Online:Treasure Chests

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A standard treasure chest

Treasure Chests are large locked containers that can be found across Tamriel. Treasure chests spawn in fixed locations in the world. Each time they spawn, they have a random difficulty of lock—ranging from Simple to Master. They typically contain a variety of valuable items and gold. Most chests have the same generic look, as seen in the image on the right. Treasure chests found in Group Dungeons often look different.

Unlocking[edit]

Unlocking a chest requires at least one lockpick, which themselves can be acquired from the world or bought from General Goods Merchants. Interacting with a chest will open up a lockpicking mini-game where the pins must be aligned in order to open the lock. Alternatively, you can try to force the lock open. The chances of forcing a lock depends on its difficulty, but this chance can be improved by adding points to the Locksmith skill in the Legerdemain skill tree.

Successfully unlocking a chest grants you a small amount of leveled experience, as well as Legerdemain experience. If all the loot is taken, the chest disappears for a short time and eventually respawns.

Loot[edit]

Treasure Chests can contain the following items:

  • Leveled amount of gold
  • Treasure maps
  • Chapters from selected crafting motif books associated with the zone where the chest was found (e.g. Sapiarch motifs in Summerset).
  • Armor or weapon Overland Set pieces associated with the zone where the chest was found.
  • Antiquity Leads for:
Lead Antiquity Zone
Aurmine Ancestral Signet Ring of the Pale Order (view item) Bangkorai
Ashen Infernace Gate Ashen Infernace Gate (view furnishing) Stonefalls
Ayleid Lightwell Ayleid Lightwell (view furnishing) Betnikh
Crimson Diamond Belharza's Band (view item) Falkreath Hold (dig in Deadlands)
Daedric Pillar of Torment Daedric Pillar of Torment (view furnishing) Coldharbour
Dutiful Guar, TheThe Dutiful Guar Dutiful Guar, TheThe Dutiful Guar (view furnishing) Bal Foyen
Dwarven Puzzle Box Dwarven Puzzle Box (view furnishing) Stros M'Kai
Dwemer Star Chart Dwemer Star Chart (view furnishing) Stros M'Kai
Ebony Fox Totem Ebony Fox Totem (view furnishing) The Rift
Etched Silver Horns Belharza's Band (view item) Gold Coast
Echoes of Aldmeris Echoes of Aldmeris (view furnishing) Auridon
Eight-Star Chandelier Eight-Star Chandelier (view furnishing) Grahtwood
Greensong Gathering Circle Greensong Gathering Circle (view furnishing) Greenshade
Heartland, TheThe Heartland Heartland, TheThe Heartland (view furnishing) Cyrodiil (dig in Alik'r Desert)
Hollowbone Wind Chimes Hollowbone Wind Chimes (view furnishing) Malabal Tor
Jeweled Skull of Ayleid Kings Jeweled Skull of Ayleid Kings (view furnishing) Cyrodiil (dig in Glenumbra)
Kingmaker's Trove Kingmaker's Trove (view furnishing) Glenumbra
Maormeri Serpent Shrine Maormeri Serpent Shrine (view furnishing) Auridon
Morpholith Shank Markyn Ring of Majesty (view item) Coldharbour (dig in Deadlands)
Moth Priest's Cleansing Bowl Moth Priest's Cleansing Bowl (view furnishing) Imperial City (dig in Northern Elsweyr)
Nisswo's Soul Tender Nisswo's Soul Tender (view furnishing) Murkmire
Noble Knight's Rest Noble Knight's Rest (view furnishing) Stormhaven
Red Eagle Cave Painting Red Eagle Cave Painting (view furnishing) The Reach
Riven King's Throne Riven King's Throne (view furnishing) Rivenspire
Ruby Dragon Skull Ruby Dragon Skull (view furnishing) Bleakrock Isle
Sacred Chalice of Ysgramor Sacred Chalice of Ysgramor (view furnishing) Eastmarch
Seat of the Snow Prince Seat of the Snow Prince (view furnishing) Western Skyrim
Sixth House Ritual Table Sixth House Ritual Table (view furnishing) Vvardenfell
Spellscar Shard Spellscar Shard (view furnishing) Craglorn
Sweet Khenarthi's Song Sweet Khenarthi's Song (view furnishing) Khenarthi's Roost
Tall Papa's Lamp Tall Papa's Lamp (view furnishing) Bangkorai
Tri-Angled Truth Altar Tri-Angled Truth Altar (view furnishing) Bal Foyen
Yokudan Skystone Scabbard Yokudan Skystone Scabbard (view furnishing) Hew's Bane
Z'en Idol Z'en Idol (view furnishing) Blackwood

Skills and Perks[edit]

There are various passive skills related to treasure chests:

  • Locksmith in the Legerdemain skill line — Improves the chances of forcing a lock (10% / 25% / 45% / 70%)
  • Keen Eye: Treasure Chests in the Excavation skill line — Treasure Chests emit a glow when you are close, making them easier to see.
  • Fortune's Favor in the green Craft tree (Champion System) — Increases the amount of gold you find in treasure chests and safeboxes by 10% per stage.
  • Treasure Hunter in the green Craft tree (Champion System) — Increases the quality of items you find in treasure chests.

Achievements[edit]

There are four Achievements related to Treasure Chests.

Achievement Points Description
ON-icon-achievement-Explore Dominion.png Treasure Chest Spotter 5 Loot any 10 Treasure Chests.
ON-icon-achievement-Treasure Chest Seeker.png Treasure Chest Seeker 5 Loot any 50 Treasure Chests.
ON-icon-achievement-Explore Cyrodiil.png Treasure Chest Stalker 5 Loot any 100 Treasure Chests.
ON-icon-achievement-Treasure Chest Hunter.png Treasure Chest Hunter 5 Loot any 1000 Treasure Chests.

Notes[edit]

  • You must loot the entire contents of a chest in order to get credit for the above achievements. Picking out the stuff you want and leaving behind the junk will not count.
  • Looting the contents (again, all them) of a treasure chest will earn you ON-icon-Rapport+3.png 10/ON-icon-Rapport+1.png 1 Rapport with Mirri Elendis is she is your active companion. (The 10 points can occur once per hour, but you get 1 point for each chest after that, with no cooldown.)
  • Some chests are already unlocked when you find them - notably those found by following Treasure Maps or found at the end of incursion type events such as Dark Anchors or in boss/side puzzle stages in the Infinite Archive. These can contain the same types of items, as well as some exclusive to their specific types. They don't give experience or Legerdemain skill, but they do count as Treasure Chests for the purposes of achievements, and for Mirri's Rapport.

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