Complete 100% Achievement Guide | Remnant: From the Ashes

A complete achievement guide for Remnant: From the Ashes, including the 2 DLC's.
Everything is properly categorized, organized, and formatted, for easier tracking.
Overall, it is a medium to semi-hard game to 100%. You will be replaying sections a lot in order to get all the different boss kills, there is a challenging Survival game mode to do, and finally a grind for Glowing Fragments to finish it all off.

Introduction

Approximate Time to Complete: 60 - 80 h[howlongtobeat.com]

Number of Achievements: 50

Story: 40 | DLC: 10

1. Play through the game and DLC's

You don't have to worry about any achievements in your first playthrough. You will have to replay many sections regardless because of the RNG. Be mindful of any missable achievements under "Specific" and "DLC: Subject 2923". Consider playing on Hard to collect some Glowing Fragments along the way, since they only drop on Hard difficulty. Just take your time, visit every location and enjoy the game!

2. Re-roll Campaigns or Adventure Modes

Clean up all the other achievements that you are missing. Re-roll campaign to get either "Undying, Eh?" or "Shot Through the Heart", whichever one you missed. And keep re-rolling Adventure Modes for anything else. You can focus on doing any alternative boss kills along the way. You will likely encounter some new ones as well. You should have everything done except for Survival and armor skins.

3. Finish Survival

Kill 10 bosses in a row in Survival Mode. There are some tips you can find under "Dominator". It is best to have this done with at least 1 other person. If you need people to play with, I'm sure you can find somebody by asking in Discussions.

4. Grind for Glowing Fragments

You will have a good amount of Glowing Fragments already collected but you will likely need to grind for some more. You will need a total of 550 Glowing Fragments to unlock 40 armor skins. There is a good method of farming these under "Fashion is Danger". You will again need a friend for this.

Story Related

These are part of the story and unmissable.

Fade to White
Activate the Ward 13 World Stone


You will get this after completing the tutorial. Technically missable if you skip the tutorial.

Are You Ok?
Meet the Root Mother (Secret)


What is the Labyrinth?
Meet the Labyrinth Keeper (Secret)


Death Warmed Over
Meet the Undying King (Secret)


Like a Moth to a Flame
Meet the Swamp Queen (Secret)


Changing of the Guard
Meet the Pan Rebel Leader (Secret)


The Founder
Meet Andrew Ford (Secret)

Bosses

All of these are world bosses - the boss you kill before moving to the next world. If you get one, you will miss another. For whatever is missing, keep doing Adventure Mode for the zone they are in until you get them.

Fire in the Sky
Defeat Singe (Secret) (Missable)


The Bigger They Are…
Defeat the Ent (Secret) (Missable)


The Keymaster
Defeat the Claviger (Secret) (Missable)


Watch the Totems!
Defeat the Totem Father (Secret) (Missable)


Wolf of the Woods
Defeat the Ravager (Secret) (Missable)


Butterfly Effect
Defeat Ixillis XV (Secret) (Missable)


Undying, Eh?
Defeat the Undying King (Secret) (Missable)


After defeating Ixillis XV you will get a Swamp Guardian's Heart. You will need to side with Swamp Queen to be able to fight the Undying King. This will void "Shot Through the Heart" achievement. You will need to re-roll the campaign to get the missed achievement.

Dark Awakening
Defeat the Dreamer (Secret)

Collecting & Upgrading

By the time you get all of the other achievements, you should have all of these completed automatically. They are all pretty self explanatory. I will leave some good guides in "Links" section on where to find majority of traits, weapons, armor, etc.

Not So Special
Defeat 100 special enemies


Heart of a Dragon
Upgrade Dragon Heart


First…But Not The Last!
Acquire first trait


Good Start
Acquire 10 traits


That's a Lot of Traits!
Acquire 20 traits


Unleash Your Potential
Acquire 30 traits


Trait Dabbler
Upgrade any trait to 10


Trait Focus
Upgrade any trait to 20


Equipment Collector
Acquire 5 armor sets


Equipment Enthusiast
Acquire 10 armor sets


Hard Choices
Upgrade first weapon


Halfway There
Upgrade any weapon to +10


Push It to the Limit
Upgrade any weapon to +20


Ready For Action
Craft a weapon using material from a defeated world boss


Like a Boss
Upgrade a boss weapon to +5


Mod Collector
Acquire 5 weapon mods


Mod Enthusiast
Acquire 15 weapon mods


One Person's Scrap…
Acquire 50,000 scrap


Scrap Harvester
Acquire 100,000 scrap


Scrap Collector
Acquire 200,000 scrap

Specific

This Watch…
Acquire Mudtooth's pocket watch (Missable)


You will find Mud Tooth after defeating the first boss. He will be in a crashed helicopter by the checkpoint. Keep listening to his stories and eventually he will give you the pocket watch.

Precious
Return ring to Reggie (Secret) (Missable)


You are looking for The Tarnished Ring that is a random spawn on Earth. You can re-roll the Adventure Mode until you find it. Deliver the ring to Reggie in Ward 13.

Note: User KoweK noted that there is a handy site called Remnant World Analyzer[hzla.github.io] which can cut down the amount of time spent re-rolling worlds while searching for these random drop chance items. You input your save file (after rolling a new adventure), and the site will tell you what items are available for pick up in that given world. This can make it so you don't have to search every corner of the map for the items, and can just re-roll a new world instead. This can be useful for this ring achievement, the coin below, as well as some elusive armor pieces.

Not So Lucky
Return coin to Ace (Secret) (Missable)


The coin can be found randomly on Earth locations or from killing Earth enemies. You can re-roll the Adventure Mode until you find it. Deliver the coin to Ace in Ward 13.

Shot Through the Heart
Return the Swamp Guardian's heart to the Undying King (Secret) (Missable)


After defeating Ixillis XV you will get a Swamp Guardian's Heart. You will need to bring the heart back to the Undying King and not side with the Swamp Queen. This will void "Undying, Eh?" achievement. You will need to re-roll the campaign to get the missed achievement.

Untouchable
Defeat a world boss in offline mode without taking damage (Secret) (Missable)


You should go for this after you've finished the game and are fully upgraded, it will make the fight much easier. The easiest boss for this is Singe. Re-roll the Adventure Mode until you get him. You need to do it solo so make sure you are in offline mode.

Spec your build so you do the highest damage possible. Use potions that increase your stats like Icefruit, Houndmaster's Jerky, Frenzy Dust, Adrenaline. I used a Sniper Rifle with Slayer armor set and summoner mods (Iron Sentinel & Beckon) and killed the boss within a minute. Another build relies more on summoner damage with Beckon, Swarm, and Cultist armor set. Another build is with Chicago Typewriter, Bandit armor set, Song of Swords and Explosive Shot mods.

There is also a way you can get this by skipping a boss fight. This can be done with Ravager at Yaesha, by ringing the bells in the correct order. The correct order to shoot the bells is: 5-1-5-1-2-3-4-1. From where you enter the room - close right is 1, close left is 2, center is 3, far left is 4, far right is 5. You have to be rather fast for it to work.

DLC: Swamps of Corsus

Fall of the Iskal
Defeat the Iskal Queen (Secret) (Missable)


This boss only shows up in Adventure Mode on Corsus, re-roll until you get her.

Survivor
Defeat 5 Bosses in a row in Survival Mode


Dominator
Defeat 10 Bosses in a row in Survival Mode


This will be the hardest achievement to get. You can't save progress in Survival Mode so you have to do it in one go. You should of course be familiar with all the boss fights. Every third boss will be a world boss. Since some bosses are harder then others, you can only hope to get a good RNG. Here are some tips that I gathered that helped me:

• Disable Subject 2923 DLC. The bosses and dungeons are harder and the items are not worth it. To disable, right click the game > Properties > DLC.
  
• Play with at least one more person. Playing solo can be good because you get all the items and enemies are easier, but dying means insta wipe. Having somebody to revive you or take the aggro makes the run much easier. Playing with 2 people is also good but enemies will have more health so take that as you will.
  
• You should aim to be 2-3 levels above world level. Try to be fast and do not spend too much time looting. Split up with a friend to cover all areas, get the chests, kill all enemies for xp, but do not go on big detours if you don't have to. If world level catches up to you around boss 8, you are still on good track.
  
• Focus on a build. Since gear you get is random you can only hope to get what you need, but try to make it work with what you find along the way. You can also restart if you don't find some good weapons at the beginning.
  My friend and I were running a summoner build with Iron Sentinel turrets, Seed Caller or Beckon if you are lucky to get those bosses. They would do a lot of damage even to bosses and take aggro most of the time. You can buy some Invoker traits from the shop to increase summoner damage. I was running a Sniper Rifle with a Magnum Revolver and Slayer armor set. The pistol would one shot most enemies. My friend was running Chicago Typewriter or Beam Rifle. Those are all top tier guns along with Assault Gun, Coach Gun, Spitfire, Submachine Gun.
  For the armor sets you should consider: Cultist, Labyrinth, Twisted, Slayer, Hunter, Void. You can also mix and match. Try not to have armor encumbrance above medium so that you can dodge better.
  
• Around boss 6-7, consider buying some potions that last an hour to increase your stats. Stuff like Mudtooth's Tonic and Stew or Houndmaster's Jerky or Icefruit. Also have at least one of each potion to remove status effects: rot, radiation, corrosion, shock, bleed.
  
• 6-8 dragon hearts is more than enough. Don't hesitate to heal even when at around 60% health during boss fights. An unexpected combo can quickly take you out.
  
• And finally hope to not get many hard bosses, or if you do, that they are at the beginning while they are easier. May the RNG gods be with you!

Fashion!
Purchase 15 Armor Skins


Fashion is Danger
Purchase 40 Armor Skins


This will be the grindiest achievement to get. You should go for it after Survival since you will get good amount of Glowing Fragments from there. You will need 550 Glowing Fragments in total to get 40 armor skins. Buy all the helmets and pants first as they are cheaper and finish off with chest pieces that you want.

This is the best method for farming these. You need at least 1 more person but best with 2 for increased chances. Everybody re-rolls Adventure Mode on Corsus until you find a tower-like cave (image below). You are looking for Fetid Pools dungeon that has 1 in 5 chances of spawning inside that cave. If you get anything else you quit and re-roll the world. Explore just the initial Corsus area for the tower. If you do not find it, quit and re-roll. If you see a tower that is inaccessible from the door that needs to be opened from the other side, there will always be another tower that you can enter. There will be many runs with no towers or wrong dungeons but this is definitely the fastest method.


Once a person finds Fetid Pools, everyone joins their game. You are looking for a Rusted Amulet that spawns randomly in the dungeon. Once you find it go to the middle open area of the dungeon where there are pools of acid. ONLY ONE person equips the amulet and crouches around in the pool until they get Acid Cleansed Key. With that key, go to the north of the dungeon where there is a checkpoint and a bunch of doors. Open the door to the right-middle, that leads upstairs. Then the second person dips in the pool of acid to get another key. With the second key you go through the open door and open the right-most door that has 25 Glowing Fragments. One person can wait by the pools while the other opens the doors, to speed up the process. Exit and re-roll.

For a solo method, your best bet is to just keep doing Survival mode or you can keep re-rolling Adventure Modes on Hard or higher (Fragments only drop on Hard). Glowing Fragments will drop from random special enemies and bosses. Higher difficulties will net more Fragments. Alternatively, you can use the same method with Fetid Pools but it will take much longer. You obtain the Rusted Amulet but DO NOT convert it to Acid Cleansed Key. You re-roll the Adventure Mode and find Fetid Pools again. DO NOT pick up a new Rusted Amulet yet, instead convert your old one, open the first door, pick up the second amulet, convert it, and open the second door. Both of these are much grindier methods.

DLC: Subject 2923

Girl in the Snow
Travel to Reisum (Secret)


Nemesis
Defeat the Final Boss


Other Voices
Listen to all the Recordings in Ward Prime


If you are playing with others, only the host will get the achievement. Video guide below (credit goes to original creator).

Lockdown
Visit the Homestead Basement (Secret) (Missable)


You are looking for a randomly spawned location called Homestead. It will be a second checkpoint in the first area of the DLC. If you do not get it, you will need to re-roll the campaign. Progress though the game as normal until you get to Ward Prime. The key for the basement will be on the shelf in the main bay. Checkpoint back to the Homestead, where the basement door will be hidden behind a breakable shelf in the house. Video guide below (credit goes to original creator).

Hard Bargain
Make a Deal with Sebum (Secret) (Missable)


You are looking for a Packmaster's Tusk that is a random drop in one of the snow locations. It drops from a special Packmaster Yeti. If you do not find it, re-roll Adventure Mode until you do. You are then looking for Frieran Sea location. If you find Frieran Sea first, the Tusk will always be somewhere else and vice versa. At Frieran Sea, DO NOT talk to Sebum yet. Instead go to the left of the ship, through breakable boxes, where you will interact with armor that you see through the crack in the ship. Go back to Sebum and talk to him. Mention the armor below when prompted. Trade the Tusk for the armor. Go below though unlocked door to get the armor.

Links

These are some useful resources that can help you with more information, detailed boss guides and locations of all the obtainable traits, rings, amulets, armor, weapons and weapon mods.

Remnant: From the Ashes Wiki Page

[remnantfromtheashes.wiki.fextralife.com]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1846801369
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2092594669

Thanks for reading! Hope the guide was helpful and good luck!

[z山丹尺尺工口尺x]

For some reason the Remnant World Analyzer seems to have some kind of bug. If you use it with the Subject 2923 DLC campaign selected, the site won't show anything. I'm not sure if the bug happens in adventure mode (in this case, on the DLC map), so if you're going to play and need to use the site, make sure you're in the normal campaign.

[Kirouse]

oks, thank you!

[Rhizzy]

You don't need to play on Hard but Glowing Fragments only start dropping on Hard. So you may want to consider playing on Hard if you can tolerate it, so that you can collect some of them along the way, and you have less to grind at the end. But it is not necessary.

[Kirouse]

Hi, do you have to play the game on hard mode for 100%?

[Celendrin]

(note I did note the program Kowek mentioned and Rhizzy included in the guide, thanks to both),

that analyzes your save game and lets you know what you'll be finding etc,

that's a life-saver for a game like this but what does it tell you that "hacks" like that have to be made so you don't spend 100 hours of your life running around trying to get that 'one' thing you need

Obviously '100' was an exaggeration but honestly not by much,

I've never seen an 'estimate' be correct in anything to do with gaming, anything 'estimated' to be 20 hours ends up 50,

because they never include crashes, bugs, afk deaths, late nights getting lost etc etc

Just like in construction, you always gotta multiply the 'estimate' by 2 or 3 to get the actual correct amount,

these games have become a joke nowadays a total insult to players

[Celendrin]

This is a perfect example of how gaming has become 'work' and 'un-fun' nowadays,

Reading this guide is painful and it's absurd developers are actually doing this to players.

Reading that you have to repeatedly reset a world, run around 'hoping' to find something you need, only to then have to 'reset' it again and rinse / repeat is beyond belief.

I don't know what's more insane - developers getting away with developing these kinds of games (complete with a character that 'runs' like he's in slow-motion),

Or the gamers that don't seem to notice there's something absurdly wrong with it.

[PluTToX]

i get 100% after ca 130h and i was rly slow, it could be done in 80-100h

[PluTToX]

thx, i will try it alone :D And then maybe Remant 2

[Rhizzy]

Yes they can all be done solo. Only all the glowing fragments will probably take longer to get, and 10 Survival bosses might be a bit harder since you don't have another target that the boss can focus (skill level dependant).

[PluTToX]

Hey! one question, can all 50 achievements be done alone ?