Infinite Archive - ESO

Overview

Traverse the Infinite Archive—alone or with an ally—and battle untold dangers of increasing difficulty in this realm of shifting halls. No two excursions will be the same as you fight and explore to earn class sets, furnishings, and collectibles.Your progress through the Infinite Archive is measured through how many Stages, Cycles, and Arcs you've completed. Once you have completed two Stages you will fight a boss to complete a Cycle. Defeating this boss will award you with a Muniment Chest, which contains currency and rewards. At the end of your 5th Cycle, you will fight the Arc boss, Tho'at Replicanum. Defeating her will reward you with a Muniment chest, advance your Arc count, and ramp up the rewards and enemy difficulty you encounter for the rest of your Archive run. But your journey doesn't have to end there. Continue battling and earning escalating rewards until all your lives are depleted and the Threads of Fate are severed.

Players can compete for fame and glory on the Infinite Archive Leaderboards. Solo players and Duo/Companion users will each have their own leaderboards.

Infinite Archive Access

You can access the Infinite Archive through fast travel by selecting the Infinite Archive Icon on the Apocrypha map.

If you own the Necrom DLC, you can find the entrance to the Infinite Archive Northeast of Cipher's Midden in Apocrypha.

The Index Chamber

The Index Chamber is a hub area where you may manage your Infinite Archive run, purchase items from merchants, and turn in quests.To begin your Infinite Archive run, interact with the console located in the center of the Index Chamber.

In the northwest corner you may reset your Infinite Archive instance by interreacting with the Reset Hourglass. This will reset your runs progress, lives, and instance buffs.

On the east side of the central console you may end your Infinite Archive run early by interacting with Runic Thread Weaver. This will consume all remaining lives and post your progress to the leaderboard.

Merchants can be found in the north and east corners of the Index Chamber selling gear, upgrades, and more.

Return to the Index

You may return to the Index Chamber at the start of each Stage. Your progress will persist so long as you do not wayshrine, disconnect, or leave the Infinite Archive instance for more than 10 minutes.

Archival Fortunes

The Infinite Archive enables you to earn Archival Fortunes by completing activities in the Archive. Defeating bosses, killing special enemies, and completing side encounters are some of the ways players can earn Archival Fortunes.

Archival Fortunes can be used to purchase gear, upgrades, and more from the merchants located in the Index Chamber.

Portals to the Unknown

Throughout an Infinite Archive run, each time you complete a Stage there is a chance that you'll have the opportunity to explore portals to the unknown within the Infinite Archive for bonus rewards. To explore this side content, look out for a secondary portal near the main portal that takes you to the next stage.

Verses and Visions

Verses and Visions provide you with buffs that aid your offense, defense, and utility capabilities while in an Infinite Archive run.Verses appear at the end of each Stage. Verses provide short term aid, cannot stack, and last only as long as the next Stage.

Visions appear at the end of each boss encounter—Cycles and Arcs. Visions provide permanent aid during an Archive run. These buffs can stack and last for the entirety of an Infinite Archive run.