Witches Festival Returns to Tamriel With New Cosmetics and Boss Loot Rules
What changed
The Witches Festival event window opens on Wednesday, October 21 at 10AM ET and closes on Wednesday, November 4. Players receive a passive 100% experience point boost while hunting monsters across Tamriel. The event introduces a structured boss reward system where defeating the first instance of eight specific enemy categories per character each day yields a legendary-quality Dremora Plunder Skull alongside 300 Trade Bars. Targeted categories include Arena Finals, Invasions, Delves, Dungeons, Public Dungeons, Trials, World Bosses, and the Tho’at Replicanum in the Infinite Archive. Each category drops specific Dremora outfit style pages, mapping Arena bosses to bows or legs, Invaders to daggers or gloves, Delves to staves or belts, regular dungeons to helmets or maces, public dungeons to shields or boots, trials to swords or chests, world bosses to shoulders or axes, and the Infinite Archive boss to any weapon type. Completing the two dedicated daily quests—Plucking the Crow for small groups and The Lord of Fear for large groups—adds two more legendary skulls daily. Epic-tier skulls drop from subsequent boss kills and provide festival motifs, alchemy supplies, furnishing sets, and crafting recipes. A separate vendor, the Impresario, now stocks returning style pages for the Crowborn Hunter, Soulspun Wicker, and Grave Dancer outfits, plus a full suite of Sanguine-themed morphing collectible fragments. These fragments unlock the Grotto of Desires home, the Roseblood Bat pet, the Roseblood Wings recall action, and the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount.
Why it matters
The revised boss progression system guarantees players can accumulate up to ten legendary skulls per day by targeting different enemy types rather than grinding a single location. This structure spreads activity across multiple zones and content tiers while ensuring consistent access to high-value cosmetic pages. The return of legacy outfit styles alongside fresh Sanguine collectibles gives veterans a chance to complete older collections and provides newcomers with immediate pathways to acquire premium mounts and housing through standard event currency. The skeleton costume obtained from the introductory quest remains a straightforward way to celebrate the seasonal theme without requiring additional grinding.
What to do next
Access the introductory quest The Witchmother’s Bargain through the Quest Starters menu in the Crown Store or visit Olyve’s Brewery in Glenumbra, Stonefalls, or Auridon. Players who finished this storyline step in prior years can skip straight to the main activities. Use the granted Witchmother’s Whistle from your Collections menu to summon the brewing cauldron and trigger the cosmetic skeleton transformation. Prioritize completing both daily quests and tracking down one unique boss from each of the eight specified categories to maximize your legendary skull haul. Visit the Impresario vendor to spend accumulated Trade Bars on exclusive style pages, the complete Sanguine fragment sets, and past festival cosmetics. Share your event preparations and cosmetic choices across official social channels before the November 4 cutoff.
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