The First Descendant

All Zone Recon Missions

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The First Descendant - All Zone Recon Missions

This is a list of all Zone Recon Missions in The First Descendant. Learn all Zone Recon mission rewards and their locations in this guide!

All Zone Recon Missions

All Zone Recon Missions
Sterile Land Vespers Agna Desert
Echo Swamp White-night Gulch Hagios
Fortress

Sterile Land

Missions Rewards

Rockfall: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 2 (0.4%)
・Venom Injector (1.5%)
・Weapon Tuning (12.5%)
・Venom Syncytium (12.5%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 006 (20%)
・Burning Phase Reactor (50%)
・Young Noble's Ambition (50%)
・Albinism (50%)
・Frozen Mechanics Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern - Freyna (100%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 006 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 2 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Vespers

Missions Rewards

Lost Supply Depot: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 3 (0.4%)
・Unstoppable Smasher (2%)
・Poison Priority (15%)
・Focus Fire (15%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 014 (20%)
・Tingling Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Silly Weeper (50%)
・Red Wolf (50%)
・Burning Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 014 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 3 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Moonlight Lake: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 3 (0.4%)
・Remote Generator (2%)
・High-Power Rounds Compulsive (15%)
・Maximize Electric Resist (15%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 015 (20%)
・Materialized Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Explorer's Path (50%)
・Unfinished Study (50%)
・Toxic Phase Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 015 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 3 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Agna Desert

Missions Rewards

Vermilion Waste: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 5 (0.4%)
・An Iron Will (3%)
・Bullet Rain (20%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 026 (20%)
・Fire Rate Concentration (20%)
・Burning Mixture Reactor (50%)
・Blue Blood Bloomer (50%)
・Millenium Frost (50%)
・Tingling Mixture Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 026 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 5 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Miragestone: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 5 (0.4%)
・Dopaminergic Activate (3%)
・Insight Stabilizer (20%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 028 (20%)
・Amplification Control (20%)
・Materialized Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Vestigial Organ (50%)
・Firefly (50%)
・Toxic Phase Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 028 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 5 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Storage: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 5 (0.4%)
・Lethal Finish (3%)
・Stance Stabilizer (20%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 027 (20%)
・Electronic Syncytium (20%)
・Tingling Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Eternal Willpower (50%)
・Millenium Frost (50%)
・Burning Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 027 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 5 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Echo Swamp

Missions Rewards

Derelict Covert: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 4 (0.4%)
・Narcissism (2.5%)
・Fire Rate Concentration (17.5%)
・Mp Conversion (17.5%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 021 (20%)
・Burning Mechanics Reactor (50%)
・Rascal V-51 (50%)
・Magnus AA (50%)
・Frozen Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 021 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 4 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Muskeg Swamp: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 4 (0.4%)
・Payout (2.5%)
・Edging Shot (17.5%)
・Fire Syncytium (17.5%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 020 (20%)
・Tingling Phase Reactor (50%)
・Lightspeed Barrel (50%)
・Assassin's Edge (50%)
・Materialized Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 020 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 4 (0.2% - 1.6%)

White-night Gulch

Missions Rewards

The Mountaintops: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 6 (0.4%)
・Walk a Tightrope (3.5%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 033 (20%)
・Superheated Gunbarrel (22.5%)
・Skill Simplification (22.5%)
・Tingling Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Explorer's Path (50%)
・Eternal Willpower (50%)
・Burning Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 033 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 6 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Hatchery: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 6 (0.4%)
・Payout (3.5%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 035 (20%)
・Have Aiming (22.5%)
・Second Wind (22.5%)
・Frozen Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Firefly (50%)
・Red Wolf (50%)
・Materialized Mechanics Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 035 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 6 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Shipment Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 6 (0.4%)
・Auto-Reload (3.5%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 034 (20%)
・Fixed Shot (22.5%)
・Insight Support Ammo (22.5%)
・Materialized Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Assassin's Edge (50%)
・Dogma 21 (50%)
・Toxic Phase Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 034 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 6 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Hagios

Missions Rewards

Forward Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 7 (0.4%)
・Dopaminergic Activate (4%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 042 (20%)
・Electric Gunbarrel (25%)
・Maximize Toxic Resist (25%)
・Materialized Mechanics Reactor (50%)
・Fireworks (50%)
・Caligo's Horn (50%)
・Frozen Mixture Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 042 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 7 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Dune Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 7 (0.4%)
・Venom Injector (4%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 040 (20%)
・Action and Reaction (25%)
・Iron Defense (25%)
・Burning Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Silly Weeper (50%)
・Dimensional Bridge (50%)
・Tingling Phase Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 040 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 7 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

The Corrupted Zone: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 7 (0.4%)
・Sharp Precision Shot (4%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 041 (20%)
・Sharpshooter (25%)
・Focus on Dimension (25%)
・Toxic Phase Reactor (50%)
・Viper (50%)
・Caligo's Horn (50%)
・Burning Mechanics Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 041 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 7 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Fortress

Missions Rewards

Frozen Valley: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 8 (0.4%)
・Venom Injector (4.5%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 047 (20%)
・Marksman (27.5%)
・HP Amplification (27.5%)
・Burning Phase Reactor (50%)
・Subconciousness (50%)
・Sonic Co-op (50%)
・Frozen Mechanics Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 047 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 8 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Defense Line: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 8 (0.4%)
・Burst Absorption (4.5%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 049 (20%)
・Poison Priority (27.5%)
・Action and Reaction (27.5%)
・Materialized Mixture Reactor (50%)
・Fireworks (50%)
・Eternal Willpower (50%)
・Tingling Singularity Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 049 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 8 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

Convertor Facility: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
・Shape Stabilizer Form 8 (0.4%)
・Real-Life Fighter (4.5%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 048 (20%)
・Weak Point Quick Fire (27.5%)
・Battle of Stamina (27.5%)
・Toxic Mechanics Reactor (50%)
・Lightspeed Barrel (50%)
・Sonic Co-op (50%)
・Burning Mixture Reactor (50%)
・Amorphous Material Pattern 048 (5% - 20%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration
・Shape Stabilizer Form 8 (0.2% - 1.6%) - Additional Reward for Successful Infiltration

What are Zone Recon Missions?

Time-Limited Infiltration Missions

The First Descendant - Zone Recon Mission Power Units

The primary objective in a Zone Recon Mission is to infiltrate an enemy camp and destroy 3 Vulgus Power Units within a specified time limit. After destroying the power units, you will have to defeat a mini-boss to complete the mission.

Increase Time Limit by Disabling Surveillance Towers

The First Descendant - Surveillance Towers Zone Recon Missions

By default, the time limit for you to complete a Zone Recon Mission is around 1 minute, but this can be increased by disabling Surveillance Towers nearby.

They are not marked on the map but you can find these orange terminals within the vicinity of a Zone Recon Mission.

5-Minute Cooldown After Completing a Mission

The First Descendant - Zone Recon Mission Cooldown

Once you complete a Zone Recon Mission, that mission will be on a 5-minute cooldown. The cooldown only affects the mission that you just completed and other Zone Recon Missions will still be available.

Fast Method for Farming Rare Materials

Zone Recon Missions are relatively short and usually yield great rewards such as Amorphous Material Patterns and Shape Stabilizer Forms. As such, they are a fast way to quickly obtain rare research materials compared to other mission types.

All Materials and How to Get Them

The First Descendant Related Guides

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Main Quest Walkthrough

All Mission Types

Zone Recon Calling of the Descendant

Kingston Missions

Field Communications Center Urban District The Last Emergency Communicator
Kingston Communications Repeater Vulgus Field Generator Magister Lab
Suspicious Battery Pack Vulgus Data Transmitter Kingston Surveillance Radar
Slumber Valley

Sterile Land Missions

Anticipated Ambush Point Deception Transmitter Patrol Route
External Reactor Kuiper Mine Kuiper Refinery
Kuiper Storage Tank The Barracks The Base's Power Grid
Defense Garrison Rally Point High-powered Jammer The Forgottense
Logistics Facility Wastewater Treatment Plant Weapon Processing Facility
Large Nuclear Reactor Biological Research Facility Weapons Engineering Facility
Unknown Laboratory

Vespers Missions

Lakeside Floodplain Old Surveillance Station
Ruins Courtyard Ruins Underground Entrance Destroyed Temple
Captured Base Abandoned Village Mossy Colossus
Sepulcher Ancient Giant Tree Supply Depot
Timberfall Power Facility Organic Recording Material The Shelter

Echo Swamp Missions

Arche Motion Sensor The Tree of Truth Environment Contamination Zone
Abandoned Refinery Unit Seed Vault Hazy Swamp
Traces of Colossi Interceptions Kuiper Transport Route Verdant Greenery
Field Energy Station Emergency Landing Strip Ghost Marsh
The Chapel

Agna Desert Missions

Baggage Transport Waste Rock Cave Base Surveillance Location
The Asylum Outpost Workshop Abandoned Reconstruction Site
Stolen Spectral Digger Kuiper Depot Previous Construct Team Quarters
Excavation Team Directional Radar Ossuary Mining Beacon
Caligo Ossuary Heavy Equipment Entry Path Commanding Ground

White-night Gulch Missions

Order's Patrol Beat Decoy Operation Zone Triumphal Arch
Ancient Transmission Detection Facility Borderline of Truth Cave Rally Point
Water-Cooling Recording Device Forgotten Comms Device Deployment Area of the Order's Forces
Mystery's End Order's Veil Order's Occupied Facility
Eye of Truth Order Supply Warehouse Fortress Outskirts
Fortress Control Facility Fortress Courtyard DNA Detector Spray Zone
Altar Upper Hatchery Lower Hatchery
Bio-Lab

Hagios Missions

Vulgus Blockade Recon's Squad Trail Ally Retreat Route
Ransacked Village Crimson Contaminated Area Deep Digger
The Haven Large Supply Transport Point Ruins Modification Base
The Cliff Cargo Management Zone Broadband Fleet Beacon
Antiaircraft Defensive Position The Passage to the Ruins Ancient Quantum Facility
Ruins Guard Facility Tethered Energy Position Old Mystery

Fortress Missions

Outlying Communications Facility Snowy Heights Gate System Control Network
Munitions Loading Dock Command Relay Ship Charging Facility
Frozen Shipyard Quarantine Zone Giant Hangar
High-Thermal Source Detected Zone Central Control Unit Destroyed Base
Explosive Debris Fortress Command Entrance Heart of the Fortress

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