The nextElder Scrolls OnlineChapter will take players to High Isle, part of a never-before-seen archipelago in the Abecean Sea.Elder Scrolls Online: High Islepromises to return to a more grounded, political narrative to contrast the large-scale threats of previous expansions. The lack of leaks about theHigh IsleChapter before the official announcement has made many players wonder what new features would make their way toElder Scrolls Onlinein 2022 with theHigh IsleChapter.
Mostyear-long releases for the MMOso far have come with a new mechanic, class, or side activity – like the Psijic Order ofSummersetor the Companions system ofBlackwood.As it turns out, theHigh IsleChapter will add a side activity that few were expecting, one that players can take part in across all Tamriel and Beyond: a collectible card game.
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The CCG will be called Tales of Tribute and introduces the card game itself, a new joinable faction, and a questline that takes playersall across Tamriel and beyondto battle card-playing NPCs. In an interview with Game Rant, Leamon Tuttle, the Loremaster forElder Scrolls Online, said players “might even track down the people who originally invented the game.”
Tales of Tribute isunique from other online CCGsin that it puts balanced gameplay ahead of anything else, plus it can be played in-game. Better cards or decks will not necessarily benefit their owner as each player puts up two decks from their collection to be shuffled into a larger, shared deck. During theHigh Islereveal stream Rich Lambert, Creative Director forElder Scrolls Online, described Tales of Tribute as a resource-building game where players' goal is to reach a victory point threshold rather than destroy their opponent in combat.
When theHigh IsleChapter is released players will have to complete a basic introductory quest before being able to play Tales of Tribute. Players will be given four different decks at the start, and can earn new decks and unique “upgraded” cards by progressing the Tales of Tribute questline andwinning battles in the world. Lambert also went over the possible rewards from playing Tales of Tribute, including furnishings, cosmetics, gold, crafting materials, and the ever-coveted Transmute Stones.
While not much is known about the specifics of Tales of Tribute yet, Lambert promised amuch more detailed overviewof the new card game and its mechanics when theHigh IsleChapter reaches theESOpublic test servers.
Elder Scrolls Online: High Islereleases on July 25, 2025 for PC and Mac, and on Jul 30, 2025 for PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
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