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The Artifact Cerberus needs in Fortnite.
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How to follow the scent of and collect the Artifact in Fortnite

Follow the stink.
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Kacee Fay
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Published: Apr 24, 2024 02:54 pm

The grand finale of Cerberus’ Snapshot quests has you finally locating the Artifact you’ve been hunting for the entire time. But in keeping with the theme of all the other quests, you have to embark on one last scavenger hunt where you follow the scent of and collect the Artifact.

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Like most of the other quests in this series, this one can be tricky if you don’t know where to start but becomes a lot more doable after you figure out what it’s referring to. Here’s how to follow the scent of and collect the Artifact in Fortnite.

Where can you follow the scent of the Artifact in Fortnite?

Pleasant Piazza marked on the map in Fortnite.
It’s a popular spot, so make sure you’re always looking for enemy players. Screenshot by Dot Esports. Remix by Dot Esports

The Artifact Cerberus needs is hidden at Pleasant Piazza, so the first step to finding and collecting it is to travel to this location. Pleasant Piazza is located near the southwest region of the map right below Grim Gate.

Before you venture to this spot, make sure you’re already done with the previous Cerberus’ Snapshot quests. You can’t track the real Artifact down until you’ve first embarked on his scavenger hunt to all the wrong places, including near snow, where people bury yummy bones too, a grassy island in the center of everything, and under the windmill with a view of the Styx.

How to follow the scent of the Artifact in Fortnite

Once you arrive at Pleasant Piazza, you can follow the scent of the Artifact by tracking a series of stinky yellow puffs of smoke. Start by heading to the middle of the region where the first yellow puff of smoke is marked with an exclamation point.

A puff of yellow smoke on the ground in Fortnite.
Time to follow the tracks. Screenshot by Dot Esports

How to collect the Artifact in Fortnite

To follow the scent of and collect the Artifact, all you have to do is keep walking through the yellow puffs of smoke as they appear until you reach the room the Artifact is hidden in. Pleasant Piazza is decently big, which means you can easily get turned around and lose your way, so here is the exact path you need to follow to finally get that Artifact.

  • Start at the puff of smoke near the top of the stairs in the middle of the region.
The player running toward the marked stairs in Fortnite.
Down the stairs you go. Screenshot by Dot Esports. Remix by Dot Esports
  • Head down the stairs
  • Make a left at the bottom of the stairs.
  • Walk forward slightly.
  • Turn right.
  • Look for the door to your right, which is tucked away behind a stone archway.
The player approaching the marked door in Fortnite.
This door can be easy to miss, so make sure you head the right way. Screenshot by Dot Esports. Remix by Dot Esports
  • Head inside this door.
  • Hop over the counter.
  • Proceed through the green door.
  • Grab the Artifact from on top of the fridge and microwave.
The player running near the counter and marked door in Fortnite.
All this work for just a regular ball? Screenshot by Dot Esports. Remix by Dot Esports

The Artifact you were after all this time turns out to be a massive green tennis ball. With this item collected, you can now move on to the next phase in this quest series, which is returning this precious item to Cerberus. After that, all that’s left is to chat with the Oracle at a Scrying Pool and you’re officially done with the entire Snapshot.

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Kacee Fay
Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Minecraft, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.
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