Expedition

Dig up Kalguuran sites, chart the ocean with Logbooks, beat the four leaders in turn, and reforge the Triskelion to face the Aberration.

Start: Expeditions in your maps
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The voyage to the Aberration

Eight stops, in order. Tick each one when you've done it in game.

0 of 8 done in game.

  1. Stop 1

    An Expedition

    Lay a chain of explosives from the detonator and blow it.

    You finish one Expedition.

    Taught in Expeditions in your maps

  2. Stop 2

    Ruins of Kingsmarch

    Farrow sends you to the hub south-east of your start. Speak to Dannig and Makoru.

    You've spoken to Dannig and Makoru.

    Taught in Logbooks and the Grand Expedition

  3. Stop 3

    Medved, the Fallen Seer

    On Sprawling Jungle, found with Makoru's Logbook. He drops Vorana's Logbook.

    Medved is dead and Vorana's Logbook is in your inventory.

    Taught in The four leaders

  4. Stop 4

    Vorana, Last to Fall

    On Mournful Cliffside. She drops Uhtred's Logbook.

    Vorana is dead.

    Taught in The four leaders

  5. Stop 5

    Uhtred, the Stardrinker

    On Secluded Temple. He drops Olroth's Logbook.

    Uhtred is dead and Olroth's Logbook is in your inventory.

    Taught in The four leaders

  6. Stop 6

    Olroth, Origin of the Fall

    On Obscure Island, tier 14 and up. He drops the Shattered Triskelion.

    The Shattered Triskelion is in your inventory.

    Taught in The four leaders

  7. Stop 7

    The Triskelion Reforged

    Runeforge the Shattered Triskelion at the Verisium Anvil. It's free.

    The Triskelion Reforged is in your inventory.

    Taught in The Triskelion and the Aberration

  8. Stop 8

    The Aberration

    Makoru sails you to the Verisium Crater. Clear the waves and slot the key.

    The Aberration is dead.

    Taught in The Triskelion and the Aberration

Now part of the Atlas

Since 0.5.5, Expedition is core in Standard and Forbidden Rites, with Tablets, Farrow and Dannig. You meet Expeditions in the campaign from Act 4 onwards.

From GGG's 0.5.5 patch notes.

The Verisium Anvil

It unlocks when you finish The Runeseeker in Act 4. After that, Farrow can live in your hideout in any league.

24 Atlas points

Each of the four leaders gives 6 Expedition Atlas points. That's enough for the whole Expedition tree.

Points come only from the Grand Expedition bosses (0.5.4).

Lessons

  1. Expeditions in your mapsExplosives, markers, Remnants, runes down the chain and Tablets.Up next
  2. Logbooks and the Grand ExpeditionThe Ruins of Kingsmarch, revealing ocean, Rumours and Grand Expeditions.Open
  3. The four leadersMedved, Vorana, Uhtred and Olroth, and the Logbook chain.Open
  4. The Triskelion and the AberrationRuneforging the key, the Verisium Crater and the fight.Open
  5. The VoyagePass it to light up the test node on the map.After the lessons

Expedition Tablets

The more Expedition Tablets affect a map, the more Expedition it gets.

  • 1 tablet: a Kalguuran Expedition in the map.
  • 2 tablets: a Verisium Remnant, and 35% more Expedition density.
  • 3 tablets: one more Kalguuran Expedition.
  • 4 tablets: one more Verisium Remnant, and another 35% density. A fourth slot needs a City map and Industrial Improvements.
  • Density means more chests, Monster Flags and Verisium Remnants. Tablets don't work in Grand Expeditions.

Runesmithing is in Reference

Verisium Remnants, Runic Ward and Kalguuran skills belong to the Runes of Aldur system. They have their own lesson.

    Open Runes of Aldur in Reference
    Read “Expeditions in your maps” as text

    Find the dig site

    A Kalguuran Expedition is a burial site in your map: a detonator, markers on the ground, and Verisium Remnants around it. Since 0.5.5 you meet them in the campaign from Act 4 onwards, and in maps in every league.

    The Runeseeker quest in Act 4 ends at Plunder's Point, a one-try Expedition, and then unlocks the Verisium Anvil.

    Lay the explosives

    You get a set number of explosives. Each one must sit within range of the detonator or the last explosive you placed, and its green circle shows what it will dig up. Plan a chain that crosses as many markers as you can, then press the detonator.

    If it goes wrong: Since 0.5.0 the next explosive waits until most monsters from the last one are dead. Rushing ahead doesn't speed the chain up.

    Read the markers

    The wiki explains the markers like this. Each one is worth a different thing.

    • Triskelion banners: Buried chests. The colour shows the rarity. Pick it when: You want loot from the dig. The cost: Chests don't drop Logbooks.
    • Red double flags: Runic Monsters. The bigger the flag, the rarer the monster. Pick it when: You want Logbooks; Runic Monsters drop them. The cost: Rare Runic Monsters hit hard.
    • Verisium Remnants: Pick a rune recipe and fight waves of monsters for its reward. Pick it when: The recipe's reward is worth the fight. The cost: More runes means more waves.

    Pass runes down the chain

    Each Remnant you blow up passes one of its runes to monsters dug up later in the chain, so later fights get harder and pay more. Since 0.5.4 the rune that passes on is random, and the game highlights it.

    With the Buried Ambition passive, Verisium Sentries follow you and add Runic Modifiers to monsters. Since 0.5.5 several can stack on one monster.

    Collect what drops

    Expeditions drop Verisium, which you spend at the Verisium Anvil, plus chest loot and Remnant rewards. Runic Monsters can drop Logbooks, the key to the rest of this storyline.

    If it goes wrong: The old Expedition artifacts are gone since 0.5.0. If a guide tells you to trade artifacts with Tujen, it's out of date.

    Add more with Tablets

    Expedition Tablets add Expedition to a map, and each extra Tablet adds more. One adds an Expedition. Two add a Verisium Remnant and 35% more density, meaning more chests, flags and Remnants. Three add another Expedition, and four add another Remnant and another 35%.

    A fourth Tablet needs a City map and the Industrial Improvements Atlas passive.