Markarth DLC U28 - What's New and What Changed

In today's article, we are going to take a look at what's new and what's changed in the Markarth DLC (U28). There is plenty to talk about, therefore we are going to take a look at some of the new additions first and afterwards we are checking out the changes (like Major/Minor System) that come along with the Markarth DLC (U28). Please be aware, that this article has been written based on pts patch notes.

• PC Launch: 2nd November
• Console Launch: 10th November

Exciting New Content

New Solo Arena Vateshran Hollows

Vateshran Hollows Arena Portals

New Zone

The Reach Zone

Dyes & Skins

Darkstorm Emerald and Void Pitch Dye

Void Pathosis Skin

New Houses

• Shalidor's Shrouded Realm
• Stone Eagle Aerie

New Housing Items

Vampiric Stained Glass Furnishing

New Sets

• Ring: Ring of the Pale Order
• Necklace: Pearls of Ehlnofey

• Aetherial Ascension
• Legacy of Karth
• Red Eagle's Fury

• Light: Voidcaller
• Medium: Witch-Knight's Defiance
• Heavy: Radiant Bastion

• Light: Hex Siphon
• Medium: Pestilent Host
• Heavy: Explosive Rebuke

• Resto Force Siphon: Perfected Force Overflow - Force Overflow
• 2H Momentum: Perfected Frenzied Momentum - Frenzied Momentum
• DW Hidden Blade: Perfected Executioner's Blade - Executioner's Blade
• Bow Snipe: Perfected Point-Blank Snipe - Point-Blank Snipe
• S&B Power Bash: Perfected Void Bash - Void Bash
• Destro Weakness to Elements: Perfected Wrath of Elements - Wrath of Elements

New Craftable Consumable: Alliance War Skill Boosters

• Colovian War Torte
  • The recipe for the Colovian War Torte (the baseline, 50% boost item) can be found rarely in the wilds of Cyrodiil, from a curious, green-glowing book.
  • This recipe requires a new ingredient, Cyrodiil Citrus. These sweet fruits can be obtained by completing quests in any of the five towns in Cyrodiil.
• Molten War Torte
  • The recipe for the Molten War Torte requires a recipe scroll for the Colovian War Torte. You'll need to combine that with Chef Arquitius's Torte Dissertation. This tome can be obtained from Tel Var General Merchants for 500,000 Tel Var stones.
  • The Molten War Torte requires a unit of Colovian War Torte, and a new ingredient, Rubyblossom Extract. This ingredient can be purchased from Tel Var General Merchants for 100,000 Tel Var stones.
• White-Gold War Torte
  • The recipe for the White-Gold War Torte requires a recipe scroll for the Molten War Torte. You'll need to combine that with Chef Arquitius's Lost Thesis. This tome can be obtained from completing a Battleground; while it is exceptionally rare, it is more likely to drop the more victorious you are in battle.
  • The White-Gold War Torte requires a unit of Molten War Torte, as well as a new ingredient, Mourning Dew. This item is found, very rarely, from crafting resource nodes throughout Cyrodiil.
• All three recipes require you have your Provisioner Recipe Quality passive at Rank 4, and your Recipe Improvement passive at Rank 6; that is, both must be maxed out.

Most Important Changes

Item Set Collections

Item Set Collection

Transmute Crystal Update

Crafting Writs Update

Battlegrounds Update

Major and Minor System Changes

• This buff now applies to all Light, Medium, and Heavy Attacks for its duration, and is no longer consumed on use.
• The following sources of Empower now last 3 seconds, down from 5 to reflect the change that Empower is no longer consumed:
  • Aegis of Galenwae
  • Might of the Guild
  • Empowering Grip
  • Wrecking Blow
  • Ambush

Necromancer Class Changes

• Frozen Colossus:
  • Major Vulnerability: Decreased to 10%, down from 25%.
  • Removed this Ultimate and the morphs’ Major Vulnerability invulnerability. Increased the duration of Major Vulnerability applied from these to 12 seconds per hit, up from 8. This will increase the total duration to 15 seconds per cast.

Nightblade Class Changes

• Executioner:
  • This passive now restores 500/1000 Magicka and Stamina when it procs, rather than 938/1876 Magicka or Stamina depending on your highest maximum.
• Master Assassin:
  • This passive now increases your Physical and Spell Penetration against targets you are flanking by 1487/2974, rather than your Weapon and Spell Damage against them by 129/258.
• Power Power Extraction (morph):
  • This morph now applies Minor Cowardice to enemies hit, rather than reducing their Weapon and Spell Damage by a unique amount. This will result in a larger decrease in Weapon and Spell Damage, but one that cannot be stacked with other sources.

Warden Class Changes

• Subterranean Assault (morph):
  • This morph no longer applies Fracture, as Deep Fissure now affects all Armor. This ability now recasts itself after completing, once per cast.

Templar Class Changes

Sorcerer Class Changes

Dragonknight Class Changes

Frost Staff Changes

• Chilled Status Effect:
  • Applying Chilled while actively holding a Frost Staff now applies Minor Brittle in addition to its other effects. Note that the Staff must be on your active bar when Chilled is applied for this to proc.
• Destruction Expert:
  • This passive now also grants 900/1800 Magicka whenever you absorb damage with a Frost Staff damage shield. This new effect can occur once every 10 seconds.
• Destructive Touch:
  • Destructive Clench (morph): The Frost version of this morph now taunts enemies for 15 seconds.
• Impulse:
  • Each elemental type of this ability and its morphs have gained new functionality.
    • Flame Impulse now deals bonus damage that scales based on missing health if the target hit was burning.
    • Frost Impulse now applies Minor Protection to up to 6 group members for 6 seconds.
    • Shock Impulse now deals 5% more damage for each enemy hit, up to 30%.
• Tri-Focus:
  • This passive no longer causes your Heavy Attacks with a Frost Staff to taunt the enemy.
  • Increased the strength of the Damage Shield granted from Heavy Attacking with a Frost Staff to 12.5/25% of your Max Health, up from 4/8%.
• Wall of Elements:
  • The Frost version of this ability now applies a Damage Shield to you and 5 nearby group members that absorbs projectiles, but no longer snares enemies and deals 25% less damage than the other elemental version.
  • Elemental Blockade (morph): The Frost version of this morph now also applies an additional, smaller shield on you and group members in the area when it ends.

Champion System Changes

Full Patch Notes List