The Elder Scrolls® Online news & patch notes

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/f8264729e2da278758f074bea4013f2d.jpg Bethesda Softworks is turning 40, and we’re celebrating with a new sale AND a code for free Trade Bars!

Bethesda Turns 40!

Happy Birthday to Bethesda! Congratulations for 40 years of developing and publishing amazing video games, including our beloved Elder Scrolls series. As part of the celebration, we invite all ESO players to redeem a unique, limited-time in-game code: “Bethesda40” To claim this reward, redeem the code above via your ESO account page or via the Redeem Reward Code in-game option (within the Crown Store) before August 12, 2026. Note that there is a limit of one redemption per account, and total redemptions are limited. Once redeemed, you will be awarded a whopping 2,000 Trade Bars, allowing you to pick from a host of rewards in Season One’s Gold Coast Bazaar. That’s enough Trade Bars to acquire items like the Alchemy houseguest or the Ascendant Lord Statue furnishing, so don’t miss out! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/5f4931588029c51881994341892af61e.jpg https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/21115baccdc2c363cf0aaabae779b4b5.jpg Use Trade Bars to choose your birthday rewards!

Anniversary Sale

In addition to the reward code, both The Elder Scrolls Online Standard and Deluxe Editions are now on sale for select platforms. If you’ve yet to explore Tamriel’s Second Era, you can acquire the Standard Edition at up to 75% off. If you’d like to dive even deeper into the game’s many worlds, you can pick up the Deluxe Edition at up to 50% off (PC platforms only) instead! The Elder Scrolls Online Standard Edition offers the full ESO base game, which includes five of the game’s classes (Sorcerer, Nightblade, Templar, Dragonknight, and Warden), 27 unique zones to explore, and access to ESO’s PvP game modes such as Battlegrounds and the Alliance War.  The Elder Scrolls Online Deluxe Edition includes everything from the Standard Edition as well as a collection of content from past Chapters and the 2025 Content Pass, unlocking 10 years of great stories all at once. Platform Sale Information Check out the dates listed below to know when the sale will be live on your platform of choice, including specific editions: Steam Store

• Standard Edition—July 30-August 13
• Deluxe Edition—July 30-August 13

Elder Scrolls Online Store

• Standard Edition—July 30-August 13
• Deluxe Edition—July 30-August 13

Visit our Buy Now page now and select your edition and platform to get started! Don’t forget, both the gift redemption window and the sale are available for a limited time only, so don’t hesitate to log in and explore Tamriel with us as we celebrate Bethesda Softworks’ incredible new milestone. Happy birthday, Bethesda!

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/46c6670bc212de7375a467e21c4ae754.jpg Read a community letter from Nick Giacomini about upcoming adjustments, Season updates, and our commitment to the future of ESO. When we announced Seasons in January, we promised you a new era of transparency. Part of that promise is being open with you as our studio evolves. Recently, we've been through a number of organizational changes and departures of teammates who helped shape The Elder Scrolls Online. We are profoundly grateful for everything they've contributed to the game and the community we've built together.  At the same time, we've seen a lot of questions about what these changes mean for ESO. So let me be clear: ESO is here to stay, and our team is dedicated to the future of this game. Our focus hasn't changed. It is continuing to grow The Elder Scrolls Online and build upon the world millions of players call home.  Moving forward, I'll be leading the studio alongside longtime ZOS veteran Josh Henderson. You'll hear more from Josh soon, but I want you to know that our shared passion for ESO remains as strong as ever. We love this world, we love this community, and the fire in our team to continue building it burns just as fiercely today as it always has.  We're also entering a new chapter of collaboration across Bethesda. By working more closely with Bethesda Game Studios across The Elder Scrolls, we have new opportunities to share ideas, align our efforts, and create even better experiences for players, all while continuing to build the future of ESO. 

EVOLVING OUR PLANS

We’ve said this before: a core part of our philosophy is ensuring that the time you invest in ESO always feels rewarding. And with the recent changes to our studio, trying to hit our previously announced deadlines would mean sacrificing the quality you deserve. Therefore, we are establishing a clear principle for how we build and ship content and features moving forward: quality experiences over calendar dates.  Instead of rushing to hit a previously announced deadline, we are giving our teams the runway they need to do things right. Some of our upcoming additions, like the Class and Combat Refresh and our new Trial, are highly complex, and we want to ensure they hit the mark before we put them in your hands.  Because of this, we have had to make the decision to move the following features into 2027:  

• The new trial, Crimson Veldt. We’re pushing boundaries with this trial, including mounted combat that we think you’ll love, and we simply need more time to ensure the experience exceeds your expectations. 
• Update 52 will move to January of 2027. We expect this to include the launch of the Jerall Pass PvP zone and Skyrim’s Dynamic Encounters: Rimegales.  
• For the Class and Combat refresh, we are targeting 2027 for the next refresh. However, we are discussing some interim options for the classes still awaiting their full refresh to improve your player experience in the meantime.  

We know it’s disappointing to see some features move out, and believe me, we want to get these into your hands as soon as possible, too. But we believe this is the right move for the long-term health of the game. 

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2026

While those specific features are shifting, the rest of our 2026 roadmap remains packed. Here is what you can expect from our upcoming Seasons.  Season One  Update 51 will now launch one week later, on September 28, and it will include: 

• A new challenge: The Nowhere Vault  
• A new game system: Rumors  
• Player experience improvements: Achievement pinning, Customizable HUD (on keyboard platforms), Hybridization, Antiquities improvements, Transmute Stations in Cyrodiil, and multiple quality-of-life updates like Housing Tab Sorter, Quest Starter Language, and Eidetic Memory improvements 

Everything else in Season One will run as planned, along with a few additions to thank you for your patience:  

• Live now: New Sheogorath story quests and Golden Pursuit 
• August 5-12: Whitestrake’s Mayhem event
• August 20-September 17: A brand-new Golden Pursuit campaign called “Straight to the Crate,” where you can earn up to 20 free Crown Crates  
• September 30-October 14: The new High Seas of Tamriel event  
• And three-sided Battlegrounds will return permanently on September 28, with Update 51   

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• Solo Dungeons: Moon Hunter Keep and March of Sacrifices. 
• To celebrate the launch of Solo Dungeons, we’ve decided to make the group versions of these dungeons  free for all players on October 12, 2026. 
• The Greymoor Chapter and Markarth DLC will become free for all players on November 9, 2026.   
• We’re adding a new Golden Pursuit to highlight Skyrim and the (now available to everyone) Antiquities system from November 9 to December 2. 
• Improvements to the Tamriel Tome, including expanded Challenges for broader playstyles, higher Tome Point rollover cap, and more. 
• Frost Atronach crate rewards will be available in the Gold Coast Bazaar. 
• Witches Festival and the New Life Festival events will return as usual. 

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CONTINUING TO GROW ESO WITH YOU

We’ve had bumps in the road over our 12-year history that we’ve always faced together. As our studio evolves, we are not looking to just “maintain” the game. We are looking to grow it. You, our community, are the reason we have grown over the years, and we want to keep growing with you.  Moving forward, our principles are simple: we will continue to build fun and rewarding experiences through our Seasonal model, deliver long-standing player-requested features and changes that make Tamriel more fulfilling, and find new ways to provide you with features and content to keep your adventures fresh. As we finalize our plans through 2027 and beyond, we’re still hard at work bringing you all-new experiences in Skyrim, never before seen in The Elder Scrolls Online. We’ll be showing you more of this content over the coming months. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: ESO is nothing without you, our community. Thank you for your continued dedication, your feedback, and your support. Let’s continue to build our Tamriel together.  Nick G, ESO Game Director

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Sheogorath Takes a Holiday

Season One’s second new story questline, Sheogorath Takes a Holiday, is now live on all platforms and is free for all ESO players. In this series of six new story quests, you must help Noth the Unhinged and her master Sheogorath as they tour Tamriel, sample the continent’s finest cheeses, and experience mortal life. However, dark forces rally against the Lord of Madness and seek to capitalize on his newfound vulnerability—surely even Daedric Princes deserve a break sometime! To get started, acquire the opening quest, titled “Sheogorath Takes a Holiday” free from the in-game Crown Store, or find Noth the Unhinged at the following locations:

• Baandari Trading Post in Malabal Tor
• Windhelm in Eastmarch
• Sentinel in Alik’r Desert

Complete the questline, and you’ll find yourself blessed with new rewards, including the Sheogorath’s Blessed Cheese emote and the Mad God’s Tomeshell pet. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/e3f8e13b30f51ea531d2aeed50b7ed3b.jpg Transform with a cheesy new emote

Golden Pursuits

Also going live with the launch of the new questline is a special Golden Pursuits campaign. The Sheogorath Takes a Holiday campaign runs from July 29 until August 12 and introduces a suite of new rewards for those exploring Tamriel with the Prince of Madness. These rewards include:

• Complete four activities—10,000 Gold
• Complete eight activities—Dramaturge’s Delirium head style
• Complete 12 activities—Dramaturge’s Delirium shoulders style
• Complete 15 activities—Runegathering of the Mad God customized action

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/96368af3ce2aa64c3fac217ca9340440.jpg Earn stupendous new rewards! To claim these rewards, you can complete a vast array of unique activities, all related to the new storyline. Jump into the game and visit the Golden Pursuits section of the in-game Activity Finder to check out the full list of this campaign’s activities.

Assist the Lord of Madness

The Sovereign of the Shivering Isles needs you! The new Sheogorath Takes a Holiday questline is now live as part of Season One and is free for all ESO players. Are you excited to encounter Uncle Sheo again? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/93ebdea1fa17a2c70847cba9b0921f70.jpg Pilfer Glenumbra with the Thieves Guild, explore Tamriel’s high seas, unravel new puzzles and mysteries, and discover even more challenges and adventure—there's something for everyone in The Elder Scrolls Online’s Season One. Season One: Return of the Thieves Guild is now live for all platforms (including PC/Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation) from July 8 until October 21. Introducing new adventures, challenges, and rewards free for all ESO players, Season One features the return of the Thieves Guild, sees Sheogorath enjoy a Tamrielic vacation, adds a new swashbuckling in-game event, and more. As with all Seasons, the new gameplay features, improvements, and additions are completely free for all ESO players with no additional purchases required. Season One also introduces a new Tamriel Tome, with both free and paid (premium) options, and it updates the Gold Coast Bazaar reward store. Note that not all of Season One’s features will be active at its launch, as many highlights will arrive at different times during the Season. Here’s a full timeline for what is coming as part of Season One: Now live (as of July 8, 2026)

• Thieves Guild Storyline
• Favors system
• Dynamic Encounters system
• Season One Tamriel Tome
• Gold Coast Bazaar update

Arriving later as part of Season One

• Sheogorath Storyline
  • Arrives July 29
• Nowhere Vault
  • Arrives September 21 with Update 51
• Crimson Veldt 12-player trial
  • Arrives September 21 with Update 51
• Rumors system
  • Arrives September 21 with Update 51
• Player experience improvements
  • Arrives September 21 with Update 51
• High Seas of Tamriel in-game event
  • Arrives September 30 and runs until October 14

In addition to the above, this Season will also feature the return of the Whitestrake’s Mayhem PvP event and host several Golden Pursuits campaigns. Look out for more details about them as the Season progresses. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/6be6a9bbf824dba15e8b8e812f13f427.jpg

Season One

As stated above, Season One gameplay features, systems, and improvements are free for all current ESO players (with the only exception being the Tamriel Tome premium options). Learn a little more about them below! Thieves Guild Story Questline Now live as of July 8 and available for all ESO players, the Thieves Guild needs your help establishing a foothold within Glenumbra. In this new questline, you must assist Quen as she shepherds the new guild chapter into existence while contending with the dangerous Koldane Cartel. Expect new story and daily quests in addition to unique rewards, including a special costume and mythic item! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/620c7801f2e607ebcbd810234eee3bf7.jpg Gang Up in Glenumbra To get started with the Thieves Guild questline, pick up the first quest, titled "Codex Caper” from the in-game Crown Store. Favors System Also arriving on July 8 with the launch of Season One, the Favors system is a new way to find adventure in Tamriel. Interact with new posting boards set up by the Freerunners within each Alliance to acquire a daily quest. Each daily quest is part of a larger story specific to the Alliance character who posted it, with 20 unique dailies available for each. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/9ba6d91fffbf3835f41bc52c63bdbcc6.jpg Acquire new Favor daily quests Dynamic Encounters A new kind of in-game world event for overland zones, Dynamic Encounters are multi-stage experiences for all nearby participating players. With three unique Dynamic Encounters arriving when Season One launches on July 8, be on the lookout for trouble when exploring Glenumbra, Auridon, and Stonefalls—with more kinds of encounters coming in later Seasons, too. Sheogorath Story Questline Kicking off July 29 as part of Season One, Noth the Unhinged needs your help as her master Sheogorath, the Lord of Madness, embarks on a new trip (some might say vacation) throughout Tamriel. However, even the Daedric Prince of Madness is not without rivals, and it’s up to you to ensure a safe journey. Keep both eyes out for more details on this storyline in July! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/8659225adae0447cc23d9b1a37d8562d.jpg Sheogorath returns late July! Crimson Veldt Trial Ready your party and prepare to return to Hircine’s Hunting Grounds for the Crimson Veldt, a new 12-player PvE trial. Together with your allies, you must battle your way through the Crimson Veldt’s challenging encounters and boss battles and ultimately confront the lycanthropic hunters known as the First-Turned. This new group challenge includes mounted combat—the first of its kind for ESO! The Crimson Veldt trial will also go live as part of Update 51 and Season One on September 21. Nowhere Vault Located within a realm between realms, the Nowhere Vault is adrift, and Sage Voernet requires adventurers brave (or foolish) enough to delve into this mysterious place, solve its myriad puzzles, and navigate its ever-changing rooms. Great rewards await those willing to enter this perplexing solo experience. The Nowhere Vault will go live as part of Update 51 and Season One on September 21. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/9209b7127ee5b1ce70a8f3005d4e01fc.jpg Puzzle out the Nowhere Vault Rumors System Coming with Update 51 and Season One on September 21, the Rumors system is a new way to explore and discover the mysterious world of Tamriel. With Rumors, you will uncover non-linear hints throughout the world that, when collected, complete a story. If you enjoy scavenger hunts and solving mysteries, Tamriel has no shortage of Rumors to investigate! Player Experience Improvements Also arriving with Update 51 and Season One on September 21 are a host of new player experience improvements. This includes the concluding efforts of the team’s hybridization work, the first iteration on the HUD customization tool (PC only), and the ability to pin achievements as you adventure and explore. High Seas of Tamriel Setting sail as part of Season One and running from September 30 until October 14, the High Seas of Tamriel in-game event sets you on a voyage across the Abecean Sea where you’ll battle pirates ship-to-ship, explore the depths of the ocean floor, and dig up sunken treasure troves. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/e753735dd31a1b7e2a50da71eb54dae0.jpg Prepare for adventure on the high seas! In addition to the above highlights, keep an eye out for additional in-game events and special Golden Pursuits campaigns throughout Season One—ensuring there’s no shortage of fun and rewards. Keep an eye on elderscrollsonline.com for more information on what’s to come throughout the Season.

Tamriel Tome and Gold Coast Bazaar

Season One also introduces a new Tamriel Tome and continues to update the Gold Coast Bazaar, bringing new and returning rewards for you to claim as you play. Season One Tamriel Tome With Season One’s Tamriel Tome, you can continue to unlock and acquire a roguish collection of items, currencies, and consumables. Like the previous Tome, this latest offering introduces a host of unlockable pages and items that include both free and paid (premium) options. The free rewards found within this Season’s Tome include a huge number of Seals, Trade Bars, and Crown Crates in addition to collectibles such as the Golden Dwarven Spider pet and the Charming Rogue weapon style set. Should you choose to acquire the Premium Tome or Premium Tome + Bonuses version, you gain access to even more rewards, including the Hew’s Bane Hyena mount, the Charming Rogue armor style set, Cambrio Zamme, Rooster in Exile assistant, and a lot more. Even better, the Premium Tome + Bonuses version also grants you two Caches of Tome Points and the Dawngold Corgi pet! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/e20e4846034ecc6e7791be9d51253dc6.jpg https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/7b333c2b0a5bde49c4e449c7db5c7879.jpg Season One Premium Tome rewards and the bonus Dawngold Corgi pet If you’re unfamiliar with how Tamriel Tomes work, as you adventure and quest, complete challenges to unlock Tome Points and pages. Use those points to then choose and acquire rewards from each page—what you select is up to you! For a complete guide on Tamriel Tomes, check out this page. Season One’s challenges are designed to lean into this Season’s sneaky, PvE-friendly theme, but you will also more generally see a broader variety in seasonal challenges this time around too—enjoy! For a deeper dive into the Season One Tamriel Tome, check out this preview. Gold Coast Bazaar This Season also sees a broad selection of items making their way to the Gold Coast Bazaar (in addition to the evergreen items already there). These goodies include returning mounts, furnishings, pets, costumes, and more. For example, the Treasure Hunter’s Horse mount, and the Ascendant Lord Statue furnishing will each be available this Season, last seen in 2024 and 2022 respectively! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/64cab723bc873a7ce9148213476c2f0e.jpg https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/21115baccdc2c363cf0aaabae779b4b5.jpg Treasure Hunter Horse mount and Ascendant Lord Statue There are over 30 individual items being added to the Gold Coast Bazaar with Season One, but they will be available only during this Season’s window—don’t miss out. Don’t forget, to acquire any of these items, you need to spend Trade Bars, which are earned predominantly via your Tamriel Tome. Enjoy!

Season One is Live

Whether you’re a canny rogue looking for a new score, a fastidious scholar keen to investigate Tamriel’s myriad mysteries, or simply wish to find your next big adventure, Season One introduces a host of new quests, challenges, stories, and rewards, free for all ESO players. Be on the lookout for more information on what’s to come as part of this new Season as it progresses and be sure to keep an eye out for returning events, special Golden Pursuits campaigns, and more. Are you excited to delve into The Elder Scrolls Online’s Season One? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. Season One is now live.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/f4d98ccf2703a536edada3224554eefb.jpg Learn about the rogues who, should they put aside their differences, may become the founding members of the Daggerfall Thieves Guild chapter. Dear Zeira, Greetings from Daggerfall! I must say, it’s a pleasure to see a landscape draped in green and feel a gentle rain on my face after so many months in Abah’s Landing. This little expedition to High Rock was just what I needed. Unfortunately, my mission is not going as well as I’d hoped. I’ve run into an extremely persistent Lion Guard officer by the name of Captain Sansonne with a warrant for my arrest. I have no idea what he thinks I did, but I can hardly show my face in the street without raising a hue and a cry! Enough about my troubles. You asked for a report on the individuals we need to get on board if we’re going to launch a new Thieves Guild chapter in Glenumbra. I’m glad to say I’ve met three (well, four) thieves who show real promise. Each of them is already a highly accomplished criminal with ample resources to draw upon. However, there is a difficulty: They absolutely can’t agree on anything! I despair of ever getting them to work together. I’ll start with Edwane the Hawk. A rather colorful moniker, but it’s well deserved. A onetime Redguard street urchin who grew up in the alleyways and dark corners of Daggerfall, he’s a confident, affable leader with a sizable gang. The Streethawks have eyes and ears everywhere, beggars and peddlers who see everything that happens in the city. Pickpocketing, pilfering, larceny—if it moves in Daggerfall, Edwane takes his cut. He’s careful to avoid stealing more than people can afford to lose, and repays the common folk by protecting areas where the Streethawks work from other, less considerate gangs. In some quarters he’s even considered a hero of sorts. Edwane can be overly cautious, and his Streethawks aren’t going to get rich any time soon, but the authorities turn a blind eye to the Streethawks and their activities most of the time. Next is Seline Menant—and her father, Lord Basil. The Menants are low-ranking nobles, but behind their fine manners and elegant clothes hides a small, efficient organization for high-end burglary and swindling. Seline took over the family business from her father some time ago, but Basil still advises her from time to time. Anyway, Seline is beautiful, witty, and charming. No one in her social circle has any idea that she’s actually a very talented cat-burglar. Her gang specializes in jewel heists and manor break-ins, using her connections to gain access to very valuable prizes. Frankly, I don’t know if Seline even needs to steal at this point. But she loves the game, and she’s certainly good at it. Finally, there’s Abrasia. She leads a gang called the Roadsworn. They’re bandits and highway robbers who take what they want at the point of their swords. If it sounds like bloody-handed violence, well, they aren’t above such tactics, but Abrasia makes it seem almost romantic. She lives wild and free, doing whatever she wants and bending her knee to no one. Her Roadsworn love her for it. I’ll admit I’m not sure if she’s an ally we can actually work with. Still, Abrasia doesn’t bother to rob people who don’t have something worth taking, and she doesn’t kill people who aren’t trying to kill her to keep their coinpurses. Abrasia follows a rough code, but at least she’s got a code. There you have it. Streethawks, House Menant, Roadsworn—the building-blocks for something special here in Daggerfall. If I can only find some shared interest, some prize tempting enough to convince them to set aside their differences and work together, this plan for a new Thieves Guild chapter might actually work! But I fear I have a lot of work ahead of me before that happens. Until my next message, Quen Edwane, Seline and Basil Menant, and Abrasia are an unlikely group of crooks, but they may be just about to flip Daggerfall’s criminal underworld upside down! Will you join forces with this band of burglars and help them establish the Thieves Guild’s presence in Glenumbra? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.  The Thieves Guild quest and storyline is part of Season One and arrives July 8.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/1ad16efdb0ed1cfab72fb0abc2480571.jpg Scope out the new Thieves Guild quest and storyline, coming soon as part of Season One. With the launch of Season One on July 8, all ESO players can discover a new story and questline featuring the return of the beloved Thieves Guild. Previously found in Hew’s Bane*, the guild has made their way to Glenumbra and needs your help establishing the nascent chapter in this lucrative part of Tamriel.

Gang Up in Glenumbra

As one of the main trading hubs for the Daggerfall Covenant, Glenumbra has no shortage of opportunities for those criminally minded. However, tensions between the various local gangs have recently been heightened as a dangerous new organization threatens them all. “The Thieves Guild has received a call for assistance,” explains Richard Baker, one of ESO’s Lead Narrative Designers. “The local gangs in Daggerfall are facing a major threat in the form of the Koldane Cartel. They need help pulling together against a common foe, and naturally the Thieves Guild chapter of Abah’s Landing sees an interesting opportunity to stand up a new chapter in High Rock.” At the forefront of this assistance and expansion is Quen, a character you will be familiar with from the Thieves Guild DLC and Hew’s Bane zone. “Being one of the newest senior members of the Abah's Landing Thieves Guild, Quen is energetic and curious and eager to see the world beyond,” explains Zone Lead Ed Stark. “But she also has a problem: a zealous Lion Guard captain is after her for a crime she didn't commit.” https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/11b9ed98ebe497424f596529a788c416.jpg Help Quen and the gang Of course, as each has their own style and ambitions, uniting the disparate gangs and confronting the Koldane Cartel is no simple task. “There are three distinct gangs in Daggerfall: the Streethawks, House Menant, and the Roadsworn,” explains Baker. “They’re led by the street-thief known as Edwane the Hawk, the high-class burglar Seline Menant, and the bold robber Abrasia.” “Unfortunately, these gangs don’t exactly see eye to eye,” says Katherine Souza, one of ESO’s Senior Content Designers. “They have different codes of ethics regarding thieving and different motivations for coming together. They may agree on some things, but they disagree in method, means, and outcome.” https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/620c7801f2e607ebcbd810234eee3bf7.jpg Different thieves with different means Together with your help, the would-be chapter must find a way to unite the gangs to overcome a dangerous new group. “The big new development in the region is the rise of the Koldane Cartel,” explains Baker. “The cartel passes itself off as a mercantile league, but beneath their supposedly legitimate business concerns lies a ruthless and powerful criminal organization—and they want to stomp out all competition.”

Pilfer to Profit

As for what kind of hijinks you’ll be getting up to in this new story? The team has developed a classic Thieves Guild questline, with all the sneaky fun you might expect. “I am a big fan of the Thieves Guild’s code of ethics as presented in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,” explains Souza. “No bloodshed, stick to the job, and foil those who seek to stop you. We tried to present these as consistent themes in the questline, both narratively and through gameplay.” Along with the main questline, you can also acquire a series of new daily quests and other Thieves Guild-related activities, ensuring there’s always work for an enterprising rogue in Glenumbra! “In addition to the Daggerfall Thieves Guild storyline, players can access Thieves Guild Dailies, Heists, and other related activities from the Daggerfall Outlaws Refuge and the new Thieves Den there,” explains Stark. “Players can also gain access to thiefy items from the new Favors system, which encourages exploration throughout Tamriel, but aren’t limited only to scoundrels and rogues pursuing the Thieves Guild questline.” https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/1c550770d8f273df1b9e3c08ce66cc33.jpg Find (and steal) new rewards Of course, with this new storyline comes all-new rewards, and should you help Quen and her merry band take on the Koldane Cartel, there’s plenty of opportunities for profit. This includes fragments of a powerful new mythic item, and the Quen’s Heist Attire costume. Most notably, complete Thieves Guild story and side content (including Heists and thieves troves) and you can also earn three of the four fragments needed for the Rogue’s Refuge house—the perfect pad to protect your purloined prizes!   https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/1b4a19aace87adde7715de72387c39c4.jpg Stash your ill-gotten gains in a new home

Old Zone, New Opportunities

While the Glenumbra zone underwent some cosmetic improvements with Update 50 in June, the Thieves Guild storyline also adds some new features to the base-game zone. “The Daggerfall bank now has two bankers! When we poked in there for the second quest, we figured it was a great time to fix this very old problem,” says Souza. “But you may also notice some new landscaping, parks, and streets. Our world-building team did a great job improving the space.” One thing is for sure, Glenumbra is the place to be if you’re a scoundrel on the rise looking for that next big score. When Season One kicks off on July 8, in addition to the new quest storyline, you’ll find no shortage of opportunities to work outside the law. Are you geared up to help Quen and the gang take on the Koldane Cartel? Perhaps you’re mostly interested in lining your pockets with ill-gotten goods? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. The new Thieves Guild storyline is free for all ESO players and arrives on July 8 as part of Season One. * Note that the Hew’s Bane zone (and the entire Thieves Guild DLC) recently made its way to ESO’s base game—meaning everybody can check out these earlier adventures for free!

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/9a4e295c5e31f7b40094be1059012744.jpg Sneak a peek at some of the amazing Tome rewards you can unlock and claim when Season One arrives on July 8. ESO’s next Tamriel Tome will launch when Season One officially kicks off at 1PM ET next Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and will be available until October 21 at 10AM ET. This Tome introduces a host of new and returning rewards for you to unlock and claim with your Tome Points, and like Season Zero's Tome of Dawn and Dusk, free and premium options are available. Unsure how Tamriel Tomes works? Check out this guide. For Season One, you might notice the Tome challenges favor more PvE-related activities (especially if you enjoy playing on the wrong side of the law) and, in general, they feature a broader range than you experienced in Season Zero, too. Let us know what you think about the different challenges when Season One begins. As for the rewards themselves? Let’s dive in!

Season One Free Rewards

Season One’s free Tamriel Tome rewards feature a bevy of currencies, consumables, and furnishing bundles, including 8,000 Seals, 9,000 Trade Bars, and 12 Crown Crates. It also includes some special collectibles, such as the Golden Dwarven Spider pet, the Chevalier’s Honor face and body marking set, the Charming Rogue weapon style set, and the Blade Cloak, Gold Arrow skill style. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/c3cdb273ee66f1e5a31c1c3bc8d94745.jpg Free Tamriel Tome rewards As a reminder, all the rewards above (and more) can be unlocked and claimed free by all ESO players. No purchase is required!

Season One Premium Rewards

Should you choose to acquire the Season One Premium Tamriel Tome, available for purchase in-game, you gain access to the free rewards above, 1,500 additional Trade Bars, and even more collectibles. This includes Cambio Zammes, Rooster in Exile (an assistant Launderer and Fence who doesn’t charge a fee!), the Hew’s Bane Hyena mount, the Charming Rogue armor style set, and more. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/e20e4846034ecc6e7791be9d51253dc6.jpg Premium Tamriel Tome rewards Don’t forget, should you purchase the Season One Premium Tome (or the Premium + Bonuses option below), you will continue to have access to it (and its rewards) after Season One ends.

Season One Premium + Bonuses Rewards

Finally, you can also opt to acquire Season One’s Premium + Bonuses Tome for even more goodies. In addition to accessing everything outlined above, this option also includes two Caches of Tome Points (each containing 2,000 Tome Points), and the delightful Dawngold Corgi pet. Get a head start on your Season One Tome progress with a fluffy friend! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/07/7b333c2b0a5bde49c4e449c7db5c7879.jpg The Dawngold Corgi pet Don’t sleep on those Tome Point Caches, as Tome Points will help you both unlock new Tome pages AND acquire a page’s rewards—very useful!

Turn New Pages

Season One arrives July 8, and with it comes an all-new Tamriel Tome packed full of rewards supremely suited for Tamriel’s most charming rogues. Be warned, you only have a few days to permanently acquire the currently available Season Zero Tamriel Tome before it is replaced by the all-new offering. Don’t miss out! Are you excited to get your sticky fingers on the new items arriving with the Season One Tamriel Tome? Keep an eye out for all-new Gold Coast Bazaar offerings, too! Let us know what you think via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. Season One: Return of the Thieves Guild launches on July 8 and will run until October 21.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/6cd4010dd371fc0390181e8a49e8613d.jpg Prepare for brand-new adventures and more with the arrival of Season One this July! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/13f2fc69edb322f87ca2450fd7107f21.jpg Golden Pursuits—A New Challenge Arises (June 18–July 7) Celebrate the new Challenge Difficulty system as this Golden Pursuits campaign continues into the new month. Complete various activities while using the system to earn a bounty of in-game currencies and some Crown Crates.   Zeal of Zenithar Event (June 24–July 8) Show your dedication to the God of Commerce and make some extra coin during the Zeal of Zenithar in-game event. Put in the work and you’ll earn pages for the Battlefield Provisioner outfit style and more! Season One Launch (July 8–October 21) Travel to Glenumbra to join forces with the Thieves Guild, tour Tamriel alongside the Prince of Madness, and cross swords with scallywag pirates on the high seas with the launch of Season One this July. Experience all-new content, including challenging trials, special daily story quests, tons of free and premium rewards available in Season One’s Tamriel Tome, and more! Note that Season One’s major releases will go live throughout the Season, so keep an eye out for a launch blog with all the details soon. ESO Tavern 2026 (July 10–July 12) Starting July 10 at 5PM CEST, Castle Ludwigstein in Hesse, Germany, opens its gates to the #ESOFam for this year’s ESO Tavern! Join players and devs alike in socializing, swapping tales of your adventures in Tamriel, and enjoying fun ESO-themed activities. Crazy King Battleground Weekend (July 22–July 29) Compete for dominance in chaotic matches of Crazy King to earn increased Alliance Point rewards, from July 22 to July 29. Seize victory! Elder Scrolls at Gaming Community Expo (GCX) 2026 (July 24–July 25) GCX returns to Universal Orlando Resort from July 24 to July 25. During that period, you can enjoy a fan-run experience hosted by MrsNineTales, Nine_Tale_Fox, and the Adventurers Guild of Giving, as well as a special dev and community panel you won’t want to miss! New Storyline—Sheogorath Tours Tamriel (July 29) Sheogorath seeks a traveling companion for his mortal holiday, which includes a visit to the Annual Artisan Cheese Festival to help procure and taste all the most exotic cheeses from across Tamriel. Will you join the Sovereign of the Shivering Isles on his holiday? Chaos and madness abound during this new six-part storyline! Golden Pursuits—Sheogorath Takes a Holiday (July 29–August 12) Further rewards await those participating in Sheogorath's cheesy excursion. Complete various Golden Pursuits activities to earn gold, armor, and a unique customized action themed after Sheogorath himself! Dev Updates Livestream (TBD) Look out for our next Dev Updates livestream, tentatively planned for the second half of July. Further details, including the show’s date and time and special guests, will be announced in the not-too-distant future.

Thieves & Cheese!

There’s so much to look forward to this July, both in and out of Tamriel, including Season One, a brand-new Tamriel Tome, in-person events, and more! Are you ready to team up with the Thieves Guild to establish a presence in Glenumbra, or are you more interested in touring for cheese alongside Sheogorath? Or perhaps what’s got you most excited is all our in-person get-togethers happening later this month? Let us know what you’re looking forward to this July via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/b30e5fb010ca8a7cb233173261bf4258.jpg Take advantage of huge discounts on all ESO editions at select retailers this month! Pick up The Elder Scrolls Online Standard and Deluxe Editions on sale at select retailers for a limited time and begin your Second Era saga. During the sale period, ESO’s Standard Edition is available at a whopping 75% discount, while the Deluxe Edition will also be enjoying a 50% price cut. Both of these limited-time offers are valid only for participating retailers—see below for details. The Elder Scrolls Online Standard Edition offers the full ESO base game, which includes five of the game’s classes (Sorcerer, Nightblade, Templar, Dragonknight, and Warden), 27 unique zones to explore, and access to ESO’s PvP game modes such as Battlegrounds and the Alliance War.  The Elder Scrolls Online Deluxe Edition includes everything from the Standard Edition as well as a collection of content from past Chapters and the 2025 Content Pass, unlocking 10 years of great stories all at once. Whichever edition you choose to pick up, you’ll receive all future Seasonal content absolutely free!

Platform Sale Information

Check out the dates listed below to know when the sale will be live on your platform of choice, including specific editions: Steam Store

• Standard Edition—June 25-July 9
• Deluxe Edition—June 25-July 9

Elder Scrolls Online Store

• Standard Edition—June 25-July 9
• Deluxe Edition—June 25-July 9

Experience Tamriel

If you’re itching for a new adventure, now is the perfect time to dive into Tamriel’s Second Era. Fierce challenges, new comrades, and so much more await you in the world of the Elder Scrolls. Are you excited to begin your ESO adventure at a hefty discount? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/a9d3830f128c1a12d72c7e5d9f20b668.jpg Engage in craft, commerce, or crime for greater rewards as the Zeal of Zenithar in-game event returns! The Zeal of Zenithar in-game event returns for 2026 on Wednesday, June 24 at 10AM ET, and it runs until July 8 at 10AM ET. To begin your journey under the eyes of the God of Commerce, pick up the introductory quest "The Unrefusable Offer" from Amminus Varo at the Belkarth festival grounds or acquire the free quest starter from the Crown Store. Don’t know where to find Belkarth? Don’t worry; just head over to the nearest Impresario tent and take the nearby portal. Upon finishing the intro quest for the first time, you unlock the daily quest, "Honest Toil." This daily quest is available immediately if you have completed “The Unrefusable Offer” in a previous year. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2025/06/cf32d1606fe20e7ba98a25fc0898d0ad.jpg Amminus Varo is a disciple of Zenithar During the event, the first time each day you complete the daily quest “Honest Toil,” you receive a legendary Zenithar’s Parcel box as a bonus reward. Each subsequent completion of the daily quest during that same day rewards you with an epic Zenithar’s Parcel box. In addition, you can earn epic Zenithar’s Parcel boxes by participating in the following activities:

• Completing the introductory quest “The Unrefusable Offer”
• Completing any Master Writ, per discipline, per account, each day
  • Subsequent Master Writs of the same discipline won’t provide further boxes until the daily reset
• First daily Crafting Writ, per account, completed each day
• Each time you defeat a world boss while grouped with at least one other member of your player guilds
• Each time you complete an incursion while grouped with at least one other member of your player guilds

You also have a chance to earn an epic Zenithar’s Parcel box when conquering each round of a group-based arena challenge or defeating bosses in the Infinite Archive while teamed up with at least one other member of your player guilds. Additionally, the final round’s reward chest contains a guaranteed parcel, as will Tho’at Replicanum’s reward chest. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2025/06/c637101915c3343968961e6c5b7b4ae3.jpg Earn rewards by market and merit If hard work doesn’t sound appealing, you can always turn to crime instead—you may sometimes locate stealable parcels throughout Tamriel by pickpocketing citizens and looting strongboxes or Thieves Troves while grouped up with at least one other member of your player guilds. Is honest labor for suckers? Only if you can avoid getting caught trying the alternative! New rewards for the event include the Battlefield Provisioner outfit style and the opportunity to complete the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount with its final fragment. You can find more details on both below. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/2ea2165c64c682cd5b669ffeaa15020a.jpg Ride out atop the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed Zenithar’s Parcel Rewards Legendary Parcels contain the following rewards:

• A chance for tradeable outfit style page for the new Battlefield Provisioner outfit style armor.
• A small chance for the new Withered Antlers, the final fragment for the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount.

Epic Parcels contain the following rewards:

• A chance for tradeable outfit style pages for the Zenithar Battlesmith, Gold Road Dragoon, High Rock Spellsword, Kwama Miner’s Kit, and Ashen Militia styles.

All parcels contain the following rewards:

• A chance for durable crafting materials, provisioning ingredients, alchemy reagents, runestones, or a motif style item
• A chance for crafting upgrade materials
  • A very small chance for a legendary upgrade material
  • A small chance for a research time scroll instead
• A chance for furnishing or provisioning recipes
• A chance for repair kits, siege repair kits, or a small chance for an Impresario Group Repair Kit
• A chance for Companion gear
• A chance for Treasure Maps, Survey Reports, Imperial City Vault Keys, or a random currency pouch
  • The random currency pouch can contain either Gold or Tel Var Stones; there is an extremely small chance that you discover a jackpot that allots 100,000 of the associated currency!
    • The earnings from this pouch, jackpot or otherwise, are unaffected by any form of currency boosts

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/bbc41b36d5f9b9f440b342ceb05a15eb.jpg Array yourself for any situation as a Battlefield Provisioner In general, legendary parcels provide a higher chance for the more valuable rewards.

Dividends and Deals

These boxes won’t be the only bonus rewards you can enjoy during the Zeal of Zenithar event. Throughout the duration, you’ll benefit from the following modified global in-game 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

Trade Bars and Event Vendors

By striving for Zenithar’s favor during the event, you also receive 300 Trade Bars the first time you complete the “Honest Toil” quest each day. By the end of the event, you could collect a hefty 4,200 Trade Bars! During the event period, the Impresario stocks:

• All three Roseblood Bat pet fragments
  • Crimson Bat Statuette
  • Red Rose Petals
  • Sharp Rosebush Thorn
• All three Roseblood Wings Recall customized action fragments
  • Crimson Bat Statuette
  • Red Rose Petals
  • Sharp Rosebush Thorn
• The first two Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount fragments
  • Blooming Saddle
  • Gilded Stirrups
• NEW bound style pages for the Battlefield Provisioner outfit style armor
• Group Repair Kits
• Companion Guild Commendations

Additionally, during the event, the Impresario’s Assistant Philius Dormier offers the following goodies:

• All three Unstable Morpholith pet fragments
  • Deadlands Flint
  • Rune-Etched Striker
  • Smoldering Bloodgrass Tinder
• All three Deadlands Scorcher skin fragments
  • Rune-Scribed Daedra Hide
  • Rune-Scribed Daedra Sleeve
  • Rune-Scribed Daedra Veil
• All three Soulfire Dragon Illusion pet fragments
  • Hallowed Hourglass Basin
  • Illuminated Dragon Scroll
  • Kvatchian Incense
• All three Scales of Akatosh skin fragments
  • Aureate Anointing Oils
  • Lustrous Ritual Sand
  • Sacred Scale

• All three Passion Dancer’s Blossom pet fragments
  • Chartreuse Lily Petals
  • Enchanted Silver Flute
  • Mystical Sheet Music
• All three Passion’s Muse personality fragments
  • Bottle of Silver Mist
  • Delicate Dancer’s Baton
  • Pressed Lily Petal Insoles

Last but certainly not least, the Indrik vendor Nenulaure’s shop is stocked with the following items:

• Nascent Indrik Feathers
• Luminous Indrik Berries
• Icebreath Indrik Berries
• Shimmering Indrik pet
• Rimedusk Indrik pet

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2023/06/dc0df2fd14d1a13961e0c2f767083484.jpg Nenulaure the Indrik Vendor

Zenithar Honors Your Work

With the God of Work and Commerce providing bountiful rewards, this event is sure to fill your coffers. Are you ready to claim labor’s bounty (possibly from someone else who did the work for you)? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.  The Zeal of Zenithar in-game event begins Wednesday, June 24 at 10:00AM ET, and it runs until Wednesday, July 8 at 10:00AM ET.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/58c3a062e67740ab0a6346be3faaad40.jpg Try out ESO’s new Challenge Difficulty system during June’s Golden Pursuits campaign.

A New Challenge Arises

Get ready to take on a tougher Tamriel with the new Challenge Difficulty system and this month’s Golden Pursuits campaign, titled A New Challenge Arises, live from now until July 7, 2026. During this campaign, you can test your mettle and complete various activities to unlock a bounty of in-game rewards:

• Complete three activities—10,000 Gold
• Complete six activities—100 Transmute Geodes
• Complete eight activities—2 Iron Atronach Crown Crates
• Complete 10 activities—10,000 Tel Var Stones
• Complete 12 activities—30,000 Gold

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/4f72233bb1dcb2d63e3867a3b69bf6a3.jpg Great Challenges Yield Even Greater Rewards Activities include defeating enemies, slaying bosses, and overcoming dungeons on Seasoned, Master, and Vestige Challenge Difficulty. There are 20 activities available in total during this campaign, allowing you to unlock even more rewards throughout your adventures. Head over to the Golden Pursuits section of the in-game Activity Finder to check out the full list of this campaign’s activities.

Beat the Odds

Earn an assortment of in-game currencies and Crown Crates by completing Golden Pursuits activities this June! Are you ready to overcome ESO’s new Challenge Difficulty system to unlock bonus rewards? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/506aa2c7d805a43c38fd23c940904162.jpg No need to be limited by your resources as ESO’s hybridization initiative takes new steps in the upcoming Update 51 and Season One. A while back, ESO began a move toward a hybrid model for characters’ primary resources and stats, such as Magicka, Stamina, Armor, Offensive Penetration, and more. The hybridization changes allowed abilities to scale based on their highest offensive stats rather than a specific set of resources increasing overall player flexibility of choice. We also began to provide more sources for these stats together, rather than as individual bonuses, with gear and other build elements providing both Magicka and Stamina or Weapon Damage and Spell Damage together. However, we could not immediately implement all aspects of this change at the time. Soon, we will progress farther down that road when Season One’s mid-season Update 51 patch launches (currently scheduled for August 31). What does all this mean? We’re removing or replacing duplicated effects in several areas, and overhauling systems to provide new or streamlined sources for these effects. This streamlining should lower the barrier toward creating effective builds, as well as provide some small performance improvements in combat. This includes work on Mundus Stones, the buff system, and passive skills for the four original classes—Dragonknight, Nightblade, Sorcerer, and Templar. In addition, we’re making significant overhauls to Alchemy to cover these effect changes, including four additional new reagents to gather!

Making the Mundus Go Round

When Weapon Damage and Spell Damage had separate functions in the game, it made sense for there to be a Mundus Stone for each. The Apprentice and Warrior stones provide Spell and Weapon Damage respectively because of this historical context, but their purposes have overlapped since the initial hybridization changes. In Update 51, the Warrior Mundus Stone increases both forms of damage, while the Apprentice provides a new bonus of increased Experience and Inspiration gain, making it easy to level up, train crafting skills, and earn Champion Points while you bear that boon.

A Major (and Minor) Consolidation

In a similar example of redundancy, it is currently possible to buff or debuff Weapon and Spell Damage or Critical separately through the buff system, which occasionally has unexpected effects. For example, Major Sorcery’s increase to Spell Damage doesn’t stack with Minor Bruality’s increase to Weapon Damage, as you only use the higher value between the two. Where there are currently several pairs of weapon- and spell-based effects, these are adjusted in Update 51 to avoid redundancy as follows:

• Brutality (Major and Minor): Brutality provides both Weapon and Spell Damage, while Sorcery (both Major and Minor) have been removed.
• Savagery (Major and Minor): Savagery provides both Weapon and Spell Critical chance, while Prophecy (both Major and Minor) have been removed.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/812ea93dbebd1b4854e43ebe42739d98.jpg Boost your magic and your might Additionally, a new debuff initially available from Alchemy has been added, called Vexation. This effect reduces the target’s healing done, as a counterpart to the Mending buff.

Alchemy Changes Brewing

Speaking of Alchemy, fixing up crafted potions and poisons was the largest and most complex set of changes involved in the remaining hybridization effort. As this trade skill revolves around matching multiple ingredients with like traits to create effects, simply consolidating the traits could result in potions having unintended effects. Any alterations have significant implications for Alchemy as a whole and need to be done carefully. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/dec6cb34687dc4184f38c879adbf9f6c.jpg Brew up something different To make Alchemy a system that fully benefits from hybridization, we combined the effects of the Increase Spell Power and Increase Weapon Power reagent traits, as well as those of Increase Spell Critical and Increase Weapon Critical. These have now been consolidated to two traits down from four to match the changes in the Major/Minor system they correspond to. New Effects and Reagents We’ve also added new traits to replace holes created with the consolidation of existing buffs. We’ve even taken the opportunity to create a few additional ones that provide new benefits not previously available in Alchemy. These new options include traits to increase or reduce healing done through Vexation and Mending effects, grant damage shields, inflict heal absorption, and increase critical damage done with Force buffs. The changes also include removing the Lower Weapon Power trait from existing ingredients, which was used to inflict Maim on enemies. This effect is commonly available elsewhere in the game, and very few players used it when crafting. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/f0ae35882d835a69c87f3bb5b2396cc8.jpg Harvest new ingredients To support these changes, not only have some traits on existing reagents been changed, but we’ve also added four new Alchemy ingredients found throughout Tamriel. You can use these new reagents in combination with existing options to create new potions useful for all roles. Familiar Efficiency We’ve put in work to make sure the changes to Alchemy provide minimal disruption to your familiar recipes and strategies. Most existing potion recipes remain unchanged after Update 51, with a minimum of swapping from the previous ingredients to achieve results equivalent to those you got before. Daily crafting writ recipes should be wholly unaffected, while Master Writs that are impacted are being updated at the same time as the Alchemy changes to ensure seamless usability. Furthermore, any previously earned achievements remain unlocked, although the new effects of ingredients have to be discovered again for those who have yet to complete the relevant achievements. There have even been some important upgrades to potion naming and visual representation that will allow you to more easily recognize a specific potion formulation. As potions are complex items systemically, the game labels them according to a listing of what is considered the highest priority effect provided by the ingredients. Due to the consolidation and introduction of new traits, we have changed the priority of many traits to improve visual communication and differentiate potions further. For example, if a potion provides the Heroism buff, it is classified as an Essence of Heroism over Essence of Magicka. This makes it easier to identify potions with more unique and valuable effects over basic resource restoration potions.

Pass the Passives

Every class in ESO can be built to provide a buff not easily available as a wider group benefit through any of the other classes’ skill lines, such as Wardens’ ability to grant Minor Toughness to those they heal, found in the Green Balance skill line. However, the four original classes only technically fit that model after previous hybridization work, rather than meeting it in spirit. These classes currently focus on the overlapping effects covered above: Minor Brutality and Minor Sorcery for Dragonknight and Templar, and Minor Savagery and Minor Prophecy for Nightblade and Sorcerer. This means groups seeking to maximize the effect of their buffs don’t get as much from including a Dragonknight and a Templar together, or both a Nightblade and Sorcerer. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/a6df979987b8a6c569602230af02e643.jpg Teamwork between classes can provide an edge Part of this problem is being addressed in Update 51 by the effect consolidation described above. The update also includes a second set of changes specific to these classes: the creation of two unique buffs to replace those removed. Dragonknights and Nightblades maintain access to Minor Brutality and Minor Savagery, which now provide the combined effects mentioned earlier. For Sorcerers, instead of gaining a source of Minor Prophecy from their Dark Magic skill line, they now gain the ability to apply a unique Offensive Penetration buff to their group. Templars likewise gain a unique buff to replace Minor Sorcery, boosting their groups’ Armor.

Every Resource Available

Once Update 51 arrives (currently scheduled for August 31) during Season One, you can support your builds with all-new flexibility. New buff effects, potion recipes, and more flow together in a package that truly lets you play your way. Are you ready to get to the Alchemy station or to change up your build? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. Hybridization arrives as part of Season One with the mid-Season Update 51 patch.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/06/b2d07bf330bb2494fe0eb4565f577eb7.jpg Discover the redesigned Werewolf, Class Mastery, and more with Season Zero’s Update 50 patch. Enjoy a host of new Season Zero features and get ready for Season One in July with the new Update 50 base-game patch. This update is free for all ESO players (simply patch the game and log in) and it includes the following features:

• Werewolf skill line refresh
• Class Mastery system
• PvP Veterancy system
• Challenge Difficulty system
• Permanent Alliance War Vengeance campaign
• New player experience improvements
  • Including the Guild Mail tool, the addition of Transmute Stations to major crafting hubs, and more
• Thieves Guild story questline
  • Arrives July 8 as part of Season One
• Dynamic Encounters system
  • Arrives July 8 as part of Season One
• Favors quest system
  • Arrives July 8 as part of Season One
• Sheogorath story questline
  • Arrives July 29 as part of Season One

Note that many of the above features will not arrive until Season One kicks off on July 8 (and beyond). You can dive a little deeper into the above additions, below!

Werewolf Refresh

Tamriel’s monstrous lycanthropes return with a major redesign as part of the ongoing class and combat refresh work. The Werewolf skill line has enjoyed major changes to the way their transformations and core abilities work in addition to broad updates to their look and feel, including base model, animations, VFX, and sounds. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/906a9115438194e1c6ae765bc2fa6da7.jpg Stalk Tamriel anew You can sink your teeth into many of the changes and improvements in this preview blog.

Class Mastery System

Rewarding those who wish to remain steadfast to their class of choice, the new Class Mastery system introduces a host of new passive skills that play into your classes’ core elements. If you’ve longed to play a “pure” version of your class, this new system offers powerful new tools for doing so. To learn more, check out this preview blog.

PvP Veterancy System

With the PvP Veterancy System, you can earn ranks and unlock new rewards each PvP “season” (approximately six months long). As you gain Alliance Points or Experience Points in the Battlegrounds, Alliance War, or Imperial City, you increase your rank up to rank 100 and earn a host of rewards including currencies, titles, and style pages. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/410a9a291ce33f361dcb9c2b134118d6.jpg Rise in the PvP ranks Dive deeper into the Veterancy System in this preview blog.

Challenge Difficulty System

If you’ve long wanted a greater challenge when exploring and adventuring in Tamriel’s overland zones, the new Challenge Difficulty system allows you to choose between four increasingly dangerous difficulty levels. The higher the difficulty, the greater the XP and gold rewards! Furthermore, your choice of difficulty does not stop you from playing with anybody else who chooses differently. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/93ce9fe973505908e45bbb377f541256.jpg “Enjoy” a more dangerous Tamriel Find out more about Challenge Difficulty in this preview blog.

Vengeance Campaign

Vengeance returns as a permanent option for your Alliance War campaign choice. Previously used to test various performance tweaks and improvements for the large-scale PvP zone, this unique open-world conflict remains available for you to experience at any time. You can find the Vengeance Campaign in your Alliance War menu. Read a briefing on this latest version of the campaign in this preview blog.

Player Experience Improvements

The team continues to work on improvements to ESO’s core experience with a new wave of additions as part of Update 50. These include a bespoke Golden Pursuits campaign for new players, the Guild Mail tool, the proliferation of Transmute Stations throughout Tamriel’s main crafting hubs, and more. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/3d0a95204cbeaddf8aa4f43711a307e1.jpg Send and receive Guild Mail! Discover more about the player experience improvements now live in this preview blog.

Thieves Guild Story Questline

Arriving when Season One kicks off on July 8, the Thieves Guild needs your help establishing a foothold within Glenumbra. In this new questline, you must assist Quen as she shepherds the new guild into existence while contending with the dangerous Koldane Cartel. Look for more information about this new storyline as we get closer to its launch in July!

Dynamic Encounters

A new kind of in-game world event for overland zones, Dynamic Encounters are multi-stage experiences for all nearby participating players. With three unique Dynamic Encounters arriving when Season One launches on July 8, be on the lookout for trouble when exploring Glenumbra, Auridon, and Stonefalls—with more kinds of encounters coming in later Seasons, too.

Favors System

Also arriving on July 8 with the launch of Season One, the Favors system is a new way to find adventure in Tamriel. Interact with new posting boards set up by the Freerunners within each Alliance to acquire a daily quest. Each daily quest is part of a larger story specific to the Alliance character who posted it, with 20 unique dailies available for each. Want to know more? We will share more info about this new quest system closer to the Season One launch!

Sheogorath Story Questline

Kicking off July 29 as part of Season One, Noth the Unhinged needs your help as her master Sheogorath, the Lord of Madness, embarks on a new trip (some might say vacation) throughout Tamriel. However, even the Dedric Prince of Madness is not without rivals, and it’s up to you to ensure a safe journey. Keep both eyes out for more details on this storyline in July!

Greater Adventures to Come

Season Zero continues to add new ways to experience Tamriel’s Second Era. Whether you’re a veteran PvPer eager to rise in the ranks, a fearsome lycanthrope ready to begin the hunt, or are simply looking for a more challenging (and rewarding) combat experience while questing, Update 50 has something for you! Don’t forget, this update also lays the foundation for the start of Season One, but you won’t be able to access those new storylines and systems until later this year. Which Update 50 feature are you most excited for? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. The Update 50 base-game patch is now live on all platforms.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/bda633495d3b04685328503a9ca37262217916.jpg Sneak a look at the new storylines, dangers, and changes arriving in ESO’s Season One.

Season One Ahoy

If you watched the recent Xbox Games Showcase 2026 livestream, you might have caught ESO’s latest teaser for Season One (arriving July 8). Missed the big show? Don’t worry, you can check out the trailer below! ESO’s Season One kicks off with an all-new Thieves Guild storyline, but as it progresses, you’ll also take to the high seas in a new in-game event, encounter the Prince of Madness, and discover a host of new challenges, rewards, and ways to play! Be on the lookout for more information about Season One as we get close to its launch on July 8.

Xbox Play Anywhere

Additionally, with the game’s recent move to PC Game Pass, we’re happy to highlight and celebrate ESO’s place within the ever-growing Xbox Play Anywhere library. Combining elements from both the PC and Xbox experiences, the PC Game Pass version of the game plays on the Xbox realms (NA or EU) and supports handheld devices such as the ROG Ally while maintaining support for keyboard and mouse on desktops and laptops.  If you’d like to truly play ESO anywhere, you can pick up a PC Game Pass subscription and find ESO on the Microsoft Store or Xbox PC App right now!

Showcasing Season One

Are you excited to delve into the new Thieves Guild storyline? We’ve only just begun to tease some of the adventures, stories, and challenges you’ll encounter during Season One, so be sure to keep an eye on elderscrollsonline.com and our social channels (Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook) for more soon! Announcements

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/6c4ed7436fa122f4e4ae5c52b06b946c.jpg Tailor your overland and quest experience via Season Zero’s new Challenge Difficulty system.

Choose Your Challenge

If you want to make your adventures in Tamriel more dangerous and rewarding, Season Zero’s new Challenge Difficulty system (arriving when Update 50 goes live on June 8) is your opportunity to customize your ESO combat experience. “Challenge Difficulty is probably THE most-requested feature from players,” explains Mike Finnigan, ESO’s Associate Design Director. “The goal is for us to give players a way to tailor their experience in overland and story content to their skill level.” A completely opt-in system, Challenge Difficulty allows you to select between four unique difficulty options, each increasing the danger while also increasing the rewards!

• Adventurer
  • This is the current and default Challenge Difficulty. There is no associated effect, and all rewards are as they are now. If you like how Overland currently operates, then this is the difficulty that is right for you.
• Seasoned
  • You take 100% more damage from monsters and do 50% less damage. You receive 50% more gold and 20% more experience from monsters.
• Master
  • You take 300% more damage from monsters and do 65% less damage. You receive 100% more gold and 75% more experience from monsters.
• Vestige
  • The most difficult option at launch. You take 600% more damage from monsters and deal 80% less damage. You receive 200% more gold and 100% more experience from monsters.

To access and select your difficulty option, open your character’s Character Sheet and make your choice. You can switch back and forth at any time. No matter which option you choose, you can still play with anybody else around since you aren’t separated from your fellow players simply because you have chosen differently.

Familiar Foes, New Difficulty

Your choice has an impact on the challenge level (and rewards) of many in-game encounters, including:

• Overland encounters
  • Such as roaming monsters, world bosses, world events, etc…
• Quest story instances
• Zone delves
• Zone public dungeons

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/8c84982c572416ed600f00b288ce0533.jpg Your challenge, your choice! Note that four-player Dungeons, Trials, Arenas, the Infinite Archive, PvP game modes, and the Night Market are not impacted by your Challenge Difficulty choice. “PVP, Dungeons, Trials, and Arenas generally have their own bespoke difficulty,” says Finnigan. “So, we wanted to provide a way for players to augment other areas in a similar fashion but with the caveat that we want to make sure players can still play together.”

Future Improvements

When designing this first iteration of the system, the team wanted to ensure that Challenge Difficulty was both accessible and rewarding while allowing for future improvements. “We wanted to make sure we provided players with some rewards, but we also wanted to initially keep the system light to ensure it’s adopted,” says Finnigan. “We plan to look at layering on rewards in the future in controlled spaces to punch it up.” As always, the team paid close attention to the community’s early reaction to the system on the Public Test Server. “The feedback has been great, and it directly led us to rebalance the numbers a bit. In particular, we received feedback about the Seasoned and Master options not quite being restrictive enough, so we took another pass at the damage players do to make them feel more appropriate.”

Challenge Yourself

With the new Challenge Difficulty system, you can find danger and excitement in every corner of Tamriel. What level of challenge will you try first? Are you excited to explore a more dangerous ESO? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.   The Challenge Difficulty system is part of Season Zero and arrives with Update 50 on June 8.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/10b020a568e933485b2d4da81cc18edf245892.jpg Discover how you can further focus your builds with the new Class Mastery system.

Class Dedication

Arriving with Update 50 on June 8 as part of Season Zero, Class Mastery is a new way for you to further hone your builds while also being rewarded for your steadfast dedication to your class. Introducing a new passive skill line for each of the game’s seven classes (each containing five unique passive abilities), Class Mastery allows you to lean into the mechanics that make your class and build special. To make use of the Class Mastery system for one of your characters, you must first meet the following prerequisites:

•  Have reached level 50 for all three of your class’s skill lines
  • You have to be a master of your class!
• Be not actively using the Subclassing system
  • Class Mastery options are hidden while using Subclassing

With Class Mastery, you will feel more empowered than ever to hone your focus and specialize in your class’s original suite of abilities.

Class Mastery Passives

As mentioned above, each class gains access to a skill line with five new passives, but you receive only two Class Mastery Points total—you must choose which passives to activate based on your desired playstyle.  https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/05/0bfe26b1e0dad36d6e81907d94b7d2d3.jpg Show your dedication to your class Many of the new passives buff or expand upon the abilities already found within a class’s skill line. You can see the Class Mastery passives outlined below, but be warned, there’s a lot here to take in! Update for May 14, 2026: We have made some minor fixes and tweaks to the below ability descriptions based on recent changes.  Templar

• Bastion of Light: Heals you for every second that Sacred Ground is active. If you are at full Health after the heal, you generate Ultimate while in combat.
• Devout Guardian: Gives you a Damage Shield while Sacred Ground is active. The shield also grants Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery while active, and if it breaks, you gain Ultimate.
• Bright Harbinger: Upgrades rank 2 of Illuminate to grant the affected group members’ Weapon and Spell Damage, with a greater increase for you.
• Judgment’s Brand: Upgrades rank 2 of Burning Light to increase your damage done with Templar abilities a few seconds after activating.
• Steadfast Candescence: Increases the amount of damage you can block while stationary and causes you to gain Sacred Ground while Bracing.

Sorcerer

• Conservation of Energy: Upgrades rank 2 of Blood Magic to also activate off any ability with a cost, excluding cost per tick abilities, and to also restore Magicka and Stamina upon activation.
• Font of Power: Upgrades rank 2 of Exploitation to also activate off any Sorcerer ability and grants you Weapon and Spell Damage based on your Max Magicka or Stamina (whichever is higher).
• Static Reverberation: Causes your damaging attacks to have a chance for every percentage of missing Health the target has to trigger an additional hit of Shock Damage.
  • This chance is further reduced for every permanent pet you have active.
• Calculated Defense: Gain a damage shield when you use a Sorcerer skill with a cast time. The strength of the shield is based on your Max Health. If the shield does not break before its duration runs out, you and nearby group members gain bonus Weapon and Spell damage.
• Sphere of Influence: Causes your damage shield abilities to grant an additional damage shield to the target that absorbs a percentage of Max Health as damage, scaling with the higher of your Max Magicka or Health. Targets also gain Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery.

Nightblade

• Nocturnal Inspiration: Upgrades rank 2 of Hemorrhage to have a chance equal to your Weapon Critical chance to grant you Ultimate.
• An Eye for Exploitation: Increases your Weapon and Spell Damage and reduces your damage taken, both based on your target’s missing Health.
• Above and Beyond: Increases your Critical Damage and Healing. It also increases your maximum potential Critical Damage and Healing.
• Cutthroat's Focus: Causes you to briefly dodge incoming attacks when activating a Nightblade ability while Bracing. Dodging any attack through any means causes your attacker to take increased damage.
• Share the Spoils: Upgrades rank 2 of Transfer to double the Ultimate you gain from it while also granting the nearest group members Magicka, Stamina, and Ultimate upon activating.

Dragonknight

• Inexorable Descent: Upgrades Landslide to also grant potency to damage and healing done, and damage shield strength per stack.
  • “Potency to” means this bonus applies to the base calculation of these events, causing it to become multiplicative with other bonuses.
• Booming Voice: Upgrades rank 2 of The Storm Voice to also grant Health, Magicka, and Stamina Recovery per Ultimate spent.
• Wildfire Embers: Your Dragonknight Damage over Time effects now apply an additional DoT when they end. This effect stacks, increasing in damage the more stacks you apply.
• Resolute Defense: Increases the amount of damage you can block by every second you remain Bracing. Blocking has a chance to restore Stamina.
• Lead From the Front: Upgrades rank 2 of The Storm Voice to also apply Major Berserk and Protection for a time depending on Ultimate spent to you and group members.

Warden Note that the Warden’s passives are generic and number-focused while we work on the Class Refresh experience for the class. Expect changes when the Class Refresh is complete.

• Tundra’s Maw: Upgrades the Chilled status effect to also apply Major Brittle upon application.
• Wild Adaptation: Increases your Weapon and Spell Damage for each status effect your target has on them. Note this can also apply to friendly targets!
• Glacial Obstinance: Upgrades Bond with Nature to also trigger off activating Winter’s Embrace abilities and causes the effect to grant you Weapon and Spell Damage if you are at full Health after the heal.
• Green-Keeper's Hide: Reduces your damage taken for every status effect on your attacker.
• Bountiful Harvest: Upgrades rank 2 of Nature’s Gift to grant you and your group Major Heroism and additional Magicka and Stamina.

Necromancer

• Nothing Wasted: Upgrades rank 2 of Corpse Consumption to grant a stack of Nothing Wasted when you consume a Corpse. Each stack of Nothing Wasted increases your Max Health, Weapon, and Spell Damage. Stacks of Nothing Wasted decay in sets of three, rather than all at once.
• Malevolent Promise: Upgrades rank 2 of Corpse Consumption. When you consume a corpse you mark the nearest non-player enemy with Death's Touch, allowing you to use corpse-consuming skills on them. Using this effect triggers rank 2 of Death Gleaning and rank 1 of Corpse Consumption's Ultimate generation.
• Cycle Unending: Upgrades rank 2 of Reusable Parts to also increase your potency of damage done based on how much more Health you have than your enemy.
• Pound of Flesh: Grants you a chance when taking damage to restore Health and some of your missing Stamina, up to once every second. This chance increases for every percentage of missing Health you have.
• Veil's Forfeit: Activates when directly healing a target below 66% Health, which allows you to use a corpse-consuming ability against them. Passively increases the duration of any source of Major Vulnerability you apply.

Arcanist

• Abyssal Emergence: Upgrades your Arcanist Ultimates to immediately generate Crux upon activation, while also granting Weapon and Spell Damage after activating.
• Fate Realigned: Upgrades rank 2 of Implacable Outcome to also generate Crux upon activation, and to grant Weapon and Spell Damage.
• Unbound Potential: Upgrades rank 2 of Fated Fortune to also increase your damage done.
• Erudite’s Rigor: Upgrades Fatewoven Armor to also apply Minor Cowardice to your attacker and Major Vitality to you and your group, while granting you Ultimate based on the amount of Crux you have.
• Ink-Scribe’s Verve: Enables you to generate a Crux when you heal or overheal while in combat. Generating Crux this way applies Major Force to you and your group.

Phew! Note that these are just outlines of how each new ability works. For a full breakdown of the numbers behind each new passive, check out our Patch Notes forum when Update 50 launches on June 8. Furthermore, the team plans to continue to update and improve the above abilities based on player feedback, class refresh work, and how they’re being used in game—stay tuned!

Mastery Is Rewarded

If you’re a fan of playing “pure” classes, the new Class Mastery system rewards your dedication with powerful new boons. Don’t forget, you need to have reached max level for each of your class’s three skill lines and NOT be using Subclassing to make use of the new abilities. Have fun tuning your builds and be sure to share your tweaks with us via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. The Class Mastery system is part of Season Zero and arrives with Update 50 on June 8, 2026. 

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/9dedd5a9b0ac38a1d8677afb845a1e6c.jpg Explore ESO’s first-ever event zone with the Night Market, now live and free for all ESO players.

ESO’s First Event Zone

Season’s Zero Night Market is now live, and Tamriel’s adventurers can begin their expeditions into a new-and-perilous part of Fargrave and Oblivion. Vanishing for long periods of time, the Night Market is accessible only during a limited window, inspiring a rush of would-be explorers, adventurers, and treasure hunters. If that list includes you, the Night Market is now open during Season Zero from April 29 until June 17 and is free for all ESO players. Fear not, while access is only available during this limited-time window, you will have more opportunities to plunder explore the Night Market in future Seasons.

Entering the Night Market

As mentioned above, all ESO players have access to the Night Market free as part of Season Zero. There is no additional purchase required to enter the zone, experience any of its activities, or earn its rewards (including unlocking a new player home). https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/bc3bde581470fd7b95b9cf81064ccf18.jpg Prepare to enter the Night Market You can access the Night Market zone by:

• Teleporting directly to the Starlit Plaza Wayshrine by opening Fargrave from your map and selecting the “Event Zone: Night Market” point of interest.
• Traveling to Fargrave via the portals in Greenshade (in a cave outside Marbruk) or Blackwood (behind the Great Chapel in Leyawiin) and then finding the Curator within Fargrave's Shambles district (who will grant you the zone’s main questline).
• Kicking off the Night Market main questline via the Crown Store by navigating to the Crown Store UI, selecting Quest Starters, then Events, and finally selecting the quest titled "Those Who Would Rule." From that point, the quest points the way!

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/8c6b023d81ce9294ba1765ded07fb994.jpg Find the Curator to begin

Factions and Favor

At the head of the pack plundering this new zone are three factions: the Glittering Goad, the Thousand Eyes, and the Ruckus. Each faction is different in aspect but alike in aspirations, as each are vying for control of the Night Market’s secrets and riches. When you first enter the zone and begin its main storyline, you must choose which of the three to support. Make your selection carefully, as your choice will shape your experience of the new zone. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/325a4f435d9edb32989d7001d6344678.jpg Choose your faction As you complete quests and activities within the Night Market, you will earn Favor for your faction of choice, and as your standing increases with your faction, so do the rewards you can acquire from their vendors. In addition, the Favor you earn also increases the overall prestige of your faction, and the team with the most total Favor by the time the Night Market closes will be declared the winner, earning bonus rewards for all its members! For more on how the Night Market’s faction mechanics and Favor works, check out this deep dive blog.

Activities and Challenges

Within the Night Market and its three distinct districts, you’ll discover no shortage of adventure. As a PvE zone, the Night Market is packed full of unique quests to complete (including main, side, and daily quests), characters to meet, challenges to overcome, and rewards to earn. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/79090c4f4d5acb17aba1275e37e8a095.jpg Team up to overcome the Night Market’s monsters Note that many of the event zone’s challenges were designed for groups in mind, so be prepared for a tough fight if you’re venturing into the zone solo. As you explore, you’ll uncover many kinds of activities, including:

• Challenging bosses that include Faceted, Brazen, Argent, and Calamitous monsters
• Daring Races that have you quickly traverse–and survive–the winding streets of a district
• Oddities that challenge those more puzzle-oriented
• Skirmishes, which are a new kind of public event that occurs throughout the day
• Gilded monsters within specialized four-player instances in each district
• The Opulent Ordeal, a 12-player Trial-like encounter that is the culmination of the Night Market for those who have bested its challenges

Zone Rewards

The rumors of the region’s treasures are well-founded, and should you brave the dangers of the Night Market, you’ll plunder a glittering host of in-game rewards. This includes the impressive Night’s Den home, earned by completing the zone’s introductory quest. Once you own the Night’s Den, be sure to collect Relic Splinters as you explore the zone’s districts. Combine these fragments to unlock new wings in your home while also giving you access to some of the Night Market’s harder-to-find areas. Learn more about the Night’s Den home in this preview. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/ab490ffe961df32bc9b5027e8377e7cb.jpg Earn new collectibles in the Night Market In addition, as you quest, you can earn a broad selection of skill styles, new item sets, new titles, mementos, and furnishings. Finally, while the Night Market is open, an accompanying Golden Pursuits campaign runs simultaneously, granting you even more rewards as you complete activities within the zone.

The Night Market Is Open!

Get ready to discover a new kind of zone experience, mysterious to mortals and Daedra alike, with the Night Market opening its doors from April 29 until June 17, 2026. Are you prepared to pledge your services to one of the three factions? Or are you excited to begin decorating your new home away from home? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.    The Night Market event zone is now live and available during Season Zero from April 29 until June 17, 2026.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/cbbe88ce88e6366a40bc3913527688d1.png Unlock a collection of new rewards during April’s first Golden Pursuits campaign!

Prepare for the Night Market

This month’s first Golden Pursuits campaign, Prepare for the Night Market, is now live and runs until April 29, 2026. Throughout this campaign, you can complete various activities, including slaying world bosses, looting treasure chests, completing Undaunted Pledges, and more, to unlock the following rewards:

• Complete two activities—Golden Riften Rogue Face Markings
• Complete four activities—Golden Riften Rogue Body Markings
• Complete eight activities—500 Seals
• Complete 12 activities—Not My Coins! emote
• Complete 16 activities—Whale Shark Pangrit Nymphling pet 

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/03a66a25b88f28a234dbfc7634611fec.jpg Fight to claim bevy of Golden Pursuits rewards this April There are 20 activities available in total to complete during this campaign, all to help you prepare for the grand opening of the Night Market on April 29! Head over to the Golden Pursuits section of the in-game Activity Finder to check out the full list of this campaign’s activities.

The Night Market Opens Soon!

Earn a new scaly pet, roguish face and body markings, and more when you complete Golden Pursuits activities this April. Even better, when the Night Market opens its doors later this month, a second Golden Pursuits campaign will also arrive alongside the new Event Zone, so be sure to keep an eye out for more information soon. Are you excited to acquire some exciting rewards while you prepare for the launch of the Night Market? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/c49b5d4f85820eda438c80cece241258.jpg Get the inside scoop on the three factions vying for control over the Night Market. The Night Market and Its Faction Leaders By Pieron Desant, Gleaner of Aubris An informational missive written and distributed by an overtaxed founder. Fellow Gleaners, the doors to shattered planes have reopened in the Night Market! Which, for those unfamiliar, means the paths between planes will soon be overrun by opportunistic treasure hunters and thrill seekers. Stifle your pained sighs and loud complaints. I have heard them all. No, we cannot “wage war.” Or, and honestly the lack of creativity here “kick them out.” The factions that control the Night Market have curried favor with the powers that rule over Fargrave. So, until the doors close once more, we will be in competition with them and their contracted “subordinates.” As always, our most powerful tool is knowledge. Therefore, a reminder of who we are up against. * * * Glittering Goad Many of you will no doubt recognize Tachien’s cackling laughter accompanied, as it so often is, by the sound of cascading coins. She is the Dremora leader of the Glittering Goad and a celebrated marketeer who made a name and fortune for herself by auctioning off the wares her faction retrieves from the realms beyond. When the Night Market isn’t open, she makes herself the glittering center of attention of Fargrave’s vibrant nightlife. A number of you have likely been on the receiving end of her honeyed promises and sweet nothings only to find your bank coffers empty the next morning. No judgment. We have all been there. The Thousand Eyes Led by Molto the Whisperer, a Daedrat older than primordial spit, this faction has long been a thorn in the Gleaner’s side. They believe themselves to be catalogers of lost knowledge, but hoarders is a far more accurate term. Regardless, they are keenly aware of the power held in time-lost knowledge and should not be underestimated. The same goes for Molto’s speaker, the Sea Elf Melandir. While she appears meek and weak-willed, know that she was previously a crew member of the dreaded Coiling Tempest, pirates who once terrorized the seas south of Tamriel. The Ruckus Daedric gossip was quick to label this faction as nothing more than monstrous hordes and its leader, Kharakhal Moon-Eye, as a mortal upstart. Know that this could not be further from the truth. Kharakhal has proven himself more than capable of navigating the seas of Fargrave politics, and it was not through strength alone that he carved out a faction to command. As mortals, we are well aware of how difficult it is to find purchase in the lands of Daedra. The power he has amassed should be respected and feared in equal measure. In the meantime, we will monitor Kharakhal from a safe distance until we can uncover what his true motives are. * * * While we will no doubt face challenges with the reopening of the Night Market, this moment also arrives with a unique opportunity. Great crowds of mortals will soon flock to Fargrave. These droves of bright-eyed, fresh-faced adventurers will make for the perfect cover. Join in the festivities. Pledge yourself to a faction. And do what we do best. Steal! Pieron Desant The three factions vying for preeminence over the Night Market are as varied as they are mysterious. Whichever patron you support will be with you until the Night Market closes on June 17, so choose wisely! Which group best suits your ambitions for this new Event Zone? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/45eaeafd8eb70cbefdc75ab7564620f8.jpg Don’t miss out! You can enjoy big savings on select Crown Packs during the April 2026 sale. Had your eye on that special Crown Store item? Now is the perfect time to stock up on Crowns during the new April 2026 sale, now live until April 21. During the sale window, you can enjoy a wide variety of discounts on various Crown Packs.

• 21,000 Crown Pack—40% off
• 14,000 Crown Pack—35% off
• 5,500 Crown Pack—30% off
• 3,000 Crown Pack—25% off
• 1,500 Crown Pack—20% off

These discounts are available for all platforms (PC/Mac, Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox, and PlayStation). Simply visit our Buy Crowns page to get started. You can also check out all of the collectibles, consumables, and items available from the Crown Store via the official website or in game. This month in particular features collectibles such as the Wildburn Tharriker and Boar Bundle and the Buccaneer Bay home (both available only from April 15 until April 23). Review April’s Crown Store Showcase blog for more details! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/f14ca7ae14c658c0dfc97af6858b5ab3.jpg https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/318c548bfe99a252cdff7b54b90ad5c3.jpg The Wildburn Tharriker and Boar Bundle and the Buccaneer Bay home Don’t wait, as this Crown Pack sale is available only from now until April 21. Will you stock up on Crowns during this new sale period? What Crown Store items are you thinking about picking up? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/21fb075f19ea4f220d0fc0f5846ec673274308.jpg Test Update 50’s content and changes, including PvP Veterancy, Challenge difficulty, Werewolf updates, new story content, and much more, on the Public Test Server. The Public Test Server (PTS) has been updated! The features arriving with Update 50, which will be released over the course of the remainder of Season Zero and into Season One, are now available for testing, and you can access them via the PC/Mac ESO launcher. You can now take an early look at the PvP Veterancy system, new Challenge difficulty settings, updated Werewolf character models and skill line, new story content, Class Mastery skill lines, the first Dynamic World Events, and more! Note that some Season One content will be turned on over the course of the PTS process. Story content for the Thieves Guild as well as the new Favors system will be activated approximately a day after PTS opens, with further story content focused on the Daedric Prince Sheogorath activating in a future update of this Public Test Server cycle—keep an eye on the official ESO website for details! To access the PTS environment, go to the Settings menu within the PC/Mac ESO launcher by toggling the “Show Public Test Environment” option. You can then download and access the test environment. Don’t forget to leave feedback and report any bugs you come across by typing “/feedback” or “/bug” in chat. For more about Update 50, please read the PTS Patch Notes on the official ESO forums. Are you most excited for PvP updates, new stories, or something else entirely—maybe a mix of everything? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram,and Facebook.

Hi All. Below is an update on the Werewolf Refresh from the Combat Refresh Team. As a reminder, the Werewolf refresh will be available to test next week on PTS. Greetings! The Combat Refresh team would like to give a quick update on what to expect for the Werewolf refresh coming to the PTS next week. We’ve been hard at work making sure it’s up to snuff and we’re very excited to let you sink your teeth into all the new stuff that’s been updated! To recap, here is what to expect with the Werewolf refresh that we’ve already brought up through previous developer streams and reveals:

• Two new Werewolf models, one male and one female. Female characters will automatically use the new female model.
• New animations, visual effects, and sound effects for almost every Werewolf action including but not limited to:
  • Locomotion (movement, jumping, etc)
  • Core combat mechanics (Block, Roll Dodge, etc)
  • Abilities
• A new ability tied to your Ultimate to cast while in Werewolf form, which lets you unleash the beast for a duration and grants a handful of stark power bonuses
• A completely overhauled way to manage and sustain Werewolf form, now using Ultimate to both activate and sustain the form. Ultimate is now enabled and heavily awarded through certain Werewolf actions and overall you will find it significantly easier to maintain Werewolf form in most cases.
• And two new mechanics we’ve added, named “Prowl” and “Slaughter” - which we’ll touch loosely on, but we want you to go on the hunt and sniff them out yourself!
  • Slaughter is a synergy-based ability, operating similarly to things like Blade of Woe or Vampire’s Feed
  • Prowl is a mechanic override for Crouch, which is designed to help utilize Slaughter more regularly, as well as a tool to help you hunt those who would prefer to remain hidden. Your nose knows! While this is not ‘true’ Crouch or Stealth, we hope that Werewolves appreciate the chance to be a bit more sneaky.

https://us.v-cdn.net/5020507/uploads/editor/pp/4opxr1e4fis4.jpg https://us.v-cdn.net/5020507/uploads/editor/lk/bbzmjq4hopps.jpg When we first showed off the updated model for the Werewolf, we saw a lot of positive feedback with some reservations that largely boiled down to three core criticisms: the size and bulk of the model, the mangy appearance of the model, and the methods of sustaining Werewolf form. Based on that feedback, we’ve made some notable adjustments to try and improve the Werewolf refresh. Some of the most noteworthy adjustments are:

• Increased the size of the model by roughly 20%, making it substantially larger. This will ensure that you loom over normal player characters and humanoid enemies.
• Adjusted and added more fur to the model based on feedback that noted how the previous iteration felt like it was mottled and bare.
  • There is more fur coverage overall along the back, shoulders, and forehead.
  • The tail is now bigger, floofier, and blends better into the fur on the Werewolf’s back.
  • The fur along the spine now covers more area, helping to add some extra size and aura.
  • There are performance constraints that we had to work within in regards to adding more fur to the model. While we know that some of you really wanted to see a model completely covered in fur, we cannot match the fur coverage from the Werewolf’s cinematic design due to run-time limitations.
• The color of the skin now more closely matches the color of the fur and the fur now blends more seamlessly into the remaining areas where there is exposed skin.
• While we didn’t go into all the details of sustaining Werewolf form in any of our reveals, we did see a lot of discussion around the cost out of combat. After pawing with the idea for a while, we’ve made the cost of sustaining Werewolf out of combat a nonfactor (it is now completely free instead of being reduced by 75%).
  • The cost was originally part of an intentional gameplay design that tried to enforce the need to constantly be on the hunt. Hircine will not be entertained unless the chase continues, after all. This pressure helped lean into the fantasy that Werewolves are fast, aggressive creatures that need combat to maintain their form – but ultimately the reality of gameplay clashed with this, creating more experiences of frustration than highlighting the positive sensations we wanted.

https://us.v-cdn.net/5020507/uploads/editor/52/6zf15i6fb0d0.jpg https://us.v-cdn.net/5020507/uploads/editor/o4/wzrbvcd1pv60.jpg Lastly, on the note of another larger topic we’ve seen for Werewolves, crouch and stealth. This is something we’re not adding to the Werewolf in the traditional sense, as there’s a lot more than meets the eye with getting those systems to function and be supported between content interaction, blending every unique animation (and having those animations be loaded in Cyrodiil, which cuts into how many unique animations we can make for other classes), and a handful of other things. It’s also something that we’re not keen on enabling for balance or identity’s sake – we want to keep Werewolves direct, imposing, and terrifying as they rip apart their foes – which means we need to keep messaging clear and readable for PvP while focusing on the big and loud. Prowl is our compromise to this difference of desire and intent, as it lets you get some sneak-adjacent benefits by making you harder to detect by monsters, which was mainly done to ensure you can actively use the new Slaughter synergy. That about wraps up the coverage of what we’ve directly changed based on your feedback we heard between our reveal for the Werewolf and what’s coming in PTS 1. There’s still plenty more to discover that we haven’t discussed, but we want to make sure we leave some meat on the bone for you when PTS rolls around. As always, we’ll continue to monitor your feedback as you get to experience it firsthandpaw throughout the PTS and launch. Thank you as always for your time, passion, and support in making Elder Scrolls together. See you in Tamriel!

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/1beb48cb8f44e7dc7bdf39119b2bbaa1.jpg Last week, ESO opened the first page on the Tome of Dawn and Dusk with the launch of Season Zero. Since then, the development team has been paying close attention to the community’s reaction to the new reward system and has some information to share about Tamriel Tomes at the end of a Season. Hi everyone, and welcome to an early discussion for the recent launch of Tamriel Tomes. It's been just over a week since its release, and we'd like to share some early thoughts, learnings, and planned updates. We've been reading your feedback, watching community-created videos, laughing at memes you've posted, looking at data, and joining you in Tamriel. (And we've been impressed, almost scarily impressed, with the speed at which many of you have descended into the Gold Coast, Hew's Bane, and Wrothgar to lay waste to foes for the new Seasonal Challenge that came online this week.) A small disclaimer before we begin: While we'll be talking about early updates and reactions to Tamriel Tomes today, we expect other parts of the system to take a bit longer to "breathe" and to fully understand how they've landed. Questions like:

• "Is there enough variety for the Weekly Challenges?"
• "Are certain Challenges unpopular and frequently re-rolled or avoided?"
• "Does the pace of earning Tome Points feel right and rewarding?"
• And others...

These are all examples of areas we are watching closely—both from feedback you all share with us and from mountains of data that we're diving into. We believe ESO is at its best when we take risks and evolve, and we'll continue to listen and improve upon what's worked well and what hasn't with the launch of Tamriel Tomes and Season Zero. With that, let's get into some of our early updates and learnings!

Tomes at the End of Season

One area that we've seen many questions on is what happens at the end of a Season and the transition to a new Season. Specifically, you all want to know more regarding the reward auto-claimer, the Tome Points roll-over cap, and how challenges work with multiple Tomes. We agree this should have been communicated better, and we would like to clarify how it works, why we've made these decisions, and tell you about a few future updates that we're currently discussing. Roll-Over Cap As the end of a Season transitions to the start of a new one, a maximum of 2,000 Tome Points roll over to the next Tamriel Tome. These Tome Points are available immediately and provide a head start into the new Season. One of our goals with Tamriel Tomes is supporting flexibility, including:

• In how you can progress, whether you favor Weekly Challenges that are focused more on Crafting, prefer to earn Tome Points through besting others in Cyrodiil, want to team up with friends to conquer Group Dungeons or Trials, and more.
• In the pacing of progressing the Tome, allowing Weekly Challenges to accumulate up to 12 and making select Seasonal Challenges remain available for long durations.
• In how you obtain rewards. You may like all of a Tome’s offerings or only a select few, and so you can choose what you like as pages unlock automatically by doing Challenges.

The decisions we've made to support this flexibility open up many paths for you to accrue a considerable number of Tome Points that far exceed the number needed for all the rewards on a Tome. Because we want to give you the option of a head start on the next Season if you have Tome Points left over, you can roll over a certain number of them to explore the next Season's updated Challenges and rewards. In development, we discussed other ways to strike this balance of wide paths for progression and encouraging future Season play, such as implementing a hard cap on Tome Points that you can carry at any given time, but we believed that would feel considerably worse. We were already removing this for Event Tickets (now Trade Bars!) and thought it would reduce the fun of picking out the rewards you like most on a Tome. We've seen the sentiment and feedback on this, and we agree that we can make this better. We're planning to make a change to this in Update 50 before Season Zero ends, where Tome Points in excess of the roll-over cap are automatically converted to gold after the reward auto-claimer is complete. We believe this helps provide value to excess Tome Points in the transition to a new Season. We are still working to determine this ratio and will update you when we do. End of Season Reward Auto-Claimer Also occurring at the end of a Season is a reward auto-claimer. This uses excess Tome Points above the roll-over cap to automatically claim rewards on the current Season's Tamriel Tome. Our goal is to help minimize rewards you may miss out on in the transition into a new Season, especially if you stick with the free Tamriel Tome and don't upgrade to Premium. For example, if you forget to redeem rewards before the Season ends and you're on vacation, auto-claim kicks in. We’ve designed it to prioritize high-value rewards like collectibles and currencies, rather than spending your points on consumables. Here's how it will work in practice:

• The auto-claimer obtains rewards on the outgoing Season's Tamriel Tome, using Tome Points that are more than the 2,000 roll-over cap.
• Claim Order of Auto-Claimer
  • It claims rewards starting with the "base" pages of a Tome (for example, pages 1 through 10 of Season Zero), starting with the highest page number unlocked and going in reverse to the lowest page number.
  • After this, it claims rewards from the "bonus" pages of a Tome (for example, the final two unnumbered pages of Season Zero).
  • It claims rewards starting with the Premium side first on a given page.
  • Once rewards on the Premium side are claimed, it claims rewards on the free side of a given page. If you don’t own the Premium Tome, it immediately goes to the free side instead.
• Rewards That Are Skipped by the Auto-Claimer
  • The auto-claimer skips over rewards that are an item type. These include rewards such as Crown Lethal Poisons, Adventuring Supply Packs, and Upgrade Kits. This also extends to rewards that are a "bundle" of items, such as the Furnishing Pack: Dawn and Dusk on page 4 of the Tome of Dawn and Dusk.
• (New) After claiming all possible rewards, any remaining Tome Points above the roll-over cap then convert to gold.

At the beginning of a new Season, you'll receive a visual summary that shows what rewards the auto-claimer has claimed. You can check this out on the upcoming PTS for Update 50, where we'll be testing to make sure it functions smoothly and can gather feedback ahead of Season Zero ending this July. We've also seen initial sentiment that some would prefer to opt out of the auto-claimer. We don't have any updates to share on that front, but we are discussing potential long-term improvements and appreciate it being raised! If you own a Season's Premium Tome, you can continue to come back to it to unlock rewards at any point. How Challenges Work with Multiple Premium Tomes We've also seen some questions wondering how the Challenge system works with multiple-owned Premium Tomes in the future. To be clear, no Challenges are attached to specific Tomes. This means that you can use the five Weekly Challenges every week or the new Seasonal Challenges to progress any Tome and the Tome Points you earn will unlock pages on any owned Tamriel Tome.

• For example, if you own the Premium Tamriel Tome for Season Zero, Season One, and Season Two, and you earn 1,000 Tome Points, those 1,000 Tome Points progress the page unlocks for all three. You can then spend those Tome Points how you wish on any unlocked page.

As additional Tamriel Tomes open up, we'll watch for feedback and data on how it feels to progress multiple Premium Tomes at once.

Refunding Tome Point Caches

We've seen the sentiment widely that the information on the roll-over cap and auto-claimer was not clear at the beginning of the Season, and that you may have decided to use any owned Caches of Tome Points differently if this was clearer. We acknowledge this and plan to open the ability for you to request from CS a one-time exchange of unspent Tome Points back into Caches of Tome Points, beginning on April 2 and ending on April 30. You can request to have available Tome Points removed from your account in increments of 2,000, to be replaced with Caches of Tome Points, up to a maximum of the Caches that you originally had on April 2, 2026. Caches of Tome Points don't expire and can be carried over freely from Season to Season. You can contact Customer Support here if you would like to have Caches of Tome Points refunded to your account.

Known Issues and Upcoming Fixes

We continue to track known issues and provide status updates on them in our Forum Tracker. Of note:

• Some Challenges were not behaving properly!
  • The following Challenges should begin appearing in the Weekly Challenge Pool later in April when their fix rolls out in our next incremental patch (April 20):
    • Defeat the Serpent of Sanctum Ophidia
    • Defeat the Symphony of Blades, the Lava Queen, or Molag Kena
    • Capture an Imperial City District
  • We're aware that some have experienced issues with the Daily Login Seasonal Challenge. We continue to investigate this and are aiming to fix this in Update 50. As a reminder, you do not need to login 99 times to claim and instead claim once per login.
  • Some of our Challenges have been counting inconsistently. We're doing a pass on these to make sure they properly credit your progress, like making sure foes in the Gold Coast, Hew's Bane, and Wrothgar count no matter where they reside in the zone (such as Delves and Public Dungeons, for example). The fix for the Kill 1000 Foes in Hew's Bane, Gold Coast, Wrothgar Seasonal Challenge is planned for our next incremental patch as well. You will see other Challenge improvements when Update 50 goes live.
• We're working on improvements to the in-game purchase flow on all platforms.
  • Our first will roll out later this April for Steam in particular, where messaging will be clearer if the Steam Overlay needed to complete the purchase of a Premium Tome is disabled.
• We're aware of multiple reports where localization for some Challenges is inaccurate and are working to review these to make them clear and accurate.

Update 50 Improvements

With Update 50 coming this June and arriving on the PTS on April 13, we'd like to share some additional details on what's coming to Tamriel Tomes soon. Additional Rerolls for Gold With sharp eyes, you may have noticed that some non-English in-game help articles mentioned that you can reroll Weekly Challenges for gold. This didn't make it into launch but will arrive with Update 50. Here's how it works:

• You'll continue to earn five free Weekly Challenge rerolls every week, accumulating up to 12.
• If you run out of these rerolls, you can obtain additional ones by spending gold. You can do this entirely within the Challenge Menu screen. These additional rerolls start at 500 gold and increase in cost up to a maximum of 10,000 gold. This cost will reset back to 500 gold every Tuesday after the weekly rollover.

Our goal is to provide additional ways to customize the experience for progressing the Tome, whether you reroll for Challenges that fit your playstyle more or you want to try for duplicate Challenges you can progress simultaneously. New Repeat Functionality for Weekly Challenges We're also introducing new functionality for the repeatability of our Weekly Challenges in Update 50. After you have unlocked the bonus pages of the current Season's Tamriel Tome (for Season Zero, the final two unnumbered pages that unlock with 20,000 Tome Points earned), the next weekly reset grants you something new: you can complete all your Weekly Challenges twice as many times.

• For example, if you unlock the bonus pages and receive the "Complete 1 Group Dungeon" Weekly Challenge in the next weekly reset, you can complete it up to six total times for a total of 750 Tome Points (as opposed to the usual three total times for 375 Tome Points in total). This added repeatability on Weekly Challenges remains for the duration of the Season in which you've unlocked the current Tamriel Tome's bonus pages.

Our goal with this is to provide additional room in how you want to finish your Tamriel Tome, as it effectively doubles the possible amount earnable by Weekly Challenges. This should allow you to get more progress out of Challenges you prefer or take an additional break knowing you can come back to a greater trove of possible Tome Points from Weekly Challenges before the Season’s end. Or in the future, it gives you a way to expedite and catch up on multiple owned past Premium Tomes and claim their rewards. We want to be clear: this is in no way a requirement to finish a Tamriel Tome. The overall progression of the Tamriel Tome is not balanced for this to be necessary, and this is intended to be added flexibility toward the end of a Season. We'll be keeping a close eye on the sentiment for this, as well as looking into the data when it launches to make sure this lands properly as bonus functionality. UI Improvements In Update 50, we also plan to deliver some of the first UI improvements for the Tamriel Tome. These are certainly not the last of them since we plan to discuss larger ideas and will read through your feedback to help inform the direction we take for the future.

• You will be able to choose to claim all completed Challenges at once. (You can continue to claim individual Challenges as well).
• Minor polish on how reward tooltips appear when viewing the Tome in quick preview mode.

Final Thoughts

With a shift as big as Seasons and the new Tamriel Tomes system, we expect some things won’t land perfectly right away. We've already moved quickly on improvements driven by your feedback, while giving other changes time to settle and breathe as we refine them. You'll see much of what we talked about here roll out for testing within Update 50's PTS cycle. We’re excited to shape this together with all of you to make it the best it can be. Thank you, and we’ll see you in Tamriel!

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/f7140dd5780797138f436ceabe448be2.jpg A new age begins for The Elder Scrolls Online with Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk. Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk is now live for all platforms (including PC/Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation), kicking off a new era for The Elder Scrolls Online. This inaugural Season is live from April 2 until July 8 and lays the foundation for all future Seasons by introducing new reward systems, the first wave of player-focused improvements, class and combat redesigns, new zones and challenges, and more. With the move to Seasons, all new gameplay features, improvements, and additions are completely free for all ESO players with no additional purchases required. Season Zero’s launch also includes the game’s first Tamriel Tome, the Tome of Dawn and Dusk. Note that not all of Season Zero’s features will be active at its launch, as many highlights will arrive at different times during the Season. Here’s a full timeline for what is coming as part of Season Zero: Now live (as of April 2, 2026)

• Dragonknight Class and Two Handed skill line refresh
• Update 49 player experience improvements
• Gold Coast Bazaar in-game reward store
• Tamriel Tomes in-game reward system
  • Featuring the Tome of Dawn and Dusk

Upcoming Season Zero features

• Night Market event zone
  • Arrives April 29–June 17
• Challenge Difficulty system
  • Arrives June 8 with Update 50
• Update 50 player experience improvements
  • Arrives June 8 with Update 50
• PvP Veterancy system
  • Arrives June 8 with Update 50
• Class Mastery abilities
  • Arrives June 8 with Update 50
• Werewolf skill line refresh
  • Arrives June 8 with Update 50

Keep an eye out for supporting Golden Pursuits campaigns and in-game events during Season Zero, too! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/ac5dfbe6c77da3a47fa75be34a5e77a2.jpg

Season Zero

As noted above, Season Zero’s gameplay features, systems, and improvements are free for all current ESO players (with the only exceptions being the Tamriel Tome premium options and ESO Plus additions). Learn a little more about them below! Dragonknight Class and Two Handed Skill Line Refresh Breathe fire and swing your mightiest weapons anew with major reworks done to the abilities, animations, VFX, and audio for both the Dragonknight class and Two Handed skill line. These changes arrived in March with Update 49 and can now be experienced by all those who walk the path of flame and fury. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/dd4c93203dd97c507335bdad6b39a2a1.jpg Reignite your Dragonknight Learn more about the Dragonknight ability refresh in this preview blog and more about the animation, VFX, and sound refresh here. Update 49 Player Experience Improvements Enjoy free in-UI respecs, a new selection of gold-purchasable mounts, and many more improvements to your core game experience with this first wave of player-focused changes and additions from the Player Experience team. Delve deeper into these base-game improvements in this blog. Gold Coast Bazaar Spend Trade Bars (earned via in-game activities and Tamriel Tomes) to unlock a wealth of returning rewards via the Gold Coast Bazaar, a new in-game store that expands your choices when it comes to in-game collectibles. The Bazaar initially opened on March 25, but it now stocks seasonal items with the launch of Season Zero. You can discover some of the items found in the Bazaar this Season in this preview blog. Tamriel Tomes—Tome of Dawn and Dusk ESO’s first-ever Tamriel Tome is here! Complete challenges to earn Tome Points and unlock pages, then spend those points on whatever rewards you desire. The Tome of Dawn and Dusk is available from April 2 until July 8, 2026, and it features a wealth of free options for all players, including consumables, currencies, furnishings, and collectibles. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/57083c9cd1b3fe990a01a6075162ae25.jpg Upgrade your Tome for more rewards For those who’d like to choose from even more options, the Tamriel Tomes Premium and Premium + Bonus options are also available for purchase and include a host of additional collectibles and other rewards. The Premium + Bonus option also grants you two caches of Tome Points (for faster progression) and the Raynor’s Traveling Robes costume. To learn more about Tamriel Tomes, check out this guide. To discover some of the rewards you can unlock and claim in the Tome of Dawn and Dusk, visit this preview blog. Night Market Event Zone The first of its kind, the Night Market is a challenging new PvE zone located within the Oblivion realm of Fargrave. Available from Wednesday, April 29 until June 17, 2026, the Night Market will not always be accessible to Tamriel’s adventurers. However, the zone will return in later Seasons. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/01/392dbe2c62966213f2933591adb1e91f.jpg Face new dangers in ESO’s first event zone Within the Night Market, you must pledge your services to one of three factions while overcoming the zone’s myriad dangers. In this new PvE experience, you will discover new characters, quests, and stories while unlocking a host of unique new rewards, including an all-new manor-sized home. Good luck! Update 50 Player Experience Improvements The next wave of player experience improvements arrives June 8 with Update 50. Its base-game additions include a guild mail system, special Golden Pursuits campaigns for new and returning players under level 20, the proliferation of transmute stations to a host of major crafting hubs, and more. Veterancy System Veterancy is a new progression system for ESO’s various PvP modes (Battlegrounds, Alliance War, and Imperial City) that allows you to earn levels that in turn grant various rewards, including Vengeance campaign perks and account-wide cosmetics and titles. Reach max Veterancy rank during the first PvP season (which lasts approximately six months), and you'll have unlocked a new armor style, weapon style, and two skill styles! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/c451ddec7fb0ba1c563167ebb8cb6dc6.jpg Seize glory in ESO’s PvP modes Look for more information about the Veterancy system in the coming weeks before it arrives with Update 50 on June 8. Class Mastery Abilities A new way for Tamriel’s warriors to stay true to their class, Class Mastery introduces a host of passive abilities that you can choose from for your “pure” (as in, not subclassed) character. Each class will receive five new abilities, but only two may be active at any one time. You choose your mastery! These new options arrive on June 8 with Update 50. Werewolf Skill Line Refresh The combat refresh team continues their work via a series of tweaks, fixes, and improvements to the Werewolf skill line’s abilities, animations, VFX, and sound. These additions include a unique Werewolf model if your character is female! Look for these changes to take place upon the full moon when Update 50 arrives on June 8. Challenge Difficulty System One of ESO’s most player-requested features arrives with Update 50! The Challenge Difficulty system allows you to tailor the difficulty of your overland and quest content to your preference. The greater the challenge, the greater the rewards! Note that the difficulty you choose will not stop you from adventuring with your fellow heroes or allies either, meaning that everybody can play their way.    https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/eec3667d9f2c3b77019bde82f03ce44d.jpg Play your desired challenge level The first iteration of Challenge Difficulty arrives with Update 50 on June 8 (with further improvements planned in the future). For more on this new system, check out this deep dive blog. In-Game Events and Golden Pursuits Campaigns In addition to all the above, you can enjoy a host of in-game events and supporting Golden Pursuits campaigns throughout Season Zero. These include the now-live Anniversary Jubilee event and the upcoming Welcome to the Night Market Golden Pursuits campaign. Look out for details on future events and campaigns in the not-too-distant future.

A New Age

Change has come to Tamriel’s Second Era, and with it dawns a new age for The Elder Scrolls Online. Are you excited to experience Season Zero and everything it has to offer? Don’t forget, almost everything arriving within this and future Seasons is free for all ESO players. Keep an eye out on social channels and elderscrollsonline.com for more details on all the changes and additions coming later in Season Zero, and get ready for even more adventures, stories, and challenges coming in future Seasons, too! Let us know your plans for Season Zero via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/04/753dd308021706cb2bff1594e41eba5f.jpg Watch or rewatch the 2026 Seasons Direct here and learn what’s coming in future Seasons! Yesterday, members of the ESO development team went live on Twitch.tv/Bethesda to discuss upcoming Seasonal content, including what to expect in Season Zero (kicking off April 2) and the rest of 2026. If you missed the stream or just want to watch it again, you can catch up right here. Check out the 2026 Seasons Direct below!

Post-Show Recaps

Starting today, you can also check out official post-show recaps and follow-up livestreams from the ESO Community team and Stream Team members. BLX Season Direct Recap Show with Gambolic, Geonhdrio_crafts, & DemonCatDaphne Join us live for a Dutch and Belgian post-show recap featuring all of our BLX Stream Team members! In this livestream, we’ll dive into everything revealed during the 2026 Seasons Direct, break down the biggest announcements, and explore what’s coming next with Seasons. Expect discussions, community insights, and plenty of hype as Gambolic, Geohndrio_crafts, and DemonCatDaphne share their reactions, highlights, and expectations. April 3, 2026, 10 AM EDT on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_nl German Seasons Direct Recap Show Tune in to discuss the latest news about The Elder Scrolls Online with us. From the launch of Season Zero and a look at Tamriel Tomes, to the upcoming Night Market and exciting announcements from Seasons Direct, we’ll cover it all. April 7, 2026, 1 PM EDT on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_de Polish Seasons Direct Recap Show & Welcome to Seasons Join the Polish Stream Team members and community creators at a post-show recap of all the major news and announcements from the 2026 Seasons Direct. We’ll also dive into everything that Season Zero has to offer! April 8, 2026, 3 PM EDT on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda_pl What are you most excited to see in ESO? Are you ready and excited for Season Zero’s launch? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.  Community Livestream Season Zero

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/808df208b02a100b46e18c536c6bc7af.jpg Check out some of the rewards you can unlock and acquire in ESO’s first ever Tamriel Tome, arriving April 2, 2026. The Tome of Dawn and Dusk arrives with Season Zero at 10AM ET this Thursday, April 2, 2026, and will be available until July 8, 2026. This new system introduces a host of rewards you can earn by completing challenges, unlocking Tome pages, and spending Tome Points. All ESO players can unlock and earn the Tome of Dawn and Dusk’s free rewards, but for those who want even more reward choices, the Premium Tome and Premium + Bonuses Tome are also available as paid options. Rewards within a Tome can include collectibles (such as mounts, costumes, style pages, pets, and more), currencies (such as the new Trade Bars that you can spend in the Gold Coast Bazaar) and items (such as consumables and furnishings). You can preview some of the items coming with the Tome of Dawn and Dusk on April 2 below!

Free Rewards

Free rewards you can unlock and acquire from the Tome of Dawn and Dusk include up to 8,000 Seals, 9,000 Trade Bars, six crown crates, and a selection of currencies, consumables, and furnishing boxes. It also includes a variety of collectible cosmetics: the Kireth’s Kit Armor style, the Mesa Stalker weapons style, and the Vigor, Dusk Blue skill style. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/01/c3be25f78204c2738f0fc521a0acb450.jpg Kireth’s Kit Armor style

Premium Rewards

In addition to the free items, if you buy the Premium Tome (purchasable in game), you can also unlock and acquire a host of extra rewards. These include an additional 1,500 Trade Bars and even more collectibles, such as the Winterhold Empyrean Wolf mount, the Dungeon Delver Theodolite pet, the Mesa Stalker armor style, the Duo-Dynamo Dungeon Delver Spider multi-rider mount, the Monster Slayer personality, and more. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/57083c9cd1b3fe990a01a6075162ae25.jpg Premium rewards, including the Winterhold Empyrean Wolf mount Along with access to the premium rewards, this option also allows you to continue the Tome beyond the end of Season Zero (July 8) so you can unlock all of the Tome’s rewards in your own time! Premium + Bonus Rewards If you’d like to get your Tome off to a flying start, you can also opt to buy the Premium + Bonuses Tome of Dawn and Dusk (also purchasable in game). This offering includes the Premium Rewards Tome (and everything listed above), two caches of Tome Points (each containing 2,000 Tome Points), and the Raynor’s Traveling Robes costume. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/9c5c3820c5bd03ab6c908e5e704ab819.jpg The Raynor’s Traveling Robes costume As a reminder, Tome Points both unlock Tome pages and can be spent to acquire a page’s rewards, meaning your Tome Point caches help you in two ways!

A New Way to Earn Rewards

Are you excited to have more ways to earn in-game currencies, items, and collectibles? Note that you can access the free version of the Tome of Dawn and Dusk (or purchase the Premium or Premium + Bonus options) only while Season Zero is live from April 2, 2026, until July 8, 2026. Let us know if you’ll be checking out ESO’s first Tamriel Tome for yourself when it arrives in just a few days via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/25e943d0d73d9c9a48539515a95a1bfc.jpg Big things are happening in ESO this April, including the launch of Season Zero and the Night Market event zone, along with two new Golden Pursuits campaigns, in-game events, and more! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/3d2749a4922ed1242fc5da91fc0d75fc.jpg Jester’s Festival Event (March 25–April 2) Manage merry mayhem to receive riotous rewards including the One Bad Knight outfit style and loads of Jesters Festival-themed furnishings. Get out there and revel in the ridiculousness! Season Zero Launch (April 2–July 8) Exciting adventures and all-new content, free for all ESO players, await with the debut of Season Zero this April, including the Night Market event zone (arriving April 29), the Gold Coast Bazaar, Tamriel Tomes, and more! 2026 Anniversary Jubilee In-Game Event (April 2–April 15) Grab a slice of cake and celebrate ESO’s birthday while enjoying a 100% XP buff and earning various new and returning rewards, including the Dapper Daredevil outfit style. Learn more about this event here! April 2026 Dev Updates Livestream (April 9) Tune in to Twitch.tv/Bethesda on April 9 at 2pm ET, as members of the ESO Dev team return to discuss some of the new changes arriving with Update 50, and coming to the PTS next week. Update 50 Public Test Server Update (April 13) Get your first look at the upcoming changes and additions coming to ESO, and feel free to lend a hand by helping us test future content during the Update 50 PTS window! Vengeance Campaign (April 20–April 27) Clash on the battlefields of Cyrodiil to help us test new changes and rulesets during the latest Vengeance Alliance War Campaign. Look out for more details arriving later in April. Domination Weekend Mini Event (April 22–April 29) Enjoy a 25% bonus to Alliance Points gained as you compete for supremacy during the Domination Battlegrounds weekend mini event! Golden Pursuits—Prepare for the Night Market (April 22–April 29) Bring home a new pet and various other goodies by completing a wide range of activities throughout Tamriel during the first of two Golden Pursuits campaigns running this month! The Night Market Global Launch (April 29–June 17) Experience ESO’s very first event zone with the Night Market! Venture to the Oblivion realm of Fargrave, pledge yourself to one of three unique factions, and compete in a gauntlet of PvE challenges to earn various rewards. This new experimental zone will be free and open to all players from April 29 to June 17, so don’t miss out! Keep an eye open for more info on the Night Market later this April. Golden Pursuits—Welcome to the Night Market (April 29–June 17) Celebrate the launch of ESO’s first event zone by tackling various Night Market-related activities to unlock bonus rewards, including a shiny new skin, various outfit styles, and a bundle of gold during the Welcome to the Night Market Golden Pursuits campaign! https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/ab490ffe961df32bc9b5027e8377e7cb.jpg Prepare for the Night Market  In addition, Trade Bars, a unique new currency that you can spend in the Gold Coast Bazaar store, will be available to redeem as Twitch Drops when tuning into ESO livestreams starting April 2, 2026. Be sure to keep an eye out for any livestream announcements coming later this month! There’s so much to look forward to just around the corner, including the launch of Season Zero, Night Market, ESO’s anniversary, and more! With such a packed month of content arriving this April, what are you most excited to dive into? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/5f19fead05ee4a8f7412967bbe742eff296081.jpg There’s a lot to celebrate during ESO’s anniversary event, including new and returning rewards, 100% increased XP, and cake! The 2026 Anniversary Jubilee in-game event kicks off from April 2 at 10AM EDT and runs until April 15 at 10AM EDT. During the celebration, you can earn assorted bonus rewards as you adventure and explore Tamriel, including a passive 100% XP buff. Previously, you had to eat slices of anniversary cake to gain the buff. Now you just have to log in and play! And you can still grab a slice of this year's celebratory confection as a souvenir of Jubilee 2026! To earn your latest festively frosted feast, complete the quest “For Cake’s Sake,” which you can acquire by either speaking with the young Khajiit chef, Apprentice Mogh, near the docks of Vulkhel Guard, Davon’s Watch, and Daggerfall, or by picking it up for free in the Quest Starters section of the in-game Crown Store. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/1785830d3fa53e59ecb2ab396c9524d2504900.jpg Help Mogh, then help yourself to cake! You can earn a bevy of Trade Bars by indulging in your sweet tooth during Anniversary Jubilee. Using the memento each day of the event, and interacting with the cake, rewards you with a sugary 300 Trade Bars for use in the new Gold Coast Bazaar reward store.  There’s a possible 4,200 Trade Bars total available to be claimed over the course of the event! As always, the Anniversary Jubilee offers a host of collectible rewards, both new and old. This includes the Dapper Daredevil outfit style and the Nokvroz’s Greatsword Replica style. Read on to learn more about how to get your hands on them.

Gift Boxes and Other Gains

While XP gains, trade bars, and cake are exciting already, you have plenty more to look forward to and earn this celebration. During the event, you can also earn exclusive Anniversary Jubilee Gift Boxes, offering multitudes of exciting rewards, including a new outfit style and fragment for the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed morphing collectible mount. Even better, the first Gift Box you collect each day will be a Glorious Anniversary Jubilee Gift Box containing even more rewards. https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/ba72bab4e49f5d092a0cb7211124b18e.jpg Show off as you celebrate You can obtain 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
• Killing and looting any final Arena boss
• Killing and looting Tho'at Replicanum in Infinite Archive
• 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)
  • Note that you must open the Rewards for the Worthy mail reward container before the end of the event if you wish to obtain an Anniversary Jubilee Gift Box inside it.
• 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 faced during a daily (the box will appear inside the parcel received)
  • Note that you must open the Tales of Tribute mail reward container before the end of the event if you wish to obtain an Anniversary Jubilee Gift Box inside it.

Interested in the goodies you can find within these boxes? Check them out below. Glorious Anniversary Jubilee Gift Box rewards

• Crafting materials
• A motif chapter, furnishing recipe, or style item
• NEW: One of the following:
  • A tradeable outfit style page for the Dapper Daredevil armor style
  • Gilded Stirrups, the second fragment of the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount
    • If you have already collected the Gilded Stirrups, this will be a guaranteed Dapper Daredevil outfit style page instead
• A fragment for the Jubilee Steed mount (please note that you need 25 total fragments to make the steed)
• 1 to 10 Transmute Crystals
• Desecrated Grave Soil, the Worm Cult motif style item

Regular Anniversary Jubilee Gift Boxes rewards

• Crafting materials
• A chance for a motif chapter, furnishing recipe, or style item
• A small chance for 1 to 10 Transmute Crystals
• A small chance for Desecrated Grave Soil, the Worm Cult motif style item
• A chance for Anniversary Jubilee-themed furnishings
• A small chance for a tradeable style page from any of the Bonemold, Earthbone Ayleid, Worm Cult, or Worm Cult Hunter outfit styles

In conjunction with these Gift Boxes, you can also earn some special cosmetic rewards themed around famous items and characters in ESO lore:

• Fishing nodes have a very small chance of dropping outfit style pages for the Trueflame Sword Replica.
  • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Dominion, Covenant, or Pact Fisherman achievement, and even higher still if you have all base-game Master Angler achievements.
• Dolmen reward chests have a very small chance to contain a style page for the Staff of Worms Replica
  • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Dominion, Covenant, or Pact Anchor Shatterer achievement and even higher still if you have the Anchors Away achievement.
• World bosses in Vvardenfell have a very small chance to drop a style page for either the Sunna’rah Replica or the Barbas Helmet Replica.
  • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Defender of Morrowind achievement and are even higher still if you have the Savior of Morrowind achievement.
• Abyssal Geyser trove clams in Summerset have a very small chance to drop a style page for the Ul’vor Staff Replica.
  • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Abyssal Devastator achievement and even higher still if you have the Savior of Summerset achievement.

• NEW: Oblivion Portal reward chests in the Deadlands have a very small chance to drop a style page for Nokvroz’s Greatsword Replica.
  • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Deadlands Portal Devastator achievement and are even higher still if you have the Hero of Fargrave achievement.

The Impresario

As she did with the Jester’s Festival event beforehand, the Impresario has swapped her currency of choice to Trade Bars. She’s also restocked her supplies with merchandise befitting the occasion. During the Jubilee event period, the Impresario will offer:

• Bound style pages for the new Dapper Daredevil armor outfit style
• Bound style pages for a number of past years’ armor styles, including the Lyris Titanborn, Sai Sahan, Abnur Tharn, Saberkeel, Bonemold armor, Earthbone Ayleid, and Worm Cult Hunter styles
• Replica Jubilee cake furnishings, including a new cake for 2026 (you must have collected the corresponding memento to purchase these)
• Replica Jubilee cake slice furnishings, including a new slice for 2026
• All three fragments for the Roseblood Bat pet
  • Crimson Bat Statuette
  • Red Rose Petals
  • Sharp Rosebush Thorn
• All three fragments for the Roseblood Wings Recall customized action
  • Embellished Dance Card
  • Rosy Boutonniere
  • Sanguine’s Goodbye Kiss
• The first fragment for the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount
  • Blooming Saddle
• Group Repair Kits
• Companion Guild Commendations

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/389e51112320f4a89182b067e781768b.jpg The Impresario is happy to take your Trade Bars for goods Her assistant, Philius Dormier, also accepts the new Trade Bars. In his celebratory stock you can find:

• Aurora Firepot Spider fragments
• Jubilee Confetti Packs
• Weapon style pages for replicas of Trueflame, the Staff of Worms, Sunna’rah, Barbas Helmet, and Ul’vor
• Bound style pages for a number of past years’ armor styles, including the Prophet, Imperial Champion, Jephrine Paladin, and Worm Cult styles

And of course, Nenuluare the Indrik Vendor will also take Trade Bars for her usual slate of goods, which includes:

• Nascent Indrik Feathers
• Luminous Indrik Berries
• Icebreath Indrik Berries
• Shimmering Indrik Pet
• Rimedusk Indrik Pet

Raise a Cheer for Every Year!

That’d be a lot of cheering, actually. Maybe save your vocal cords and hop into ESO instead? Celebrate with us during the Anniversary event to enjoy the boosted XP gain, great rewards, and more. What are your plans for this year’s jubilee? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.  The Anniversary Jubilee in-game event starts at 10 AM EDT on April 2, and runs until 10 AM EDT on April 15.

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/e6bc3520407c6426c0e770dac9140c14.jpg Get a glimpse into the future of The Elder Scrolls Online with the 2026 Seasons Direct livestream. As announced during January’s major reveal show, big changes are coming to ESO, starting with Season Zero on April 2. Want to learn more about upcoming and future Seasons? Tune into our next livestream direct!

• What: ESO 2026 Seasons Direct
• When: 3PM ET on Tuesday, March 31
• Where: Twitch.tv/Bethesda

https://esosslfiles-a.akamaihd.net/ape/uploads/2026/03/cfea4bddce8824c9073d8342455e5a2b.jpg If you’re excited to discover what’s in store for Tamriel’s Second Era directly from the team that’s developing it, don’t miss this show. Watch the show on Twitch, and you’ll also earn Ouroboros Crown Crates as Drops. Watch for 15 minutes to receive one crate, 30 minutes for three, and 45 minutes for an additional five! Be sure to link your ESO and Twitch accounts first. A new age begins with Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk, and we’re thrilled to share more about ESO’s inaugural and future Seasons with you during the direct. Let us know if you’re excited for what’s to come for Tamriel’s adventurers via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. See you on Tuesday, March 31 on Twitch.tv/Bethesda!