How to get Antiquarian card in Nightingale: Blueprint location & materials

Nathan Warby
Nightingale player looking at wooden house

Nightingale requires players to collect cards to access new Realms, and the Antiquarian version is one of the first you’ll come across. Here’s how to get the Antiquarian card in Nightingale, including the location of the blueprint.

Nightingale has enjoyed a successful launch since arriving on PC, as thousands of players have dropped into the new survival title. Like most games in this genre, fans are dropped into a vast open world and forced to fend for themselves, all while trying to reach the titular city.

The main twist is that players can transport themselves to different Realms, using cards to decide the Biome and difficulty. Most of the cards are scattered randomly, but the Antiquarian version is in a fixed location that can be found early on in your playthrough.

Here’s how to get the Antiquarian card in Nightingale, including where to find the blueprints.

Nightingale Antiquarian card blueprint location

You can earn the Antiquarian card in Nightingale by heading to the top of the tower next to your first camp in the Abeyance Swamp Realm and completing the Site of Power. However, this won’t be easy, as you will be tasked with slaying a boss called the Fable Automaton Knight.

This encounter begins once you reach the arena at the end of the Site of Power, and beating the boss will reveal an altar that can be interacted with. Doing this will release a Hope Echo and automatically unlock the Antiquarian card blueprint.

Nightingale character going through portal
Players can travel to new Realms using portals.

How to get Nightingale Antiquarian card

Once you’ve got the Nightingale card blueprint, all that’s left to do is craft it using a Simple Enchanter’s Focus. Check out the materials required below:

  • One Paper
  • One Ink
  • 25 Essence

It’s worth noting that once you reach the portal, you’ll also need a Forest card to travel to an Antiquarian Realm, but these can be crafted easily using one Paper and one Ink. Then, simply select the right cards at the portal and you’ll be transported to a shiny new area to explore.

That was everything you need to know about to get the Antiquarian card in Nightingale. For more on the game, be sure to check out our other guides:

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Nathan is a Senior Writer at CharlieIntel. He’s an expert in EA Sports FC, Call of Duty, and Overwatch, as well as superhero games, including Marvel’s Spider-Man. With a master's degree in Magazine Journalism from Nottingham Trent University, he worked as a Trainee Reporter for Derbyshire Live before moving into games media, with bylines at Dexerto, Cultured Vultures, and more. You can contact Nathan by email at [email protected].