ESO Dye Guide

Something that almost every MMO player likes to do is make their character stand out in a crowd, and one of the best ways to do that is by dying your armor as you see fit. A good color scheme is a reflection of both the player, and the player's character.

Elder Scrolls Online has an excellent dye system, and as you can see in the table below, many colors to choose from.

How to Dye in ESO

To apply dye to your armor in ESO, you must have the dye unlocked, and you have to be at a Dye Station. Check the image to the right to see what a station looks like on your map.

Here is a list of dye stations and their Alliance locations throughout Tamriel:

Aldmeri Dominion Dye Stations Locations

Khenarthi’s Roost in Mistral: The Boatman’s Tail
Auridon in Vulkhel Guard: The Crystal Vial
Grahtwood in Elden Root: Main Hall
Greenshade in Marbruk: Mages Guild
Malabal Tor in Velyn Harbor: Mages Guild
Reaper’s March in Rawl’kha: The March Bazaar

Daggerfall Covenant Dye Stations Locations

Stros M’kai in Port Hunding’s: Main Open Marketplace
Betnikh in Stonetooth Fortress: Stonetooth Market
Glenumbra in Daggerfall: Daggerfall Millworks
Rivenspire in Shornhelm: Besides Stoneglow Enchantments and Untamed Elixirs
Stormhaven in Wayrest: Outside the Chironasium
Bangkorai in Evermore: Near Enchanting Station
Alik’r Desert in Sentinel: The Scholar’s Way

Ebonheart Pact Dye Stations Locations

Bleakrock Isle in Bleakrock Village: Bleakrock Trading Hall
Bal Foyen in Dhalmora: Fit-For- ings
Stonefalls in Ebonheart: Mages Guild
Deshaan in Mournhold: Hlaalu Alchemical Goods
Shadowfen in Stormhold: Riverside Markets
The Rift in Riften: Lakeside Experiments
Eastmarch in Windhelm: The Adept’s Retreat

When you use a Dye Station, you'll be presented with an interface similiar to this:

The left side of the interface shows the gear that you have equipped, and as you can see there are three dye slots for each piece of gear. The slots represent (from left to right) the Primary color of the gear, the Secondary color, and finally the Trim color.

As you change the color of each slot item, your character's gear color will update to show you how it looks. Don't worry, the change isn't permanent until you hit the button to accept your changes.

The right side of the interface shows you what dyes are locked and those you have unlocked as well; those that are still locked have the picture of a lock overlaying them. In this window you can save preset colors schemes to easily apply later, and use the variety of tools to set up the color palette that suits you best.

As previously mentioned, dyes are unlocked via an achievement system. The table below contains a list of all dye colors, as well as the achievement required to unlock each dye.

Hint: Click the column headers to sort the table.