Genshin Impact: Legendary Thief’s Treasure Location in Snezhnaya 7.0

The Legendary Thief’s Treasure is a special chest tucked into Snezhnaya’s snowy exploration in Genshin Impact 7.0. It pays out a bit more than a standard box, but you can’t just walk up and grab it. You need a Treasure Map first, and that map only appears after you finish a specific World Quest and chase down the gang that buried the loot.

Quick answer: Complete the World Quest “Mean Streets of the Despicable” to get the Treasure Map, teleport to the marked area just south of Morepesok, defeat Dashkov and Gusarov, then melt the large ice chunk with the Eye of Graeae followed by a Basic Heat Source to open the Precious Chest.

Get the Treasure Map from “Mean Streets of the Despicable”

The chest is locked behind the World Quest “Mean Streets of the Despicable.” You can’t reach the treasure until you clear it, because the quest is what hands you the map that marks the dig site.

Head to the left of Snezhnograd City on your map and walk toward the bridge between the two waypoints there. Crossing onto that bridge triggers the quest automatically.

Play through and finish “Mean Streets of the Despicable.” When it wraps up, you receive the Treasure Map that shows the marked area for the Legendary Thief’s Treasure.

The Treasure Map highlights the red-circled dig area with a yellow marker. Image: HoYoverse

The circled zone sits just south of Morepesok, on the left side of the map. That is where you head next.

Reach the marked location south of Morepesok

Teleport to the Everfrozen Earth waypoint shown on the map, the closest fast-travel point to the search zone.

Fast travel using the Everfrozen Earth Teleport Waypoint in Snezhnaya. Image: HoYoverse

Take a sharp left turn up the hill. You’ll find a cluster of cottages with a group of Volkodlak harassing the villagers.

Defeat Dashkov and Gusarov to unlock the dig site

Clear out the gang in the village and defeat Dashkov and his lackeys. This progresses the chase and frees up the workers under his thumb.

The gang members swarm in numbers, so lean on attacks that hit several enemies at once. Image: HoYoverse

Follow the NPC Donya, who leads you through a couple of ambushes and into a hideout where you face the boss Gusarov. Fight him until he flees.

Chase Gusarov down using the quest marker and finish him off. He runs southwest to a makeshift camp, where you deplete the rest of his HP to break the gang.

Return to the village and speak with Donya again. Your conversation brings up the map, and the next quest step points you toward the buried treasure marker.

Melt the ice chunk to reveal the Precious Chest

When you reach the buried treasure marker, you won’t see a chest right away. A large block of ice is sitting there instead, and it needs two things applied in order.

Use the Eye of Graeae on the ice chunk first. This is the same tool you gather across Snezhnaya, and it primes the ice for melting.

Deploy a Basic Heat Source Prime Ice Construct next to the block. It takes a few seconds to fully dissolve the ice around the chest.

Build the Basic Heat Source construct from the blueprint to melt the surrounding ice. Image: HoYoverse

Remove the heat source once the chest is exposed. You need to retrieve it before the Precious Chest becomes interactable, so don’t leave it running on top of the loot.

Press F to Investigate the Precious Chest once the ice is gone. Image: HoYoverse

You know it worked when the ice fully clears and a Precious Chest appears in its place, ready to open. Extra coins are scattered nearby with their own loot prompts, so grab those before you leave.

Legendary Thief’s Treasure rewards

Opening the chest and looting the surrounding coins gives you the following.

Source	Reward
Precious Chest	30 Primogems, 100,000 Mora, plus additional loot
Nearby coins	Small loot including 3-star weapons and artifacts

Note: The two boss fights hit hard, and the gang comes at you in waves. Bring a character with strong area damage so you can clear crowds quickly and get to Gusarov before the escort steps drag on.

Once the chest is claimed and the group agrees to split the spoils, the trail ends. The map, the two bosses, and the ice block are the only real gates, so as long as “Mean Streets of the Despicable” is finished first, the rest is a straight run to the loot.