Open the Map. Own the Route.

Treasure Maps are more than bonus chests. They turn exploration into a controlled route where the map chooses the destination and you decide how much extra value to collect on the way. The difference between a forgettable dig and a great one is the circuit wrapped around it.

Use exactly one map, identify the nearest travel point, and treat the compass as the final precision tool. No shovel, workbench, or crafted key is involved. The only item cost is the consumed map itself.

The five item IDs are a real progression ladder, not cosmetic recolors. Guaranteed medicine improves at every tier, stat-fruit chances rise sharply, handbook quantities scale from one to three, and the schematic families move from early cloth to Hexolite.

Map 1

Common40%

Treasure Map 1

Achievement progress and early account value

Strong source example

Grass enemy-camp reward

Listed pool chance

40%

Map 2

Uncommon80%

Treasure Map 2

Midgame weapons, armor, and work progression

Strong source example

Grass sea-base camp reward

Listed pool chance

80%

Map 3

Rare60%

Treasure Map 3

Late-midgame combat and stat-fruit farming

Strong source example

Desert or Snow sea-base camp reward

Listed pool chance

60%

Map 4

Epic40%

Treasure Map 4

Endgame schematics and doubled handbook rolls

Strong source example

Desert or Snow sea-base camp reward

Listed pool chance

40%

Map 5

Legendary100%

Treasure Map 5

Best overall pool and late-game account growth

Strong source example

Sakurajima, Sky Island, or Yamijima sea-base camp

Listed pool chance

100%

The 1.0 export places maps in several loot systems, but enemy-camp rewards give the clearest repeatable ladder. Late sea-base and Sky Island examples can dedicate their map slot to Map 5, while dungeons, regional chests, and salvage work better as bonuses inside a broader route.

Best targeted source

Enemy-camp reward chests

The export ties every map tier to enemy-camp reward pools, with the strongest Map 5 examples in late regional sea-base and Sky Island camps.

Secondary route value

Dungeon reward pools

Several regional dungeon technology-book pools include maps. Treat them as a useful extra when the dungeon already advances another goal.

Opportunistic source

Dangerous regional chests

High-grade regional chest slots can roll maps, but they are less clean to target than a compact repeatable camp circuit.

Tiny bonus chance

High-rank salvage

Map 5 appears in a high-rank salvage pool at a very small listed chance, so salvage is a windfall, not a dedicated farm.

These coordinate records span the world rather than clustering around one ideal base. That is why travel coverage matters more than memorization. Unlock fast travel, maintain climate gear, and use a fast mount so a distant roll does not become a bad map.

Every tier begins with dependable recovery value, then layers in stat fruit, Applied Work Suitability handbooks, and era-appropriate schematics. Map 5 is especially strong because three Revival Potions are guaranteed before its randomized late-game rolls are considered.

Current 1.0 export-backed pool examples

Chance values describe the listed item roll inside that map's reward pool.

CommonMap 1

Guaranteed medicine lane5 Low Quality Recovery Meds

Representative chaseApplied Handbook I or early schematics

3.333%

each stat fruit

1 handbook

4.167% per work type

UncommonMap 2

Guaranteed medicine lane5 Recovery Meds

Representative chaseRefined-tier weapon and armor schematics

6.667%

each stat fruit

1 handbook

5.833% per work type

RareMap 3

Guaranteed medicine lane5 High Quality Recovery Meds

Representative chasePal Metal gear and Compound Bow schematics

13.333%

each stat fruit

1 handbook

8.333% per work type

EpicMap 4

Guaranteed medicine lane5 Advanced Recovery Meds

Representative chasePlasteel weapons and armor schematics

23.333%

each stat fruit

2 handbooks

8.333% per work type

LegendaryMap 5

Guaranteed medicine lane3 Revival Potions

Representative chaseHexolite and advanced weapon schematics

33.333%

each stat fruit

3 handbooks

8.333% per work type

Five successful interactions complete the achievement. Any qualifying tiers can move the counter, so use lower maps during normal exploration instead of hoarding them. Confirm each reward before opening the next route and the audit becomes effortless.

Start from fast travel, add a camp or bounty on the outbound leg, open the dig, then finish through a dungeon when the geography supports it. Move to a harder region only when the loop remains cheap enough to repeat without draining ammunition and repairs.