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Begin Your Elder Scrolls Online Adventure During the April 2024 Free Play Event


Explore Tamriel and realms beyond free of charge during the April 2024 Free Play Event!
[h2]Adventure Awaits![/h2]
The Elder Scrolls Online April 2024 Free Play Event is now live and continues until Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Throughout this event, you can experience the vast world of Tamriel and its many stories and adventures for FREE on PC/Mac, Xbox consoles, and PlayStation consoles.

During the Free Play event, you gain access to the ESO base game, including four unique classes (Sorcerer, Nightblade, Templar, and Dragonknight), 24 different zones, and the ability to participate in ESO’s various PvP game modes.

Ready to begin? Head over to our Free Play page and select your platform of choice. Note that if you’ve already begun your ESO adventure during a prior Free Play event, you can hop back in without any loss of progression!





Finally, any new accounts created during this period will receive 500 complimentary crowns to spend in the in-game Crown Store.

Once the Free Play event concludes, you can continue right where you left off by picking up your copy of ESO from the Buy Now page.
[h2]Explore Tamriel for Free![/h2]
Whether you are a new player or a returning adventurer, the April 2024 Free Play Event is the perfect opportunity to dive into the massive world of fantasy that is Tamriel’s Second Era!

The Elder Scrolls Online April 2024 Free Play Event runs from Tuesday, April 2, 2024, until Tuesday April 9, 2024.

Crown Store Showcase—April 2024  


Preview the new and returning collectibles coming to the in-game Crown Store this April and celebrate ESO’s 10th Anniversary with something nice for yourself!

You can preview all the items available in the in-game Crown Store during April 2024. Don’t forget to also check out what is currently available on the Crown Store page. Fancy any of these goods? Then be sure to head over to the Buy Crowns page to secure however many crowns you need! Certain items and offers will be available for a limited time only, so be sure to read their details below and don't miss out.

Daily Login Rewards—April 2024


Preview some of the in-game items and collectibles you can unlock simply by logging in to ESO this April 2024!

ESO’s 10th Anniversary Celebration is just about to kick off, and we’ve got a plethora of amazing rewards you can unlock during its first month (in addition to a sneaky new promotion we’re not quite ready to reveal yet). Check out some of the in-game goodies you can claim this April 2024 below and learn more about Daily Login Rewards in this help article.



Seals of Endeavors—Days 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, and 20 (phew)!

Seal the deal!

Once again, we’ve added a bounty of Seals to this month’s rewards, helping you get your hands on specific Crown Crate items. April’s offerings total 450 Seals, making this another big month, but you’ll need to log in multiple days (and at least 20 days in total) to claim them all. Learn more about Seals of Endeavor in this blog.



Dibella’s Sweetroll Stack Memento—Day 7

Indulge your sweet tooth

What’s better than a single sweetroll? A whole stack of them! This tasty memento, which summons a veritable stack of snacks, ensures you can always sweeten the deal.



Ayrenn’s Fledgling Gryphon Pet—Day 14

Adorably regal!

Talking about sweeties, Ayrenn’s Fledgling Gryphon pet is equal parts cute and fierce and is ready to join you in your adventures in Tamriel.



Cumberland Anniversary Attire—Day 21

Dress to impress (everybody)

Step out and celebrate ESO’s upcoming birthday in style with the Cumberland Anniversary Attire costume. This elegant ensemble is sure to help you turn heads and stand out in a crowd. We’ll see you on the ballroom floor! 

These items, of course, are just a taste of what you can claim while logging into ESO this month. To see the full list, hop into Tamriel starting April 1! Keep an eye out for a unique in-game promotion kicking off later this month as well—those of you who live outside the law might enjoy what is to come!

Are you excited to kick off ESO’s 10th Anniversary Celebration in style with these in-game rewards? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter)Instagram, and Facebook.

Enjoy Delicious Cake, XP Buffs, & Bonus Rewards during the 2024 Anniversary Jubilee Event


It’s ESO’s 10th birthday and everybody is invited! Find out how to join in the fun as we celebrate 10 years together.
[h2]ESO Turns Ten![/h2]
To celebrate this huge new milestone, the Anniversary Jubilee in-game event is back and better than ever. Kicking off on April 4 at 10AM EDT, the event will continue until April 23 at 10AM EDT as part of a special extended stay. Even better, the +100% XP buff once gained by eating slices of cake is now active throughout the whole event, with no risk of losing the benefits due to ongoing battle or a full stomach.

To get started, complete the quest “For Cake’s Sake” to earn this year’s Jubilee Cake, available from the young Khajiit chef Apprentice Mogh near the docks of Vulkhel Guard, Davon’s Watch, and Daggerfall, or found free in Quest Starters section of the in-game Crown Store.

Help Mogh bake a treat

Once you’ve acquired the 2024 Jubilee Cake memento, you can earn three event tickets each day by simply using your cake and enjoying a delicious slice. Combine that with this event’s special length, and you can earn up to 60 event tickets total!

And as a reminder, unlike previous years, using the cake is not necessary to keep the +100% XP buff from the event active. Still, don’t forget to enjoy a slice of cake every day to get your tickets, and try not to let them get stuck between your teeth!

A new year means a new cake!
[h2]Big Birthday Boons[/h2]
The Jubilee Cake isn’t the only thing seeing improvements this year. The traditional Anniversary Jubilee Gift Boxes are changing too. You can now earn Gift Boxes from additional sources, and the first Gift Box you earn from any source each day will be a gold Glorious Anniversary Jubilee Gift Box with incredible rewards. Additional reward boxes will be regular Anniversary Jubilee Gift Boxes, but don’t let that concern you—these boxes give rewards of similar quality to the gold boxes of years past.

You can earn Gift Boxes from any of the following sources (bear in mind that only the first Gift Box earned each day will be a Glorious box, no matter where you get it):
  • Any daily quest in the game, as in previous years, including:
    • Daily crafting writs
    • Daily Delve, World Boss, and Incursion event quests
    • Daily Alliance War and Battlegrounds quests
    • Daily Dungeon and Trial quests
    • Daily Heist and Sacrament quests
  • Killing and looting any final Dungeon boss
  • Killing and looting any final Trial boss
  • Killing and looting any World boss
  • Completing any Incursion event, such as a Dark Anchor, Abyssal Geyser, Bastion Nymic, or similar
  • Rewards for the Worthy reward mails (the box will appear inside the parcel received)
  • A chance from Tales of Tribute reward mails, with a higher chance to receive one based on the challenge of the opponent or the number of opponents face during a daily (the box will appear inside the parcel received)

What’s in these wonderful boxes, you might ask? In the case of the Glorious Anniversary Jubilee Gift Boxes available once daily, they contain:
  • Crafting materials
  • A motif chapter, furnishing recipe, or style item
  • New: A tradeable outfit style page for the Earthbone Ayleid armor style
  • New: A fragment for the new Jubilee Steed mount (note that you need 25 total fragments to make the steed, so keep some Event Tickets ready if you want this one!)
  • 1 to 10 Transmute Crystals
  • Desecrated Grave Soil, the Worm Cult style item

2024 Anniversary Jubilee rewards

Subsequent boxes earned in a day are Anniversary Jubilee Gift Boxes and contain:
  • Crafting materials
  • A small chance for a motif chapter, furnishing recipe, or style item
  • A chance for 1 to 10 Transmute Crystals
  • A chance for Desecrated Grave Soil, the Worm Cult style item
  • A small chance for a tradeable style page for last year’s Bonemold armor style
  • Another small chance for a tradeable style page from any of the Bonemold, Saberkeel, or Worm Cult outfit styles

That’s a treasure trove of rewards in every box, and playing ESO throughout the event can earn you a great many boxes. But that’s not all!

In addition to the Gift Boxes and the rewards therein, you can also earn new cosmetic rewards that have never before been earnable in game, although they may be familiar to some players.
  • As an extremely small chance from any fishing node during the Jubilee, you may find outfit style pages for the Trueflame Sword Replica. Yes, really!
  • Any Dolmen reward chest has a chance to contain a style page for the Staff of Worms Replica, in recognition (though not honor) of Mannimarco’s dark deeds.
  • Any World Boss in Vvardenfell has a chance to drop a style page for either the Sunna’rah Replica or the Barbas Helmet Replica, as seen during that Chapter’s story.
  • Any Geyser in Summerset has a chance to drop a style page for the Ul’vor Staff, as seen during that Chapter’s story.
[h2]Event Tickets and Vendors[/h2]
When you’ve got as many Event Tickets as the Jubilee will award, you need things to spend them on. Fortunately, the Impresario came prepared with an extensive stock for her stall. In preparation for this year’s festivities, she has filled her inventory with the following items:
  • All three Molag Bal Illusion Imp pet fragments
    • Anchor Chain Fragment
    • Dark Anchor Pinion
    • Effigy of the Dominator
  • The first two fragments for the new Master of Schemes personality
    • Cold Iron Gauntlet
    • Grim Iron Mask
  • Bound style pages for the Earthbone Ayleid armor style
  • Anniversary Cake furnishings (note that these require you to own the respective year’s cake memento to buy!)
  • Anniversary Cake Slice furnishings (unlike the full cakes, you do not need to own the respective year’s cake memento to buy these!)
  • Jubilee Steed mount fragments
  • Bags of Jubilee Yesteryear, containing the following, providing only items you do not currently own:
    • Bound Worm Cult motif chapters
    • Jephrine Paladin armor style pages
    • Imperial Champion armor style pages
    • Prophet armor style pages
    • Lyris armor style pages
    • Sai Sahan armor style pages
    • Abnur Tharn armor style pages
    • Bound Saberkeel armor style pages
    • Bound Bonemold armor style pages
    • Aurora Firepot Spider parts (excluding the instructions, which are available from the Impresario’s assistant, Philius Dormier)
    • Desecrated Grave Soil (note that this is a chance in addition to whatever else the bag contains)
  • Group Repair Kits
  • Companion Guild Commendations

The Master of Schemes personality

All that inventory makes the Impresario quite well-stocked indeed! But what about her assistant, Philius Dormier? In addition to his usual wares, he will be stocking:
  • All three Unstable Morpholith Pet Fragments
  • All three Deadlands Scorcher Skin Fragments

And of course, coming last in the list but by no means least, Nenuluare the Indrik Vendor will have the following items in stock over the course of the Jubilee:
  • Nascent Indrik Feathers
  • Luminous Indrik Berries
  • Icebreath Indrik Berries
  • Shimmering Indrik pet
  • Rimedusk Indrik pet

If this bounty of options leaves your head spinning, or you otherwise need assistance with Event Tickets, check out this handy guide.
[h2]Three Cheers for Ten Years![/h2]
With a decade of ESO already past us, we now look to the future—a future full of cake, gift boxes, and boosted XP! What are your plans for the special occasion to come? Let us and your fellow players in the #ESOfam in on the celebrations via X (formerly Twitter)Instagram, and Facebook

The Anniversary Jubilee in-game event starts at 10AM EDT on April 4 and runs until 10AM EDT on April 23.

Shine Against the Darkness with the Order of the Lamp Crown Crates


Take up resplendent arms and magic to adventure alongside the Mages Guild’s martial branch with the items and collectibles found in the new Order of the Lamp Crown Crates.

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Raise up your blade, oh Knight of the Lamp. The Mages Guild calls for aid! Stand as a bulwark, protect magic wherever it dwells, and take your oath as a Votary in the Order. Don the armor of your sacred charge and stand tall beside the adepts of the guild. Protect them as they seek ancient secrets in caves below, in realms beyond, and even in the mind within. As a Knight in service to spellcraft and sorcery your duty is clear. Will you serve?

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The new Order of the Lamp Crown Crates arrive in the Crown Store this Thursday, March 28 at 10AM EDT. When opening these crates, you’ll have a chance to discover some of the secrets and treasures held by the Mages Guild’s knightly protectors in the form of new and returning items and collectibles.

These goods include unique mounts, pets, furnishings, and much more. You can see just some of the items available within Order of the Lamp Crown Crates below.

Storm Atronach polymorph and Aether-Tempered Mystic skin

Meteor Mining Customized Action and Prismatic Cherry Tree furnishing

The Order’s finest treasures are granted to a special few with a certain intangible quality (like great luck!), such as one of the extremely rare Radiant Apex mounts below.

Altered Ornaug and Galerion’s Indrik mounts

Mystical Quasigriff mount

Order of the Lamp Crown Crates will be available in one-, four-, and 15-crate bundles in addition to a unique 25-crate offering, the Accursed Recall Crate Bundle, that is available as a one-time purchase only. In addition to the crates, this special bundle also includes the Accursed Recall Customized Action.

Enjoy the deal on this bundle of Crown Crates!

This customized action will be unlocked automatically and added to your collectibles when the one-off bundle is first purchased. It is not part of the Order of the Lamp crates themselves.

Of course, the above are just some of the treasures guarded by the Order’s knights. If you wish to see the full list of items you have a chance to receive when opening an Order of the Lamp Crown Crate, check out this thread on our official forums.

Be warned, when the new crates go live, the currently available All-Maker Crates will be removed from the Crown Store in turn, so don’t forget to pick them up while they’re still available!

Order of the Lamp Crown Crates arrive this Thursday, March 28 at 10AM EDT, and you can acquire them from the Crown Crate section of the in-game Crown Store. Are you ready to take up arms as a champion of the Order of the Lamp? Let us know about your grand (and stylish!) deeds via X (formerly Twitter)Instagram, and Facebook