
Post Sections ⇅
- Treasure Bugan Event Info
- How the Treasure Bugan Event Works
- The Quests
- Theodore Gorse’s Lucky Feather?
- Treasure Bugan Event for Solo Players
- Bugan Event Rewards
The LOTRO Treasure Bugan Event is an unusual one compared to the others in the Events Calendar. Instead of a ‘centre’ or ‘base camp’ for earning tokens, this one is based around running scalable (read: group) content. However, thanks to tips from others, I have also included how you can take part Solo. I have attempted to pull together this guide from community sources – which I will credit and link to – to help you out. Now that I have got my head around it, I’m also including my own points. So let’s take a look.
Treasure Bugan Event Info
When is the Event?

Who Can Play?
Characters Level 20+ can take part on instances they have unlocked.What is this Bugan Event?


Who is Theodore Gorse?

How the Treasure Bugan Event Works
- Start a Scaling Instance set to your level
- If there is a Bugan, catch up to it, defeat it and claim its treasure before it runs away.
- Turn in your coins to Theodore Gorse (inside the Instance) for rewards.


Which Instances Count?
You can find the full list below. But if you want more information on the instances, then see LOTRO-Wiki.
- Barad Guldur
- Blood of the Black Serpent
- Dungeons of Dol Guldur
- Eithel Gwaur
- Flight to the Lonely Mountain
- Fornost: Wraith of Earth
- Fornost: Wraith of Fire
- Fornost: Wraith of Shadow
- Fornost: Wraith of Water
- Gath Daeroval
- Glimmerdeep
- Glinghant
- Gorthad Nûr
- Great Barrow: Sambrog
- Great Barrow: Thadúr
- Great Barrow: The Maze
- Haudh Valandil
- Helegrod: Dragon Wing
- Helegrod: Drake Wing
- Helegrod: Giant Wing
- Helegrod: Spider Wing
- Inn of the Forsaken
- Iorbar’s Peak
- Lost Temple
- Northcotton Farm
- Ost Dunhoth: Disease Poison
- Ost Dunhoth: Gortheron
- Ost Dunhoth: Wound Fear
- Ost Elendil
- Sammath Gûl
- Stoneheight
- Caverns of Thrumfall
- Sunken Labyrinth
- Sword-hall of Dol Guldur
- Sâri-Surma
- The Battle for Erebor R2
- The Bells of Dale
- The Court of Seregost
- The Dome of Stars
- The Dungeons of Naerband
- The Fires of Smaug
- The Halls of Night
- The Harrowing of Morgul
- The Library at Tham Mírdain
- The Quays of the Harlond
- The Ruined City
- The School at Tham Mírdain
- The Silent Street
- Warg-pens of Dol Guldur
- Webs of the Scuttledells
- Bar Nirnaeth
- Ghashan-Kutot
- The Fallen Kings
- The Shadowed King
- Shakalush, the Stair Battle
- Agoroth, the Narrowdelve
- Woe of the Willow
Hopefully, that’s enough?!
What’s the Instance Limit?
Per MinstrelByNight, you can start 15 Instances/Hour.
Chance of a Bugan Appearing
The key phrase here is, there is the chance a Bugan will appear. Though per the Update 33.1 Release Notes, the chance has been increased to 75%. That means, there may not be one. Just bear in mind that you can only start so many instances. So exiting an instance part way through (when you have defeated a Bugan or concluded there isn’t one) to start another one – if you do this repeatedly, you’ll hit an instance lock.Cooldown Between Bugans
Per World Chat, there is an invisible 5 minute cooldown between valid Bugans. I checked this by accident by defeating two in under 5 minutes, with only the first one counting.The Quests
The Treasure Bugan
If I saw this correctly, this daily quest is auto-bestowed upon discovering a Bugan in an instance. It is completed once you defeat the Bugan – or failed if they disappear before you can defeat it.Reward
Seeking the Treasure Bugans
Rewards
× 2
+400
1 × Crate of Crafting Materials
1 × Treasure Bugan’s Cache
Thwarting the Treasure Bugans

Rewards
+1,000
2,000 VXP Virtue Acceleration Tome
1 × Crate of Crafting Materials
1 × Treasure Bugan Cache
Theodore Gorse’s Lucky Feather?
This item can be purchased from Theodore Gorse (reminder: inside a qualifying instance) for 10 ×

(Update 33.1 Release Notes)
- Now guarantees that a Treasure Bugan will spawn when used in a qualifying instance.
- Still lasts 90 minutes, but expires in real-time.
Treasure Bugan Event for Solo Players
DPS vs Tank
I had a much easier time defeating the Bugans as a DPS, even compared to a Yellow Guardian. If you are a tank, consider using food and consumable buffs. I found it helpful to keep DoTs active too. UPDATE: I changed Glinmaethor to Red Line and equipped her with a 2-Handed (Great) Sword. Apart from keeping up with the Bugan’s erratic movements, it was much easier to take it down that way.
Soloable Bugan Instances
To clarify – I am not saying the Instances are Soloable! On-level, they are absolutely for groups. What I mean is, reaching and defeating the Bugan is, in theory, soloable.Sword Halls of Dol Guldur
RAID: The Battle for Erebor
Don’t freak out. The raid won’t start if you don’t touch the banners.Flight to the Lonely Mountain
Other Instances
From what others have said and what the Wiki’s notes give us, the following may also be possible to Solo:
In the northwest corridor corner of the eastern wing.
Bugan Event Rewards
Per the Announcement there are no new rewards for 2023. The update instead focuses on game performance, which, to be honest, is more important.
Where is Theodore Gorse?
Theodore Gorse is inside qualifying instances as soon as you enter an instance. He can also be found:- Outside the Bree Town Hall (31.2S, 51.5W)
- Rivendell, Elrond’s Stables (29.2S, 6.7W)
- Moria, the Twenty-First Hall (5.7S, 105.3W)
Cosmetic Pets
As I’m only just playing the Treasure Bugan Event for the first time in 2022, these screenshots are c/o LOTRO-Wiki. I’ll replace them with my own eventually. Thank you to the Wiki team for their hard work and saying I could use their imagery here.Outfit Cosmetics
Housing Decorations
You can find all the available decorations from the LOTRO Treasure Bugan Event over at Déco du Milieu.Have a Look →TL;DR Get In, Bash a Treasure Bugan, Get Out
That’s the LOTRO Treasure Bugan Event in a nutshell! Of course, if you are someone who does group content in The Lord of the Rings Online, then you’ll be after the rewards from the instances as well. Play however you find the most fun. If you want the pets on offer here, then you’ll have to get the
