The First Descendant has a lot of mission types to keep things fresh. Vulgus Strategic Outposts are a key mission in The First Descendant you can infiltrate or clear, and you can also farm them quickly, so here’s everything you need to know about them.
How to clear Outposts in The First Descendant
Outposts or Vulgus Strategic Outposts are zone recon missions in The First Descendant which you can unlock after progressing through the main story. Each zone has one Outpost, and if you are just starting out, the first Outpost is in Kingston just north of The Fallen Theater.
Simply walk in and start shooting enemies to start the mission. Your goal is to destroy three power units at the Outpost (marked with letters A, B, and C). While you can rush in, we highly suggest you kill the trash mobs first because they can overwhelm you, especially on hard difficulty. An easy way to clear all enemies without even shooting them is to use Bunny.
After you destroy the power units, an elite enemy spawns with a yellow health bar. Take out the elite, and the mission is over. This entire process takes less than two minutes, and the outpost has a one-minute cooldown, allowing you to farm it very quickly.
How to infiltrate Outposts in The First Descendant
To infiltrate an Outpost, you must disable the power units without being seen by the enemy. Since Outposts are small and crowded, the only way to infiltrate an Outpost is by using Sharen and her Active Camouflage skill.
Go invisible, interact (not shoot) with all three units, and only after that go guns blazing. You can hide between disabling power units to reset your Active Camouflage as long as you don’t get spotted. The status at the top of the screen shows whether you are discovered by the enemy or not.
Ideally, you want to have a Sharen build specifically for Outpost infiltrations. Focus on maximizing Skill Duration and reducing Skill Cooldown to destroy all power units in one go.
All rewards for clearing an Outpost in The First Descendant
Every Outpost in The First Descendant offers unique rewards, including Amorphous Materials needed to research Ultimate weapons and new Descendants. In hard mode, you also get way more monster drops, which is why Outpost farms like Valby Run are so effective.
You can preview the rewards by hovering over the mission marker on the map. Some rewards, including lots of late-game Amorphous Materials, are only available as Infiltration Rewards. This means if you want to get them, you must successfully infiltrate the outpost with Sharen.
