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Jun 18, 2026
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Golden Pursuits—A New Challenge Arises

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New Challenge Difficulty system debuts with the Golden Pursuits campaign, featuring Seasoned, Master, and Vestige tiers and rewards like Iron Atronach Crown Crates.

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Key Changes

  • 1New Challenge Difficulty system introduced with Seasoned, Master, and Vestige tiers
  • 2Golden Pursuits campaign 'A New Challenge Arises' live through July 7, 2026
  • 3Earn 2 Iron Atronach Crown Crates by completing 8 campaign activities
  • 4Earn 10,000 Tel Var Stones by completing 10 campaign activities
  • 5Earn a total of 40,000 Gold and 100 Transmute Geodes through activity milestones
  • 620 total activities available in the in-game Activity Finder

All Changes

⚔️Gameplay Systems(1)

  • newChallenge Difficulty: Introduced the new Challenge Difficulty system featuring Seasoned, Master, and Vestige difficulty levels.

📅Events(7)

  • newGolden Pursuits: Launched the Golden Pursuits campaign "A New Challenge Arises," active until July 7, 2026.
  • changeGolden Pursuits: Added 20 total activities to the Activity Finder for the current campaign.
  • changeGolden Pursuits: Complete 3 activities to earn 10,000 Gold.
  • changeGolden Pursuits: Complete 6 activities to earn 100 Transmute Geodes.
  • changeGolden Pursuits: Complete 8 activities to earn 2 Iron Atronach Crown Crates.
  • changeGolden Pursuits: Complete 10 activities to earn 10,000 Tel Var Stones.
  • changeGolden Pursuits: Complete 12 activities to earn 30,000 Gold.

Summary

A New Challenge Arises

ESO introduces the Challenge Difficulty system, allowing players to test their skills across three new tiers: Seasoned, Master, and Vestige. This system is being showcased through the Golden Pursuits campaign, titled "A New Challenge Arises," which runs until July 7, 2026.

Campaign Rewards

Players can complete up to 20 different activities—including defeating enemies and clearing dungeons on the new difficulty settings—to progress through a tiered reward track. Milestone rewards include significant amounts of Gold, Transmute Geodes, Tel Var Stones, and exclusive Crown Crates.

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