Resources are generally "Nodes" found across the lands of Middle-earth , which provide crafting materials in Crafting Recipes.
Artifacts can only be harvested by characters with the Scholar profession. Scholars are granted the ability to Track Artifacts Crafting Tools , and process the ore into ingots at a Forge .
Artifact node
Each artifact node yields a small number of texts and trinkets and a small chance of other crafting materials such as rare components and mastery components.
The following Professions can use these texts and materials in their own crafting recipes: Scholar
Note: The scholar is the only profession that can use these materials for crafting.
Artifact Node Index
Artifact Spawn
Tier
Materials
Mastery Components /
Location
Shattered Pitcher 1
Aged Scrap of Text Early Third Age Relic Dim Candle Bree-land , Ered Luin and the Shire
Broken Urn 2
Worn Tablet Fragment Ruined Second Age Trinket Cryptic Text Rushlight Candle Sapphire Shard Bree-land , Ered Luin , Lone-lands , and North Downs
Antique Vase 3
Cracked Dwarf-carving Faded Sindarin Passage Torn Craftsman's Diary Beeswax Candle Ruby Shard Lone-lands , North Downs , and Evendim
Forgotten Text 4
Fragment of Dúnedain Script Scroll of Lothlórien Historical Document of the Dwarf-lords Tallow Candle Adamant Shard Lone-lands , Evendim , Trollshaws , Angmar , and the Misty Mountains
Ancient Vase 5
Worn Elf-carving Undeciphered Moon-letter Long-lost Second Age Text Ornate Candle Beryl Shard Misty Mountains , Eastern Angmar , The Wildwood and Eregion
Sage's Locker Sage's Casket Sage's Lockbox 6
Rune-carved Tablet Etching of Moria Tattered Khuzdul Parchment Relic of Khazad-dûm Bright Lamp Mithril Flake Moria (esp. Mekeb-faham and Mekeb-farak crafting instances found in Hadudbâb in Durin's Way ), Lothlórien , Mirkwood and Enedwaith
Banded Coffer 7
Scrap of Weathered Dunlending Text Scroll of Insight Book of Knowledge Tome of Wisdom Page of Gondorian Parchment Inspired Note Cracked Rhi Helvarch Sigil
Dunland , Gap of Rohan , Nan Curunír and the Great River
Ornate Cache 8
Scrap of Rohirric Text Scroll of Poetry Book of Ballads Tome of War Stories Piece of Eastemnet Sealed Wax Eastemnet Candle Tarnished Crest of Rohan
East Rohan , Parphád crafting instance found in Hytbold , and Wildermore
Adorned Chest 9
Tattered Rohirric Parchment Scroll of Tactics Book of Battle Plans Tome of War Campaigns Piece of Westemnet Sealed Wax Westemnet Candle Emerald Shard
West Rohan , Gemyndsted crafting instance found in Derndingle in the Entwood , Western Gondor , Central Gondor
Lavish Chest 10
Tattered Anórien Parchment Piece of Anórien Sealed Wax Anórien Candle Zircon Shard
Eastern Gondor , Old Anórien , Far Anórien
Lavish Dagorlad Chest 10
Relic of the Battle Plain Rangers' Journal of Dagorlad History The Wastes
Gorgoroth Artifact Chest 11
Tattered Doomfold Parchment Piece of Doomfold Sealed Wax Gorgoroth Candle Black Adamant Shard The Plateau of Gorgoroth
Dale Artifact Chest 11
Tattered Doomfold Parchment Piece of Doomfold Sealed Wax Gorgoroth Candle Black Adamant Shard Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands
Ironfold Artifact Chest 12
Tattered Ironfold Parchment Piece of Ironfold Sealed Wax Ironfold Candle Dwarrowgleam Shard Iron Hills , Ered Mithrin and Withered Heath
Vales Artifact Chest 12
Tattered Ironfold Parchment Piece of Ironfold Sealed Wax Ironfold Candle Dwarrowgleam Shard Vales of Anduin
Ithil Artifact Chest 13
Tattered Minas Ithil Parchment Piece of Minas Ithil Sealed Wax Minas Ithil Candle Ithilharn Shard Morgul Vale , Mordor Besieged
Sage's Coffer 14
Tattered Gundabad Parchment Piece of Gundabad Sealed Wax Gundabad Candle Sunstone Shard Gundabad
* Very rare component 
