Aberration
Caves
Everything you need to pick your next run, without opening the map. Sort by difficulty, then work down the list.
6 caves0 cleared
- Challenging
Old Railway Cave
Progression · Blue Zone
Artifact Artifact of the DepthsUnlocks RockwellChallenging, 3 of 5Watch outA narrow crouch tunnel early on means whatever you walk in with has to be cryopodded through. Karkinos and Aberrant Carnotaurus hold the middle. Aberrant Arthropleura spit shreds armor. Take the right path after the first waterfall. This is also the best place on the map to tame a Glowtail.
- Hard
Hidden Grotto
Underwater · Blue Zone lake
Artifact Artifact of the ShadowsUnlocks RockwellUnderwaterHard, 4 of 5Watch outThe entrance is a vertical underwater shaft in the lake. Inside it alternates between long flooded tunnels full of Electrophorus, Cnidaria and Baryonyx, and sheer climbs. Time your climbs around earthquakes, because falling back into the water at the wrong moment is usually fatal. A swarm of Seekers guards the artifact itself.
- Brutal
Blue Obelisk Surface Exit
Progression · Surface
No artifactBrutal, 5 of 5Watch outThe way up to the Blue Obelisk surface area. Daylight on the Aberration surface kills unprotected survivors quickly, and Reaper Queens and Nameless roam it. Go at night, take the artifact-free route seriously, and know which hole you came out of before you need it.
- Brutal
Elemental Vault
Progression · Red Zone
Artifact Artifact of the StalkerUnlocks RockwellBrutal, 5 of 5Watch outThe hardest cave on Aberration. Radiation the whole way, insane hostile density, deep ravines, and elemental water that deals 200 damage a second and destroys your suit. Follow the blue crystals along the ceiling on a Drake. Helena Note #30 is on the ground at a small crossroad at 87.2, 46.6.
- Brutal
Green Obelisk Surface Exit
Progression · Surface
No artifactBrutal, 5 of 5Watch outOne of two routes up to the Green Obelisk surface area. Same rules as the rest of the surface: lethal daytime heat, Nameless swarms and Reapers. The paired return entrance is a short distance away and is not the one you came out of.
- Brutal
Red Obelisk Surface Exit
Progression · Surface
No artifactBrutal, 5 of 5Watch outThe climb out to the Red Obelisk surface area, from the deepest and most hostile part of the map. Lethal daylight, Reapers below and Nameless above.