How to Get the Antiquarian Card in Nightingale

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One of the early missions in Nightingale asks you to get the Antiquarian Realm Card, which allows you to visit a different realm of your chosen Aboyance. But getting this special card won’t be as easy as crafting your first pieces of equipment, so get ready for a challenge.

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Where to Find the Antiquarian Card in Nightingale

The Antiquarian Card blueprint can be obtained by completing the Antiquarian Site of Power, which should spawn next to the mini-hub where the Essence Trader appears in your Aboyance Realm. The exact location may vary for each player, but it should always be around a similar area.

A Site of Power is a larger-scale dungeon you can explore, defeating any spawning enemies and grabbing the leftover treasures they left behind. Make sure to come here prepared, ready with enough food provisions, the best equipment you can craft and enough ammo for your weapons, as the enemies can give you some work compared to the previous random encounter you might’ve had until here.

Your goal is to fight your way to the lowest floor, where you will find a hidden room with a few blue devices, with a smaller, glowing one lying ahead. Interact with it to spawn the Fabled Automaton Knight, a powerful enemy that serves as the first big wall in the game.

Make sure you’re bringing as many healing potions and a few upgrades as you can to fight this one. Overcome it to complete the Antique Site of Power and claim your Antiquarian Card blueprint.

With the blueprint in your hands, you can now craft as many Cards for different realms as you want. This card serves only for the first different Realms you can visit (Antiquarian, in this case). Still, the different types of places you can explore will have their own Sites of Power with new bosses, progressively stronger and more difficult to reach. But nothing is impossible for you when you have already gotten this far.

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Patrick Souza

Patrick has been working for Prima since 2022 and joined as a Staff Writer in 2023. He's been interested in gaming journalism since college, and that was the path he took once he had his degree in hands. Diligently ignores his ever-growing backlog to keep raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, exploring in Genshin Impact or replaying some of his favorite RPGs from time to time. Loves tackling hard challenges in games, but his cats are still the hardest bosses he could ask for.