Overworld raids

The raid loop

Malignus is not only a defense game. You send minions into the overworld, attack settlements, command the raid in real time and carry the treasure home. Mossbomb says the world remembers what you did, and the treasure you bring back is also what attracts adventurers to your door.

That makes the overworld a risk engine, not a separate campaign. A successful raid raises your Boss's level through the treasure thresholds, but it also increases the hoard that invading parties want to steal. The offensive and defensive loops feed each other.

Reading the hex map

The official map screenshot is a useful legend even though it is only one state of the system. The dungeon gate sits at the center. Around it are two target families:

• Farmsteads marked in blue: dwarf, elf, human and giant. These appear to be settlement targets.
• Monster packs marked in red: goblin, kobold and ogre. These are a different target type, not a settlement.

Every visible target carries a Tier I label in the screenshot. That implies a progression scale, but the public material does not explain what raises a target's tier or what the difference is in rewards and defenders.

The map also has a “Show Wrath and Greed” toggle in the bottom-left. The screenshot does not show what the toggle changes. It is not safe to assume it reveals hidden targets or modifies rewards.

How a raid plays out

The public material supports a five-stage loop. The exact interface path is not published, so the steps below describe the flow, not a click-by-click walkthrough.

Loot and consequences

The store description is explicit: “Raid the settlements above for treasure, then hold it against the adventurers who come to take it back.” The boss-select screen adds the treasure thresholds: level 2 at 5 treasure, level 5 at 30.

This creates a deliberate tension. Raiding is how you power up the Boss, but the hoard is also the reason invasions grow. A player who raids aggressively and ignores defense is building a larger target, not a stronger dungeon. The first raid guide covers how to prepare the dungeon for the return trip.

Raid preparation

• Stabilise the dungeon first. Food, beds, a cook and a working storage filter matter more than a larger raiding party.
• Leave a defense behind. The overworld does not pause the dungeon's needs. Keep combat-capable minions, traps and the Boss at home.
• Check the invasion status. The HUD shows Unrest and Invasion separately. Do not launch a raid while the dungeon is already exposed if you can avoid it.
• Plan the return. Treasure has to be carried home. The official screenshot shows a minion carrying raided treasure to the sanctum door.
• Expect the world to remember. The store description says the world remembers what you did. Treat every raid as a future consequence, not a one-off loot roll.

What is unknown

• How target tiers scale and what raises them.
• Whether farmsteads and monster packs give different reward types.
• How many minions can raid, and whether the Boss can lead a raid.
• What happens to minions who fall in the overworld.
• What “the world remembers” changes — reinforcements, revenge parties, closed targets or something else.
• Whether raids can be repeated on the same target.

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