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Antiquity Leads are items that are used to Scry for Antiquities. They can be found in a wide variety of ways and places throughout the world. You don't need to be an Antiquarian to find them, but you do to use them. Some Leads may require you to have done other tasks before you can obtain them – exploring a zone, completing a quest, or digging up other Antiquities.

  • Leads expire 30 days after you obtain them, however you can obtain them again.
  • Leads are account-wide. This means if you discover a Lead on one character, another character can scry and excavate it.
  • Leads have fixed locations, such as drops from certain enemies, containers or merchants.

Lead sourcing is often related to the Antiquity it will lead to. For example, Leads to Antiquities regarding Glenumbra's history will be found in Glenumbra. For information on where to find Leads sorted by Zone, see: Antiquities by Zone.

Difficulty Levels[edit]

Leads come in various difficulties, and it determines how challenging the Scrying and Excavation mini-games are. There are five levels, but it should be noted that the difficulty of the Lead doesn't always accurately relate to the quality of the antiquity. For example, an intermediate-difficulty Lead can uncover an epic quality item.

Simple[edit]

Simple Leads can be scryed by default and consist of mainly treasures, motifs chapters and antique maps. Every zone has one simple-difficulty Lead that is given to you for free.

Intermediate[edit]

Intermediate Leads consist of mainly treasures, motifs chapters, cosmetics, and mount components. You need to be at least level 3 in Scrying, and have the Antiquarian Insight II passive to scry for Antiquities of this difficulty.

Advanced[edit]

Advanced Leads consist of mainly treasures, motifs chapters, mount components and epic-quality furnishings. You need to be at least level 5 in Scrying, and have the Antiquarian Insight III passive to scry for Antiquities of this difficulty.

Master[edit]

Master Leads consist of mainly Mythic item and mount components, and some legendary-quality furnishings. You need to be at least level 7 in Scrying, and have the Antiquarian Insight IV passive to scry for Antiquities of this difficulty.

Ultimate[edit]

Ultimate Leads consists mostly of a selected range of legendary-quality furnishings. You need to be at least level 10 in Scrying, and have the Antiquarian Insight V passive to scry for Antiquities of this difficulty.

It should be noted that Ultimate Leads appear as the same shade of gold as found on Master-difficulty Leads, making it difficult to distinguish between the two. The following is a list of all Ultimate difficulty Leads:

Mythic Items[edit]

Mythic Items are broken up into 5 fragments, each requiring a Master difficulty Lead to find. These Leads may require owning additional DLCs or Chapters to discover or excavate, in addition to the piece of content the Mythic item was released alongside.

For example, the Ring of the Pale Order was released with the Markarth DLC, but it also requires access to the Orsinium DLC in order to find all fragment Leads. In addition, the Greymoor chapter is also required to Scry these Leads via the Scrying skill line. The table below shows the DLCs required to complete a particular Mythic item.

Alongside having access to the appropriate content, you are required to be at least level 7 in Scrying, and have the Antiquarian Insight IV passive in order to scry Master difficulty leads. The dig site for fragments are usually found in the same zone as where the Lead drops, save for a few cases where it must be excavated in a different zone.

Released alongside the Greymoor chapter
Mythic Item Required DLC/Chapter[Note 1]
ON-icon-armor-Bloodlord's Embrace.png Bloodlord's Embrace None
ON-icon-armor-Malacath's Band of Brutality.png Malacath's Band of Brutality Orsinium
ON-icon-armor-Ring of the Wild Hunt.png Ring of the Wild Hunt Murkmire
ON-icon-armor-Snow Treaders.png Snow Treaders None
ON-icon-armor-Thrassian Stranglers.png Thrassian Stranglers Summerset
ON-icon-armor-Torc of Tonal Constancy.png Torc of Tonal Constancy None
Released alongside the Markarth DLC
ON-icon-armor-Pearls of Ehlnofey.png Pearls of Ehlnofey Markarth
ON-icon-armor-Ring of the Pale Order.png Ring of the Pale Order Orsinium
Markarth
Released alongside the Blackwood chapter
ON-icon-armor-Death Dealer’s Fete.png Death Dealer's Fete Imperial City
Blackwood
ON-icon-armor-Gaze of Sithis.png Gaze of Sithis Blackwood
Shadows of the Hist
Thieves Guild
ON-icon-armor-Harpooner's Wading Kilt.png Harpooner's Wading Kilt Blackwood
Shadows of the Hist
Murkmire
ON-icon-armor-Shapeshifter's Chain.png Shapeshifter’s Chain Blackwood
Released alongside the The Deadlands DLC
ON-icon-armor-Belharza's Band.png Belharza's Band Flames of Ambition
Horns of the Reach
Dark Brotherhood
ON-icon-armor-Markyn Ring of Majesty.png Markyn Ring of Majesty The Deadlands
ON-icon-armor-Spaulder of Ruin.png Spaulder of Ruin Blackwood
Released alongside the High Isle chapter
ON-icon-armor-Dov-rha Sabatons.png Dov-rha Sabatons Elsweyr
Scalebreaker
Dragonhold
ON-icon-armor-Lefthander's Aegis Belt.png Lefthander's Aegis Belt Summerset
ON-icon-armor-Mora's Whispers.png Mora's Whispers Blackwood
The Deadlands
Imperial City
ON-icon-armor-Oakensoul Ring.png Oakensoul Ring High Isle
Murkmire
ON-icon-armor-Sea-Serpent's Coil.png Sea-Serpent's Coil High Isle
Released alongside the Firesong DLC
ON-icon-armor-Faun's Lark Cladding.png Faun's Lark Cladding High Isle
Firesong
ON-icon-armor-Stormweaver's Cavort.png Stormweaver's Cavort Firesong
ON-icon-armor-Syrabane's Ward.png Syrabane's Ward Ascending Tide
Firesong
Summerset
Released alongside the Necrom chapter
ON-icon-armor-Cryptcanon Vestments.png Cryptcanon Vestments Necrom
Scribes of Fate
ON-icon-armor-Esoteric Environment Greaves.png Esoteric Environment Greaves Ascending Tide
Morrowind
Lost Depths
Necrom
ON-icon-armor-Velothi Ur-Mage's Amulet.png Velothi Ur-Mage's Amulet Necrom
Scribes of Fate
Morrowind
  1. ^ The Greymoor chapter is mandatory in order to obtain any Mythic item

Furniture[edit]

There are three main categories of furnishings that can be unearthed.

Antiquity Furnishings[edit]

  • Antiquity Furnishings — Unique furnishings that are always epic or legendary in quality. For a full list of leads, see the main page.

Composite Furnishings[edit]

These are essentially Antiquity Furnishings, but are broken up into several fragments of varying quality. All fragments must be excavated in order to obtain the item.

Crafting Stations[edit]

Antique Maps[edit]

  • Antique Maps — Placeable maps that are always fine in quality. For a full list of leads, see the main page.

Crafting Motifs[edit]

The leads for all Ancestral motifs only have a chance to drop from treasure chests that are marked on Treasure Maps. Regular chests do not have a chance to contain these leads.

Mounts and Pets[edit]

Several Leads are required to construct the antiquity mount and pet, which can be found in specific Dwemer Ruins. See the respective pages for exact locations:

Cosmetics and Outfit Styles[edit]

Lead Type Source Location
ON-icon-hat-Arkthzand Insight Vertex Shroud.png Arkthzand Insight Vertex Shroud Hat From an "Inactive Construct" across the broken bridge south of the Library of Arkthzand, Blackreach: Arkthzand Cavern (map)
ON-icon-skin-Barkroot Blessing.png Barkroot Blessing Skin Multiple Antiquity sources in Galen N/A
ON-icon-hat-Bog Blight Funerary Mask.png Bog Blight Funerary Mask Outfit Style From a "Sacred Feather" on top of a large Grave Stake by a tree, west of Rockgrove Trial, Blackwood (map)
ON-icon-armor-Pauldrons-Eldertide.png Eldertide Shoulders Outfit Style In ON-icon-quest-Scroll 01.png Galen Treasure Map IFiresong (map) N/A
ON-icon-major adornment-Companion's Coronet.png Companion's Coronet Major Adornment From an "Atmoran Tablet" in High King Svargrim's Chamber in the Blue Palace in Solitude, Western Skyrim (map)
ON-icon-body marking-Dwemer Body Marking.png Dwemer Body Markings Body Marking Drops from the Dwarven Spider Delve Boss in The Scraps, Greymoor Caverns (map)
ON-icon-major adornment-Dwemer Crown.png Dwemer Crown Major Adornment Drops from Clockwork Criterion Public Dungeon boss in Nchuthnkarst, Greymoor Caverns (map)
ON-icon-head marking-Dwemer Face Markings.png Dwemer Face Markings Head Marking Drops from Dismantler the Dwarven Colossus World Boss in Dark Moon Grotto, Greymoor Caverns (map)
ON-icon-hat-Ironclad Sarcoshroud.png Ironclad Sarcoshroud Hat From the "Unusual Metal" Daedric stone at the base of a tall, thin, dead tree north-northeast of the Wretched Spire Wayshrine, The Deadlands (map)
ON-icon-hat-Nighthunter's Cowl.png Nighthunter's Cowl Hat From a pile of "Druidic Arrows" on the ground, northeast of Banished Refuge, High Isle, on a cliff next to a waterfall, to the right (map)
ON-icon-body marking-Spore Savant Body Marks.png Spore Savant Body Marks Body Marking Multiple Antiquity sources in the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha N/A
ON-icon-head marking-Spore Savant Face Marks.png Spore Savant Face Marks Head Marking Multiple Antiquity sources in the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha N/A
ON-icon-body marking-Ysgramor's Chosen Body Marking.png Ysgramor's Chosen Body Markings Body Marking From an "Atmoran Tablet" near the exit in Morthal Barrow, Western Skyrim (map)
ON-icon-head marking-Ysgramor's Chosen Face Marking.png Ysgramor's Chosen Face Marking Head Marking From an "Atmoran Tablet" beneath the bridge at Dragon Bridge, Western Skyrim (map)

Emotes[edit]

Alinor Allemande[edit]

The Lead for the Alinor Allemande emote can be found by approaching the spirit of Kinlady Terannil, who can be found dancing on the banks of the river south of Rellenthil. When you approach her, she disappears, and you earn the Lead for this emote.

Lead Source Location
ON-icon-emote-Alinor Allemande.png Alinor Allemande Approach Kinlady Terannil on the banks of the river south of Rellenthil (map) Summerset

Treasure[edit]

Simple (green) treasures are worth 250 gold, Intermediate (blue) treasures are worth 1,000 gold, and Advanced (purple) treasures are worth 5,000 gold.

Item Name Type Zone Alliance How to Obtain
Ancient Fertility Totem Treasure Greenshade Aldmeri Dominion Starting zone lead
Nedic Wineskin Treasure Stonefalls Ebonheart Pact Starting zone lead
Nord Copper Shield Boss Treasure Eastmarch Ebonheart Pact Starting zone lead
Bosmer Hunting Horn Treasure Grahtwood Aldmeri Dominion Starting zone lead
Festival of Defiance Token Treasure Auridon Aldmeri Dominion Starting zone lead
House Tamrith Official Seal Treasure Rivenspire Daggerfall Covenant Starting zone lead
Hunding Sextant Treasure Stros M'Kai Daggerfall Covenant Starting zone lead
Khenarthi Skooma Pipe Treasure Khenarthi's Roost Aldmeri Dominion Starting zone lead
Manmer Coupled Idol Treasure Glenumbra Daggerfall Covenant Starting zone lead
Orcish Siege Gear Treasure Betnikh Daggerfall Covenant Starting zone lead
Rune-carved Steering Oar Treasure Bleakrock Isle Ebonheart Pact Starting zone lead
Satakal Skinrazer Treasure Alik'r Daggerfall Covenant Starting zone lead
Secession Stamp Block Treasure Stormhaven Daggerfall Covenant Starting zone lead
Spinner's Singing Bone Treasure Malabal Tor Aldmeri Dominion Starting zone lead
St Pelin's Clod Treasure Bangkorai Daggerfall Covenant Starting zone lead
Two Moons Censer Treasure Reaper's March Aldmeri Dominion Starting zone lead
Basalt Table-Game Set Treasure Bal Foyen Ebonheart Pact Starting zone lead
Coiled Snake Candlestick Treasure Deshaan Ebonheart Pact Starting zone lead
Child's Ragged Tree Doll Treasure Shadowfen Ebonheart Pact Starting zone lead
Ancient Fishing Rod Treasure Khenarthi's Roost Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Khenarthi Skooma Pipe
Wolf-head Brooch Treasure Eastmarch Ebonheart Pact Excavate Nord Copper Shield Boss
Ayleid Statuette Treasure Grahtwood Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Bosmer Hunting Horn
Ayleid Tendrilled Eye Treasure Betnikh Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Orcish Siege Gear
Cloven Ritual Mask Treasure Bleakrock Isle Ebonheart Pact Excavate Rune-carved Steering Oar
Goblin Steam Mill Treasure Stros M'Kai Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Hunding Sextant
Hunt-Lord's Djerid Treasure Reaper's March Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Two Moons Censer
Jeweled Ayleid Scabbard Treasure Malabal Tor Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Spinner's Singing Bone
Na-Totambu Two-Finger Gauntlet Treasure Alik'r Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Satakal Skinrazer
Nedic Hex Totem Treasure Stormhaven Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Secession Stamp Block
Northpoint Founding Coin Treasure Rivenspire Daggerfall Covenant Excavate House Tamrith Official Seal
Protective Tar Warding Sigil Treasure Greenshade Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Ancient Fertility Totem
Rislav Tryptic Panel Treasure Glenumbra Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Manmer Coupled Idol
Silver Wish Medallion Treasure Shadowfen Ebonheart Pact Excavate Child's Ragged Tree Doll
Scale-Etched Slither Pipe Treasure Auridon Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Festival of Defiance Token
Wyrd Root Figure Treasure Bangkorai Daggerfall Covenant Excavate St Pelin's Clod
Great House Gold Chalice Treasure Bal Foyen Ebonheart Pact Excavate Basalt Table-Game Set
Torn Netch-leather Mask Treasure Deshaan Ebonheart Pact Excavate Coiled Snake Candlestick
Aquiline Calian Sphere Treasure Auridon Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Scale-Etched Slither Pipe
Brittle Linen Pilgrimage Map Treasure Deshaan Ebonheart Pact Excavate Torn Netch-leather Mask
Royal Ivory Hilt Treasure Eastmarch Ebonheart Pact Excavate Wolf-head Brooch
Cornerstone of Reman II Treasure Betnikh Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Ayleid Tendrilled Eye
Den of the Eldest Shoe Treasure Greenshade Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Protective Tar Warding Sigil
Direnni Palatial Art Treasure Stormhaven Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Nedic Hex Totem
Dwemer Astrological Charts Treasure Stros M'Kai Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Goblin Steam Mill
Dwemer Trade Bar Treasure Bangkorai Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Wyrd Root Figure
Hegathe Divining Rod Treasure Alik'r Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Na-Totambu Two-Finger Gauntlet
High King Sunstone Treasure Bleakrock Isle Ebonheart Pact Excavate Cloven Ritual Mask
Mane's Frayed Crown Treasure Reaper's March Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Hunt-Lord's Djerid
Onyx Shadowscale Scroll Case Treasure Shadowfen Ebonheart Pact Excavate Silver Wish Medallion
Phynastic Scroll Case Treasure Glenumbra Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Rislav Tryptic Panel
Pilazjo Training Blade Treasure Khenarthi's Roost Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Ancient Fishing Rod
Shatter Camoran Antler Crown Treasure Grahtwood Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Ayleid Statuette
Silvenar's Scepter Treasure Malabal Tor Aldmeri Dominion Excavate Jeweled Ayleid Scabbard
Spire of Erokii Frieze Treasure Rivenspire Daggerfall Covenant Excavate Northpoint Founding Coin
Resdayni Signet Ring Treasure Bal Foyen Ebonheart Pact Excavate Great House Gold Chalice
Tormentor's Roller Treasure Coldharbour Neutral Starting zone lead
Inert Daedric Manacles Treasure Coldharbour Neutral Excavate Tormentor's Roller
Shattered Iron Maiden Treasure Coldharbour Neutral Excavate Inert Daedric Manacles
Watcher's Ritual Stole Treasure Craglorn Neutral Starting zone lead
Cracked Serpent Pendant Treasure Craglorn Neutral Excavate Watcher's Ritual Stole
Sacrificed Weapon of the Four Treasure Craglorn Neutral Excavate Cracked Serpent Pendant
Yellowed Grummite Pearl Treasure Eyevea Neutral Starting zone lead
Sheogorath Madness Cube Treasure Eyevea Neutral Excavate Yellowed Grummite Pearl
Inert Daedric Spellstone Treasure Eyevea Neutral Excavate Sheogorath Madness Cube
Armless Stone Effigy Treasure Wrothgar Neutral Starting zone lead
Worn Orcish Cauldron Treasure Wrothgar Neutral Excavate Armless Stone Effigy
Orsinium Cracked Iron Bell Treasure Wrothgar Neutral Excavate Worn Orcish Cauldron
Halved Lion's Mane Wig Piece Treasure Hew's Bane Neutral Starting zone lead
Coiled Serpent Lock Treasure Hew's Bane Neutral Excavate Halved Lion's Mane Wig Piece
Portrait of Lady Vadaya Treasure Hew's Bane Neutral Excavate Coiled Serpent Lock
Ornate Nose Ring Treasure Gold Coast Neutral Starting zone lead
Water-worn Anvil Bust Treasure Gold Coast Neutral Excavate Ornate Nose Ring
Book of Dark Rites Treasure Gold Coast Neutral Excavate Water-worn Anvil Bust
Refitted Dwarven Rod Treasure Vvardenfell Neutral Starting zone lead
Massive Ash-herder Grapnel Treasure Vvardenfell Neutral Excavate Refitted Dwarven Rod
Bleeding Beetle Door Lock Treasure Vvardenfell Neutral Excavate Massive Ash-herder Grapnel
Series Two Animo Core Treasure Clockwork City Neutral Starting zone lead
Apostle's Scourge Treasure Clockwork City Neutral Excavate Series Two Animo Core
Eligiac Vessel Treasure Clockwork City Neutral Excavate Apostle's Scourge
Apraxic Decanter Treasure Summerset Neutral Starting zone lead
Jurisreeve's Eye Treasure Summerset Neutral Excavate Apraxic Decanter
Kinlord's Tree of Aldmeris Treasure Summerset Neutral Excavate Jurisreeve's Eye
Faded Psijic Folio Treasure Artaeum Neutral Starting zone lead
Warped Scrying Dipper Treasure Artaeum Neutral Excavate Faded Psijic Folio
Ritemaster's Slate Treasure Artaeum Neutral Excavate Warped Scrying Dipper
Naga Skull-Trap Treasure Murkmire Neutral Starting zone lead
Stone-Chief's Xul-Vaat Treasure Murkmire Neutral Excavate Naga Skull-Trap
Vakka Bok Sun Bowl Treasure Murkmire Neutral Excavate Stone-Chief's Xul-Vaat
Faded Khajiit Claw Treasure Northern Elsweyr Neutral Starting zone lead
Khajiit Plague Mask Treasure Northern Elsweyr Neutral Excavate Faded Khajiit Claw
Khajiit Prayer Cloth Treasure Northern Elsweyr Neutral Excavate Khajiit Plague Mask
Spiked Scalebreaker Bolt Treasure Southern Elsweyr Neutral Starting zone lead
Meteoric-Iron Pavise Treasure Southern Elsweyr Neutral Excavate Spiked Scalebreaker Bolt
Ancient Dragonguard Lure Treasure Southern Elsweyr Neutral Excavate Meteoric-Iron Pavise
Al-Esh Ascension Coin Treasure Western Skyrim Neutral "Curious Coin Collection" in the Antiquarian Circle after excavating all other treasures
Nordic Scrimshaw Pendant Treasure Western Skyrim Neutral Starting zone lead
Silvered Nord Drinking Horn Treasure Western Skyrim Neutral Excavate Nordic Scrimshaw Pendant
King's Belt Plate Treasure Western Skyrim Neutral Excavate Silvered Nord Drinking Horn
Reach Trail Maker Treasure The Reach Neutral Starting zone lead
Ancient Extraction Tool Treasure The Reach Neutral Excavate Reach Trail Maker
Spear Tip of the Reach King Treasure The Reach Neutral Excavate Ancient Extraction Tool
Imperial Legionary's Spade Treasure Blackwood Neutral Starting zone lead
Shattered Ayleid Cloak Clasp Treasure Blackwood Neutral Excavate Imperial Legionary's Spade
Saint Kaladas's Plumb Bob Treasure Blackwood Neutral Excavate Shattered Ayleid Cloak Clasp
Kynreeve's Law-Cane Treasure Deadlands Neutral Starting zone lead
Mindcleaver Clan Banner Treasure Deadlands Neutral Excavate Kynreeve's Law-Cane
Ancient Morpholith Chisel Treasure Deadlands Neutral Excavate Mindcleaver Clan Banner
Ancient Mariner's Sextant Treasure High Isle Neutral Starting zone lead
Stonelore Circle Effigy Treasure High Isle Neutral Excavate Ancient Mariner's Sextant
Orichalcum Burial Urn Treasure High Isle Neutral Excavate Stonelore Circle Effigy
Thrassian Crystal Shard Treasure Galen Neutral Starting zone lead
Draoife Runic Chit Treasure Galen Neutral Excavate Thrassian Crystal Shard
All Flags Armada Scabbard Treasure Galen Neutral Excavate Draoife Runic Chit