The Elder Scrolls Online

Night Market Guide ESO: First Steps and Preparation

Learn how to access the Night Market in ESO, choose a faction, and optimize your start.

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Access the Night Market through the Crown Store quest starter titled "Those Who Would Rule" for the simplest way to begin. Once inside, choose a faction and start earning Favor currency by completing quests, defeating bosses, and participating in events. Collect Relic Splinters to craft unique relics and expand your Night’s Den house.

How to Access the Night Market

The Night Market is a new event zone located in Fargrave, next to the Shambles Wayshrine area. The easiest way to enter is through the Crown Store by acquiring the quest starter called "Those Who Would Rule." This quest guides you directly to the Night Market and offers an introduction to the zone. Alternatively, you can visit the Shambles Wayshrine and speak to the NPC named Curator to gain entry.

prerequisites

  • Access to the Crown Store to claim the "Those Who Would Rule" quest starter.
  • Travel to the Shambles Wayshrine in Fargrave for direct entry to the Night Market.

Night Market Factions

Upon entering the Night Market, you’ll need to choose a faction to join, which will shape your experience for the duration of the event.

Choose your Night Market faction wisely

  • Glittering Goat: Provides perks focused on frost damage and resource restoration.
  • Thousand Eyes: Offers improvements to critical damage and effects.
  • Ruckus: Grants defensive and offensive benefits through stacking mechanics.

Faction choices dictate which monster sets, achievements, dyes, titles, and daily quests you can access during the event. Note that your faction choice is locked until the event concludes.

Night Market Monster Sets

Each faction grants access to exclusive monster sets, each designed for different playstyles. Here are the details for each set:

comparison

Glittering Goat: Includes bonuses to weapon and spell damage, frost damage, minor brittle application, and resource restoration.

Ruckus: Delivers health boosts, stacking protection and damage increases, major buffs, with penalties for resource recovery when stacks decay.

Thousand Eyes: Boosts critical chance and applies bleed effects with damage multipliers based on the higher of weapon or spell damage.

Table listing different monster helms including Glittering Goad, The Ruckus, and Thousand Eyes, with detailed bonuses and information.

Details of Night Market monster helmet sets, including bonuses and other item information. — Spopes

Obtaining the Free Night’s Den House

The Night’s Den house is available for free to all Night Market participants and provides convenient access to the event zone. To receive the house, players only need to complete the introductory "Those Who Would Rule" quest and select a faction. This house features unique attributes such as a dynamic currency vault and access to a functional bank and guild bank. By progressing within the Night Market, players can earn achievements to unlock additional house expansions and furnishings.

View of an ornate gated entrance and surrounding decor.

Elegant gated entrance with ornate designs in Night Market. — Spopes

Earning and Using Favor Currency

Favor is the primary currency used in the Night Market and is integral to your success. You can earn Favor through the following:

steps

  1. Complete daily quests specific to your chosen faction.
  2. Defeat both Brazen and Argent bosses.
  3. Participate in skirmish events within the district.
  4. Purchase Tonics of Potent Favor from players or craft them after acquiring the necessary recipe fragments.

Favor allows you to purchase exclusive rewards from faction vendors located in the Starlight Plaza. These rewards include dyes, titles, and gear. Accumulating Favor also contributes to your faction's ranking in the Night Market’s overall standings.

Collecting Relic Splinters

Relic Splinters are a key collectible needed to gain access to district-specific relics and unlock additional features in your Night’s Den house. Here’s how you can obtain Relic Splinters:

steps

  1. Defeat Brazen and Argent bosses in each district.
  2. Participate in skirmish events to win Splinters.
  3. Acquire Splinters from Night Market reward coffers received by completing daily quests.
  4. Purchase Splinters from your faction vendor using Favor currency.

Ten Splinters are needed to craft each district’s relic, which in turn grants access to the Wind Glass, Egg of Arock, or Gleaming Lamp relics. These relics are also prerequisites for accessing the gilded bosses and additional district wings of the Night Market.

Additional Rewards: Faceted Monsters

Rare enemies known as faceted monsters can be found scattered throughout the Night Market areas. You can spot them by their distinctive green or gold glow. These monsters drop bonus rewards when defeated, making them valuable targets during explorations in this event zone.

FAQ

How to access the Night Market in ESO?

You can access the Night Market in Fargrave, next to the Shambles Wayshrine, by speaking to the NPC called Curator. Alternatively, use the Crown Store to claim the "Those Who Would Rule" quest starter for guided access.

What are the factions in the Night Market?

The Night Market includes three factions: Glittering Goat, Thousand Eyes, and Ruckus. Each faction offers unique rewards and daily activities, including faction-specific monster sets, achievements, dye colors, and titles.

How to get the free Night’s Den house?

Complete the Night Market’s introductory quest, "Those Who Would Rule," and choose a faction. The house becomes available immediately upon joining a faction.

What are the Night Market monster sets?

The Night Market provides three unique faction-specific monster sets: Glittering Goat, Thousand Eyes, and Ruckus. Each set offers distinct stat bonuses and abilities tailored to different playstyles.

How to earn and use Favor in ESO Night Market?

Favor can be earned by completing faction quests, defeating bosses, and participating in Night Market events. It is used as currency at faction vendors to purchase exclusive rewards and contributes to your faction's overall standing in the event.

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