Realms

## Exploration

Exploration is one of the very first thing's you'll be introduced to in Super Snails. This is an idle mechanic that should be active 100% of the time in order to make the most of it. This doesn't require much active work, but here we'll break down everything you need to know about Exploring.

### Stats

The first thing to understand are your stats; there are two different sets of stats that relte to your snail: HARD and AFFCT.

#### HARD Stats

HARD stats is short for HP, ATK, RUSH, and DEF.

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HP, or health, represents the snail's aerobic fitness. Higher HP means that it can last longer in battle.

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ATK, or attack, represents the snail's muscle strength. Higher ATK means more damage it can deal to enemies.

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RUSH represents the snail's cellular activity. After seeing through the enemy's weakness, it can cause extra RUSH damage in battle.

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DEF represents the snail's  ability to resist attacks. Higher DEF means less damage it will take in battle

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Most enemies have a weakness, which can be seen on that enemies stats page. Weakness are typically one of the five AFFCTs or the entire AFFCT and, if you've reached that AFFCT you can deal extra RUSH DMG to that enemy during the fight. This can often be the determining factor of whether you defeat an enemy or not.

#### AFFCT Stats

AFFCT Stats come from Relics and are used for a variety of purposes. During exploration, you'll need certain a certain AFFCT to get RUSH on enemies, and you'll also come across AFFCT checks that require you to have a certain amount of AFFCT in order to proceed in the event.

### Compass

The Exploration Compass is where you can embed your relics for stat boosts. There are five slots in the compass, corresponding to each of the 5 AFFCT types: FAME, ART, FTH, CIV, and TECH. Each of these slots will boost your HARD stats, so choosing the right relics is important. See Relic Guide for more info!

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FAME boosts all HARD Stats

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ART boosts HP

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FTH boosts RUSH

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CIV boosts ATK

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TECH boosts DEF

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### Form

As you raise your AFFCT and Evolve your snail, you'll unlock different Forms, which give different exploration buffs. Once you unlock your first form, it's recommended to no longer use the base form since it doesn't give any good boosts to your exploration.

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Zombie Form has high HP and ATK and accumulates more Evolution Chests

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Demon Form has high ATK and DEF and accumulates more Soul Chests

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Angel Form has high HP and RUSH and accumulates more Fungus Chests

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Mutant Form has high ATK and RUSH and accumulates more Time Chests

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Mecha Form has high DEF and RUSH and accumulates more Tool Chests

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Dragon Form has high of each HARD stat and accumulates more Dragon Chests

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Demon and Mutant forms are recommended for the majority of explorations, until your Dragon Form has been evolved to T4. After that, Dragon is recommended for all progression and realm completion, and other forms can be chosen to grind for specific materials. See Evolution and individual Form pages for more information.

### Gear

Initially, you only start with a limited number of gear slots and have to unlock the rest with B-tads after a certain AFFCT is reached. These should be very high priority. Generally, you should always equip the relevant exploration gear for the area you're exploring in (and upgrade these asap!), the form gear relevant to the form you're exploring with, and plenty of good instrument gear. Armor gear is often better for pvp fights, though some are good for exploration as well. You should avoid equipping material gear as they have no good boosts and are generally best for upgrading the other gear you have.

Once you unlock the Garage, it's recommended to break down your old exploration gear for realms that you have achieved 100% in, since it's not useful anymore.

### Realm Traits

Each area has a Realm Trait that can be used as an extra boost during your explorations.

#### Koryeo - Ironball

This is the first Realm Trait you'll unlock, and does 100+% DMG to enemies before the start of the fight. This is good to start with, but very expensive to upgrade and not worth it in the long term. For now, try not to upgrade this unless you've very stuck on your current fights. The next couple of Realm Traits will be much better.

#### Yamato - Sacred Mirror

Sacred Mirror is unlocked while maxing out Ninjutsu and boosts ATK and DEF before the fight, and restores HP in each round. This is, so far, the best Realm Trait for long fights (more than 5 or so rounds). This should be upgraded fully as soon as possible, and unsealed.

#### Cathay - Lu Bu

Lu Bu is unlocked while maxing out Cathay Generals and increases HP, ATK, DEF, and Ignore DEF before the fight begins. This is an improved version of the Ironball and is strongly recommended for shorter fights (5 or fewer rounds). Ideally, Lu Bu can help you to dominate tricky apostles that you can normally get down to 5 or 4 rounds.

#### Murika - Lady Liberty

Lady Liberty is unlocked while maxing out Murikan Heroes and increases treasure maps, loot, and Cells found as well as INTEL gained. This is great for grinding areas that have already been completed for their resources.

#### Britland - Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship is unlocked while finishing the Mysteirous Sea and reduces your enemies elemental resistances, CRIT, and and HIT. This is great for PvP Snail Fight.

## Realms

Once you're ready to go, fill up your lunch box and choose your Realm! Exploring in every Realm yields that Realms' Treasure Map and cards; green, blue, and purple reagent; B-tads and W-tads; and Time Chests.

### Food

In order to fully explore a Realm, your snail needs enough food to do it! Make sure to fully stock up on your food supplies before heading out. When you first start, your Meal Box Capacity will be pretty small, but through defeating Apostles you can raise the Meal Box Size so you can take more and more food with you. Food is found by collecting from your fungus farm and exploring. Check out the Fridge as well!

## Domains

Once you've finished repairing the Rocket, explore in the Domains to defeat the Demon Gods!

Koryeo Domain

Yamato Domain

Cathay Domain