Farming

Farm Type	Farm	Benchmark

Currency		Info
Difluorite Crystal		Gathered from South (Specimen Chamber) meta, North (Gathering Storms) meta, nodes, hearts, Sunken Chests (reward after north meta), Dominus Crystallum, Mark III Suppressor Golem, Beetle Queen, map bonus rewards, legendary bounties
Volatile Magic		Gathered from all mobs, South meta, North meta, all events, Sunken Chests, Difluorite Crystals (consumed), Glyph of Volatility

How to:

Follow the recommended priority of events. Ideally, the events should be in order to get the most amount of gold, but sometimes that's not the case. Follow the list as close as possible to get most of your time's worth. Use your best judgement to which event should be done next. Also, consider the distance between the current event and the next event and jduge if it's worth the time to travel or not.

If you're the commander, make sure to communicate with the squad on where you're going to and have a relatively steady pace so most can still follow easily.

Have a build that can provide decent DPS (so the event champs/bosses don't take a long time), can provide good mobility, and good AoEs to tag multiple mobs. Check some farming builds here:
Meta Battle Open World Builds

Great

Meh

Avoid

South (Specimen Chamber), North (Gathering Storms), 2, 4, 17, 12-13, 10-11, 3, 6, 7-9, 14, 5, 15, 16

Event #

Criteria

Upscale

Extra

#	Qty	Name	Description	Upscale	Extra
1	1	Catch as many fish as you can	Literally catching fish. Cool event, but in terms for gold, not worth it
2	1	Defeat Dominus Crystallum	Similar to a Wyvern. Watch for melee telegraphs, phases at 66%, 33%, dashes, and knockdowns	1 Guaranteed champ	Boss chest, 3 Difluorite Crystals. Once per day, per character
3	1	Defeat the Inquest patrol	Quick event, super easy. It's just out of the way and too quick for squads as the mobs are just veterans
4	3	Destroy the Mark III Suppressor Golem	There are 3 possible locations. Quick champion event	1 Guaranteed champ	Boss chest, 3 Difluorite Crystals. Once per day per character. Not per location
5	1	Disable the Inquest security turrets	More of a solo/duo fun event. Not worth for a squad for profits
6	1	Disrupt the Awakened patrol	Quick event with a decent amount of mobs. Kind of out of the way
7	1	Free Subject S by destroying the shield generators	Decent event with lots of mobs, but the event-chain as a whole is not worth it as it is slow and buggy.
8	1	Escort Subject S to safety	Slow escort. Does not upscale
9	1	Defeat all the laboratory security	Sometimes this event bugs out	1 Guaranteed champ
10	1	Mount up and help Fenn wrangle the panicked marmoxes	Kind of a quick event, if everyone participates. Need to complete this event to spawn #11, #12, #13. Sometimes this bugs out
11	1	Escort Fenn back to the village	Normal escort with lots of animals to drop Cuts of Quality Red Meat	Possible champs, Mob density+
12	1	Defend the livestock from the beetle stampede	3 waves of Scarabs
13	1	Defeat Abiri, the Beetle Queen	Very quick boss fight	1 Guaranteed champ	Boss chest, 3 Difluorite Crystals. Once per day, per character
14	1	Overload the Inquest generator with golem cores	Simple gathering event
15	1	Participate in the celebration dance!	Simple gathering event
16	1	Participate in the daily motion vision assessment	Another dorky event. More of a solo-event
17	1	Stop the flow of Inquest data	Waves of inquest and a champ at the end	1 Guaranteed champ

The first event has players attack waves of Inquests for 7 minute in this enclosed area. Waves spawn when every single mob from a wave gets defeated. It is possible for multiple waves to spawn at once.

Waves spawns from the left, right, and inside the defense zone.

From my personal experience, waiting for the mobs to run towards the defense zone decreases the total number of potential mobs that spawn overall. This is due to too much waiting for the mobs to run + you can't contol people who have range that will kill mobs before they reach.

The best way is to make sure you have AoEs, some range, or speed to constantly run to each wave to tag mobs. I do not recommend major/raid DPS on the mobs as they are not ranked any speciality (just normal, not veterans or elites).

#	Qty	Name	Description	Upscale	Extra
1	1	Hold out until the laser array runs out of emergency power	Detailed description above	A few guaranteed champs

	Name	Mechanics
	Simulacrum of Beyn, Scion of Thorns	Watch out for constant leaps. Every leap knocks players back. He also summons turret plants that shoot out poison volleys.
	Simulacrum of Destroyer Crematus	Creates fire AoEs from him, fire tornadoes, and slams the ground, creating a shockwave that knocks down. He also leaps in front that does burst damage.
	Simulacrum of Jord Ironfrost	Creates shields. When attacking directly at a shield, it retaliates with ice AoE balls. He also throws ice AoE balls around himself. Ice fields damage players over time. At 50%, he pushes players to the edge at all times and puts ice fields on all the edges.
	Simulacrum of Subject Beta	Creates anti-gravity waves. Large laser beams in front and targets a single player to create multiple damaging AoEs.
	Simulacrum of Tlati, the Unchained	Eats players. When the boss jumps around, he leaves poison fields and creates AoEs in front as a cone.
	Simulacrum of Varkesh, the Branded	Dashes constantly. If players are caught in the dash, then they get stunned.

#	Qty	Name	Description	Upscale	Extra
2	1	Defeat [ name of Simulacrum ]	One of the 6 bosses listed above	1 Guaranteed champ
3	1	Defeat [ name of Simulacrum ] part 2	One of the 6 bosses listed above	1 Guaranteed champ
4	1	Defeat the dragon minion simulacrum	Defeat the two bosses from the previous 2 events at the same time. Both share the same health pool so attack the one that is easier to handle	2 Guaranteed champ	Boss chest, 5 Difluorite Crystals. Once per day, per character

North, Gathering Storms

When the meta bar says "The skies grow darker", then event #1 will show up scattered throughout the northern island. Simple event where you kill veterans.

After that, 3 events (event #2) spawn simultaneously. I generally prefer to start from the left event #2 and progress to the right. It can work the other way as well, just don't start in the middle because it's just awkward flow. The event will spin you counter-clockwise, but the vortex does not hurt. There are always 3 champion elementals. They can do melee damage and sometimes reflect projectiles.

After event #2, it generally takes about a minute of NPC talk to start event #3. I generally take my time to gather until the event begins. Make sure to let the squad know ahead of time so everyone can be at the event to upscale it.

There are 6 waves of enemies for event #3. This event scales DRAMATICALLY with champions (yay). At the last wave, the champion earth Elemental does not drop loot.

#	Qty	Name	Description	Upscale
1	4	Defeat the rampaging elementals!	Group of elites/veteran sparks, elementals
2	3	Destroy the stormcaller echoes	Counter-clockwise vortex. Does not damage the player. Always 3 champions	3 Guaranteed champs
3	1	Help Elder Rhona track down the source of the storm	6 waves, multiple champions	1 Guaranteed Champ, upscales

#	Qty	Name	Description	Upscale	Extra
4	1	Defeat Zohaqan	Stand melee range, condi cleanse the slow/chill, knockbacks. CC the breakbar when it's up to remove his defense		Boss chest, 5 Difluorite Crystals. Once per day, per character

Legendary	Mechanics	Extra
Starcaller	Just another Hydra, but add more HP and 3 bounty "instabilities". Watch out for dash attacks, AoE frontal attacks, knockdowns, and meteor showers	1 Difluroite Crystal, chance for 1 of 3 mini Hydras
Seneb the Desecrated	Summons AoEs around a player that infects other players when touched. Dash attacks, fire AoEs	1 Difluroite Crystal
Champions
Ironshell	Just like a veteran Karka. Stmops, rolls, phases at 25% health. Grants retaliation every 25% of its first health. Regenerates to 50% when initially killed
Oakenscorn	Melee stomp that may 1-shot. Summons choyas as backup. Dies quickly
Old Stonehoof	Headbutts players. While headbutting, he launches players into the air multiple times. Can be annoying, but quick if the squad is large or has good DPS
Exterminator IG-04	This should be a legendary boss. Heavy mechanics. Watch out for telegraphs, when he crouches, he does an expanding AoE of death. At 50% HP and lower, he does multiple wave attacks and laser beams. Avoid if this boss's location is on a meta event
Emogg the Soulbeast	Even though he's a soulbeast, he has a pet attacking players. Both die extremely quick
Magneton Manipulator	Does a vortex, anti-gravity push to players when he spins with AoEs around him. Can be annoying to kill
The Prickly Pair	TWO CHOYAS! They both roll around	2 Champions instead of 1
Nepheretes	He's the same as an Awakened Canid. Burrows, knockdown players, and slashes. Can be quick with a large squad
Vebis the Inquisitor	Laser beams in front
Crystalwing	Same as a Branded Griffon. Evades attacks periodically. Melee AoEs

These are the categories for how abundant the nodes are available in this zone

High Quantity

Meh Quantity

Low Quantity

Node

Criteria

Cooldown

Type	Node	Info	Cooldown
Ore	Difluorite Crystal	Consume for Volatile Magic. Can only be gathered from nodes, hearts, events, legendary bounties, and map bonus rewards
Ore	Mithril Ore	Chance to receive crystals	1 hour
Ore	Orichalcum Ore	Chance to receive rare orbs	24 hours
Wood	Baoba Sapling	Chance to receive Foxfire Clusters, Hidden Troves (crystals)	1 hour
Wood	Ancient Sapling	Chance to receive Foxfire Clusters, Hidden Treasures (orbs), or rare Palm Lumber Cores	24 hours
Plant	Cluster of Desert Herb	Chance to receive Chili Peppers, Coriander Seeds, Sage Leaf, Sesame Seed, Varietal Sesame Seed, Varietal Clove Seed	1 hour
Plant	Desert Vegetable	Chance to receive Cassava Root, Flax Fiber, Onion, Garlic	1 hour
Plant	Mussel	Chance to receive the very rare Freshwater Pearl	1 hour
Plant	Pile of Flax Seeds	Chance to receive Flax Fiber, rare Flax Blossom	1 hour
Plant	Coral	Chance to recieve Coral Orb	1 hour
Plant	Handful of Red Lentils		1 hour
Plant	Head of Cabbage		1 hour
Plant	Artichoke		1 hour