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Special Loot & Rare Items
UO Enigma contains a large amount of special loot beyond traditional equipment and artifacts.
Many of these items are designed for collection, customization, decoration and long-term hunting rather than raw combat power.
Rare loot can be found through dungeons, treasure hunting, harvesting, ocean content, bosses, events and exploration.
Rare Dungeon Loot
Dungeon content contains a variety of rare items in addition to normal equipment and artifact drops.
Dungeon Chest Rares
Enigma Dungeon Chests have a chance to contain rare decorative items.
The current dungeon chest rare pool includes:
- Jars
- Vintage Liquor Bottles
- Dirty Kitchenware
- Basins
- Stacks of Arrows
- Wash Basins
These drops are separate from the normal equipment found inside the chest.
Higher-tier dungeon content does not guarantee a rare decoration. Finding one is intended to remain uncommon.
Rare Decorations
A large collection of decorative rares can be found throughout Enigma.
These include items such as:
- Statues
- Paintings
- Banners
- Candelabras
- Crystals
- Furniture
- Plants
- Braziers
- Fountains
- Relics
- Bones and remains
- Dungeon-themed decorations
- Maritime decorations
- Display pieces
Some rare decorations have several different visual variations.
Many are intentionally not individually documented so that discovering a new decoration remains part of the experience.
Dungeon Boss Rares
Dungeon bosses can have unique decorative drops associated with their dungeon or theme.
Examples include:
- Dungeon Banners
- Statues
- Unique Furniture
- Decorative Relics
- Themed Crystals
- Boss-specific Decorations
Some Peerless encounters also have their own collection of unique decorative rares in addition to their normal artifact pool.
These items are generally intended as collectibles and trophies rather than combat equipment.
Harvest Rares
Harvesting can produce rare decorative items in addition to normal resources.
Different gathering activities have their own rare collections.
Mining Rares
Examples include:
- Depleted Crystal Deposits
- Stone Carts
- Clockwork Processors
- Sluice Troughs
- Nugget Boxes
- Sand Plows
Lumberjacking Rares
Examples include:
- Small Log Piles
- Tree Stumps
- Board Piles
- Exhausted Trees
- Log Stands
- Hanging Tools
Fishing Rares
Examples include:
- Rare Coral
- Piers
- Water Rocks
- Other aquatic decorations
Skinning Rares
Examples include:
- Trap Boxes
- Skinning Racks
- Skinning Tools
- Moose Trophies
- Hanging Carcasses
- Dried Meat
Harvest rares are intentionally uncommon and provide another reason to continue gathering even after normal resources are no longer needed.
Ocean and Shipwreck Rares
Ocean content contains its own collection of rare decorative loot.
Possible finds include:
- Treasure Paintings
- Anchors
- Fishing Nets
- Old Ship Cannons
- Maritime Furniture
- Shipwreck Debris
- Ropes and Oars
- Broken Furniture
- Pirate Decorations
- Sunken Containers
Some ocean creatures may also reward special customization items such as the Ocean Transmog.
Ocean rares are separate from Ocean Boss Artifacts.
Treasure Rares
Treasure content can reward decorative items that are not part of the normal equipment pool.
Examples include:
- Gilded Serpent Tablets
- Guardian Chests
- Golden Statues
- Hanging Golden Eggs
- Lost Swords
- Petrified Bird Cages
- Coin Jars
- Rare Paintings
Treasure rares are primarily collectible and decorative.
Dungeon Stealables
Dungeon Stealables are rare objects hidden throughout Enigma's dungeons and world.
- Hidden Placement — They are placed within the environment rather than dropped from creatures.
- Stealing Required — A thief must successfully steal the item.
- Respawning Rares — Once taken, the item will eventually become available again.
- Unknown Inventory — The complete list and locations are intentionally undisclosed.
Stealables include furniture, paintings, statues, crystals, candles, ritual objects, dungeon decorations and many other unusual items.
Exploration and observation are part of finding them.
Event Rares
Seasonal and special events may introduce temporary rare drops and decorations.
These can include:
- Halloween Rares
- Winter Rares
- Easter Rares
- Valentine Rares
- Fall Rares
- Thanksgiving Rares
- Summer Event Rares
- Event-specific Decorations
- Limited Dyes and Cosmetic Items
Some event items may only be obtainable while their event is active.
Spell Hues
Spell Hues are one-time unlocks that change the color of supported spell effects.
- Profile-Based — Once acquired, the Spell Hue is permanently recorded in your Spell Hue profile.
- Character Menu Access — Unlocked hues can be managed through the character menu.
- Loot-Based — Spell Hues can be found through normal gameplay and special content.
- Cosmetic Only — Spell Hues do not change spell strength or mechanics.
Spell Hues allow characters to personalize their spellcasting without affecting balance.
Enigma Dyes
Enigma Dyes are special dyes used to customize equipment.
- Artifact-Compatible — Can be used on supported artifacts.
- Enhanced Equipment — Can also be used on eligible enhanced armor and weapons.
- Loot-Based — Enigma Dyes are obtained through gameplay.
- Cosmetic Only — They do not alter the item's properties.
Several tiers and types of Enigma Dye exist.
Blueprints
Blueprints are special crafting components used in advanced Enigma crafting systems.
- Required for Special Crafts — Certain recipes require Blueprints.
- Loot-Based — Blueprints are obtained through gameplay.
- Crafting Progression — They are used as part of higher-end crafting progression.
Some advanced systems may require additional specialized crafting components alongside Blueprints.
Artifacts
Artifacts are treated separately from the rare decorative and customization items on this page.
See Artifacts of Power and Mystery for:
- Peerless Artifacts
- Enigma Artifacts
- Paragon Artifacts
- Ocean Boss Artifacts
- SOS Artifacts
- Storm-Born Artifacts
- Maelstrom Artifacts
- Rift Artifacts
- Monster Hunter Artifacts
- Trinkets
Finding Rares
There is no single best activity for collecting rare items on Enigma.
Rare loot is deliberately spread across many different systems.
Explore dungeons. Open chests. Hunt bosses. Fish the oceans. Harvest resources. Search for stealables. Participate in events.
Some rares are well known.
Others are still meant to be discovered.
