Prepare to continue your Dark Heart of Skyrim adventure as the team reveals the next release in the year-long saga and upcoming base-game update.

This Thursday, July 9 at 3PM EDT/8PM BST, tune in to https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda for the first live look at the upcoming Q3 DLC release and Update 27. Learn about your next big adventure as a mystery developer guest joins Jessica Folsom and Gina Bruno of the ESO community team to announce and preview the new DLC release, its content and setting, and how it fits into the Dark Heart of Skyrim year-long epic.

There’ll also be Twitch Drops enabled (link your account), and as always the show will also feature the latest news (including PTS information for the new DLC and Update 27), giveaways, and plenty of laughs. If you’re excited to learn about your next big adventure, join us this Thursday, July 9 at 3PM EDT/8PM BST, on Twitch—see you there!

With the new Steam Points Shop open indefinitely, you can now exchange Steam Points for ESO-themed backgrounds and emoticons! Spruce up your Steam profile by adding a new background to represent ESO or invest in some emoticons to spread your love for your favorite faction!

Check out The Elder Scrolls Online goodies here.

Please note that you will need at least two hours of playtime on The Elder Scrolls Online and own it on Steam to exchange for these backgrounds and emoticons.

For more information on how to earn Steam Points and what else you can exchange with them, read Steam's article here.

You can take your first steps into Tamriel at 60% off on Steam right now during the Summer Sale.

The Steam Summer Sale is now live, and you can pick up The Elder Scrolls Online: Standard Edition for up to 60% from the Steam Store.

If you’re ready to begin your journey into Tamriel, the Standard Edition is ideal for brand-new players looking for a whole world of stories, characters, and adventures to discover, including four unique classes to master and 23 amazing zones to explore. However, because this edition includes the Morrowind Chapter, you’ll also gain an additional zone, a unique storyline, and the Warden class, too!

This sale is now live on the Steam Store, but it is available only until July 9, 2020, so don’t miss out!

Are you ready to experience a world without limits and begin your adventures in Tamriel? Let us know via @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook.

Learn how you can get a free Infernium Dwarven Spiderling pet when you verify your email address and opt in to marketing emails.

From now until the end of June, ESO players that have a verified email address and have also opted in to receive marketing emails will receive a free Infernium Dwarven Spiderling pet. Here’s exactly what you need to do to get your hands on this arachnid automaton.

Verify Your Email

To see if you have a verified email address, log in to your ESO account on the official website. If you can log in, congratulations! You have a verified email address.

If you are on console and have not verified your email, you can find instructions for both PlayStation®4 and Xbox One in this help article. If you are having trouble logging in to your account, you can recover your account using this form.

Opting In to Email

To opt in to marketing emails, log in to your ESO account, navigate to your Options menu, and then select Account. From there, under “Marketing Preferences” you can enable marketing emails.

You can also do this from the official website. From your account page, select “Marketing Preferences” under the Account Summary section, then check the “I would like to receive news about new events and promotions” box and select “Save.”

By opting in to marketing emails, you’ll receive information on latest news, trailers, sales, and more. You can opt out of marketing emails at any time by changing your Marketing Preferences as noted above (or using the unsubscribe feature included in our marketing emails).

Opt-in to receive this pet!

That’s it! As long as you have a verified email address and have opted into marketing emails by July 1 at 2:59AM EDT, you are eligible to receive the free pet.

We will email a code for the Infernium Dwarven Spiderling pet during the month of July, so keep an eye on your inbox. Once you have received it, you can redeem your code by navigating to the in-game Crown Store and selecting “Redeem Code” from there. You can also log in to your account on the official website and select the “Redeem Code” link under Account Summary.

If you have any questions or concerns concerning getting your new pet, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team on Twitter or the Help Portal, or reach out to us directly via @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook.

Bring glory to your Alliance, your guild, or yourself during the Midyear Mayhem PvP event and you’ll earn double Alliance Points, XP, and unique rewards.

Update: We're extending our PvP Event to July 8 at 10:00AM EDT! Earn your last-minute Event Tickets and grab those final Berries for the Icebreath Indrik while you still can!


Midyear Mayhem returns to Cyrodiil, the Imperial City, and the battlegrounds this Thursday, June 25 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST, and will continue until Wednesday, July 8 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST. During this event, you can claim additional rewards when battling your fellow players in PvP activities, including double XP and Alliance points and event-specific collectibles, Achievements, and titles. 

Here’s how you can join the battle:

1. Visit the in-game Crown Store to acquire the “Details on the Midyear Mayhem" quest
2. Travel to your Alliance War faction's main gate in Cyrodiil using the Alliance War menu or a Battlegrounds camp outside major cities
1. You are no longer required to travel to Cyrodiil to kick off the event
3. Find the NPC named “Predicant Maera" and continue the quest
1. If you already completed the quest last year, you won't need to do it again
4. Complete the quest to receive your Scroll of Pelinal's Ferocity and a Pelinal's Midyear Boon Box
5. Use the scroll to enjoy a two-hour, 100% buff in the Alliance War, Imperial City, and Battlegrounds to:
1. Alliance Points gained
2. XP gains for PvP player kills

Celebrate Pelinal’s (violent) legacy with Predicant Maera

You can keep reusing the Scroll of Pelinal’s Ferocity throughout the event. If you happen to lose it, don’t worry: you can get another from Predicant Maera or use the nearby Basin of the Gore Virtuous instead.

Throughout the event, in addition to bonus Alliance Points and XP, you can also earn Midyear Mayhem-specific collectibles, reward boxes, and more.  

NEW Second Legion Outfit Style Pages

Wear the classically Imperial raiment of the Imperial City’s Second Legion with new tradeable Outfit Style pages, dropped by bosses within the Imperial City, including those found in the city itself and the sewers.

Legion Zero Outfit Style Pages

You can also earn tradeable Outfit Style pages for the Legion Zero’s armor, also dropped from bosses in the Imperial City and Imperial City sewers.

Standard-Bearer Emotes

Earned by collecting 10 Standard-Bearer’s Emblems, found within the first Pelinal’s Midyear Boon Box you open each day per account. Combine 10 of them with a Standard-Bearer’s License (on sale for 50,000 AP) from Predicant Maera to create a Runebox with the emote.

Dress like an Imperial!

Midyear Victor’s Laurel Wreath

As always, you can earn the Midyear Victor’s Laurel Wreath collectible by completing all of the Midyear Mayhem Achievements below:

• 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.

Note that access to the Imperial City DLC game pack is required to earn all of the above Achievements, so pick it up FREE from the in-game Crown Store!

Boon Boxes

As you battle your fellow players in Cyrodiil, the battlegrounds, and the Imperial City, you’ll also earn Pelinal’s Midyear Boon Boxes. You can get these in addition to your regular Rewards for the Worthy containers and as PvP daily quest rewards from the following:

• 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

Fight to capture Cyrodiil and glory

When you receive and open one of Pelinal’s boons, you have a chance to receive 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

Resource Notes and “The Golden”

Finally, throughout the event, harvesting nodes within Cyrodiil and the Imperial City will 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.

During the Midyear Mayhem event, you can earn up to four Event Tickets per day by completing two different PvP activities:

• Two tickets for completing any Cyrodiil or Battlegrounds daily quest
• Two tickets for completing any Imperial City district daily quests

The Event Ticket timer resets at 1:00AM EDT/6:00AM BST each morning. Note that if you earn new Event Tickets over the 12-limit cap, you’ll lose them. Good thing there’s plenty of things to spend them on at Impresario vendor during the event:

• Second Legion Outfit Style pages (can’t be traded)
• Zero Legion Outfit Style pages (can’t be traded)
• Standard-Bearer Emotes
• Group Repair Kits
• Icebreath Berries (including Bloom, Budding, Growth, and Ripeness)
• Indrik Feathers
• Rimedusk Indrik pet

Don’t forget, this event is your chance to complete the serene Icebreath Indrik!

So pretty!


For more on how Event Tickets and Indriks work, don’t hesitate to check out our guide.


Prove your worth in the Alliance War, Imperial City, and Battlegrounds, and you’ll receive bonus XP and Alliance points in addition to event-specific rewards, Achievements, and titles. There’s never been a better time to take the fight to your fellow players! Let us know if you’re ready for the return of Midyear Mayhem via @TESOnline, Instagram, and Facebook.

The Midyear Mayhem in-game event begins on Thursday, June 25 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST, and will end on Tuesday, July 7 at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST.
Events Announcements

Show off your sense of style and interior design skills for a chance to win some fantastic ESO prizes!

To celebrate the release of the new Greymoor Chapter, we are happy to announce a Vampire- and Nord-themed housing contest!

During the contest period, which runs from now until Friday, July 3 at 11:59PM EDT, you can submit one screenshot (per category) of your home/room that embraces one of the following themes:

1. A Home Fit for a Vampire: Design a home fit for a single Vampire lord or an entire brood   

2. Nord Homestead: Craft a lodging that would make any true Nord proud     

To enter, simply upload your screenshot directly to the entry form at the bottom of this article.

You can read the official rules here—please note that you can submit only one screenshot per category. PC players using an add-on like Essential Housing Tools must disable any add-on generated textures and effects prior to submitting the screenshot.

After the contest period ends, members of the ESO Dev Team and Stream Team member JHartEllis will review the submissions and choose one winner and two runners-up per category. 

We will award all winners an ESO prize package, including the following items:

Two Grand Prize Winners

• 21,000 crowns to spend in the ESO Crown Store
• A house of your choice (includes previous limited-time offers)
• Vampiric Sovereign Statue (digital)*
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition
• Vampiric Libations Bundle*
• A Music Box of your choice (includes previous limited-time offers)

Four Runners-Up

• 5,500 crowns to spend in the ESO Crown Store
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Digital Collector’s Edition
• A Music Box of your choice (includes previous limited-time offers)

*These items are planned to be released in the Crown Store at a later date.

We will announce all winners in July. Please see the Official Rules for details and restrictions. Good luck and happy decorating!

Kyne’s Aegis needs help, and the ESO Community team and an all-star group of Stream Team members have answered the call!

Join us live on Twitch this Friday, May 29 at 4PM EDT/9PM BST as the community team recruits a host of amazing Stream Team members to run through Greymoor’s new Trial, Kyne’s Aegis.

To help take the fight to the giants, vampires, and worse assaulting the Nord holdfast, we have assembled a mighty team of streamers, including:

• Ninja614 (Tank)
  
• Bertferkins (Tank)
  
• JebroUnity (Heals)
  
• KyleDempsterStudios (Heals)
  
• Gina (DPS)
  
• Jess (DPS)
  
• Matygon (DPS)
  
• 0periodproductions (DPS)
  
• LuckyGhostTV (DPS)
  
• AlcastHQ (DPS)
  
• StarDancer (DPS)
  
• DacuTV (DPS)

Note that we’ve also included their roles above, so you know exactly who to blame when it all goes wrong. Both Jess and Gina from the community team are going in blind, so anything is possible!

We’ll have Twitch Drops enabled throughout (link your accounts), so be sure to tune in this Friday, May 29 at 4:00PM EDT/9:00PM BST on Twitch. Good luck team!

The Dark Heart of Skyrim beats from the depths in The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, the latest adventure in the Elder Scrolls universe.

A chilling evil from the First Era awakens, and Skyrim needs heroes. Explore the snow-swept region of Western Skyrim, discover Tamriel's hidden history, and face an ancient vampiric threat as part of a year-long story.

Greymoor is available on Steam right now!

Tune in to see Loremaster Leamon Tuttle and Art Director CJ Grebb unbox the Greymoor Physical Collector’s Edition and answer your Greymoor art and lore questions!

Join us this Friday at 4PM EDT/9PM BST on Twitch as community team members Gina Bruno and Jessica Folsom invite Loremaster Leamon Tuttle and Art Director CJ Grebb on the show to unbox the amazing Greymoor Physical Collector’s Edition and chat about Greymoor’s art and lore.

Firstly, they’ll take a closer look at each item in the Collector’s Edition box, including the incredible Vampire Lord statue, Greymoor map, collector’s coins, digital items, and more, talking about the design and lore that went into their creation.

Then, the team will answer your questions live on the show regarding Western Skyrim’s world building and history, its people and politics, and the design and lore behind ESO’s monstrous Vampires. If you have a question you’d like our two developers to answer concerning the above topics, you can submit them for consideration in this forum thread. We’d love to hear from you!

Finally, tune in and you'll also have a chance to win (some restrictions may apply) your own Greymoor Physical Collector's Edition!

As always, we’ll have Drops enabled during the show, so don’t forget to link your accounts and check us out on Twitch this Friday, May 22 at 4:00PM EDT/9:00 PM BST.

Learn about the updated Vampire Skill Line and Greymoor’s new Trial during the next #BethesdaAtHome edition of ESO Live!

Join us this Friday at 4PM EDT/9PM BST on Twitch as community team members Gina Bruno and Jessica Folsom sink their teeth into the upcoming Vampire re-vamp and the new Trial with members of the ESO development team!

Firstly, Combat Designer Kyle Nowak and Lead Gameplay Designer Rob Garrett will discuss Update 26’s new and improved Vampires. They’ll cover the design philosophy behind these improvements and talk about how it’ll change the way you play your Vampire characters, both in combat and when exploring Tamriel!

Then, Lead Encounter Designer Mike Finnigan joins the team to talk about the new 12-player Trial coming with the Greymoor Chapter, Kyne’s Aegis, and discuss its design, mechanics, and rewards.  

This week, we'll also be supporting the Save the Children organization as part of our ongoing #BethesdaAtHome charity drive, and we appreciate any donations you're able to generously provide.

We’ll have Drops enabled throughout the show, so be sure to link your accounts and tune in to Twitch this Friday, May 15 at 4:00PM EDT/9:00PM BST. Fangs for watching!