ESO Season Two “Echoes of Skyrim” Is Live – Greymoor and Wolfhunter Are Now Free

Published October 25, 2026

The Elder Scrolls Online’s Season Two, Echoes of Skyrim, runs October 21, 2026 – January 27, 2027. Greymoor and Wolfhunter are now part of the base game, two dungeons get solo versions and Markarth follows on November 9.

Can’t wait for The Elder Scrolls VI? The Elder Scrolls Online is sending players back to Skyrim instead. Season Two: Echoes of Skyrim started on October 21, 2026 and runs until January 27, 2027 on PC/Mac, Xbox and PlayStation. The best part: a big chunk of ESO’s Skyrim content no longer costs anything extra.

Greymoor and Wolfhunter are now in the base game

Since October 19, the Greymoor chapter and the Wolfhunter DLC are part of the ESO base game. If you own ESO, you now have access to:

Western Skyrim – Solitude, Morthal and the surrounding hold
Blackreach – the vast Dwemer cavern deep beneath Skyrim
The Antiquities system for digging up hidden treasures
The 12-player trial Kyne’s Aegis
The four-player dungeons Moon Hunter Keep and March of Sacrifices from Wolfhunter

Greymoor’s story pits players against an ancient vampire threat – fitting, if you have just finished Dawnguard in Skyrim.

First solo dungeons from Wolfhunter

Moon Hunter Keep and March of Sacrifices also get solo versions, rebuilt for one player with selectable difficulty and new rewards. Both are tied to Hircine and his werewolves, so expect plenty of lycanthropes.

Markarth follows on November 9

Later in the season, on November 9, the Markarth DLC and The Reach join the base game as well. That completes the Dark Heart of Skyrim storyline for everyone. A new Golden Pursuit rewards exploring these Skyrim zones.

Tamriel Tome and other rewards

The season’s Tamriel Tome has a free track (Maarselok Slayer outfit pieces, the Spider Hunter Silks costume, Seals, Trade Bars and crafting and housing items) and paid Premium tracks (Azureblight Slayer outfit styles and more). The Witches Festival runs during the season, and the New Life Festival arrives towards the end of it.

Several quality-of-life changes – an optional minimap, higher furnishing limits for some homes and more Companion customization – are announced for Update 52 on January 19, 2027, together with a new PvP season.

Our take

Making Greymoor and Markarth free is the best moment yet for Skyrim fans to try ESO. Western Skyrim and The Reach are the same places you know from Skyrim, just centuries earlier – walking into Solitude or Markarth and comparing them with the cities in our locations database is half the fun. And for news about the next main game, keep an eye on our Elder Scrolls VI hub.

Sources: Massively OP, Massively OP (announcement), MMOHuts, ESO-Hub