Elimination

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Elimination

Mission Details
Cave Type	Non-linear
Deposit Type	M.U.L.E
Objective(s)	Kill 2-5 Dreadnoughts
Payout	570-900
XP Payout	2000/3000

Elimination is a mission type in Deep Rock Galactic.

A nest of large Glyphid Cocoons has been located underground and the Dwarves are ordered to eliminate their various inhabitants: ferocious and heavily armored Dreadnoughts. Eliminations are the sixth unlockable mission type, the fifth being Escort Duty.

Dreadnought cocoon — The Dreadnought Cocoon

Eliminate Dreadnought Types[]

The goal in Elimination missions is to locate and destroy multiple Dreadnoughts, which are in their cocoons when the Dwarves arrive. Any Dreadnought variant can spawn from a cocoon, but the same variant can not spawn from two consecutive cocoons.

The cocoons appear on the scanner as bright red egg shapes. The cocoons themselves spawn near open areas to fight in and are surrounded by veins of blue organic material. They emit an audible heartbeat sound and are safe to approach, but take very little damage to break.

Swarms do not attack the players in Elimination missions, but smaller waves of enemies will occasionally attack, including while a Dreadnought Type is being fought. Since these missions are more combat focused, higher quantities of Nitra can be found on the walls to aid in calling Resupply Drops.

While you must complete your primary objective to finish the mission, You can choose to collect an optional secondary objective resource for a Credit and Experience bonus upon mission completion.

After the primary objective is completed, a red button will light up on the M.U.L.E to begin the extraction phase. Once pressed the Drop Pod will be called in to pick up the M.U.L.E and any surviving miners. It will wait for 5 minutes before departing, though the door will only open once the MULE has been secured.

Cave[]

Elimination caves consist of a small "starter" room typically lined with resources such as Gold and Nitra. There are usually a few tunnels to various caverns blocked by Compacted Dirt. These can be taken in any order to get to the Cocoons, though use of the player's Terrain Scanner will aid in locating them.

Dreadnoughts[]

Main article: Dreadnought Types

Once a Glyphid Cocoon has been shattered, any of the three types of Glyphid Dreadnoughts will appear. They will attack immediately, using a variety of attacks to incapacitate the Dwarves. These attacks vary for each Dreadnought type.

Glyphid Dreadnought	Dreadnought Hiveguard	Glyphid Dreadnought Twins

Objectives[]

Primary Objective[]

The number of targets to kill is based on the length and complexity of the mission.

Length	Objective	Primary Payout	Secondary Payout
	Kill 2 Targets	570 1680	180/300 888/720
	Kill 3 Targets	840 2800	280/350 1260/1120
	Kill 5 Targets	960 5700	380/500 4900/3000
Base Values (complexity/length bonus deducted)
	Kill 3 Targets	600 2000	200/250 900/800
	Kill 2 Targets	480 900	144/250 600/570