The Elder Scrolls Online News

Tune into ESO Live at a special time this Wednesday for a preview of the upcoming Scalebreaker DLC game pack!

We’re excited to give you a sneak peek of Scalebreaker, ESO’s upcoming DLC game pack, during our next show on Wednesday, July 3 at 6:00pm EDT. Scalebreaker features two new dungeons – Moongrave Fane and Lair of Maarselok – and leading the tour will be Dungeon Lead Mike Finnigan and Senior Writer Randy Begel. Moongrave Fane takes you through the ancient ruins of a forgotten Khajitti faith, and Lair of Maarselok sends you into the jungles of Tenmar. If you want to be one of the first to see a preview of these upcoming dungeons, don’t miss this show!

We’ll also have the latest news and updates, plus Twitch Drops will be enabled throughout, so be sure to link your PC/Mac accounts. Don’t forget, the show kicks off this Wednesday (not Friday!) at 6:00pm EDT on Twitch, YouTube, Mixer, and Steam. See you then!

Commit crimes in the name of the Dark Brotherhood or Thieves Guild during our celebration event and you’ll earn bonus rewards.


The Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Celebration Event returns this Tuesday, July 2, at 10:00AM EDT and runs until Monday, July 15, at 10:00AM EDT. Throughout the event, you can earn the following bonus rewards for certain criminal activities in both Hew's Bane and the Gold Coast:

• Double reward drops for defeating World Bosses
• Double reward drops for defeating Delve bosses
• Double rewards for Gold Coast Delve and World Boss dailies
• Double Defiled Whiskers drops from Maw of Lorkhaj bosses
• Increased rewards for completing Heists
• Increased rewards for completing Sacraments
• Double harvesting resources from regular crafting nodes (not nodes from Survey Reports)

Note that the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood repeatable quests (the ones you get from the Tip Board or “Marked for Death” ledger) do not have bonus rewards during the event period.


Throughout this event, you can acquire both the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood DLC game packs at a discount, with both available in the in-game Crown Store for 800 crowns.

In addition to the base DLC game packs, ESO Plus members can acquire the Dark Brotherhood Collector’s Bundle and the Thieves Guild Collector’s Bundle for 1,600 crowns each.

The Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild Collector’s Bundles

The Thieves Guild Collector's Bundle includes the Thieves Guild DLC game pack, the Hammerfell Camel mount, the Kindlespit Dragon Frog pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. The Dark Brotherhood Collector's Bundle includes the DLC game pack, Highland Wolf mount, the Sylvan Nixad pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls.

Finally, we’re also putting a collection of Thieves Guild- and Dark Brotherhood-themed personalities and costumes on sale for the duration of the event—don’t miss out!


This celebration is also your first opportunity to earn Event Tickets this quarter in addition to being your first chance to acquire the Berries you need for an all-new Indrik evolution: the Onyx Indrik.

As you participate in the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Celebration, you can earn Event Tickets for the following activities:

• One Event Ticket for the first Sacrament completed each day
  • Sacraments are unlocked by reaching Dark Brotherhood Rank 2 and completing the quest “A Lesson in Silence”

• One Event Ticket for the first Heist completed each day
  • Heists are unlocked by reaching Thieves Guild Rank 3 and completing the quest “The Long Game”

Note that you can earn only two tickets per day per account, and they’ll reset at 1:00AM EDT each morning.


Summon the shadowy Onyx Indrik

Once you have acquired 10 Event Tickets, you can trade them in to the Impresario (located at a special booth in Daggerfall in Glenumbra, Davon's Watch in Stonefalls, and Vulkhel Guard in Auridon) for either an Indrik Feather or the new Onyx Berries of Bloom. You can acquire 28 Event Tickets during this event, and the Impresario will continue to sell all Feathers throughout, meaning if you’re still working on getting your Nascent Indrik, you have a chance to catch up! For more information on acquiring the Indrik Berries, check out our announcement article.


With the return of the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Celebration, there’s never been a better time to begin your life of crime! Let us know if you’re ready to sneak, steal, and stab your way to the top on Twitter @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook.

The Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood Celebration event begins on Tuesday, July 2, at 10:00AM EDT and will end on Monday, July 15, at 10:00AM EDT.

Gift furnishings to friends and Guildmates to receive an exclusive Senche-raht statue!

There’s nothing like a fully decorated home to lift your spirits after a long day’s adventuring in Tamriel. In fact, your home can serve many different purposes, including crafting hub, storage location, training arena, and of course, a hearth to socialize and relax.

A good home is important, so starting today and continuing until August 1, you can help your friends and Guildmates decorate their abodes by gifting fabulous furnishings via the in-game Housing Editor or Furniture section of the Crown Store. Gift a total of at least 1,000 Crowns worth of furnishings, split across at least two different individual accounts, and you’ll receive the Senche-raht Statue, Battle-Bound as a unique collectible reward!

To ensure you qualify for the reward, here’s what you need to know:

• Gifting must occur between 2:00AM EDT today June 24, 2019, and 2:00AM EDT on August 1, 2019.
• You must send a furnishings gift to at least two different individual accounts via the Housing Editor or the Furniture section of the Crown Store.
• The total value of all gifts must be at least 1,000 Crowns or more on the same platform and region.
  • Note: NOT 1,000 Crowns per gift, but 1,000 Crowns total. Two individual gifts that are valued at 500 Crowns each would count, as would three gifts each valued at 400 Crowns to three different acounts. However, if you sent a gift worth 500 Crowns on the PC NA server and another worth 500 Crowns on the Xbox One NA server, it would not count. 
• You will receive your Senche-raht statue collectible by August 16, 2019

Perfect for guarding the entrance to your home


You can find furnishings (and bundles!) in the Furniture section of the in-game Crown Store, and you can also gift individual items from a massive selection by using the Housing Editor. To gift a furnishing item from the Housing Editor, follow the instructions below:

• Travel to a house and open the Housing Editor.
• Select Browse to open the Housing menu and then select the Purchase tab.
• Look for the item you wish to gift and select it.
• Select the Gift option from the preview window.
• Enter your recipients UserID, Gamertag, or PSN ID, depending on your platform, and personalize your gift with a custom-made or a pre-selected message.

That’s it! All you need to do is gift 1,000 Crowns worth of items total to two or more friends and you’ll be eligible to receive the statue.

In addition to the massive selection of items and bundles already available, we’ve also adding a new, limited-time bundle to the Crown Store: The Intrepid Gourmet Furnishing Pack. You can pick up or gift this bundle for only 700 Crowns, but be quick: it’ll be available only from now until July 7.


The Intrepid Gourmet Furnishing Pack

This promotion has already begun and will run until August 1, 2019, at 2:00AM EDT. If you’re interested in acquiring this amazing statue, or simply want to help your friend make their house a home, don’t miss out on this special offer!

Are you planning to send some furnishings to your friends? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook.

Continue your Season of the Dragon adventure with Elsweyr, the latest Chapter in the Elder Scrolls Online saga! Discover the new zone, story, and Necromancer class in addition to a massive free base-game update.

We are thrilled to announce that The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr and Update 22 are both now live for all platforms, including PC/Mac, PlayStation®4, and Xbox One. This Chapter and free base-game update brings an exciting world to explore, captivating stories to experience, and a brand-new class to master.

https://youtu.be/1oPeOjvn9gQ

Dragons stalk the skies over Elsweyr, and the Khajiit struggle to defend their homeland from both invading Imperials and the monstrous beasts. While featuring a strong stand-alone story in its own right, ESO: Elsweyr continues the Season of the Dragon adventure that started with the Wrathstone DLC and continues throughout the rest of the year’s updates.

This new Chapter includes:

• A zone to explore: Elsweyr
• A story detailing the efforts to protect the Khajiiti homeland from the Dragons
•  A class to master: the Necromancer
• A 12-player Trial: Sunspire
• A massive collection of side quests and stunning locations to explore
• Item sets, collectibles, and more

Explore a New Zone
In the northern region of Elsweyr known as Anequina, discover a world made up of dusty canyons, fertile moon-sugar fields, tepid rainforests, and bone-dry grasslands. Within this diverse environment, you can experience the home of the Khajiit and discover the remnants of their ancient culture.

https://youtu.be/BlBBUmWFDkU

Anequina is not without its dangers, however, and in this zone, you encounter new World Bosses, Public Dungeons, and Delves scattered throughout the landscape, in addition to a host of side quests to complete and amazing locations to explore.

Save the Khajiit
The great northern city of Rimmen now lies under the control of the Usurper Queen Euraxia, and Elsweyr’s scattered defenders struggle to contend with her Euraxian legions and ever-growing undead army. To make matters worse, Dragons roam the skies above Elsweyr, forming a troubling alliance with the Usurper Queen.

In this epic story, you must work with both local and foreign allies to remove Euraxia from her seat of power and break her hold over Elsweyr. Of course, your journey does not end here, as this story is part of the year-long Season of the Dragon adventure, continuing throughout the rest of 2019!

Become a Necromancer
Manipulate the souls of the dead to empower yourself and your allies with the Necromancer, ESO’s first new class since ESO: Morrowind. With the Necromancer, you have access to three unique Skill Lines that allow you to assault your enemies, bolster your defense, and heal your allies.

https://youtu.be/Nlc7FjDJTEY

To boost the power of your abilities. But be wary, necromancy is largely forbidden in Tamriel, and should you openly practice the dark arts, you might attract the attention of the less-enlightened.

Fell Monstrous Dragons
With the Halls of Colossus opened, Dragons strike from above. Overwhelming the region’s scattered defenders, these legendary monsters threaten to burn down the ancestral home of the Khajiit. When exploring Elsweyr, you can encounter Dragons in world events called Dragon Hunts, within the zone’s Trial called Sunspire, and throughout the Elsweyr main story, as well.

Be warned: You’re no Dovahkiin, and to defeat a Dragon in The Elder Scrolls Online, you must gather your most powerful allies and strike as one!

Free Sunspire
Three Dragons, one claiming to be the avatar of Alkosh himself, have occupied the great Temple of the First Cat. In this new 12-player Trial, you and your team must fight your way through the Dragons’ disciples and put a stop to the false gods’ plans. Challenging boss fights and unique rewards await those brave enough to stand up to the golden Dragon, Nahvintaas.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr is available in multiple editions, including a Standard Edition, Collector's Editions, and Upgrade Editions for those who already own the ESO base game. Note that to run The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr, your machine needs to meet the game's requirements for PC or Mac.

In addition to the Elsweyr Chapter, The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr Digital Collector's Edition and Digital Collector's Edition Upgrade includes a host of unique digital items, including a mount, pet, outfit style, and more.



Finally, if you pre-purchase The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr by June 4, you’ll also receive additional bonus items, including a costume, pet, XP scrolls, treasure maps, a Baandari Pedlar Crown Crate, and Rahd-m’Athra mount!

For more information on the ESO: Elsweyr editions and pre-purchase items, check out our Elsweyr editions and pre-purchase rewards article. It's not too late to pre-purchase ESO: Elsweyr now and receive the above bonus items, even if you're on PC/Mac!


Once you purchase ESO: Elsweyr, there’s a few ways you can travel to and begin your adventures in the ancestral home of the Khajiit. You can explore Elsweyr with an existing character or a new one, and there’s no level requirements for this new zone and adventure.

Wayshrine Travel
Easy! You can instantly travel to Elsweyr with any of your existing characters by using the Rimmen Wayshrine. To do so, open your map, select the Elsweyr zone, and then select the Wayshrine icon (it should be the only one available).

Start from the Main Quest
You can pick up the first quest before even reaching Elsweyr by navigating to your Collections UI, selecting Stories, and then Chapters. From that menu, you can select Elsweyr, acquire the first quest titled “A Rage of Dragons," and begin your adventure. It will point you in the right direction.

New Characters
Any new characters created in ESO: Elsweyr can go through the new tutorial. Once complete, you enter the new zone. A world of adventure awaits!


In addition to the new Chapter, we have also released Update 22, a new base-game patch that brings a host of new features, changes, and improvements for all ESO players (no Chapter purchase needed).

Guild Finder System
With Update 22, we have added a new Guild Finder tool to help you both join a Guild and find new members for one. As a Guild leader, you can use the Guild Finder to advertise your Guild based on its unique characteristics and what kind of players you’re looking for. If you’re looking for a Guild to join, you can browse open Guilds and filter your search to find one based on your specific needs.



Set your Guild Listing and choose from many options

You can filter Guilds by activities (such as PvP, Trials, Trading, or Roleplaying, and much more) and by play style (casual, balanced, or hard-core). Guilds can even set specific Alliances, Champion Point requirements, or roles. With this new system, Guilds can easily find like-minded players to join their ranks!

Weapons Artifacts Come to Cyrodiil
If you’re a veteran of the Alliance War, Update 22 introduces a system that is sure to shake up Cyrodiil: Weapon Artifacts. Now, at random points during an ongoing Alliance War campaign (about four to five times a day), a powerful weapon will spawn in the PvP zone. The first warrior to reach the Weapon Artifact and use it gains a deadly new Skill Line.



Wield the mighty Volendrung

These new abilities come at a cost, however, because if you don’t continually earn Alliance Points, it’ll slowly drain your life away! You can find a tutorial for the first Weapon Artifact, called Volendrung, in each Alliance starter gate (near the quest boards).

Summerset Moves to the Crown Store
As of today, The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset Digital Upgrade and The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset Digital Collector’s Edition will no longer be available in The Elder Scrolls Online Store and on Steam Store. Instead, the Summerset Chapter is being added to the in-game Crown Store as a DLC item. This means that if you are an ESO Plus member, you’ll now automatically have access to the Summerset zone and story.

In addition to this, we’re adding a separate Summerset Collector’s Bundle to the in-game Crown Store that includes pre-purchase and Collector’s Edition bonus items.


Elsweyr burns as the Season of the Dragon heats up with this newest Chapter in The Elder Scrolls Online saga. The Usurper Queen and her army of the undead threatens the people of Elsweyr, and a rage of Dragons brings ruin from above. Warriors are needed to help defend the ancestral home of the Khajiit, and dark new powers await those who heed the call. Are you excited to enter Elsweyr and master the necromantic arts? Tell us on Twitter @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr and Update 22 is now live on all platforms.

Continue your Season of the Dragon adventure with Elsweyr, the latest Chapter in the Elder Scrolls Online saga! Discover the new zone, story, and Necromancer class—in addition to a massive free base-game update —now in Early Access on PC/Mac!

We are thrilled to announce that The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr and Update 22 are both now in Early Access for PC/Mac digital copies. This Chapter and free base-game update brings an exciting world to explore, captivating stories to experience, and a brand-new class to master. If you play on PlayStation®4 or Xbox One, don’t worry, you’ll be able to explore Elsweyr for yourself on June 4.

https://youtu.be/RDHC2LSFxvk

Dragons stalk the skies over Elsweyr, and the Khajiit struggle to defend their homeland from both invading Imperials and the monstrous beasts. While featuring a strong stand-alone story in its own right, ESO: Elsweyr continues the Season of the Dragon adventure that started with the Wrathstone DLC and continues throughout the rest of the year’s updates.

This new Chapter includes:

• A zone to explore: Elsweyr
• A story detailing the efforts to protect the Khajiiti homeland from the Dragons
•  A class to master: the Necromancer
• A 12-player Trial: Sunspire
• A massive collection of side quests and stunning locations to explore
• Item sets, collectibles, and more

Explore a New Zone
In the northern region of Elsweyr known as Anequina, discover a world made up of dusty canyons, fertile moon-sugar fields, tepid rainforests, and bone-dry grasslands. Within this diverse environment, you can experience the home of the Khajiit and discover the remnants of their ancient culture.

https://youtu.be/BlBBUmWFDkU

Anequina is not without its dangers, however, and in this zone, you encounter new World Bosses, Public Dungeons, and Delves scattered throughout the landscape, in addition to a host of side quests to complete and amazing locations to explore.

Save the Khajiit
The great northern city of Rimmen now lies under the control of the Usurper Queen Euraxia, and Elsweyr’s scattered defenders struggle to contend with her Euraxian legions and ever-growing undead army. To make matters worse, Dragons roam the skies above Elsweyr, forming a troubling alliance with the Usurper Queen.

In this epic story, you must work with both local and foreign allies to remove Euraxia from her seat of power and break her hold over Elsweyr. Of course, your journey does not end here, as this story is part of the year-long Season of the Dragon adventure, continuing throughout the rest of 2019!

Become a Necromancer
Manipulate the souls of the dead to empower yourself and your allies with the Necromancer, ESO’s first new class since ESO: Morrowind. With the Necromancer, you have access to three unique Skill Lines that allow you to assault your enemies, bolster your defense, and heal your allies.

https://youtu.be/Nlc7FjDJTEY

To boost the power of your abilities. But be wary, necromancy is largely forbidden in Tamriel, and should you openly practice the dark arts, you might attract the attention of the less-enlightened.

Fell Monstrous Dragons
With the Halls of Colossus opened, Dragons strike from above. Overwhelming the region’s scattered defenders, these legendary monsters threaten to burn down the ancestral home of the Khajiit. When exploring Elsweyr, you can encounter Dragons in world events called Dragon Hunts, within the zone’s Trial called Sunspire, and throughout the Elsweyr main story, as well.

Be warned: You’re no Dovahkiin, and to defeat a Dragon in The Elder Scrolls Online, you must gather your most powerful allies and strike as one!

Free Sunspire
Three Dragons, one claiming to be the avatar of Alkosh himself, have occupied the great Temple of the First Cat. In this new 12-player Trial, you and your team must fight your way through the Dragons’ disciples and put a stop to the false gods’ plans. Challenging boss fights and unique rewards await those brave enough to stand up to the golden Dragon, Nahvintaas.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr is available in multiple editions, including a Standard Edition, Collector's Editions, and Upgrade Editions for those who already own the ESO base game. Note that to run The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr, your machine needs to meet the game's requirements for PC or Mac.

In addition to the Elsweyr Chapter, The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr Digital Collector's Edition and Digital Collector's Edition Upgrade includes a host of unique digital items, including a mount, pet, outfit style, and more.



Finally, if you pre-purchase The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr by June 4, you’ll also receive additional bonus items, including a costume, pet, XP scrolls, treasure maps, a Baandari Pedlar Crown Crate, and Rahd-m’Athra mount!

For more information on the ESO: Elsweyr editions and pre-purchase items, check out our Elsweyr editions and pre-purchase rewards article. It's not too late to pre-purchase ESO: Elsweyr now and receive the above bonus items, even if you're on PC/Mac!


Once you purchase ESO: Elsweyr, there’s a few ways you can travel to and begin your adventures in the ancestral home of the Khajiit. You can explore Elsweyr with an existing character or a new one, and there’s no level requirements for this new zone and adventure.

Wayshrine Travel
Easy! You can instantly travel to Elsweyr with any of your existing characters by using the Rimmen Wayshrine. To do so, open your map, select the Elsweyr zone, and then select the Wayshrine icon (it should be the only one available).

Start from the Main Quest
You can pick up the first quest before even reaching Elsweyr by navigating to your Collections UI, selecting Stories, and then Chapters. From that menu, you can select Elsweyr, acquire the first quest titled “A Rage of Dragons," and begin your adventure. It will point you in the right direction.

New Characters
Any new characters created in ESO: Elsweyr can go through the new tutorial. Once complete, you enter the new zone. A world of adventure awaits!


In addition to the new Chapter, we have also released Update 22, a new base-game patch that brings a host of new features, changes, and improvements for all ESO players (no Chapter purchase needed).

Guild Finder System
With Update 22, we have added a new Guild Finder tool to help you both join a Guild and find new members for one. As a Guild leader, you can use the Guild Finder to advertise your Guild based on its unique characteristics and what kind of players you’re looking for. If you’re looking for a Guild to join, you can browse open Guilds and filter your search to find one based on your specific needs.



Set your Guild Listing and choose from many options

You can filter Guilds by activities (such as PvP, Trials, Trading, or Roleplaying, and much more) and by play style (casual, balanced, or hard-core). Guilds can even set specific Alliances, Champion Point requirements, or roles. With this new system, Guilds can easily find like-minded players to join their ranks!

Weapons Artifacts Come to Cyrodiil
If you’re a veteran of the Alliance War, Update 22 introduces a system that is sure to shake up Cyrodiil: Weapon Artifacts. Now, at random points during an ongoing Alliance War campaign (about four to five times a day), a powerful weapon will spawn in the PvP zone. The first warrior to reach the Weapon Artifact and use it gains a deadly new Skill Line.



Wield the mighty Volendrung

These new abilities come at a cost, however, because if you don’t continually earn Alliance Points, it’ll slowly drain your life away! You can find a tutorial for the first Weapon Artifact, called Volendrung, in each Alliance starter gate (near the quest boards).

Summerset Moves to the Crown Store
As of today, The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset Digital Upgrade and The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset Digital Collector’s Edition will no longer be available in The Elder Scrolls Online Store and on Steam Store. Instead, the Summerset Chapter is being added to the in-game Crown Store as a DLC item. This means that if you are an ESO Plus member, you’ll now automatically have access to the Summerset zone and story.

In addition to this, we’re adding a separate Summerset Collector’s Bundle to the in-game Crown Store that includes pre-purchase and Collector’s Edition bonus items.


Elsweyr burns as the Season of the Dragon heats up with this newest Chapter in The Elder Scrolls Online saga. The Usurper Queen and her army of the undead threatens the people of Elsweyr, and a rage of Dragons brings ruin from above. Warriors are needed to help defend the ancestral home of the Khajiit, and dark new powers await those who heed the call. Are you excited to enter Elsweyr and master the necromantic arts? Tell us on Twitter @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr and Update 22 is now in Early Access on PC/Mac, and it is coming soon to Xbox One and PlayStation®4 on June 4.Pre-purchase ESO: Elsweyr now to receive unique bonus rewards and gain immediate access to the Rahd-m’Athra in-game mount (conditions apply). Don't miss out!
Elsweyr Announcements Update 22