Exploratory totem
Exploratory totem is a members item. No shop sells Exploratory totem and no monster drops it, so an Ironman makes it: it takes 77 Archaeology and gives 6,300 Archaeology XP, using Exploratory totem (damaged), 34 × Dragon metal and 36 × Compass rose.
MembersUntradeable
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Ironman verdict
Where the materials come from: Exploratory totem (damaged) (from Volcanic ash); Dragon metal (from Volcanic ash); Compass rose (from Volcanic ash). Making ten takes 10 × Exploratory totem (damaged), 340 × Dragon metal and 360 × Compass rose and gives 63,000 Archaeology XP. Reaching level 77 Archaeology takes 1,475,581 XP in total; the Archaeology calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Archaeology guide has the Ironman training route. Exploratory totem is members-only. It is untradeable, so every account, Ironman or not, gets it the same way.
At a glance
- Members
- Yes
- Tradeable
- No
- Monster drops
- None
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- 1
- Used in
- Nothing
Make it yourself
Needs 77 Archaeology · 6,300 Archaeology XP
Getting the materials as an Ironman
- Exploratory totem (damaged): from Volcanic ash
- Dragon metal: from Volcanic ash
- Compass rose: from Volcanic ash
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