Conquer Tamriel’s Fears and Earn Special Rewards during the Witches Festival Event
Slay Tamriel’s most horrific monstrosities to obtain unique in-game rewards during 2023’s Witches Festival in-game event!
The Festival of Frights Returns!
This year’s Witches Festival in-game event begins next Thursday, October 26 at 10AM EDT, and runs until Tuesday, November 7 at 10AM EST. During this spoopiest of occasions, you can claim terrifyingly awesome event-specific rewards including Plunder Skulls, XP gain boosts, Event Tickets, and more!
During the Witches Festival, all adventurers can enjoy a passive 100% boost to XP gain at all times. To collect the Witchmother’s Whistle and down ladles of hag’s brew, simply follow the steps listed below:
Open the Crown Store and acquire the free quest, “The Witchmother's Bargain.”
You can also pick up this quest by speaking with the Crow Caller, who you’ll find outside of each Olyve's Brewery in Stonefalls, Glenumbra, or Auridon.
Complete the introductory quest to receive the Witchmother's Whistle tool.
You won’t need to acquire the Witchmother’s Whistle if you finished the quest in a previous year’s event.
Blow the whistle to summon the “Witchmother's Cauldron,” which you drink from to polymorph yourself into a spooky scary skeleton.
You cannot summon the Cauldron in Cyrodiil.
Take a sip from the Witchmother’s Cauldron
Acquire Cursed Rewards
During the Witches Festival event period, whenever you defeat a boss monster, you’ll be offered a Plunder Skull container in addition to any regular rewards.
When you open a Plunder Skull, you have the chance to receive the following items:
Alchemy reagents
A festival-themed furnishing recipe
A festival-themed provisioning recipe
A complete festival-themed furnishing
A festival-themed treasure
A small chance for one of the following:
A Hollowjack style item
A Dremora style items
Worms, Crawlers, Guts, Insect Parts
What’s more, whenever you fell a different unique type of boss for the first time each day, you’ll be rewarded with a special Dremora Plunder Skull that contains some of the above items in addition to these:
Dremora motif chapter
A chance for one of the following items:
A Witches Festival Writ
A Glenmoril Teasure Map or Glenmoril armor outfit style page
A Grave Dancer weapon style page
NEW A Tome of Forbidden Appetites Memento Runebox
NEW A Witches Festival Ghost Netch pet fragment
NEW A tradeable style page for the Crowborne Hunter outfit style
The different types of bosses that offer these Dremora Plunder Skulls include arena bosses, invasion bosses (from Dark Anchors, Harrowstorms, Volcanic Vents, etc.), delve bosses, final dungeon bosses, public dungeon bosses, and world bosses. Reap a host of haunted rewards
Monsters of all shapes and sizes lurk throughout Tamriel this time of year, but there is one creepy beastie that is feared above all: The Crowborne Horror. To locate and slay this living nightmare, acquire the daily quest “Plucking the Crow” by speaking with the Witchmother Taerma, located inside of Olyve’s Brewery and at every Impresario tent found throughout Tamriel.
For your courage, you’ll be rewarded with a Dremora Plunder Skull that has a small chance to grant you an incredible offering of tradeableWitches Festival valuables instead of regular Dremora Plunder Skull items, including:
10 Witch-Tamed Bear Dog fragments
The FULL style book for the Dremora motif
A folio of ALL Glenmoril Treasure Maps
Runebox: Tome of Forbidden Appetites
A random Crowborne Hunter outfit style page
Impresario & Event Tickets
During the Witches Festival, you can collect two Event Tickets from the first boss you defeat each day, earning up to 26 tickets by the end of the event. But don’t forget: You can hold up to 12 Event Tickets only.
For this event, the Impresario will stock the following items:
Witches Grab Bag (This is purchasable only if you haven’t yet collected all the items contained within)
Skeletal Marionette memento
Spectre Mask collectible
There are four variations of this collectible
Apple-Bobbing Cauldron fragment
Throw Bones Memento fragment
Marshmallow Toasty Treat emote
Witch's Bonfire Dust
Ghastly Visitation memento
Witch-Tamed Bear-Dog pet fragment
Witchmother's Servant outfit style pages
Of note: The Witches Festival will be your first opportunity to begin gathering the fragments for the final event morphing collectible of 2023, the Hoardhunter Ursauk mount! Hoardhunter Ursauk morphing collectible
Additionally, the Impresario’s colleague, Nenulaure the Indrik Vendor, has the following items available for purchase using Event Tickets:
Nascent Indrik Feathers
Pure Snow Indrik Berries
Crimson Indrik Berries
Frost-Light Indrik Pet
Rosethorn Indrik Pet
Lastly, the Impresario’s Assistant is offering the following, which you can acquire with Event Tickets:
Unstable Morpholith fragments
Deadlands Flint
Rune-Etched Striker
Smoldering Bloodgrass Tinder
Dagonic Quasigriff fragments
Smoke-Wreathed Gryphon Feather
Black Iron Bit
Bridle Black Iron Stirrups
The spooky season has returned, and Nirn need heroes to help bring Tamriel’s terrors under control. Will you come to their aid and enjoy the XP boosts, collectibles, and other rewards during the 2023 Witches Festival in-game event? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.
The Witches Festival in-game event begins Thursday, October 26 at 10AM EDT, and runs until Tuesday, November 7 at 10AM EST.
ESO Devs Talk Update 40’s Group Finder and Grand Master Crafting Station
Learn more about two of the big new additions arriving as part of the Update 40 base-game patch.
Dive deep into Update 40’s two major base-game additions with two members of the development team responsible for the upcoming Group Finder tool and Grand Master Crafting Stations. These changes, along with everything else coming in Update 40, will be free for all players!
Group Finder Tool
“Group content can be difficult to break into when you don't have a social circle or are just stepping into it,” says Bobby Weir, ESO’s Lead UI Designer. “We aimed to create a tool that would help bridge that gap and make it easier for folks to meet others with similar goals. This is especially true for content that requires a group but doesn't have an easy way to find one.”
Arriving in Update 40, the new Group Finder tool allows you to quickly jump into ESO’s various activities, from Trial or Dungeon runs, World Boss zone tours, or social events like roleplaying or fashion contests. Group up to take on almost any challenge
To ensure the Group Finder covered as many needs as possible, the team started with major content categories that typically require a group, such as Dungeons and Trials, but they did not stop there. They also included content where players generally group together, even if it’s not required.
“Cyrodiil and the Imperial City are good examples of activities where there's safety in numbers, as are the game’s world bosses and world events,” explains Bobby. “We also looked at activities that may have only small gameplay benefits while grouped, but potentially strong social benefits. You may not strictly need someone to quest or explore with for example, but it can be more enjoyable with a friend. We also added a Custom category to fill in any of the gaps.”
Because the tool needed to cover these many different activities, the development of the Group Finder proved to be a complex process for the team.
“It can be difficult to strike a balance between usability and a wide variety of functionality,” says Bobby. “With most new features, we look back at similar things we've done in the past, either for learnings or to leverage UI paradigms from it. Guild Finder was a common reference point for this feature, since a lot of components are similar. With our UI, we focus on consistency across features so that if you learn it in one place, you have a good idea of how it'll work in this new place.” Group Finder helps you find like-minded adventurers
“The trickiest part was finding ways to fit all of the niche requirements for each content category together in a way that flowed well,” explains Bobby. “The UI design consisted of over 260 mockup screenshots!”
All that hard work has translated into a new tool for players to come together and explore Tamriel in any way they choose.
Grand Master Crafting Stations
Since their introduction in 2017, Attunable Crafting Stations have been highly sought-after by Tamriel’s master crafters. Perhaps even too sought after—as new sets have been added to the game over time, the space required for a full set of these desirable furnishings has ballooned. Now, with Update 40, a new feature resolves the issue for good.
“Grand Master Crafting Stations build on our prior Attunable Crafting Stations and help to solve a fundamental problem with the way they expand over time,” says Senior Systems Designer Cullen Lee. “If you’ve got 75+ sets for four different professions, that’s 300+ crafting stations to organize. They also eat up a huge chunk of your home’s furnishing budget, and that problem gets bigger with every zone. With Grand Master Crafting Stations, you can squish all those sets down into a single station per trade skill, so instead of 300+ stations, it’s just four, forever.” Grand Master Crafting Stations distill the essence of a craft
Players can feed their Attunable Crafting Stations to Grand Master Crafting Stations, giving them access to the function of any consumed station. Of course, getting your hands on these new stations won’t be easy, as they require the Unsurpassed Crafter Achievement* and significant resources.
“Grand Master Crafting Stations represent the top end of crafting mastery. As such, they have a significant cost associated with them while still making up a relatively small fraction of the overall cost of building a collection of set stations,” Cullen notes. “These are something really special, and they’re not something most folks should feel pressured to spend Vouchers on early in their Master Writ career.”
For those who do make the journey as a Grand Master crafter, the new stations appear visually distinct from regular Attunable ones.
“We wanted people with a large collection of set stations to feel proud when they looked at their station,” says Cullen. “After some iteration, we landed on a design where the station grows physically more complex at certain thresholds as you add sets. There's also a visual projection of the tradeskill symbol above the station once you’ve unlocked every set.” Refined designs for refined work
These exciting new features should be a great boon to the ESO community, with one assisting in forging new bonds in battle, and the other with forging new gear with which to undertake those challenges! Which Update 40 feature are you looking forward to the most? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, or Facebook!
Update 40 arrives free for all players on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
*Requiring the completion of 100 Master Writs to unlock—no easy task!
Preview the Infinite Rewards of the Endless Archive
Discover the unique in-game rewards you can earn during your expeditions into the Endless Archive.
The new Endless Archive PvE activity arrives October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. While this new arena-like experience pits you against waves of monsters and boss encounters, creating endless challenge, it also provides near-endless rewards in the form of unique currencies, item sets, and collectibles.
Discover some of the in-game rewards you can earn during your expeditions into the Endless Archive below!
Archival Fortunes
An all-new currency introduced exclusively within the Endless Archive, Archival Fortunes can be found within Muniment Chests (appearing at the end of each Cycle, Arc, and bonus encounter) along with assorted gold, items, and soul gems.
With Archival Fortunes, you can trade with the Endless Archive’s merchants to acquire a host of useful items and boons, including treasure maps, rare Antiquity leads, class set gear (more on them below) and Companion gear, and even style pages and other collectibles. Trade Archival Fortunes for unique boons and fragments
Most notably, Archival Fortunes, along with the accompanying Achievement, allow you to acquire upgrades, which provide permanent buffs to your future Endless Archive runs. These include Filer Kor’s Truesight, which gives you access to a third Vision choice, or Tentacular Motivation, which grants you a bonus to move speed while in the archive.
The more times you run the Endless Archive, the more Archival Fortunes you’ll earn. The more Fortunes you earn, the more you can empower your future Endless Archive runs!
Collectibles & Achievements
In addition to Archival Fortunes, the Endless Archive is home to a wealth of unique Achievements and collectibles for you to unlock. For example, while exploring the archive, you may acquire fragments for the Maligraphic Mount when completing its daily quest, or fragments of the Maligraphic Skeever pet from chests. Earn these rewards in Endless Archive
There’s also a host of body and face markings, mementos, furnishings, titles, an emote, and fragments of the Hermaeus Mora Tales of Tribute deck. Many of these can be earned via Achievements, such as the Malkhest’s Accursed Mirror memento, which is rewarded upon collecting all the Endless Archive’s many visions, or the Inkslayer title, which requires you defeat the final evolution of Tho’at Replicanum. Others, however, can be acquired in fragments from traders in the Archive Index (the entrance hub).
Class Item Sets
In addition to the above collectibles, consumables, and other boons, the Endless Archive is also your first and only opportunity to earn an all-new type of gear: class item sets. When wearing one of the seven new sets, you can unlock powerful buffs to specific class skill lines.
For example, the Basalt-Blooded Warrior set for the Dragonknight grants a buff to either your Ultimate generation (if on your front bar) or your healing and damage shields (if on your back bar) when casting an Earthen Heart ability.
Another good example is the new class set for the Arcanist, called Reawakened Hierophant, which provides a unique buff for your allies when you cast Curative Runeform abilities on them, with the effect changing depending on how much Crux you have at the time. Uncover new Class Item Sets
With the new class item sets, you are encouraged to find all-new ways to play certain roles for each class, creating new and unique builds. Don’t forget, these powerful new items are available ONLY while touring the myriad halls of the Endless Archive.
Endless Challenge, Infinite Rewards
You can unlock these rewards and more for yourself by completing the Endless Archive’s Achievements (with 77 in total!) and opening Muniment Chests. Simply completing your first Arc and turning in the quest will grant you Experience Points, Gold, 500 Archival Fortunes, Mystery Verse scrolls, and a Skill Point!
Which unique rewards will you be hunting in your expeditions into the Endless Archive? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, or Facebook, and good luck!
The Endless Archive is a new PvE activity free for all ESO players that arrives with the Update 40 base-game patch on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
Tales of Tribute Developer Discusses the New Hermaeus Mora Patron & Deck
Take a sneak peek at the all-new Tales of Tribute deck and patron arriving alongside Update 40 and the Endless Archive!
With the arrival of the Endless Archive and Update 40 (launching on PC/Mac October 30 and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles), Tales of Tribute is getting an all-new patron and deck: Hermaeus Mora. We sat down with Senior Systems Designer John Carlson, one of the leads behind development on this new addition, and picked their brain regarding the deck’s design and mechanics.
Hi, John! Thanks for joining us today to discuss Tales of Tribute. To start, we’d love to know howyou approached designing this new deck.
John: When we examined the game state of recent Tales of Tribute releases, we knew it was time to add a deck that focused on fast games and raw power instead of calculated action sequences.
With that goal in mind, we looked back to an early design from before the game launched where you would give your opponent resources in exchange for playing a more powerful card. What are the new mechanics that the Hermaeus Mora patron and cards introduce?
John: Hermaeus Mora introduces the “setback” mechanic, where players give their opponents a resource in exchange for the card being significantly cheaper to buy.
We paired this with the new patron ability to acquire any non-contract cards in the Tavern, but your opponent receives a copy of it as well.
That sounds like two very powerful abilities. What kinds of elements from the design and lore of Hermaeus Mora did you draw upon when designing this deck?
John: The Prince of Knowledge is all about bargains and tradeoffs. The concept of “power at a price” particularly resonated with the core design of the deck and how we could bring that to life. What sort of playstyle can be expected while piloting this deck?
John: Games with Hermaeus Mora should go fast, and those who find the most success with the deck must be experts in timing. Deciding when to use the patron power or if you should skip playing a card when the setback isn’t worth the reward are the decisions that elevate the masters above their competition.
From your perspective, which other patrons does Hermaeus Mora pair best with?
John: There are a handful! Pelin and Red Eagle both help with accelerating the game to a close which plays into the aggressive nature of Hermaeus Mora. While Hunding and Almalexia both help you make the most of the patron power with Refresh. What sorts of matchups would you expect Hermaeus Mora to perform best against? Where might the Prince of Knowledge struggle?
John: Hermaeus Mora cards are looking to accumulate a game-winning amount of Prestige before the free resources and cards you’ve given your opponent begin to pile up against you. With that in mind, players should be prepared for their opponent to use decks like Rajhin to slow them down, or Hlaalu to turn the free Coin and cards into a patron victory.
How might players acquire the full new Tales of Tribute set?
John: Players must venture into the new Endless Archive and collect all the fragments within to unlock the new deck. Good hunting! Thank you, John, for taking the time to discuss this upcoming addition to the Tales of Tribute patron roster! You can discover the fragments of the new Hermaeus Mora set by exploring the infinite wings of the Endless Archive, which is available for FREE to all players with Update 40. Are you ready to make risky deals in exchange for power beyond your imagination with the Hermaeus Mora patron? Let us know via X (Formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook!
The Endless Archive is a new PvE activity free for all ESO players that arrives with the Update 40 base-game patch on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
Crown Store Showcase—October 2023
Try not to scream (in excitement) at the collection of terrifying and terrific new items arriving in the Crown Store this October.
Check out the complete list of contents arriving in the Crown Store in October 2023 below. Don’t forget you can always review everything on sale right now by heading over to the Crown Store page. Before that, be sure to open the Buy Crowns page to pick up however many crowns you need. Certain items and offers will be time-limited throughout the month.
Begin Your Necrom Adventure & Save Up To 50% on the New Chapter During the Secrets of the Telvanni Sale
You can save up to 50% on the Necrom Chapter and explore both the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha during this special event sale.
The Secrets of the Telvanni Sale is now live on all platforms, including Xbox (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S), PlayStation (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5), and PC/Mac (Elder Scrolls Online Store, Steam, Epic Games Store). During the sale period, you can save up to 50% on The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom as well as up to 70% on The Elder Scrolls Online: Standard Edition. Note that on Xbox and PlayStation consoles, this discount is available only for Necrom Deluxe Editions.
Want to take advantage of these great deals? Visit our Buy Now page and select your edition!
If you’re new to ESO, the NecromCollection (Deluxe Edition and Standard) includes the ESO base game, Necrom Chapter, and ALL previous Chapters. However, if you’re a seasoned Tamrielic adventurer, you might prefer the NecromUpgrade (Collector’s Edition and Standard), which grants access to the new Chapter content (including zones, Arcanist class, and storyline). Explore ESO’s Latest Chapter
These sale prices are available for a limited time only and may end on different dates depending on your platform and territory. Check your preferred retailer to confirm.
Elder Scrolls Online Store
Standard Edition—September 28-October 10
Necrom—September 28-October 10
Steam Store
Standard Edition—September 28-October 10
Necrom—September 28-October 10
Epic Games Store
Standard Edition—September 28-October 10
Necrom—September 28-October 10
Xbox (Necrom Deluxe Edition only)
Standard Edition—September 27-October 11
Necrom Deluxe Edition—September 27-October 11
PlayStation (Necrom Deluxe Edition only)
Standard Edition—September 27-October 11
Necrom Deluxe Edition—September 27-October 11
Uncover the Secrets of the Telvanni
Running alongside this sale is the Secrets of the Telvanni in-game event, giving you and your fellow adventurers a chance to earn bonus rewards while completing daily quests in the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha. These bonus rewards include unique collectibles and an in-game house. Delve into Apocrypha during the Secrets of the Telvanni
Be sure to check out the event announcement article for details on how you can participate and visit the official event page regularly to see which in-game rewards have been unlocked for you and your fellow Necrom players. Don’t forget, you need access to the Necrom Chapter to participate—don’t miss out.
Are you excited to save big on ESO’s latest Chapter and unlock bonus rewards simply by questing within the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha? If you’ve been waiting, now is the perfect time to begin your Shadow Over Morrowind adventure—we’ll see you in Tamriel!
Explore the Necrom Chapter & Unlock Bonus Rewards during the Secrets of the Telvanni In-Game Event
Team up with your fellow players within the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha to unlock unique rewards for all Necrom owners.
Explore the Unknown
The Secrets of the Telvanni in-game event kicks off this Thursday, September 28 at 10AM EDT, and runs until Tuesday, October 10 at 10AM EDT. During the celebration event, you can earn bonus rewards and collectibles as you complete daily quests and adventure within the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha zones.
Work together with your fellow players to complete the new event-unique daily quest, titled “Turn the Page” to progress the community meter found on the Secrets of the Telvanni event page. By the event’s end, allNecrom Chapter owners can claim all unlocked rewards. Complete a new daily quest
Every day, we’ll update the meter on the event page with the #ESOFam’s progress. The more of you who complete the quest each day, the quicker the meter will fill and unlock the rewards.
You can see the percentage goal for each of the three rewards below:
33% Ebony Dwarven Scarab pet
66% Nightmare Nest body and face markings
100% Kelesan’ruhn house
Unlock these unique rewards (and more)
To get started, acquire the quest titled “The Telvanni Secret” free from the Crown Store or find Master Faras outside the city of Necrom. Don’t forget, this event and its rewards are available only for those who own the Necrom Chapter.
In addition, when turning in the unique event daily quest, you must choose between Tralise and Yensa for one additional end-of-event reward:
Oath of the Keepers music box (from Tralise)
Apocryphal Tome furnishing (from Yensa)
Throughout the event, you can vote for which reward you’d like to unlock by choosing to either favor Tralise (to unlock the music box) or Yensa (to unlock the furnishing) when turning in the “Turn the Page” daily quest. Only one of these two bonus rewards can be unlocked!
The sister with the most favor by the event’s end will determine which bonus reward is unlocked. You can check which of the two sisters is currently favored during the event on the official page.
(Re)Discover Necrom
During the event period, as you adventure within the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha, you receive event reward boxes, called Secret Telvanni Coffers, each time you complete a daily quest. In addition, you have a chance to receive a coffer when you complete the following activities in either of the two zones:
Defeat a Delve or World Boss
Defeat a Bastion Nymic Herald or Boss
Defeat any monster
Opening treasure chests, safeboxes, Psijic Portals, etc.
Harvesting resource nodes
Pickpocketing
…and more!
When you open a Secret Telvanni Coffer, you have a chance to receive the following items:
Random crafting materials
Valuables (that can be sold to vendors) or style items
Zone set items or Companion gear (only while either Azandar or Sharp are active)
Necrom furnishings, furnishing recipes, Treasure Maps, Survey Reports, or a motif page (Dead Keeper, Clan Dreamcarver, or Kindred’s Concord)
A small chance for a tradeable style page of the NEW Apocrypha Expedition armor style
Take note, the first time you complete a Telvanni Peninsula or Apocrypha daily quest, you receive a Sublime Secret Telvanni Coffer instead of a standard one. Sublime coffers can contain the same items as regular ones, but also have a muchgreaterchance of containing the rarer rewards (such as pages for the Apocrypha Expedition armor style).
Venture into the Necrom Chapter
Finally, in addition to the reward coffers, during the event period adventurers enjoy these additional bonuses when venturing into the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha:
ALL zone daily quests and Trial weekly quests have their usual non-event reward boxes doubled.
Harvest node yields are increased.
World, Delve, and Trial Bosses all award double loot.
Impresario Event Goods
During the Secrets of the Telvanni event, you can earn two event tickets per day, awarded by completing any daily quest in either the Telvanni Peninsula or Apocrypha zones.
The Impresario stocks the following items during the event period:
All three Passion Dancer Blossom pet fragments:
Chartreuse Lily Petals
Enchanted Silver Flute
Mystical Sheet Music
All three Passion Dancer’s Attire costume fragments:
Bolt of Indigo Cotton
Bolt of Silver Silk
Enchanted Sewing Kit
Bound style pages for the NEW Apocrypha Expedition style
Group Repair Kits
Companion Guild Commendations
The Passion Dancer’s Attire costume
Also during the event, the Indrik Vendor Nenulaure stocks:
Nascent Indrik Feathers
Onyx Indrik Berries
Mossheart Indrik Berries
Ebon-Glow Indrik Pet
Sapling Indrik Pet
Finally, the Impresario’s Assistant has the following items:
All three Unstable Morpholith pet fragments
Deadlands Flint
Rune-Etched Striker
Smoldering Bloodgrass Tinder
ll three Deadlands Firewalker personality fragments
Vial of Simmering Daedric Brew
Vial of Bubbling Daedric Brew
Vial of Scalding Daedric Brew
Wonderful Worlds Await
Venture into the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha zones, complete daily quests, choose your favored sister, and unlock unique rewards for ALL Necrom Chapter players. Don’t forget, the only way you can participate in this event and receive its unique rewards is to first own The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom. Are you excited to delve into the weird and wonderful worlds of the Necrom Chapter? Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook and don’t forget to check the community’s progress on the event’s official page—good luck!
Endless Archive & Update 40 Now Available on the PC/Mac Public Test Server!
Join us on the Public Test Server to try out the new Endless Archive PvE activity and Update 40 base-game patch!
The Update 40 base-game patch is now live on the Public Test Server (PTS) and is accessible via the PC/Mac ESO launcher. This base-game update, free to all players, includes the Endless Archive PvE activity. Want to help us test Update 40 and this new dungeon-like challenge? Log in to the PTS!
To access the PTS, open the Settings menu located within the PC/Mac ESO launcher and click on the “Show Public Test Environment.” Once you’ve downloaded everything, you’ll be able to access the testing server. While you’re exploring the PTS, don’t forget to leave feedback and report any bugs you come across by typing “/feedback” or “/bug” through the in-game chat.
If you want to learn more about the new challenges that await you in within the infinite halls of the Endless Archive or anything else arriving with the Update 40 patch, be sure to check out our recent preview livestream and PTS Patch Notes on the ESO forums.
Are you ready to take your first steps into the Endless Archive? Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook!
Update 40 base-game patch, including the Endless Archive, arrives on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
Discover Infinite Adventure in the Endless Archive
Delve into an all-new PvE activity with the Endless Archive, arriving soon with the free Update 40 base-game patch.
Endless Exploration
Prepare yourself for an all-new PvE challenge in the Endless Archive, a unique unending dungeon-like activity. Whether you go it solo or team up with a fellow player or Companion, your success in the Endless Archive is limited only by your preparation, skills, and determination.
Of all the infinite libraries of Hermaeus Mora’s realm, the archive is one of Apocrypha’s most mysterious secrets. However, a malevolent Daedra now threatens to corrupt everything collected within its myriad halls, and Master Malkhest, its custodian, needs your help confronting this strange new foe.
The Endless Archive arrives with the Update 40 base-game patch on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. As a base-game addition, this new PvE activity is completely free for all existing ESO players with no additional DLC or Chapter purchase required. You can enter the Endless Archive via your map (from anywhere in the game) or the physical entrance found in Apocrypha (if you own the Necrom Chapter). Take note, while exploring the archive, ESO Plus members will enjoy a +10% boost to Archival Fortunes gains, a unique currency we share more on below!
Eternal Challenge
In the Endless Archive, you must battle your way through dynamic stages and untold dangers, including monsters and boss encounters drawn from all over Nirn. No two expeditions into the Archive will ever be the same, as each Stage and encounter is randomly generated. Complete four Cycles (each comprised of three Stages and a boss battle) and your fifth boss battle with be against a monster unique to the Endless Archive—thus completing an Arc!
Of course, after you defeat the corruption at the archive’s heart, your expedition doesn’t end there, as you can traverse ever deeper into more Stages, Cycles, and Arcs, with the difficulty gradually increasing as you do! How deep you delve into the Endless Archive is ultimately up to you. Survive endless foes
While you have a limited number of deaths (or team wipes) permitted before your run ends, helping you get as far as possible are two unique boons you can collect as you progress: Verses and Visions. Verses are temporary buffs you can select at the end of each Stage that last until the end of the next Stage. Visions, on the other hand, are available at the end of each Cycle and provide a boon that lasts for your entire run. For example, Flame Aura is a Verse that envelops you in fire, damaging nearby enemies, while Crystalline Support is a Vision which explodes for frost damage and snares foes. The Visions and Verses you select as you progress can go a long way to determining how far you can go—choose wisely!
Infinite Rewards
As you battle your way deeper into the Endless Archive and climb the leaderboards, you can loot and unlock a host of unique rewards not found in any other activity in game. This includes a broad selection of collectibles, including a mount, pet, cosmetics, and all-new Class sets.
A new and unique type of item set, Class sets buff the abilities for the game’s seven unique classes, providing synergy with specific Skill Lines. You can collect these powerful new items via loot drops or the Archive’s unique vendor. Collect powerful Class sets
In addition to the above items and collectibles, the Endless Archive also rewards you with a unique currency, called Archival Fortunes. Fortunes can be traded to vendors in the Archive’s starting area for a host of consumables, Class set items, style pages, and most notably, unique buffs for your excursions.
These purchasable buffs are permanently active for your future Endless Archive runs. For example, some buffs grant additional Vision or Verse choices while others simply increase their power. The more Archival Fortunes you collect, the more you can empower further expeditions into the Archive’s ever-changing halls.
Unlimited Dangers
In the Endless Archive, you can discover a new dynamically generated PvE challenge where no two runs are ever the same. Clear Stages, Cycles, and Arcs, and contend with an ever-growing host of dangers as you climb the leaderboards and unlock unique rewards. Are you ready to delve into this all-new activity? Don’t forget, as part of Update 40, it’s free for ALL existing ESO players. Let us know if you’re ready to begin your expedition into the Endless Archive via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, and good luck!
The Endless Archive is a new PvE activity free for all ESO players that arrives with the Update 40 base-game patch on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
Update 40 Brings All-New Improvements to Tamriel’s Adventurers
Learn about some of the key additions and changes arriving with the free Update 40 base-game patch.
The Update 40 base-game patch arrives October 30 on PC/Mac and November 14 on Xbox and PlayStation consoles. In addition to the Endless Archive PvE activity, this update also introduces a host of new features and additions completely free for all existing ESO players, no additional purchases required.
New Grouping Tool
If you enjoy teaming up with your fellow adventures, the new Group Finder allows you to create parties for almost any group activity in ESO. This includes dungeons, arenas, the upcoming Endless Archive, trials, PvP, and more.
You can choose to make a listing to find players to fill out your existing group (even when starting solo), or you can search for a group that already exists and wants to do the same content that you do. This new tool also allows you to tune the criteria your group members must meet, including these examples:
Player CP levels
Whether they use in-game voice chat
Their playstyle
A desired group role composition
The Group Finder tool
With the new Group Finder, teaming up with your fellow adventurers should be as easy as ever!
Grand Master Crafting Stations
Update 40 also introduces Grand Master Crafting Stations, allowing you to consolidate all your home’s attuned crafting stations for a crafting skill line into a single furnishing. If your base of operations is packed full of attuned crafting stations supporting many of ESO’s myriad item sets, these new consolidated stations will go a long way to improving the amount of housing slots spent without giving up any of the functionality you enjoyed previously.
You can acquire Grand Master Crafting Stations using Writ Vouchers from the Achievement Mediator, Faustina Curio. There will be a consolidated station for Blacksmithing, Jewelry Crafting, Clothing, and Woodworking—happy crafting!
Assorted Additional Improvements
Jewelry Crafting Rebalance
Also included in Update 40 is a rebalance of Jewelry Crafting to help bring its costs more in line with the game’s other crafting disciplines. This includes completely removing Jewelry Crafting grains and converting them into platings! However, to ensure that Jewelry Crafting’s costs line up with the other crafting types, we’ve also increased the total boosters needed to upgrade your jewelry, too. But don't worry, upgrading your rings and amulets in Update 40 will be easier and cheaper when compared to how it is currently.
Quest XP & Gold Standardization
With Update 40, we conducted a broad audit and standardization of the Experience Point and Gold rewards for many of the game’s quests. This includes those for quests and questlines associated with zones, main storylines, prologues, dailies, guild storylines, and many more. Now, you should receive more consistent rewards for the game’s various quests based on their complexity or length. In addition, the daily quest rewards for Mages Guild, Fighters Guild, and Undaunted have received a general boost.
These are just some of the many changes and additions coming to ESO with the Update 40 base-game patch. You can experience them (and the Endless Archive) for yourself when the update arrives on the PC/Mac Public Test Server in a few days (Monday, September 18) or when it all arrives on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Are you excited for the Update 40 base-game patch? Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
Update 40 base-game patch arrives on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
