Promotion opens the endgame core loop
A first promotion unlocks Deep Dives, Core Hunts and the Forge. Complete Breach the Core to open the repeatable weekly Core Hunt assignment.
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Deep Rock Galactic turns mining missions into a team progression loop: collect Nitra for ammunition, mine crafting minerals, and complete assignments for credits and unlocks. A first promotion opens Deep Dives, Core Hunts and the Forge, where Matrix Cores become weapon Overclocks and cosmetics. Weekly assignments provide another repeatable resource path.
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What matters before you farm
Unlock requirements, costs and tips to help you get started.
Save Nitra for ammunition during the mission
Mine and deposit Nitra to call resupply pods when the team needs ammunition. It does not carry over between missions.
Sources & fact checks
Weekly assignments are distinct reward routes
Breach the Core provides Infused Matrix Cores and unlocks Weekly Core Hunt; Weekly Priority instead offers rotating mission and crafting-resource rewards.
Sources & fact checks
Farm with a purpose
Lead with weekly rewards and the current Season 6 mission, then core processing and evergreen mission resources; place unlock assignments after the immediate goals.
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Collect Matrix Cores from Deep Dives
Deep Dives provide a weekly multi-stage source of Matrix Cores for promoted players pursuing Overclocks and cosmetics.
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Earn Weapon Overclocks through Core Hunt
Weekly Core Hunt is a dependable post-promotion route to weapon and cosmetic Overclocks, with crafting handled afterward at…
Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
Complete Weekly Priority for minerals and credits
Weekly Priority awards Credits and crafting minerals for completing its listed missions, making it a scheduled boost for…
Boss and special missions
Complete Heavy Extraction for Resinite
Heavy Extraction is a Season 6 mission objective that yields collected Resinite while completing a distinct extraction activity.
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Infuse a Blank Matrix Core at a machine event
A Blank Matrix Core can be turned into an infused core by spending it at an activated machine event, advancing the core toward…
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Forge collected Matrix Cores into Overclocks
Forging converts earned Matrix Cores into usable weapon Overclocks, making it the final step between endgame rewards and a…
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
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Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Collect Matrix Cores from Deep Dives
Deep Dives provide a weekly multi-stage source of Matrix Cores for promoted players pursuing Overclocks and cosmetics.
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Earn Weapon Overclocks through Core Hunt
Weekly Core Hunt is a dependable post-promotion route to weapon and cosmetic Overclocks, with crafting handled afterward at…
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Infuse a Blank Matrix Core at a machine event
A Blank Matrix Core can be turned into an infused core by spending it at an activated machine event, advancing the core toward…
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Forge collected Matrix Cores into Overclocks
Forging converts earned Matrix Cores into usable weapon Overclocks, making it the final step between endgame rewards and a…
Boss and special missions
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Boss and special missions
Complete Heavy Extraction for Resinite
Heavy Extraction is a Season 6 mission objective that yields collected Resinite while completing a distinct extraction activity.
Boss and special missions
Complete Elimination for Dreadnought rewards
Elimination provides a repeatable mission route centered on Dreadnought fights, with the normal mission completion payout and…
Boss and special missions
Defeat the Caretaker in Industrial Sabotage
Industrial Sabotage is a repeatable objective mission that awards completion progress and can advance its unlock assignment or…
Boss and special missions
Unlock Industrial Sabotage through Spec Ops
Completing Spec Ops: Industrial Sabotage opens the Industrial Sabotage mission type for future runs.
Mining and crafting resources
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Mining and crafting resources
Mine Nitra for resupply pods
Nitra converts cave exploration into the ammunition supply that lets a team complete combat and objective missions.
Mining and crafting resources
Mine Morkite in Mining Expedition
Morkite is the primary quota in Mining Expedition, making it a direct mission-completion target rather than optional surplus.
Mining and crafting resources
Use the Mineral Trade Terminal for crafting minerals
Mineral trading can relieve a specific crafting bottleneck by converting excess stock into a needed mineral.
Mining and crafting resources
Earn the Heavy Duty assignment’s crafting materials
The Heavy Duty assignment offers a finite reward of Credits and crafting materials for completing its listed missions.
Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
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Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
Complete Weekly Priority for minerals and credits
Weekly Priority awards Credits and crafting minerals for completing its listed missions, making it a scheduled boost for…
Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
Promote a Dwarf to unlock advanced systems
Promotion is the gateway to Deep Dives, Core Hunts, the Forge, and other promoted-player progression systems.
Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
Complete Breach the Core after promotion
Breach the Core converts a first promotion into six Infused Matrix Cores and unlocks the repeatable weekly Core Hunt.
Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
Unlock a new weapon through its license assignment
Weapon license assignments provide a direct progression route to unlock additional class equipment.
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Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Collect Matrix Cores from Deep Dives
Deep Dives provide a weekly multi-stage source of Matrix Cores for promoted players pursuing Overclocks and cosmetics.
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Earn Weapon Overclocks through Core Hunt
Weekly Core Hunt is a dependable post-promotion route to weapon and cosmetic Overclocks, with crafting handled afterward at…
Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
Complete Weekly Priority for minerals and credits
Weekly Priority awards Credits and crafting minerals for completing its listed missions, making it a scheduled boost for…
Boss and special missions
Complete Heavy Extraction for Resinite
Heavy Extraction is a Season 6 mission objective that yields collected Resinite while completing a distinct extraction activity.
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Infuse a Blank Matrix Core at a machine event
A Blank Matrix Core can be turned into an infused core by spending it at an activated machine event, advancing the core toward…
Overclocks and Matrix Cores
Forge collected Matrix Cores into Overclocks
Forging converts earned Matrix Cores into usable weapon Overclocks, making it the final step between endgame rewards and a…
Boss and special missions
Complete Elimination for Dreadnought rewards
Elimination provides a repeatable mission route centered on Dreadnought fights, with the normal mission completion payout and…
Boss and special missions
Defeat the Caretaker in Industrial Sabotage
Industrial Sabotage is a repeatable objective mission that awards completion progress and can advance its unlock assignment or…
Mining and crafting resources
Mine Nitra for resupply pods
Nitra converts cave exploration into the ammunition supply that lets a team complete combat and objective missions.
Mining and crafting resources
Mine Morkite in Mining Expedition
Morkite is the primary quota in Mining Expedition, making it a direct mission-completion target rather than optional surplus.
Mining and crafting resources
Use the Mineral Trade Terminal for crafting minerals
Mineral trading can relieve a specific crafting bottleneck by converting excess stock into a needed mineral.
Mining and crafting resources
Earn the Heavy Duty assignment’s crafting materials
The Heavy Duty assignment offers a finite reward of Credits and crafting materials for completing its listed missions.
Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
Promote a Dwarf to unlock advanced systems
Promotion is the gateway to Deep Dives, Core Hunts, the Forge, and other promoted-player progression systems.
Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
Complete Breach the Core after promotion
Breach the Core converts a first promotion into six Infused Matrix Cores and unlocks the repeatable weekly Core Hunt.
Boss and special missions
Unlock Industrial Sabotage through Spec Ops
Completing Spec Ops: Industrial Sabotage opens the Industrial Sabotage mission type for future runs.
Assignments, promotion and endgame unlocks
Unlock a new weapon through its license assignment
Weapon license assignments provide a direct progression route to unlock additional class equipment.
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