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Rally your allies and prepare to take on new perils in the Ruins of Mazzatun and Cradle of Shadows, two all-new group dungeons featured in our Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack. Dive into our PC and Mac launch article to learn more about Shadows of the Hist and all the new quality-of-life improvements, including the Style Parlor and Costume Dyes, introduced with Update 11!
We're excited to introduce our PC and Mac players to
Shadows of the Hist, the latest DLC game pack for The Elder Scrolls Online. If you play ESO on console, you'll have the opportunity to experience Cradle of Shadows and Ruins of Mazzatun in just two weeks when Shadows of the Hist comes to Xbox One and PlayStation®4 on August 16th. To commemorate the Update 11 and Shadows of the Hist launch on PC and Mac, sit back and enjoy an exclusive look at the Ruins of Mazzatun.
Content
- Welcome to Update 11 Featuring Shadows of the Hist
- Purchase Details
- Access Details
- Guides
- Shadows of the Hist Crown Store Offerings
- New Forum Avatars & Wallpaper
WELCOME TO UPDATE 11 FEATURING SHADOWS OF THE HIST
With the launch of Update 11, both the base-game patch and Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack are live on PC and Mac. The base-game patch is available to everyone who owns ESO. The DLC game pack conveniently downloads with the base-game patch, giving you instant access to the new content upon purchase or activation of an ESO Plus membership. Here are a few details about what comes with each:
Shadows of the Hist
Grab three friends and prepare to take on the Cradle of Shadows and Ruins of Mazzatun, two all-new Argonian-themed dungeons featured in the Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack. Like all of ESO's dungeons, they'll scale to the level of your group leader, offer both Normal and Veteran modes, and introduce new item sets for you to collect. You can enter these new dungeons at any level, and queue up for them via the Group/Activity Finder starting at level 10.
Cradle of Shadows
The Argonians of the Dark Brotherhood need your help against a cadre of rogue assassins who threaten to hurl all of Black Marsh into bloody chaos. Fight your way into the Cradle of Shadows to uncloak the secrets of the twisted Silken Ring!
Ruins of Mazzatun
Venture into Mazzatun, the “Puzzle City" of the Xit-Xaht tribe of Argonians, who have been forcing other Lizardfolk to work as slave labor on a project that has driven their masters mad! Can you free them in time?
Both the Cradle of Shadows and Ruins of Mazzatun dungeons feature three new item sets, challenging new achievements with an appearance reward, and a new monster mask set.
Update 11 Base-Game Patch
The base-game patch that accompanies
Shadows of the Hist—free to anyone who owns ESO—is packed with new features and quality-of-life enhancements including:
- Aetherian Archive and Hel Ra Citadel Trial improvements, including Normal and Veteran modes, revamped rewards, and level scaling
- Dragonstar Arena improvements, including increased monster difficulty and revamped rewards
- The ability to trade bind-on-pickup items to group members in dungeons and Trials
- The introduction of the Cyrodiil town capture system
- Costume Dyeing (exclusive to ESO Plus members)
- Dye Stamps (Crown Store)
- Style Parlor (Crown Store)
- Champion Point cap increase, from 501 to 531
- Rebalancing and adjustments to Racial Passive abilities
- Improved rewards from Undaunted reward chests (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
- Improved Clothier Surveys
- New achievements for completing Hel Ra Citadel and Aetherian Archive at Champion 160
- Ability tooltip tags that display the primary role for certain abilities
- Ongoing Cyrodiil performance improvements
- 17 updated item sets that now drop at Champion 160
- Six available in Aetherian Archive
- Seven available in Hel Ra Citadel
- Four available in Dragonstar Arena
- Four new crafting styles: Order of the Hour, Dark Brotherhood, dro-m'Athra, and Minotaur
- …and more!
PURCHASE DETAILS
Anyone who has purchased The Elder Scrolls Online and has an active ESO Plus membership automatically receives access to the Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack. If your ESO Plus membership ends or lapses, you will no longer have access to Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack content and areas, but you will still retain any items you earned while you had access, including the loyalty reward: The Heroic Personality.
If you don't have an active ESO Plus membership or would prefer to purchase the Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack, you can get it for 1,500 crowns. Simply press the “," key (the default Crown Store key) or click the Crown Store icon on the menu bar to open the Crown Store, navigate to the DLC section, and purchase the Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack.
The Shadows of the Hist Collector's Bundle contains a selection of items that are sure to aid you in the dangerous swamps of Shadowfen. In addition to the Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack, the bundle includes the Hist Guar mount, Haj Mota Hatchling pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls—a value of 5,000 crowns—for just 2,500 crowns! Look for the Shadows of the Hist Collector's Bundle in the Crown Store's “Featured" section.
ACCESS DETAILS
Once you purchase the Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack or activate your ESO Plus membership, you can travel to the Cradle of Shadows and Ruins of Mazzatun dungeons one of three different ways:
- Go to the Group & Activity Finder and select “Specific Dungeons" in the Dungeon Finder. Select Cradle of Shadows or Ruins of Mazzatun from the list, then join the queue.
- Walk up to the dungeon entrances in Shadowfen if you are playing an Ebonheart Pact character of any level, or an Aldmeri Dominion or Daggerfall Covenant character that is level 50 (by way of the Silver and Gold versions of Shadowfen.)
- Click on the Point of Interest map icon for each dungeon, regardless of your character's alliance.
GUIDES
Whether you've helped us test Update 11 and the Shadows of the Hist DLC game pack on the PTS, or are joining us for the new content today, these handy guides will help get you up-to-speed on some of the new features:
Guides
SHADOWS OF THE HIST CROWN STORE OFFERINGS
In addition to all of the Style Parlor features coming out with Update 11, you'll find two new Crown Store offerings straight from the swamps of Shadowfen: The Hist Guar mount and Haj Mota Hatchling pet.
NEW FORUM AVATARS & WALLPAPER
Celebrate Update 11 and Shadows of the Hist with our latest collection of new avatars for the official ESO forums and a wallpaper featuring a scene from the Ruins of Mazzatun dungeon.
Forum Avatars
Wallpaper
Be sure to share your Update 11 screenshots, videos, gifs, and livestreams with us using the #ShadowsoftheHist hashtag. We'll share some of our favorites on the official ESO Twitter and Instagram channels. Welcome to Update 11 and Shadows of the Hist, adventurers!
