Elder Scrolls Online will add Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild to the base game

ZeniMax Online will fold the Dark Brotherhood, Thieves Guild, Imperial City and Orsinium DLC into The Elder Scrolls Online base game with Update 49 in March, and the Greymoor chapter will join the base game in winter 2026.

ZeniMax Online Studios announced that several previously paid DLC packs for The Elder Scrolls Online will be added to the base game and made available without separate purchase. Update 49, scheduled for March, will fold the Dark Brotherhood, Thieves Guild, Imperial City and Orsinium DLCs into the base game. The Greymoor chapter is slated to join the base game in winter 2026. The announcement came during an ESO 2026 roadmap livestream that also outlined a new seasonal model, a battle pass, class reworks, and ongoing work toward cross-play. Details: - Update 49 in March will add the Dark Brotherhood, Thieves Guild, Imperial City and Orsinium DLCs to ESO's base game. - The Greymoor chapter, originally released in 2020 and set in western Skyrim, will become part of the base game in winter 2026. - Until these changes, players needed an ESO Plus subscription or had to purchase individual DLC with Crowns; listed past prices include Orsinium at 3,000 Crowns (about $25), Imperial City at 2,500 Crowns (about $20), and Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild at 2,000 Crowns each (about $20 each). - The Dark Brotherhood DLC adds an Assassin passive skill line that makes killing non-player characters easier, and the Thieves Guild DLC adds sneaking-and-stealing-focused passive skills and access to special treasure troves. - The 2026 roadmap also covers a move to seasonal content, the introduction of a battle pass called Tamriel Tomes, class reworks, and confirmation that cross-play is being worked on but may still take some time. Summary: The announced changes will make several older paid DLC packs available to all players as part of the base game, with Update 49 arriving in March and Greymoor following in winter 2026. ZeniMax presented these moves alongside broader 2026 plans for seasons, a new battle pass, and technical work toward cross-play; specific rollout details beyond the March and winter timing were not provided.