Scholar Artifacts

Scholar resources are found in artifacts (vases and chests), usually near ruins, and also drop from humanoid mobs. People often wonder where to find certain artifacts, so here are some suggestions below.

Note this is a work in progress as it may take a while to explore every zone hunting for scholar nodes.

For more information, see Lotro-Wiki: Artifacts.

Types of Artifacts

Tier	Artifact Name	Resources
1: Apprentice	Shattered Pitcher	3-4 Aged Scraps of Text 0-1 Dim Candle
2: Journeyman	Broken Urn	2-5 Worn Tablet Fragments 0-1 Rushlight Candle 0-1 Sapphire Shard (rare)
3: Expert	Antique Vase	2-4 Cracked Dwarf-carvings 0-1 Beeswax Candle 0-1 Ruby Shard (rare)
4: Artisan	Forgotten Text	2-5 Fragments of Dúnedain Script 0-2 Tallow Candle 0-1 Adamant Shard (rare)
5: Master	Ancient Vase	2-5 Worn Elf Carving 0-1 Ornate Candle 0-1 Torn Scholar's Journal 0-1 Beryl Shard (rare)
6: Supreme	Sage's Locker Sage's Casket Sage's Lockbox	Rune-carved Tablet 0-1 Bright Lamp 0-1 Mithril Flake (rare)
7: Westfold	Banded Coffer	Scrap of Weathered Dunlending Text 0-1 Page of Gondorian Parchment 0-1 Cracked Rhi Helvarch Sigil (rare)
8: Eastemnet	Ornate Cache	Scrap of Rohirric Text 0-1 Piece of Eastemnet Sealed Wax 0-1 Tarnished Crest of Rohan (rare)
9: Westemnet	(Heavy) Adorned Chest	1-5 Tattered Rohirric Parchment 0-1 Piece of Westemnet Sealed Wax 0-1 Emerald Shard (rare)
10: Anórien	Lavish Chest	Tattered Anórien Parchment 0-1 Piece of Anórien Sealed Wax 0-1 Zircon Shard (rare)

Artifact Locations

The number of nodes recorded below were found on a single visit, not including respawns. I'll stop counting after 30 nodes - there's obviously a lot in that area. The mob level may help indicate the difficulty of getting to the nodes.

Tier	Zone	Details
1	Ered Luin	Tham Gelair, 1 node, mobs level 6-9 Orodost, 2 nodes, mobs level 7-9 Limael's Vineyard, 1 node, mobs level 8 Dol Ringwest, 1 node, mobs level 9 Ringdale, 1 node, mobs level 9-10
1	The Shire	Old Odo's Leaf-farm, 1 node, mobs level 8-9 Bindbole Woods (ruins near Bolestones), 1 node, rare mob level 9 Bridgefields Wall, 1 node, mobs level 10-11
1	Bree-land	Blackwold Headquarters (Chetwood North), 2 nodes, mobs level 7-9 Chetwood (SE of Blackwold Headquarters), 1 node, mobs level 8-9 Ost Baranor (Chetwood South), 2 nodes, mobs level 7-9 The Crumbled Court (near Staddle), 1 node, mobs level 8-9 Goblinhole Ruins (Midgewater Marsh), 1 node, mobs level 10-11 Marshwater Fort (Midgewater Marsh), 2 nodes, mobs level 13-15 Woodsedge Ruins (Midgewater Marsh), 1 node, mobs level 13-15
2	Ered Luin	Rath Teraig, 1 node, mobs level 10-11 Kheledûl, 5 nodes, mob level 11-12 Emyn Hoedh, 1 node, mobs level 12-13
2	Bree-land	South-guard Ruins (Andrath), 4 nodes, mobs level 15-16 Southern Bree-fields (near Adso's Camp), 1 node, mobs level 16-17 Hillshire Ruins (Southern Bree-fields), 1 node, mobs level 16-17 The Old Greenway Fort, 1 node, mobs level 17-19 Starmere Lake (ruins), 1 node, mobs level 17-19 The Brandywood (ruins), 2 nodes, mobs level 20-22 Ost Barandor (The Brandywood), 1 node, mobs level 20-22 The Dead Spire (Northern Barrow-downs), 1 node Ost Gorthad (Southern Barrow-downs), 2 nodes, mobs level 20 Weather Hills (ruins), 3 nodes, mobs level 18-55 Ost Alagos (Weather Hills), 3 nodes, mobs level 55
2	Lone-lands	Barad Iachiant (Minas Eriol), 1 node, mobs level 23 Ost Laden (Minas Eriol), 1 node, mobs level 24-25
2	North Downs	Minas Vrûn, 3 nodes, mobs level 26-27 Greenway (ruins south of Minas Vrûn), 1 node, mobs level 26-27 Nan Wathren, 30+ nodes, mobs level 24-25 (some elites) Hîgropor (Nan Wathren), 13 nodes, mobs level 24-25 elites
3	Bree-land	Southern Barrow-downs (near portal), 1 node, mobs level 20-21 Eastern Bree-fields (ruins), 1 node, mobs level 20-21
3	Lone-lands	Naerost (Nain Enidh), 3 nodes, mobs level 25 Mithrenost, 1 node, mobs level 25-26 Ost Cyrn, 2 nodes, mobs level 26-27 Nan Dhelu (Haragmar), 2 nodes, mobs level 28-29
3	North Downs	Tham Lorn (Fields of Fornost), 1 node, mobs level 25-26 Glírost (Fields of Fornost), 1 node, mobs level 25-26 Amon Amrûn (Fields of Fornost), 1 node, mobs level 25-26 Ost Galumar, 1 node, mobs level 27-28 Dol Nendír (Meluinen), 1 node, mobs level 27-28 Merenost (Meluinen), 1 node, mobs level 27-28 Ost Crithlanc (Nan Amlug East), 1 node, mobs level 29
3	Evendim	Lithost (Barandalf), 1 node, mobs level 32-33 Barad Tharsir (across river, Barandalf), 1 node, mobs level 32-33 Tham Nambarth (Parth Arduial), 1 node, mobs level 33-35 Tham Varan (Parth Arduial), 1 node, mobs level 33-35 Ost Heryn (Parth Arduial), 2 nodes, mobs level 33-34 Tham Andalath (Parth Arduial), 1 node, mobs level 32-35 Tham Ornen (Parth Arduial), 1 node, mobs level 33-34 Barad Rath (Tyrn Fornech), 1 node, mobs level 33-35 Rantost (Tyrn Fornech), 1 node, mobs level 35-36
4	Lone-lands	Nindor (Harloeg), 3 nodes, mobs level 29-30 Agamaur (west), 5 nodes, mobs level 29-30 Agamaur (east), 4 nodes, mobs level 28-30
4	Evendim	Tollobel (Tyl Ruinen), 1 node, mobs level 33-34 Men Erain, 2 nodes, mobs level 37-38 Minathranc (Annúminas), 2 nodes, mobs level 37-38
4	The Troll-shaws	Minas Agor (South Trollshaws), 1 node, mobs level 35-75 (some elites) Ost Dúrgon (South Trollshaws), 2 nodes, mobs level 35 Ost Belegram (North Trollshaws), 1 node, mobs level 35 elites Barad Remellad (North Trollshaws), 2 nodes, mobs level 35 elites Trapdoor Lair (North Trollshaws), 1 node, mobs level 35 elites Amon Varadh (Nan Tornaeth), 2 nodes, mobs level 37 Minas Ciliant (Nan Tornaeth), 2 nodes, mobs level 37 Ost Brandras (Nan Tornaeth), 1 node, mobs level 37 Ost Thandol (Bruinen Gorges), 2 nodes, mobs level 36 Echad Gauradan (Tâl Bruinen), 1 node, mobs level 37-38 Giant Valley, 8 nodes, mobs level 39 elites Taur Ornolf (Giant Valley), 6 nodes, mobs level 39 elites The Stonemere (Giant Valley), 30+ nodes, mobs level 39 elites
4	Misty Mountains	The Bitter Stair (Helegrod), 1 node, mobs level 41
5	Misty Mountains	Gabilazan (High Crag), 2 nodes, mobs level 41-42 Rakhâs-bizar (Giant Halls), 2 nodes, mobs level 45 (mostly elites) Giant Halls, 30+ nodes, mobs level 45 (mostly elites) The Lornstone (Giant Halls), 3 nodes, mobs level 45 (mostly elites) Greybough End (Giant Halls), 1 node, mobs level 45 elites Iorbar (Giant Halls), 17 nodes, mobs level 45 elites