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Update: We have rescheduled this ESO Live for Wednesday, February 5, at 6PM EST due to previous technical difficulties.

Join us for the first ESO Live of the year as Dungeon Lead Mike Finnigan takes us on a tour of the two new Harrowstorm dungeons!

The show will kick off on Wednesday, February 5, at 6PM EST/11PM GMT and feature a walkthrough of both the Icereach and Unhallowed Grave dungeons, coming soon with the Harrowstorm DLC game pack. During the tour, Mike will talk about the dungeons’ unique setting, story, and challenges.

Before the tour, we’ll share stories from the recent Global Reveal Event in Las Vegas where we announced the Dark Heart of Skyrim and also present a short video from the combat team explaining the changes to Block currently on the PTS.

We’ll enable Twitch Drops throughout the show, so don’t forget to link your accounts! To catch all this, tune in at 6:00PM EST/11PM GMT this Wednesday, February 5, on TwitchYouTubeMixer, and Steam.
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Clash with your fellow players in Cyrodiil, the Battlegrounds, and Imperial City during the Midyear Mayhem event and you’ll earn bonus Alliance Points and exclusive new rewards!

Mayhem Returns
Midyear Mayhem is back, and the horns of war bellow once more from Thursday, January 23 at 10:00AM EST, until Tuesday, February 4 at 10:00AM EST. During this PvP event, you can earn bonus rewards, XP, and Alliance Points by battling your fellow players in the Alliance War, Battlegrounds, and Imperial City.
  1. Here’s how you can join the fight:
  2. Navigate to the in-game Crown Store and acquire the FREE “Details on the Midyear Mayhem" quest from the Quest Starters category.
  3. Travel to your faction's main gate in Cyrodiil from the Alliance War menu.
  4. Locate the NPC called “Predicant Maera" and acquire the quest titled “Midyear Mayhem." (If you completed the quest previously, you won't need to do it again.)
  5. Complete the quest to receive your Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity and a Pelinal's Midyear Boon Box.
  6. Use the scroll to activate a two-hour, 100% buff to Alliance Points and XP from player kills in PvP activities.
  7. To ensure you receive your due honors, hang on to the Scroll of Pelinal’s Ferocity and reuse it during the event period. If you happen to discard it, you can acquire another from Predicant Maera for 100 gold or 100 Alliance Points (look for her near Battleground camps for this purpose also).
Keep an eye out for three additional PvP campaigns opening up for the duration of the event, too! They won’t be Alliance locked.

Claim Your Rewards
During Midyear Mayhem, you can earn new collectibles as rewards in addition to the Midyear Victor’s Laurel Wreath.

Legion Zero Outfit Style Pages

You can don the garb of the legion by picking up the Outfit Style pages for the Legion Zero’s armor, dropped from bosses in the Imperial City, including those found in the sewers and the city proper.

Standard-Bearer Emotes

Show your colors with the Standard-Bearer emote! This new emote is earned by collecting 10 Standard-Bearer’s Emblems, found within the first Pelinal’s Midyear Boon Box you open each day per account. Once you have 10, you can combine them with a Standard-Bearer’s License (on sale for 50,000 AP) from Predicant Maera to create a Runebox with the emote for that character’s Alliance. Make sure to use it on a character of the Alliance whose banner you want to hold high!


Earn new rewards during Midyear Mayhem

Midyear Victor’s Laurel Wreath

As always, you can earn the Midyear Victor’s Laurel Wreath collectible by earning glory on the battlefield and completing the below event-specific 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.


Become the Star-Made Knight

Note that access to the Imperial City DLC game pack is required to earn all of the above Achievements (now free in the in-game Crown Store!).

Pelinal’s Boons
When you engage in PvP during the Midyear Mayhem event, you’ll receive Pelinal’s Midyear Boon Boxes in addition to your regular Rewards for the Worthy containers AND as rewards from various PvP daily quests. These dailies include:
  • Battleground quests from Battlemaster Rivyn
  • Scouting, Battle, Warfront, and Conquest Missions
  • Elder Scroll capture and recapture quests
  • Town quests in Vlastarus, Bruma, Cropsford, Cheydinhal, and Chorrol
  • Imperial City daily quests (Requires “The Sublime Protector” achievement, earned by completing the Imperial City main questline)

Pelinal’s Midyear Boon Boxes have a chance to contain the following 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
In addition to this, during the event, harvesting nodes within both Cyrodiil and the Imperial City drop double their regular resources, and the Cyrodiil merchant Adhazabi Aba-daro (also known as “The Golden”) stocks Alliance War Legendary-quality jewelry, with necklaces during the first weekend and rings during the second.

Earn Event Tickets
To earn Event Tickets during Midyear Mayhem, complete any of the following PvP daily quests:
  • Battleground quests from Battlemaster Rivyn
  • Scouting, Battle, Warfront, and Conquest Missions
  • Elder Scroll capture and recapture quests
  • Town quests in Vlastarus, Bruma, Cropsford, Cheydinhal, and Chorrol
  • Imperial City daily quests (Requires “The Sublime Protector” achievement, earned by completing the Imperial City main questline)
When you complete one of these quests, you receive three Event Tickets in addition to your regular rewards. Note that you can earn only three tickets per day per account, resetting at 1:00AM EST each morning.

During the event, the Impresario will stock the following items:
  • Indrik Feathers
  • Legion Zero Outfit Style pages
  • Standard-Bearer Emotes
  • Spectral Berries of Bloom
  • Spectral Berries of Budding
This event features the first two Indrik Berries for this quarter’s evolution, the otherworldly Spectral Indrik! Be aware that if you purchase the Legion Zero Outfit Style pages and Banner Emote items for Event Tickets, they are bound to your account, meaning you can’t trade them.


Collect berries for the Spectral Indrik!

You can acquire 39 Event Tickets during this event. Additionally, the Impresario continues to sell all Feathers throughout, allowing you to unlock a new Nascent Indrik, too.

Fight for Glory
Wage war against your fellow players in the Battlegrounds, Cyrodiil, and Imperial City, and you’ll be honored with bonus rewards and new collectibles. Whether you’re a seasoned campaign veteran or a recruit ready to test your mettle, the Midyear Mayhem event is the perfect opportunity to check out ESO’s unique PvP action. Are you ready and willing to fight for glory? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnlineInstagram, and Facebook!

The Midyear Mayhem in-game event begins on Thursday, January 23 at 10:00AM EST, and runs until Tuesday, February 4 at 10:00AM EST.
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Yesterday evening, we announced The Elder Scrolls Online’s next big year-long adventure and Chapter live from the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas. In case you missed it, here’s everything we showcased and announced during the big event!

A New Year-Long Tale
The event’s biggest reveals, of course, were the announcement of both the Dark Heart of Skyrim year-long adventure and Greymoor Chapter, and the show kicked off on a high note with this new cinematic trailer:


ZOS’s Creative Director Rich Lambert and Bethesda Softwork's SVP of Global Marketing and Communications Pete Hines took the stage to discuss the new Chapter, showcasing the content’s new zone, storyline, and systems. You can watch the entirety of the announcement HERE on Twitch.

Post-Show Fun
With the announcement stream complete, we went into a post-show with Community Team members Jessica Folsom and Gina Bruno, who hosted community guests and ESO Dev Team members such as Dungeon Lead Mike Finnigan and Loremaster Leamon Tuttle! Watch it HERE on Twitch.

Viewing Rewards
For hitting 80,000 concurrent viewers during our Dark Heart of Skyrim global announcement stream, we're giving all ESO players the Long-Winged Bat pet. To qualify, simply log into the game and kill any enemy monster any time between now and January 22, 2020 at 11:59 PM EST.

As long as you qualify, you’ll receive your Long-Winged Bat pet by the first week of February. It’ll be added to your Collections automatically.

We weren't able to hit our 150,000 concurrent viewer target required to unlock the ESO team member's IRL “Snow Bear Plunge,” but we're going to do it anyway! Keep an eye out on our social channels for information in the near future on when we dive in, and thank you for watching the show!

Skyrim Needs Heroes
With the announcement of the Dark Heart of Skyrim and Greymoor Chapter, we’re set for another exciting year of adventure. Are you ready to return to the land of the Nords? Let us know on Twitter at @TESOnlineInstagram, or Facebook.
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor arrives May 18 for PC/Mac and June 2 for Xbox One and PlayStation®4. Learn about the new Chapter’s editions and bonus rewards here, including how to pre-purchase.
Pre-Purchase Now

You can pre-purchase Greymoor right now on select digital platforms and storefronts, including the ESO StoreSteam, and Microsoft Store. Greymoor is coming soon to the PlayStation®Store—check this help article for more information. To get started, click HERE and select your edition, platform, and retailer.

Greymoor launches for PC/Mac on May 18 and PlayStation®4 and Xbox One on June 2. In addition to this, Greymoor will be coming to Stadia. Stay tuned for more information about how you can play ESO on Stadia in the coming months!

Pre-Order and Pre-Purchase Rewards

If you pre-purchase The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, you gain access to exclusive rewards, including:
  • Pre-Order Costume: Jarl Finery
    • This rugged but stylish raiment is typically reserved for northern nobility—just more proof of your heroic stature!
  • Pre-Order Pet: Sacrificial Pocket Mammoth
    • Though the arcane markings indicate its status as a sacrificial offering, these creatures often end up trundling along after soft-hearted souls like yourself.
  • Pre-Order Reward: Nightfall Preview Crown Crate
    • A select collection of Nightfall-themed items!
  • Pre-Order Reward: Western Skyrim Treasure Maps
    • A collection of three Western Skyrim Treasure Maps.
  • Pre-Order Adornment: Jarl Crown
    • Crafted from horker leather and metal reworked from weapons, this circlet marks your lofty status among the Nords.
  • Pre-Order Reward: Two XP Scrolls
    • 50% XP scrolls, created by a Priestess of Meridia, to help you get started on your adventures.
The above pre-order items arrive upon the game’s launch for your platform. In addition to this, should you pre-purchase Greymoor digitally, you also instantly unlock this exclusive in-game mount:
  • Pre-Purchase Mount: Holdbreaker Warhorse
    • Even the stoutest castle gates splinter under the thundering hooves of the exclusive Holdbreaker Warhorse! Astride this hardy steed, victory on the battlefield is assured.


Pre-order and pre-purchase rewards

Finally, should you pre-purchase The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Standard Edition or Digital Collector’s Edition, you’ll also receive instant access to the ESO base game and ALL previous Chapter releases, including the Morrowind, Summerset, and Elsweyr Chapters. Immediately begin your adventures in Tamriel!

Greymoor Editions
There are five unique editions of Greymoor currently available for pre-purchase. Whether you’re a new player or veteran, there’s bound to be an edition that’s perfect for you.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Physical Collector’s Edition
The Greymoor Physical Collector’s Edition is available ONLY as a physical version and includes the brand-new Greymoor Chapter (note: NOT the base game or previous Chapters) in addition to a selection of unique physical and digital items, including:

Digital Items (unlocked at launch)
  • Exclusive Pet: Death Hound
    • "I grew tired of the crush of humanity, so I got a Death Hound. Now I can't enter most taverns, but I also don't have people crowding my space."—Theldyn Faden
  • Exclusive Memento: Orb of Magnus
    • Hide from the oppressive light of Magnus with this memento.
  • Exclusive Mount: Crypt Warden Death Hound
    • Once these death hounds served crypt wardens exclusively, stalking the gloomy barrows of Skyrim in search of prey.
  • Exclusive Outfit Style Conversions: Swordthane
    • Claim a highly respected role among the Nords, the swordthane, and convert your gear to this distinctive style.
  • Exclusive Emote Pack: Skyrim
    • Skyrim-themed pack that includes the emotes Arrow to the Knee, Missing Sweetroll, and Ragnar the Red.


Collector’s Edition digital items (and pre-purchase mount)

Physical Items
  • Vampire Lord Statue
    • A menacing sculpture of a great Vampire Lord.
  • Set of Four Collector's Coins
    • Based on each of the realms found in ESO’s Chapters, including Vvardenfell, Summerset, Northern Elsweyr, and Western Skyrim.
  • Exclusive Steelbook
    • Hardy as a Nord’s ass (donkey!).
  • Map of Western Skyrim
    • Plan your adventures into the home of the Nords.
  • One Month of ESO Plus
    • Enjoy access to select ESO Plus benefits, including the Craft Bag, DLC access, and more!


Physical Collector’s Edition physical items

If you pre-purchase this edition of Greymoor, as mentioned above, you also receive all pre-order rewards and the pre-purchase exclusive mount at launch. The Physical Collector’s Edition will be available in stores for all platforms on May 18, however, please note that if you pick up your copy on this date for PlayStation®4 or Xbox One, you won’t be able to play the new content until the console launch date of June 2. 

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition
The Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition includes instant access to the ESO base game and the Morrowind, Summerset, and Elsweyr Chapters in addition to the brand-new Greymoor Chapter at launch. It also includes a selection of unique digital items, including:

Digital Items (unlocked at launch)
  • Exclusive Pet: Death Hound
    • "I grew tired of the crush of humanity, so I got a Death Hound. Now I can't enter most taverns, but I also don't have people crowding my space."—Theldyn Faden
  • Exclusive Memento: Orb of Magnus
    • Hide from the oppressive light of Magnus with this memento.
  • Exclusive Mount: Crypt Warden Death Hound
    • Once these death hounds served crypt wardens exclusively, stalking the gloomy barrows of Skyrim in search of prey.
  • Exclusive Outfit Style Conversions: Swordthane
    • Claim a highly respected role among the Nords, the swordthane, and convert your gear to this distinctive style.
  • Exclusive Emote Pack: Skyrim
    • Skyrim-themed pack that includes the emotes Arrow to the Knee, Missing Sweetroll, and Ragnar the Red.
If you pre-purchase this edition of Greymoor, you also receive all pre-order rewards at launch and immediate access to the pre-purchase exclusive mount.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition Upgrade
The Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition Upgrade includes the new Greymoor Chapter and a selection of unique digital items, including:

Digital Items (unlocked at launch)
  • Exclusive Pet: Death Hound
    • "I grew tired of the crush of humanity, so I got a Death Hound. Now I can't enter most taverns, but I also don't have people crowding my space."—Theldyn Faden
  • Exclusive Memento: Orb of Magnus
    • Hide from the oppressive light of Magnus with this memento.
  • Exclusive Mount: Crypt Warden Death Hound
    • Once these death hounds served crypt wardens exclusively, stalking the gloomy barrows of Skyrim in search of prey.
  • Exclusive Outfit Style Conversions: Swordthane
    • Claim a highly respected role among the Nords, the swordthane, and convert your gear to this distinctive style.
  • Exclusive Emote Pack: Skyrim
    • Skyrim-themed pack that includes the emotes Arrow to the Knee, Missing Sweetroll, and Ragnar the Red.
If you pre-purchase this edition of Greymoor, you also receive all pre-order rewards at launch and immediate access to the pre-purchase exclusive mount.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Upgrade
The Greymoor Digital Upgrade includes the new Greymoor Chapter. If you pre-purchase this edition of Greymoor, you also receive all pre-order rewards at launch and immediate access to the pre-purchase exclusive mount.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Standard Edition
The Greymoor Standard Edition includes instant access to the ESO base game and the Morrowind, Summerset, and Elsweyr Chapters in addition to the brand-new Greymoor Chapter at launch.

If you pre-purchase this edition of Greymoor, you also receive all pre-order rewards at launch and immediate access to the pre-purchase exclusive mount.

Begin Your Adventure Now

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor is coming soon for PC/Mac, Xbox One, and PlayStation®4, but you can immediately access the game AND ride the Holdbreaker Warhorse mount if you pre-purchase it digitally today. Are you prepared to return to the home of the Nords and delve into Skyrim’s dark heart? Let us know which edition you’ll be picking up on Twitter @TESOnlineFacebook, and Instagram using the #DarkHeartOfSkyrim hashtag!

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor is coming for PC/Mac on May 18 and PlayStation®4 and Xbox One on June 2. Pre-purchase Greymoor now digitally to receive unique bonus rewards and gain immediate access to the Holdbreaker Warhorse in-game mount (digital only—conditions apply). Don't miss out!
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Uncover deathly secrets in the Dark Heart of Skyrim, ESO's next big year-long adventure. Beginning this February with the Harrowstorm DLC, the story continues with the new Chapter, The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, arriving PC/Mac on May 18 and Xbox One and PlayStation®4 on June 2.



The Dark Heart of Skyrim

An ancient evil emerges from the depths, intent on devouring the souls of Skyrim. A dark tide of monsters rise from Blackreach and threatens to plunge all of Tamriel into darkness.

In the Dark Heart of Skyrim, you can experience a new year-long adventure, beginning with the upcoming Harrowstorm DLC dungeon pack and continuing through the Greymoor Chapter and beyond. You can experience the entire massive story in these upcoming releases:
Keep an eye on for more updates on this new year-long epic soon, starting with Harrowstorm!

The Elder Scrolls Online: Harrowstorm

The Dark Heart of Skyrim storyline begins with the Harrowstorm dungeon DLC, kicking off as soon as this February. Featuring two new dungeons, Harrowstorm has you contend with a supernatural storm in Icereach and explore the depths of Unhallowed Grave. As you discover the dark forces that threaten Skryim, the events of this DLC will lead directly into the Greymoor Chapter.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor

Supernatural harrowstorms plague Western Skyrim, and dark beasts, led by a powerful Vampire Lord, devour souls to further their mysterious plans. In The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, ESO’s newest Chapter, you must defend the besieged Nords and uncover the evil behind this monstrous resurgence.  

This Chapter brings all-new adventures to ESO players, including:
  •  A new zone to explore: Western Skyrim
  • A gothic main story quest line that ties into the Dark Heart of Skyrim adventure
  • An intriguing new system: Antiquities
  • A massive new 12-player Trial: Kyne’s Aegis
  • New world events: Harrowstorms
  • New delves, public dungeons, and stand-alone quests
  • Updates and quality-of-life improvements including a rework of the Vampire Skill Line (free for all ESO players)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor is coming to PC/Mac on May 18 and Xbox One and PlayStation®4 on June 2. You can pre-purchase Greymoor right now for PC/Mac and Xbox One. Greymoor is coming soon to the PlayStation®Store—check this help article for more information.

In addition to this, we are thrilled to announce that Greymoor will be coming to Stadia. Stay tuned for more information about how you can play ESO on Stadia in the coming months!

Explore Skyrim Above and Below

In Greymoor, you can return to the snow-swept home of the Nords and explore the region of Western Skyrim. Currently in ESO, you adventure along Skyrim’s eastern zones of Eastmarch, Bleakrock, and the Rift, but in this new Chapter, you can explore the other side of the province, including the city of Solitude and the deepest depths of Blackreach, a subterranean world beneath!


Explore Solitude 1000 years before The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

As you venture across this new zone, you’ll encounter the hardy Nords who call it home and discover a host of interesting side quests, delves, public dungeons, world bosses, a trial, and the new harrowstorm world events. Enough to keep any intrepid adventurer busy!

A Gothic Tale

As part of the Dark Heart of Skyrim year-long adventure, Greymoor’s main story continues the ominous narrative that begins in the Harrowstorm DLC dungeon pack. In this latest Chapter, you must investigate the evil behind the supernatural storms that have swept across the region.

While Greymoor’s main story is part of the year-long tale, you don’t need to have completed the Harrowstorm DLC to follow and enjoy the adventure. How you choose to experience Tamriel and the Dark Heart of Skyrim is up to you!

Antiquities System

The new Chapter also features the all-new antiquities system. This in-game activity allows you to uncover lost artifacts scattered across Tamriel. As an up-and-coming archaeologist, you can scry the location of ancient relics and excavate them via a series of new minigames.


Discover and unearth lost relics

The relics you can uncover include unique collectibles such as furnishings and mementos, and they are not limited to the new zone, but instead see you travel to every corner of the continent. Tamriel’s hidden history is yours to discover!

Pre-Purchase Greymoor Now
You can pre-purchase The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor now to receive unique rewards at launch, including the Jarl Finery costume, Jarl Crown adornment, Sacrificial Pocket Mammoth pet (actual sacrifice optional), Treasure Maps, a Nightfall Preview Crown Crate, and Experience Scrolls. In addition to this, for digital pre-purchases only, you receive immediate access to the Holdbreaker Warhorse mount!


The stout Holdbreaker Warhorse mount

Greymoor will be available in the following editions:
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Standard Edition
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Upgrade
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition Upgrade
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Physical Collector’s Edition
The Greymoor Collector’s Edition comes with all the pre-purchase bonuses in addition to a host of unique digital goodies. For more information on each version of Greymoor and to find out which one is right for you, review our editions article. Finally, you can pre-purchase Greymoor on our Buy Now page right now!

Uncover the Dark Heart

Monsters emerge from the deeps of Western Skyrim, threatening all of Tamriel in the year-long Dark Heart of Skyrim adventure. The new Greymoor Chapter is at the center of this amazing new tale, so keep an eye out for more information regarding the new Chapter and epic storyline in the coming months. Skyrim needs heroes!

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor is coming for PC/Mac on May 18 and PlayStation®4 and Xbox One on June 2. Pre-purchase Greymoor now digitally to receive unique bonus rewards and gain immediate access to the Holdbreaker Warhorse in-game mount (digital only—conditions apply). Don't miss out!
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Get ESO Plus membership with no strings attached during our free trial from now until January 23 and enjoy access to the Craft Bag, DLCs, and much more!

Get ESO Plus Free

The ESO Plus Free Trial is now live and will run until Thursday, January 23, at 10:00AM EST. During this trial period, you gain access to the following ESO Plus benefits:
  • Full access to DLC game packs—new zones, quests, dungeons, and more 
    • Includes Imperial CityOrsiniumThieves GuildDark BrotherhoodShadows of the HistHorns of the ReachClockwork City, Dragon BonesMorrowind (zone and story), Wolfhunter, Murkmire, Wrathstone, Summerset, Scalebreaker, and Dragonhold
  • A Craft Bag offering you unlimited storage for all your crafting materials  
  • Double Bank space for all characters on your account 
  • 10% increase to Experience and Gold acquisition, Crafting Inspiration and Trait Research rates 
  • Double Furnishings and Collectibles space in player housing 
  • Exclusive ability to dye costumes 
  • Double Transmute Crystal storage 
Note: The monthly crown stipend and ESO Plus deals are available only to paid members (not free trial members). You can check out everything that comes with ESO Plus on our website.

Ready to enjoy the benefits of membership? Here’s how you can get started:
  • Log into The Elder Scrolls Online.
  • Navigate to the Crown Store.
  • Select the ESO Plus tab.
  • Select “Free Trial!”
No credit card info is required to try out ESO Plus. Just visit the in-game Crown Store and activate it.

Get the Most Out of Tamriel

Store almost unlimited crafting items, explore new and amazing parts of Tamriel, and enjoy boosts to XP, gold, crafting inspiration, and more. There are tons of reasons to check out everything ESO Plus membership offers to Tamriel’s brave adventurers.

Let us know if you’ll be making the most out of the ESO Plus Free Trial this week via Twitter @TESOnlineFacebook, and Instagram!

The ESO Plus Trial is happening now until Thursday, January 23 at 10:00AM EDT.
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The next Chapter for The Elder Scrolls Online has been fully unveiled - and it sounds pretty high-stakes, as players will explore Western Skyrim as it suffers under the rule of a vampire lord.

Initially teased during the Game Awards in December, yesterday ZeniMax released a cinematic trailer for the game's 2020 Chapter, Greymoor, which is part of a year-long "interconnected adventure" of four updates. Greymoor is set to launch on PC and Mac on 18th May, then Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on 2nd June, and will open up vast swathes of Western Skyrim and a cavern called Blackreach. That sounds welcoming.

So, what the hell's going on here? Greymoor is set 900 years before The Elder Scrolls 5, and the western regions look a little different. Thanks to the aforementioned vampire lord, the land has been transformed into a dark and sinister place filled with vampires, witches and werewolves. In other words, the young adult section of a bookstore.

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In the land of Skyrim, it turns out, you’re never more than a hundred feet from a vampire. The Elder Scrolls Online has planned a series of updates dubbed “The Dark Heart Of Skyrim”, where you’ll spend the rest of the year rooting out the bastards from the land of the Nords. That starts with the Harrowstorm dungeon DLC at some point in February, to be followed by the chunkier Greymoor expansion on May 18th. One daddy vampire is a particular problem, and Greymoor is all about romping through ice, snow, and underground caverns to stop him. Unlike how these numpties completely fail to in this trailer.

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At the game awards in December, The Elder Scrolls Online debuted a teaser trailer putting a pin in last year's adventures in Elsweyr and teasing this year's new excursion to Skyrim. Today Bethesda is showing off more of what to expect when we return to the Nord homeland. The snow and ice will have an extra bite, it turns out, because Western Skyrim has a vampire problem. 

Despite The Elder Scrolls V permanently linking Skyrim with dragons in our minds, ESO just got done with those particular baddies in Elsweyr. The new areas of Skyrim coming to the MMO version of Tamriel are designed to tell darker, "gothic" stories. A vampire lord has amassed an army of other vampires, witches, and weres to terrorize the north. Lyris Titanborn, the nord with giant blood from ESO's original campaign story, will join players for the full year of the Skyrim arc.

The next year of ESO is officially called Dark Heart Of Skyrim, spread out over four updates throughout the year, starting with the Harrowstorm dungeon DLC. In February, all players will have access to the free prologue quest for Dark Heart of Skyrim and players who have bought or upgraded to the new expansion will continue on to the dungeon. On May 18th, the Greymoor chapter, which seems to be the meat of the story for the first half of the year, will continue the events from Harrowstorm. 

The second half of the year will add another dungeon and story zone to ESO's map, both of which are so far unannounced. The year's updates will also bring new public dungeons, Harrowstorm group world events similar to the current Dark Anchors, and a 12-person trial called Kyne's Aegis.

As with Elsweyr, The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor is becoming the definitive edition of the game. New players who buy ESO for the first time will start their adventure in Western Skyrim at level one while getting ESO's past chapters packed in. Current players can upgrade to Greymoor which will also include ESO's other chapters: Morrowind, Summerset, and Elsweyr.

Correction: This story originally indicated that the Greymoor Chapter will be accessible with an ESO Plus subscription. That is not the case.

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The next big Elder Scrolls Online adventure is right around the corner, and you can watch the spectacular Vegas announcement via https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda this Thursday, January 16.

The Global Reveal Event kicks off live from the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas on Thursday, January 16 at 2PM PST (5PM EST). If you’re lucky enough to be attending the event in person (RSVPs are now closed), the doors will open earlier at 12PM PST.

During the show, ZeniMax Online Studio’s Creative Director Rich Lambert and Bethesda Softwork’s SVP of Global Marketing and Communications Pete Hines will take the stage and reveal your next big adventure in the world of Tamriel, including the upcoming Chapter and year-long saga.

Watching the stream? You and your fellow viewers can unlock exclusive rewards! In addition to Twitch Drops on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda, you can unlock unique rewards that ALL ESO players can enjoy simply by tuning into the stream from various sources including Twitch, Mixer, Facebook, YouTube, VK, or Steam. As the show hits various concurrent viewer count milestones, the following rewards will unlock:
  • 80,000 Concurrent Viewers: The Long-Winged Bat pet
  • 150,000 Concurrent Viewers: A surprise reward inspired by community submissions
Stick around after the big announcement for the official post show, too, as Jessica Folsom and Gina Bruno from the ESO Community Team dive into more details from the big reveal with the following special guests:
Keep an eye out for special guest streams before and after the announcement from ESO community members, including a pre-show from SypherPK and livestreams from the event after the big announcement from Alcast, Ninja614, and KayPOWXD—there might even be some special dev interviews, too!

Finally, be sure to check out your local Bethesda or ESO social channels on the big day, as there will also be a host of unique streaming events and activities all across the world!

Whether you’re attending in person or watching the show from home, you’ll enjoy big-time reveals, excitement, and plenty of fun during our global reveal event, so be sure to tune in on Thursday, January 16 at 5PM EST, from your livestreaming platform of choice. We’ll see you there!
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