Start light, pick one simple objective, learn Hallowgrove, and extract before greed turns a useful run into a total loss. Your first goal is not a perfect build—it is understanding how preparation, combat, loot, and extraction connect.
Your first run checklist
- Choose a class whose basic attacks and defensive options feel readable in the training area.
- Bring a replaceable kit and enough healing instead of your rarest equipment.
- Set one objective: learn a route, complete a task, or practice extraction.
- Watch the Gyldenmist and leave time to secure an extraction opportunity.
- Bank useful loot after a successful return before preparing the next run.
Three habits that save gear
Positioning matters more than button-mashing. Enter fights with an exit route, keep healing accessible, and avoid committing to a second fight when your first objective is already complete.
Treat every loadout as a cost you have already accepted. If losing the kit would end your session, bring something cheaper while you learn the map.
What to learn next
- How extraction works and what the Soul of Return is used for.
- What is lost on death and how PvE revival differs from a PvP defeat.
- Which maps and difficulties are available to solo and trio players right now.
Evidence