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	'''Expeditions''' are Primal Idle's core progression activity: auto-resolving survival runs into a chosen [[Biomes\|biome]]. Each expedition is powered by your gear and your companion party, resolves as an automatic fight (shown stage by stage on the [[Trail]]), and pays out relics, materials, and — with luck — rare gear. '''Guardian''' expeditions are the milestone challenges that unlock the next biome.		'''Expeditions''' are Primal Idle's core progression activity: auto-resolving survival runs into a chosen [[Biomes\|biome]]. Each expedition is powered by your gear and your companion party, resolves as an automatic fight (shown stage by stage on the [[Trail]]), and pays out relics, materials, and — with luck — rare gear. '''Guardian''' expeditions are the milestone challenges that unlock the next biome.

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	You can assign a role to each [[Creatures\|companion]] in your party to shape how expeditions resolve:		You can assign a role to each [[Creatures\|companion]] in your party to shape how expeditions resolve:

	* '''~~Vanguard~~''' — leads more of the [[Trail]] stages and counts for extra party strength.		* '''Attack''' — leads more of the [[Trail]] stages and counts for extra party strength.
	* '''Guard''' — reduces the damage your survivor takes.		* '''Guard''' — reduces the damage your survivor takes.
	* '''Scout''' — improves flee chance and raises the Trail Cache drop rate.		* '''Scout''' — improves flee chance and raises the Trail Cache drop rate.
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	* [[Caves]] and [[Delving]] — the post-clear cave activity.		* [[Caves]] and [[Delving]] — the post-clear cave activity.
	* [[Weather]] — Storm boosts expedition strength.		* [[Weather]] — Storm boosts expedition strength.
			* [[Battle Log]] — the after-action report every patrol and Guardian run keeps.

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	'''Expeditions''' are Primal Idle's core progression activity: auto-resolving survival runs into a chosen [[Biomes\|biome]]. Each expedition is powered by your gear and your companion party, resolves as an automatic fight (shown stage by stage on the [[Trail]]), and pays out relics, materials, and — with luck — rare gear. '''Guardian''' expeditions are the milestone challenges that unlock the next biome.		'''Expeditions''' are Primal Idle's core progression activity: auto-resolving survival runs into a chosen [[Biomes\|biome]]. Each expedition is powered by your gear and your companion party, resolves as an automatic fight (shown stage by stage on the [[Trail]]), and pays out relics, materials, and — with luck — rare gear. '''Guardian''' expeditions are the milestone challenges that unlock the next biome.

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	Your gear isn't gone — it lies where you died:		Your gear isn't gone — it lies where you died:

	* The [[Biomes\|biome]] it fell in shows a '''🪦 marker'''. '''Win 3 expeditions there''' to recover the piece, or		* The [[Biomes\|biome]] it fell in shows a '''{{Icon\|glyph-grave}} marker'''. '''Win 3 expeditions there''' to recover the piece, or
	* pay a '''steep [[Amber]] ransom''' to get it back instantly.		* pay a '''steep [[Amber]] ransom''' to get it back instantly.

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	\| {{Icon\|scorched-badlands}} Scorched Badlands \|\| Scorched King \|\| 41 \|\| 260 \|\| Giga Tooth		\| {{Icon\|scorched-badlands}} Scorched Badlands \|\| Scorched King \|\| 41 \|\| 260 \|\| Giga Tooth
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	\| {{Icon\|coral-shallows}} Coral Shallows \|\| Tide Leviathan \|\| 46 \|\| 290 \|\| Tide Pearl		\| {{Icon\|coral-shallows}} Coral Shallows \|\| Tide Leviathan \|\| 44 \|\| 290 \|\| Tide Pearl
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	\| {{Icon\|frozen-wastes}} Frozen Wastes \|\| Frostmaw \|\| 50 \|\| 320 \|\| Frost Heart		\| {{Icon\|frozen-wastes}} Frozen Wastes \|\| Frostmaw \|\| 50 \|\| 320 \|\| Frost Heart

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	* '''Guard''' — reduces the damage your survivor takes.		* '''Guard''' — reduces the damage your survivor takes.
	* '''Scout''' — improves flee chance and raises the Trail Cache drop rate.		* '''Scout''' — improves flee chance and raises the Trail Cache drop rate.

			== Guardian Heat ==

			Farming the same [[#Guardians\|Guardian]] or [[Rifts\|rift boss]] over and over now '''heats up''' its biome: every boss win adds a heat stack worth '''+8% difficulty''', up to 10 stacks. Heat cools down again over time (one stack every 2 hours) and — more usefully — '''each patrol win in that biome vents a stack'''. In practice this turns endless boss farming into a boss-and-patrol rotation; sustained farming settles around 4–6 stacks unless you interleave patrols.

			== The Rifts ==

			Beyond the [[Sundered Vale]], defeating the Sundered One tears open the '''[[Rifts]]''' — three expedition-only zones with repeatable boss fights, the Rift Shard currency, the Rift Bazaar, and the Riftforged set. See [[Rifts]] for the full chain.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

			* [[Rifts]] — the endgame expedition zones past the Vale.
	* [[Biomes]] — the progression chain and what each region gates.		* [[Biomes]] — the progression chain and what each region gates.
	* [[Trail]] — the stage-by-stage view of a live expedition.		* [[Trail]] — the stage-by-stage view of a live expedition.

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	# '''Pick a biome.''' Each unlocked biome offers a repeatable '''patrol''' run and a '''Guardian''' challenge. You must have reached the biome (by clearing the previous Guardian) and meet the run's Expeditions level.		# '''Pick a biome.''' Each unlocked biome offers a repeatable '''patrol''' run and a '''Guardian''' challenge. You must have reached the biome (by clearing the previous Guardian) and meet the run's Expeditions level.
	# '''Auto-combat.''' A run resolves against a set '''difficulty''' value using your combat strength — your equipped gear plus your active [[Creatures\|companion]] party. The stronger your loadout relative to the difficulty, the higher your win chance. The run plays out on the [[Trail]] as a four-stage encounter.		# '''Auto-combat.''' A run resolves against a set '''difficulty''' value using your combat strength — your equipped gear plus your active [[Creatures\|companion]] party. The stronger your loadout relative to the difficulty, the higher your win chance. The run plays out on the [[Trail]] as a four-stage encounter.
	# '''Win, lose, or flee.''' A win grants XP and rolls the run's loot. A loss can leave your survivor injured (healing on a timer). Fleeing (helped by swiftness) lets you break off a run you are likely to lose.		# '''Win, lose, or flee.''' A win grants XP and rolls the run's loot. A loss can leave your survivor injured (healing on a timer), and — if you run out of food while actively playing — can end in death (see '''[[#Death and reclaiming gear\|below]]'''). Fleeing (helped by swiftness) lets you break off a run you are likely to lose.
	# '''Repeat.''' Patrols are fully repeatable and can be left running idle. Guardians are also repeatable, so you can farm a boss for its rewards after the first kill.		# '''Repeat.''' Patrols are fully repeatable and can be left running idle. Guardians are also repeatable, so you can farm a boss for its rewards after the first kill.

	Every run reflects the biome's own [[Weather]] and [[Trail]] flavor, but the underlying outcome is a single combat resolution.		Every run reflects the biome's own [[Weather]] and [[Trail]] flavor, but the underlying outcome is a single combat resolution.

			== Death and reclaiming gear ==

			Fights have real stakes when you play at the keyboard. If a hit would drop you to 0 health and '''[[Cooking\|auto-eat]] has no food left''', you '''die''': that run's spoils are lost, and one random equipped piece is torn off and dropped where you fell. You revive immediately at full health.

			Your gear isn't gone — it lies where you died:

			* The [[Biomes\|biome]] it fell in shows a '''🪦 marker'''. '''Win 3 expeditions there''' to recover the piece, or
			* pay a '''steep [[Amber]] ransom''' to get it back instantly.

			'''You only ever die while actively playing.''' Offline, expeditions and [[Hunting\|hunts]] still stop safely before a knockout, exactly as before — nobody comes back from being away to a graveyard. The best insurance is a well-stocked larder and picking the right auto-eat food for the biome you're fighting in.

	== Patrols ==		== Patrols ==

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	* [[Caves]] and [[Delving]] — the post-clear cave activity.		* [[Caves]] and [[Delving]] — the post-clear cave activity.
	* [[Weather]] — Storm boosts expedition strength.		* [[Weather]] — Storm boosts expedition strength.

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	[[Category:Expeditions]]		[[Category:Expeditions]]
	[[Category:Skills]]		[[Category:Skills]]
	[[Category:Progression]]		[[Category:Progression]]

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	! Biome !! Patrol run !! Level req. !! Difficulty !! Guaranteed relic !! Bonus material		! Biome !! Patrol run !! Level req. !! Difficulty !! Guaranteed relic !! Bonus material
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	\| Grasslands \|\| Patrol the Grasslands \|\| 1 \|\| 15 \|\| Verdant Relic \|\| Bone (30%)		\| {{Icon\|grasslands}} Grasslands \|\| Patrol the Grasslands \|\| 1 \|\| 15 \|\| Verdant Relic \|\| Bone (30%)
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	\| Redwood Wilds \|\| Trek the Redwood Wilds \|\| 15 \|\| 40 \|\| Redwood Relic \|\| Hide (30%)		\| {{Icon\|redwood-wilds}} Redwood Wilds \|\| Trek the Redwood Wilds \|\| 15 \|\| 40 \|\| Redwood Relic \|\| Hide (30%)
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	\| Murkwater Swamp \|\| Wade the Murkwater \|\| 22 \|\| 60 \|\| Murk Relic \|\| Raw Meat (30%)		\| {{Icon\|murkwater-swamp}} Murkwater Swamp \|\| Wade the Murkwater \|\| 22 \|\| 60 \|\| Murk Relic \|\| Raw Meat (30%)
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	\| Cavern Depths \|\| Delve the Cavern Depths \|\| 30 \|\| 80 \|\| Cavern Relic \|\| Crystal (15%)		\| {{Icon\|cavern-depths}} Cavern Depths \|\| Delve the Cavern Depths \|\| 30 \|\| 80 \|\| Cavern Relic \|\| Crystal (15%)
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	\| Scorched Badlands \|\| Cross the Scorched Badlands \|\| 38 \|\| 105 \|\| Badlands Relic \|\| Bone (35%)		\| {{Icon\|scorched-badlands}} Scorched Badlands \|\| Cross the Scorched Badlands \|\| 38 \|\| 105 \|\| Badlands Relic \|\| Bone (35%)
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	\| Coral Shallows \|\| Dive the Coral Shallows \|\| 42 \|\| 120 \|\| Coral Relic \|\| —		\| {{Icon\|coral-shallows}} Coral Shallows \|\| Dive the Coral Shallows \|\| 42 \|\| 120 \|\| Coral Relic \|\| —
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	\| Frozen Wastes \|\| Cross the Frozen Wastes \|\| 45 \|\| 140 \|\| Frozen Relic \|\| —		\| {{Icon\|frozen-wastes}} Frozen Wastes \|\| Cross the Frozen Wastes \|\| 45 \|\| 140 \|\| Frozen Relic \|\| —
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	\| Ashen Peaks \|\| Scale the Ashen Peaks \|\| 52 \|\| 170 \|\| Ashen Relic \|\| —		\| {{Icon\|ashen-peaks}} Ashen Peaks \|\| Scale the Ashen Peaks \|\| 52 \|\| 170 \|\| Ashen Relic \|\| —
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	\| Skyreach Plateau \|\| Ascend Skyreach Plateau \|\| 56 \|\| 195 \|\| Skyreach Relic \|\| —		\| {{Icon\|skyreach-plateau}} Skyreach Plateau \|\| Ascend Skyreach Plateau \|\| 56 \|\| 195 \|\| Skyreach Relic \|\| —
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	\| the Sundered Vale \|\| Brave the Sundered Vale \|\| 60 \|\| 220 \|\| Vale Relic \|\| —		\| the Sundered Vale \|\| Brave the Sundered Vale \|\| 60 \|\| 220 \|\| Vale Relic \|\| —
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	! Biome !! Guardian !! Level req. !! Difficulty !! Trophy reward		! Biome !! Guardian !! Level req. !! Difficulty !! Trophy reward
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	\| Grasslands \|\| Thunderfoot Matriarch \|\| 5 \|\| 60 \|\| Thunder Crest		\| {{Icon\|grasslands}} Grasslands \|\| Thunderfoot Matriarch \|\| 5 \|\| 60 \|\| Thunder Crest
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	\| Redwood Wilds \|\| Old Growth Tyrant \|\| 20 \|\| 120 \|\| Tyrant Fang		\| {{Icon\|redwood-wilds}} Redwood Wilds \|\| Old Growth Tyrant \|\| 20 \|\| 120 \|\| Tyrant Fang
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	\| Murkwater Swamp \|\| Murk Sovereign \|\| 27 \|\| 160 \|\| Sovereign Scale		\| {{Icon\|murkwater-swamp}} Murkwater Swamp \|\| Murk Sovereign \|\| 27 \|\| 160 \|\| Sovereign Scale
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	\| Cavern Depths \|\| Hollow King \|\| 35 \|\| 200 \|\| Hollow Crown		\| {{Icon\|cavern-depths}} Cavern Depths \|\| Hollow King \|\| 35 \|\| 200 \|\| Hollow Crown
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	\| Scorched Badlands \|\| Scorched King \|\| 41 \|\| 260 \|\| Giga Tooth		\| {{Icon\|scorched-badlands}} Scorched Badlands \|\| Scorched King \|\| 41 \|\| 260 \|\| Giga Tooth
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	\| Coral Shallows \|\| Tide Leviathan \|\| 46 \|\| 290 \|\| Tide Pearl		\| {{Icon\|coral-shallows}} Coral Shallows \|\| Tide Leviathan \|\| 46 \|\| 290 \|\| Tide Pearl
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	\| Frozen Wastes \|\| Frostmaw \|\| 50 \|\| 320 \|\| Frost Heart		\| {{Icon\|frozen-wastes}} Frozen Wastes \|\| Frostmaw \|\| 50 \|\| 320 \|\| Frost Heart
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	\| Ashen Peaks \|\| Ash Tyrant \|\| 55 \|\| 380 \|\| Tyrant Skull		\| {{Icon\|ashen-peaks}} Ashen Peaks \|\| Ash Tyrant \|\| 55 \|\| 380 \|\| Tyrant Skull
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	\| Skyreach Plateau \|\| Sky Sovereign \|\| 58 \|\| 420 \|\| Sky Plume		\| {{Icon\|skyreach-plateau}} Skyreach Plateau \|\| Sky Sovereign \|\| 58 \|\| 420 \|\| Sky Plume
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	\| the Sundered Vale \|\| The Sundered One \|\| 65 \|\| 500 \|\| Sundered Core		\| the Sundered Vale \|\| The Sundered One \|\| 65 \|\| 500 \|\| Sundered Core