Survey These Dev Answers for the Cyrodiil Champions Community Q&A
Check out our answers to the community’s questions concerning the Cyrodiil Champions test PvP campaign.
Access to the Public Test Server for Update 45 is open to all players on PC/Mac, and one of the many features receiving attention is the Cyrodiil Champions PvP test, also known as the Vengeance campaign. This is a preliminary step to ensure functionality is in place, with the full test occurring on live servers at a later date after Update 45 arrives.
In Studio Director Matt Firor’s letter at the end of last year, he touched on how the team will be experimenting a bit more in the name of future change, innovation, and improvement efforts for ESO. One such effort is the Cyrodiil Champions test, and your feedback will be critical to helping us understand what you like, what you don’t like, and ultimately shape the future of ESO.
Cyrodiil Champions is part of an effort to improve performance and stability in ESO’s open-world PvP experience. After its announcement in January, we reached out to the ESO community on both the official ESO forums and Reddit for your questions, and you can now check out our answers via this post on the ESO forums. For more, check out this recent livestream with the devs!
We hope you’re excited for the upcoming battles in Cyrodiil, including this new test campaign now live on the PTS, and later on live servers. For details on the test, check out the 10.30.1 PTS patch notes, and look out for more on Cyrodiil Champions sometime after Update 45 is live. Are you interested in this new PvP test? Share your thoughts with us via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. Community
Golden Pursuits—Celebrate Love and Beauty This February
Grab a stunning outfit blessed by Dibella herself during the Love Calls from Tamriel Golden Pursuits campaign.
Share the Love
The Love Calls from Tamriel Golden Pursuits campaign is live and will continue to run until February 19 at 10AM EST. Throughout this campaign period, complete labors (of love) to earn pages for the stunning Dibella’s Exaltation outfit style!
Below, you can see how many Golden Pursuits activities you must complete before unlocking each specific reward page:
Complete one activities—Dibella’s Exaltation Boots
Complete two activities—Dibella’s Exaltation Belt
Complete four activities—Dibella’s Exaltation Bracers
Complete six activities—Dibella’s Exaltation Guards
Complete eight activities—Dibella’s Exaltation Arm Cops
There are 15 different activities available to tackle, and no restrictions on which ones you can take on to meet each milestone!
Greater the Passion, Greater the Reward
Flaunt a gorgeous outfit touched by a Divine during the Love Calls from Tamriel Golden Pursuits campaign! If you’d like to learn more, be sure to head over to your Group & Activity Finder, where you can track progress, claim rewards, and view all currently available campaign activities. For more info on Golden Pursuits, check out this guide.
Are you excited to unlock this new style as you spread love throughout Tamriel during February’s first Golden Pursuits campaign? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook—have fun!
ESO’s February 2025 Survival Guide
Love and war come to Tamriel this February, bringing a host of exciting events, rewards, and more—check out our roadmap here!
We got the new year off to a rollicking start during the month of January, and this February keeps the pace with new events, Golden Pursuits campaigns (yes, multiple ones!), and more. You can check out what is coming to ESO in February below. Note that some dates and details may change between the time of this blog’s publication and when these highlights officially kick off.
Ongoing Pan-Tamriel Celebration (1/23-2/4)
There are still a few days remaining in the ongoing Pan-Tamriel Celebration in-game event, which means you still have time to claim some great bonus rewards as you adventure and explore Tamriel. For all the activities, rewards, and details, visit this official blog. Similarly, the New Year, New Adventure Golden Pursuits campaign is also ongoing and ends February 4—complete those activities now!
February Daily Login Rewards (2/1-28)
There’s 28 days of goodies you can claim throughout the month of February, simply by logging in. Highlights include sweetroll bundles (on day 7), some lovely tree furnishings (on days 14 and 21), and some ever-useful Instant All Research Scrolls (Day 27)—don’t forget you have to log in to the game each day to progress and claim each reward!
Golden Pursuits—Love Calls from Tamriel (2/5-19)
In the spirit of Tamriel’s Heart’s Day, you can earn a striking new Dibella-themed armor style as part of a romantic new Golden Pursuits campaign. Don’t worry, activities for the campaign will remain as varied as always with both group AND solo challenges. Keep an eye out on the website and in game for more information on the day. Unlock pages for a lovely new style!
Crazy King Battlegrounds Weekend (2/6-11)
Compete in Crazy King Battlegrounds PvP matches over this special weekend to earn bonus Alliance Points—go capture those (ever shifting) points!
Gilded Glory Mini-Event (2/13-18)
Enjoy a 100% boost to gold gains from a host of in-game activities, including slaying monsters, completing quests, and more during this limited-time mini-event. Daily quest NPCs beware—the cost of doing business has just gone up!
Whitestrake’s Mayhem In-Game Event (2/20-3/4)
Cry havoc, and let slip the guar of war—the Whitestrake’s Mayhem PvP event returns! Battle your fellow players in ESO’s PvP game modes for bonus rewards and glory. Watch for the official announcement blog with all the details on the official website a few days before the mayhem begins. Battle within the Imperial City during Whitestrake’s Mayhem
Golden Pursuits—Mayhem on the Battlefield (2/20-3/6)
If you’re a fighter not a lover, you’ll enjoy this new Golden Pursuits campaign that puts the focus squarely on battling your fellow players (and coincidentally running through Whitestrake’s Mayhem!). A new Customized Action is up for grabs, so once again look out for more information on the web and in game soon.
This is just some of the fun we have planned for ESO in the upcoming month. As ever, keep an eye on the official website and our social channels (X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook) for all the latest information, updates, and news, including new Fallen Banner/Update 45 previews, livestreams, and more—have fun this February!
Golden Pursuits—Kick off a New Adventure This January
Earn a collection of goodies while questing throughout Tamriel via the New Year, New Adventure Golden Pursuits campaign.
A New Adventure Awaits
The New Year, New Adventure Golden Pursuits campaign begins today, Tuesday, January 21 at 10AM EST, and runs until February 4 at 10AM EST! During this campaign period, you can obtain a variety of awesome in-game rewards including copious Transmutation Geodes, a statue of an iconic figure, and a new 10-Year Anniversary costume.
Let’s take a peek at the milestone rewards and learn how many New Year, New Adventures campaign activities must be completed before you can collect your rewards:
A heaping helping of Gold & Statue, High Elf Hero furnishing 10-Year Anniversary Elven Hero Costume
With 18 different activities available, you’re free to tackle whatever Golden Pursuits challenges you desire!
Quest for Greater Rewards
Claim an array of sweet rewards as you set forth on a brand-new journey this January during the New Year, New Adventures Golden Pursuits campaign! To learn more about this month’s campaign, be sure to check out your Group & Activity Finder. From there, you can track your progress, claim rewards, and view all available campaign activities. For more on Golden Pursuits, check out this guide.
Earn a Decade of Rewards during the Pan-Tamriel Celebration In-game Event!
Obtain new and returning rewards taken from ESO’s long history during a special in-game event!
A Party Across Tamriel The Pan-Tamriel Celebration kicks off Thursday, January 23 at 10AM EST, and runs until Tuesday, February 4 at 10AM EST. Part of The Elder Scrolls Online 10-Year Anniversary Celebration, this in-game event allows you to acquire a massive variety of bonus rewards as you adventure throughout Tamriel.
You don’t need to own any one specific Chapter or DLC to participate in this event, but to receive the full experience it is recommended you have access to the Necrom, High Isle, Blackwood, Greymoor, Elsweyr, Summerset and Morrowind Chapters as well as their corresponding DLCs. You can get access via ESO Plus™ membership or purchase them for crowns from the in-game Crown Store.
Amass 10 Years of Rewards
During the Pan-Tamriel Celebration, you can earn a Glorious Reward Box once per day each time you complete one of the following:
Defeat and loot any delve boss
Defeat and loot any public dungeon boss
Defeat and loot any final dungeon boss
Defeat and loot any final trial boss
Defeat and loot any world boss
Defeat and loot any final arena boss
Defeat Tho'at Replicanum in the Infinite Archive
Completing any incursion event
Glorious Reward Boxes may contain the following items:
Random basic crafting materials
Random rare crafting materials
Random motif, style item, or furnishing recipe from anywhere throughout ESO
Treasure Map from anywhere throughout ESO
Transmute Geode containing one to 10 Transmute Crystals
Style page for the NEW Lion Guard Captain style
You can also collect the more common Regular Reward Boxes by repeating the aforementioned activities. Regular Reward Boxes may contain the following items:
Random basic crafting materials
Random rare crafting materials
A chance for a random motif, style item, or furnishing recipe from anywhere throughout ESO
A chance for a Treasure Map from anywhere throughout ESO
A chance for a Transmute Geode containing 1 to 10 Transmute Crystals
A chance for a random reward from previous years’ Celebrations based on your location
Necrom
Apocrypha Expedition outfit style page
High Isle
Oaken Order outfit style page
Blackwood
Y'ffre's Fallen-Wood outfit style page
Greymoor
Saarthal Scholar outfit style page
Sovngarde Stalwart outfit style page
Elsweyr
Claw-Dance Acolyte outfit style page
Ja'zennji Siir outfit style page
Summerset
Evergloam Champion outfit style page
Snowhawk Mage outfit style page
Gloam Gryphon Fledgling pet
Morrowind
Doctrine Ordinator outfit style page
Slag Town Diver skin
Thetys Ramarys's Bait Kit memento
Microtized Verminous Fabricant pet
But that’s not all! In addition to these Reward Boxes, you can enjoy a higher chance to secure valuable loot including antiquity leads, furnishings, and more earned in chests dug up using Treasure Maps. Also, fishing drops will be curated so that whenever you reel in a trophy fish, you will be guaranteed a previously uncollected drop. Additionally, during the Pan-Tamriel Celebration, you’ll have the opportunity to secure the following exclusive replica style pages from last year’s Anniversary Jubilee in-game event:
Trueflame Sword Replica—Raredrop from fishing
The drop chance increases if you have the Dominion, Covenant, or Pact Fisherman achievement.
The chance increases further if you have all base-game Master Angler achievements.
Staff of Worms Replica—Rare drop from Dark Anchors
The drop chance increases if you have the Dominion, Covenant, or Pact Anchor Shatterer achievement.
The chance increases further if you have the Anchors Away achievement.
Sunna'rah Replica and Barbas Helmet Replica—Rare drop from Vvardenfell world bosses
The drop chance increases if you have the Defender of Morrowind achievement.
The chance increases further if you have the Savior of Morrowind achievement.
Ul'Vor Staff Replica—Rare drop from Abyssal Geysers
The drop chance increases if you have the Abyssal Devastator achievement.
The chance increases further if you have the Savior of Summerset achievement.
Impresario & Event Tickets
Throughout the Pan-Tamriel Celebration, you can earn three Event Tickets for completing the first of the following activities once per day:
Looting any delve boss
Looting anypublic dungeon boss
Looting any final dungeon boss
Looting anyfinal trial boss
Looting any world boss
Looting any final arena boss
Defeating Tho'at Replicanum in the Infinite Archive
If you participate in each day of the Celebration, you can secure a tremendous total of 36 Event Tickets by the event’s conclusion. Be sure to remember that you can carry only 12 Tickets at one time, so be sure to spend them before collecting more!
Let’s peek at what the Impresario has in stock:
All three Stonewisp of Truth and Law pet fragments
Axiomatic Runestones
Glyph of Law
Powdered Wisp Remains
First fragment for the Logical Rune Extraction customized action
Exalted Icon of Logic
Bound style pages for the NEW Lion Guard Captain outfit style
Impresario Group Repair Kits
Companion Guild Commendations
The Pan-Tamriel Celebration will be your first chance to purchase the Exalted Icon of Logic, the first morphing fragment needed for the first morphing collectible of 2025, the Logical Rune Extraction customized action. In addition to the Impresario’s offers, her assistant, Philius Dormier, is refreshing their shop with the following morphing fragments in exchange for Event Tickets:
Unstable Morpholith Fragments
Deadlands Flint
Rune-Etched Striker
Smoldering Bloodgrass Tinder
Soulfire Dragon Illusion Fragments
Hallowed Hourglass Basin
Illuminated Dragon Scroll
Kvatchian Incense
Doomchar Plateau Fragments
Scorching Pillar
Searing Column
Molten Key
Profane Pedestal
Unholy Tablet
Sacred Hourglass of Alksh Fragments
Engraved Glassblowing Tools
Hallowed White-Gold Ingot
Mysterious Time-Lost Sands
What’s more, Dormier has dug up an impressive collection of rewards from previous years’ Celebrations and is ready to trade them in for your hard-earned Event Tickets.
Be sure to know what items you want to purchase beforehand as the shop’s available stock differs depending on the region you encounter Philius Dormier:
Necrom
Apocrypha Expedition outfit style page
Gonfalon Bay
Oaken Order outfit style page
Leyawiin
Y'ffre's Fallen-Wood outfit style page
Voriplasm pet components
Solitude
Saarthal Scholar outfit style page
Sovngarde Stalwart outfit style page
Rimmen
Claw-Dance Acolyte outfit style page
Ja'zennji Siir outfit style page
Alinor
Evergloam Champion outfit style page
Snowhawk Mage outfit style page
Wooden Grave-Stake fragments
Gloam Gryphon Fledgling pet
Vivec City
Doctrine Ordinator outfit style page
Slag Town Diver skin
Thetys Ramarys's Bait Kit memento
Microtized Verminous Fabricant pet
Last but not least, Nenulaure the Indrik Vendor is stocking her shop’s inventory with the following items available to purchase in exchange for Event Tickets:
Nascent Indrik Feathers
Dawnwood Indrik Berries
Spectral Indrik Berries
Springtide Indrik Pet
Haunting Indrik Pet
A Celebration 10 Years in the Making
Join us in celebrating a decade of adventures across Tamriel and beyond while collecting rewards both old and new during the Pan-Tamriel Celebration! Are you ready to earn some awesome loot while revisiting iconic locations from throughout ESO’s history? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, or Facebook!
The Pan-Tamriel Celebration in-game event begins next Thursday, January 23 at 10AM EST, and continues until Tuesday, February 4 at 10AM EST.
Fallen Banners & Update 45 Now Live on the Public Test Server
Dive into 2025’s new adventures by helping test Fallen Banners and Update 45 on the PC/Mac Public Test Server!
The Public Test Server (PTS) has now been updated to include both the upcoming Fallen Banners dungeon pack and the Update 45 base-game patch, giving you access to two new dungeons, refreshed starter zones, the features for the Cyrodiil Champions Test campaign, and a host of quality-of-life improvements, including improvements to Craft (green) Champion points!
To access the PTS, go to the Settings menu within the PC/Mac ESO launcher by toggling the “Show Public Test Environment” option. You can then download and access the game client, which also grants you immediate access to the Fallen Banners dungeons to test. As a result, you shouldn't need to purchase it on the test server's Crown Store. Don’t forget to leave feedback and report any bugs you come across by typing “/feedback” or “/bug” in chat. If you want to learn about the features coming in Update 45 or anything else to do with the patch, be sure to check out the preview blog and PTS Patch Notes on the ESO forums.
Learn more about the upcoming Update 45 base-game patch and the new Fallen Banners dungeon DLC.
The Update 45 base-game patch and Fallen Banners dungeon DLC arrives March 10 on PC/Mac and March 25 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. While the U45 base-game patch is free for all ESO players, an ESO Plus™ membership is required to access and play the Fallen Banners dungeon DLC.
Fallen Banners
Kicking off the year’s adventures and challenges, Fallen Banners introduces two new four-player dungeons for you and your team to explore.
Exiled Redoubt
As the continent-spanning Alliance War continues to ravage Tamriel, the Imperial Battlemage Lucilla needs your help investigating the mysterious disappearances of its soldiers. Join Lucilla in infiltrating the stronghold of the once-proud House Albus and discover a plot that threatens to condemn the people of Cyrodiil to endless war. Fight for peace in Exiled Redoubt
Lep Seclusa
The Moth Priest sanctuary of Lep Seclusa is besieged, and the Elder Scroll it protects is threatened. You and your allies must defend the Moth Priests and their precious relic from the sinister Orpheon the Tactician and his army of deserters. Defend the sanctuary of Lep Seclusa
Both dungeons feature their own unique storylines, characters, challenges (including unique boss battles), and secrets. Complete these dungeons and you’ll also discover unique rewards, including item sets, collectibles, and Achievements available only in these encounters.
As mentioned above, if you wish to tackle these two new Alliance War-themed dungeons, you’ll need an active ESO Plus membership. The dungeon DLC will NOT be available for purchase for crowns at launch.
Update 45
Arriving in tandem with the dungeon DLC is the Update 45 base-game patch. This free update includes a host of changes and improvements that all ESO players can enjoy.
Cyrodiil Champions Test Campaign
Update 45 introduces the early stages of the new Cyrodiil Champions test PvP campaign. When playing a Cyrodiil Champions test campaign, you and your fellow players are locked to specific class builds, including abilities, attributes, and items. This test allows us to monitor how the server reacts to simplified abilities, with the goal being to collect data and help us plan for the future of Cyrodiil and abilities.
During this test, seven set Cyrodiil Champion classes are available, and access to some features are blocked, including Crown Store provisions, items not included in the class templates, and more. During a Cyrodiil Champions campaign, all competitors are at equal power levels—it all comes down to skill!
Note that with Update 45, we are only just beginning to test the Cyrodiil Champions campaigns. Expect a full rollout with greater options and a more polished experience in the future.
Starter Zone Refresh
The starter zones of Betnikh, Stros M’kai, Bleakrock, Bal Foyen, and Khenarthi’s Roost have all undergone a makeover, bringing them more in line visually with the detail of ESO’s recent additions such as West Weald or the Telvanni Peninsula.
These starter zones have received improvements to their terrain transitions, materials and lighting, and atmosphere. Signs and banners have been positioned to better highlight services (such as crafting or banking locations), and lighting has been adjusted to better define important paths and other areas of detail. With the addition of more organic clutter and props, various portions of the zones should feel a little less sparse and a little more lived in—go check them out!
Quality-of-Life Improvements
This base-game patch also features a host of quality-of-life improvements to the game. This includes an improvement to the initial mount experience by significantly increasing their starting movement speed value (without dramatically increasing their top end speed). The team has also reworked specific Craft (green) Champion stars so they no longer need to be slotted for you to benefit from their effects. Finally, the team has also increased the visibility of the value of Mundus Stone Boons, including reminders as to when and where you can find them.
This is just the start of a series of general improvements to the player experience in ESO. Keep an eye out for even more additions and tweaks like the above throughout this year’s updates.
A Realm in Chaos
Tamriel is besieged on all sides, and the people of Cyrodiil need heroes, no matter what side of the conflict they are on. Are you ready to take up arms and defend the Moth Priests of Lep Seclusa or the forgotten soldiers of the Three Banners War? Are you excited to learn more about the various updates and improvements coming to the overall ESO experience? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.
Discover 2025’s First Major ESO Release with the Update 45 Preview Livestream
Get a first look at ESO’s upcoming base-game update and adventures with a new preview livestream.
A new year means new adventures for Tamriel’s heroes, and we’re thrilled to reveal just the first part of 2025’s releases during the Update 45 Preview Livestream. Tune in to Twitch.tv/Bethesdaat 2PM EST this coming Thursday, January 9, as ESO Community Team members Jess Folsom and Gina Bruno are joined by Lead Encounter Designer Mike Finnigan and Lead Combat & PvP Designer Brian Wheeler for an early look at both the Update 45 base-game patch and the first dungeon DLC of the year!
As announced in our Studio Director’s letter last December, the 2025 ESO Global Reveal will take place in April this year, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have some amazing stuff to reveal between now and then.
Keep yourself well-stocked for the year’s upcoming challenges with these rewards you can claim simply by logging into The Elder Scrolls Online!
This January, we’re starting the year off with a special thank you for our players on the first two days of logins, as we appreciate everyone’s patience with recent server outages. We hope you find these enhanced login rewards (detailed below) to be a great start to a great year.
Claim these and other rewards to begin the New Year supplied for anything. Want to know more about Daily Login Rewards? Read over this helpful article to discover everything you’ll need to know.
Here are a few of the major highlights you can claim throughout January 2025!
Seals of Endeavor ×1000, Grand Gold Coast Experience Scroll ×5—Days 1-2 Thank you to the players of ESO!
On your first day of logging in this month, you’ll receive a full 1,000 Seals of Endeavor right off the bat, and logging in for a second day will give you a hefty stack of 5 Grand Coast Experience Scrolls for heavily boosted XP gain. We hope both make your time in Tamriel that much more enjoyable!
Riding Lessons—Days 4-6 Ride out and meet the New Year
What better way to approach the New Year than on your mount, racing forward to new opportunities? Thanks to these Riding Lessons that increase your mount’s speed, stamina, and capacity, you can hit the ground galloping. Claim three Crown Lessons: Riding Speed on your fourth day of logins, followed by three Crown Lessons: Riding Stamina on your fifth day, and finally three Crown Lessons: Riding Capacity on your sixth day of logging into ESO this month.
Winter Furnishings—Days 7, 14, and 21 Stay cozy when snowed in
If you ever need a break from adventuring out in the cold and wintry weather, head to your in-game house and place these furnishings by your hearth! You’ll receive two each of the following furnishings: Nord Drinking Horn, Display on the seventh day you log in this month, Nord Candle, Antler after your 14th daily login, and Nord Brazier, Hanging with 21 days spent logging into ESO.
Grand Gold Coast Experience Scroll ×1—Day 19 Open yourself to new experiences
Been on a leveling streak and already used your scrolls from the beginning of the month? Why not have another scroll on your nineteenth day of logins and carry it even further—you incredible power-leveler, you.
This isn’t even everything you can claim this January to help you take on the new year. Head in game and take a look at the Daily Rewards section of the in-game Crown Store to see the full list. And be sure to let us know your plans for these spoils—and for the New Year—in ESO via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.
Enjoy Seasonal Savings on Gold Road and Select Crown Packs During the 2024 ESO Holiday Sale
Enjoy up to 67% off the Gold Road Chapter and up to 40% off select Crown Packs during ESO's end-of-year sale.
The 2024 ESO Holiday Sale is now live, allowing you to pick up The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road Chapter at up to 67% off and The Elder Scrolls Online: Standard Edition at up to 75% off. These seasonal deals are available across all platforms, including Xbox (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S), PlayStation (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5), and PC/Mac (The Elder Scrolls Online Store, Steam, Epic Games Store).
You can enjoy these savings on all versions of the Gold Road Chapter (Collection, Deluxe Collection, Upgrade, and Deluxe Upgrade), allowing you to explore autumnal West Weald, traverse the many paths of fate, and master the art of Scribing!
To get started, visit our Buy Now page and select your edition.
In addition to savings on the latest Chapter and base game, we’re also providing some major discounts on 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
Ready to take advantage of these limited-time savings? Head over to the Buy Crowns page to grab your bundle of choice. You can use these crowns to purchase all sorts of convenient or cosmetic items from the in-game Crown Store such as pets, costumes, houses, skill lines, XP scrolls, and more. Check out what offers are currently available by visiting the Crown Store page.
Both discounts are available for a limited time and may conclude on different dates or have different availabilities depending on your platform and territory. To discover when your platform’s sale ends, check out the schedule below:
Xbox
Standard Edition—December 13, 2024-January 2, 2025
Standard Edition—December 19, 2024-January 2, 2025
Gold Road—December 19, 2024-January 2, 2025
Crown Packs—December 19, 2024-January 2, 2025
Steam Store
Standard Edition—December 19, 2024-January 2, 2025
Gold Road—December 19, 2024-January 2, 2025
Crown Packs—December 19, 2024-January 2, 2025
Epic Games Store
Standard Edition—December 12, 2024-January 9, 2025
Gold Road—December 12, 2024-January 9, 2025
Crown Packs—December 19, 2024-January 2, 2025
These discounts on the Gold Road Chapter, ESO base game, and Crown Packs can provide you with an abundance of new adventures and opportunities this holiday season. Which of these deals are you planning to celebrate with during the 2024 ESO Holiday Sale? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.
