Access the Dark Heart of Skyrim DLCs & More with the ESO Plus Free Trial
You can check out ESO Plus membership during our free trial, running until October 19! No credit card info required; no strings attached–just activate it in the in-game Crown Store now!
Try ESO Plus Free
The ESO Plus Free Trial is live and will run until Monday, October 19, at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST. During the trial period, you gain access to the following ESO Plus benefits:
· Full access to DLC game packs—new zones, quests, dungeons, and more
o 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, and Stonethorn (our most-recent DLC!)
· A Craft Bag offering you unlimited storage for all your crafting materials
· Double Bank space for all characters on your account
· 10% increase to Experience and Gold acquisition, Crafting Inspiration, and Trait Research rates
· Double Furnishings and Collectibles space in player housing
If you haven’t had a chance to check out the Dark Heart of Skyrim’s dungeon DLCs, Harrowstorm and Stonethorn, now you can, completely free! For more on the above benefits, check out our ESO Plus guide.
Note: The monthly crown stipend and ESO Plus deals are available only to paid members (not free trial members). Review everything that comes with ESO Plus on our website.
Here’s how you can get started:
1. Log into The Elder Scrolls Online.
2. Navigate to the Crown Store.
3. Select the ESO Plus tab.
4. Select “Free Trial!”
No credit card info is required to try out ESO Plus. Just visit the in-game Crown Store and activate it.
Membership Has Its Benefits
Make the most out of boosts to XP, gold, crafting inspiration, plus venture out on new adventures and stuff your Craft Bag full of all the materials it can carry with the ESO Plus Free Trial. If you’re planning to make the most out of this new trial period, let us know via @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook.
The ESO Plus Free Trial begins today and will run until Monday, October 19, at 10:00AM EDT/03:00PM BST.
Save on Greymoor during the Lost Treasures of Skyrim Sale
Pick up the Greymoor Chapter at up to 50% off during the Lost Treasures of Skyrim sale.
Save on Greymoor & Base Game
The Lost Treasures of Skyrim sale is now live, giving you the opportunity to pick up ESO’s latest Chapter, The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, at up to 50% off and the ESO base game at up to 60% off.
In Greymoor, you can explore the region of Western Skyrim and help the besieged Nords in their struggle against an ancient darkness that rises from the depths of Blackreach. Part of the Dark Heart of Skyrim year-long adventure, Greymoor is an important chapter of a story that began in February of this year and will conclude with the upcoming Markarth DLC.
Even better, the Lost Treasures of Skyrim in-game event also began today, giving you and your fellow players the opportunity to unlock bonus collectibles (including cosmetics, a pet, a massive house, and a houseguest) free for all Greymoor players, simply by playing the new Antiquities system. This event (and its rewards) is available only to people who own Greymoor. Find out more in our announcement article and page.
Dig up Bonus Rewards during the Lost Treasures of Skyrim Event
Uncover antiquities and unlock bonus collectibles (including an incredible new house) for ALL Greymoor players during the Lost Treasures of Skyrim event!
The Lost Treasures of Skyrim event begins Wednesday, September 23 at 10:00AM EDT, and will run until October 5 at 10:00AM EDT. During the event period, you can earn bonus rewards for completing Western Skyrim daily quests and unlock unique collectibles for all Greymoor players with the Antiquities system.
Antiquarians Unite!
During the Lost Treasures of Skyrim event, you can earn unique collectibles for ALL Greymoor players by digging up antiquities throughout the entirety of Tamriel. As you and your fellow players seek out, excavate, and discover Tamriel’s hidden histories, you’ll slowly unlock up to three tiers of rewards:
Unlock these rewards by completing antiquities
What are Houseguests? Houseguests are a new type of collectible character you can add to your home in much the same way you add any other collectible. Each Houseguest is unique with a distinct appearance and can be interacted with, adding more life to your home. You can unlock this first Houseguest, Antiquarian Phedre, for free as part of this event, but look for additional Houseguests in the Crown Store in the future.
To check the community’s overall progress and see which rewards players have unlocked so far, visit the Lost Treasures of Skyrim page and review the meter. Each day, we’ll update the meter based on the community’s progress. The faster you dig, the faster the reward will be unlocked!
After the community has unlocked all three rewards (or the time runs out), all Greymoor players can claim the unlocked items from the in-game Crown Store for free. Note that only players who own the Greymoor Chapter can claim the rewards.
Lost Treasures
As you explore, quest, and battle throughout Western Skyrim during the Lost Treasures of Skyrim event, you’ll also have the opportunity to earn bonus rewards and new collectibles.
For starters, all Western Skyrim resource nodes will provide double rewards (not including fishing holes or crafting materials obtained from monsters). Also, all Western Skyrim world bosses, delve bosses, and Kyne’s Aegis trial bosses will have a chance to drop additional loot when defeated, and all Western Skyrim daily quests will award double reward boxes when completed.
In addition to these, the first time you complete a Western Skyrim daily quest each day, you’ll receive a Bulging Box of Gray Host Pillage reward box. These well-stuffed containers have a chance to hold the following items:
Phew! Once you’ve earned your Bulging Box each day, you will then have a chance to earn regular Boxes of Gray Host Pillage from subsequent daily quests or by completing various activities around Western Skyrim or Blackreach (such as defeating delve and world bosses, completing Harrowstorms, opening chests, and much more).
While a regular Box of Gray Host Pillage might not contain as many rewards as a Bulging one, they still have a chance to hold any of the above items, including the Sovngarde style pages, so keep adventuring!
Impresario & Event Tickets
To earn Event Tickets during the Lost Treasures of Skyrim event, simply turn in either a Western Skyrim daily quest or a Kyne’s Aegis weekly quest—you’ll receive three Event Tickets for doing so each day of the event.
The Impresario will stock the following goods during the event:
Dig Up Tamriel Together
Explore Western Skyrim, complete quests, and acquire ancient relics of a bygone age during the Lost Treasures of Skyrim event and you’ll earn bonus rewards and unlock prizes for all Greymoor players. Don’t forget to check the community’s progress on our tracking page—get digging! This event is part of our massive end-of-year promotion, Tamriel Together, so be sure to keep an eye on our social channels at @TESOnline, Instagram, or Facebook for more information on how you can create a community and win amazing in-game prizes.
The Lost Treasures of Skyrim in-game event begins Wednesday, September 23 at 10:00AM EDT, and will end on Monday, October 5 at 10:00AM EDT.
Watch the Dark Heart of Skyrim Year-End Preview on Twitch
Discover what adventures await in the finale of the Dark Heart of Skyrim epic as we preview the new DLC game pack, outline the upcoming in-game events, and share our end-of-year promotion, all in one amazing digital event!
Tune in to Twitch.tv/Bethesda on Saturday, September 19 at 3PM EDT, to watch a special digital event and ESO Live from the Elder Scrolls Online team that showcases everything coming to ESO in the final months of 2020. This includes the latest DLC, which we’re happy to announce has a new name: The Elder Scrolls Online: Markarth*!
We’ll preview the Markarth DLC game pack and talk about its zone, storyline, and place in the Dark Heart of Skyrim year-long epic. In addition to this, the team will outline 2020’s remaining in-game events and share information on the exciting end-of-year promotion we’ll be running throughout. After the digital event, we’ll host a special ESO Live to talk about the recent announcements and dive deep into some of the new DLC’s features.
We’ll have Twitch Drops enabled throughout the show, and anybody who watches the digital event with a linked account will also receive a free Purple Torchbug pet (to be delivered by Monday, September 21).
ESO Live: August 28 @ 4PM EDT/9PM BST—Stonethorn Community Dungeon Run
Join us as the Community Team tackles one of Stonethorn’s exciting new dungeons with special guests.
Check out ESO Live on twitch.tv/Bethesda this Friday, August 28 at 4PM EDT/9PM BST as community managers Jessica Folsom and Gina Bruno delve into one of the two new dungeons just released with the Stonethorn DLC. Don’t worry, they won’t have to do it alone, as they’ll be joined by special guests content creator NefasQS and Stream Team member Prestonality!
You can vote on which of the two dungeons, Stone Garden or Castle Thorn, you want to see them run via a poll on our official Twitter account, so keep an eye out for it. Will it be the dread laboratory of Arkasis? Or the grim ramparts of Lady Thorn’s castle? You decide!
Fight for the Ruby Throne during the Imperial City Celebration
Battle your fellow players and Daedra under the shadow of the White-Gold Tower during the Imperial City Celebration and you’ll earn bonus rewards and collectibles.
Capture the Capital
The Imperial City Celebration begins Thursday, September 3 at 10:00AM EDT, and will run until Tuesday, September 15 at 10:00AM EDT. During this in-game event, you can earn bonus rewards within both the Imperial City PvP zone and its two PvE dungeons: White-Gold Tower and Imperial City Prison.
To begin your fight for the capital, you must have access to the Imperial City DLC game pack either via ESO Plus™ membership or free from the DLC section of the in-game Crown Store.
Battle in the city
To enter the Imperial City PvP zone, open your Alliance War menu, select the Imperial City category, choose either Champion Point or non-Champion point Campaign, and select “Enter Campaign.” (It’ll take you to the Imperial City Sewers to begin.)
To take on the Imperial City’s four-player dungeons, you can queue for them via the Dungeon Finder or by finding their entrances in the Imperial City districts (White-Gold Tower) or Imperial City Sewers (Imperial City Prison).
Loot Lost Riches
During the Imperial City Celebration event, you can loot the lost riches of a city under perpetual siege as you earn the following bonus rewards:
To earn the above, take part in any of the regular Imperial City activities, including battling in the Imperial Sewers and city districts, and taking on either the White-Gold Tower or Imperial City Prison dungeons.
Legion Zero Strongboxes
Those willing to fight shield-to-shield in the heart of the lost empire are a special breed of warrior. To reward those few braving the dangers of Cyrodiil’s close-combat warfare, Legion Zero Strongboxes have been added to this event.
The first time you complete (turn in) an Imperial City district daily quest or defeat the final boss within the Imperial City Prison or White-Gold Tower dungeons, you’ll receive a Glorious Legion Zero Strongbox. These reward boxes can contain valuable and useful items, such as:
The Legion Zero Vigiles armor style
After you’ve received your daily Glorious Legion Zero Strongbox, you have a chance to earn regular versions of this box by completing Imperial City activities such as defeating patrolling or sewer bosses, opening chests or safeboxes, defeating bosses in White-Gold Tower or Imperial City Prison, and from subsequent Imperial City district daily quests.
While the rewards found within regular Legion Zero Strongboxes are not as plentiful as those found in their Glorious counterpart, they still have a chance to contain useful and rare items, including the new style pages if you’re lucky!
Impresario & Event Tickets
During the Imperial City Celebration, you can earn three Event Tickets per day, awarded the first time you either complete a daily quest in the Imperial City districts or sewers or defeat the final boss in the White-Gold Tower or Imperial City Prison dungeons—make sure you loot your kills!
Throughout the event period, the Impresario will stock the following items:
Crown Store Sales & New Items
Throughout the event, you can pick up special Imperial City-themed items from the Crown Store, too. This includes ESO Plus membership deals on the Imperial Battlemage Pack, the Imperial Officers Pack, the Imperial War Mastiff pet, and an exclusive free Wolf and Warrior Statuette. In addition to these, the Legion Zero Charger mount will be available for gems for a limited time only. The unstoppable Legion Zero Charger mount
Even better, starting Thursday, September 10, you can pick up the Imperial City Collector’s Bundle at up to 33% off—phew!
Battle in the Streets
Glory awaits those who fight in the heart of the capital during the Imperial City Celebration event. Whether you’re battling to capture Cyrodiil’s districts for your faction or striving to rid the Ruby Throne of Daedric influence, there’s a host of great reasons to take part in this PvE/PvP event! Will you be joining us in the shadow of the White-Gold Tower? Let us know via @TESOnline, Instagram, and Facebook.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Stonethorn &Update 27 Now Live
Continue your Dark Heart of Skyrim adventure with The Elder Scrolls Online: Stonethorn. Explore Castle Thorn and the Stone Garden in this all-new dungeon DLC.
The Stonethorn DLC game pack and Update 27 is now available on PC/Mac, Steam, and Stadia* and brings a host of new stories, challenges, tools, and improvements to ESO, including:
This DLC game pack is available free for all current ESO Plus™ members or available for purchase with crowns from the in-game Crown Store. Read the patch notes for both Stonethorn and Update 27 on our official forums.
If you play on Xbox One or PlayStation®4, get ready, as Stonethorn and Update 27 will be making their way to consoles September 1! ">
Stonethorn DLC Game Pack
The threat of the Gray Host did not end with the events of Greymoor, and new dangers arise from ancient holds and deep, hidden places. In The Elder Scrolls Online: Stonethorn, you can challenge yourself and your team with two exciting new dungeons: Castle Thorn and Stone Garden. As part of the Dark Heart of Skyrim, Stonethorn leads into the events of the upcoming Q4 DLC and final part of this year-long adventure!
Stone Garden
What horrifying new evils is the mad alchemist Arkasis crafting within the hidden laboratory of Stone Garden? Venture into Blackreach, discover the terrible creations of this twisted genius, battle your way through his empowered minions, and put a stop to his dread experiments before he births a new terror for the people of Western Skyrim. Check out our Stone Garden preview for more.
Battle your way through empowered beasts in Stone Garden Castle Thorn
Isolated within the mountains of Western Skyrim, Lady Thorn raises a fearsome new vampire army behind the strong walls of her keep and prepares to march on Tamriel. You must infiltrate Castle Thorn, seek out the horrifying secret behind this rising force, and confront the ancient Vampire Lord at its heart. Discover more about Castle Thorn in our preview.
These two new dungeons will challenge your team in exciting ways and provide rewards in the form of unique gear sets, monster masks, collectibles, and Achievements. Earn brand-new rewards
Both can be completed in Normal and Veteran Difficulties, and should you truly wish to challenge your party’s skills and teamwork, Stone Garden allows you to attempt a Hard Mode version of each of its three bosses—good luck!
How to Get Stonethorn
The Stonethorn DLC game pack is free for all ESO Plus members and available for purchase for 1,500 crowns from the in-game Crown Store (listed under DLC).
Note that if your ESO Plus membership lapses, you lose access to the DLC dungeons until you renew or purchase the DLC with crowns. You won’t lose any items or rewards you earned while you had access. Stonethorn Collector’s Bundle
The Stonethorn Collector’s Bundle is also available for 4,000 crowns. This includes access to the DLC game pack, the Frostborn Durzog Mangler mount, the Snowsnarl Durzog pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. You can find and purchase the Stonethorn Collector’s Bundle from the Featured section of the in-game Crown Store.
The Stonethorn Collector’s Bundle
Take on Stonethorn & Get a Unique Pet
Once you have access to the Stonethorn dungeons, you can continue your Dark Heart of Skyrim adventure by the following methods:
By simply entering these two new dungeons, you receive the Energetic Dwarven Shock-Spider pet! The perfect companion for Tamriel’s adventurers!
Update 27
Releasing with Stonethorn, Update 27 brings new features and improvements for all ESO players, free!
Character Pathing
With the new Character Pathing tool added to the Homestead System, you can now give your pets, mounts, and assistants unique paths for them to follow throughout your home, helping it feel more alive than ever. By simply assigning your companions nodes, you can have them move all around your home along a set path. You can even define speed, set wait times, and choose whether you want them to return along the same path or loop. For more on this new tool, check out our preview.
Create unique paths for your pets, mounts, and assistants
Performance Improvements
The team has been working hard on various performance improvements in this update. These include improvements to how persistent AoEs work (starting with the Dragonknight Standard), an item set scripting update, new Critical Memory systems, physic engine improvements, server load handling improvements, database caching, and some intermittent load screen fixes—phew! With these updates, you’ll see fewer crashes, improvements to overall server stability/performance, and fewer random load screens.
For everything arriving in Update 27, check out the Patch Notes section on our official forums.
Delve into Skyrim’s Dark Heart
Continue your Dark Heart of Skyrim adventure with Stonethorn and put a stop to two deadly new threats before they are unleashed upon the Nords of Western Skyrim. Shut down a terrible experiment and defeat an unholy army with two exciting and challenging dungeons that expand upon the year-long narrative that began with Harrowstorm and will continue throughout the rest of 2020! Are you excited to enter Castle Thorn or the Stone Garden? Tell us via @TESOnline, Instagram, and Facebook.
Part of the Dark Heart of Skyrim year-long adventure, the Stonethorn DLC game pack is now live for PC/Mac and Stadia* and arrives September 1 for Xbox One and PlayStation®4. This new DLC game pack arrives in tandem with Update 27, a free base-game update for all ESO players.
*Available only in select territories. Find out if Stadia is available in your region here.
Save Up to 50% and Play Free during QuakeCon At Home
Play ESO free and pick up the game and Crown Packs at up to 50% off during QuakeCon 2020!
QuakeCon 2020 is here, and that means you can save big on both the game and Crown Packs while trying out the game free during our limited-time sale and Free Play event.
Free Play Week
If you’d like to take your first steps into the world of Tamriel, you can play ESOfree from now through August 19 at 10AM EDT for Xbox One and PC/Mac and August 20 at 10AM EDT for PlayStation®4.
To get started, visit our Free Play page and select your platform. This event gives you access to the ESO base game, which includes four of the game’s original classes, 24 unique zones (including Morrowind), a huge main storyline, and, if you’re a new player, 500 crowns to spend in the in-game Crown Store.
Even better, this event gives you the opportunity to begin your Dark Heart of Skyrim year-long story with the free Greymoor Prologue (part of the ESO base game).
Discover Skyrim’s dark heart with the Greymoor Prologue
If you’ve played ESO during a previous event, you can continue your adventures as normal. Happy adventuring!
Save on Greymoor
During QuakeCon, you can also save up to 35% on ESO’s latest Chapter, The Elder Scrolls Online Greymoor (including the GreymoorStandard Edition, Upgrade, and Collector’s Editions).
If you’re an existing player ready to explore the city of Solitude and surrounding holds, the Greymoor Upgrade gives you access to the new zone (Western Skyrim), the Antiquities system, and the Dark Heart of Skyrim questline. However, if you’re new to ESO, the Greymoor Standard Edition includes the Chapter detailed above and the full base game, Morrowind Chapter, Summerset Chapter, and Elsweyr Chapter. That’s hundreds of hours of quests, exploration, and stories—all 35% off!
Finally, as a new player, you can also pick up The Elder Scrolls Online Standard Edition at up to 50% off during the sale period, giving you access to the full base game and Morrowind Chapter—a great first step into the ever-expanding world of Tamriel.
Explore Western Skyrim in the Greymoor Chapter
This sale is now live, but depending on your platform and territory, it ends at different times:
Visit our Buy Now page right now to make the most out of this sale.
Crown Pack Sale
Also starting now, you can enjoy big-time discounts on Crown Packs for all platforms during the event period, including:
To grab this deal, visit our Buy Crowns page. Don’t forget, with Crowns, you can pick up a ton of useful and fun items from the in-game Crown Store, including collectibles such as pets, mounts, costumes, and more. Check out everything currently on offer on our Crown Store page.
This Crown Pack sale is now live, and it will continue through August 10 for PC/Mac, Steam, and Xbox One, through August 11 for Stadia, and through August 17 for PlayStation®4—don’t miss out!
Play & Save
Whether you’re a brand-new player looking to try out ESO for the first time, or a veteran who wants to pick up a deal on Crown Packs or the latest Chapter, there’s something for you during the QuakeCon 2020 Free Play and sale period. A ton of amazing livestreams and giveaways are going on during QuakeCon this year, so be sure to check them out as well!
Check Out ESO during QuakeCon At Home!
We’ve got livestreams, giveaways, Twitch Drops (including a free pet), and an exciting new Stonethorn trailer lined up for QuakeCon At Home. Here’s everything you need to know about ESO’s presence at this year’s special three-day virtual event.
Welcome from Matt Firor
Studio Director Matt Firor takes part in the QuakeCon Digital Welcome and talks about the year so far, discusses theDark Heart of Skyrim, and even shares a new Stonethorn gameplay trailer! The Digital Welcome (and QuakeCon itself) begins Friday, August 7 at 12:00PM EDT, on twitch.tv/Bethesda—don’t miss it!
Giveaways & Twitch Drops
During the event, we’re giving away a host of goodies, including Reliquaries, a Razer peripheral prize package, Steel Series mouse pads, and several digital goods during the streams and on social media (Instagram, Twitter), so keep an eye out for your chance to win.
Even better, watch any of the official ESO streams each day (listed below) and you will receive a QuakeCon Twitch Drop, which includes the Flame Atronach Pony pet and an Ouroboros Crown Crate. Make sure you link your ESO and Twitch accounts ahead of time to qualify.
While pretty, we recommend NOT petting the Flame Atronach Pony
Don’t forget, you can now get Twitch Drops for all platforms, including Xbox One and PlayStation 4, so don’t miss out!
ESO Livestreams
Throughout QuakeCon, the Community team is hosting a series of fun livestreams with members of the ESO development team and special guests. Check out everything we’ve got planned below:
ESO Voice-Over Chat—Featuring Jennifer Hale & Robbie Daymond
Voice actors Jennifer Hale (Lyris Titanborn) and Robbie Daymond (Fennorian), plus ZOS’s Senior VO Supervisor Becky Ichnoski, join the ESO Community team to talk about how they give their voice to some of the game’s most-beloved characters.
ESO Developer Interview—Featuring Encounters Lead Mike Finnigan
German Community Manager Kai Schober talks to Encounters Lead Mike Finnigan about the game, the Dark Heart of Skyrim, and the upcoming Stonethorn release!
Pro wrestler and ESO fan Nicole Savoy squads up with The Elder Scrolls Online team to try to tackle one of ESO’s perilous dungeons while wearing no gear—what they pick up along the way is what they can wear!
Uncle Pete from Bethesda Softworks and MMA champion Rob Whittaker (Aussie Aussie Aussie!) team up to explore Western Skyrim from The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor.
ZOS Concept Artist Mike May and Art Director CJ Grebb drop in to talk about ESO’s art process AND produce a brand-new piece of ESO-inspired art live on stream. One lucky viewer will win the completed piece, so don’t miss out!
In addition to the above, there are a ton of amazing streams to check out from the community team, ESO streamers, and community members:
Phew! That’s a ton of great ESO action and fun throughout the entire event from all over the world. Remember, you can earn a QuakeCon pet and a Crown Crate just for watching!
Together At Home
QuakeCon brings people together like no other event in the world, so we’re thrilled to bring you three days of ESO fun, give out unique rewards, and support more than a few great causes with our charity drives. Let us know if you’re looking forward to all the reveals, streams, and the chance to earn that fiery new pet on social via @TESOnline, Instagram, and Facebook. Don’t forget—it all kicks off Friday, August 7 at 12PM on twitch.tv/Bethesda!
Tune in to ESO Live this Friday to get an inside look at the new Homestead Character Pathing system coming with Update 27 and check out the winners of our official Greymoor Home Decorating Contest!
This Friday, July 24 at 4PM EDT/9PM BST, check out Twitch.tv/Bethesda for a live preview of the upcoming Homestead Character Pathing system and the announcement of our official Greymoor Home Decorating Contest winners. To help community managers Gina Bruno and Jessica Folsom dive into this Homestead-themed show, we’ve enlisted the help of Systems Designer (and Homestead czar) Cullen Lee.
Firstly, the team will introduce the new system coming with Update 27 and show you how easy it is to make your NPCs move around your home. Then, together, the team will announce the winners of both categories of the Home Decorating Contest (Nord and Vampire) and discuss each entry. If you love ESO’s housing, this is the show for you!
Throughout the show we’ll also have Twitch Drops enabled (link your account), discuss the latest ESO news, and have a giveaway, so join us this Friday, July 24 at 4PM EDT/9PM BST, on Twitch—see you there!
