Best Mundus Stone For ALL Roles in ESO

Choosing the right Mundus Stone is an important part of building your character in The Elder Scrolls Online that is often overlooked. In this guide we’ll review all Mundus Stone options in ESO and discuss which one is the perfect choice for you!

Best Mundus Stones in The Elder Scrolls Online

Mundus Stones offer a unique and permanent bonus to your character such as increased Critical Chance or extra Health. These special structures are found throughout the base game zones of ESO, and each zone contains three total stones spread throughout the map. Players can only have one Mundus Stone boon active at a time with one special exception which we’ll cover later.

How To Improve Mundus Stone Effects

In ESO it’s possible to improve the already-powerful effects a Mundus Stone provides. The way to do this is by equipping Armor Pieces with the Divines Trait. An armor piece with Divines will improve your Mundus Stone potency by anywhere from 5.1% per piece (white quality) up to 9.1% (gold legendary quality).

Mundus Stone Names and Effects in ESO

The Elder Scrolls Online has a total of 13 Mundus Stones each with a unique effect.

1. The Apprentice – Increase Spell Damage by 238 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 389
2. The Atronach – Increases Magicka Recovery by 310 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 507
3. The Lady – Increases Physical and Spell Resistance by 2744 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 4489
4. The Lord – Increases Maximum Health by 2225 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 3639
5. The Lover – Increases Physical and Spell Penetration by 2744 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 4489
6. The Mage – Increases Maximum Magicka by 2023 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 3309
7. The Ritual – Increases healing effectiveness by 8% / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 13%
8. The Serpent – Increases Stamina Recovery by 310 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 507
9. The Shadow – Increases Critical Damage and Healing by 11% / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 17%
10. The Steed – Increases run speed by 10% and increases Health Recovery by 238 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces run speed 16%, Health Recovery 389
11. The Thief – Increases the Critical Strike rating by 1333 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 2167
12. The Tower – Increases Maximum Stamina by 2023 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 3309
13. The Warrior – Increases Weapon Damage by 238 / 7 Divines Armor Pieces 389

Mundus Stone Locations by Alliance

All 13 Mundus Stones can be found in any set of Alliance Zones as shown in the Table below.

Name	Aldmeri Dominion	Daggerfall Covenant	Ebonheart Pact
Apprentice	Reaper’s March – North West from the Dune Wayshrine	Bankorai – Next to the Blackheart Haven Dungeon	The Rift – South from the Northwind Mine Wayshrine
Atronach	Greenshade – South from the Verrant Morass Wayshrine	Rivenspire – South from Hoarfrost Downs	Shadowfen – East from Murkwater
Lady	Auridon – East from the Windy Glade Wayshrine	Glenumbra – North West from the Baelborne Wayshrine	Stonefalls – West from the Starved Plain
Lord	Grahtwood – West from Falinesti Winter Wayshrine	Stormhaven – South West from the Wind Keep Wayshrine	Deshaan – North East from the Tribunal Temple across the water
Lover	Auridon – South West from the Quendeluun Wayshrine	Glenumbra – North from the Trapjaw’s Cove World Boss	Stonefalls – West from the Shivering Shrine World Boss
Mage	Grahtwood – Along the outside of the Ossuary of Telacar	Stormhaven – South from the Soulshriven Wayshrine	Deshaan – On the same island as the Druitularg’s Ritual Altar World Boss
Ritual	Malabal Tor – South East from the Abamath Wayshrine	Alik’r Desert – North from the Aswala Stables	Eastmarch – North East from Cragwallow
Serpent	Greenshade – On the docks in Woodhearth	Rivenspire – Inbetween Dorell Farmhouse and the East Rock Landing World Boss	Shadowfen – West from the Loriasel Wayshrine
Shadow	Greenshade – South West from Marbruk	Rivenspire – South East from the Crestshade Wayshrine	Shadowfen – East from the Stillrise Wayshrine
Steed	Reaper’s March – South from Greenhill along the River	Bankorai – South East from Lakewatch Tower World Boss	The Rift – East from the Frostmoon Farmstead
Thief	Malabal Tor – East from Horseshoe Island	Alik’r Desert – South East from the Shrikes’ Aerie Waysrine	Eastmarch – South West from the Wittestadr Wayshrine
Tower	Grahtwood – Inbetween the Gray Mire Wayshrine and the Haven Wayshrine	Stormhaven – West from Steelheart Moorings	Deshaan – South from the Grove of the Abomination World Boss
Warrior	Malabal Tor – Along the outside of the Ilayas Ruins	Alik’r Desert – Westfrom the Morwha’s Bounty Wayshrine	Eastmarch – Inbetween the Voljar Meadery Wayshrine and the Kynesgrove Wayshrine

How to get two Mundus Stones in ESO

As mentioned above, there is an exception to having more than one Mundus Stone, with the craftable set Twice-Born Star. To be able to craft this set, you will need to have researched all nine traits on a piece of Armor, Weapons, and Jewelry and visit the Atelier of the Twice-Born Star crafting site.

You will need five pieces of this set to have the effect of 2 Mundus Stones. You can go up to another Mundus Stone to have a second effect added to your character, but there are some precautions with this set:

1. If you remove a piece of Twice-Born Star and have less than five pieces of this set, you will need to visit the Mundus Stone you added with this set to gain its effect upon wearing all five pieces again.
2. If you are using Weapons for a Twice-Born Star and aren’t using this set for your back bar, the above problem will occur again. 
3. You cannot have two of the same Mundus Stones to double your effects; you will have to choose another Mundus Stone with a different effect.

The Best Mundus Stones for DPS Builds in ESO

Dealing as much damage as possible should be the main focus of a DPS build in ESO and these Mundus Stones will help the most towards meeting that goal:

1. The Thief- the extra critical chance will boost your damage the highest.
2. The Shadow – if your build already has enough Critical Chance then The Shadow can boost your Critical Damage.
3. The Lover – best for unorganized groups or pick up groups, the Lover will increase your own Offensive Penetration helping you do more pure damage.

The Best Mundus Stones for Tank Builds in ESO

The priority for Tank Builds in ESO is defense and sustain.

1. The Atronach – increased Magicka Recovery is most often the best choice for tanks as it lets you cast more abilities.
2. The Lord – this Mundus is best for Tanks who need more Maximum Health.
3. The Lady – best used on less optimized races to help max out Physical and Spell Resistance.

The Best Mundus Stones for Healer Builds in ESO

The priority for Healer Builds in ESO is to improve healing potential and manage resources.

1. The Ritual – this Mundus offers the strongest buff for healing.
2. The Atronach – more Magicka recovery will allow you to heal for longer.
3. The Thief – heals can also critically strike and heal for much more when they do so.

The Best Mundus Stones for PVP Builds in ESO

As a PVP build, use your Mundus Stone to add extra power and flexibility.

1. The Atronach – more Magicka recovery will allow you the most flexibility to cast buffs and heals.
2. The Lover – increased Penetration will allow your skills to ignore more of your opponents Armor.
3. The Apprentice or The Warrior – Raw Weapon or Spell Damage is often the best approach.

The Best Mundus Stones for Solo Builds in ESO

For a Solo Build in ESO the best choice of Mundus is typically those that improve your Damage.

1. The Lover – increased Penetration will allow your skills to ignore more enemy armor.
2. The Thief – for builds that already have enough Penetration focus on Critical Chance instead.
3. The Steed – increased movement speed and Health recovery can be a great addition to any Solo build.

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