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Get your hands on the Dragon Slayer Bundle #1 by linking your ESO and Amazon accounts!

For a limited time, all ESO players with linked Amazon accounts can access an exciting collection of in-game items via Amazon Prime (or Prime Video). Click here to learn more about Amazon Prime, its benefits, and how to subscribe!

Starting today (January 24, 2023) and until April 14, 2023, at 12PM ET, you can claim the Dragon Slayer Bundle #1 from the Prime Gaming website. Here’s how to unlock your rewards:
  1. Navigate to Amazon Prime Gaming and log in with your Amazon account
    1. If you do not have a Prime account, a Free Trial will be offered to you.
  2. Find the ESO listing and open the page
    1. If on https://www.twitch.tv/, you can also find the game from within the Prime Gaming Loot navigation menu (it has a crown icon)
  3. For the Dragon Slayer Bundle #1, select Claim Now, and follow the instructions to claim your offering
    1. Note that you will need to link your Elder Scrolls Online and Amazon accounts (follow this process if you need help with the Prime Gaming flow)
  4. Your items will be waiting for you next time you log in to the game!
After completing the steps above, you’ll receive the Dragon Slayer Bundle #1, which contains the following collectibles:
  • Ancient Dragon Hunter Armor Pack
    • Ancient Dragon Hunter Helmet style
    • Ancient Dragon Hunter Belt style
    • Ancient Dragon Hunter Jack style
    • Ancient Dragon Hunter Guards style
    • Ancient Dragon Hunter Boots style
    • Ancient Dragon Hunter Bracers style
    • Ancient Dragon Hunter Arm Cops style
  • Ancient Dragon Face Markings
  • Ancient Dragon Body Markings

Ancient Dragon Hunter style

Ancient Dragon Face & Body Markings

After claiming your rewards, ensure you’ve successfully received them by completely exiting and then reentering the game. Your claimed items will be waiting for you in the in-game Collections menu.

These items are available for a limited time only, so don’t miss your opportunity to claim your goodies. Remember: link your Amazon and ESO accounts, subscribe to Amazon Prime, and unlock special rewards—easy as Mammoth Snout Pie! Are you ready to seize this assortment of rare treasures? Let us know via TwitterInstagram, or Facebook!
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Experience ESO Plus™ membership during the free trial period with no strings attached—now live until January 31!
Enjoy the Benefits of Membership
The ESO Plus Free Trial is live from now until Tuesday, January 31, at 10:00AM EST. During this period, you and your fellow adventurers can enjoy the following benefits with no credit card required and no strings attached:
  • Full access to DLC game packs—new zones, quests, dungeons, and more 
    • Includes Orsinium, Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, Shadows of the Hist, Morrowind (zone and story), Horns of the Reach, Clockwork City, Dragon Bones, Summerset (zone and story), Wolfhunter, Murkmire, Wrathstone, Elsweyr (zone and story), Scalebreaker, Dragonhold, Harrowstorm, Greymoor (zone, story, and Antiquities system), Stonethorn, Markarth, Flames of Ambition, Blackwood (zone and story), Waking Flame, Deadlands, Ascending Tide, Lost Depths, and Firesong—phew!
  • A Craft Bag providing 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 
All the benefits above will be available to you until January 31. Please note that this free trial does not grant access to the Companions from the Blackwood or High Isle Chapters.

Complete your Legacy of the Bretons saga in Firesong

If you wish to enjoy the benefits of ESO Plus beyond the trial period, including monthly crown stipends and exclusive in-game deals, then go ahead and purchase your full membership today!

Need more information? Check out our ESO Plus guide.

Are you ready to start your ESO Plus Free Trial? Here’s what you need to do:
  1. Log into The Elder Scrolls Online.
  2. Navigate to the Crown Store.
  3. Select the ESO Plus tab.
  4. Select “Free Trial!”
Don't forget, as a free trial, there's no credit card information required, and no strings attached.
Try ESO Plus for Free!
A bevy of benefits await those who take advantage of this limited-time offer, including boosts to XP, bonus gold, more crafting space than you’ll know what to do with, as well as a host of adventures contained within ESO’s DLC game packs. Ready to experience Tamriel to the fullest via the ESO Plus Free Trial? Let us know via TwitterInstagram, or Facebook.

The ESO Plus Free Trial is now live and will run until Tuesday, January 31, at 10:00AM EST.
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Defend the home of the Khajiit from the Dragon threat and earn bonus rewards during this new in-game event!

’Tis the Season for Drake-Slaying! The Season of the Dragon Celebration begins Thursday, January 26 at 10AM EST, and runs until Tuesday, February 7 at 10AM EST. Throughout the event, you can collect special Reward Boxes and benefit from increased drops to Daily Quests, Dungeons, and Trials throughout the regions of Northern and Southern Elsweyr.

To participate, you must have access to the ElsweyrDragonhold, Wrathstone, or Scalebreaker DLCs, which are all available right now via ESO Plus™ membership or available for purchase from the in-game Crown Store. You can then kick off the festivities by obtaining the introductory quest “Bane of Dragons,” available for free within the in-game Crown Store or from Samara, found near the Impresario tent outside of Rimmen.

Explore Northern or Southern Elsweyr
Reap Marvelous Treasures
During the Season of the Dragon Celebration, you and your fellow adventurers can net a Glorious Elsweyr Reward Box once per day upon finishing the first Daily Quest in Northern or Southern Elsweyr, or from the first Sunspire Trial Weekly Quest completed that day.

Glorious Elsweyr Reward Boxes can contain the following items:
  • Guaranteed one of the following items:
    • A green, blue, or purple Elsweyr salable treasure
  • Guaranteed one of the following items:
    • A blue or purple Elsweyr overland set item
  • A chance for one of the following:
    • Elsweyr crafting style item
    • Elsweyr crafting motif style page
      • Anequina, Pelletine, Dragonguard, Shield of Senchal, and New Moon styles
  • A chance for one of the following:
    • Transmutation Crystals, Dragon's Blood, Dragon's Plunder, Dragon’s Rheum, or Dragon's Bile
    • Elsweyr treasure map
    • Dragon document recipes
    • NEW Claw-Dance Acolyte armor style page

Earn a new style when defending Elsweyr

In addition, you can earn Regular Elsweyr Reward Boxes by participating in the following activities:
  • Finishing the Bane of Dragons introductory quest
  • Repeating Daily Quests
  • Slaying Dragons/world bosses in Northern or Southern Elsweyr
  • Defeating Wrathstone and Scalebreaker dungeon bosses
  • Opening treasure chests
  • Opening safeboxes
  • Looting objects such as barrels, crates, etc.
  • Looting Psijic portals
  • Cracking open Thieves Troves
  • Harvesting crafting resource nodes
These less-rare-but-equally-as-enticing Regular Elsweyr Reward Boxes can contain the following items:
  • Guaranteed one of the following items:
    • A green or blue Elsweyr salable treasure
  • Guaranteed one of the following items:
    • A green, blue, or purple Elsweyr overland set item
  • A chance for one of the following:
    • Elsweyr crafting style item
    • Elsweyr treasure map or survey report
    • Elsweyr crafting motif style page
      • Anequina, Pelletine, Dragonguard, Shield of Senchal, and New Moon styles
  • Transmutation Crystals, Dragon's Blood, Dragon's Plunder (1k salable), Dragon’s Rheum, or Dragon's Bile
  • A chance for one of the following:
    • Dragon document recipes
    • Claw-Dance Acolyte armor style page
Impresario & Event Tickets
Additionally, during the event period, you’ll receive one Event Ticket for the first Daily Quest completed in Northern Elsweyr and another for the first Daily Quest finished in Southern Elsweyr. This means you can earn up to 26 Event Tickets during this event, allowing you to acquire the following items from the Impresario event vendor:
  • All three Passion Dancer Blossom pet fragments
    • Chartreuse Lily Petals
    • Enchanted Silver Flute
    • Mystical Sheet Music
  • The first Passion Muse personality fragment
    • Bottle of Silver Mist
  • Bound style pages for the following:
    • Claw-Dance Acolyte Armor Pack
  • Impresario Group Repair Kits
  • Companion Guild Commendations
The Season of the Dragon Celebration will serve as your first opportunity to obtain this year’s Morphing Collectible: Passion Dancer Blossom pet.

Additionally, you can get your hands on the first of three morphing fragments for this pet, the Bottle of Silver Mist, which serves as one of the ingredients to build the Passion’s Muse personality. Learn more about how morphing collectibles and upgrade fragments work in our guide article and keep an eye out for the reveal of the next morphing fragment!

Finally, the Impresario’s colleague, Nenulaure the Indrik Vendor, has the following items available for purchase with Event Tickets:
  • Nascent Indrik Feathers
  • Dawnwood Indrik Berries
  • Spectral Indrik Berries
  • Springtide Indrik pet
  • Haunting Indrik pet
Defend Elsweyr
Join the Khajiit in their battle to protect their homeland and earn a host of bonus rewards as you explore Elsweyr and confront the Dragon threat. Are you excited to experience (or revisit) one of ESO’s most beloved zones and adventures? Let us know via TwitterInstagram, or Facebook!

The Season of the Dragon Celebration in-game event begins next Thursday, January 26 at 10AM EST, and continues until Tuesday, February 7 at 10AM EST.
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Watch as Community Managers Gina Bruno and Jessica Folsom are joined by the voice actors behind Mehrunes Dagon and the Ascendant Lord!

Tune into https://www.twitch.tv/Bethesda this Friday, January 20 at 4pm EST/9PM GMT, as Lead Community Manager Jessica Folsom and Senior Community Manager Gina Bruno sit down with voice actors Steve French and Paul Guyet. Both have contributed greatly to The Elder Scrolls Online, including lending their talents to two of the game’s biggest villains, Mehrunes Dagon and the Ascendant Lord. Together, they’ll recount their experiences voicing various ESO characters, explore what it's like getting into character for such larger-than-life villains, discuss favorite fan reactions, and have a little fun as well.

But wait; there’s more! Twitch Drops will be enabled throughout the duration of the livestream (link your ESO and Twitch accounts here), so be sure to join us on https://www.twitch.tv/Bethesda this Friday, January 20 at 4pm EST/9PM GMT to claim your rewards!

ESO Live is your official Elder Scrolls Online stream, hosted on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda by ESO’s Lead Community Manager Jessica Folsom and Senior Community Manager Gina Bruno.
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Discover the future of The Elder Scrolls Online with two amazing back-to-back livestreams: The Developer_Direct and 2023 ESO Global Reveal.

Going live on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda on Wednesday, January 25 at 3PM EST, Xbox and Bethesda will present a Developer_Direct that includes our first major announcement of the year, providing an early look into ESO’s next big adventure. Immediately following the Developer_Direct, we’re also hosting the 2023 ESO Global Reveal. Starting at 3:45PM EST the very same day, the Global Reveal will dive deep into what you can expect from ESO this year. No need to touch that dial, as both shows will be hosted live on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda one after the other!

What’s more, tune in to the 2023 ESO Global Reveal and you can claim the Ritual Casting emote as a free Twitch Drop—don’t forget to link your accounts before it kicks off!  

The Ritual Casting emote

It’s going to be a big year for the #ESOFam and The Elder Scrolls Online, so be sure to check out both livestreams via https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda starting on Wednesday, January 25 from 3PM EST—we’ll see you there!
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In spirit of the holidays, you can enjoy up to 67% off the High Isle Chapter and up to 40% off Crown Packs during our end-of-year sale!
Holiday Savings
The 2022 ESO Holiday Sale is now live, granting you the opportunity to save up to 67% off The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle Chapter and up to 70% off The Elder Scrolls Online: Standard Edition. You can take advantage of these deals across all ESO-supported platforms, including Xbox (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S), PlayStation (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5), and PC/Mac (Elder Scrolls Online Store, Steam).

These seasonal savings are available for all versions of the High Isle Chapter (Collection, Collection CE, Upgrade, Collector’s Edition Upgrade), giving you the chance to explore the Breton isles of the Systres Archipelago, play a hand of ESO’s all-new card game called Tales of Tribute, and unravel the sinister plans of the mysterious Ascendant Lord.

To get started, visit our Buy Now page and select your edition.

In addition to saving on the game, we’re also offering some major discounts across our selection of Crown Packs:
  • 21,000 Crowns—Up to 40% off
  • 14,000 Crowns—Up to 35% off
  • 5,500 Crowns—Up to 30% off
  • 3,000 Crowns—Up to 25% off
  • 1,500 Crowns—Up to 20% off
Want to take advantage of these deals? Be sure to venture over to the Buy Crowns page to grab your bundle of choice. You can use these Crowns to purchase an assortment of useful and fun items from the in-game Crown Store, including collectibles such as pets, mounts, costumes, styles, and more. Check out everything available right now by visiting the Crown Store page.

Both the game and Crown Pack discounts are available only for a limited time and may conclude on different dates depending on your platform and territory. Check out the sale’s schedule below:

Xbox
  • Standard Edition—December 15, 2022-January 2, 2023
  • High Isle—December 15, 2022-January 2, 2023
  • Crown Packs—December 15, 2022-January 2, 2023
PlayStation America
  • Standard Edition—December 21, 2022-January 6, 2023
  • High Isle—December 21, 2022-January 6, 2023
  • Crown Packs—December 21, 2022-January 6, 2023
PlayStation Europe
  • Standard Edition—December 20, 2022-January 5, 2023
  • High Isle—December 20, 2022-January 5, 2023
  • Crown Packs—December 20, 2022-January 5, 2023
PlayStation Asia
  • Standard Edition—December 20, 2022-January 5, 2023
  • High Isle—December 20, 2022-January 5, 2023
  • Crown Packs—December 20, 2022-January 5, 2023
Elder Scrolls Online Store
  • Standard Edition—December 22, 2022-January 4, 2023
  • High Isle—December 22, 2022-January 4, 2023
  • Crown Packs—December 22, 2022-January 4, 2023
Steam Store
  • Standard Edition—December 22, 2022-January 4, 2023
  • High Isle—December 22, 2022-January 4, 2023
  • Crown Packs—December 22, 2022-January 4, 2023
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to save on High Isle and Crown Packs during the 2022 Holiday Sale—the Systres Archipelago awaits! Which of these deals are you going to take advantage of during the final sale of this year? Let us know via TwitterInstagram, and Facebook.
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Claim your free Galen Wisp pet from the in-game Crown Store from now until January—don’t miss out!

In both Tamriel and more mundane worlds, it’s the season for spreading holiday cheer and giving. As a way to say happy holidays from all of us, you can now claim a free Galen Wisp pet from the in-game Crown Store.

The ethereal Galen Wisp

The Galen Wisp is the first of its kind, and it’s available from now until January 4, 2023, at 10AM EST, so don’t miss out on your chance to add this celebratory item to your collection. 

We hope this spritely companion helps to bring a little more light and cheer to Tamriel’s darkest corners. From all of us at ZeniMax Online Studios and the ESO team, we wish you a happy and safe holiday season—see you next year!
Dec 19, 2022
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The Elder Scrolls Online v8.2.8 is now live!

Read the patch notes here.
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Join us for a special livestream as Vanquish perform their annual ESO-inspired interpretation of the holiday classic!

We cordially invite you to join us on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda this December 20 at 9PM EST to watch the guild Vanquish perform their latest take on Charles Dickens’s acclaimed holiday tale, A Christmas Carol. You can enjoy their production of this classic yuletide story as hosted by us on the official Bethesda Twitch channel and performed in a customized in-game home in the style of a traditional amphitheater. Additionally, there will be Twitch Drops enabled throughout the livestream, so be sure to link your ESO and Twitch accounts here before tuning in!

This annual performance has become a tradition for Vanquish, as this year will mark the fourth anniversary of the social guild’s wintertime stage play. Want to know more? Check out everything Vanquish does for its members and the #ESOFam on their official guild site. You can even watch previous performances of “An ESO Christmas Carolhere.

If you’re ready to rediscover the magic of the holiday season ESO style, this special show begins on https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda this December 20 at 9PM EST. We hope to see you there!
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You can receive four free Crown Crates when you gift Event Tickets during the New Life Festival in-game event.

Get into the spirit this holiday season by gifting your fellow players five Event Tickets from now until January 3, 2023 at 10AM EST, and you’ll receive four Stonelore Crown Crates free from us! To acquire these druid-blessed containers after the event, follow these simple steps:
  • From the Crown Store, gift five or more Event Tickets to anybody in-game during the New Life Festival event.
    • You can find Event Tickets within the Events section.
    • You can split the gifts between multiple recipients, meaning all five tickets don’t necessarily have to go to the same player.
  •  Once the New Life Festival event has concluded, we’ll grant you four Stonelore Crown Crates.
    • The Crown Crate delivery will occur by January 31, 2023.
    • Within these crates, you will find an assortment of Y’ffre-touched items and collectibles.

Some of the items you can acquire from Stonelore Crown Crates

With Event Tickets, you can get your hands on all kinds of event-specific rewards from the Impresario merchant. You can check out the complete list of items she will have in stock during the New Life Festival in our announcement blog. With a host of returning and new event items now available from the Impresario and the promise of free Crown Crates as additional rewards, there’s no better way to kick off the holiday season than by gifting your fellow players Event Tickets.

Let us know whether you’ll be surprising your friends and guildmates with the gift that gives back via TwitterInstagram, and Facebook. Don’t forget, this offer is available only during the New Life Festival and ends January 3, 2023—happy gifting!
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