Main Quest Walkthrough

This is a full main quest list and story walkthrough for The First Descendant. Read our guide for a full progression walkthrough, as well as how to progress the story fast!

List of Contents

Main Quest Walkthrough
How to Progress the Story Fast
All Mission Types
Related Guides

All Main Quests
Tutorial	Kingston	Sterile Land
Vespers	Echo Swamp	Agna Desert
White-night Gulch	Hagios	Fortress

Tutorial Walkthrough

1	Choose a Descendant between the first 3 available: Lepic, Ajax, and Viessa. Note: The Descendant Lepic is a great choice for beginners.
2	Follow Bunny
3	Defeat the approaching Vulgus
4	Attempt to escape from the Unknown Space
5	Defeat the Grave Walker

Lepic is a Great Starting Descendant

When deciding which Descendant to choose at the start of the game, we recommend picking Lepic thanks to his skills dealing AOE damage that can deal with groups of enemies.

Kingston Walkthrough

1	Talk to the GuideNote: The Guide is located on the southernmost section of Albion
2	Talk to Alpha in Albion Headquarters
3	Access the Map and fast travel to Kingston
4	Speak to Marcus in Kingston
5	Complete 3 regular missions and 1 battlefield mission
6	Travel to the Fallen Theater
7	Talk to Bunny at the outpost
8	Complete 2 battlefield missions
9	Investigate the Pioneer's facility, formerly the Magister Laboratory
10	Defeat the Vulgus in the lab
11	Return to Albion and speak with Alpha at the headquarters
12	Return to Kingston and complete 3 battlefield missions▶︎ Suspicious Battery Pack Mission
13	Switch missions with Bunny at Vulgus Command Headquarters
14	Attack the Vulgus command facility in the Slumbering Valley▶︎ Slumber Valley Mission
15	Defeat Greg, the Star-Crossed
16	Return to Albion and talk to the Guide
17	Talk to Seneca and complete the Void Intercept mission
18	Return to Albion and talk to Seneca
19	Talk to Alpha at headquarters
20	Talk to the Descendant Instructor in Albion
21	Enhance any module from Sirion once
22	Talk to the Descendant Instructor again

Kingston Missions and Rewards

Missions	Rewards
Suspicious Battery Pack	・Toxic Gunbarrel (10%) ・Frozen Mechanics Reactor (50%) ・Burning Phase Reactor (50%) ・The Last Knight (50%) ・Cygnus (50%) ・Rifling Reinforcement (50%)
Slumber Valley	・Long-Distance Manuevering (1%) ・Shape Stabilizer Form (1%) ・Magazine Compulsive (10%) ・Reload Insight (10%) ・Tingling Singularity Reactor (50%) ・Heros Scar (50%) ・Moon Fragment (50%) ・Materialized Mixture Reactor (50%) ・Fire Rate UP (100%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern - Bunny (100%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern - 003 (100%) ・Polygenic Antibody (100%)

Purple Icons Indicate the Next Mission

Kingston is the first open world HUB that you can access. If you're not sure where to head to next, look for the purple marker which indicates the next step of your current mission.

You can also check the objectives indicated in green on the top left corner of the screen to see how far you are in your current mission.

Sterile Land

1	Talk to Sharen in Sterile Land
2	Talk to Jeremy in the Sterile Land
3	Complete 4 Battlefield missions
4	Talk to #17 at the outpost near the Repository
5	Speak to Guide located at the outpost near the Repository
6	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions
7	Talk to Sharen in the Restricted Zone
8	Complete 4 Battlefield Missions
9	Speak to Jeremy and the Guide in the Restricted Zone
10	Defeat Eterllick the Tracker in the Forgottense mission.▶︎ The Forgottense Mission
11	Return to Albion and speak to Guide
12	Talk to Alpha in Albion
13	Talk to Sharen at the Ironworks
14	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions
15	Talk to Guide in the Classified Area
16	Complete 3 Normal Missions
17	Speak to Guide in front of the Unknown Laboratory
18	Defeat Alzaroke in the Unknown Laboratory▶︎ Unknown Laboratory Mission
19	Talk to Nayru at the Albion Command Center
20	Talk to Jeremy, the Guide, and Seneca at Albion
21	Defeat Stunning Beauty in the Void Intercept
22	Return to Albion and speak to Seneca
23	Talk to Freyna in Albion

Sterile Land Missions and Rewards

Missions	Rewards
The Forgottense	・Super Senses (1%) ・Fire Conductor (1.5%) ・Shape Stabilizer Form 2 (2%) ・Reload Insight (12.5%) ・Focus on Non-Attribute (12.5%) ・Burning Mixture Reactor (50%) ・Forest Gaze (50%) ・Assassin's Edge (50%) ・Toxic Mechanics Reactor (50%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern (100%) ・Weak Point Sight (100%)
Unknown Laboratory	・Venom Synthesis (1%) ・Quick Freezer (1.5%) ・Shape Stabalizer Form 2 (2%) ・Deadeye (12.5%) ・Safe Recovery (12.5%) ・Tingling Phase Reactor (50%) ・The Last Knight (50%) ・Hero's Scar (50%) ・Burning Singularity Reactor (50%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern 010 (100%) ・Hawk Eye (100%)

Vespers

1	Go to Vespers and speak to Gley
2	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions
3	Talk to Gley at the Ruins
4	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions
5	Go to the Lost Supply Depot and talk to Freyna
6	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions
7	Talk to Kate in front of the Sepulcher
8	Defeat Narzas the Consuming Flame in the Sepulcher▶︎ Sepulcher Mission
9	Return to Albion and talk to Alpha
10	Go to Vespers and talk to Jeremy
11	Complete 3 battlefield missions
12	Talk to Guide at Timberfall
13	Complete 1 normal mission and 3 battlefield missions
14	Talk to Jeremy at Timberfall
15	Defeat Genetically Enhanced Greg Clone in the Shelter▶︎ The Shelter Mission
16	Defeat Seudo the Dreamer
17	Return to Albion and talk to Alpha
18	Talk to the Guide and Seneca in Albion
19	Defeat the Executioner in a Void Interception Battle.
20	Return to Albion and speak to Seneca and Alpha.

Vespers Missions and Rewards

Missions	Rewards
Sepulcher	・Electric Condense (1.2%) ・Shape Stabilizer Form 3 (2%) ・Sweeping Squad (2%) ・Fire Priority (15%) ・Weighing the Scales (15%) ・Burning Mixture Reactor (50%) ・In a Blink (50%) ・Dogma 21 (50%) ・Tingling Mixture Reactor (50%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern 016 (100%) ・Nazeistra's Devotion Synthetic Fiber (100%)
The Shelter	・Shape Stabilizer Form 3 (2%) ・Absolute Curse (2%) ・Deadeye (15%) ・Sensory Dep MP (15%) ・Freyna Enhanced Cells (20%) ・Burning Mechanics Reactor (50%) ・Unfinished Study (50%) ・Explorer's Path (50%) ・Frozen Singularity Reactor (50%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern 017 (100%)

Echo Swamp

1	Travel to the Muskeg Swamp area in the Echo Swamp region
2	Speak to Enzo in Muskeg Swamp
3	Listen to the Intercepted Records
4	Complete 2 Battlefield Missions
5	Return to Enzo and speak to him.
6	Go to the Abandoned Zone of the Echo Swamp
7	Complete 2 Battlefield Missions and 1 Normal Mission
8	Talk to Esiemo at the Abandoned Zone Outpost
9	Defeat Plaudia the Bizarre Vermin in the Seed Vault.▶︎ Seed Vault Mission
10	Talk to Alpha at the Albion Operations Command Center.
11	Talk to Enzo at the Muskeg Swamp outpost.
12	Complete two battlefield missions.
13	Talk to Enzo at the Muskeg Swamp outpost.
14	Talk to Guide at the Derelict Covert outpost.
15	Complete all missions in Derelict Covert.
16	Talk to Enzo at the Derelict Covert outpost.
17	Defeat Gruncah the Undying in the Chapel▶︎ The Chapel Mission
18	Talk to Nell at Albion Operations Command Center
19	Talk to Seneca in Albion
20	Defeat Dead Bride in Void Intercept Battles.▶︎ How to Beat Dead Bride
21	Talk to Guide in Albion
22	Listen to your teammates' conversation.
23	Talk to Alpha and Reina in Albion

Echo Swamp Missions and Rewards

Missions	Rewards
Seed Vault	・Explosion Evade (1.4%) ・Shape Stabilizer Form 4 (2%) ・Snowflake Conductor (2.5%) ・Concentration Stabilizer (17.5%) ・Front Lines (17.5%) ・Sharen Enhanced Cells (20%) ・Frozen Mixture Reactor (50%) ・Young Noble's Ambition (50%) ・Immediate Execution (50%) ・Burning Phase Reactor (50%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern 022 (100%)
The Chapel	・Shape Stabilizer Form 4 (2%) ・Electric Conductor (2.5%) ・Aiming Compensation (17.5%) ・Shield Conversion DEF (17.5%) ・Sharen Stabilizer (20%) ・Tingling Singularity Reactor (50%) ・The Age of Innovation (50%) ・Belief (50%) ・Burning Singularity Reactor (50%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern 023 (100%)

Agna Desert

1	Talk to Marcus at the Agna Desert Vermilion Waste Outpost
2	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions
3	Talk to Guide in the Agna Desert
4	Defeat Tistruin the Punisher in the Asylum.▶︎ The Asylum Mission
5	Talk to Alpha at the Albion Operations Command Center.
6	Talk to Kyle at the Agna Desert Remnant Outpost
7	Complete 2 Battlefield Missions at the Remnant.
8	Talk to Kyle at the Agna Desert Storage Outpost
9	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions at the Storage.
10	Talk to Reina at the Agna Desert Mining Site Outpost
11	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions at the Mining Site.
12	Talk to Guide in the Agna Desert
13	Defeat Sigvore the Blast Hunter in the Caligo Ossuary.▶︎ Caligo Ossuary Mission
14	Talk to Alpha at the Albion Operations Command Center.
15	Talk to Reina at the Agna Desert Miragestone Outpost
16	Complete 2 Battlefield Missions and 1 Normal Mission at Miragestone.
17	Secure the Arche Weapon
18	Talk to Guide at the Agna Desert Miragestone Outpost
19	Return to Albion and talk to Seneca
20	Defeat the Devourer in Void Intercept Battles.▶︎ How to Beat Devourer
21	Talk to Seneca in Albion
22	Talk to Alpha at the Albion Operations Command Center
23	Speak to Guide and Enzo at the Albion Prime Hands
24	Talk to Alpha at HQ

Agna Desert Missions and Rewards

Missions	Rewards
The Asylum	・First Aid Kit (1.6%) ・Shape Stabilizer Form 5 (2%) ・Electric Conductor (3%) ・Insight Support Ammo (20%) ・Sharen Spiral Catalyst (20%) ・Psychological Victory (20%) ・Burning Singularity Reactor (50%) ・Dimensional Bridge (50%) ・Different Dream (50%) ・Tingling Phase Reactor (50%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern 029 (100%)
Caligo Ossuary	・Matrix Recomputation (1.6%) ・Shape Stabilizer Form 5 (2%) ・Fire Conductor (3%) ・Anti-matter Round (20%) ・Sharen Code (20%) ・Superheated Gunbarrel (20%) ・Toxic Mechanics Reactor (50%) ・Blue Blood Boomer (50%) ・Immediate Execution (50%) ・Burning Mixture Reactor (50%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern 030 (100%)

White-night Gulch

1	Speak with Yujin at the outpost near the White-night Gulch Mountaintops.
2	Speak with Valby at the White-night Gulch Outpost
3	Complete all Battle Missions in the Mountaintops.
4	Speak with Valby at the Vulgus Gate.
5	Join Yujin near Moongrave.
6	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions and 1 Normal Mission in Moongrave Basin.
7	Speak with Guide at the Ancestors' facility near The Mystery's End.
8	Defeat Non-smiling Agonia in the Mystery's End.▶︎ Mystery's End Mission
9	Return to Albion and speak to Guide
10	Talk to Alpha and Nell in Albion.
11	Talk to Valby at the Observatory Outpost
12	Complete 3 Normal Missions and 1 Battlefield Mission at the Observatory
13	Talk to Valby at the Shipment Base outpost in White-night Gulch
14	Complete all missions in the Shipment Base
15	Talk to Yujin at the Vulgus Gate leading to the Hatchery
16	Talk to Valby at the Hatchery Outpost in White-night Gulch
17	Complete 2 Normal Missions at the Hatchery
18	Talk to Yujin at the Hatchery
19	Defeat Dreadful Abomination in the Bio-Lab.
20	Speak with Valby at HQ
21	Talk to Nell in Albion
22	Defeat Pyromaniac in Void Intercept Battles.▶︎ How to Beat Pyromaniac
23	Speak to Nell, Alpha, and Guide in Albion.

White-night Gulch Missions and Rewards

Missions	Rewards
Mystery's End	・Super Senses (1.8%) ・Shape Stabilizer Form 6 (2%) ・Toxic Conductor (3.5%) ・Blair Enhanced Cells (20%) ・Reload Insight (22.5%) ・Focus on Singular (22.5%) ・Burning Singularity Reactor (50%) ・Burning 44 (50%) ・The Last Knight (50%) ・Tingling Phase Reactor (50%) ・Amorphous Material Pattern 036 (100%)

Hagios

1	Talk to Jayber in Hagios
2	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions in Dune Base
3	Talk to Zachary at the Corrupted Zone Outpost
4	Complete 2 Battlefield Missions and 1 Normal Mission in the Corrupted Zone.
5	Talk to Jayber and Zachary at the Corrupted Zone Outpost
6	Defeat Celdir the Blind Assassin in The Haven.
7	Talk to Nell in Albion
8	Talk to Blair and Dominique at the Fractured Monolith Outpost in Hagios.
9	Complete 3 Battlefield Missions in the Fractured Monolith.
10	Talk to Blair in the Enemy Forward Base outpost.
11	Complete 3 Normal Missions and 1 Battlefield Mission at the Forward Base outpost.
12	Talk to Guide at Starfall Road outpost.
13	Complete 3 normal missions on Starfall Road
14	Talk to Jayber in front of the Prime Hands ruins in Hagios.
15	Defeat Bhegze the Iron Vanguard in the Old Mystery.
16	Return to Albion and talk to Guide
17	Defeat Swamp Walker in Void Intercept Battles.▶︎ How to Beat Swamp Walker
18	Talk to Guide, Alpha, and Enzo at Albion

Fortress

1	Go to Vulgus Fortress
2	Talk to Ajax at the Aurora Forest outpost.
3	Complete 2 Aurora Forest Battlefield Missions.
4	Talk to Viessa at the Frozen Valley.
5	Complete 3 Frozen Valley Battlefield Missions
6	Talk to Guide at the Fallen Ark Outpost
7	Complete 2 Fallen Ark Battlefield Missions
8	Defeat Goroth the Cold-Blooded Vanguard in the Quarantine Zone.
9	Talk to Alpha and Nell at Albion.
10	Talk to Ajax at the Convertor Facility.
11	Complete 2 normal missions and 1 battlefield mission at the Convertor Facility.
12	Talk to Guide at the Convertor Facility outpost.
13	Talk to Ajax at the Vulgus Defense Line.
14	Complete 2 Normal Missions and 1 Battlefield Mission at the Defense Line.
15	Defeat Khulan the Honorable Birth in the Heart of the Fortress.
16	Talk to Nell and Alpha at Albion.
17	Talk to Guide in Albion ▶︎ Unlocks Hard Mode
18	Talk to Seneca and Anais in Albion

How to Progress the Story Fast

Equip the Strongest Weapons You've Obtained

As you progress through the main quest, it's a good idea to equip your strongest weapons to progress through the missions easily.

You can sort your weapons based on DPS by toggling the search option on the top left corner of the screen.

Replenish Supplies at the Support Droid

Support Droids are located in each outposts are will replenish your supplies including ammunition and energy.

Make it a point to replenish your supplies after every mission so you can head in strong on the next mission!

Beginner's Guide

All Mission Types

Zone Recon Mission

Zone Recon Missions are time-limited infiltration missions where you're tasked with sabotaging 3 Vulgus Power Units at an enemy encampment.

All Zone Recon Missions

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