Arcane Chests are ornate boxes located throughout the Abbey grounds. When Hunter gets close enough to a chest, their location is added to the map (with some exceptions).
Arcane Chests can be COMMON, RARE, EPIC, or LEGENDARY and require Arcane Keys to open by default. Most chests will periodically replenish their contents, and may be reopened later for new rewards (with some exceptions). A higher Arcane Level will grant more rewards in each Arcane Chest opened.
Map Icons[]
Arcane Chest map icons are color-coded to display their Rarity. In addition, the map icons will change depending on whether the chest is currently open or closed:
A bright chest with this icon is currently closed, and may be opened to receive its contents.
A dark chest with this icon is currently open, and has nothing left inside to obtain. It will be replenished after some time has passed in game, at which time its icon will change to the "closed" icon above.
Arcane Chest Locations[]
Abbey[]
Locations of Arcane Chests in the Abbey.
Grounds[]
Locations of Arcane Chests on the Grounds.
Unique[]
- When
Hunter hears the tower bells ringing upon waking, they will have access to a ladder in the Chapel that will take them to an attic-like area with a LEGENDARY Arcane Chest (and an Arcane Key on the first visit).
- When
Hunter follows
Magik to Limbo in the event Magik's Birthday Party, they can also find a LEGENDARY Arcane Chest behind
Magik's cabin.
- This chest can only be accessed once and is not added to your map.
- The LEGENDARY Arcane Chest that lies along the path midway between the Everflowing Glade and Gideon's Cross requires
Break to access the area, and then has a random chance to spawn at Night with a New Moon.[1][2]
- This chest does not appear to be affected by any factors other then spawning under a New Moon. Weather, Light/Dark Balance, or other factors such as story progression do not appear to affect this chest's spawn rate.
- At one time this chest had a visual bug on the map where it did not display the color of its rarity accurately. In addition, when hovered over, it appeared to have a COMMON background, and when not hovered over, it lacked any background color at all. This bug was corrected with the Blood Storm DLC.
- The EPIC Arcane Chest in Whispering Wood can spawn in one of three locations, based on what order
Hunter activates the Faery Rings.
- The two LEGENDARY Arcane Chests that appear in the basement of Lilith's Garden have scripted rewards, and therefore do not replenish their contents.
- The left chest contains: 1
Legendary Blueprint, 200
Attack Essence, 200
Skill Essence, 200
Heroic Essence, and 300
Gloss.
- The right chest is supposed to contain the The Ancestral Suit and The Ancestors' Guidance Passive. As of the June 2023 game update, there is a known issue where the Ancestral Suit is not received upon opening this chest, meaning that the player does not receive the Passive either. For more details see the Known Issue section on the Ancestral Suit page.
- The left chest contains: 1
Possible Rewards[]
Arcane Levels[]
- At Arcane Level 4, COMMON Arcane Chests no longer require an Arcane Key to open.
- At Arcane Level 5, RARE Arcane Chests no longer require an Arcane Key to open.
Optimizing Rewards[]
Arcane Chest reward types are determined before opening the chest. After opening a chest, it is possible to reload an earlier save on the same day or night and open a chest of a different rarity instead. The next few chests will also have the same type of rewards.
For example, if two RARE chests are opened and give a RARE Combat Item and then Credits, in this order; it is possible to reload a save before opening them and subsequently opening two LEGENDARY chests instead, that will give a LEGENDARY Combat Item and
Credits, respectively.
As such, if the contents of the next five chests are known, it is possible to alternate chest rarities to get LEGENDARY Combat Items or a LEGENDARY Combat Bonus while using COMMON or RARE chests to receive the less-desirable Credits or
Gloss. Some chests of the same Rarity can also give different Combat Items or Combat Bonuses, but this is not guaranteed.
It is not known if there is a maximum number of chests that are predetermined or if rewards are diminished after opening a large number of Chests.
Tutorials[]
Arcane Chests[]
Look for Arcane Chests on the Abbey Grounds, and unlock them with Arcane Keys. Arcane Chests reset periodically, so return to previously opened chests to see if you can open them again. The higher your Arcane Level, the more rewards each Arcane Chest will have.
Sources[]
- Gameplay presentation from Gameswelt YouTube channel (German)
- Gameplay preview from ChristopherOdd YouTube channel