Online:Whitestrake's Mayhem

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'''Whitestrake's Mayhem (previously called Midyear Mayhem''') is a holiday event that typically takes place twice a year, initially around July (thus the name) and again in January. The event is a celebration of Pelinal Whitestrake's victory against the Ayleids in a pivotal conflict known as Pelinal's Midyear Massacre. As such, the event is themed around PvP in Cyrodiil.

The festival also has a special quest associated with it, also named Midyear Mayhem. Upon completing this quest, you will receive the  , a reusable item which doubles Alliance Points gained for two hours. You can obtain a new scroll each time by completing the quest again, although if you lose the item mid-event you can purchase more from Predicant Maera. Another notable feature of the event is the inclusion of  , which has a chance to contain Transmute Crystals, PvP consumables, Alliance Motif chapters, Akaviri style items, Prismatic Runestones, Reagents, and Songs of Pelinal book furnishings. Details on the Midyear Mayhem, which begins the related quest, can be  found at Gladiator's Quarters throughout Tamriel
 

Pelinal's Midyear Boon Box
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:''Supplies with a Surprise: Tel Var stones, useful items for the Alliance War, and a Random Rarity. Once per day per account, during Midyear Mayhem, will also contain one Standard-Bearer's Proof.''
  are rewarded for completing Alliance War, Cyrodiil Settlement and Battlegrounds quests while under the influence of the   during the Midyear Mayhem event.

Possible Loot
These boxes can contain the following items:
Reagents
Soul Gems
Hakeijo Runestones
Style Materials:
Ancient Scale
Dragon Scute
Eagle Feather
Lion Fang
Crafting Motifs Pages:

 
 
 
Tel Var Stones
Siege Weapons — Cold Fire and Cold Stone
Siege Support Items — Forward Camps, Keep and Siege Repair Kits
The Song of Pelinal Furnishing Items:









Whitestrake’s Mayhem
 
Midyear Mayhem has been announced to take place in February 2022, being called Whitestrake’s Mayhem.

Whitestrake's Mayhem comes to Cyrodiil and the Imperial City! Complete your introduction with Predicant Maera (or continue where you left off last time) to receive your Scroll of Pelinal’s Ferocity. Then, dive into Cyrodiil for the glory of your alliance!
Pelinal’s Boon Boxes are rewarded for completing daily quests in Cyrodiil or the Imperial City, or as a bonus reward with Rewards for the Worthy mails you receive.
These boxes contain a variety of goodies ranging from Tel-Var Stones to Cyrodiil repair kits or Soul Gems, as well as a chance for Cyrodiil style pages, Daedric siege weapons, transmute geodes.
There is also a very rare chance to receive a bag containing Runeboxes for both of the new Black Drake face and body markings.
You can earn a total of 3 Event Tickets per day during this event.
The first 2 come from completing any daily quest that focuses on Cyrodiil or Battlegrounds.
You may earn an additional ticket by completing an Imperial City District daily quest. Visit both places if you want to maximize your ticket earnings!
In addition to the rewards from previous Mayhems, this year’s new outfit style is the Black Drake Clanwrap Armor.
Style pages for this armor have a chance to drop from bosses in the Imperial City but are also available from the Impresario for 5 tickets each.
Bosses in the Imperial City also have a small chance to drop an additional page for the old Legion Zero Vigiles armor style.
A helpful Reachman, Cullearn, has shown up at the Impresario's tent to model the Black Drake Clanwrap and the Black Drake face and body markings.
The Impresario will have bound style pages for the Black Drake Clanwrap for 5 tickets each, as well as the face and body markings (sold separately) for 5 tickets each. Also available will be all three fragments of the Soulfire Dragon Illusion Pet as well as the first two fragments of the Scales of Akatosh skin.

Midyear Mayhem 2021 (June/July)
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A second Midyear Mahyem event took place from June 24 to July 6, 2021. It introduced the third and final fragment of the Deadlands Firewalker Personality, the  . The other five fragments will also be available from the Impresario. It also introduced the Alliance Banner-Bearer Style for alliance-themed staves and shields. 

You can earn a total of 3 Event Tickets per day during this event. The first 2 come from completing any daily quest that focuses on Cyrodiil or Battlegrounds. You may earn an additional ticket by completing an Imperial City District daily quest. A total of 36 tickets can be earned during this event.
 

Midyear Mayhem 2021 (January/February)
:Battle in the Alliance War, Battlegrounds, and Imperial City during the Midyear Mayhem PvP event and you’ll earn bonus XP, collectibles, and more!
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The first Midyear Mayhem of the year took place from January 28 to February 9, 2021. In addition to the rewards from previous Midyear Mayhems, the new Ebonsteel Knight armor style pages have been introduced. Pages have a chance to drop from bosses in the Imperial City, but are also available from the Impresario for   each. The corresponding weapon styles are only available from the Crown Store by purchasing the limited time   during this event.

This Midyear Mayhem event also introduces a brand-new series of base and upgrade fragments for the year. These fragments will allow you to summon the new Unstable Morpholith pet and eventually upgrade the pet into different items throughout 2021. Pet and upgrade fragments can be bought from The Impresario for Event Tickets.  , the first of three upgrade fragments for the Deadlands Scorcher Skin, first became available during this event.

You can earn a total of 3 Event Tickets per day during this event. The first 2 come from completing any daily quest that focuses on Cyrodiil or Battlegrounds. You may earn an additional ticket by completing an Imperial City District daily quest. A total of 39 tickets can be earned during this event.

Three separate Alliance Breton Terrier pets were introduced this year. To receive the pet, you need to collect and combine ten  . You can find   inside of  . When you consume the ten bones, you will receive a runebox. The Alliance your fabricated pet is associated with is determined by the Alliance of the character that consumes the ten mammoth bones: Aldmeri Dominion players will receive a   with a Dominion Breton Terrier, Daggerfall Covenant players will receive a   for a Covenant Breton Terrier, and Ebonheart Pact players will receive a   with a Pact Breton Terrier inside. These pets are not like the Alliance War Mastiff; the costume for one Breton Terrier does not change if you set it as your active pet on a character from a different Alliance. On the contrary, these pets are exactly like the Alliance Standard-Bearer Emotes introduced in 2020. Alternatively, all three of these pets can be purchased separately from the Impresario for   each. 
 

Midyear Mayhem 2020 (June/July)
:Bring glory to your Alliance, your guild, or yourself during the Midyear Mayhem PvP event and you’ll earn double Alliance Points, XP, and unique rewards.
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A second Midyear Mayhem event for 2020 ran from June 25 to July 8, 2020 and built on what was introduced during the previous iteration in January. It introduced the Second Legion Outfit Style and brought back Legion Zero Style Pages which can be earned by killing Patrolling Horrors in the Imperial Districts and named champions in the Imperial Sewers. The event was originally planned to end on July 7 but was extended due to scheduled maintenance.

During this event you can earn up to 4 tickets a day by completing two PVP activities, for 2 tickets each:
One of the Alliance War or Battleground daily quests.
One of the Imperial City district daily quests.

The Impresario will stock two new berries, the   and   and the first two Icebreath Berries, allowing you to complete the Icebreath Indrik. Other wares of note are the Rimedusk Indrik pet, bound Second Legion and Legion Zero Styles Pages, as well as the Standard-Bearer Emotes.

Finally, resource nodes within Cyrodiil and the Imperial City will drop double and Adhazabi Aba-daro will be at your alliance headquarters for the entire event.

This event was the first time Predicant Maera could be found at Gladiator's Quarters across Tamriel, in addition to her usual appearance at alliance bases in Cyrodiil. A Basin of the Gore Virtuous was also placed at each of the Gladiator's Quarters, allowing for easy renewal of the Pelinal's Fury buff when handing in Battlegrounds quests.

Midyear Mayhem 2020 (January/February)
:Clash with your fellow players in Cyrodiil, the Battlegrounds, and Imperial City during the Midyear Mayhem event and you’ll earn bonus Alliance Points and exclusive new rewards!
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The first 2020 Midyear Mayhem event ran from January 23 until February 4, 2020. The event was similar to the previous year, but with a few additions.

Legion Zero Style pages are a new outfit style that have a chance to drop from bosses in the Imperial City and Sewers. Pelinal's Midyear Boon Boxes return, earned from PvP daily quests. The first box opened each day per account will contain one  . Collecting 10 of these and combining it with an  , available for purchase from Predicant Maera, will reward you with one of three new alliance Standard-Bearer Emotes. 

This event is also the first chance for players to begin working towards the new Spectral Indrik evolution, with two of the four required berries available for purchase from The Impresario 

Throughout the event players could earn three   per day per account by completing the following PvP daily quests: 
Battlegrounds quests from Battlemaster Rivyn
Scouting, Battle, Warfront, and Conquest Missions.
Elder Scroll capture and recapture quests
Town quests in Vlastarus, Bruma, Cropsford, Cheydinhal, and Chorrol
Imperial City daily quests

A total of 39 Event Tickets can be earned during this event. During the event, The Impresario will stock the following items:

Indrik Feathers
Legion Zero Style pages
Standard-Bearer Emotes
  
 

In addition to this, harvesting nodes for both Cyrodiil and the Imperial City dropped double their regular resources, and the special merchant known as "The Golden" stocked Alliance War Legendary-quality jewelry (necklaces during the first weekend and rings during the second).
 

Midyear Mayhem 2019
:March into Cyrodiil and the Battlegrounds to contend with your fellow players during the action-packed Midyear Mayhem encore event. Learn about how you can earn double XP, Alliance Points, and additional rewards right here!
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The 2019 Midyear Mayhem event ran from January 10 until January 21, 2019. The event was similar to the previous year, but with a few additions.
Throughout the event players could earn   and purchase the  , required to evolve the   mount into a Dawnwood Indrik mount. 

In addition to this, harvesting nodes for both Cyrodiil and the Imperial City dropped double their regular resources, and the special merchant known as "The Golden" stocked Alliance War Legendary-quality jewelry (necklaces during the first weekend and rings during the second).
 

Midyear Mayhem 2018
:''Glory awaits those who fight for themselves or their Alliance during the Midyear Mayhem PvP event. Celebrate the legendary warrior Pelinal Whitestrake and earn double XP, Alliance Points, and bonus rewards by taking part in ESO's PvP game modes!
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The 2018 Midyear Mayhem event ran from July 26 to August 6, 2018. The event was identical to the previous year in every way, but added four new event achievements to earn.
 

Midyear Mayhem 2017
:Prepare for battle! Celebrate the legendary hero Pelinal Whitestrake and his victory at the Bridge of Heldon by taking part in our first Midyear Mayhem PvP event and earning the Midyear Victor's Laurel Wreath collectible hat. It is said that those who wear the Midyear Laurel feel themselves infused with the holy rage of the spirit of Pelinal himself! To learn how you can get your own Laurel Wreath while earning double Alliance Points, PvP gear, and rare crafting items, read on!
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The inaugural Midyear Mayhem event ran from July 20 to July 31, 2017'''. Alongside Midyear Boon Boxes, this event introduced a new collectible hat, Midyear Victor's Laurel Wreath, and the "Star-Made Knight" title which could be earned by completing all the achievements associated with the event.

Notably, both the Imperial City DLC and the Morrowind Chapter were needed this year to complete all ten event achievements and earn your victor's laurel.
 

Crown Store Offerings
The following items are typically sold in the Crown Store around Midyear Mayhem:
Arena Gladiator Horse
Legion Zero Charger
Legion Zero Destrier
Music Box, Diamond Melody
Siegemaster's Warhorse
Star-Made Wolfshead

External Links
Zenimax June 2021 Announcement - Players Clash During the Midyear Mayhem In-Game Event
Zenimax 2021 Announcement - Seize Loot & Glory During The Midyear Mayhem Pvp Event!
Zenimax 2020 June Announcement - Battle Your Fellow Players During the Midyear Mayhem Event
Zenimax 2020 January Announcement - Fight For Glory During The Midyear Mayhem PvP Event
Zenimax 2019 Announcement - Fight For Your Alliance (Or Yourself) During The Midyear Mayhem PvP Event!
Zenimax 2018 Announcement - Prepare For Battle! The Midyear Mayhem PvP Event Returns
Zenimax 2017 Announcement - Test Your Mettle In The Midyear Mayhem PvP Event!