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A full cycle of Scrying and Excavating is required to earn experience in both the skill lines. Achievements related to Antiquities will also reward XP (around 100 xp per skill line).
Experience needed to fully level both Scrying and Excavating:
Level 1-2 : 8
Level 2-3: 12
Level 3-4: 30
Level 4-5: 40
Level 5-6: 60
Level 6-7: 85
Level 7-8: 115
Level 8-9: 150
Level 9-10: 200
Total XP Needed for max level: 700
Experience earned for scrying / excavating a lead is determined by the quality of lead as follows:
Green (lvl 1+) 💚: 1 XP
Blue (lvl 3+) 💙: 3 XP
Purple (lvl 5+) 💜: 5 XP
Gold (lvl 7+) 💛: 10 XP
Red (lvl 7+) ❤️: N/A
We have pages for all items, leads and sources broken down by region / item on the following pages:
Mythic Items
Aldmeri Dominion
Daggerfall Covenant
Ebonheart Pact
Western Skyrim
DLC Areas
Coldharbour
Craglorn
Eyevea
Dwarven Ebon Wolf
Aldmeri Symphonia Music Box
Artaeum being so small, seems like best zone to grind green/blue artifacts to get to level to 5 in the skill lines. This will allow you to use up to purple leads and take advantage of all the 3 ‘free’ leads each zone gives ya.
Every new zone you do will give you 3 free leads allowing you to dig up one green, blue and purple artifact through normal scrying and excavation means giving you an easy 9 exp per skill line for each zone complete. The purple lead is not repeatable.
| 34 zones | 9 exp per zone | 306 exp for all zones |
- Going back to Artaeum and grinding there seems best way to finish off the skill lines once all other zones ‘3 free’ artifacts are complete.
- You only need to scry and excavate the main lead item to get the exp. If your goal is to power level these skill lines fast, ignore the optional treasures.
- If you’re having issues Scrying Purple Leads at level 5, stay in Artaeum until you get more passives to make it easier at level 6.
- 27 skill points needed to max out both skill lines.
