Elder Scrolls Online: Duke of Crows Tales of Tribute Patron Guide

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Of the four Patrons players can use after completing the introductory questline for Tales of Tribute in Elder Scrolls Online, the Duke of Crows provides perhaps the most generally useful cards. The deck has a lot of ways for players to get Coin and draw cards, all set within the theme of the Evergloam's loudest denizens.

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The Duke of Crows deck in Tales of Tribute is pretty easy to learn compared to Elder Scrolls Online Patrons like, say, Red Eagle or Rahjin. Acquiring cards from this Patron can be your main focus from the start or one you start leaning into later on when your primary Patrons' options start drying up.

There are many more planes of Oblivion than just the ones known to the regular folk of the Elder Scrolls universe. The Crow's Wood is one of these planes, a pocket dimension contained within the Evergloam of Nocturnal overseen by the Duke of Crows and his Blackfeather Court. One of the few «living» Patrons in Tales of Tribute, players can actually meet the Duke of Crows in the Clockwork City DLC.

However, the Patron ability greatly favors the Hlallu deck with careful planning. The Patron ability is a tricky one, though, as it benefits players who can build up a lot of Coin, and the lack of a Favored ability means it's better to wait until the late game to garner Favor from the Duke of Crows.

In the Duke of Crows Patron deck, there are a lot of combos, and a lot of combos that only trigger after four other cards of the same Patron have been played that turn. As such, if you're going for a Duke of Crows-centric deck, it's important to hoard Purple cards to be able to trigger these combos in the late game. The best Duke of Crows cards take advantage of these