ESO Events 2023: Gates of Oblivion Celebration Event Guide

The Gates of Oblivion Celebration represents a major seasonal event within The Elder Scrolls Online, commemorating the release of both the Blackwood chapter expansion and subsequent Deadlands DLC content. This immersive experience centers around Mehrunes Dagon’s catastrophic invasion of Nirn, offering substantial bonuses and exclusive collectibles for adventurers exploring the affected territories. For the current cycle, festivities commence on November 16 at 10 AM Eastern Standard Time, continuing through November 28 at the same hour. Our comprehensive walkthrough, curated by veteran content creator Zurga, delivers actionable strategies for securing event tickets, optimizing reward box acquisition, and navigating the exclusive merchant inventories.

Initiating your participation requires acquiring the complimentary introductory mission “Burdensome Beasts” directly from the Crown Store interface. The celebration encompasses four significant downloadable content packages: Blackwood (featuring the Rockgrove trial), Deadlands (including Fargrave and The Deadlands zones), Flames of Ambition (with Cauldron and Black Drake Villa dungeons), and Waking Flame (containing Dread Cellar and Red Petal Bastion instances. Players have flexible acquisition options, either purchasing DLC access using Crowns currency or arranging gold transactions with trusted player vendors.

Pro Tip: Ensure you complete the introductory quest during your first login to activate double XP bonuses across all participating zones. Many players overlook this crucial step and miss out on significant leveling opportunities.

Reward Box Acquisition Strategies

This iteration introduces a refined reward structure featuring two guaranteed Glorious (gold-quality) containers daily, supplemented by numerous purple-tier boxes. The loot system organizes rewards into two primary classifications: zone-specific containers and dungeon-focused packages.

Zone containers become accessible through multiple engagement methods: finishing daily assignments within corresponding territories, eliminating random hostile entities, conquering Delve and World Boss encounters, defeating Public Dungeon Bosses, overcoming Oblivion Portal Bosses and securing their final chests, unlocking treasure chests and safeboxes, gathering from resource nodes, discovering thieves’ troves, and successfully pickpocketing non-player characters.

Your initial zone container obtained each day from Delve or World Boss daily missions will always be gold-quality. Similarly, the first ultimate dungeon boss defeated within any of the four designated dungeons provides a gold-tier box matching that instance’s theme. Consequently, dedicated participants can secure two premium containers every 24-hour cycle: one from overworld content and another from instanced dungeon content. All subsequent acquisitions within the same category will default to purple-quality tier.

Comprehensive Box Contents

• Reward containers may yield these valuable items:

• Crafting components and refinement materials

• Merchant-sellable treasure items

• Style items for Gates of Oblivion overland or dungeon zone motifs

• Set pieces from Gates of Oblivion overland or dungeon zones

• Companion equipment and gear enhancements

• Furnishing blueprint recipes

• Treasure Maps or Survey Reports

• Motif chapters for Gates of Oblivion overland or dungeon motifs

• Pages for the new Y’ffre’s Fallen-Wood outfit style

Common Mistake: Many players waste time farming additional world bosses after securing their daily gold box, not realizing subsequent kills only yield purple containers. Prioritize your first kill of each boss type daily.

Ticket Acquisition Methods

Participants can obtain two event tickets by completing any single activity from this curated list:

1. Finishing a daily Delve or World Boss assignment within Blackwood territory

2. Accomplishing a daily Delve or World Boss mission in Deadlands zone

3. Completing the weekly trial quest for Rockgrove instance

4. Eliminating and looting the ultimate boss encounter within event dungeons

The Impresario Store

the Hoardhunter Ursauk mount

The Impresario establishes her temporary marketplace throughout the event duration, presenting these exclusive commodities available for event ticket redemption:

• Complete fragment sets for the Passion Dancer Blossom companion pet

• Two essential components for the Hoardhunter Ursauk mount: Blessed Honeycomb and Gilded and Dyed Saddle

• Companion Guild Commendations for reputation advancement

• Bound style pages for the Y’ffre’s Fallen-Wood outfit collection

• Gates of Oblivion Grab Bag mystery container

• Impresario’s Group Repair Kit for equipment maintenance

The Gates of Oblivion Bag represents a premium random container that may yield:

• Pellucid Swamp Jelly Pet companion

• Seven fragment components required for the Voriplasm pet assembly

• Shadows of Blackwood body and face cosmetic markings

Impresario’s Assistant Inventory

The Impresario’s Assistant positions himself within every Impresario tent during the festivities. His specialized inventory includes three fragments necessary for the Dragonic Quasigriff mount, assembly Instructions for the Aurora Firepot Spider pet, and the coveted Hide Shoulders cosmetic toggle.

Advanced Strategy: Prioritize mount fragments over other items as they’re typically time-limited, while style pages often return in future events.

Indrik Vendor

The Crimson Indrik Mount (left) and the Pure-Snow Indrik Mount (right)

Throughout the Gates of Oblivion celebration, adventurers can locate the Indrik Merchant positioned adjacent to Belkarth within Craglorn territory. Consistent with previous seasonal events, she markets items associated with the mystical deer-inspired creatures:

• Four plumage feathers required for Nascent Indrik Mount evolution

• Four berries necessary for Crimson Indrik Mount transformation

• Four berries essential for Pure-Snow Indrik Mount development

• Frost Light Indrik Pet companion

• Rosethorn Indrik Pet companion variant

Mechanics Insight: The Indrik evolution system requires collecting four feathers to create the base mount, then using four berries of the same type to transform it into specialized variants.

The Gates of Oblivion celebration within The Elder Scrolls Online presents an exceptional occasion to immerse yourself in the ongoing narrative while obtaining exclusive and valuable collectibles. Should you find this instructional content beneficial, consider endorsing the accompanying video presentation and subscribing to Zurga‘s channel for additional expert guidance.

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