Entry requirements
Reach main character level 100, defeat each required Pinnacle, and spend one Grand Expedition Pass.
An unstable volcanic refuge answering the Cradle and Deepforge apertures.
Grand Expedition · Level 100+
Cinderwake Caldera
Red volcanic shelves surround cultivated terraces and ancient cooling works. Prepare for a trial of endurance; extraction opens only when the passage becomes unstable.
Equipment sources
Equipment is drawn from these source worlds with the listed relative weights.
- Cradle Drift · weight 1
- Korr Deepforge Moons · weight 1
Each enemy has a separate 0.1% Unique-item roll. Bosses also have a 1% Legendary-item roll from the source world's eligible Pinnacle equipment.
Regional lore books →Run rules
- Entry consumes one Grand Expedition Pass. Its duration counts active expedition time, not offline time.
- There is no early return portal. When the pass expires, the party must reach an open extraction portal. Bring enough food, drink, and potions for the full run.
- Hardcore recruits can die permanently. In Softcore, a defeated recruit is unavailable until the expedition closes; a visit to Town does not clear that defeat. Grand Expeditions do not use the Tower and Dungeon rescue rules.
- Each new run rolls one to eight hidden expedition modifiers. Their identities and values are revealed after entering, not while preparing the portal.
- Enemy levels are chosen from the expedition's minimum through the main character's portal level limit. Each run uses the chosen range.
- Equipment draws from the two listed source worlds. Eligible equipment rolls independent bonus tiers for its base, implicit, signature, and affixes. Any positive tier marks the item Exalted; Exalted is not a separate rarity.
Passes
Boss reward rolls have a 1% chance to award a pass. The pass weights below apply after that roll succeeds.
- Grand Expedition Pass - 1 Hour
- 1 hours · weight 55
- Grand Expedition Pass - 2 Hours
- 2 hours · weight 28
- Grand Expedition Pass - 4 Hours
- 4 hours · weight 13
- Grand Expedition Pass - 8 Hours
- 8 hours · weight 4
Exalted bonus-tier weights
Each eligible component rolls independently. Tier 0 grants no bonus; any positive tier marks the equipment Exalted.
- Tier 0
- Weight 5500
- Tier 1
- Weight 1800
- Tier 2
- Weight 1000
- Tier 3
- Weight 600
- Tier 4
- Weight 400
- Tier 5
- Weight 250
- Tier 6
- Weight 175
- Tier 7
- Weight 125
- Tier 8
- Weight 80
- Tier 9
- Weight 50
- Tier 10
- Weight 20
Enemies
| Enemy | Role | Active actions |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary enemy | 2 | |
| Ordinary enemy | 1 | |
| Ordinary enemy | 2 | |
| Ordinary enemy | 2 | |
| Ordinary enemy | 1 | |
| Ordinary enemy | 2 | |
| Ordinary enemy | 2 | |
| Threshold boss | 3 | |
| Depth boss | 3 | |
| Expedition guardian | 3 |
Fishing and Scrounging
Cinderwake Silverfin Pool
Cinderwake Silverfin: 1–2 (100% chance); Cinderwake Coppergill: 1 (18% chance); Cinderwake Coolwater Eel: 1 (5% chance); Cinderwake Crown Char: 1 (1% chance)
- Tool
- Tool Fishing Rod
- Interaction
- 6 seconds
- Respawn
- 12–18 minutes
Cinderwake Coppergill Pool
Cinderwake Silverfin: 1–2 (100% chance); Cinderwake Coppergill: 1 (30% chance); Cinderwake Coolwater Eel: 1 (8% chance); Cinderwake Crown Char: 1 (2% chance)
- Tool
- Tool Fishing Rod
- Interaction
- 6 seconds
- Respawn
- 12–18 minutes
Cinderwake Coolwater Eel Pool
Cinderwake Silverfin: 1–2 (100% chance); Cinderwake Coppergill: 1 (20% chance); Cinderwake Coolwater Eel: 1 (18% chance); Cinderwake Crown Char: 1 (3% chance)
- Tool
- Tool Fishing Rod
- Interaction
- 6 seconds
- Respawn
- 12–18 minutes
Cinderwake Crown Char Pool
Cinderwake Silverfin: 1–2 (100% chance); Cinderwake Coppergill: 1 (20% chance); Cinderwake Coolwater Eel: 1 (12% chance); Cinderwake Crown Char: 1 (8% chance)
- Tool
- Tool Fishing Rod
- Interaction
- 6 seconds
- Respawn
- 12–18 minutes
Cinderwake Ceramic Salvage Heap
Cradle Nickel Ballast: 2–4 (100% chance); Resonant Shard: 1–2 (15% chance); Rune Dust: 1 (10% chance); Dreamroot: 1–2 (20% chance); Salt: 1–2 (25% chance)
- Tool
- Tool Scrounging Shovel
- Interaction
- 4.5 seconds
- Respawn
- 15–20 minutes
Cinderwake Pressure Scrap Pile
Deepforge Ore: 2–4 (100% chance); Resonant Shard: 1–2 (15% chance); Rune Dust: 1 (10% chance); Pressure Root: 1–2 (20% chance); Pepper: 1–2 (25% chance)
- Tool
- Tool Scrounging Shovel
- Interaction
- 4.5 seconds
- Respawn
- 15–20 minutes
Possible expedition modifiers
Overrun
Each roaming pack has another chance to gain an additional enemy.
Effect: 10–100. Reward bonus: 2–12%.
Reinforced
Enemies gain additional maximum health.
Effect: 20–100. Reward bonus: 5–25%.
Brutal
Enemies deal additional damage.
Effect: 10–60. Reward bonus: 5–25%.
Frenzied
Enemies attack more quickly.
Effect: 5–30. Reward bonus: 5–25%.
Armored
Enemies gain additional armor.
Effect: 15–75. Reward bonus: 4–22%.
Warded
Enemies gain additional resistance to every damage type.
Effect: 5–30. Reward bonus: 5–24%.
Precise
Enemies gain additional accuracy.
Effect: 10–50. Reward bonus: 3–16%.
Elusive
Enemies gain additional dodge.
Effect: 5–30. Reward bonus: 5–22%.
Regenerating
Enemies continuously regenerate a percentage of maximum health.
Effect: 0.5–3. Reward bonus: 5–25%.
Vampiric
Enemies recover health from the damage they deal.
Effect: 2–15. Reward bonus: 5–24%.
Unstable
Defeated enemies release a warned maximum-health burst.
Effect: 5–25. Reward bonus: 5–22%.
Potent
Harmful statuses applied by enemies become stronger.
Effect: 10–60. Reward bonus: 4–20%.
Steadfast
Enemies reduce the effectiveness of hostile statuses they receive.
Effect: 10–50. Reward bonus: 4–20%.
Crossfire
Enemy projectile abilities may fire additional projectiles while sharing the original ability's total damage.
Effect: 0.25–1. Reward bonus: 3–18%.