Update 50 Antiquity Leads Sources

MidnightDuel · April 29

@MoonPile

The fifth lead for the Thieves Guild Armory Station is the "Camouflaged Hood."

FlamesOfLife · April 29

MidnightDuel wrote: »

@MoonPile

The fifth lead for the Thieves Guild Armory Station is the "Camouflaged Hood."

Was the fifth lead also a thieves trove? Unfortunately I'm console, so can't help search for leads, but my wife is a codex completionist and appreciates all of your work finding the leads.

MidnightDuel · April 29

FlamesOfLife wrote: »

Was the fifth lead also a thieves trove? Unfortunately I'm console, so can't help search for leads, but my wife is a codex completionist and appreciates all of your work finding the leads.

During the first two weeks of PTS (NA Copy), I was able to obtain 4 of the 5 Thieves Guild Armory Station part leads from Thieves Troves in the Glenumbra zone (only). As I continuted to hunt down dozens more Thieve Troves, the fifth (Camouflaged Hood) lead never dropped for me. Neither did it drop while doing Heists. However, the Achievement for the armory station says the leads drop from "Thieves Troves and Heists."

So far this week, I've gotten two leads from Thieves Troves on my EU account but don't have heists unlocked on EU. Unfortunately, the troves have not been spawning as much on PTS this week, or more players are hunding them down so they don't show up as frequently. Also, the drop rate appears much lower on EU, with only 1 lead every 20 or so boxes vs. every 5 or 6 when it was the NA copy.

I'm worried about the scarcity of Thieves Troves, increased player competition for them when they do spawn, and inconsistent drop rates when U50 goes live.

MoonPile · April 29

MidnightDuel wrote: »

@MoonPile

The fifth lead for the Thieves Guild Armory Station is the "Camouflaged Hood."

Updated, thank you!

MoonPile · May 2

I wonder if any EU folks have stumbled on any more Leads? If not, I'm betting others are in something you wouldn't normally test or just trip over on PTS – like Heists, rather than nodes/lootables.

MidnightDuel · May 2

With the Night Market Event in full swing, I'm worried that few players have the time to do the event and spend time on the PTS. I know I don't have the time to roll a template character and do all the stuff it would take to explore the other potential lead drop sources for furnishings.

I've had ideas where they could drop, but neither the time nor the resources to attemp it on PTS. One would hope that at some point the PTS schedule will start alternating its schedule of NA vs. EU character copy for a host of reasons.

Still no confirmed sources for the following Antiquity furnishings for U50:

Fool's Gold Pile
Tapestry of the Prince's Hunt
Window of Divinity

MidnightDuel · May 4

This week's PTS Patch Notes might give a clue to a possible lead source: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/692220/pts-patch-notes-v12-0-3#latest

Not sure about the language used "Either an antiquity lead or a furnishing from the faction zone."

Faction zone sounds like it could be either Alliance War or Night Market. Really hope that isn't the case and that it's a lead in the Glenumbra zone for one of the new Antiquities.

MoonPile · May 4

Interesting; more reason to do them (for me). Faction in this case should refer to Alliance zones.

MidnightDuel · May 12

The first Thieve's Trove of the day on Week 5 of U50 PTS dropped both of these:

MidnightDuel · May 12

Was able to get all five (5) leads for the Thieves Guild Armory Station from Thieves Troves today during week 5 of the U50 PTS.

The lead for the Camouflaged Hood, which eluded me before during previous weeks of the PTS was the second lead to drop today and came from a Thieves Trove.

In just over an hour I was able to loot 16 Thieves Troves. The drop rate seemed better that prior weeks but is still subject to RNG. Likewise, less than half of the known trove locations was active on a nearly empty PTS server. Respawn rates for troves remain extremely slow and unpredictable.

MidnightDuel · May 15

After digging up 45 Glenumbra Treasure Maps, I feel pretty confident that none of the new leads drop from the zone maps for U50.

Elendildur · May 15

MidnightDuel wrote: »

After digging up 45 Glenumbra Treasure Maps, I feel pretty confident that none of the new leads drop from the zone maps for U50.

But what if it drops on the 46th map?!
Sunk cost fallacy? Never heard of her
/s

MoonPile · May 16

MidnightDuel wrote: »

After digging up 45 Glenumbra Treasure Maps, I feel pretty confident that none of the new leads drop from the zone maps for U50.

Thank you for doing that -_-
Wonderful if true!

Elendildur wrote: »

MidnightDuel wrote: »

After digging up 45 Glenumbra Treasure Maps, I feel pretty confident that none of the new leads drop from the zone maps for U50.

But what if it drops on the 46th map?!
Sunk cost fallacy? Never heard of her
/s

I know you're joking, but FWIW, new 1/3 leads would've dropped within ~10 maps. Perhaps especially if using a new tester.

MidnightDuel · May 16

Elendildur wrote: »

But what if it drops on the 46th map?!

Not even Solstice Treasure Maps had that poor of a drop rate. LOL

I had to test with what Glenumbra maps I had access to, just in case.

MidnightDuel · May 16

Collected a second set of leads for the Thieves Guild Armory Station. All five leads dropped from Thieves Troves in the Glenumbra zone.

While the leads are dropping at a rate of 1 lead for every 6 troves, the spawn rate for Thieves Troves remains abysmally low (at best 1 spawn for every 10 proven trove locations). Given the low spawn rate and anticipated high player competition for the rare source when U50 goes live, the Armory Station is going to be very difficult to obtain and the codex even more so.

I am still having no luck with leads for the other three Antiquity furnishings or furnishing plans for Glenumbra. I haven't gotten any leads from Favors reward boxes either.

Drop rates for the Ancient High Elf ornate structural furnishing plans are super low (4.6% or <1 plan for every 20 Summerset Daily Recompense box opened, and I opened 305 of them). The drop rate is signifcantly lower than Solstice plans dropping from a similar source. Summerset boxes came from World Boss, Delve and Geyser dailies during testing. Patch notes only specified the WB and delve dailies as a source. Geyser dailies are only unlocked on a character after completing a significant portion of the Summerset story, so few players will have these dailies unlocked on more than one character.

MoonPile · June 9

Updated with new info since U50 went live today, see the OP:

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/691366/update-50-antiquity-leads-sources/p1

Daniel141182 · June 9

What about the one listed under hews bane

MoonPile · June 9

Daniel141182 wrote: »

What about the one listed under hews bane

Not sure what you're referring to. These are all of the sources:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/691366/update-50-antiquity-leads-sources/p1

Heists are in Hew's Bane, but the questgiver is bugged right now. It should be hotfixed by tomorrow: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/8485731/#Comment_8485731 – I guess they will post here when done: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/categories/patch-notes

Daniel141182 · June 10

I see armory was listed under hews bane. And 4 furnishing is listed under glenumbra. 1 we know the drop 2 is coming july 8 i think or are 3 furnings not dropping until then

MoonPile · June 10

Daniel141182 wrote: »

I see armory was listed under hews bane. And 4 furnishing is listed under glenumbra. 1 we know the drop 2 is coming july 8 i think or are 3 furnings not dropping until then

Yes, the OP of this thread is updated with all of that.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/691366/update-50-antiquity-leads-sources/p1

MoonPile · June 10

(PTS) Screenshot confirming the Fool's Gold Pile lead will drop from Dynamic Events in July,
thanks to Feles:

Daniel141182 · June 10

MoonPile wrote: »

U50 Antiquity Leads, especially furnishings – Has anyone gotten new lead drops naturally yet?

(I've puttered around Glenumbra a bit and done some of the Thieves' quest, but only got the old ones (Well, Kingmaker's Trove). However I have not (and do not want to) use Maps, reasons being 1. Disappointment, 2. Multi-source leads also end up in them, muddying the waters anyway. EDIT: Despite reason 2, I used 10 Maps. No lead. That's unusual for 1/3 (see prior link), so hope this means they're not in Maps. But given that my account seems to be cursed with no luck right now, better if others test.)

UPDATE 04.28.2026:
I got ZERO leads in 2 weeks questing and looting in Glenumbra. Thanks to @MidnightDuel for all of the findings so far!

Thieves Guild Armory Station Leads:
Confirmed drops from Heists on Live, June 8 & 9
(Heists are in Hew's Bane, and the Leads are dug there as well.)
Antique Lockpicking Kit – Thieves' Troves in Glenumbra OR Heists

Brigand's Dagger – Thieves' Troves in Glenumbra OR Heists

Surreptitious Cabinet – Thieves' Troves in Glenumbra OR Heists

Wooden Display Board – Thieves' Troves in Glenumbra OR Heists

Camouflaged Hood – Thieves' Troves in Glenumbra OR Heists

All of these leads drop from either troves or Heists:

Other furnishings:
Zenithar Devotional Stele furnishing – World Bosses located at The Wolf's Camp

Fool's Gold Pile – UPDATE June 8: Thanks to @Futerko for confirmation via ZOS that the Fool's Gold Pile and Tapestry will not drop until July. UPDATE 2: The Fool's Gold Pile Lead will drop from Dynamic Encounters – Confirmed!

Tapestry of the Prince's Hunt – See above; likely to drop from Dynamic Encounters

Window of Divinity – Drops from Red Petal Bastion

What boss in red pedal does Windows drop from

MidnightDuel · 7:21AM

Daniel141182 wrote: »

What boss in red pedal does Windows drop from

Leads drop from the final boss.