Farm The Elder Scrolls Online trading cards automatically
5
playtime card drops
~$0.11
avg. card value (market)
~1 day
to collect all drops, idling 24/7
As a paid title, The Elder Scrolls Online grants 5 Steam trading card drops based purely on time in-game - no gameplay required. At an average of about $0.11 per card, a full drop run is worth roughly $0.55 on the Community Market. Values fluctuate with badge-crafting demand, but MMORPG sets like this one keep steady buyers.
FreeSteamIdler's Card Farmer handles the whole loop: we idle The Elder Scrolls Online on our servers 24/7, Steam grants the drops on schedule, and the cards land in your inventory ready to list, trade, or craft into the The Elder Scrolls Online badge. When a game's drops run dry, Card Farmer rotates your idle slots to games that still have drops remaining - no babysitting.
ESO guilds - especially trading guilds with weekly sales quotas and endgame prog groups - screen applicants for commitment, and Steam hours are the public proxy. So the hours you bank while farming aren't wasted either - see the full The Elder Scrolls Online hour boosting guide for what that playtime unlocks.
The Elder Scrolls Online card farming FAQ
How many trading cards does The Elder Scrolls Online drop?
The Elder Scrolls Online grants 5 card drops from playtime - roughly half of its ~10-card badge set. The remaining cards come from trading, the Community Market, or booster packs.
How long does it take to get all The Elder Scrolls Online card drops?
Steam paces drops across the first hours of playtime. Idling 24/7 on our servers, accounts typically receive all 5 drops within the first day.
Do idled hours affect my ESO Plus or in-game progress?
No - in-game everything stays put. Only the Steam playtime counter grows.
Can ZeniMax detect Steam idling?
There's nothing to detect - the game client never runs. Your Steam presence just shows ESO as being played.