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Elysium · story.

Mission read

Desert — Find Mo; craft Sandworm Thumper; defeat the Sandwyrm Queen. Run it as a story prospect on Elysium with a recorded difficulty of 2/4. Time allowance: 3d; payout: Easy 125 Ren + 100 Exotics; Normal 250 Ren + 200 Exotics; Hard 375 Ren + 300 Exotics

Campaign position

• Campaign: Eris Inquisition
• Prerequisite: Fallout
• Leads to: Reckoning

Where to go

Objective approach

No per-difficulty item manifest is recorded for this guide. Follow the on-screen tracker, then use the notes below to decide what to stage before committing to the final hand-in.

• Read the objective tracker after every major interaction; many ICARUS prospects reveal the next step only after the current one completes.
• Stage resources at the hand-in or build site before triggering final timers, wildlife waves, or extraction travel.
• If the guide has a manifest above, build the Hard list first when possible; it covers lower-difficulty planning and avoids under-packing.
• Keep the return route open. A finished objective still fails the run if the crew cannot safely reach the dropship or delivery pod.

Preparation

• Start with a bedroll, campfire or shelter kit, oxygen and water storage, bandages, splints, and enough food to cover the full route.
• Assign one player to navigation and one to resource accounting so the crew does not duplicate long hauls or miss a delivery line.
• Use the loadout list below as the minimum kit, then add mission-specific tools before launch.

Hazards and controls

• Severe weather / storms: plan a countermeasure before leaving the initial safe zone; do not wait until the tracker sends you across-map.
• poison / toxic gas.: plan a countermeasure before leaving the initial safe zone; do not wait until the tracker sends you across-map.

Execution checklist

• Before drop: confirm prerequisite unlocks, mission timer, loadout, and who carries shared deployables.
• On landing: locate water, set a respawn point, and confirm the first objective marker before building a permanent base.
• Mid-run: consolidate loot and mission items at one marked cache; keep one repair kit and medical stack on each player.
• Before extract: verify every optional delivery, reward unlock, and follow-up objective is complete before leaving orbit-side cargo behind.

Source notes

Elysium · Eris Inquisition story mission.

Desert — Find Mo; craft Sandworm Thumper; defeat the Sandwyrm Queen

Objectives

ERIS INQUISITION - OPERATION #5

• Mission Briefing
  • Talk to Victor
• Find Out What Happened To Mo
  • Search Mo's Area in EDEN for Documents and Recordings ( x / 5)
• Prepare for Multiple World Boss Fights
• The Experimental Sandworm Thumper is Craftable on the Fabricator.
• Deploy the Sandworm Thumper at the Locations to Force them To Emerge
• Prepare to Kill the Sandwyrm Queen
  • Craft an Experimental Sandworm Thumper
• Eliminate the Sandwrym Queen to clear the Satellite Interference
  • Draw Out the Sandwyrm Queen By Slaying Its Children
  • Defeat a Sandworm at Location Alpha (M)
  • Defeat a Sandworm at Location Omega (M)
  • Kill the Sandwyrm Queen
  • Confront the Sandwyrm Queen in the Dunes (M)
  • Defeat the Sandwyrm Queen

Hints & tips

• Bring Anti-Poison Pills or a variant of the Anti-poison Vaccine III
• If you bring a mount, you may want to make sure they are a safe distance away before fighting.
• You will need to defeat 2 Sandworm world bosses in 2 separate fights.
• You are fighting in the open, be prepared for the chance of a storm.
• See the pages on the Sandworm and Sandwyrm Queen for tips on defeating them.
• You will see the Sandwyrm Queen flying above in a circle. Do not bother engaging until both Sandworm bosses are dead. She will then come down to be fought.
• When engaging the Sandwyrm Queen there appears to be a bit of a delay until you can damage her. Wait until her health bar appears or she starts moving/attacking.