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Overview

When you first arrive in your Secret Lair, you'll learn that you've been put in charge of some Resistance captains, and that you'll need to send them out on missions from time to time. You'll start out with three captains (Stahl, Stark and Tsarevich) and you'll gain a fourth (Upyr) after completing the mission The Vampire Lord.

To help your captains out, you can purchase soldiers and equipment for them. You should do this as much as possible before sending them out on missions, as you'll get better results with maxed out parties.

Each mission description will tell you what sort of qualities the captain you send on it should have. You can also ask the captains about their thoughts on the mission by clicking on the "..." button on their icon. The more appropriate the captain is for the mission, the better the rating you'll receive at its conclusion ("brilliant" is best), and the better the loot you'll get as a reward.

When leveling up your captains, the Chosen One ability is the best (since it will allow you to tune captains to missions) while the Training Instructor ability is the worst (since the training cost is negligible to start with).

The mission results seem to be somewhat random, so even if you send out the "right" captain with maxed out gear and soldiers, there's no guarantee that you'll get the best result.

We've suggested captains for the missions listed below, but depending on how you build your captains up and how often you send them out, you might get better results with different choices.


Missions

Thor's Hammer

• The primary skills for this mission are Battalion Commander, Reconnoitre, and Ambush.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Awesome Champion, Master Strategist, and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Ivan Tsarevich.
  
  
• If your captain is successful then he'll come home with Thor's Hammer.

Battle in the Tunnels

• The primary skills for this mission are Battalion Commander and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Awesome Champion, Ambush, Master Strategist, and Traps.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Ivan Tsarevich.

The Vampire Lord

• The primary skills for this mission are Impressive Diplomat and Occult Scholar.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Reconnoitre and Traps.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Dr. Stahl.
  
  
• If your captain is successful in the mission, then you'll gain Baron Upyr as a new captain.

Supply Shipment

• The primary skills for this mission are Reconnoitre, Ambush, and Legendary Archer.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Battalion Commander, Master Strategist, and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Igor Stark.

The Rat-Catchers

• The primary skills for this mission are Battalion Commander, Master Strategist, Traps, and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Awesome Champion, Aggression, Ambush, and Legendary Archer.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Baron Upyr.

Frankenstein's Laboratory

• The primary skills for this mission are Reconnoitre, Occult Scholar, Scientific Prodigy, and Traps.
  
  
• There aren't any secondary skills.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Dr. Stahl.
  
  
• If your captain is successful then he'll come home with Dr. Frankenstein's Lab Guide.

Gangs of Borgova

• The primary skills for this mission are Aggression and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Battalion Commander and Reconnoitre.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Ivan Tsarevich (although you could certainly try Baron Upyr as well).

Cleaning Operation

• The primary skills for this mission are Battalion Commander, Master Strategist, Traps, and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Awesome Champion, Aggression, Ambush, and Legendary Archer.
  
  
• None of the captains is a perfect fit for the job, but Igor Stark seems to get the best results.

The Guns of Borgova

• The primary skills for this mission are Awesome Champion, Ambush, Master Strategist, and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The only secondary skill is Reconnoitre.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Ivan Tsarevich.

Museum of Arts and Artifacts

• The primary skills for this mission are Impressive Diplomat, Traps, and Genius Defender.
  
  
• The only secondary skill is Melee Expert.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Dr. Stahl.
  
  
• If your captain is successful then he'll come home with the Perseus Shield.

To the Vaults

• The primary skills for this mission are Battalion Commander, Master Strategist, Traps, Legendary Archer, and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Awesome Champion, Aggression, and Ambush.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Igor Stark.

Invisible Killer

• The primary skills for this mission are Awesome Champion, Aggression, Traps, and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The only secondary skill is Occult Scholar.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Baron Upyr.
  
  
• If your captain is successful then he'll come home with the Predator Helmet.

The Secret Factory

• The primary skills for this mission are Battalion Commander, Master Strategist, Traps, and Legendary Archer.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Awesome Champion, Aggression, Ambush, and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Igor Stark.

Bridge over the Lugosi River

• The primary skills for this mission are Awesome Champion, Scientific Prodigy, Melee Expert, and Genius Defender.
  
  
• The only secondary skill is Legendary Archer.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Ivan Tsarevich.

The National Treasure

• The primary skills for this mission are Diplomacy, Occult Scholar, and Scientific Prodigy.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Reconnoitre and Traps.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Dr. Stahl.
  
  
• If your captain is successful then he'll come home with the Holy Grail.

Desecrated Chambers

• The primary skills for this mission are Battalion Commander, Master Strategist, Traps, and Legendary Archer.
  
  
• The secondary skills are Ambush and Melee Expert.
  
  
• The best captain for the job is Igor Stark.

Tower Defense Missions

• You can also send your captains on tower defense missions, although this isn't recommended.
  
  
• The tower defense missions require Awesome Champion, Battalion Commander, Aggression, Traps, Legendary Archer, Melee Expert, and Genius Defender in varying amounts.
  
  
• You'll earn regular rewards -- gp, rare items, essences, and runes -- for completing these missions.

Relics

Ancient Clock (reduction in mission time) - Gained after completing the quest Ancient Clock

Daedalus Manuscript (bonus to Traps) - Found in a crate next to the Gate of Perun in the Giantwoods

Dark Force Cloak (increase in loot found) - Found in a crate on the Floating Platform

Don Quijote's Lance (bonus to Aggression) - Found stuck in a windmill in Thunderhead Mountain

Dr. Frankenstein's Lab Guide (bonus to Scientific Prodigy) - Gained after completing the mission Frankenstein's Laboratory

Emerald Lantern (bonus to Occult Scholar) - Found hanging from a lamppost in the Crystal Workshop

Holy Grail (reduction in recovery time) - Gained after completing the mission The National Treasure

Necronomicon (reduction in soldier deaths) - Found on a rat corpse in the Testing Facility

Perseus Shield (bonus to Genius Defender) - Gained after completing the mission Museum of Arts and Artifacts

Predator Helmet (bonus to Ambush) - Gained after completing the mission Invisible Killer

Tell's Appleshooter Bow (bonus to Legendary Archer) - Found in a crate in the Drainage Tunnels

Thor's Hammer (bonus to Melee Expert) - Gained after completing the mission Thor's Hammer