There is a very rare chance to proc 1-2 Buried Trace in your loot table when Lumbering, Tanning, Extracting, Hoeing, Mining or Butchering.
An announcement will appear alerting you to a buried trace after you’ve gathered from a node. Use 1 energy to interact with the buried trace (dirt cloud) to spawn a mystery chest.
* Use a Gold Key to open chests!
Buried Trace and Mystery Chest will disappear if not interacted with!


Obtainable items from the Mystery Chest |
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â–¼ Guaranteed drops: â–¼ Obtained according to a set probability: * You will need a Gold Key to open chest. |
Example of loot from Buried Trace Mystery Chest x2 below.

Gold Keys
Don’t have any Gold Keys? No problem! Exchange 100 Silver Keys for 1 Gold Key at the Crow Merchants Guild’s Morco who is found in major cities. Silver and Gold keys can also be purchased at the Marketplace.
Sources & Additional Info
- GrumpyG’s Gathering Guide
- GrumpyG’s Gathering Mastery Guide