Uncover the Shadow Over Morrowind with The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom and the Update 38 base-game patch, now live on PC/Mac!
This new Chapter in The Elder Scrolls Online saga introduces two new zones to explore, a brand-new class to master, and a sinister plot to uncover that threatens reality itself. If you play on consoles, don’t worry. You can dive into Necrom on Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on June 20.
This release also includes the free Update 38 base-game patch, introducing new fixes, additions, balance changes, and improvements.
Necrom Chapter
In The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom, you can delve deeper into the Shadow Over Morrowind adventure, explore the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha zones, and master an all-new class, the Arcanist. Necrom continues the story that began with March’s Scribes of Fate DLC, but you do not need to have completed the previous DLC to experience everything this Chapter has to offer.
Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha
Home to the cunning mages of House Telvanni and the city of Necrom, the Telvanni Peninsula’s towering mushroom forests might feel familiar to those who have ventured to other parts of Morrowind. However, in addition to the city itself, this new zone contains a host of unique encounters for you to discover in your explorations, including new side quests, world bosses, delves, public dungeons, and more.
Necrom city
Necrom also allows you to explore Hermaeus Mora’s realm of Apocrypha. While this mysterious part of Oblivion contains knowledge untold, be warned—many mortals have lost their souls while navigating its endless libraries.
In this Chapter, you can explore an all-new part of Aprocypha called Chroma Incognito, a region comprised of fates that never came to pass. This new area is unlike anything you have experienced before, including myriad hazards and secrets for you to discover. Learn more about Necrom’s two zones in this preview.
The Arcanist
Helping you tackle these new worlds is the all-new Arcanist class. The first new class added to ESO since the Elsweyr Chapter’s Necromancer in 2019, the Arcanist wields the forbidden powers of Apocrypha to deal damage, absorb incoming blows, and heal yourself or your allies.
In addition to three skill lines that allow the class to perform any role, the Arcanist introduces a new combat mechanic: Crux. When activating specific Arcanist abilities, you generate Crux, which you can then spend to empower other abilities. How you utilize this unique resource in combat can have a major impact on your effectiveness as an Arcanist. You can read more about the Arcanist class in this preview—use these new powers wisely!
Group Challenges
If you’re looking for a challenge, Necrom also introduces new group activities. Sanity’s Edge is a 12-player trial which tasks you and your allies with defending the fractured mind of a stricken member of the Mages Guild.
Sanity’s Edge trial
In addition, Bastion Nymic is a new kind of world event where groups of up to four can help the Prince of Fate reclaim one of his lost fortresses from mysterious invaders. However, even getting access to this hidden part of Apocrypha requires special items found only on roaming Seekers. Read more about these two PvE activities here.
New Companions & Rewards
As you venture throughout both zones, you can encounter new allies including two unique Companions, Sharp-as-Night and Azandar al-Cybiades. Both Companions can be recruited, leveled up, and equipped in this new Chapter, and each brings their own stories, combat skills, and questlines for you to unlock.
Necrom also features a host of in-game rewards you can earn as you explore and complete the game’s various quests and Achievements. This includes a series of new item sets (via crafting or earned from monster drops) and unique collectibles (such as the Berylglow Nix-Ox Steed mount or the Shroomtender’s Garb style).
Necrom zone rewards
You can also dig up new Antiquities throughout both zones (including three mythic items) and unlock a Tales of Tribute deck (Almalexia) that introduces an all-new patron ability and cards.
Purchase Details & Requirements
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is available to buy now in four editions:
- The Elder Scrolls Online Deluxe Collection: Necrom
- The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Necrom
- The Elder Scrolls Online Deluxe Upgrade: Necrom
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Upgrade: Necrom
If you are a brand-new or lapsed player, both Collection editions include the base game, the Necrom Chapter, and ALL previous Chapters. If you already own ESO and its previous Chapters, both Upgrade editions grant you access to the Necrom Chapter. Note that to run Necrom on PC/Mac, your machine needs to meet the game's requirements here: PC, Mac.
In addition to the game, both versions of Necrom are also available in Deluxe editions, which feature a unique mount, pet, memento, outfit style, and emotes.
Necrom Deluxe Edition items
To find out more about Necrom and its editions, check out this blog.
Getting Started in Necrom
Once you have access to the Necrom Chapter, you can travel to the new zone and continue your Shadow Over Morrowind adventure in the following ways:
Via Wayshrine
You can teleport directly to the Telvanni Peninsula by opening your map, selecting the Necrom zone, and then selecting the Necrom Outskirts Wayshrine icon (the only one active in the zone).
Via the Necrom Main Quest
You can acquire the Necrom main quest by navigating to your Collections UI, selecting Stories, and then Chapters. From there, you can select Necrom and pick up the first quest, titled “Fate's Proxy” to begin. The quest points you toward where you need to go to travel to the zone.
Via the Tutorial
You can also travel to the Telvanni Peninsula by creating a new character and completing the tutorial. At the end of the tutorial experience, you can select Telvanni Peninsula as your destination and begin.
Getting to Apocrypha
You can find portals to Apocrypha's two regions, the Endless Library and Chroma Incognito, in Leramil's base of operations in the Necrom Bindery. Travel east from the Necrom interior wayshrine and find the entrance past the guild trader's plaza.
Jump straight into the Necrom story
Don’t forget, there are no level requirements for any PvE zone in ESO, allowing you to immediately jump into the new content with any of your existing or new characters—have fun!
Update 38
Launching at the same time as the new Chapter is Update 38, a free base-game patch for all ESO players that adds quality-of-life improvements, fixes, and new features to the game.
Collectible Favorites
With Update 38, you can now designate favorites among your collectibles, moving them to the top of your Collections UI. You can choose up to 100 various collectibles with no limit on mounts, but some categories do not support this functionality at this time.
Random Mounts
Update 38 also allows you to set your active mount to either “Random Favorite Mount” or “Random Mount.” When either one of these options is toggled, activating your mount in the world then summons a mount from either your selected favorites or from your entire collection—mix it up!
Filleting Multiple Stacks of Fish
Tamriel’s many fishers can now fillet multiple fish simultaneously with Update 38. This can be done by visiting any Provisioning Station and selecting the new tab. You can still fillet fish one at a time from your inventory, but if you’ve got a huge catch, you will be casting more lines in no time.
New PvP Keep Messaging
Finally, Update 38 also introduces improved messaging for when a keep and its resources are claimed. If your guild owns a keep, the owner will be notified when its resource guards are killed.
These are just some of the new features and changes coming with the new base-game update. You might notice changes to the reset timers for Cyrodiil and Tales of Tribute campaigns and that the indomitable Stuga is less fanatical when it comes to chasing you down in the streets of Daggerfall, Davon’s Watch, and Vulkhel Guard. To review everything coming with this base-game patch, be sure to check out the patch notes on our official forums.
Become an Agent of Mora
The Prince of Knowledge is under siege and needs your help defending a long-held secret. Become an Arcanist and master the power of Apocrypha, explore two new zones, recruit new allies, uncover unique rewards, and continue your Shadow Over Morrowind saga in The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom. Are you willing to become an agent of Hermaeus Mora? Reality itself stands on the precipice! Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is part of the Shadow Over Morrowind adventure and is now live on PC/Mac and arrives on June 20, 2023, for Xbox and PlayStation consoles.