The ESO Night Market is ESO’s first event zone, introduced in Update 49 as part of Season Zero. It appears within Fargrave’s interplanar bazaar for a limited time, offering challenging group content across three dangerous districts. Every boss encounter and puzzle in the zone is covered here, from the open-world Brazen tier up to the Opulent Ordeal trial. If you’re trying to find your way into the Night Market Zone, read our How to Get to the Night Market Guide.

This guide is a work in progress. If you know how to complete the puzzles or want to add any information, please join our Community Discord and write in the AlcastHQ feedback channel!

If you just want the Relics, Splinters and Boss Kill Orders, see our ESO Night Market Progression Guide

Table of Contents

How Night Market Bosses Work

ESO Night Market Boss Kill Order

ESO Night Market Boss Kill Order

 

The Night Market uses uses a hierarchical tier system where defeating lower-tier bosses unlocks access to higher-tier bosses. For example Argent bosses remain hidden until you defeat their associated Brazen underlings within the same district.

Boss Tier Overview

  • Brazen (12 total, 4 per district): Open-world, any group size, no prerequisites.
  • Argent (6 total, 2 per district): Open-world, any group size. Spawn after defeating Brazen bosses. Drop Gilded Key fragments.
  • Gilded (3 total, 1 per district): 4-player instanced encounters. Require both Gilded Key fragments plus the district relic. Drop Opulent Key Fragments.
  • Opulent (3 bosses, fought together): 12-player trial. Requires all 3 Opulent Key Fragments.

There are also Faceted Enemies that glow and give you buffs (Boons) for that district. Additionally you can find Calamitous bosses (one per district) that roam the open world independently, plus Skirmish events that spawn on a timer.

General Boss Tips

  • Enemies hit hard. Expect dungeon-level difficulty, not overland difficulty. Trash packs apply heavy crowd control including stuns, interrupts and immobilizes so learn to block and dogde.
  • Other players can join your fight. Unlike dungeons, boss encounters in the open world are not instanced. Anyone nearby can help and on you will rarely fight a boss alone.

How to Spawn Argent Bosses and Get Gilded Keys

ESO Argent Bosses in Night Market Ash Titan

Argent Ash Titan

Every Night Market district unlocks the next tier boss the same way. Kill 2x Brazen Bosses = Argent Boss Spawns

  • Brazen bosses are the lowest tier enemies. Each district has four, split into two pairs. Each pair is linked to one Argent boss.
  • Argent bosses spawn after you defeat their two corresponding Brazen bosses in that district.
  • When an Argent dies, it drops a Gilded Key Fragment. You need both fragments from a single district (one from each Argent) to form a full Gilded Key.

How to Get and Use Gilded and Opulent Keys

ESO Gilded Keys are needed to access the Timeless Wallow Dungeon in Night Market

Gilded Keys are needed to access the Dungeons (Timeless Wallow loading screen)

Gilded bosses live in 4-player instanced dungeons.

  • To enter, you need a complete Gilded Key from that districts Argent Bosses plus the district’s relic.
  • Defeating a Gilded boss consumes your key and rewards an Opulent Key Fragment.

The Opulent Ordeal Trial is the final challenge.

  • You need all three Opulent Key Fragments (one from each district’s Gilded dungeon boss) to enter the Opulent Ordeal, a 12-player trial encounter.
  • Keys are also consumed on completion, so running the trial again means clearing all Argent and Gilded bosses again.
  • You can track your keys through the Boss UI menu in game (F5 by default on PC).
For the full boss order and how splinters, Gilded Keys and Opulent Keys fit together, see the ESO Night Market Progression Guide.

District Breakdown: Bosses, Events, and Puzzles

Three Night Market Districts

Each of the three Night Market districts has a unique theme, set of bosses, public events and environmental puzzles known as Oddities.

Skittering Precinct

Sorrow’s Friend

The Parch

Content Skittering Precinct Sorrow’s Friend The Parch
Brazen Kraohl the Defiler, Khephidaen, Votary of Velidreth, Dranos Velador Kynmarcher Strix, Plague of Crows, Murklight, Scavenging Maw Taupezu Azzida, Sellistrix, Doyelmish Ironheart, Incineration Beetle
Argent Flesh Abomination, Lady Nassulekh Kovan Giryon, Exarch Molonach Ash Titan, Ozezan the Inferno
Calamitous Roksa the Warped Wailing Bedina Dunegorger
Gilded Alziriix (Gossamer Crypt) Fateline’s Knell (Mournful Catacomb) B’Kyfxi (Timeless Wallow)
Opulent Web Eater, Arid Varlet, Knightshade (fought together as a 12-player trial encounter)
Skirmish Brood Skirmish (Hordemother) Descender Skirmish (Spiral Descender) Ritual Skirmish (Zephyra and Levinda)
Puzzles 4 Arachnid Invasions 4 Guiding Lights 3 Boulder Dashes
Race Rapid Extermination Void Collapse Unstable Creatia

 

Skittering Precinct Overview

ESO Skittering Precinct Bosses on map, Night Market Event Zone

All Skittering Precinct Boss Spawn locations on map

The Skittering Precinct is the Night Market’s spider-themed district. Its traversal challenge is grapple points that let you reach elevated areas once you have the Egg of Arac relic. The district’s Gilded dungeon is the Gossamer Crypt.

Skittering Precinct Bosses

  • ESO Night Market Brazen boss tier icon Brazen Kraohl the Defiler, Brazen Khephidaen, Brazen Votary of Velidreth, Brazen Dranos Velador
  • ESO Night Market Argent boss tier icon Argent Flesh Abomination, Argent Lady Nassulekh
  • ESO Night Market Calamitous boss tier icon Calamitous Boss: Roksa the Warped
  • ESO Night Market Spider Daedra boss iconGilded Alziriix (Gossamer Crypt Dungeon, 4-player instance)

Argent Flesh Abomination

The Flesh Abomination is a hulking damage sponge. Expect heavy melee swings and cleave attacks.

Argent Lady Nassulekh

Lady Nassulekh relies on charmed mortal thralls for protection and web-based crowd control.

Calamitous Roksa the Warped

Roksa the Warped roams the Skittering Precinct as its Calamitous world boss. Like all Calamitous bosses, she operates independently of the hierarchy chain and does not drop Relic Splinters.

Gilded Alziriix (Gossamer Crypt Dungeon)

Alziriix is the Gilded boss of the Skittering Precinct, fought as a 4-player instanced encounter inside the Gossamer Crypt.

Public Event: Brood Skirmish

ESO Skirmishes timer in the Night Market

ESO Night Market Skirmishes are on a timer. You can check the time by pressing F5 on PC (the boss overview/faction scores view). Advance the event by scattering 10 skein spider swarms and burning 10 dregs. Finish by defeating the Hordemother boss.

During the fight, throw hot coals to repel the spider swarm when prompted.

  1. Scatter 10 Skein Spider Swarms
  2. Burn 10 Dregs

Skirmishes activate on a roughly hourly rotation per district. You can track which skirmish is currently active through the View Scoreboard menu (F5).

Puzzles: Arachnid Invasions

ESO Arachnid Invasions Night Market

Skittering Precinct Arachnid Invasions locations in the Night Market

Skittering Precincts Arachnid Invasion is a tower defense minigame found at four locations across the Skittering Precinct. Spiders come down on four lanes toward mounted flamethrowers and your job is to keep the flamethrowers alive until the invasion is repelled. If two flamethrowers get fully covered in web making the Switch Plate unusable, the activity fails.

How the Arachnid Invasion Oddity Works

  1. You need four players to stand on Switch Plates to cover all four lanes.
  2. When a spider gets close, activate the Switch Plate to burn them with the flamethrower. Some spiders require multiple hits.
  3. If your flamethrower has a lot of web on it, you can overheat the flamethrower by pressing the Switch Plate 6 times to clear them. (The flamethrower can’t be used for a bit after this)
  4. After some time you will get a notification “Invasion Repelled” and you get a Boon
Skittering Precinct Arachnid Invasion: How the Spider Oddity Works in ESO

Step on the plates to burn the spiders

Tips

  • You only get credit for the achievement and daily quest if you use the Switch Plate yourself. If someone else presses it at the same time, it won’t count.
  • The Puzzle can be soloed but it is very difficult, so it’s best to ask for other players for help, most players want to complete the puzzle just like you do.
  • Only use the flamethrower when a Spider is up close
  • Sheathing your weapons makes the Switch Plate interaction faster

Not Today, Spiders achievement

Participate in all 4 Arachnid Invasion oddities in the Skittering Precinct without leaving the area to earn the Not Today, Spiders achievement.

  • Southeast Arachnid Invasion
  • Northeast Arachnid Invasion
  • Northwest Arachnid Invasion
  • Southwest Arachnid Invasion

Daring Race: Rapid Extermination

A high-speed sprint through the webs of the Precinct.

Sorrow’s Friend Overview

ESO Sorrow's Friend Bosses on map, Night Market Event Zone

All Sorrow’s Friend Boss Spawn locations on map

Sorrow’s Friend is the Night Market’s eclipse and undead-themed district. Its traversal challenge is the Baleful Darkness, patches of shadow that damage and kill you unless you carry the Gleaming Lamp relic to push them back. The district’s Gilded dungeon is the Mournful Catacomb.

Sorrow’s Friend

Sorrow’s Friend Bosses

  • ESO Night Market Brazen boss tier icon Brazen Kynmarcher Strix, Brazen Plague of Crows, Brazen Murklight, Brazen Scavenging Maw
  • ESO Night Market Argent boss tier icon Argent Kovan Giryon, Argent Exarch Molonach
  • ESO Night Market Calamitous boss tier icon Calamitous Boss: Wailing Bedina
  • ESO Night Market Fateline's Knell boss iconGilded Fateline’s Knell (Mournful Catacomb Dungeon, 4-player instance)

Argent Kovan Giryon

Kovan Giryon is one of the more mechanically demanding Argent bosses.

Argent Exarch Molonach

Molonach plays like a cross between March of Sacrifices and Stone Garden in terms of add management. The fight is about controlling the pack of adds he spawns while dealing with his melee pressure. Prioritize adds and keep them grouped for efficient AOE.

Calamitous Wailing Bedina

Wailing Bedina roams Sorrow’s Friend as its Calamitous world boss. She does not drop Relic Splinters and operates independently of the key chain.

Gilded Fateline’s Knell (Mournful Catacomb Dungeon)

Fateline’s Knell is the Gilded boss of Sorrow’s Friend, a 4-player instanced encounter.

Public Event: Descender Skirmish

ESO Skirmishes timer in the Night Market

ESO Night Market Skirmishes are on a timer. You can check the time by pressing F5 on PC (the boss overview/faction scores view). Advance the event by slaying six restless dead and revealing hidden horrors. Finish by defeating the Spiral Descender boss.

The skirmish features a vision circle mechanic: kill a “relentless dead” (similar to the first boss of Sanity’s Edge) to gain a vision circle, then use it to reveal and kill hidden Horrors. The event includes a spiral descent through the area with three mini-bosses at random spawn points.

  • Slay 6 restless dead to advance the event

Puzzles: Guiding Light

ESO Guiding Lights Night Market

West Guiding Light

Southeast Guiding Light

South Guiding Light

Northwest Guiding Light

Participate in all 4 Guiding Light oddities in Sorrow’s Friend and do not venture from them until each one is completedto earn the Bright Minds achievement.

  1. West Guiding Light
  2. Southeast Guiding Light
  3. South Guiding Light
  4. Northwest Guiding Light

Daring Race: Void Collapse

A race through the shifting shadows of the Void.

The Parch Overview

ESO The Parch Bosses on map, Night Market Event Zone

All The Parch Boss Spawn locations on map

The Parch is the Night Market’s desert-themed district. Its traversal challenge is perpetual sandstorms that block certain paths until you acquire the Windglass relic to navigate through them safely. The district’s Gilded dungeon is the Timeless Wallow.

The Parch

The Parch Bosses

  • ESO Night Market Brazen boss tier icon Brazen Taupezu Azzida, Brazen Sellistrix, Brazen Doyelmish Ironheart, Brazen Incineration Beetle
  • ESO Night Market Argent boss tier icon Argent Ash Titan, Argent Ozezan the Inferno
  • ESO Night Market Calamitous boss tier icon Calamitous Boss: Dunegorger
  • ESO Night Market B'Kyfxi boss iconGilded B’Kyfxi (Timeless Wallow, 4-player instance)

Argent Ash Titan

A Titan Boss in The Parch that does fire attacks.

Argent Ozezan the Inferno

Calamitous Dunegorger

The Dunegorger roams the The Parch as its Calamitous world boss. It does not drop Relic Splinters and operates independently of the key chain.

Gilded B’Kyfxi (Timeless Wallow)

B’Kyfxi is the Gilded boss of The Parch, fought as a 4-player instanced encounter inside the Timeless Wallow.

Public Event: Ritual Skirmish

ESO Skirmishes timer in the Night Market

ESO Night Market Skirmishes are on a timer. You can check the time by pressing F5 on PC (the boss overview/faction scores view). Advance the event by gathering six motes of magicka and attuning six weather rods. Finish by defeating the Zephyra and Levinda boss encounter.

  1. Gather 6 motes of magicka
  2. Attune 6 weather rods

Puzzles: Boulder Dashes

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Participate in all 3 Boulder Dash oddities in the Parch and do not venture from them until each one is completed to earn the Boulder Bouncer achievement

  • Southwest Boulder Dash
  • Southeast Boulder Dash
  • Northeast Boulder Dash

Daring Race: Unstable Creatia

A race across the dunes and debris of The Parch.

All ESO Night Market Puzzles (Oddities)

All ESO Night Market Puzzles

The Night Market has 11 puzzles spread across its three districts. In-game they are called Oddities. Each district has its own puzzle type with a different mechanic. Completing all puzzles in a district earns a district-specific achievement, and completing all three district achievements earns the Puzzle Lord meta-achievement.

  • Skittering Precinct: 4 Arachnid Invasions (Not Today, Spiders achievement)
  • Sorrow’s Friend: 4 Guiding Lights (Bright Minds achievement)
  • The Parch: 3 Boulder Dashes (Boulder Bouncer achievement)
  • All districts combined: 11 puzzles total (Puzzle Lord achievement)

District Puzzle Type Count Achievement
Skittering Precinct Arachnid Invasion 4 Not Today, Spiders
Sorrow’s Friend Guiding Light 4 Bright Minds
The Parch Boulder Dash 3 Boulder Bouncer
All districts All puzzles 11 Puzzle Lord

Puzzle Lord is also part of the Night Marketeer meta-achievement, which requires eight total achievements and rewards the Interplanar Victor title.

Puzzle Tips

  • Puzzles appear to cycle on and off. If a puzzle location is inactive when you arrive, check back later or move on to the next one.
  • Completing oddities are one of several sources for stacking boons alongside bosses, races and Faceted enemies.

ESO Opulent Ordeal Trial

ESO Opulent Ordeal Trial in Night Market

Opulent Ordeal Trial in Night Market

The Opulent Ordeal is the Night Market’s 12-player trial encounter and the final tier on the boss hierarchy. To enter, every member of your group needs all three Opulent Key Fragments (one from each district’s Gilded boss).

  • Keys are consumed after the encounter is completed
  • Running it again requires a full clear of all Argent and Gilded bosses.
  • Fully detailed District Relic and Boss kill order guide, see our ESO Night Market Progression Guide.

Trial Bosses

Opulent Ordeal all three bosses at the end

You fight all three bosses at the same time

  • Opulent Web Eater: Cobweb theme (Skittering Precinct)
  • Opulent Arid Varlet: Drylands theme (The Parch)
  • Opulent Knightshade: Eclipse theme (Sorrow’s Friend)

Boss District Theme
Opulent Web Eater Cobweb (Skittering Precinct)
Opulent Arid Varlet Drylands (The Parch)
Opulent Knightshade Eclipse (Sorrow’s Friend)

If you could twist and shape the dangers of the districts into physical form, you would find yourself facing this horrendous trio. Arid Varlet, Knightshade and Web Eater each stand as horrors made manifest. If it were not for their conflicting personalities, the fight against the districts may have already been lost.

How the Fight Works

ESO Opulent Ordeal Relay System mechanic

You pickup the “ball” and deliver to it to the next team in a different area

The encounter uses a “relay system” where three teams run relics to the next team in district-themed side-areas. Each area adds its own mechanics to the main encounter:

  • Cobweb area: Spider pull mechanic. Players get pulled toward the boss.
  • Drylands area: Flame shapers that need to be killed by entering their sand vortex.
  • Eclipse area: Veiled Execution mechanic with Incandescent Pods.

After all of the relay phases are done, all three bosses engage simultaneously.

Trial Achievements

ESO Opulent Ordeal Achievements