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Watch the Blackwood Chapter Preview Event on Twitch.tv/Bethesda and discover what adventures await as the Gates of Oblivion year-long adventure continues.

Tune in to Twitch.tv/Bethesda on Wednesday, March 31 at 3PM EDT/8PM BST, for the Blackwood Chapter Preview Event to enjoy a special early look at the upcoming Blackwood Chapter’s gameplay and features. Along with all-new information direct from the ESO development team, you might even learn some more news on the upcoming update for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series S/X players!

• What: Blackwood Chapter Preview Event
• Where: Twitch.tv/Bethesda
• When: Wednesday, March 31 at 3PM EDT/8PM BST
• Preshow: Begins at 1:30PM EDT/6:30PM BST

Join us for the main show live from 3PM EDT/8PM BST and you can also receive Twitch Drops (don’t forget to link your account!) including an Ouroboros Crown Crate AND the Flame Atronach Pony pet.


Flame Atronach Pony pet

The Gates of Oblivion year-long saga is heating up, and the Blackwood Chapter is right around the corner, so tune in to Twitch.tv/Bethesda on Wednesday, March 31, and discover what’s ahead for The Elder Scrolls Online—we’ll see you there!

Watch the Blackwood Chapter Preview Event on Twitch.tv/Bethesda and discover what adventures await as the Gates of Oblivion year-long adventure continues.

Tune in to Twitch.tv/Bethesda on Wednesday, March 31 at 3PM EDT, for the Blackwood Chapter Preview Event to enjoy a special early look at the upcoming Blackwood Chapter’s gameplay and features. Along with all-new information direct from the ESO development team, you might even learn some more news on the upcoming update for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series S/X players!

• What: Blackwood Chapter Preview Event
• Where: Twitch.tv/Bethesda
• When: Wednesday, March 31 at 3PM EDT
• Preshow: Begins at 1:30PM EDT

Join us for the main show live from 3PM and you can also receive Twitch Drops (don’t forget to link your account!) including an Ouroboros Crown Crate AND the Flame Atronach Pony pet.


Flame Atronach Pony pet

The Gates of Oblivion year-long saga is heating up, and the Blackwood Chapter is right around the corner, so tune in to Twitch.tv/Bethesda on Wednesday, March 31, and discover what’s ahead for The Elder Scrolls Online—we’ll see you there!

Publicize the pointless and the preposterous with a pretend party sure to perplex the pretentious and the pessimistic but please your puerile peers who profess a passion for playfulness and princely porcine prizes.

Translation: The Jester’s Festival has returned!

[h2]A Frivolous Fête[/h2]
The Jester’s Festival in-game event is live from Thursday, March 25 at 10AM EDT/2PM GMT until Thursday, April 1 at 10AM EDT/3PM BST. During this jovial jubilee, you can earn special event-specific rewards and enjoy a 100% XP boost while completing some truly absurd Jester’s Festival quests.

Seek out the Jester’s Festival pavilions located outside the cities of Ebonheart (Stonefalls), Vulkhel Guard (Auridon), and Daggerfall (Glenumbra) to get started. If you’re having trouble and need directions, you can pick up the Jester’s Festival starter quest free from the in-game Crown Store. Look for it in the Quest Starters category.

Chat with the noble jester versions of the Skald-King, Queen Ayrenn, or High King Emeric, and complete the intro quest and you’ll receive the Pie of Misrule memento—a delicious treat that will also grant you a two-hour, 100% XP buff! Once you’ve completed the intro quest, each jester will also provide you with a daily quest to help spread the joy of the silly season to all of Tamriel.


Find the Jester’s pavilion to join in on the fun!

This year, as a special treat, we’ve added three brand-new daily quests:

• A Foe Most Porcine, acquired from any of the three Jester’s Festival tents or Hammerdeath Arena
  • If not already there, this quest will point you toward Hammerdeath Arena
• The King’s Spoils, acquired within Hammerdeath Arena
• Prankster’s Carnival, acquired from the Jester’s Festival tent in Stonefalls

You can complete these AND the original three quests each day, each helping to bring frivolous fun to the people of Tamriel!

[h2]Ridiculous Rewards[/h2]
When you complete a Jester’s Festival daily quest, you’ll receive a Jester’s Festival Reward Box as an additional prize. These wonderful wares can contain goodies such as valuables (to sell to vendors for gold), consumables, recipes, furnishings, Revelry Pies, and fragments of the new Playful Prankster’s Surprise Box memento. But wait, there’s more! The first time you complete a daily quest each day, you’ll receive a Stupendous Reward Box instead of the regular one. This special box can include the same items as detailed above, but it also has a chance to contain these items:

• Cadwell’s Kitchen Arms Style Pages
• Fragments of two Mementos: the Festive Noise Maker or Jester’s Festival Joke Popper
• Jokey Stealies to sell to vendors
• Runeboxes containing the Cherry Blossom Branch or Jester’s Scintillator mementos
• Fragments of the Sovereign Sow pet
• NEW Regal Regalia Outfit Style Pages
• NEW Fragments of the Playful Prankster’s Surprise Box memento
  • These fragments have a higher chance of dropping in Stupendous Reward Boxes than they do in regular ones.

Once you’ve earned your daily Stupendous Reward Box, you can still complete the other daily quests to grab additional regular Reward Boxes, too.


Enjoy the Festival’s princely porcine rewards!

In addition to the daily quests and reward boxes, you can earn special Jester’s Festival Achievements by spreading some cheer the old-fashioned way—with pie! When equipped to your quickbar, the Revelry Pies make for spectacular (and tasty!) projectiles, so be sure to share these delicious treats with your fellow players and NPCs alike as you make your way around Tamriel.

As the people of Tamriel come to fear your sticky wrath, you can earn unique event-specific Achievements:

• The Three Fillings War—Throw 10 Pies at players that are in a different Alliance
• The Upper Crust—Throw a pie at each of the Alliance Leaders
• More Than You Can Chew—Throw 10 Pies at Guards
• Dessert Domination—Complete the above Achievements
• Messy Business—Kill 10 players while they are covered in pie in Cyrodiil

Take note that not all share your finely honed sense of humor, and some might object to having a pie thrown in their face—crazy, right?

By completing the above Achievements, you’ll also earn the “Tin Soldier” and “Empieror” titles and the Obnoxious Mute Face Paint head marking. Finally, you can also earn the Crown of Misrule hat and Lord/Lady of Misrule title by completing each of the three original daily quests or the Royal Jester title and some furnishings by completing every Jester’s Festival Achievement.

[h2]Grab Your Event Tickets [/h2]
The first time you complete a Jester’s Festival daily quest each day, you’ll receive three Event Tickets as a bonus reward. The Event Ticket timer resets at 1:00AM EDT each morning. If you earn new Event Tickets over the 12-limit cap, you’ll lose them.

The Impresario will stock the following items during the Jester’s Festival event:

• Unstable Morpholith base fragments
  • Including the Deadlands Flint, Rune-Etched Striker, and Smoldering Bloodgrass Tinder
  • For more on morphing collectibles, check out this guide
• All three Deadlands Scorcher Skin fragments
  • Including the Rune-Scribed Daedra Hide, Rune-Scribed Daedra Sleeve, and the new Rune-Scribed Daedra Veil
• Regal Regalia Outfit Style pages
• Sovereign Sow Collectible fragments 
• Group Repair Kits

Note that none of the above items are tradeable if acquired with Event Tickets from the Impresario.



This is your last chance to get the final fragment for the Deadlands Scorcher skin. The next event will have the first fragment for an entirely new reward, so don’t miss out!
[h2]Crown Store Items[/h2]
During the Jester’s Festival period, you can also pick up some fancy returning and new items from the in-game Crown Store. These bizarre festival-exclusive items include the Regal Regalia weapons and the Prince Boar pet:



This is just a tantalizing taste of some of the absurd items you can pick up in the store during the event period, so be sure to check out everything on our Crown Store page.

[h2]A Festival of Fun![/h2]
Help bring some foolish fun to Tamriel this Jester’s Festival and you’ll enjoy double XP and host of ridiculous event-specific rewards. How are you planning to spend the silly season this year? Tell us via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.

The Jester’s Festival in-game event begins this Thursday, March 25 at 10AM EDT/2PM GMT, and runs until Thursday, April 1 at 10AM EDT/3PM BST.

Your Gates of Oblivion year-long adventure begins with the Flames of Ambition DLC and Update 29 base-game patch, now live on PC/Mac!

The Flames of Ambition DLC game pack is now live on PC/Mac and brings two new dungeons to the adventurers of Tamriel. This release also includes Update 29, a free base-game patch for all ESO players that introduces a host of changes and improvements. If you play on Xbox One or PlayStation®4, don’t worry, this DLC and update will also arrive on consoles March 16.

Within the DLC and free base-game patch, you will find:

• Two new dungeons: Black Drake Villa and the Cauldron
• The beginnings of the Gates of Oblivion storyline
• New rewards, including item sets, Achievements, and collectibles
• Update to the Champion System
• New quality-of-life improvements
• And more!

You can access this DLC via ESO Plus™ membership or purchase it with crowns from the in-game Crown Store. Additionally, check out the patch notes for both Flames of Ambition and Update 29 on our official forums.

[h2]Flames of Ambition DLC Game Pack[/h2]
The Gates of Oblivion year-long adventure begins in fire with the Flames of Ambition DLC game pack and two exciting new dungeons, the Cauldron and Black Drake Villa. While both dungeons are exciting stand-alone stories in their own right, both also set up the events of the upcoming Blackwood Chapter and beyond.

Black Drake Villa

Team up with the adventurous Wood Elf scout Eveli Sharp-Arrow and search the hidden archives of the Black Drake Villa before the mercenaries of the True-Sworn put it to the torch. Take note, while the once-proud mansion is now home to monsters and arsonists, it contains many puzzling secrets and pathways just waiting to be uncovered by eagle-eyed adventurers. You can discover more about Black Drake Villa in our preview.


Confront the flame-wielding True-Sworn

The Cauldron

The cult of the Waking Flame has enslaved the local townsfolk and now excavates sinister ruins deep within a long-forgotten mine. With the help of the Dremora Lyranth, you must enter the Cauldron, battle your way through Daedric beasts and cultists, free the captives, and put a stop to their plans before they can complete their dread work. You can preview more of the Cauldron in this article.


Uncover the Waking Flame’s plans in the Cauldron

These new dungeons provide two very different experiences for would-be adventures, and they come packed with a host of unique rewards, including powerful gear sets, Achievements, and collectibles. You can attempt to complete both dungeons in Normal and Veteran difficulties, and Black Drake Villa has an optional Hard Mode for each of its three bosses—just in case you and your team want a true challenge!

[h2]How to Get Flames of Ambition[/h2]
Access the Flames of Ambition DLC game pack via ESO Plus™ membership or purchase it for 1,500 crowns from the in-game Crown Store (listed under DLC). Note that if your ESO Plus membership lapses, you will lose access to the DLC until you renew your membership or purchase it with crowns, but you won’t lose any items, Achievements, or other rewards you earned while you had access.

Flames of Ambition Collector’s Bundle

The Flames of Ambition Collector’s Bundle is also available for 4,000 crowns and includes access to the DLC game pack, the Falinesti’s Faithful Totem Elk mount, the Clearspring Striped Fawn pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. You can purchase the Collector’s Bundle from the Featured section of the in-game Crown Store.


The Flames of Ambition Collector’s Bundle

[h2]Explore Flames of Ambition & Get a Unique Weapon Style[/h2]
Once you get access to the Flames of Ambition DLC dungeons, you can begin your Gates of Oblivion adventure by the following methods:

• By teleporting directly into the two dungeons from your map
• By using the Dungeon Finder tool
• By walking up to the dungeon entrances within the Gold Coast (Black Drake Villa) and within Deshaan (the Cauldron)

Simply by entering either of these two new dungeons, you’ll receive the Fire-Forged Maul outfit style (as seen below on the left)!


Flames of Ambition Loot & Rewards

[h2]Update 29[/h2]
Releasing in tandem with the Flames of Ambition DLC, Update 29 is a free base-game patch that brings new features and improvements for all ESO players.

Champion System Redesign

With the redesigned Champion System, you can better tailor your characters and their playstyles based on the way you want to play. This updated system now uses three constellation groups that reflect ESO’s gameplay and provides more options for creative and unique builds. These changes also introduce a champion bar, allowing you to slot up to four powerful passive boons for each constellation, ensuring that every decision you make with regards to how you spend your Champion Points is an impactful one.


Customize your characters with the updated Champion System

For more on the update to the Champion System, check out our preview.

Improved Character Sheet

In addition to the Champion System redesign, the team has also updated the character sheet to include additional advanced stats that were previously obscured or missing. With these additions, you can better see how changes to your character (be it via Champion Points, abilities, gear, or attributes) change its effectiveness—now get out there and craft your perfect build!  

For everything coming with the Update 29 base-game patch, check out our Patch Notes forum.
[h2]The Gates of Oblivion Beckon[/h2]
Delve into the Flames of Ambition’s two new dungeons and you’ll kick off an adventure that continues with the Blackwood Chapter and beyond. The Prince of Destruction has plans for the people of Tamriel, and you can glimpse his terrible schemes within the Cauldron and Black Drake Villa. Are you ready to battle the minions of Mehrunes Dagon in these two new dungeons? Tell us via @TESOnline, Instagram, and Facebook.

The Gates of Oblivion year-long saga begins with the Flames of Ambition DLC game pack, now live on PC/Mac and Stadia*, and coming March 16 for Xbox One and PlayStation®4. This update releases in tandem with Update 29, a free base-game patch for all ESO players.

*Available only in limited territories.