Rivals

Rivals are fifteen rival survivor tribes that hold the valley, and raiding them is a late-game combat ladder that runs alongside Expeditions. The Rivals page opens at Expeditions level 5, listed under the Map in the sidebar. Beat a tribe to call out the next; the ladder ends with the beta crew themselves, Mostly Harmless.

How a raid works

A raid is a gauntlet: you duel the tribe's war-party one fighter at a time, with the chiefs held for last. Every exchange uses the real combat rules — your defense, your pack soaking hits, and auto-eat — so a raid is as dangerous as any hunt, and you can die out there (see death).

• Retreating or falling resets the gauntlet — you start the tribe over from its first fighter.
• Only a victory starts the tribe's 2-hour cooldown; a failed raid can be retried the moment you've patched up.
• The fight screen is the same Battleground view — you on the left, the current opponent's card on the right (portrait, duel odds, damage range), with the whole war-party benched below: fallen fighters struck out, chiefs in gold.
• Find the tribes on the Map: fifteen war-camps from the Grasslands mudflats to the heart of the Sundered Vale. Beat a tribe and your banner flies over its camp.

Rewards

• War Banner — every tribe drops its own banner, a permanent +1 to expedition and raid score just for sitting in your Bank. All fifteen stack, so clearing the ladder is a standing power boost.
• Signature pieces — the six mid-ladder tribes that carry unique gear guarantee that piece on your first victory over them.
• Legendaries — Mostly Harmless guards three (see below).
• A guaranteed spoil, every raid. Beyond the one-time banner, every tribe drops at least one guaranteed material, so a repeat victory is never empty-handed. Four tribes whose only sure drop used to be their banner now each guarantee a gem or material too: Ember Court (Ember Topaz), Vale Wardens (Deep Sapphire), Apex Accord (Moonstone), and Mostly Harmless (Sky Opal).

The tribe ladder

Tribes are fought in order; each win unlocks the next.

#	Tribe	First-win signature reward
1	Mudfoot Clan	—
2	Berry Snatchers	—
3	Fern Gully Gang	—
4	Riverbone Tribe	—
5	Thornscale Pack	—
6	Redwood Reavers	Reaver's Hook (weapon, +26 attack)
7	Swampjaw Cartel	Swampjaw Maw (shield, +30 defense)
8	Ashwalkers	—
9	Obsidian Order	Obsidian Edge (weapon, +42 attack)
10	Frostfang Legion	Frostfang Cloak (chest, +50 defense)
11	Skyplume Syndicate	Skyplume Mantle (head, +58 defense)
12	Ember Court	—
13	Vale Wardens	—
14	Apex Accord	Accord Signet (trinket, +14 attack / +22 defense)
15	Mostly Harmless	three legendaries (below)

Every tribe additionally drops its War Banner. Mostly Harmless is the final rung — the game's beta crew, co-chiefs Keltar and Rook waiting at the end.

Mostly Harmless legendaries

The three rarest rewards in the valley, guarded by the final tribe:

• The Towel — once per day, a killing blow no longer kills you: you come to at 1 HP with your gear intact.
• Don't Panic Pendant — auto-eaten meals heal +25% while it's in your Bank.
• Improbability Charm — every expedition has a 10% chance to come home with double loot.

Achievements

• Raider track — raids won: 1 / 25 / 100, with the Warchief title at the top.
• Mostly Harmful — defeat Mostly Harmless once for the title they earned for you.

See Achievements for the full list.

See also

• Expeditions — the sibling combat activity; raids share its scoring
• Hunting — the combat rules a raid resolves with, including death
• Map — where the fifteen war-camps sit
• Equipment and Blueprints — the gear you'll want before the top of the ladder

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