inside Mobar Mine

The owners of the mine have been missing for some time and bandits now inhabit this mine. Sgolag, an Orc, is leading the bandit group and is wanted for multiple crimes such as theft and murder. The bandits here have enslaved the miners. Mobar Mine has one level, one boss, and one skyshard as notated on the map.

Sgolag

Sgolag is a dual-wield orc that uses melee attacks. Ranged attacks work well as it keeps you away from his melee attacks. He is easily defeated.

Ne Salas

The Ayleids who fled to Valenwood after the Slave Rebellion were mostly those who worshiped the Daedric Princes, which was outlawed under Empress Alessia. The Slave Queen melded the Aedra worshiped by her human and remaining Elven subjects to create the Eight Divines.

Ne Salas Location

Ne Salas is an Ayleid ruin now occupied by Dominion forces. The ruin has an ancient portal that connected to Alik’r but the portal is no longer usable.

Travel north from the Gray Mire Wayshrine to reach Ne Salas. Ne Salas has one level, one boss, and one skyshard as notated on the map.

Inside Ne Salas

Covenant soldiers occupy these ruins. You are to find the portal and deactivate it to prevent more Covenant troops from arriving.

Lieutenant Khari

Lieutenant Khari is a female Redguard that is leading the Daggerfall Covenant forces inside the ruins. She uses melee attacks with a shield and mace. She does have a path-like aoe where she kneels and then runs storms the pathway much like a football linebacker. This is easily avoided.

The Scuttle Pit

The spiders of Tamriel are fearsome carnivores that prey on everything they can catch, even each other. They have adapted to every environment, both above and below ground, and there seems to be no limit as to how large they can grow.

The Scuttle Pit Location

The Scuttle Pit is a cave located in eastern region of Grahtwood. This cave is overrun with spiders.

Travel slightly northeast of the Ossuary Wayshrine to locate the Scuttle Pit delve. The Scuttle Pit has one level, one boss, and one skyshard as notated on the map.

Inside The Scuttle Pit

While spiders range from small passive creatures to large aggressive ones, you will find The Scuttle Pit is home to all types. While Spider Eggs are a common alchemy reagent, spider bites do cause physical damage. Spitting and spraying of poison cause damage also.

Spider Queen

As the matron of the spiders in The Scuttle Pit, the Spider Queen is large and hostile. She is also the boss of this delve. Her attacks are the same as other spiders, dealing physical damage by biting, or spitting and spraying poison. She is easily defeated so long as you stay out of the aoe.

Vinedeath Cave

The strangler is a carnivorous plant that lurks in the shadows of the forest floor. Its tentacles excrete a sticky, sweet substance that attracts prey. The strangler reacts to warmth and movement by lashing out with its tentacles and drawing what it captures into its hungry maw.

Vinedeath Cave Location

Vinedeath Cave is a cave containing spriggans and strangers in the northeastern area of Grahtwood.

Travel slightly northeast from the Elden Root Temple Wayshrine to find Vinedeath Cave. Vinedeath Cave has one level, one boss, and one skyshard as notated on the map.

Inside Vinedeath Cave

Vinedeath Cave is home to spriggans and strangers and the spirit of a Wood Elf named Madruin. He is said to be responsible for luring adventurers to their death inside the cave.

Madruin

Madruin uses magical attacks and summons a Burdening Eye. The Eye doesn’t do much damage and is more annoying than destructive. Madruin is easily defeated.

Wormroot Depths

Regarded by scholars of the arcane as the apex achievement of the Wild Elves’ magical art, the so-called Ayleid Wells are believed to use Aetherial crystal to aggregate magicka from starlight—even in subterranean locations.

Wormroot Depths Location

Wormroot Depths is an Ayleid ruin in northern Grahtwood. Near the entrance, you will find Archimbert Dantaine who asks for your help.

Travel northwest from the Redfur Trading Post Wayshrine to find Wormroot Depths. Wormroot Depths has one level, one boss, and one skyshard as notated on the map.

Inside Wormroot Depths

Wormroot Depths has Dremora soldiers, clanfear, and scamps. Raynia is a Dremora knight that leads the Daedra inside the delve.

Raynia

Raynia uses magical attacks with fire and runes. Ranged attacks work well as it allows you to stay out of her rune. She is easily defeated.

What Is A Public Dungeon?

Public dungeons are a type of dungeon that is non-instanced. This means that it can be accessed by anyone at any time. These dungeons are more difficult than delves. Public Dungeons contain at least one skyshard and often a group challenge that rewards a skill point. Each public dungeon also offers its own quests and achievements.

What Is A Group Dungeon?

Group Dungeons are designed to be four-player areas. Dungeons in ESO feature large groups of enemies that are tougher to defeat and have multiple bosses. These bosses pose unique challenges and often feature special mechanics that require teamwork. Each dungeon has a quest with a skill point rewarded for its completion. Dungeons also offer special gear sets that cannot be found in the overland areas of Tamriel. Dungeons can be completed in normal mode, veteran mode, or veteran hardmode. Dungeons completed in any of the veteran modes will reward you with a Monster Helm – a unique piece of armor for the head. You can learn more about Monster sets in the Monster Set Guide and how to obtain the matching shoulder piece in the Undaunted Guide. You can also find a video and a written guide for each dungeon in the All About Mechanics Series.

What Is A World Boss?

World bosses are powerful enemies often with their own unique abilities. They sometimes require groups of players to overcome. World bosses in DLC zones are significantly harder than other base game bosses.

Shagura & Gurgozu at Hircine’s Henge

Travel east from the Falinesti Winter Wayshrine to find the Orc huntress named Shagura and her bear Gurgozu.

Mechanics Notes

Gurgozu the bear is the most aggressive in this battle. He bites and also stands up making a large aoe which is easy to step out of. Shagura uses a flame staff for ranged attacks and summons burdening eyes. She also will channel to Gurgozu healing him if she is not interrupted. Be sure to keep her interrupted while focusing first on the bear.

Achievement Earned

Lady Solace at Lady Solace’s Fen

Travel northwest from the Ossuary Wayshrine to find Lady Solace near the edge of the water.

Mechanics Notes

Lady Solace is a nereid – a feminine water creature often found near bodies of water. Lady Solace uses magical ranged attacks and can create geysers in the water. Ranged attacks work well as it allows you to stay clear of her aoes.

Achievement Earned

Nindaeril the Monsoon and Bavura the Blizzard At Nindaeril’s Perch

Travel south of the Falinesti Winter Wayshrine or north of the Southpoint Wayshrine to find Nindaeril’s Perch. It is a small cove on the western shore of Grahtwood.

Mechanics Notes

Nindaeril the Monsoon and Bavura the Blizzard are two large senche-tigers. These tigers are aggressive with bites and will also roar causing you to fear in place. This may be a bit difficult of a battle for very new players simply because there are two of them but otherwise they do defeat easily.

Achievement Earned

Otho Rufinus at the Poacher Camp

Travel slightly southwest of the Cormount Wayshrine to located the Poacher Camp. It is a small camp where numerous poachers reside and guard the camp’s border. Otho Rufinus is the poacher leader.

Mechanics Notes

Otho Rufinus is an Imperial berserker. His attacks are melee with dual-wield hatchets. There are also quite a few poachers in the area who are prone to assisting him. Ranged attacks work well as it will keep you at a safe distance but that may also mean that you inadvertently entice other poachers to join the battle.

Achievement Earned

Thugrub the Reformed at Thugrub’s Cave

Travel northeast of the Redfur Trading Wayshrine to locate Thugrub’s Cave. Is it s small cave inhabited by a flesh atronach named Thugrub the Reformed.

Mechanics Notes

Thugrub the Reformed is a large Flesh Atronach. Flesh Atronachs are a type of Daedra made of stitched skin and muscle. Thugrub uses his fists which are maces for melee attacks. He can claw and stomp causing you physical damage. The area is small and he is large so it is important to keep moving to stay out of his aoe.

Achievement Earned

Valanir the Restless & Valanir’s Sheild at Valanir’s Rest

Travel east of the Gil-Var-Delle Wayshrine to locate Valanir’s Rest. It is a small graveyard with a heavy fog.

Mechanics Notes

Valanir the Restless is a lich which is an undead necromancer. Valanir’s Shield is an armored skeleton. Valanir’s Shield is most aggressive using melee attacks but Valanir himself floods the areas with dangerous aoes. While the uncovered areas are small, it is possible to stay out of the damage zones. Focus on Valanir’s Sheild first, then turn your attention to Valanir.

Achievement Earned

What Is A Wayshrine?

Wayshrines are shrines that were built to honor the Divines by being a safe haven point where players can revive if you die while adventuring in Tamriel. Once you visit a wayshrine, it becomes available on your map for you to use to fast travel at no cost. You can also travel to any unlocked wayshrine from anywhere in Tamriel for a price paid in gold. This price reduces with time and also can be reduced by champion point allocations. Each zone begins with one available wayshrine.

What Is A Mundus Stone?

Mundus Stones are large, stone pillars that can be activated which creates a unique permanent player buff. Each player can choose any Mundus Stone but only one Mundus ‘blessing’ (also known as ‘boon’) is permitted at a time. For more information, check out this article.

What Is A Skyshard?

Skyshards are glowing crystals that provide you with 1/3 of a skill point. Collecting 3 skyshards grants you 1 skill point which can then be used for abilities and/or passives. High Isle and Amenos offers 18 total skyshards.

What Is A World Event?

World Events, also commonly called Dark Anchors or Dolmens, are huge hooks sent by Molag Bal. They hook into the ground with giant chains. Dark Anchors spawn daedric and undead guardians. As you defeat the enemies, anchor pinions will appear around the dolmen and need to be released. After all the pinions are released, a final wave of enemies (usually featuring a few smaller enemies and one larger mini-boss) appear. Once the final wave is defeated one final anchor pinion will appear and releasing it will cause a treasure chest to appear. This chest contains gold and other loot but also contains a jewelry piece from the area.

What Is A Lore Book?

Shalidor’s Library is a collection of lore books in Tamriel. Reading lore books within this collection increases your Mages Guild rank.

What Is A Survey Map?

Survey Maps (also called Survey Reports) are maps to a collection of six high-yield harvest nodes that only exist if you have the corresponding survey. Some maps can be sold, some are character bound, and others only allow you to maintain one in your inventory. If you have multiples of the same map, the nodes do respawn but you must go a short distance away for it to do so. If you go away and the nodes do not respawn, then you haven’t traveled far enough.

Survey Map locations do NOT appear on your map. You can slot the maps for quick access to compare your location. The following icons will be used to denote the type of survey on this map.

What Is A Treasure Map?

Treasure Maps are rewards that show the location of special chests that can only be seen when you have the map in your inventory. You must travel to the specific location, dig the dirt mound, and then a chest will appear for you.

Treasure Map locations do NOT appear on your map. You can slot the maps for quick access to compare your location.

This Tribute Treasure Box is located in Grahtwood at the Falinesti Winter site.

Travel east from the Falinesti Winter Wayshrine.

The Tribute Treasure Box is an ice cave that is inhabited by a frost troll.