Today we are going to take a look at the new Scions of Ithelia DLC for ESO. Top 3 changes and what new content you can expect with this new ESO DLC.
The Scions of Ithelia DLC launches on March 11th on PC and March 26th on Consoles.
Top 3 Changes in the Scions of Ithelia DLC
First lets explore a few important changes that come along with the Scions of Ithelia DLC in ESO.
- Stackable Siege Equipment and Unified Repair Kits
- Skill name Changes
- Status Effect Changes
Siege Equipment and Repair Kits
Finally, you will be able to stack siege weaponry in Cyrodiil while playing ESO. You can stack up to 20 at a time if they are at maximum health. When placing siege weaponry from a quick slot, it will use the siege weapon with the lowest health in your inventory to help ensure your bag space stays fresh.
Repair Kits are now also easier to handle because going forward there will only be one option available. No longer will you receive petty, minor, lesser, common, greater or grand repair kits. You’ll just get Equipment Repair Kits and those will be able to repair gear of any level, like the Grand Repair kits of old. Same situation applies for the different Cyrodiil repair kits, they are now all called Cyrodiil Repair Kit.
Skill Name Changes
Necromancer and Sorcerer skills got a few name changes. Our ESO Skills Database will get an update to reflect the new changes.
Necromancer
Blastbones is renamed to Sacrifical Bones. The morph Stalking Blastbones is renamed to Grave Lord's Sacrifice. Blighted Blastbones stays the same.
- Blastbones > Sacrifical Bones
- (Morph) Stalking Blastbones > Grave Lord's Sacrifice
Sorcerer
Both morphs of Encase got a name change. Restraining Prison changed to Vibrant Shroud and Shattering Prison changed to Shattering Spines.
- (Morph) Restraining Prison > Vibrant Shroud
- (Morph) Shattering Prison > Shattering Spines
The Daedric Mines morph Daedric Minefield was changed to Daedric Refuge.
- (Morph) Daedric Minefield > Daedric Refuge
Status Effect Changes
The developers of ESO also made adjustments to Status Effects to ensure that they are closer in power to each other. We will update our Status Effects Database accordingly.
Developer Comment: For too long have the status effects of Burning, Poisoned, and Hemorrhaging reigned supreme over their Direct Damage cousins. In efforts to both align the power of status effects and improve the flavor each of them provides, we’ve done a large pass on their values and functionality, in hopes that the system becomes more impactful for builds that use damage types outside of Flame, Poison, or Bleed.
Over-time status effects now have minor differences that give each of them a purpose and edge: Flame damage is the staple standard that offers consistent damage, Poison shines in execute phases, while Bleeds shine when constantly applied and maintained. Direct Damage status effects now deal much more damage than before; granted they will still deal less overall damage per application, as they offer other effects as well. To make up for the lack in total damage, we’re also adding more utility to these effects to help facilitate that each damage type focuses on. We’ve opted to not enhance Chill’s additional effects as it already has a unique functionality for those frosty ones out there.
Burning
- Reduced the damage of this status effect by ~6%. This value was used as the standard of power for all other status effects.
Chill
- Increased the damage of this status effect by ~106%.
Concussed
- Increased the damage of this status effect by ~106%.
- This effect now deals an additional 15% damage to targets that have recently been Concussed. This operates the same way Wall of Elements’ conditional effects do.
Diseased
- Increased the damage of this status effect by ~88%.
- This effect now also deals additional damage in a 6 meter radius around the target, applying Minor Defiled to all enemies nearby, up to once every 4 seconds.
Hemorrhaging
- Reduced the damage of this status effect by ~58% per tick.
- This effect now stacks up to 3 times, increasing its damage by 100% per stack. This will result in a ~25% damage increase when at maximum stacks when compared to before, while dealing less damage if you cannot consistently keep the stacks active. As such, the damage now updates dynamically per tick.
- This status effect no longer applies Minor Mangle.
Overcharged
- Increased the damage of this status effect by ~106%.
- This effect now also instantly restores 65 Magicka to its activator.
Poisoned
- Reduced the damage of this status effect by ~30% per tick.
- Reduced the duration to 4 seconds, down from 6.
- The damage now is considered execute damage and deals up to 100% bonus damage to targets under 100% Health. As such, the damage now updates dynamically per tick.
Sundered
- Increased the damage of this status effect by ~106%.
- This effect now also grants you 100 Weapon and Spell Damage for 4 seconds.
New Content in the Scions of Ithelia DLC
Scions of Ithelia DLC brings plenty of new content to ESO. We get two new Dungeons called Oathsworn Pit and Bedlam Veil. Oathsworn Pit is located in the northern section of The Reach, north of the Druadach Mountain's Wayshrine. Bedlam Veil can be found in the western region of Wrothgar, north of the Siege Road Wayshrine.
Each dungeon has four new item sets that can be acquired:
Oathsworn Pit
Bedlam Veil
Additionally you can also obtain plenty of new titles:
- Oathsworn
- Bedlam's Disciple
- Pitmaster
- the Self-governing
- the Vengeful
- the Intervener
- Cake Connoisseur
Unique Cosmetics from the two dungeons:
- Bloodmarks of Malacath skin
- Malacath Helm Haunt Memento
- Echonir Examination Memento
- Artifact-Hunter Amber Dye
New Base Game Content
At the same time we also get new content for the ESO Base Game at no extra charge. These include new Rewards of the Worthy sets, a new Mythic, new Collectibles, new Homes and new Furnishing items.
Rewards of the Worthy Sets
There is a new light, medium and heavy armor set available with the Rewards of the Worthy rewards.
New Mythic
The new Mythic is called Torc of the Last Ayleid King.
New Homes
- Willowpond Haven: Twinkling lanternflies and languorous willow trees set a cozy scene for this retreat nestled near a peaceful pond. Waterfalls and scenic views complete this serene living nook on the edge of Blackwood.
- Sword-Singer's Redoubt: Some claim the truest treasure in this former Sword-Singer stronghold glitters below ground in the form of cool, clear water. After the retreat of the Sword-Singers, enterprising merchants set up markets here for wealthy clients. Perhaps you will too?
New Furnishings
- 28 new furnishing plans, which can be acquired from chests in Infinite Archive.
- 2 new achievement furnishings that can be earned from Oathsworn Pit and Bedlam Veil achievements and purchased from the Undaunted Quartermasters.
- 7 new Master Writ Furnishings which can be purchased from Rolis Hlaalu.
There are plenty of other changes and some more new content. You can read the full patch notes for the Scions of Ithelia DLC here.
Make sure to visit our Community Builds Overview page for updated builds or the Alcasthq ESO Builds section.
