The Elder Scrolls Online will receive the new DLC Waking Flame in the third quarter of 2021. In this, we will primarily explore two new dungeons. We at MeinMMO have summarized all the known info for you.
What is Waking Flame? This new DLC continues the story surrounding the new expansion Blackwood, which was released on June 1. Waking Flame is a so-called dungeon DLC, with two released each year, and mainly brings the following innovations:
- The dungeon Red Petals Bastion
- The dungeon Dread Cellar
- New features for PvP
- 8 new sets
- 2 new houses
To gain access to the DLC, you can either purchase the ESO+ subscription or buy the DLC for crowns in the shop.
When will Waking Flame be released? The new DLC is set to release on August 23 for PC, Mac, and Stadia. A week later, on August 31, the release for the consoles PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S will take place.
Since Monday, July 12, the test servers have included the new update 31.
New Dungeons Focused on Daedra
What are these dungeons? Anyone interested in viewing the two new dungeons can check out a recording of a livestream by the ESO developers (via Twitch). However, the dungeons were not typically played through; instead, Dungeon Lead Mike Finnigan ventured in alone and simply killed some mobs with kill commands.
- In Red Petals Bastion, everything revolves around Silver Rose, who has been corrupted and is now searching for powerful relics. She uses the power of the Daedric. In this dungeon, Lyranth comes to our aid.
- Dread Cellar will feature many Daedra as enemies, including new headless spider monsters.
Rewards include new cosmetic content, mementos, and sets.
8 New Sets in Waking Flame
Waking Flame comes with a total of 8 new sets, including two sets for each armor type and 2 monster sets.
What sets for light armor does Waking Flame bring?
The “Thunder Caller” set is based on a build with fully charged attacks. However, this is not very strong at the moment, so the set may likely be rather uninteresting for now. The “Scorion’s Feast” set buffs the weapon & magic damage of up to 3 group members and increases Magicka & stamina regeneration. It is thus a set that can be used by support roles. Due to the other bonuses (Max. Magicka, magic regeneration, and weapon & magic power), it is more suited for a (off) healer rather than a tank.
What sets for medium armor does Waking Flame bring?
What sets for heavy armor does Waking Flame bring?
The damage of the “Silver Rose Vigil” set scales with maximum health. Thus, this set is aimed at tanks. The other bonuses are max stats, which are mainly used in PvE. The set applies a greater cripple (reducing damage by 10%) to an attacking enemy when their attacks are blocked. You also deal magic damage to them. This set is likely not very useful in group content. The “Crimson Oath’s Rive Set” is comparable to the set “Roaring of Alkosh”. However, the effect is triggered by a smaller or larger buff and is effective in a circular area around you.
What monster sets does Waking Flame bring?
The “Magma Incarnate” set could be interesting for solo or small-scale PvP. The “Prior Thierric” set sounds interesting for PvE. However, the physical damage of 210917 per second must be an incorrect value, as this value is far too high. Depending on how high the actual value is, this set may also be suitable as a stamina DD set or merely as a support set for healers or tanks to increase the damage taken by an enemy from area attacks by 5%.
New PvP Campaign for Cyrodiil
What changes in PvP? With Waking Flame, new rules will be established for the PvP area Cyrodiil. This should bring some movement to the meta:
- Proc sets will be disabled
- Champion points will be disabled
- The artifact weapon Volendrung will be disabled
Additionally, there will also be new rewards for Cyrodiil:
- 3 new items will be introduced to the game, two of which will focus on mass battles in PvP. However, exact details have not been revealed.
- A new achievement will unlock the trebuchet emote, allowing you to place a small trebuchet in the world.
Two New Houses, But Only One Can Be Used on the Test Server
In addition to the new dungeons and PvP changes, two new houses will be introduced: Sweet Water Cascades and the Doom Shard Plateau.
However, on the test server, which will soon receive the new update, only the Sweet Water Cascades house will be playable in advance.
With Waking Flame, the story of Blackwood is not yet complete. In the fourth quarter of 2021, another DLC will be released that will bring a new area and further story content. You have already received a small preview of it here:
ESO reveals first details about upcoming DLCs – Announces new area Deadlands.
