Expedition
Expedition is the league mechanic of Expedition league, released in version 3.15.0 which the player can first encounter in Act 6. This encounter is considered Extra Content and has a baseline greater than 8% chance to appear in any non-unique map area.
Overview
General Mechanic
The player will encounter one of the four Expedition NPCs amidst heaps of dirt, skulls, various small flags and unearthed remnants. The player can place up to five explosives in the area marked by dirt heaps, which detonate one after the other with a short delay. Each remnant affected by explosives will apply its modifiers to the monsters and chests unearthed around it and those of each subsequent explosion. After any explosion the player can loot the chests (unearthed monsters do not have to be killed for the chests to be accessible) and will find normal loot, special Expedition currencies and occasionally Expedition Logbooks.
Logbooks can be taken to Dannig, then you can select which area to go to to determine the area's modifiers and what type of artifact it contains. They open portals to larger Expedition areas with more remnants, flags and more placeable explosives. These areas also contain loot in caves hidden behind rock walls, that have to be affected by an explosive to become accessible. Logbook encounters can also spawn an Expedition boss, based on the faction.
After completing an encounter the player can trade their currency on site with the respective NPC or in town.
There are three kinds of markers which can be excavated with explosions:
- Remnants - These are marked and apply certain modifiers on explosion, which come with two modifiers normally. The prefix contains monster difficulty modifiers to unearthed monsters and the suffix contains added rewards. Remnants can spawn with an additional suffix from Atlas passives or logbook region modifiers.
- Skulls - These "skulls on sticks" spawn monsters for the encounter. They come in two varieties, the small skulls and the larger ones. The larger skulls spawn Runic Monsters which drop Artifacts, Refresh Currency and Logbooks.
- Chests - The chests are marked with flags which are coloured according to the value of chest contents. White flags yield lesser, yellow flags middling and red flags yield loot of greater value.
Trading
Trading currency found in unearthed chests introduces a second layer of complexity to the Expedition mechanic. The list below shows which member of the Kalguuran expedition the player can trade their currency with. Each NPC offers a different set of items and while Gwennen reveals unidentified items upon buying (item class is visible, rarity is not), Rog lets the player reroll outcomes of several crafting options. Tujen sells currency and other items like fragments and gems, and Dannig offers his associates' currency or Logbooks.
Expedition factions
Expeditions are related to one of 4 Vendors e.g. if a player wants Exotic CoinageExotic CoinageStack Size: 1000These can be brought to Tujen to refresh his vendor inventory., they need to look for Black Scythe Mercenaries.
Vendor | Faction | Currency | Expedition Boss |
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Gwennen | Druids of the Broken Circle |
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Medved, Feller of Heroes (68+) |
Tujen | Black Scythe Mercenaries |
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Vorana, Last to Fall (68+) |
Rog | Order of the Chalice |
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Uhtred, Covetous Traitor (75+) |
Dannig | Knights of the Sun |
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Olroth, Origin of the Fall (81+) |
Items
Expedition chests and monsters drop Expedition currencies as well as Expedition Logbooks. Modifiers to increased item quantity of the area will affect the drop rate of both.
Expedition Map Symbol Quick-Reference
Map Symbol | Meaning | Map Symbol | Meaning | Map Symbol | Meaning |
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Expedition Boss | Expedition Cavern Entrance | Expedition Stash | |||
Abyss Expedition Chest | Armour Expedition Chest | Blight Expedition Chest | |||
Breach Expedition Chest | Currency Expedition Chest | Delirium Expedition Chest | |||
Divination Expedition Chest | Essence Expedition Chest | Expedition Expedition Chest | |||
Fossil Expedition Chest | Fragment Expedition Chest | Gems Expedition Chest | |||
Generic Expedition Chest | Harbinger Expedition Chest | Heist Expedition Chest | |||
Labyrinth Expedition Chest | Legion Expedition Chest | Atlas/Maps Expedition Chest | |||
Ultimatum Expedition Chest | Ritual Expedition Chest | Talisman Expedition Chest | |||
Jewellery Expedition Chest | Unique Expedition Chest | Weapon Expedition Chest |
Related items
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Currencies
Artifacts are not tradable, but reroll currencies are.
- Lesser Broken Circle ArtifactLesser Broken Circle ArtifactStack Size: 50000These can be used to trade with Gwennen.
- Greater Broken Circle ArtifactGreater Broken Circle ArtifactStack Size: 50000These can be used to trade with Gwennen.
- Grand Broken Circle ArtifactGrand Broken Circle ArtifactStack Size: 25000These can be used to trade with Gwennen.
- Exceptional Broken Circle ArtifactExceptional Broken Circle ArtifactStack Size: 5000These can be used to trade with Gwennen.
- Lesser Black Scythe ArtifactLesser Black Scythe ArtifactStack Size: 50000These can be used to trade with Tujen.
- Greater Black Scythe ArtifactGreater Black Scythe ArtifactStack Size: 50000These can be used to trade with Tujen.
- Grand Black Scythe ArtifactGrand Black Scythe ArtifactStack Size: 25000These can be used to trade with Tujen.
- Exceptional Black Scythe ArtifactExceptional Black Scythe ArtifactStack Size: 5000These can be used to trade with Tujen.
Rog:
- Lesser Order ArtifactLesser Order ArtifactStack Size: 50000These can be used to trade with Rog.
- Greater Order ArtifactGreater Order ArtifactStack Size: 50000These can be used to trade with Rog.
- Grand Order ArtifactGrand Order ArtifactStack Size: 25000These can be used to trade with Rog.
- Exceptional Order ArtifactExceptional Order ArtifactStack Size: 5000These can be used to trade with Rog.
- Lesser Sun ArtifactLesser Sun ArtifactStack Size: 50000These can be used to trade with Dannig.
- Greater Sun ArtifactGreater Sun ArtifactStack Size: 50000These can be used to trade with Dannig.
- Grand Sun ArtifactGrand Sun ArtifactStack Size: 25000These can be used to trade with Dannig.
- Exceptional Sun ArtifactExceptional Sun ArtifactStack Size: 5000These can be used to trade with Dannig.
In addition, Expedition chests sometimes yield special currencies, which reroll the stock of the NPC in whose area they dropped:
- AstragaliAstragaliStack Size: 1000These can be brought to Gwennen to refresh her vendor inventory. (Gwennen)
- Exotic CoinageExotic CoinageStack Size: 1000These can be brought to Tujen to refresh his vendor inventory. (Tujen)
- Scrap MetalScrap MetalStack Size: 1000These can be brought to Rog to refresh his vendor inventory. (Rog)
- Burial MedallionBurial MedallionStack Size: 1000These can be brought to Dannig to refresh his vendor inventory. (Dannig)
Related Atlas passive skills
Name | Stats |
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Expedition Artifact Quantity | 4% increased quantity of Artifacts dropped by Monsters [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
Expedition Chance | Your Maps have +4% chance to contain an Expedition Encounter [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Your Maps have +8% chance to contain an Expedition Encounter [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Your Maps have +12% chance to contain an Expedition Encounter [5] [6] |
Expedition Detonation Chain Speed | Expedition Detonation Chains in your Maps travel 5% slower [1] [2] [3] |
Expedition Vendor Reroll Currency Chance | 5% increased Quantity of Vendor Refresh Currencies dropped by Monsters in your Maps [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Explosive Placement Distance | 20% increased Explosive Placement Range in your Maps [1] [2] |
Explosive Placement Distance and Vendor Reroll Currency Chance | 3% increased Quantity of Vendor Refresh Currencies dropped by Monsters in your Maps 10% increased Explosive Placement Range in your Maps [1] |
Extreme Archaeology | Number of Explosives is one 200% increased Explosive Radius in your Maps Expedition Monsters in your Maps spawn with an additional 10% of Life missing 100% increased Explosive Placement Range in your Maps [1] |
A Noble Quest | Expeditions in your Maps have 65% increased chance to be led by Dannig [1] |
Ancient Decay | Expedition Monsters in your Maps spawn with an additional 20% of Life missing [1] |
Ancient Writings | Remnants in your Maps have 30% chance to have an additional Suffix Modifier Expeditions in your Maps have +2 Remnants [1] |
Buried Knowledge | Your Maps contain 20% increased number of Runic Monster Markers 50% increased Quantity of Expedition Logbooks dropped by Runic Monsters in your Maps [1] |
Distinguished Demolitionist | 35% increased Explosive Radius in your Maps 20% increased number of Explosives in your Maps [1] |
Hunt for Answers | Your Maps have +20% chance to contain an Expedition Encounter [1] |
Lucky Guess | Expeditions in your Maps have 90% increased chance to be led by Gwennen [1] |
Rather Not | Expeditions in your Maps have 90% increased chance to be led by Rog [1] |
Scratchin' up the Ground | Expeditions in your Maps have 90% increased chance to be led by Tujen [1] |
Related Sextant modifiers
Name | Groups | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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MapAtlasExpeditionAdditionalRunicMonsterMarkers | MapAtlasExpeditionAdditionalRunicMonsterMarkers | 1 | 3 uses remaining Your Maps contain 100% increased number of Runic Monster Markers | unique_map 0 no_monster_packs 0 default 50 |
MapAtlasExpeditionAdditionalRunicMonsterMarkersMaven | MapAtlasExpeditionAdditionalRunicMonsterMarkers | 1 | 15 uses remaining Your Maps contain 100% increased number of Runic Monster Markers | unique_map 0 no_monster_packs 0 default 50 |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.23.0 |
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3.20.0 |
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3.18.0 |
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3.16.0 |
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3.15.2 |
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3.15.1 |
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3.15.0f |
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3.15.0 |
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