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Begin Your Free ESO Plus Trial Today!


Don’t miss out on your chance to experience the benefits of ESO Plus FOR FREE during this limited-time trial period!
[h2]The Benefits of Membership—Free![/h2]
The ESO Plus Free Trial is now live until Thursday, July 14, at 10:00AM EDT. During the trial period, all ESO players can enjoy the following ESO Plus-exclusive benefits:
  • Full access to DLC game packs—new zones, quests, dungeons, and more 
    • Includes OrsiniumThieves GuildDark BrotherhoodShadows of the HistMorrowind (zone and story), Horns of the ReachClockwork City, Dragon Bones, Summerset (zone and story), Wolfhunter, Murkmire, Wrathstone, Elsweyr (zone and story), Scalebreaker, Dragonhold, Harrowstorm, Greymoor (zone, story, and Antiquities system), Stonethorn, Markarth, Flames of Ambition, Blackwood (zone and story - does not include Companions), Waking Flame, Deadlands, and Ascending Tide.
  • A Craft Bag offering you unlimited storage for all your crafting materials 
  • Double Bank space for all characters on your account 
  • 10% increase to Experience and Gold acquisition, Crafting Inspiration, and Trait Research rates 
  • Double Furnishings and Collectibles space in player housing  
  • Exclusive ability to dye costumes  
  • Double Transmute Crystal storage 

All this is yours for a limited time, but the full benefits of ESO Plus, including monthly crown stipends and exclusive in-game deals, can be accessed only by purchasing a membership for yourself. For information, check out our ESO Plus guide.

Eager to get gain access to the Free Trial period? Here’s what you need to do:
  1. Log into The Elder Scrolls Online.
  2. Navigate to the Crown Store.
  3. Select the ESO Plus tab.
  4. Select “Free Trial!”

Keep your wallet in your pocket as no credit card info is required to preview ESO Plus during the free trial!
[h2]Try For Free[/h2]
With boosts to XP and gold gains, access to the near-bottomless Craft Bag, and the chance to dive into the latest ESO content for free, now is the perfect time to experience ESO Plus for yourself. Are you planning to enjoy the benefits of membership during this latest free trial? Let us know via TwitterInstagram, or Facebook.

The ESO Plus Free Trial is now live and will run until Thursday, July 14, at 10:00AM EDT.

ESO Live: July 11 at 12PM EDT/5PM BST—Delving the Lost Depths & Update 35


Tune in for a developer preview of the two new dungeons and combat changes coming as part of The Elder Scrolls Online: Lost Depths and Update 35.

Join us this Monday, July 11 at 12PM EDT/5PM BST, on Twitch.tv/Bethesda as Community Managers Jess Folsom and Gina Bruno welcome Encounters Lead Mike Finnigan for a deep dive into the Lost Depths DLC dungeons! Together, they’ll explore both Earthen Root Enclave and Graven Deep, plus discuss the two dungeons’ design, challenges, and rewards.

After venturing into the two new dungeons, the team will then be joined by Combat Designer Alec Verish and Lead Combat Designer Brian Wheeler to discuss and answer your questions about the combat changes arriving soon as part of the Update 35 base-game patch. In case you missed it, you can see the full combat preview and ask your questions on our official forums. This livestream will occur just before the PC/Mac Public Test Server when both Lost Depths and Update 35 goes live—what better way to get ready to check it all out for yourself?

During the show, they’ll host a giveaway and have Twitch Drops enabled (link your ESO and Twitch accounts here), so if you’re excited to continue your Legacy of the Bretons adventure beyond the High Isle Chapter, this is the show for you. The team is delving into Lost Depths and Update 35 on Twitch.tv/Bethesda this Monday, July 11 at 12PM EDT/5PM BST. See you there!

ESO Live is your official Elder Scrolls Online stream, hosted on Twitch.tv/Bethesda by ESO’s Senior Community Manager Gina Bruno and Lead Community Manager Jess Folsom.

Gift Event Tickets During the Zeal of Zenithar Event & Receive Free Crown Crates

Receive free Dark Chivalry Crown Crates by gifting Event Tickets during this year’s Zeal of Zenithar in-game event!

Kicking off today, June 30 at 10:00AM EDT, and continuing until July 12, 10:00AM EDT, when you gift your fellow players five or more Event Tickets from the in-game Crown Store, you’ll receive four complimentary Dark Chivalry Crown Crates!

If you want to get your hands on these crates, follow these simple steps:
  • From the Crown Store, gift five or more Event Tickets to anybody in-game during the Zeal of Zenithar in-game event
    • You can find Event Tickets within the Events section
    • You can split the gifts between multiple recipients, meaning all five tickets don’t necessarily have to go to the same player
  • Once the Zeal of Zenithar event has concluded, we’ll grant you four Dark Chivalry Crown Crates
    • The Crown Crate delivery will occur by the end of August 2022.
    • Within these crates, you will find an assortment of once-virtuous items for you to enjoy.

Easy, right?

Don’t forget, Event Tickets allow you to acquire all kinds of items from the Impresario merchant during most of ESO’s in-game events. For a list of what she will have available during Zeal of Zenithar, be sure to check out our announcement article.

Make the most out of the Zeal of Zenithar in-game event by gifting Event Tickets to your fellow players, and in turn we’ll share four new Crown Crates with you! Remember: this promotion happens only between June 30 at 10:00AM EDT to July 12, 10:00AM EDT. Is there a special someone you plan to gift Event Tickets to during the event window? Let us know via TwitterInstagram, and Facebook.

Receive Special In-Game Items & Collectibles with Amazon Prime


Don’t miss out! Claim special in-game items and collectibles with a linked Amazon Prime Gaming membership.

All ESO players with linked Amazon accounts can now, for a limited time only, get access to a selection of in-game items via Amazon Prime (or Prime Video). Don’t have an active Amazon Prime subscription? Learn more about it here.

Starting today, June 28, 2022, and until September 20, 2022, you can claim the Cliff Ram Pack from the Prime Gaming website. Here’s what you need to do to unlock your rewards:
  1. Navigate to Amazon Prime Gaming and log in with your Amazon account
  2. Find the ESO listing and open the page
    1. If on Twitch.TV you can also find the game from within the Prime Gaming Loot nav menu (it has a crown icon)
  3. For the Cliff Ram Pack, select Claim now, and follow the instructions to claim your offering
    1. Note that you will need to link your Elder Scrolls Online and Amazon accounts (follow this process but select Amazon instead of Twitch)
  4. Your items will be waiting for you next time you log in to the game!

Once complete, you’ll receive the Cliff Ram Pack, including two Xanmeer Crown Crates, the Windhelm Cliff Ram mount, and the Druidic Knotwork Face Tattoos markings. Note that to ensure you receive your rewards, you should completely exit and then reenter the game.


Your Amazon Prime Gaming rewards

These items are available to be claimed for a limited time only, so don’t forget to link your accounts and claim your goodies.

Link your Amazon and ESO accounts, get Amazon Prime, and unlock special rewards—no problem! Are you excited to claim your new mount, tattoos, and crates? Let us know via TwitterInstagram, or Facebook!

Hard Work Is Rewarded During the New Zeal of Zenithar In-Game Event


Zenithar, the Divine of labor and commerce, is here to reward Tamriel’s many crafters, traders, and workers, with a new in-game event.
[h2]Honor Zenithar (and Make Some Coin)[/h2]
The Zeal of Zenithar in-game event kicks off on June 30 at 10AM EDT, and it continues until July 12 at 10AM EDT. To access the event, pick up the introductory quest "The Unrefusable Offer" from Amminus Varo at the Belkarth festival grounds in the Craglorn region (or get the free quest starter from the Crown Store). If you need help locating Belkarth, travel to the nearest Impresario tent, and use the portal nearby to transport yourself to the city.

Upon finishing the intro quest, you may then pick up the daily quest, "Honest Toil."


Craft, trade, and work to earn bonus rewards
[h2]The Fruits of Your Labor[/h2]
During the event, each time you complete the daily quest, you’ll receive one of Zenithar’s Sublime Parcel boxes. In addition, you can net Zenithar’s Delightful Parcel boxes by participating in the following activities:
  • Completing the introductory quest
  • Completing any Master Writ
  • First daily Crafting Writ, per account, completed each day
  • Defeat a world boss while grouped with a player who is in at least one of your player guilds
  • Complete a world event while grouped with a player who is in at least one of your player guilds
  • Conquering each round of a group-based arena challenge while grouped with a player who is in at least one of your player guilds has the chance of dropping a box
    • The final round's reward chest contains a guaranteed parcel

Alternatively, if you're not interested in hard work, Akatosh forbid, there’s a small chance to steal parcels from hard-working Tamrielic citizens through pickpocketing, strongboxes, or thieves' troves.

Within a parcel box, there is a chance to acquire the following rewards for your efforts:
  • A tradeable outfit style page for the new High Rock Spellsword armor
  • Crafting materials, provisioning ingredients, alchemy reagents, runestones, or a motif style item
  • Crafting boosters
    • Small chance of a gold-tier booster or a research time scroll
  • Furnishing or provisioning recipes
  • Repair kits, siege repair kits, or a small chance for an Impresario group repair kit
  • Treasure Maps, survey reports, Imperial City Vault Keys, companion gear, or a Random Currency Pouch
    • The Random Currency Pouch can contain either gold or Tel Var stones; there is an extremely small chance that this is a jackpot amount that gives you 100,000 of the associated currency! 
      • The earnings from this pouch, jackpot or otherwise, are unaffected by any form of currency boosts

Do your writs!

Both boxes offer an opportunity to pick up these rewards, but the Sublime Parcel boxes provide the best chance to obtain the most valuable rewards.
[h2]Global Event Modifiers[/h2]
These event rewards aren’t the only thing you’re eligible to receive during the Zeal of Zenithar event! Throughout the span of the event, everybody will benefit from modifiers to the following in-game global effects:
  • Wayshrine travel costs are reduced by 75%
  • Repair costs on vendors are reduced by 50%
  • Crafting inspiration gain from all sources is increased by 100%
  • Vendor prices across Tamriel are reduced by 10%
    • These include:
      • Vendors that sell items for gold, AP, or Tel Var stones, including the Golden Vendor
      • Houses purchasable for gold
  • New rare social and combat wilderness encounters are peppered throughout Tamriel for you to find, related to Zeal of Zenithar
[h2]Event Tickets & the Impresario [/h2]
In addition to the parcel boxes, you’ll also receive three Event Tickets each time you complete the Honest Toil daily quest. In total, you can collect 39 tickets by the end of the event. Just remember: You can hold up to 12 Event Tickets at any one time, so if you earn more while already at the ticket cap, you’ll lose them!

Once you’ve earned a hefty number of Event Tickets, head on over to the Impresario event merchant and exchange them for these rewards:
  • All three Soulfire Dragon Illusion pet fragments
    • Hallowed Hourglass Basin
    • Illuminated Dragon Scroll
    • Kvatchian Incense
  • All three fragments for the Aurelic Quasigriff mount 
    • Aurelite Gryphon Feather
    • Gilded Gryphon Barding
    • Sacred Seeds of Akatosh
  • Bound style pages for the High Rock Spellsword armor style
  • Group Repair Kits
  • NEW Companion Guild Commendations

This is your chance to complete the morph for the shining Aurelic Quasigriff mount!


The Aurelic Quasigriff mount

In addition, the Impresario is selling a brand-new item to help improve your companion’s skill lines: Companion Guild Commendations. Each of the three major guilds in ESO, including the Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, and Undaunted, have a commendation associated with their organization. Upon using a commendation on an active companion, they immediately reach the next skill rank for that specific guild.

The Companion Guild Commendations will be available to purchase whenever the Impresario makes an appearance during any future events.

Finally, the Impresario will be joined in the Belkarth festival grounds by a new colleague during the Zeal of Zenithar and all upcoming events: Nenulaure! This special merchant will offer a selection of indriks from previous years and events, with a cycling inventory as seasons change.

Nenulaure the Indrik Vendor

During the Zeal of Zenithar, Nenulaure will offer:
  • Luminous Indrik Berries
  • Icebreath Indrik Berries
  • Shimmering Indrik pet
  • Rimedusk Indrik pet

These items will only stick around for a brief period before returning next year, so be sure to grab them before they’re gone!
[h2]Tamriel Celebrates Zenithar[/h2]
There are so many awesome prizes to collect and with a little bit of elbow grease, they can all be yours! Are you ready to get to work and earn some unique rewards during the Zeal of Zenithar in-game event? Let us know via TwitterInstagram, or Facebook.

The Zeal of Zenithar in-game event begins June 30 at 10:00AM EDT, and it runs until Tuesday, July 12 at 10:00AM EDT.