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Find the Emperor Gateway Conduit blueprint by searching the main container in a Harvester Payload on Pendola Pass during the Redirection map condition. The blueprint is a random drop. Once learned, craft the conduit at Workbench I with one ARC Insulated Coupler, one ARC Conductive Coupler, and one ARC Plated Coupler. The finished key opens the entrance at the base of the Fallen Emperor.

Find a Harvester Payload during Redirection

  1. Enter Pendola Pass while Redirection is active. Check the map for active Damaged Emperor Relays. Dot Esports reports ten fixed relay locations, with two active at a time; active relays are marked on the map or can be identified by their red beams. Dot Esports’ guide describes this route.
  2. Interact with an active Damaged Emperor Relay. Collect the Emperor Beacon it provides.
  3. Deploy the beacon in an open area. Move away and wait for the debris and Harvester Payload to arrive.
  4. Search the payload’s main container. The blueprint and couplers are chance-based drops, so you may need to call and search multiple payloads. No fixed drop rate is established.

The relay count and behavior are reported by a secondary guide, not official patch notes, and may change with game updates.

Craft the key once you learn its blueprint

At Workbench I, craft one Emperor Gateway Conduit using one of each required component:

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  • 1 ARC Insulated Coupler
  • 1 ARC Conductive Coupler
  • 1 ARC Plated Coupler

The recipe and workstation requirement are reported by KeenGamer and AllThingsHow. The blueprint is needed for crafting; finding components alone does not unlock the recipe.

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Alternative: a reported Reward Pass reward

KeenGamer reports that Frozen Trail Reward Pass Level 60 grants one finished Emperor Gateway Conduit directly. This route does not provide the blueprint for crafting additional keys. Reward-pass contents and availability can change, so check the live game before relying on this option.

Use the conduit at the Fallen Emperor

Take the finished Emperor Gateway Conduit to the locked entrance at the base of the Fallen Emperor on Pendola Pass. The guides report that the interior contains progression loot, including amplification components and the Emperor Modulator.

An Emperor Beacon extracted from a raid becomes a Ruined Emperor Beacon, according to AllThingsHow. Use the beacon during that raid to call the payload rather than extracting it to save for later.

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Which route should you choose?

Route What it can provide Main limitation
Redirection payload on Pendola Pass Potentially the blueprint and crafting components, according to Dot Esports and KeenGamer. Blueprint and component drops are random; repeated payload searches may be necessary.
Frozen Trail Reward Pass Level 60 One finished Emperor Gateway Conduit, as reported by KeenGamer. Does not provide the blueprint for crafting more; reward availability may change.

These acquisition details come from secondary gaming guides rather than official patch notes. No exact blueprint drop percentage or fixed Redirection schedule is established.

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