The main grind of The First Descendant involves farming and opening Amorphous Material, which are essentially loot boxes that can drop upgrade materials and rare resources used to unlock new characters. The system can be confusing at first, but you’ll eventually get the hang of it and learn which numbers you need to farm.
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How to Get Amorphous Material Patterns in The First Descendant
Amorphous Material Patterns are obtained as mission rewards in The First Descendant. Completing missions in each of the zones throughout the world of The First Descendant will reward you with specific Patterns, so you can target farm them to get the ones you need. You’ll likely amass quite a collection just by playing through the main campaign.
How to Open Amorphous Material Pattern in The First Descendant
Once you obtain an Amorphous Material Pattern, you’ll need to open it to get the reward inside. Each Amorphous Material is associated with a certain boss or mission. If you defeat that boss or complete that mission with the correct Amorphous Material Pattern in your possession, you’ll be able to interact with a green orb and use the Reconstructed Device to crack it open and reveal its contents.
For example, Amorphous Material Pattern: 002 requires you to defeat Grave Walker to open it. You can check which boss or mission is associated with an Amorphous Material Pattern by opening your inventory, hovering over it, and selecting “Linked Reconstruction Device info.” This is done with the L key on PC by default.
While you’re hovering over an Amorphous Material Pattern, you’ll also be able to see all the possible rewards contained within. You’ll only get one item when opening an Amorphous Material Pattern, and you can see the drop chances for each potential reward by hovering over it in your inventory. There’s a 38% chance for Amorphous Material Pattern: 002 to drop Gley Code, for example, which is used to unlock Gley as a playable Descendant.
All Amorphous Material Pattern Locations in The First Descendant
Amorphous Material Pattern | Location/Unlock Requirement | Rewards |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 001 | Kingston (Normal) – Fallen Theater: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 002 | Kingston (Normal) – Magister Lab | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 003 | Kingston (Normal) – Slumber Valley | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 004 | Kingston (Normal) – Defend Albion resource | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 005 | Kingston (Normal) – Defend Albion resource | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 006 | Sterile Land (Normal) – Rockfall: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 007 | Sterile Land (Normal) – The Repository: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 008 | Sterile Land (Normal) – Classified Area: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 009 | Sterile Land (Normal) – The Forgottense | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 010 | Sterile Land (Normal) – Unknown Laboratory | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 011 | Sterile Land (Normal) – Block Kuiper mining | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 012 | Sterile Land (Normal) – Block Kuiper mining | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 013 | Vespers (Normal) – Lumber Yard: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 014 | Vespers (Normal) – Lost Supply Depot: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 015 | Vespers (Normal) – Moonlight Lake: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 016 | Vespers (Normal) – Sepulcher | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 017 | Vespers (Normal) – The Shelter | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 018 | Vespers (Normal) – Neutralize Void Experiment | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 019 | Vespers (Normal) – Neutralize Void Experiment | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 020 | Echo Swamp (Normal) – Muskeg Swamp: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 021 | Echo Swamp (Normal) – Derelict Covert: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 022 | Echo Swamp (Normal) – Seed Vault | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 023 | Echo Swamp (Normal) – The Chapel | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 024 | Echo Swamp (Normal) – Defend Albion resource | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 025 | Echo Swamp (Normal) – Defend Albion resource | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 026 | Agna Desert (Normal) – Vermillion Waste: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 027 | Agna Desert (Normal) – Storage: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 028 | Agna Desert (Normal) – Miragestone: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 029 | Agna Desert (Normal) – The Asylum | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 030 | Agna Desert (Normal) – Caligo Ossuary | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 031 | Agna Desert (Normal) – Neutralize Void Experiment | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 032 | Agna Desert (Normal) – Neutralize Void Experiment | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 033 | White-night Gulch (Normal) – The Mountaintops: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 034 | White-night Gulch (Normal) – Shipment Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 035 | White-night Gulch (Normal) – Hatchery: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 036 | White-night Gulch (Normal) – Mystery’s End | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 037 | White-night Gulch (Normal) – Bio-lab | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 038 | White-night Gulch (Normal) – Block Kuiper mining | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 039 | White-night Gulch (Normal) – Block Kuiper mining | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 040 | Hagios (Normal) – Dune Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 041 | Hagios (Normal) – The Corrupted Zone: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 042 | Hagios (Normal) – Forward Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 043 | Hagios (Normal) – The Haven | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 044 | Hagios (Normal) – Old Mystery | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 045 | Hagios (Normal) – Neutralize Void Experiment | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 046 | Hagios (Normal) – Neutralize Void Experiment | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 047 | Fortress (Normal) – Frozen Valley: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 048 | Fortress (Normal) – Convertor Facility: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 049 | Fortress (Normal) – Defense Line: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 050 | Fortress (Normal) – Quarantine Zone | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 051 | Fortress (Normal) – Heart of the Fortress | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 052 | Fortress (Normal) – Defend Albion resources | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 053 | Fortress (Normal) – Defend Albion resources | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 054 | Kingston (Hard) – Fallen Theater: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 055 | Kingston (Hard) – Fallen Theater: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 056 | Kingston (Hard) – Magister Lab | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 057 | Kingston (Hard) – Magister Lab | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 058 | Kingston (Hard) – Slumber Valley | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 059 | Kingston (Hard) – Slumber Valley | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 060 | Sterile Land (Hard) – Rockfall: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 061 | Sterile Land (Hard) – Rockfall: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 062 | Sterile Land (Hard) – The Repository: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 063 | Sterile Land (Hard) – The Repository: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 064 | Sterile Land (Hard) – Classified Area: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 065 | Sterile Land (Hard) – Classified Area: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 066 | Sterile Land (Hard) – The Forgottense | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 067 | Sterile Land (Hard) – The Forgottense | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 068 | Sterile Land (Hard) – Unknown Laboratory | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 069 | Sterile Land (Hard) – Unknown Laboratory | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 070 | Vespers (Hard) – Lumber Yard: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 071 | Vespers (Hard) – Lumber Yard: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 072 | Vespers (Hard) – Lost Supply Depot: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 073 | Vespers (Hard) – Lost Supply Depot: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 074 | Vespers (Hard) – Moonlight Lake: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 075 | Vespers (Hard) – Moonlight Lake: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 076 | Vespers (Hard) – Sepulcher | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 077 | Vespers (Hard) – Sepulcher | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 078 | Vespers (Hard) – The Shelter | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 079 | Vespers (Hard) – The Shelter | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 080 | Echo Swamp (Hard) – Muskeg Swamp: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 081 | Echo Swamp (Hard) – Muskeg Swamp: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 082 | Echo Swamp (Hard) – Derelict Covert: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 083 | Echo Swamp (Hard) – Derelict Covert: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 084 | Echo Swamp (Hard) – Seed Vault | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 085 | Echo Swamp (Hard) – Seed Vault | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 086 | Echo Swamp (Hard) – The Chapel | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 087 | Echo Swamp (Hard) – The Chapel | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 088 | Agna Desert (Hard) – Vermillion Waste: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 089 | Agna Desert (Hard) – Vermillion Waste: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 090 | Agna Desert (Hard) – Storage: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 091 | Agna Desert (Hard) – Storage: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 092 | Agna Desert (Hard) – Miragestone: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 093 | Agna Desert (Hard) – Miragestone: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 094 | Agna Desert (Hard) – The Asylum | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 095 | Agna Desert (Hard) – The Asylum | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 096 | Agna Desert (Hard) – Caligo Ossuary | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 097 | Agna Desert (Hard) – Caligo Ossuary | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 098 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – The Mountaintops: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 099 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – The Mountaintops: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 100 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – Shipment Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 101 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – Shipment Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 102 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – Hatchery: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 103 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – Hatchery: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 104 | Hagios (Hard) – The Haven | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 105 | Hagios (Hard) – The Haven | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 106 | Hagios (Hard) – Old Mystery | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 107 | Hagios (Hard) – Old Mystery | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 108 | Hagios (Hard) – Dune Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 109 | Hagios (Hard) – Dune Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 110 | Hagios (Hard) – The Corrupted Zone: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 111 | Hagios (Hard) – The Corrupted Zone: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 112 | Hagios (Hard) – Forward Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 113 | Hagios (Hard) – Forward Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 114 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – Mystery’s End | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 115 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – Mystery’s End | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 116 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – Bio-lab | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 117 | White-night Gulch (Hard) – Bio-lab | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 118 | Fortress (Hard) – Frozen Valley: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 119 | Fortress (Hard) – Frozen Valley: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 120 | Fortress (Hard) – Convertor Facility: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 121 | Fortress (Hard) – Convertor Facility: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 122 | Fortress (Hard) – Defense Line: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 123 | Fortress (Hard) – Defense Line: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 124 | Fortress (Hard) – Quarantine Zone | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 125 | Fortress (Hard) – Quarantine Zone | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 126 | Fortress (Hard) – Heart of the Fortress | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 127 | Fortress (Hard) – Heart of the Fortress |
All Mutant AA Amorphous Material Pattern Locations
Amorphous Material Pattern | Location/Unlock Requirement | Rewards |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 011-Mutant AA | Sterile Land: Kuiper Block mining | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 015-Mutant AA | Vespers (Normal) – Moonlight Lake: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 017-Mutant AA | Vespers (Normal) – The Shelter | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 020-Mutant AA | Echo Swamp (Normal) – Muskeg Swamp: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 023-Mutant AA | Echo Swamp (Normal) – The Chapel | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 027-Mutant AA | Agna Desert (Normal) – Storage: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 030-Mutant AA | Agna Desert (Normal) – Caligo Ossuary | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 038-Mutant AA | White-night Gulch (Normal) – Kuiper Block mining | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 044-Mutant AA | Hagios (Normal) – Old Mystery | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 049-Mutant AA | Fortress (Normal) – Defense Line: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
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Amorphous Material Pattern: 052-Mutant AA | Fortress (Normal) – Defend Albion resources | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 055-Mutant AA | Kingston (Hard) – Fallen Theater: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 068-Mutant AA | Sterile Land (Hard) – Unknown Laboratory | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 071-Mutant AA | Vespers (Hard) – Lumber Yard: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 073-Mutant AA | Vespers (Hard) – Lost Supply Depot: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 081-Mutant AA | Echo Swamp (Hard) – Muskeg Swamp: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 087-Mutant AA | Echo Swamp (Hard) – The Chapel | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 090-Mutant AA | Agna Desert (Hard) – Storage: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 094-Mutant AA | Agna Desert (Hard) – The Asylum | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 098-Mutant AA | White-night Gulch (Hard) – The Mountaintops: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 110-Mutant AA | Hagios (Hard) – The Corrupted Zone: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 113-Mutant AA | Hagios (Hard) – Forward Base: Vulgus Strategic Outpost | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 115-Mutant AA | Hagios (Hard) – The Haven | |
Amorphous Material Pattern: 125-Mutant AA | Fortress (Hard) – Quarantine Zone |
What is an AA Amorphous Material Pattern in The First Descendant?
AA Amorphous Materials work similarly to regular ones but with a few notable differences. The AA part of the name means the Materials were added post-launch.
At the time of writing, these Materials all contain parts for Ultimate Valby or Luna, who are both new Descendants.
Oddly enough, these AA Amorphous Materials have replaced some regular Materials with the same number. This change can be a little confusing, as the game still displays old Amorphous Materials on the Access Info page.
On the plus side, if you own any defunct Amorphous Materials, you can still open them as usual, even if they are technically unavailable in the game.
The Best Amorphous Materials For Energy Activator Blueprints
Opening Amorphous Materials is the only way to obtain Energy Activators outside a couple of freebies. These Energy Activators are essential in unlocking your Descendant’s full potential, as they increase your Module Capacity by 20.
Many Amorphous Materials have a slight chance of rewarding you with an Energy Activator, but some are easier to farm than others. With this in mind, here are the best Amorphous Materials to grind for those coveted Activators.
Amorphous Material 002
002 is, hands down, the best Amorphous Material to grind for Energy Activators. You can collect the Material from the Normal Magister Lab with a 100% Drop Rate. As the mission is on normal difficulty, you can complete it within 3 minutes, and it’s even faster if you have a Bunny on the team.
You can open Amorphous Material 002 by defeating the Grave Walker Collosi. If you have a Descendant with level 100 gear, you should be able to beat the boss within 5 seconds. I recommend queueing for the Interception solo, as there’s no waiting time before or after the battle.
The Energy Activator only has a 3% drop rate, but you can quickly amass many Materials and open them without hassle.
Amorphous Material 083
You need Freyna and Sharen unlocked for this Material, but they are worth it, especially if you’re sick of the Magister’s Lab. Head to the Derelict Covert in Hard Mode Echo Swamp and the Vulgus Strategic Outpost nearby.
You can use Sharen for a shot at Amorphous Material 083. I usually wait until I have five before the next step.
Use the Void Reactor nearby with Freyna once you’ve collected a few Amorphous Materials.
Enemy density at this Reactor was buffed post-launch, and you’ll quickly reach the kill quota for the required Shards. Void Shard amounts have also been dramatically buffed for Season 1, and a single Void Reactor run is all you need to open the Material.
You can beat the Boss in the cave near the Outpost to open the Material with a 6% drop rate for Energy Activators. The odds are still heavily stacked against you, but it’s double the chance compared to the Magister Lab route.
Energy Activator farming is a drag, but you’ll absolutely want them if you’re going for any Ultimate Descendants.
Published: Sep 3, 2024 05:56 pm