Expedition

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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
Gwennen Druids of the Broken Circle Medved, Feller of Heroes (68+)
Tujen Black Scythe Mercenaries Vorana, Last to Fall (68+)
Rog Order of the Chalice Uhtred, Covetous Traitor (75+)
Dannig Knights of the Sun
  • 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.
  • Burial MedallionBurial MedallionStack Size: 1000These can be brought to Dannig to refresh his vendor inventory.
 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
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.

Gwennen:

Tujen:

Rog:

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

NameStats
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

NameGroupsFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
MapAtlasExpeditionAdditionalRunicMonsterMarkersMapAtlasExpeditionAdditionalRunicMonsterMarkers13 uses remaining
Your Maps contain 100% increased number of Runic Monster Markers		unique_map 0
no_monster_packs 0
default 50
MapAtlasExpeditionAdditionalRunicMonsterMarkersMavenMapAtlasExpeditionAdditionalRunicMonsterMarkers115 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
3.23.0
  • Metamorph rewards from Heist, Expedition, Betrayal, Delirium, Legion and Eldritch Altars have been replaced with Ultimatum rewards.
  • Expedition Remnant modifiers in Expedition sites that grant Runic Monsters and Chests a chance to drop Catalysts have been replaced with modifiers that drop Heist Contracts instead.
3.20.0
  • We want to improve on the concept that the Atlas Tree allows players to invest into leagues that they enjoy, and have added new clusters to the passive tree for league content that can be blocked through Atlas Passive Skills. We've also increased the chances for such league content to appear.
3.18.0
  • Expedition Remnants that provide a chance for Runic Monsters and Excavated chests to drop or contain an additional Influenced Item now have a chance of 20% (previously 35%) as they provided a higher number of Influenced Items relative to other sources.
3.16.0
3.15.2
  • The Remnant modifier that grants chests more Rarity no longer rolls in Logbook areas. The reason behind this change is that chests in Logbook areas drop extremely few regular items, so this modifier was not very beneficial here.
  • Expedition bosses now drop more loot per Remnant affecting them.
  • Expedition bosses now drop more currency and vendor reroll currency the higher the area level.
  • Reduced the area of which you cannot place explosives around the camp in Logbook areas.
  • Added a visual indicator to display the area of which you are unable to place explosives in around the camp in Logbook areas.
  • Reduced the maximum cast range for long-distance skills on the following monsters: Unearthed Runecaster, Unearthed Urchin, Black Scythe Arbalist.
3.15.1
  • Reduced the chance for Expeditions to spawn in the Quarry.
3.15.0f
  • Increased Logbook drops from Runic monsters in Expedition by 54%
  • Expedition Artifacts now have higher stack sizes in maps, and scale up more with map level.
  • Vendor rerolls from Runic monsters now drop in stacks of 1-2 in white maps, scaling up to stacks of 1-4 in red maps.
3.15.0
  • Introduced to the game.
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