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	'''Delving''' is the [[Skills\|skill]] of descending into [[Caves\|caves]] beneath the world. Each biome has one cave that opens once the biome is fully cleared, and delving into it grants Delving XP alongside cave materials, gems, blueprint sheets, and rare best-in-slot unique gear. Delving also governs the [[Excavation]] panel, where you spend Dig Site Maps to run fossil digs.		'''Delving''' is the [[Skills\|skill]] of descending into [[Caves\|caves]] beneath the world. Each biome has one cave that opens once the biome is fully cleared, and delving into it grants Delving XP alongside cave materials, gems, blueprint sheets, and rare best-in-slot unique gear. Delving also governs the [[Excavation]] panel, where you spend Dig Site Maps to run fossil digs.

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	* [[Blueprints]] — what the forge blueprint sheets caves drop are for.		* [[Blueprints]] — what the forge blueprint sheets caves drop are for.
	* [[Weather]] — a Storm boosts Delving yields.		* [[Weather]] — a Storm boosts Delving yields.
			* [[Battle Log]] — the after-action report every cave run keeps.

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	'''Delving''' is the [[Skills\|skill]] of descending into [[Caves\|caves]] beneath the world. Each biome has one cave that opens once the biome is fully cleared, and delving into it grants Delving XP alongside materials, gems, and rare best-in-slot gear. Delving also governs the [[Excavation]] panel, where you spend Dig Site Maps to run fossil digs.		'''Delving''' is the [[Skills\|skill]] of descending into [[Caves\|caves]] beneath the world. Each biome has one cave that opens once the biome is fully cleared, and delving into it grants Delving XP alongside cave materials, gems, blueprint sheets, and rare best-in-slot unique gear. Delving also governs the [[Excavation]] panel, where you spend Dig Site Maps to run fossil digs.

	Delving levels run from 1 to 99. Higher levels unlock deeper caves and more [[Excavation]] dig slots.		Delving levels run from 1 to 99. Higher levels unlock deeper caves and more [[Excavation]] dig slots.
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	A cave run resolves much like an [[Expeditions\|expedition]]: it uses the same combat math (your gear plus your companion party against the cave's difficulty), fleeing works, and injuries can occur. But there are two important differences:		A cave run resolves much like an [[Expeditions\|expedition]]: it uses the same combat math (your gear plus your companion party against the cave's difficulty), fleeing works, and injuries can occur. But there are two important differences:

	* '''~~Torches fuel~~ every run.''' Each ~~delve consumes one~~ '''~~Torch~~''' — a ~~cheap~~ crafted ~~item —~~ and the ~~torch burns whether you~~ '''~~win or lose~~'''. Unlike an expedition, the entry cost is paid the moment you step in.		* '''A light fuels every run.''' Each cave burns its own crafted light, spent whether you '''win or lose''' — the [[Torch]] that opens the Sunlit Grotto is only the first rung; every deeper cave wants a tougher light crafted further up the same [[Crafting]] bench (Pitchwood Brand, Bogfire Lamp, and so on, up to the Deeplight Lantern for the Amber Door — see '''[[#Cave lights\|Cave lights]]''' below). Unlike an expedition, the entry cost is paid the moment you step in.
	* '''Cave injuries hurt double.''' An injury from a cave takes about '''60 minutes''' to heal, twice as long as a surface [[Expeditions\|expedition]] injury (about 30 minutes). Cave difficulty sits between a biome's patrol and its Guardian.		* '''Cave injuries hurt double.''' An injury from a cave takes about '''60 minutes''' to heal, twice as long as a surface [[Expeditions\|expedition]] injury (about 30 minutes). Cave difficulty sits between a biome's patrol and its Guardian.

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	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! Cave !! Biome !! Delving level !! Difficulty		! Cave !! Biome !! Delving level !! Difficulty !! Inputs !! Interval (s) !! Outputs !! XP
	\|-		\|-
	\| Sunlit Grotto \|\| Grasslands \|\| 1 \|\| 30		\| Sunlit Grotto \|\| {{Icon\|grasslands}} Grasslands \|\| 1 \|\| 30 \|\| {{Icon\|torch}} Torch \|\| 9 \|\| {{Icon\|stalactite-chip}} Stalactite Chip ×2; {{Icon\|glow-moss}} Glow Moss (30%); {{Icon\|rough-garnet}} Rough Garnet (10%); {{Icon\|glowworm-lantern}} Glowworm Lantern (0.2%) \|\| 14
	\|-		\|-
	\| Rootway Hollow \|\| Redwood Wilds \|\| 10 \|\| 70		\| Rootway Hollow \|\| {{Icon\|redwood-wilds}} Redwood Wilds \|\| 10 \|\| 70 \|\| {{Icon\|pitchwood-brand}} Pitchwood Brand \|\| 9.6 \|\| {{Icon\|stalactite-chip}} Stalactite Chip ×2; {{Icon\|glow-moss}} Glow Moss (40%); {{Icon\|rough-garnet}} Rough Garnet (12%); {{Icon\|cavern-charm}} Cavern Charm (0.2%) \|\| 26
	\|-		\|-
	\| Drowned Cavern \|\| Murkwater Swamp \|\| 20 \|\| 100		\| Drowned Cavern \|\| {{Icon\|murkwater-swamp}} Murkwater Swamp \|\| 20 \|\| 100 \|\| {{Icon\|bogfire-lamp}} Bogfire Lamp \|\| 10.2 \|\| {{Icon\|glow-moss}} Glow Moss ×2; {{Icon\|cave-pearl}} Cave Pearl (30%); {{Icon\|rough-garnet}} Rough Garnet (14%); {{Icon\|flickerfang-spear}} Flickerfang Spear (0.2%) \|\| 38
	\|-		\|-
	\| Echoing Deep \|\| Cavern Depths \|\| 30 \|\| 130		\| Echoing Deep \|\| {{Icon\|cavern-depths}} Cavern Depths \|\| 30 \|\| 130 \|\| {{Icon\|sporelight-lamp}} Sporelight Lamp \|\| 10.8 \|\| {{Icon\|glow-moss}} Glow Moss ×2; {{Icon\|cave-pearl}} Cave Pearl (35%); {{Icon\|amber-resin}} Amber Resin (30%); {{Icon\|deep-sapphire}} Deep Sapphire (12%); {{Icon\|gloomglass-shard}} Gloomglass Shard (5%); {{Icon\|mosslit-crown}} Mosslit Crown (0.2%) \|\| 50
	\|-		\|-
	\| Cinder Vault \|\| Scorched Badlands \|\| 40 \|\| 170		\| Cinder Vault \|\| {{Icon\|scorched-badlands}} Scorched Badlands \|\| 40 \|\| 170 \|\| {{Icon\|brimstone-flare}} Brimstone Flare \|\| 11.4 \|\| {{Icon\|cave-pearl}} Cave Pearl ×2; {{Icon\|amber-resin}} Amber Resin (30%); {{Icon\|echo-shard}} Echo Shard (25%); {{Icon\|deep-sapphire}} Deep Sapphire (14%); {{Icon\|emberheart}} Emberheart (5%); {{Icon\|emberglass-idol}} Emberglass Idol (0.2%) \|\| 64
	\|-		\|-
	\| Tidewrack Cave \|\| Coral Shallows \|\| 50 \|\| 195		\| Tidewrack Cave \|\| {{Icon\|coral-shallows}} Coral Shallows \|\| 50 \|\| 195 \|\| {{Icon\|brinewick-lantern}} Brinewick Lantern \|\| 12 \|\| {{Icon\|cave-pearl}} Cave Pearl ×2; {{Icon\|amber-resin}} Amber Resin (30%); {{Icon\|echo-shard}} Echo Shard (30%); {{Icon\|deep-sapphire}} Deep Sapphire (15%); {{Icon\|ember-topaz}} Ember Topaz (10%); {{Icon\|pearlscale-vest}} Pearlscale Vest (0.2%) \|\| 82
	\|-		\|-
	\| Glacier Hollow \|\| Frozen Wastes \|\| 60 \|\| 220		\| Glacier Hollow \|\| {{Icon\|frozen-wastes}} Frozen Wastes \|\| 60 \|\| 220 \|\| {{Icon\|rimeglass-lantern}} Rimeglass Lantern \|\| 12.6 \|\| {{Icon\|echo-shard}} Echo Shard; {{Icon\|cave-pearl}} Cave Pearl ×2 (40%); {{Icon\|amber-resin}} Amber Resin (30%); {{Icon\|ember-topaz}} Ember Topaz (11%); {{Icon\|gloomglass-shard}} Gloomglass Shard (6%); {{Icon\|sheet-frostbound-barding}} Blueprint: Frostbound Barding (4%); {{Icon\|stalkers-greaves}} Stalker's Greaves (0.2%) \|\| 97
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ashen Gallery \|\| Ashen Peaks \|\| 70 \|\| 260		\| Ashen Gallery \|\| {{Icon\|ashen-peaks}} Ashen Peaks \|\| 70 \|\| 260 \|\| {{Icon\|coalheart-lantern}} Coalheart Lantern \|\| 13.2 \|\| {{Icon\|echo-shard}} Echo Shard ×2; {{Icon\|amber-resin}} Amber Resin (30%); {{Icon\|cave-pearl}} Cave Pearl ×2 (30%); {{Icon\|ember-topaz}} Ember Topaz (13%); {{Icon\|sheet-wardstone-bulwark}} Blueprint: Wardstone Bulwark (4%); {{Icon\|aegis-of-the-deep}} Aegis of the Deep (0.2%) \|\| 116
	\|-		\|-
	\| Skyvein Chasm \|\| Skyreach Plateau \|\| 80 \|\| 310		\| Skyvein Chasm \|\| {{Icon\|skyreach-plateau}} Skyreach Plateau \|\| 80 \|\| 310 \|\| {{Icon\|stormglass-lantern}} Stormglass Lantern \|\| 14 \|\| {{Icon\|echo-shard}} Echo Shard ×2; {{Icon\|amber-resin}} Amber Resin (30%); {{Icon\|ember-topaz}} Ember Topaz (15%); {{Icon\|sky-opal}} Sky Opal (14%); {{Icon\|glowstone-talisman}} Glowstone Talisman (0.2%) \|\| 150
	\|-		\|-
	\| Vale Abyss \|\| the Sundered Vale \|\| 90 \|\| 380		\| Vale Abyss \|\| {{Icon\|sundered-vale}} the Sundered Vale \|\| 90 \|\| 380 \|\| {{Icon\|voidwick-lantern}} Voidwick Lantern \|\| 15 \|\| {{Icon\|echo-shard}} Echo Shard ×2; {{Icon\|amber-resin}} Amber Resin (30%); {{Icon\|sky-opal}} Sky Opal (26%); {{Icon\|gloomglass-shard}} Gloomglass Shard (8%); {{Icon\|sheet-wardweave-leggings}} Blueprint: Wardweave Leggings (4%); {{Icon\|fang-of-the-depths}} Fang of the Depths (0.2%) \|\| 200
	\|-		\|-
	\| The Amber Door \|\| the Sundered Vale \|\| 95 \|\| 450		\| The Amber Door \|\| {{Icon\|sundered-vale}} the Sundered Vale \|\| 95 \|\| 450 \|\| {{Icon\|deeplight-lantern}} Deeplight Lantern \|\| 16 \|\| {{Icon\|echo-shard}} Echo Shard ×2; {{Icon\|stalactite-chip}} Stalactite Chip ×2; {{Icon\|amber-resin}} Amber Resin (50%); {{Icon\|sky-opal}} Sky Opal (40%); {{Icon\|gloomglass-shard}} Gloomglass Shard (12%); {{Icon\|abyssal-amber}} Abyssal Amber (10%); {{Icon\|sheet-wardweave-leggings}} Blueprint: Wardweave Leggings (6%); {{Icon\|echo-of-the-first-warden}} Echo of the First Warden (0.2%) \|\| 261
	\|}		\|}

	The '''[[Caves#The Amber Door\|Amber Door]]''' is an eleventh cave — a deeper Sundered Vale site that opens only once you hold '''The Sigil''' (the [[Chronicles]] reward)~~. It burns a '''Deeplight Lantern''' per delve instead~~ of ~~a Torch~~.		Percentages in the Outputs column show the chance of a bonus drop per winning run; unmarked items are produced every time. Interval is the base time before speed bonuses; Inputs is the light each cave burns (see '''[[#Cave lights\|Cave lights]]''' below). Every winning delve also rolls the shared reward layers covered under Rewards below — Expedition Set pieces, Arena Artifacts, and Dig Site Maps — which work the same for every cave and so aren't repeated per row.

			The '''[[Caves#The Amber Door\|Amber Door]]''' is an eleventh cave — a deeper Sundered Vale site that opens only once you hold '''The Sigil''' (the [[Chronicles]] reward), on top of the level and light requirements above.

	== Rewards ==		== Rewards ==
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	* '''Cave materials''' (common) — Stalactite Chip, Glow Moss, Cave Pearl, Echo Shard. Common crate filler with decent sell value.		* '''Cave materials''' (common) — Stalactite Chip, Glow Moss, Cave Pearl, Echo Shard. Common crate filler with decent sell value.
	* '''Gems''' (uncommon) — Rough Garnet, Deep Sapphire, Ember Topaz, and Sky Opal, tiering up by depth; pure [[Items\|Amber]] income.		* '''Gems''' (uncommon) — Rough Garnet, Deep Sapphire, Ember Topaz, and Sky Opal, tiering up by depth; pure [[Items\|Amber]] income.
	* '''Unique gear''' (rare, about 0.2% per win) — an uncraftable piece from '''every''' cave (eleven in all, one per cave). See [[Caves]] for the full list.		* '''Unique gear''' (rare, about 0.2% per win) — an uncraftable piece from '''every''' cave (eleven in all, one per cave). A dry streak is capped too: 400 winning runs at a cave without its unique guarantees the drop on the 400th. See [[Caves]] for the full list.
			* '''Blueprint sheets''' — Glacier Hollow, Ashen Gallery, and Vale Abyss each drop a forge [[Blueprints\|blueprint]] sheet at 4% per win (Frostbound Barding, Wardstone Bulwark, and Wardweave Leggings respectively); the Amber Door offers a second, 6% chance at that same Wardweave Leggings sheet.
	* '''Expedition Set pieces''' — the biome's [[Expeditions\|set]] pieces drop from caves at roughly 0.8% per piece per win, faster than on patrols.		* '''Expedition Set pieces''' — the biome's [[Expeditions\|set]] pieces drop from caves at roughly 0.8% per piece per win, faster than on patrols.
	* '''Arena Artifacts''' — a biome's cave is the '''only''' source of its Arena Artifact (about 1.5% per win), the key required to challenge the [[Arenas]]. A dry streak is capped: if the artifact hasn't dropped in 20 winning runs, the 20th guarantees it.		* '''Arena Artifacts''' — a biome's cave is the '''only''' source of its Arena Artifact (about 1.5% per win), the key required to challenge the [[Arenas]]. A dry streak is capped: if the artifact hasn't dropped in 20 winning runs, the 20th guarantees it.
	* '''Dig Site Maps''' — caves are the best source of a biome's [[Excavation]] map (about 3% per win).		* '''Dig Site Maps''' — caves are the best source of a biome's [[Excavation]] map (about 3% per win).

	== ~~Torches~~ ==		== Cave lights ==

	~~Torches~~ are ~~made with an early~~ [[~~Skills\|~~Crafting]] ~~recipe (around level 5)~~ from fernwood, fiber, and resin, ~~producing~~ several ~~torches~~ per craft. ~~Keep a stock on hand — a delve cannot start without one, and every attempt spends it~~.		Every cave needs its own light before you can delve — burned on entry, win or lose, and a delve cannot start without one. Lights are crafted on a [[Crafting]] ladder that runs alongside the caves themselves: the Sunlit Grotto's plain [[Torch]] comes from fernwood, fiber, and resin at Crafting level 5, and each rung after it leans more on the cave materials the deeper caves themselves drop (stalactite chips, glow moss, cave pearls, echo shards), so a good run helps restock your own next light. A fresh save needs a little Crafting (to level 5) before its very first delve; from there, each light's Crafting level sits below its own cave's Delving level, so the ladder never locks you out of the next rung. Every recipe yields several lights per craft (six, except the Deeplight Lantern's three). See the '''Inputs''' column above for exactly which light each cave burns.

	== Excavation ==		== Excavation ==
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	* [[Caves]] — the eleven caves (including the [[Caves#The Amber Door\|Amber Door]]) and their unique gear.		* [[Caves]] — the eleven caves (including the [[Caves#The Amber Door\|Amber Door]]) and their unique gear.
	* [[Excavation]] — fossil digs, also run through Delving.		* [[Excavation]] — fossil digs, also run through Delving.
			* [[Blueprints]] — what the forge blueprint sheets caves drop are for.
	* [[Weather]] — a Storm boosts Delving yields.		* [[Weather]] — a Storm boosts Delving yields.

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	'''Delving''' is the [[Skills\|skill]] of descending into [[Caves\|caves]] beneath the world. Each biome has one cave that opens once the biome is fully cleared, and delving into it grants Delving XP alongside materials, gems, and rare best-in-slot gear. Delving also governs the [[Excavation]] panel, where you spend Dig Site Maps to run fossil digs.		'''Delving''' is the [[Skills\|skill]] of descending into [[Caves\|caves]] beneath the world. Each biome has one cave that opens once the biome is fully cleared, and delving into it grants Delving XP alongside materials, gems, and rare best-in-slot gear. Delving also governs the [[Excavation]] panel, where you spend Dig Site Maps to run fossil digs.

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			The '''[[Caves#The Amber Door\|Amber Door]]''' is an eleventh cave — a deeper Sundered Vale site that opens only once you hold '''The Sigil''' (the [[Chronicles]] reward). It burns a '''Deeplight Lantern''' per delve instead of a Torch.

	== Rewards ==		== Rewards ==
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	* '''Cave materials''' (common) — Stalactite Chip, Glow Moss, Cave Pearl, Echo Shard. Common crate filler with decent sell value.		* '''Cave materials''' (common) — Stalactite Chip, Glow Moss, Cave Pearl, Echo Shard. Common crate filler with decent sell value.
	* '''Gems''' (uncommon) — Rough Garnet, Deep Sapphire, Ember Topaz, and Sky Opal, tiering up by depth; pure [[Items\|Amber]] income.		* '''Gems''' (uncommon) — Rough Garnet, Deep Sapphire, Ember Topaz, and Sky Opal, tiering up by depth; pure [[Items\|Amber]] income.
	* '''Unique gear''' (rare, about 0.2% per win) — ~~eight~~ uncraftable ~~best-~~in~~-slot pieces~~, ~~each from a specific~~ cave. See [[Caves]] for the full list.		* '''Unique gear''' (rare, about 0.2% per win) — an uncraftable piece from '''every''' cave (eleven in all, one per cave). See [[Caves]] for the full list.
	* '''Expedition Set pieces''' — the biome's [[Expeditions\|set]] pieces drop from caves at roughly 0.8% per piece per win, faster than on patrols.		* '''Expedition Set pieces''' — the biome's [[Expeditions\|set]] pieces drop from caves at roughly 0.8% per piece per win, faster than on patrols.
	* '''Arena Artifacts''' — a biome's cave is the '''only''' source of its Arena Artifact (about 1.5% per win), the key required to challenge the [[Arenas]].		* '''Arena Artifacts''' — a biome's cave is the '''only''' source of its Arena Artifact (about 1.5% per win), the key required to challenge the [[Arenas]]. A dry streak is capped: if the artifact hasn't dropped in 20 winning runs, the 20th guarantees it.
	* '''Dig Site Maps''' — caves are the best source of a biome's [[Excavation]] map (about ~~2.5~~% per win).		* '''Dig Site Maps''' — caves are the best source of a biome's [[Excavation]] map (about 3% per win).

	== Torches ==		== Torches ==
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Caves]] — the ~~ten~~ caves and their unique gear.		* [[Caves]] — the eleven caves (including the [[Caves#The Amber Door\|Amber Door]]) and their unique gear.
	* [[Excavation]] — fossil digs, also run through Delving.		* [[Excavation]] — fossil digs, also run through Delving.
	* [[Weather]] — a Storm boosts Delving yields.		* [[Weather]] — a Storm boosts Delving yields.

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	* [[Weather]] — a Storm boosts Delving yields.		* [[Weather]] — a Storm boosts Delving yields.

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	[[Category:Skills]]		[[Category:Skills]]
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'''Delving''' is the [[Skills|skill]] of descending into [[Caves|caves]] beneath the world. Each biome has one cave that opens once the biome is fully cleared, and delving into it grants Delving XP alongside materials, gems, and rare best-in-slot gear. Delving also governs the [[Excavation]] panel, where you spend Dig Site Maps to run fossil digs.

Delving levels run from 1 to 99. Higher levels unlock deeper caves and more [[Excavation]] dig slots.

== How delving works ==

A cave run resolves much like an [[Expeditions|expedition]]: it uses the same combat math (your gear plus your companion party against the cave's difficulty), fleeing works, and injuries can occur. But there are two important differences:

* '''Torches fuel every run.''' Each delve consumes one '''Torch''' — a cheap crafted item — and the torch burns whether you '''win or lose'''. Unlike an expedition, the entry cost is paid the moment you step in.
* '''Cave injuries hurt double.''' An injury from a cave takes about '''60 minutes''' to heal, twice as long as a surface [[Expeditions|expedition]] injury (about 30 minutes). Cave difficulty sits between a biome's patrol and its Guardian.

Cave wins do '''not''' advance biome-clear progress and cannot defeat Guardians — clearing is done through [[Expeditions]]. Caves are purely a reward activity.

== Caves and level gates ==

Each cave requires the biome to be 100% cleared and a staggered Delving level.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Cave !! Biome !! Delving level !! Difficulty
|-
| Sunlit Grotto || Grasslands || 1 || 30
|-
| Rootway Hollow || Redwood Wilds || 10 || 70
|-
| Drowned Cavern || Murkwater Swamp || 20 || 100
|-
| Echoing Deep || Cavern Depths || 30 || 130
|-
| Cinder Vault || Scorched Badlands || 40 || 170
|-
| Tidewrack Cave || Coral Shallows || 50 || 195
|-
| Glacier Hollow || Frozen Wastes || 60 || 220
|-
| Ashen Gallery || Ashen Peaks || 70 || 260
|-
| Skyvein Chasm || Skyreach Plateau || 80 || 310
|-
| Vale Abyss || the Sundered Vale || 90 || 380
|}

== Rewards ==

Every winning delve rolls several loot layers:

* '''Cave materials''' (common) — Stalactite Chip, Glow Moss, Cave Pearl, Echo Shard. Common crate filler with decent sell value.
* '''Gems''' (uncommon) — Rough Garnet, Deep Sapphire, Ember Topaz, and Sky Opal, tiering up by depth; pure [[Items|Amber]] income.
* '''Unique gear''' (rare, about 0.2% per win) — eight uncraftable best-in-slot pieces, each from a specific cave. See [[Caves]] for the full list.
* '''Expedition Set pieces''' — the biome's [[Expeditions|set]] pieces drop from caves at roughly 0.8% per piece per win, faster than on patrols.
* '''Arena Artifacts''' — a biome's cave is the '''only''' source of its Arena Artifact (about 1.5% per win), the key required to challenge the [[Arenas]].
* '''Dig Site Maps''' — caves are the best source of a biome's [[Excavation]] map (about 2.5% per win).

== Torches ==

Torches are made with an early [[Skills|Crafting]] recipe (around level 5) from fernwood, fiber, and resin, producing several torches per craft. Keep a stock on hand — a delve cannot start without one, and every attempt spends it.

== Excavation ==

The [[Excavation]] panel lives on the Delving page. Spending a Dig Site Map starts a real-time dig that delivers fossils, Delving XP, and rarely a creature skull. The number of dig slots you can run at once grows with your Delving level. See [[Excavation]] for details.

== See also ==

* [[Caves]] — the ten caves and their unique gear.
* [[Excavation]] — fossil digs, also run through Delving.
* [[Weather]] — a Storm boosts Delving yields.

[[Category:Delving]]
[[Category:Skills]]
[[Category:Caves]]