Update 43: Exciting New Features and Changes Are Coming to ESO

The Elder Scrolls Online’s third quarter update, designated as Update 43, arrives on PC platforms starting August 19th. This substantial content release introduces numerous gameplay enhancements, quality-of-life improvements, and fresh content across multiple systems. Our comprehensive analysis breaks down every significant change to help you maximize your gameplay experience when the update goes live.

For players seeking to understand the broader context of these changes, our Class Guide provides additional insights into class mechanics and optimization strategies.

Home Tours represents a significant social feature enhancement, allowing players to publicly list their decorated residences for community viewing. This system facilitates architectural inspiration and enables players to explore creative housing designs without requiring personal ownership of every property.

Practical tip: Before listing your home, ensure you’ve completed all furnishings and organized the layout logically for optimal visitor flow. Common mistake: Many players forget to set appropriate permissions, preventing visitors from fully experiencing their creations.

Update 43 introduces seven specialized class sets, each tailored to specific class mechanics and playstyles. These sets become available immediately upon the update’s deployment:

Spattering Disjunction (Arcanist)

Pyrebrand (Dragonknight)

Corpseburster (Necromancer)

Umbral Edge (Nightblade)

Beacon of Oblivion (Sorcerer)

Aetheric Lance (Templar)

Aerie’s Cry (Warden)

Optimization tip: Test these sets in controlled environments before deploying them in challenging content to understand their specific synergies with your build.

The Infinite Archive receives substantial content injections designed to reinvigorate engagement for both veteran and casual participants. New daily objectives targeting Marauder and Fabled enemy eliminations provide accessible entry points for players who typically avoid extended Archive sessions.

A transformative consumable item enables temporary avatar transformation, with randomization based on collected Visions. This feature specifically benefits players who haven’t accumulated sufficient progression to experience avatar mechanics previously.

Content expansion includes ten additional Cycle bosses, two new Marauder types (Bittog and Zulfimblel), additional Fabled adversaries, and expanded Verse and Vision selections featuring an undead-themed avatar option.

Two new arena environments—Fire and Ice—introduce terrain-based hazards that demand increased spatial awareness, particularly during higher Arc progression where environmental damage becomes substantially more threatening.

Time estimate: Completing the new daily quests typically requires 15-25 minutes depending on enemy spawn rates and player efficiency.

Arcanist

Cephaliarch’s Flail morph loses its execute scaling mechanics and now provides healing exclusively when dealing successful damage. The alternative morph, Tentacular Dread, now delivers double damage output when consuming three crux resources.

Necromancer

Necromancers gain Major Prophecy and Savagery buffs through Shocking Siphon. Additionally, Skeletal Archer and Skeletal Mage summons now provide Major Brutality and Sorcery, significantly simplifying tri-stat potion integration for resource management.

Unnerving Boneyard acquires Minor Vulnerability application, while Summoner’s Armor now confers Minor Resolve. Intensive Mender expands to heal three targets simultaneously, while Agony Totem applies Major Cowardice. Ghostly Embrace receives enhanced damage capabilities, and Sacrificial Bones can now be pre-cast before combat initiation.

Significant limitation: Players can no longer generate combat corpses outside of active engagements for Ultimate generation purposes.

Nightblade

Veiled Strike and its evolutionary morphs transition from Shadow to Assassination ability classification, granting access to different passive benefits while removing Major Resolve acquisition. Meanwhile, Blur shifts to Shadow ability status, with the Shadow Barrier passive now providing Major Resolve for 12 seconds baseline, with duration increasing by 2 seconds per equipped heavy armor piece. Funnel Health now heals up to three targets.

Sorcerer

Sorcerer effectiveness in player-versus-player scenarios becomes slightly reduced since Daedric Curse effects can now be successfully blocked by opponents.

Warden

Arctic Blast undergoes fundamental mechanical changes, removing its combined healing and stunning properties. The ability now delivers immediate direct damage, with damage-over-time effects commencing after 2 seconds, providing either crowd control or self-healing depending on enemy presence. The skill also features reduced Chilled status application probability.

Piercing Cold now activates upon dealing Frost damage. With health pools exceeding 30,000, it enhances block mitigation capabilities, while below this threshold it increases damage output by 8%.

Both Warden adjustments primarily target PvP balance, creating alternative build possibilities beyond traditional frost staff configurations.

Vampire

The Undeath passive now reduces incoming damage by 10% instead of 30%, but becomes accessible without requiring Stage 3 vampire status.

Fighter’s Guild

Silver Leash now consistently pulls targeted enemies without requiring repeated activation attempts.

Scribing receives comprehensive quality-of-life improvements and balance adjustments. Ink materials now drop from treasure chests and heavy sack containers, expanding acquisition methods beyond previous limitations.

1. Grimoires now provide visual feedback when scripts are added, with tooltip enhancements making them more competitive with traditional skill options.

2. Numerous script effects receive potency increases to enhance their viability in diverse combat situations.

3. Goading Smash, specifically the taunt variation, now requires explicit targeting to prevent accidental aggression against unintended targets.

4. Specific script combinations receive substantial buffs. For instance, Vault combined with Heal now provides 55% increased effectiveness.

5. Affix Scripts integrate additional major buffs and debuffs. Trample now grants Major Heroism instead of its previous minor version. General rule: Major buffs on scribed abilities last 10 seconds, while minor buffs maintain 20-second durations.

6. Damage-over-Time scripts receive fixes preventing unintended stealth breaking during combat engagements.

7. Script inventory management improves with stacking functionality and standardized vendor pricing across all script types.

8. Scribing Altars now appear in Cyrodiil and Imperial City base locations, increasing accessibility for PvP-focused players.

For players interested in complementary systems, our Weapons Unlock guide provides additional context for equipment acquisition strategies.

Gear Sets

While no revolutionary gear set changes occur, numerous proc effects previously vulnerable to dispelling receive stability fixes. Additionally, sets including Runecarver and Null Arca will now have their damage contributions accurately recorded by trial dummy parsing tools.

Curation

Curated coffers from Undaunted vendors (specifically dungeon-specific purple coffers, not basic single-key variants) now cost eight keys instead of five, streamlining monster set collection for completionist players. Weekly trial rewards and Imperial City merchants also receive curation implementations.

Housing

Substantial furnishing additions accompany two new residential properties: Seabloom Villa and Haven of the Five Companions. Players pursuing gold-based housing acquisitions should initiate savings preparations accordingly.

Skill Styles

New skill visual styles arrive with the update, including several unannounced variants awaiting discovery.

Three styles become available through Undaunted Keys or Archival Fortunes:

• Twin Slashes, Lilac Purple

• Momentum, Vibrant Yellow

• Elemental Storm, Violet Purple

Three additional styles become accessible via Fragment Chases, with supplementary rotating availability through Filer Ool merchants.

• Silver Bolts, Gold

• Roar, Green

• Annulment, Yellow

Bug Fixes

Beyond extensive quest and item corrections, the update addresses critical UI crash incidents and resolves persistent Group Finder system malfunctions.

For comprehensive gameplay guidance beyond this update, consult our Complete Guide for foundational knowledge and advanced tactics.

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