Arcane Chest

A Legendary Arcane Chest

**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).
	+ Hunter,  Caretaker, and  Agatha will share dialogue about the bells, in addition to the audio cue of the bells ringing. This chest can be accessed multiple times whenever the bells ring, though it is not added to your map.
* 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.
	+ 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.
	+ This chest also has a visual bug on the map where it does not display the color of its rarity accurately. When hovered over, it appears to have a COMMON background, and when not hovered over, it lacks any background color at all.
* 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 contains: The Ancestral Suit and The Ancestors' Guidance Passive.

## Possible Rewards

* Credits
* Gloss
* Blueprints
* Combat Bonuses
* Combat Items
* Props
* Palettes

### 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

1. ↑ Reddit comment by U/SlackaKaos
2. ↑ Reddit post by u/Xanoth