ESO Crime Wave Mini Event 2025

*Note: There are no tickets for this event.

Get Pouches of Ill-Gotten Goods from:

  • Dark Brotherhood daily quests (does not include Elam’s marked for death book)

  • Thieves Guild daily quests (does not include Kari’s tip board)

  • Pickpocketing

  • Thieves Troves

  • Safeboxes

Other bonuses include:

  • 100% extra fence interactions (Double the base fence interactions, not leveled through passives? Unconfirmed.)

  • 25% greater value for items sold to a fence

Basic Thief Build That Works on ANY RACE/CLASS!

  • 5 pieces (any) Night Mother’s Gaze (Deshaan)

  • 4 pieces (any) Darloc Brae (Northern Elsweyr)

  • 3 pieces (any) Night Terror (Stormhaven)

(Use any traits or weapons and any quality… you won’t be doing much combat!)

Combine those with the Out of Sight CP (30 points) in the Green Tree. Altogether, this should give you a 9 meter reduction in detection radius when sneaking (crouched). This won’t make you invisible, but it will get you close!

If you are a khajiit, you can skip one set or the CP, since one of your passives gives you a 3 meter reduction already!

Get Rid Of These!!

Since the Crime Wave Mini Event gives you a higher chance of getting Pouches of Ill-Gotten Gains when you have a higher bounty and heat, it’s time to do the unthinkable and get rid of any passives that reduce these! Here’s a checklist for you. Remember, to take skills points out of skills, you’ll need to use a respec scroll or go to a shrine.

Dark Brotherhood Skill Line Passive:

  • Scales of Pitiless Justice

Thieves Guild Skill Line Passive:

  • Swiftly Forgotten

Green Tree CP:

  • Friends in Low Places (can simply unslot it if you have it)

  • Fade Away (also one you can just unslot)