how to become a werewolf eso

By | Feb 23, 2020

"Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf..."—The Wolfman / Bethesda, edited by Jack O'Dwyer

ESO How to Become a Werewolf is a task that's rather easy to complete.

The Elder Scrolls Online is a game full to the brim with nostalgic detail and exciting story. It keeps with the true franchise fashion of letting your character be the hero however they'd like to be. So, it's no surprise that your friendly neighborhood lycanthropic disease would make an appearance.

TES fans will remember the old Sanies Lupinus disease from Morrowind's "Blood Moon" expansion. The player gets attacked and bitten by a werewolf to wake-up and find themselves in a hairy situation. The affliction can be cured, for a cost, but if left untreated the player will transform into a canid beast the likes of which haunt every farmer's nightmares.

— The Elder Scrolls Online (@TESOnline) February 21, 2020

At launch, there was only one way to become a werewolf: hunt mobs. That's right—if you wanted to run with the pack, you had to track them down yourself. This lead to everything from groups to grief-ing as swarms of players would wait until the full moon in-game and wander around various spawn points looking for a bite.

Not all werewolf mobs had the ability to pass on Sanies Lupinus, either. Locating a mob was the easy part. From there, it was a matter of luck and praying you found the right one—and didn't get killed before you could be infected.

Once a player was bitten, they then had the option to spread their curse to others. This quickly became the more popular way for individuals to get their beast mode on. An infected player can shift into their wolf form and attack non-infected player at their respective shrine once every week.

There were once long threads of players willing to give and receive bites on the forums, but posts like that are long since gone. True to their warm and friendly nature, most members of the "#ESOfam" are willing to bite for free if they have it available, effectively taking a chunk out of the "bite industry."

Nowadays, anyone can ask for a bite in the game's Zone Chat and get a response in seconds.

Werewolves must have the "Blood Moon" perk in order to bite others. This is a one-time purchase that becomes available at Lycanthrope level six. Hovering over this perk on your character screen will let you know your cooldown—as you can only give out one bite at a shrine per seven days.

Newly afflicted players will need to complete a quest posed by Hircine at their shrine to fully take on the effects of lycanthropy.