Away Mission

The **Mobile Command** in your Base is where you can send Bots on **Away Missions** to earn additional resources.

You can select a Mission and choose which bots to deploy. Base rewards are guaranteed; succeeding in a mission give you bonus rewards. The higher leveled and ranked your Bots, the greater the probability of success. (Impossible, Low, Medium, High, Very High, Guaranteed) Missions sometimes have a recommended Class or two which further increases success rate if Bots of those classes are selected. The higher the Rarity of a Mission, the more Bots you can send for higher rewards.

More notes:

* *Take into consideration that they will become unavailable to use in fights during the Mission.*
* *Each Mission costs Gold to start.*
* *Once you dispatch your Bots, you will have to wait until the countdown reaches zero to claim the rewards. Make sure that you claim the rewards within 3 days of Mission Completion or they will be lost.*
* *Only one Mission can be run at a time.*
* *Away missions can be canceled. However, you will not receive the rewards for the mission, and the Gold used to start the mission will be lost.*
* *You are prompted prior to beginning one of these missions to help avoid mistaken entries and prevent Gold loss. The warning can be turned off permanently from that prompt for any future away missions.*
* Four Missions are presented at a time, which you have 2 hours to complete until they are updated with a new selection.
* *You can re-roll the mission selection for 10 Energon if you don't like the rewards you see. No mission types are guaranteed and each re-roll will utilize the same mechanics that provide you with missions normally.*

Rewards you could initally earn in Away Missions are Gold, Arena Chips, Raid Chips, Ore-13, and from Rare and Epic Missions, Tier 1 Spark Essence and Premium Bot Crystal Shards. There were also Missions for Tier 1 Mission Crystal Shards, but have since been removed.

## List

Note that mission duration, start costs, and rewards vary greatly; listed are averages and rounded estimates.

### Common

Duration: about 15 minutes

* **Area Reconnaissance**
	+ Cost: about 500 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Reward: about 200 Gold/Arena Chips
	+ Bonus Reward: about 900 Gold/600 Arena Chips
* **Explore New Quintessa Orbit**
	+ Cost: about 500 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Reward: about 700 Gold
	+ Bonus Reward: 3 T2 Ore-13
* **Surveil an Enemy Base**
	+ Cost: about 500 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Reward: about 200 Raid Chips
	+ Bonus Reward: about 700~900 Raid Chips

### Uncommon

Duration: about 30 minutes

* **Collect Intel on Opposing Commanders**
	+ Cost: about 1000 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Reward: about 500 Gold/300 Arena Chips
	+ Bonus Reward: about 1500 Gold/1000 Arena Chips
* **Discover a Crystal Rich Asteroid**
	+ Cost: about 1000 Gold1
	+ Guaranteed Reward: about 1500 Gold
	+ Bonus Reward: T3 Ore-13
* **Patrol Your Base's Airspace**
	+ Cost: about 1000 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Reward: about 300 Raid Chips
	+ Bonus Reward: about 1200 Raid Chips

### Rare

Duration: about 2 hours

* Research Bot Deficiencies
	+ Cost: about 2000 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 900 Gold/600 Arena Chips
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 3500 Gold/2500 Arena Chips
* Retrieve Crystal Shards from Asteroids
	+ Cost: about 2000 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 3000 Gold
	+ Bonus Rewards: 2 T3 Ore-13
* Get a {Class} Mission Chest
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 60 T1 Class Spark Essence
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 600 T1 Class Spark Essence

### Epic

Duration: about 4 hours

* Weaken Opponent Power Chip Rectifiers
	+ Cost: about 6000 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 60 Premium Bot Crystal Shards
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 600 Premium Bot Crystal Shards
* Orbital Bombardment of an Enemy Base
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 40 T2 Basic Essence
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 400 T2 Basic Essence

## Version 6.0 Away Missions

in v6.0, Away Missions were completely overhauled.

### Rare

* **Retrieve Crystal Shards from Asteroids**
	+ Cost: about 3000 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 3000 Gold
	+ Bonus Rewards: 2 T4 Ore-13
* **Search for Bot Chips**
	+ Cost: about 2000 Gold
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 60 Bot Chips
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 600 Bot Chips

### Epic

* **Infiltrate an Enemy Stronghold**
	+ Duration: about 9 hours
	+ Cost: about 10,000 Gold
	+ Bots: 5
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 20 4-Star Bot Crystal Shards
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 150 4-Star Bot Crystal Shards
* **Destroy a Base from Within**
	+ Duration: about 6 hours
	+ Cost: about 7,000 Gold
	+ Bots: 5
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 200 T3 Basic Essence
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 1,600 T3 Basic Essence
* **Mine a Crystal Rich Asteroid**
	+ Duration: about 4 hours
	+ Cost: about 5,000 Gold
	+ Bots: 4
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 1000 T1 Alpha Essence
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 3000 T1 Alpha Essence
* **Claim an Unexplored Planet**
	+ Duration: about 8 hours
	+ Cost: about 27,000 Gold
	+ Bots: 5
	+ Guranteed Rewards: about 200 T2 Alpha Essence
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 2,000 T2 Alpha Essence
* **{Class}{Class} Jackpot**
	+ Cost: about 12,000 Gold
	+ Duration: about 4 hours
	+ Bots: 4
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 250 T2 Class Essence
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 2,200 T2 Class Essence
* **Weaken Opponent Power Chip Rectifiers**
	+ Cost: about 13,000 Gold
	+ Duration: about 4 hours
	+ Bots: 4
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: about 200 3-Star Bot Crystal Shards
	+ Bonus Rewards: about 1800 3-Star Bot Crystal Shards

## July 26, 2019 update

*New, improved away mission rewards! This update does away with the Arena Crystal rewards, but in exchange gives Commanders something bigger... the new T1, T2 and T3 Ore-13 Crystals, containing materials to upgrade your high-ranking Bots! As well as that, the cost to run Away Missions and their duration have been reduced significantly, so no more 2,000+ Gold and 5 hour Away Missions!*

*Then a few hours later they decided to rework the TX Crystals slightly - it was causing wayyyyy too much imbalance. Post-rework, T2 Crystals drop a boatload of Ore-13 and Gold, with zero chances of rare Sparks at the moment. This Away Mission update has just released. It may take some time to compile the list of missions. Note that as the tier of the Crystals given in Uncommon Missions may change depending on Commander Level, these Crystals will be referred to as **TX Ore-13 Crystals**.*

*Teletraan has uploaded optimized routes allowing us to send teams on Away Missions at the cost of less Gold, and for easier access to Gold and ORE-13, with a rare chance at Bot Chips and Bot Crystal Shards! Before we get into what you’ll be seeing, let’s talk about why we’re making these changes. We’re working towards creating more clearly defined reward identities for different Game Modes. We intend for Away Missions to be a place for Commanders to steadily earn Gold and ORE-13, and want it to be more accessible to more of our Commanders. We’re doing this by reducing the length of time these Away Missions take, and the cost of running them, but also by putting a bigger portion of the total rewards in the Base Rewards, with a slightly reduced focus on the Success Rewards. Keep your eyes on the Away Mission list Commanders, because you’ll quickly find the new Ore Crystals as a reward! Ore-13 Crystals scale from Tier 1 to Tier 3 based on your progression as a Commander, and contain rewards such as Ore and Gold, with rare chances at Basic, Class and Alpha Sparks. The higher the Tier, the rarer the Sparks. Tier 3 Ore Crystals even contain very rare chances at 1000x T4 Basic, Class, and T3 Alpha Spark Essence! You’ll see these Away Missions live in game around 10am PT July 25 , Commanders, but may need to wait until your Away Missions refresh.*

### Common

These missions now cost about 200 Gold to launch, reward lower-end rewards, and on average run for less than 9 minutes. These missions may require 2 bots to launch.

* **Arena Reconnaissance**
	+ Bots: 1
	+ Guaranteed Reward: ~3,000 Gold
	+ Bonus Reward: ~800 Gold
* **Discover a Crystal Rich Asteroid**
	+ Bots: 2
	+ Guaranteed Reward: 3,800~4,600 Gold
	+ Bonus Reward: 900~1,200 Gold
* **Explore New Quintessa Orbit**
	+ Bots: 2
	+ Guaranteed Reward: 14 Tier 2 Ore-13
	+ Bonus Reward: 4 Tier 2 Ore-13
* **Collect Intel on Opposing Commanders**
	+ Bots: 1
	+ Guaranteed Reward: 10 Tier 2 Ore-13
	+ Bonus Reward: 3 Tier 2 Ore-13

### Uncommon

These missions now require 2-3 Bots, cost 400 gold and run for 11 minutes on average, and always drop TX Ore-13 Crystals, (which are upgraded to Tier 3 when your top three bots get 5,000 total Rating)

Refresh your Away Missions regularly to stockpile these Crystals, then open away! (Just be mindful of your Ore-13 stash limit)

* **Mine a Crystal Rich Asteroid**
	+ Bots: 1
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: 5 TX Ore-13 Crystals
	+ Bonus Rewards: 2 TX Ore-13 Crystals
* **Patrol Your Base's Airspace**
	+ Bots: 2
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: 9 TX Ore-13 Crystals
	+ Bonus Rewards: 4 TX Ore-13 Crystals
* **Orbital Bombardment of an Enemy Base**
	+ Bots: 2
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: 7 TX Ore-13 Crystals
	+ Bonus Rewards: 3 TX Ore-13 Crystals

### Rare

* **Reinforce your Base**
	+ Cost: ~700 Gold
	+ Duration: ~1:20:00 hours
	+ Bots: 2
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: ~1800 Bot Chips
	+ Bonus Rewards: ~900 Bot Chips
* **Research Bot Deficiencies**
	+ Cost: 600~850 Gold
	+ Duration: 1:10:00~1:30:00 hours
	+ Bots: 3
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: 1900~2600 Bot Chips
	+ Bonus Rewards: 900~1500 Bot Chips
* **Retrieve Crystal Shards from Asteroids**
	+ Cost: 700~900~ Gold
	+ Duration: 1:16:00~1:30:00 hours
	+ Bots: 4
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: 2,200~3000~ Bot Chips
	+ Bonus Rewards: 1,200~1500~ Bot Chips

### Epic

The only Epic rewards are Bot Crystal shards. Commanders start with 3-Star shards, then are replaced with 4-Star then 5-Star shards to as the Commander levels up.

* **Surveil an Enemy Base**
	+ Cost: ~1,400 Gold
	+ Duration: ~3:20:00
	+ Bots: 4
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: 600~ 5-Star Bot Crystal Shards
	+ Bonus Rewards: 600~ 5-Star Bot Crystal Shards
* **Weaken Opponent Power Chip Rectifiers**
	+ Cost: 900~1,400 Gold
	+ Duration: 2:20:00~3:20:00
	+ Bots: 5
	+ Guaranteed Rewards: 500~650 5-Star Bot Crystal Shards
	+ Bonus Rewards: Exact amount as guaranteed reward