Finish Breach content to unlock Plague
Complete The Breach content before looking for Plague zones; once available, check the map for the currently infected area.
No Rest for the Wicked remains in Early Access on October 24, 2026; Moon Studios delayed 1.0 to March 2027. The Breach adds regions and post-story Plague areas with tougher enemies and mutant bosses. Farm resources while completing active bounties, then build for regional boss rewards.
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Unlock requirements, costs and tips to help you get started.
Complete The Breach content before looking for Plague zones; once available, check the map for the currently infected area.
Clear about 65% of enemies in an infected zone before the boss appears, or use a Torn Effigy at its bonfire to summon the boss.
Raising the Plague level makes the encounter harder; Plagued Bosses can drop Unique gear, while enemies drop Torn resources used for gear exaltation or a Torn Effigy.
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Clear an active Plagued zone and its boss for a chance at Unique gear and for Torn resources dropped by enemies.
Collect Torn resources from infected-zone enemies and use them for gear exaltation or Torn Effigy crafting.
Defeat the active Plagued Boss for a chance at Unique gear while collecting enemy-dropped Torn resources.
Use a Torn Effigy at an infected-area bonfire to summon the Plagued Boss after meeting the zone’s enemy-clear threshold.
Choose a live Plague or bounty target using its actual progression gate, map state, and reward.
Use the active bounty’s named objective and map marker to pursue its designated reward in the correct area.
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Clear an active Plagued zone and its boss for a chance at Unique gear and for Torn resources dropped by enemies.
Collect Torn resources from infected-zone enemies and use them for gear exaltation or Torn Effigy crafting.
Use a Torn Effigy at an infected-area bonfire to summon the Plagued Boss after meeting the zone’s enemy-clear threshold.
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Spend materials at the named Sacrament smiths to improve the weapon and armor you will take into a Plague run.
Collect ore and wood from the documented nodes throughout The Black Trench for crafting and upgrades.
Use copper ore nodes available across Isola Sacra to build a stock for crafts and upgrades that currently require copper.
Use Danos’s current project requirement to gather only the materials needed for town progression.
Use the improved distribution of herbs and ingredients to replenish cooking materials during normal exploration.
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Defeat the active Plagued Boss for a chance at Unique gear while collecting enemy-dropped Torn resources.
Defeat named Breach campaign bosses and inspect their encounter rewards to support the next progression route.
Bosses have an increased chance to drop enchanted gear, making available boss encounters a focused option when you want to…
Collect experience orbs dropped by defeated enemies as you progress through Breach regions and prepare for harder encounters.
Collect gear and material drops from enemies in Lowland Meadows or Marin Woods while progressing through their routes.
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Choose a live Plague or bounty target using its actual progression gate, map state, and reward.
Use the active bounty’s named objective and map marker to pursue its designated reward in the correct area.
Advance an active bounty during a region run when its marked target is in the area, then claim its reward.
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Clear an active Plagued zone and its boss for a chance at Unique gear and for Torn resources dropped by enemies.
Collect Torn resources from infected-zone enemies and use them for gear exaltation or Torn Effigy crafting.
Defeat the active Plagued Boss for a chance at Unique gear while collecting enemy-dropped Torn resources.
Use a Torn Effigy at an infected-area bonfire to summon the Plagued Boss after meeting the zone’s enemy-clear threshold.
Choose a live Plague or bounty target using its actual progression gate, map state, and reward.
Use the active bounty’s named objective and map marker to pursue its designated reward in the correct area.
Advance an active bounty during a region run when its marked target is in the area, then claim its reward.
Defeat named Breach campaign bosses and inspect their encounter rewards to support the next progression route.
Bosses have an increased chance to drop enchanted gear, making available boss encounters a focused option when you want to…
Spend materials at the named Sacrament smiths to improve the weapon and armor you will take into a Plague run.
Collect ore and wood from the documented nodes throughout The Black Trench for crafting and upgrades.
Use copper ore nodes available across Isola Sacra to build a stock for crafts and upgrades that currently require copper.
Use Danos’s current project requirement to gather only the materials needed for town progression.
Use the improved distribution of herbs and ingredients to replenish cooking materials during normal exploration.
Collect experience orbs dropped by defeated enemies as you progress through Breach regions and prepare for harder encounters.
Collect gear and material drops from enemies in Lowland Meadows or Marin Woods while progressing through their routes.