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Elder Scrolls Online Imperial City DLC Details Reveal All the New Content

Find out about the changes and new additions coming to the MMORPG.

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Bethesda has released a plethora of new details for Imperial City, the first DLC game pack for The Elder Scrolls Online.

The content is due for release on August 31 on PC, followed by September 15 and 16 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The full DLC is included with an active Elder Scolls Online Plus membership, and available for 2,500 Crowns (around $25/£15) in the Tamriel Unlimited Crown store.

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Purchasing the pack grants players access to the entirety of the new Imperial City zone, which itself features a new player-versus-player and player-versus-environment space, as well as six new districts.

Other features of the Imperial City DLC include the Xivkyn racial motif style, new collectible pets, polymorphs, and a costume, and more. The full list of new content and details on the base-game patch (available to all players for free) can be found below.

Imperial City DLC Features & Content

  • All content is available to players that are level 10 and up
  • A brand new PvP/PvE space, including the six Imperial City Districts
  • New quests and key characters within the Imperial City
  • One new Imperial City PvP Public Dungeon: The Imperial Sewers
  • Two new PvE Imperial City group dungeons with Normal and Veteran versions: White-Gold Tower and Imperial City Prison
  • The Tel Var Stone system
  • 23 completely new Veteran Rank 16 item sets, only available in Imperial City
  • Treasure Vaults that contain new Veteran Rank 16 set jewelry and a chance for even rarer finds
  • Xivkyn racial motif style
  • New collectibles only available in Imperial City (pets, polymorphs, and a costume)

Imperial City Base-Game Patch

  • 15% decrease in the amount of XP it takes to gain a Veteran Rank
  • 100% more XP for all public dungeons
  • 50% more XP for all Veteran Rank quests
  • 20% more XP in Craglorn
  • Veteran Rank increased to 16
  • Racial Passive improvements
  • Mundus Stone buff improvements
  • Glass racial motif style
  • Improvements to existing item sets
  • The ability to hide mount visual upgrades
  • New crafting skill line passives
  • New Undaunted pledges
  • Tons of combat and gameplay balance changes
  • Improved end-of-campaign Alliance War rewards

Bethesda has said it will release the full patch notes for the Imperial City changes later this month. Take a look at new screenshots from the DLC below.

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