General:Discover Infinite Adventure in the Infinite Archive

Originally published September 14, 2023. The original article can be found here.

Delve into an all-new PvE activity with the Infinite Archive, arriving soon with the free Update 40 base-game patch.

Endless Exploration

Prepare yourself for an all-new PvE challenge in the Infinite Archive, a unique unending dungeon-like activity. Whether you go it solo or team up with a fellow player or Companion, your success in the Infinite Archive is limited only by your preparation, skills, and determination.

Of all the infinite libraries of Hermaeus Mora’s realm, the archive is one of Apocrypha’s most mysterious secrets. However, a malevolent Daedra now threatens to corrupt everything collected within its myriad halls, and Master Malkhest, its custodian, needs your help confronting this strange new foe.

The Infinite Archive arrives with the Update 40 base-game patch on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. As a base-game addition, this new PvE activity is completely free for all existing ESO players with no additional DLC or Chapter purchase required. You can enter the Infinite Archive via your map (from anywhere in the game) or the physical entrance found in Apocrypha (if you own the Necrom Chapter). Take note, while exploring the archive, ESO Plus members will enjoy a +10% boost to Archival Fortunes gains, a unique currency we share more on below!

Eternal Challenge

In the Infinite Archive, you must battle your way through dynamic stages and untold dangers, including monsters and boss encounters drawn from all over Nirn. No two expeditions into the Archive will ever be the same, as each Stage and encounter is randomly generated. Complete four Cycles (each comprised of three Stages and a boss battle) and your fifth boss battle with be against a monster unique to the Infinite Archive—thus completing an Arc!

Of course, after you defeat the corruption at the archive’s heart, your expedition doesn’t end there, as you can traverse ever deeper into more Stages, Cycles, and Arcs, with the difficulty gradually increasing as you do! How deep you delve into the Infinite Archive is ultimately up to you.

Survive endless foes

While you have a limited number of deaths (or team wipes) permitted before your run ends, helping you get as far as possible are two unique boons you can collect as you progress: Verses and Visions. Verses are temporary buffs you can select at the end of each Stage that last until the end of the next Stage. Visions, on the other hand, are available at the end of each Cycle and provide a boon that lasts for your entire run. For example, Flame Aura is a Verse that envelops you in fire, damaging nearby enemies, while Crystalline Support is a Vision which explodes for frost damage and snares foes. The Visions and Verses you select as you progress can go a long way to determining how far you can go—choose wisely!

Infinite Rewards

As you battle your way deeper into the Infinite Archive and climb the leaderboards, you can loot and unlock a host of unique rewards not found in any other activity in game. This includes a broad selection of collectibles, including a mount, pet, cosmetics, and all-new Class sets.

A new and unique type of item set, Class sets buff the abilities for the game’s seven unique classes, providing synergy with specific Skill Lines. You can collect these powerful new items via loot drops or the Archive’s unique vendor.

Collect powerful Class sets

In addition to the above items and collectibles, the Infinite Archive also rewards you with a unique currency, called Archival Fortunes. Fortunes can be traded to vendors in the Archive’s starting area for a host of consumables, Class set items, style pages, and most notably, unique buffs for your excursions.

These purchasable buffs are permanently active for your future Infinite Archive runs. For example, some buffs grant additional Vision or Verse choices while others simply increase their power. The more Archival Fortunes you collect, the more you can empower further expeditions into the Archive’s ever-changing halls.

Unlimited Dangers

In the Infinite Archive, you can discover a new dynamically generated PvE challenge where no two runs are ever the same. Clear Stages, Cycles, and Arcs, and contend with an ever-growing host of dangers as you climb the leaderboards and unlock unique rewards. Are you ready to delve into this all-new activity? Don’t forget, as part of Update 40, it’s free for ALL existing ESO players. Let us know if you’re ready to begin your expedition into the Infinite Archive via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, and good luck!

The Infinite Archive is a new PvE activity free for all ESO players that arrives with the Update 40 base-game patch on October 30 for PC/Mac and November 14 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles.