The grim spectacle of the Witches Festival has once again returned to haunt the people of Tamriel. Take part in this chilling celebration to earn bonus XP and unique rewards. It’s also your first opportunity to earn Event Tickets and Indrik Feathers – don’t miss out!



The Witches Festival kicks off at 10:00AM EDT on Thursday, October 18 and will run until 10:00AM EDT, Thursday, November 1. During this spoopy event, you can enjoy a 100% XP buff, become an undead monster, and acquire a creepy collection of Witches Festival-themed items. In addition to this,we’re also introducing the brand-new Dremora Plunder Skulls, containing a never-before-seen Motif!

Follow the steps below to take part in this frightful festival:

1. Navigate to the Holiday section of the Crown Store to acquire the “Crow Caller" item.
   
2. Complete the quest “The Witchmother's Bargain" to receive the “Witchmother's Whistle" memento.
   
   1. If you completed the quest in previous events, you don’t need to acquire the Crow Caller or complete the quest again, and you can use the whistle already found in your Collections menu.
3. Use the whistle to summon the “Witchmother's Cauldron" and grant you and your party a two-hour 100% XP buff that stacks with all other XP bonuses.
   
4. Use the Witchmother's Cauldron to transform your character into one of the undead. Don't worry—this isn't permanent!
   
   1. Note that you do not have to use the Witchmother's Cauldron in order to gain the XP buff.

Should you take part in this year’s festivities take on some of Tamriel’s most fearsome monsters, you can earn some amazing Witches Festival-themed loot. Throughout the event, all boss monsters will drop Plunder Skull containers. Note that you don’t need to have the XP buff or polymorph active to acquire these unique rewards, but it can’t hurt!

Plunder Skull containers have a chance to contain the following spooky items:

• Hollowjack Motif Pages or Books
  
• Pieces of the new Apple-Bobbing Cauldron memento
  
  • Combine all seven to receive a runebox that contains this unique holiday-themed memento
• A Runebox containing one of these masks:
  
  • Pumpkin Spectre Mask
    
  • Scarecrow Spectre Mask
    
  • Hollowjack Spectre Mask
    
  • Thicketman Spectre Mask
• Witches Festival-themed recipes
  
• Furniture and furniture recipes
  
• Hollowjack and Dremora Style Materials
  
• Bewitching Alchemy reagents
  
• …and an assortment of creepy items!

In addition to regular Plunder Skulls, during the event, you can also acquire the brand-new Dremora Plunder Skulls. These devilish new rewards will be the first Plunder Skull drop you receive for each type of boss each day. A Dremora Plunder Skull contains all the same items found in a regular Plunder Skull, but it is also guaranteed to have a new Dremora Motif page based on the type of boss you defeated.

• Arena Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Bows and Legs
  
• Dark Anchor and Geyser Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Daggers and Gloves
  
• Delve Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Staves and Belts
  
• Final Dungeon Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Helmets and Maces
  
• Public Dungeon and Quest Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Shields and Boots
  
• Final Trial Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Swords and Chests
  
• World Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Shoulders and Axes

You can defeat each individual type of boss and be guaranteed a Dremora Plunder Skull once per day, meaning you can acquire up to seven each day. Should you defeat the same type of boss again after already receiving your Dremora Plunder Skull, you’ll receive a regular Plunder Skull instead. Dremora Motif pages can be traded, so get ready to take on Tamriel’s monsters!

The Witches Festival is also your first opportunity to acquire Event Tickets! As detailed in our announcement article, you can acquire one Event Ticket per day when you defeat a boss.Pick up 10 tickets and bring them to The Impresario (located in Daggerfall, Davon's Watch, and Vulkhel Guard) to purchase your first Indrik Feather.



Once you’ve acquired your Indrik Feather for the Witches Festival event, you can keep on earning Event Tickets to get a head start on the next one.

Leading up to and during the event, you can find some ghastly items returning to the in-game Crown Store, this includes the Death Mask Sabre Cat mount and the Sinister Hollowjack Items furnishing pack.



Death Mask Sabre Cat mount & Sinister Hollowjack Items furnishing pack

There’s a horde of new and returning Hollowjack-themed items coming to the Crown Store this month, so be sure to check out our Crown Store Showcase to preview it all.

Conjure curses safely away from prying eyes with the Exorcised Coven Cottage home. When the event begins, this home will return to the in-game Crown Store for crowns, however, it can also be purchased for gold if you have the Witches Festival Achievement titled “An Unsparing Harvest,” which can be acquired by earning these other Witches Festival Achievements, first:

• Happy Work for Hollowjack
  
• Plunder Skull Enthusiast
  
• Pumpkin Pairs Well With Guts
  
• Reaper's Harvest

You can find the details for this Achievement in your in-game Journal under the Holiday section of your Achievements menu. Don’t worry, if you’ve already picked up the prerequisite Achievements, you don’t need to get them again.

This home is ONLY available during the Witches Event period, so don’t miss out!

Celebrate all things ghastly and grim during the upcoming Witches Festival to unlock all-new rewards, Event Tickets, and a nice bonus to XP gains. Have you already made your preparations for this petrifying event? Let us know if you’re excited to celebrate the most frightening time on the Tamrielic calendar via Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook.

The Witches Festival begins on Thursday, October 18 at 10:00AM EDT and will end on Thursday, November 1 at 10:00AM EDT. Have fun!

Would you like to have your own Indrik mount? The wait is almost over. Take part in The Elder Scrolls Online’s upcoming events between October and December to summon a majestic beast of your own, completely free. Learn how right here.



Traditionally found roaming the isle of Summerset, Indriks are especially powerful magical creatures, and they can provide a challenge for even the most experienced adventurers. While it is possible to hunt these majestic beasts in the wild, it is now possible to acquire one as a mount, too!

In order to acquire the brand-new Nascent Indrik mount, you must take part in ESO’s four upcoming in-game events (detailed below) and collect four magical feathers, with a different one available for each specific event.

Here’s how it works:

1. During an in-game event, collect Event Tickets by participating in that event’s daily activities.
   
   • You can earn Event Tickets from one activity per account per day.
2. Collect 10 Event Tickets and use them to buy the Indrik Feather specific to that event from the new merchant known as The Impresario.
   
   • The Impresario is located at a special booth in Daggerfall in Glenumbra, Davon's Watch in Stonefalls, and Vulkhel Guard in Auridon.
3. Once you have all four feathers, use them to summon your own Nascent Indrik mount!

So majestic!

Every time a new in-game event starts, you’ll be able to purchase the new Indrik Feather AND any previous feathers. You are not locked out of purchasing feathers from previous events, so if you weren’t able to collect enough Event Tickets previously, you always have a chance to catch up.

Of course, in order to acquire Event Tickets required to purchase the Indrik Feathers, you’ll need to know which events we have upcoming! Here the details on the next four upcoming events and how you can earn Event Tickets during each.

Witches Festival: October 18 – November 1
To earn Event Tickets during the Witches Festival, you must acquire Dremora Plunder Skulls. You will receive one Event Ticket alongside the first Dremora Plunder Skull you earn each day (in addition to the other regular rewards).

Clockwork City Celebration Event: November 15 - 26
To earn Event Tickets during the Clockwork City Celebration Event, you must complete the DLC zone’s daily quests. You will receive two Event Tickets from the first daily quest you complete each day (in addition to the other regular rewards). You must own or have access to the Clockwork City DLC game pack in order to participate in this event.

Undaunted Celebration Event: November 29 – December 5
To earn Event Tickets during the Undaunted Celebration Event, you must complete a dungeon (Normal or Veteran). You will receive three Event Tickets from the final boss of the first dungeon you complete in addition to the normal rewards. You don’t have to be in a random dungeon LFG group to earn your Event Tickets!

New Life Festival December 13 – January 2
To earn Event Tickets during the New Life Festival, you must complete the New Life Festival quests. You will receive one Event Ticket the first time you complete a quest each day (in addition to the New Life Festival Box).



Earn a unique feather during each in-game event

Keep an eye out for official announcement articles closer to each event’s start date – they’ll have all the details you need to jump right in.

Note that you can only carry 12 Event Tickets at a time and that they are an account-wide “currency” that can’t be traded, so be sure to pick up those Indrik Feathers before trying to earn more. Don’t forget, the amount of Event Tickets you can earn per day depends on the event (one, two, or three), and you need 10 Event Tickets in total to purchase a single Indrik Feather!

We thrilled to finally introduce the new Nascent Indrik mount to the ESO community, and we can’t wait to see everybody take part in the game’s fun upcoming events. However, exciting things are on the horizon for these mystical beasts, and starting next year, you'll be able to evolve your Nascent Indrik into an even more beautiful creature. Watch out for full details in early 2019!

Are you excited to acquire an Indrik mount of your own? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook.

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED - YOU DID IT! All Summerfall Event rewards are now available to participants. To ensure you are eligible to receive your free rewards, buy The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset and log into the game between now and October 7. Rewards will be delivered on October 10.

ESO: Summerset will be on sale until October 2, so don't miss out on your chance to own ESO’s latest Chapter and receive all three rewards for free!



From Thursday, September 20 at 11:00AM EDT until Friday, September 28 at 10:00AM EDT, work together with your fellow ESO: Summerset players to explore the island and earn up to three free unique collectibles, including the Psijic Mascot Pony pet, the Psijic Escort Charger mount, and the impressive Grand Psijic Villa house.

To help unlock these new rewards, you must acquire the Summerset Pathfinder Achievement by visiting all 10 of ESO: Summerset’s “Striking Locales” located on both the home of the High Elves and the mystical island headquarters of the Psijic Order. Every day, we’ll update the Summerfall Event page to indicate the ESO community’s progress with a special meter. The pet will unlock at 33%, the mount at 66%, and finally the home at 100%. If you’ve already earned this Achievement, don’t worry, we’ve already included you in the tally.

You can track your Summerset Pathfinder Achievement progress and get tips on the locations from the Summerset section of your Achievement menu, but if you’re having trouble finding your way around, you can also find a helpful map below:



Striking Locales for the Summerset Pathfinder Achievement

In order to be eligible to receive the rewards, you must have logged into the game while owning ESO: Summerset at least once (since its initial launch in June) by Sunday, October 7 at 8:00PM EDT. Note that rewards will be delivered by October 10, and even if you were unable to acquire the Summerset Pathfinder Achievement, as long as you have logged into the game while owning ESO: Summerset by October 7, you will receive the unlocked rewards for free. Don’t forget to thank your fellow players!

Finally, we’ll also have Twitch Drops enabled for all ESO Twitch stream! Starting on Thursday, September 20 at 10:00AM EDT, watch any ESO Stream on Twitch with a linked account for a chance to receive some Ouroborus Crown Crates. The Twitch Drops window will end on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00PM EDT. Drops will be awarded every 24 hours at 11:00AM EDT and are only available for PC/Mac users at this time.

If you’re thinking about picking up ESO: Summerset, there’s never been a better time to experience The Elder Scrolls Online’s newest Chapter AND pick up some unique rewards in the process. Starting today, you can acquire The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset on sale for up to 40% off (including Standard Edition, Upgrades, and Digital Collector’s Edition), and up to 50% percent off for The Elder Scrolls Online: Standard Edition (note that this product does not include the Summerset Chapter) and The Elder Scrolls Online Collection.

You can buy ESO: Summerset, including Standard, Upgrades, and Collector’s Editions on sale here.

The sale dates are as follows:

September 18 – October 2

• ESO: Summerset Digital Upgrade
• ESO: Summerset Digital Collector’s Edition Upgrade

September 25 – October 2

• ESO: Summerset Standard Edition
• ESO: Summerset Digital Collector’s Edition
• The Elder Scrolls Online Collection

Don’t forget that purchases of ESO: Summerset made between now and October 7 at 8:00PM EDT will receive the Summerfall rewards (so long as you log in at least once). You can check the discounts for each individual item on our website.

Get ready to explore the pristine wilds of Summerset Isle and experience some of its most beautiful and striking locations. You can visit our Summerfall Event page to review the ESO community’s progress and read the event FAQ, and don’t hesitate to check out our ESO: Summerset sale if you’d like to acquire the new Chapter and become eligible to receive these new items. Are you planning to tour the island home of the High Elves and earn some fantastic new rewards for all? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook.

Fearsome spectres and monstrous daemons rise to plague Tamriel once more with the new Hollowjack Crown Crates, coming soon to The Elder Scrolls Online. Learn about these grim new Crown Crates and find out how you can earn up to three completely free in this preview article!



Lord Hollowjack, the Lord of Mortal Fears! Once a year the portals open between Nirn and Hollowjack’s demi-plane of Detritus, and items ghastly and gruesome come on to Tamriel’s markets. Though merchants and mountebanks jest about the possible contents of their Hollowjack Crates, their jokes can’t hide the terrible truth. Dare you open these haunted crates to reveal and release their dreaded contents?

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If you’d like to sample some of the ghastly items found in the new Crown Crate season, you can earn up to three free Hollowjack Crown Crates simply by playing the game! To acquire these new crates, log into The Elder Scrolls Online and defeat any enemy creature (monsters, bosses, or even enemy NPCs) every day, from Friday, September 14 until Sunday, September 16.

Note that for the purpose of this event, each day begins at 12:00AM GMT and ends at 11:59PM GMT (that means it starts at 8:00PM on Thursday, September 13, for those on the US East Coast).

You'll be rewarded with a new crate for every day you participate (up to a max of three), and you'll receive your earned crates by Wednesday, September 19. That’s the day before they’re available in the store. You will be able to find your free crate in your Crown Crates menu.

The Hollowjack Crown Crate season officially kicks off on Thursday, September 20, and you’ll be able to acquire these spooky new items within the Crown Crates section of the in-game Crown Store. Safely contained (for now!) within these crates is a fearsome collection of items, including new mounts, pets, costumes, consumables, and more.



Hollowjack Rider Horse & Daemon Cockerel Pet




Crested Reef Viper Pet & Hollowjack Flame Skull Furnishing


Should the fates will it, you may even receive one of the following extremely rare mounts, only found within Hollowjack Crown Crates.



Hollowjack Daedra-Skull Wolf & Hollowjack Flame-Skull Senche




Hollowjack Wraith-Lantern Steed

In addition to these dreaded items, for the duration of the Crown Crate season, you can pick up the Hollowjack Netch for 300 Crown Gems. Note that this item cannot be found within Crown Crates and must be purchased with Crown Gems. When the new season begins, it’ll be available within the Limited-Time Offers category of the Crown Crates section in the Crown Store.



Hollowjack Netch

All these horrors and more can be found within Hollowjack Crown Crates and during the new Crown Crate season. For a complete list of every item you can acquire, check out this forum thread. You can also check out the departing Psjiic Vault Crown Crates right now on our Crown Store page. Don’t miss out!

When the new season begins on Thursday, September 20, a new selection of horrifying (but fun!) items await those who open a Hollowjack Crown Crate. You can open these new crates from the Crown Crates in-game menu.

Are you willing to unleash the Hollowjack Crown Crate items upon Tamriel? Don’t forget, you can earn up to three of these gruesome crates free, simply by playing the game. Let us know if you’ll be acquiring these new crates on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook. Happy haunting!

Explore the weird and wonderful world of the Argonians as the ESO development team ventures into the swamplands of Murkmire. Watch us live this Friday!



Join us for ESO Live this Friday at 6:00PM EDT as the community team is joined by Zone Lead Ed Stark and Senior Writer-Designer Leamon Tuttle to talk about what is coming with the Murkmire DLC game pack and feature a live walkthrough of the new zone. Tune in to learn about this new area, what makes the Argonian people so unique, and enjoy some spoiler-free discussion on the DLC’s main story. The team will even answer your questions about Murkmire live on the show!

If you love everything Argonian, or are just looking forward to exploring a mysterious new world, be sure to check out the show this Friday at 6:00PM EDT on Steam.

Liberate the Daedric-ridden streets of the Imperial City and earn bonus rewards, including double Tel Var Stones, double unique drops, and more. Learn about the Imperial City Celebration Event right here!



The Imperial City Celebration Event begins on Thursday, September 6 at 10:00AM EDT and will run until Monday, September 17 at 10:00AM EDT.

In order to participate in the liberation of the Imperial City during this event, you must own the Imperial City DLC game pack or get access via an ESO Plus™ membership. During the event period, you can acquire the DLC game pack from the Crown Store for 1250 Crowns (that’s a 50% discount) and nab the Imperial City Collector’s Bundle for 2200 crowns (a 60% discount).


The Imperial City Collector’s Bundle

The Collector's Bundle includes the Mind-Shriven Horse, the Mind-Shriven Skin, the Daedrat pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls in addition to the DLC game pack itself.

Once you have acquired the DLC game pack, you can venture into Cyrodiil’s capital via one of the three sewer entrances. You can find instructions on how to enter the Imperial City in this help article.

The Imperial City might be overrun with Daedra and warriors of the opposing Alliances, but it’s also filled with the untold riches of a fallen empire, and those bold enough to stand toe-to-toe with the enemy in the city’s besieged districts and sewers will find that the risks more than match the rewards.

While fighting to control the capital during the Celebration Event, you’ll earn the following bonus rewards:

• Double the amount of Tel Var Stones dropped from all monsters
• Double the chance of picking up either the Stonefire Scamp pet or the Soul-Shriven Skin
• Double the amount of Key Fragments
• Double the amount of sacks dropped by Cunning Scamps and Trove Scamps
• Double the amount of drops from bosses (including within the Imperial City itself and its dungeons)

You can earn the above rewards by taking part in any of the Imperial City activities. This includes battling the Daedra within the Imperial Sewers, capturing districts in the streets above, and delving into any of the DLC’s two dungeons: Imperial City Sewers and White-Gold Tower.


Climb the White-Gold Tower

Finally, as of Update 18, the Stonefire Scamp and Soul-Shriven Skin are packaged (rather uncomfortably) in Runeboxes, meaning if you pick one up you don’t want, you can put it up on Guild Traders for some extra coin!

The Imperial City is overrun with the minions of Molag Bal and pretenders to the Ruby Throne. Steal yourself into the city, clear out the Daedric infestation, and claim Tamriel’s shining capital once and for all. Great honor awaits those who answer the call, but if your desires are a little more mercenary, great riches await, too. Will you venture into the Imperial City? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook. 

QuakeCon 2018 is coming, and during the event, you can play The Elder Scrolls Online free, pick up ESO: Summerset and Crowns on sale,receive an exclusive pet and Twitch Drops, and more. Find out everything you need to know about ESO’s presence at the legendary convention right here.



We’re bringing ESO to QuakeCon in a big way this year, and whether you’re one of the lucky attendees in Texas or watching from home, there’s something for you to get excited about.

Starting Thursday, August 9 at 10:00AM EDT, you can play The Elder Scrolls Online free on all platforms (PC/Mac, PlayStation®4, and XboxOne). Once the event starts, visit our Free Play pageand select your platform of choice. You’ll be able to enjoy the ESO base game AND the Vvardenfell zone completely free until Wednesday, August 15 at 10:00AM EDT.

Note that you will not need PlayStation®Plus if playing on PlayStation®4 in order to download and participate in the event.



With the ESO base game, you’ll be able to explore Tamriel, reclaim your soul in an epic main story, and fight in a massive open-world PvP zone. For the first time, the Vvardenfell zone will also be available during the free play event, allowing you to visit the island home ofthe Dark Elves to help a god regain his lost power. If you already own the ESObase game, you’ll be able to enjoy access to the Vvardenfell zone during the event period, too!

Starting today and running for the duration of QuakeCon 2018,select Crown Packs, The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset (including DigitalCollector’s Edition and Upgrades), The Elder Scrolls Online Collection,and The Elder Scrolls Online Standard Edition are on sale.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset is the latest Chapterin The Elder Scrolls Online saga, allowing new and veteran players alike(there are no level requirements) to explore the isle of Summerset and uncovera Daedric conspiracy.

The sale is now live on all platforms, including the ESO Store, Steam Store,PlayStation®Store,and Xbox Store, and it will run until Monday, August 13. Check individual storefronts for complete sale details.

The Elder Scrolls Online Standard Edition will beavailable on sale until Monday, August 20.

On Friday at 12:00PM EDT, watch QuakeCon 2018’s keynote address live on Twitch to receive an exclusive ESO pet and Twitch Drops.The show will begin at 12:00PM EDT on Friday, August 10 and can be viewed on Bethesda’s official Twitch,Mixer,and YouTube channels.Note that you can only earn these rewards by watching on Twitch:

• Flame Atronach Wolf pet
• 5 Ouroboros Crown Crates

The ferocious FlameAtronach Wolf pet



To link your ESO account to Twitch, follow the instructions in this help article. Note that you are only able to link PC/Mac game accounts.The Ouroboros Crown Crates and Flame Atronach Wolf pet will be delivered to your ESO account by Friday, August 17.

If you are on console, don’t worry, you can acquire the pet AND Crown Crates by simply logging into the game and killing one enemy monster in the hour after the Keynote stream (between 1:00PM EDT and 2:00PM EDT). Console rewards will be delivered on August 28.

During the keynote, you’ll hear about ESO’s future from ZeniMax Online Studio’s own Game Director Matt Firor and Community Manager Gina Bruno. Together, they will share all-new information on the upcoming Wolfhunter and Murkmire DLC game packs. If you’re looking for the inside scoopon ESO’s return to Black Marsh, tune in this Friday!

Play ESO in the Exhibit Hall
If you’re lucky enough to make it to this year’s event, you can visit ESO in the Exhibit Hall from Friday, August 10 until Sunday, August 12. There, we’ll have machines set up with ESO: Summerset and members of the ZOS Development team ready to answer any questions you might have.


We’re coming to QuakeCon in a big way this year, and we can’t wait to show off ESO’s future and meet with our community. Whether you’re able to make it to the event in person or are watching from home, with the keynote, sale, and free play event, there’s something for everyone in Dallas! Let us know if you’re excited for ESO and QuakeCon 2018 on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook!

The Orsinium Celebration event is coming very soon. Read on for all the details!



Are you ready to explore the home of the Orcs? From Thursday, August 2 at 10:00AM EDT until Monday, August 13 at 10:00AM EDT, you will be able to pick up the Orsinium DLC game pack and the limited Collector's Bundle from the in-game Crown Store for big discounts off their regular Crown prices.

During the event, the Orsinium DLC game pack will be available for 750 Crowns (a huge 75% off). This massive DLC allows you to travel to the province of Wrothgar, experience an epic story, delve into two public dungeons, and test your might in the challenging Maelstrom Arena.



The Orsinium Collector's Bundle will also be available for 2000 Crowns (60% off its original price) and features the base DLC game pack in addition to a fearsome Cave Bear mount, a Cave Bear Cub pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls.

In tandem with the DLC game pack, the Pariah's Pinnacle home and the Malacath's Chosen Furnishing Pack are returning to the in-game Crown Store for the duration of the event. If you missed your chance to own this mountain retreat, now is the time!

In addition to the sale on the DLC game pack, any brave adventurers who venture into Wrothgar will enjoy a host of bonus rewards for different activities in the zone, including:

• Double items harvested from crafting nodes
  • Including Jewelry seams, but not including nodes spawned from Survey Reports
• Double the rewards received from chests in Maelstrom Arena for both Veteran and Normal difficulties
  • Including Transmute Crystals and Maelstrom weapons!
• Double the number of reward boxes received by completing Wrothgar's daily quests

If you're yet to experience the grand adventure that is found in the Orsinium DLC game pack, it's time to hop onto the cart and begin your voyage to Wrothgar!

Whether you're looking to stock up on rare materials and goods, experience a classic story of ambitious would-be kings, or want to show your worth in a challenging solo arena, the Orsinium Celebration Event brings newcomers and veterans alike to the home of the Orcs. Are you preparing for the long voyage to Wrothgar? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook.

The Orsinium Celebration Event begins on Thursday, August 2 at 10:00AM EDT and runs until Monday, August 13 at 10:00AM EDT. 

Glory awaits those who fight for themselves or their Alliance during the Midyear Mayhem PvP event. Celebrate the legendary warrior Pelinal Whitestrake and earn double XP, Alliance Points, and bonus rewards by taking part in ESO's PvP game modes!



The Midyear Mayhem event begins on Thursday, July 26 at 10:00AM EDT and will end on Monday, August 6 at 10:00AM EDT. During this time, you can win honor and bonus rewards by following the steps below:

• Visit the in-game Crown Store and acquire and activate the “Details on the Midyear Mayhem" ticket
• Travel to your Alliance War faction's main gate in Cyrodiil using the Alliance War menu
• Find the NPC called “Predicant Maera" and pick up the quest “Midyear Mayhem"
  • Note if you already completed the quest last year, you won't need to do it again
• Complete the quest to receive your Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity and a Pelinal's Midyear Boon Box
• Use the scroll to enjoy a two-hour, 100% buff in the Alliance War, Imperial City, and Battlegrounds to:
  • Alliance Points gained
  • XP gains for PvP player kills

You are able to keep the Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity and re-use it for the duration of the event. If you already completed the quest in last year's event, the scroll you received then will work, too. If you previously earned the scroll and misplaced it, don't worry, you can pick up another from Predicant Maera for 100 gold or 100 Alliance Points.

To ensure you're able to take the field, we are opening up two additional 7-day CP Alliance War campaigns during the event, and have additional ones ready to go if needed. There's never been a better time to fight for control of the Imperial province.

Those who claim victory on the field of battle can earn themselves a special collectible that is only available during the Midyear Mayhem event: the Midyear Victor's Laurel Wreath.

To earn this glorious headdress, you must unlock the “Star-Made Knight" achievement by completing each of the seven Midyear Mayhem event Achievements:

• Mayhem Connoisseur: Receive the blessing of the Whitestrake at one of the Alliance Gates during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Echo of Pelinal's Fury: Read a Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Hand of the Whitestrake: Acquire your 25th "Pelinal's Midyear Boon Box".
• Wrath of the Whitestrake: Defeat 50 opponents during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Pelinavant the Scourge: Win a Battleground match during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Pelinaline the Bloody: Capture a Keep in Cyrodiil during the Midyear Mayhem.
• Pelinerrif Insurgent: Capture an Imperial District during the Midyear Mayhem.

These Achievements require you to participate in both the Alliance War, Battlegrounds, and Imperial City matches. This means you must own the Imperial City DLC game pack in order to earn all the required Achievements.

As you earn glory in PvP, you'll receive Pelina's Midyear Boon Boxes in addition to your regular Rewards for the Worthy containers. This year, you can also earn the Boon Boxes from the repeatable Town, Battle, Bounty, Conquest, Scouting, and Warfront quests in Cyrodiil as well as the Battlegrounds repeatable quests, too.

These unique event boxes contain Tel Var Stones and a chance to receive one of these items:

• Transmute Crystals
• Alchemy reagents
• PvP consumables such as repair kits, forward camps, and siege weapons
• Motif pages for the Alliance and Akaviri styles
• Style items for your Alliance
• Akaviri style items
• Coldharbour siege weapons
• Prismatic Runestones
• Books of Pelinal housing items

During the event, all nodes in Cyrodiil and the Imperial City will drop double their regular resources, and the Cyrodiil PvP merchant Adhazabi Aba-daro (known as “The Golden") will stock Alliance War Legendary-quality jewelry. In the first week of the event, you are able to purchase necklaces, and in the second week, you can acquire rings. You can find Adhazabi in the Western Elsweyr Gate, Northern High Rock Gate, or Southern Morrowind Gate once you enter Cyrodiil.



Finally, you can get into the spirit of the Midyear Mayhem event and truly honor Pelinal Whitestrake by picking up the Star-Made Wolfshead costume from the in-game Crown Store from July 26 until July 30.

Glory awaits those who fight in the Alliance War, Battlegrounds, and Imperial City. Are you readying yourself for war? Whether you're fighting for your Alliance, your team, or yourself, now is the time to strike out and dive into ESO's exciting PvP. Let us know whether you're planning to take on your fellow players during the Midyear Mayhem event on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook.

The Midyear Mayhem event begins on Thursday, July 26 at 10:00AM EDT and will end on Monday, August 6 at 10:00AM EDT.

Thinking about ESO Plus™ membership? Take part in our upcoming Bonus Event to enjoy select ESO Plus benefits free. Already a member? You can earn up to six Psijic Vault Crown Crates simply by logging into the game! Read on to learn more about the next ESO Plus Bonus Event.



The ESO Plus Bonus Event begins on Tuesday, July 10 at 10:00AM EDT and will run until Monday, July 16 at 10:00AM EDT. During the event, ESO Plus members can earn up to six free Crown Crates just by logging into the game. If you're not already a member, don't worry, you can trial select ESO Plus benefits completely free for the event period. No strings attached!

To show our appreciation for existing ESO Plus members, we're giving out up to six free Psijic Vault Crown Crates during the event.

The Psijic Vault Crown Crates contain a host of strange and powerful items hidden from Tamriel for centuries by the monastic order. These items include fantastic beasts, mysterious collectibles and styles, and a selection of useful consumables.


Psijic Horse Exemplar mount


Skein Scorpion pet

You can discover some of items available in Psijic Vault Crown crates in our announcement article.

To take part in the ESO Plus Bonus Event, log into the game with an active paid ESO Plus membership (the free trial does not count, sorry) each day from July 10 until July 15. Note that in order to qualify, each unique login must occur within a 24-hour time period that starts at 10:00AM EDT and ends at 10:00AM EDT the next day. If you remain logged in over a two-day period, it will only count as a single entry. You must log completely out of the game and back in – only logging out to the character select screen will not work. The free Crown Crates will be delivered to your account by Friday, July 20. Check your Crown Crates menu!

During the event period, you can enjoy select ESO Plus benefits free for a limited time with no strings attached. This includes the following:

• Full access to DLC game packs – new zones, quests, dungeons, and more
  • Includes the Imperial City, Orsinium, Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, Shadows of the Hist, Horns of the Reach, Clockwork City, Dragon Bones, and Morrowind (zone and story)
• A Craft Bag offering you unlimited storage for all of your crafting materials
• Double Bank space for all the characters on your account
• 10% increase to Experience and Gold acquisition, Crafting Inspiration, and Trait Research rates
• Double Furnishings and Collectibles space in player housing
• Exclusive ability to dye costumes
• Double Transmute Crystal storage

(Note that the monthly stipend of 1500 Crowns available to paid members only.)



Here's what you need to do to trial ESO Plus and enjoy some of the above benefits completely free:

• Log into The Elder Scrolls Online.
• Navigate to the Crown Store.
• View the “Featured" category.
• Find and select the ESO Plus Free Trial.

You don't need to provide credit card or any other account info to check out ESO Plus. Simply go to the in-game Crown Store and activate it. Easy!

We love sharing and celebrating ESO Plus with the community. Are you thinking about picking up membership? Test it out yourself for free! Let us know if you're going to check out ESO Plus or earn some free Crown Crates this event on Twitter @ TESOnline and Facebook.

The ESO Plus Bonus Event begins at 10:00AM EDT Tuesday, June 10 and ends at 10:00AM EDT Monday July 16 on all platforms.