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Siliconera Thursday, January 15, 2026 3:11 AM How to Access and Upgrade the Hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons       The newest update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has added a new building to your island, the hotel. Here you can decorate the rooms and earn a special currency for new items. How Do You Access the Hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Getting to the hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the easy part. Load up the game as normal, and as part of her regular morning updates, Isabelle will inform you that a hotel has appeared on the island's pier. To clarify, though, this is the not the welcome pier where Orville and Wilbur are stationed, this is the fishing pier located on one side of your island. Simply head there and you'll find it's extended to include the hotel building. Screenshot by Siliconera What Can You Do in the Hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? The purpose of the new hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a new gameplay mode focused on decorating hotel rooms. When you first enter the hotel, Tom Nook will greet you and introduce Kapp'n's family, who are working together to operate a new business. There's just one problem: they need someone to decorate the rooms. This is your job, and on your first day you'll be able to decorate the first two rooms, with later rooms opening up on successive days. Speak to Leilani at the front desk and she'll take you to each room. For the first room, she'll provide a theme, but for all subsequent rooms, she'll offer you a choice of two. Decorating the hotel rooms is exactly the same as decorating your house. However, when you go into the items menu, Leilani will provide some recommended furniture pieces for the theme. You are free to arrange these items however you choose, but it's best to stick with the recommended ones. Once you're happy with your arrangement, use your phone camera and take a picture. I preferred to use the handheld camera by pressing the – button but it's up to you how you choose to do it. Once you've taken a picture of the completed room, speak to Leilani and select "All done!" to exit back to the main hotel. Screenshot by Siliconera What Do You Get For Decorating the Hotel Rooms? As you complete each room in the hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you'll earn Hotel Tickets. These can be used to purchase a range of exclusive items, with the catalog expanding over time. Initially, you'll be restricted to a few hotel themed items, but as you take part in hotel activities, the range increases. These additional items include a selection of retro Nintendo consoles. In addition, random villagers will arrive and stay at your hotel. They can be visited at any time by using the stairs at the back of the lobby, which provides an overview of all the rooms. Some of these guests can also be seen wandering around your island, so you'll regularly have a chance to meet some new faces. Update 3.0 for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The post How to Access and Upgrade the Hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons appeared first on Siliconera.

Destructoid Thursday, January 15, 2026 4:51 AM Universal Tower Defense Tier List [UPD 0.75]       Updated on January 15, 2026: Added Phantom Captain and Sharpshooter from Update 0.75 and adjusted the tier list. The best units in Universal Tower Defense depend on five categories which are Hybrid, Hill, Ground, Support and Farm. I'll show you the best ones for all roles as well as talk about the best game modes, traits and relics for all units. Here's my Universal Tower Defense tier list and guide. Table of contents Universal Tower Defense Unit Tier List Meta Hybrid Good Hybrid Meta Ground Alternative Ground Meta Air/Hill Alternative Air/Hill Meta Support Alternative Support Farm Best Relics in Universal Tower Defense Universal Tower Defense FAQ Universal Tower Defense Unit Tier List Image by Destructoid This is just a preview of the Universal Tower Defense tier list but the real ranking reasons are below. I'll go into each individual unit and talk about why it's ranked where it is, as well as the best game modes for it and specific traits. Note that I won't go much into progression since any unit can be good to progress with if you upgrade and Etherealize it with some Relics equipped. I'll focus more on Nightmare, Infinite, Challenges and Virtual Realm. Current Best Team: Phantom Captain (Ruler) + Jangluu (Ruler/Eternal) + Migumen/SJW (Ruler) + Admiral (Eternal or Sacred) + Virtual Idol (Artificer) + Fastcart (Fortunate) Stat & Evo Assumptions: I'll assume you're feeding and upgrading the units with good stat rolls from the Traits NPC. I'll also assume the EVO versions of units if they have an EVO. You can assume the non-EVO versions are a tier below in the same categories. For example, the base Admiral is still a good support but instead of a Hybrid he's a good Ground unit. Best Stats: Usually the best stat to increase is Damage for overall DPS or SPA since most Relic Set Bonuses have effects that trigger on 5th/6th attack so the faster you trigger these the better. Best Traits: I'll list the best traits for each unit below. Farming Tips: Check out the FAQ below for the best farming tips for Gems, Trait Rerolls and more. Meta Hybrid S-Tier Hybrid Rankings Explained Phantom Captain (Carrier) Secret • Massive DPS summoner unit that summons both attack planes on her location and line planes that explode on contact • The line planes deal excellent supporting AOE burst damage while her personal planes deal sustained DPS AOE damage • She also buffs her planes for +30% crit rate and +50% crit damage during the first 10 seconds of their duration for a ton of DPS • Overall a strong contender for one of the best Hybrid DPS units • Best Trait: Ruler Jinoo (Monarch) Banner Secret • Top 3 DPS unit with shadows dealing massive damage with the scaling buff • Best unit for Infinite due to the massive scaling and decent on VR • Note that he's not the best for faster game modes since he takes a while to scale up • That said, he got a massive buff on December 20 giving his passive to the unevolved version and pumping his mana gain and damage • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Koyote (Number One) Mythic • A Hybrid-on-upgrade DPS machine that spams wolf summons on takedown dealing sustained DPS and charging energy (Especially on E4) • Also has a massive damage burst Nuke that fires on max energy doing 500% damage • Koyote is one of the best hybrid DPS and overall DPS units in the game for any mode • Best Trait: Ruler for main DPS or Sacred/Eternal for secondary DPS Ice Empress (Forst) Winter Capsule Exclusive • A mix of impressive DPS and execution as well as top-tier stalling support and even a bit of buffs • She has a ton of passives but the main ones are freezes and slows for amazing stalling for your other DPS units • Summons units which is really strong but requires 50 kills on her meter so she's best for extended game modes and not quick farming • Combos well with other Frost units which she buffs for 20% like Koyote or Jangluu • Overall a powerhouse DPS and Support hybrid • Best Trait: Ruler Admiral (Magma) Legendary EVO • The best budget unit in the game since you get it easily as a Legendary and it stays strong in the late-game via EVO • Easily one of the best Fire units in the game • Admiral is good for two reasons, he deals impressive DOT damage but also acts as a support with Confusion • Confusion makes enemies walk back which is amazing stalling for your main DPS units • Best Trait: Wizard or Fission Migumen (Finale) NY Capsule Exclusive • Great DPS overall but her Nuke on max deals massive damage, especially on E6 • Other than the Nuke she's a decent Burn DoT damage unit • This is because in addition to the Burn DoT she's also excellent against armor due to True Damage and Radiation • Extremelly flexibile unit but you need to play around her active • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Good Hybrid S-Tier Hybrid Rankings Explained Ichiko (Rage) Secret • Ichiko is good, don't get me wrong, but he's just raw DPS with not a lot of utility past the 5-second active stun that's on a 90s cooldown • Requires a specific build around crit chance and damage to maximize his passive damage and overall DPS (Go full damage on substats) • Still one of the better units in the game, just slightly weaker than the ones above • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Berserker (Enraged) Mythic • Top 3 DPS unit in the game overall and arguably the best Hybrid due to game mode flexibility and CC • Fast ramp-up value • Obliterates armored enemies, slows and increase all damage taken on enemies • Second-best unit for VR after Kriatu EVO • Decent on Infinite but not the best • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Dragon Guy (Silverite) Challenges Secret • Got massive buffs to Twin Dragon Hunting Flash, Shatter and Are You Scared helping him in faster modes • He's not a Meta DPS but he is Meta if you consider him a Hybrid DPS Support mix since he can CC enemies • Great on Virtual Realm and Infinite but takes a while to activate his Trance (This is not as much of a problem anymore due to buffs) • He's best with units that can apply Freeze since his Shatter deals burst damage on frozen targets • He can also self-cleanse stuns which is really good for Infinite • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Scarlet Maid (World) Get from Virtual Shop • A hybrid DPS and Support that can now be viable with the December 20 buffs to her skill damage and The World ability • Stuns enemies, has Slows and deals great DPS with Time Gauge stacks which trigger various high damage attacks • The only downside is that her CC needs to be activated by attacking and is not on every attack like other CC units • Great on Infinite • That said, she's best when you have E6 since the CC lasts for a long time • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Mob (100%) Mythic • Overall a great slowing unit and an always useful Hybrid that got a slight damage buff which adds up fast • Really good for VR and Infinite as a supporting slowing option with Eternal and decent with Ruler as a DPS but I would stick to it as a support/DPS mix • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Bambee (Blitz) NY Capsule Exclusive • Deals okay damage but her main strength is flexibility since she applies status effects based on your team's most used element • These status effects are also better with Bambee since they last longer • I recommend building your team around Ice since due to Ice Empress, Koyote and Jangluu being some of the best units in the game Water: Slow Wind: Wind Shear Rose: Bleed Dark: Stun Fire: Burn Light: Radiation Ice: Freeze Meta Ground S-Tier Ground Rankings Explained Grommjow (Panther) Exclusive • Deals Meta-level AOE DPS and works similarly to Koyote where you're collecting meter but instead of a nuke, Grommjow transforms on full meter • The transformation boosts both single-target DPS and AOE damage due to the explosion per enemy • Great against armor • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Kriatu (Cheater) Mythic • The best ground unit in the game currently • Also the best unit in the game for VR • Deals increasingly more damage as he crits • Get the Duelist trait on him ASAP so that he can crit more and therefore ramp up damage faster • He can only gain more crit from Traits • Got a huge buff on ability damage making him even better • Best Trait: Duelist Sasku (Chakra) Mythic • Overall great on any mode with excellent DoT damage, utility and overall DPS (Especially with the buffs on Arrow and Kirin) • The utility mainly comes from the passive which has some hybrid potential • Also has decent CC for pseudo-supporting • Excellent for grinding Story since he's easy to get and EVO • You can either run him as your main DPS with Ruler or off-DPS with Wizard for DoTs • Best Trait: Wizard or Ruler Shunks (Conqueror) Mythic • You get both damage and stuns all in one unit making Shunks one of the best units in the game • Definitely worth to EVO • Meta support DPS for all game modes due to stuns • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Alternative Ground A-Tier Ground Rankings Explained Ronin Obito/Rogue Oni Exclusive Day 7 Daily Reward • The best on Story mode since you can get him for free Day 7 and grind story • Impressive DoT damage but not as much utility as other DoT units like Sasuke, Ace and Admiral • Will be much stronger if they gave him an EVO like Rule • Best Trait: Wizard Footballer (Ego) Exclusive BattlePass Reward Level 25 • Decent DPS with the self-buff and mini damage buff on ally but doesn't combo with anything nor excel in anything • Great for Story since you can get it fast for free via BattlePass • Overall a decent DPS option if you don't have anything else • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Gen Legendary • Can be good for Story and other game modes if you invest a lot into it as a beginner • That said later it's not that good • Best Trait: Sacred or Eternal Meta Air/Hill S-Tier Air Rankings Explained Jangluu (Eclipse) Winter Capsule Exclusive • Deals a ton of damage on Frozen enemies even though he doesn't stun on Freeze • Best combined with units that can freeze like Ice Empress since she also buffs Ice units • Requires a specific team setup but can potentially be one of the best Hill units in the game • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Spade (Donut) Mythic • The best Air/Hill DPS unit and one of the best units in the game overall due to the passive on-shield damage • Amazing for progressing story/legend stage since you can get it fast and you need a good Air ASAP • Otherwise great for VR and Infinite as your Hill slot with Ruler as a main DPS or Astral as a secondary DPS • Best trait is Astral since Spade is the best Burn DOT unit in the game right now • Best Trait: Astral or Ruler Ultiorra (Oblivion) Mythic • Similar to Tierabel in that Ultiorra deals decent DPS and also has supporting abilities from Unpredictable Despair where he can Confuse or Stun enemies • I prefer him over Spade when not facing shields since Spade is better against shields • You also get an active Nuke that deals massive damage on a 45s cooldown which is pretty good for clearing important waves • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Sharpshooter (Precision) Mythic • Massive range with decent DPS and a decent amount of off-supporting capabilities (Place her in the back so she's in Sniper mode) • Can hit enemies across the entire map in Sniper mode with a neat little damage bonus • The grenades offer some AOE support damage • She can also mark enemies with her active to take more damage from all sources and buffs Fire unit damage placed near her • Overall a decent DPS hill unit with two modes for great range and a little bit of support • Best Trait: Pick the highest damage trait or Ruler since she doesn't need extra range from Traits because Sniper mode has infinite range Alternative Air/Hill A-Tier Air Rankings Explained Tierabel (Hydro) Mythic • Great damage with spawning AOE damage tides • Plus, she also slows enemy units offering mini support potential • Becomes even stronger in her mode • Note that it isn't that worth it running Nell just for the combo on the first passive since it's not that much • Overall is kind of like Mob where it's decent DPS and decent Support but not the best at either • Best Trait: Eternal Cyborg (Fearless) Mythic • The weakest Air/Hill unit but can still hold his own due to the December 20 buffs • The main reason he's much better now is that his Nuke got a massive buff for targeted damage and is on a much lower CD • Decent DoT and he's a must-have if you don't have Spade or other Hill units to hit fliers • Best Trait: Wizard or Ruler Pebble Legendary • Great starter Hill unit with good beginner DPS • Best Trait: Artificer Great Early Game Air/Hill Units • Your beginner package for Hill units before you get the Legendaries Meta Support S-Tier Support Rankings Explained Ice Empress (Forst) Winter Capsule Exclusive • A mix of impressive DPS and execution as well as top-tier stalling support and even a bit of buffs • She has a ton of passives but the main ones are freezes and slows for amazing stalling for your other DPS units • Summons units which is really strong but requires 50 kills on her meter so she's best for extended game modes and not quick farming • Combos well with other Frost units which she buffs for 20% like Koyote or Jangluu • Overall a powerhouse DPS and Support hybrid • Best Trait: Ruler Rule (ROOM) Exclusive BattlePass Reward Level 50 • Incredibly versatile support that stuns and teleports enemy units • Great on all modes but especially on Virtual Realm • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Dragon Guy (Silverite) Challenges Secret • Got massive buffs to Twin Dragon Hunting Flash, Shatter and Are You Scared helping him in faster modes • He's not a Meta DPS but he is Meta if you consider him a Hybrid DPS Support mix since he can CC enemies • Great on Virtual Realm and Infinite but takes a while to activate his Trance (This is not as much of a problem anymore due to buffs) • He's best with units that can apply Freeze since his Shatter deals burst damage on frozen targets • He can also self-cleanse stuns which is really good for Infinite • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Admiral (Magma) Legendary EVO • The best budget unit in the game since you get it easily as a Legendary and it stays strong in the late-game via EVO • Easily one of the best Fire units in the game • Admiral is good for two reasons, he deals impressive DOT damage but also acts as a support with Confusion • Confusion makes enemies walk back which is amazing stalling for your main DPS units • Best Trait: Wizard or Fission Miku (Super Star) Mythic • Buffs all units around her with either increased Damage or Range • Etherealize up to 6 is key here to increase the buffs • The best buffer in the entire game and she becomes worth it after you place some units already so don't use her as a starter or second unit • Amazing for Infinite • Best Trait: Artificer Alternative Support A-Tier Support Rankings Explained Tierabel (Hydro) Mythic • Same as her Hill entry but with a focus on her slowing and supporting capabilities which are decent but not the best • Best Trait: Eternal Lulu Quest Secret Check out how to unlock him> • Our Lulu/Lelouch Quest Guide will show you how to unlock this unit • Lulu is a great support unit when he works that doesn't attack but instead issues orders based on his cooldown • He can stall units a lot which helps your main DPS units get in more damage • He can also stun enemy units • That said, there's also some great damage here with the Beam order (Which got buffed) • Great for all game modes and is overall one of the best supports • Laughing Captain Relic set bonus is great on him for reduced active cooldowns • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Bambee (Blitz) NY Capsule Exclusive • Deals okay damage but her main strength is flexibility since she applies status effects based on your team's most used element • These status effects are also better with Bambee since they last longer • I recommend building your team around Ice since due to Ice Empress, Koyote and Jangluu being some of the best units in the game Water: Slow Wind: Wind Shear Rose: Bleed Dark: Stun Fire: Burn Light: Radiation Ice: Freeze Shunks (Conqueror) Mythic • You get both damage and stuns all in one unit making Shunks one of the best units in the game • Definitely worth to EVO • Meta support DPS for all game modes due to stuns • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Scarlet Maid (World) Get from Virtual Shop • A hybrid DPS and Support that can now be viable with the December 20 buffs to her skill damage and The World ability • Stuns enemies, has Slows and deals great DPS with Time Gauge stacks which trigger various high damage attacks • The only downside is that her CC needs to be activated by attacking and is not on every attack like other CC units • Great on Infinite • That said, for Supporting purposes she's lower on the list since she's best when you have E6 for a massive duration boost which can be slow to grind • Best Trait: Ruler or Sacred Mob (100%) Mythic • Overall a great slowing unit and an always useful Hybrid that got a slight damage buff which adds up fast • Really good for VR and Infinite as a supporting slowing option with Eternal and decent with Ruler as a DPS but I would stick to it as a support/DPS mix • Best Trait: Ruler or Eternal Nelle (Primal) Mythic • A weird DPS unit that revets between baby and adult form granting various buffs that ultimately produce sub-optimal damage • That said has some decent supporting abilities with Ichiko and Tierabel which are both really good units • That said, I wouldn't run Nellee unless you really like her from Bleach Shakumira EVO Legendary EVO • A low DPS unit but offers great support potential with a stalling ability • Not the best unit to EVO for all modes but pretty great on Infinite, especially with the cooldown buff on the CC • Best Trait: Artificer Zora Legendary • Great beginner unit and overall a decent support with the CC effect • Scarlet Maid is a better unit and DPS but Zora's CC is more reliable for supporting • Best Trait: Artificer Farm Farm Rankings Explained Fastcart Epic • The only Farm unit in the game • Get the Fortunate trait on him ASAP • Good for all modes • Best Trait: Fortune Best Relics in Universal Tower Defense Below you'll find a list of all Relics and their set bonuses as well as which units you should use them on. Set & Bonus Head Set & Bonus Body/Legs Best Units Junior Ninja Head • Increase received buffs by 10% Junior Ninja Body/Legs • +5% Damage • +10% Wind Damage Wind Units if you're running them with Miku (Super Star) in your team or other buff units Master Ninja Head • Every 5 attacks, increase DOT damage by 20% for 10 seconds Master Ninja Body/Legs • +5% Damage • +10% Dark/Rose/Fire Damage Dark, Rose or Fire units that have DoT effects like Admiral (Magma) Sun God Head • Every 6 attacks the wearer gains a damage buff equal to their range for 7 seconds 1 Range = 1% Damage Sun God Body/Legs • +5% Damage • +10% Light/Water/Ice Damage Light, Water or Ice units that have high attack speed like Kriatu Laughing Captain Head • -10% Active Ability Cooldown Laughing Captain Body/Legs • +5% Damage • -5% Cooldown • +5% Range Great for any DPS unit that has an active ability like Lulu Berserk Shinigami Head • Every 5th hit the next attack is buffed to deal 20% extra True Damage that ignores resistances Berserk Shinigami Body/Legs • +5% Damage • +15% Armor Damage Great on armor shred units like Berserker or to give your main DPS units some armor shred Ex Captain Uraharo Head • Refund 5% of Yen spent on upgrades Ex Captain Uraharo Body/Legs • +10% Critical Rate • +25% Critical Damage Great on Mythics and Secrets that have the Duelist Trait Don't put on Kriatu since he doesn't benefit from Crit Rate other than from Traits Universal Tower Defense FAQ How do the Elements interact in terms of bonus damage in Universal Tower Defense? • Fire is strong against Rose and Ice • Water is strong against Fire and Wind • Ice is strong against Water and Rose • Wind is strong against Ice and Fire • Rose is strong against Wind and Water • Light is strong against Dark • Dark is strong against Light What are the best ways to farm Gems in Universal Tower Defense? • From Achievements • Ragna Challenge - 200 gems per clear • Half-hourly gem challenges - 500 to 1000 gems per clear • Easy Mode Infinite - Caps at 900 gems on Wave 50 (Difficulty 100%) or 1300 gems on Wave 50 (Difficulty 1000%) • Virtual Mode on Easy and 100% Difficulty - 1000 Gems • Virtual Shop - 1 Virtual Token for 25 Gems What are the best ways to farm Trait Rerolls in UTD? • From Achievements and Level Milestones • Ragna Challenge • Half-hourly trait reroll challenges • Daily challenge • Buy 5 daily at the Gold merchant • Buy at Virtual Merchant What are the best ways to farm gold in UTD? • Summoning units and selling them • Ragna challenge • Hollowed Moon Act 6 Nightmare (100% Difficulty) - Gives 1140 gold per clear What is the best way to farm EXP and Levels in UTD? The best way to level up is to farm Virtual Realm, Ragna Challenges and finish Story mode. That's it for my Universal Tower Defense tier list and guide. Check out our Universal Tower Defense codes for a bunch of free goodies. The post Universal Tower Defense Tier List [UPD 0.75] appeared first on Destructoid.

Destructoid Thursday, January 15, 2026 4:46 AM How to complete Lone Wolf and Keeping it Simple achievements in Gambler's Table       The Lone Wold and Keeping in Simple achievements are pretty hard to complete in Gambler's Table, but you can do so together in one run with a simple trick. To complete them, you'll need to finish a few preliminary ones. This guide will lay out all the essential steps required for finishing the achievements. Table of contents How to complete the Lone Wolf achievement in Gambler's Table How to complete the Keeping it Simple achievement in Gambler's Table How to complete Keeping it Simple and Lone Wolf together How to complete the Lone Wolf achievement in Gambler's Table The Lone Wolf achievement requires you to earn $1 billion without a single helper. Flipping all the coins on your own isn't going to be easy. You'll need to get some systematic upgrades, but more on that later. How to complete the Keeping it Simple achievement in Gambler's Table The Keeping it Simple achievement requires you to earn $10 billion, but only using copper coins. You can use helpers if you want, but that will stop you from finishing the Lone Wolf in a single run. How to complete Keeping it Simple and Lone Wolf together To start, you'll need to unlock the following five skills. Helper Focus Thief Lucky Echo Platinum Coin Oxidation First, you'll need to wait till the coin turns green. Turn it when it's green, and you'll get $3,000. Buy as many Copper Coins as possible with the amount. Repeat the process a few more times till you have plenty of Copper Coins. Screenshot by Destructoid Next, you'll need to get the Quick Flip upgrade and choose the Copper Coins under 'Ignore Hovering'. Once the thief shows up, click on him, and then deselect the Copper Coins. Hover over the Copper Coins until there are no more green ones. Again, add the coins to 'Ignore Hovering' and wait for the next thief to appear. Keep repeating this process until you have completed Lone Wolf. The process is slightly chaotic and boring, but it's the easiest way of finishing Lone Wolf. Once done, buy and upgrade helpers to hit $10 billion with Copper Coins and complete Keeping it Simple. Completing the two achievements will also unlock their respective tables as rewards. The post How to complete Lone Wolf and Keeping it Simple achievements in Gambler's Table appeared first on Destructoid.

Destructoid Thursday, January 15, 2026 2:33 AM How to find and use Mithril in Hytale       Mithril is the hardest metal ore to find in Hytale, and it's a relatively endgame resource by current standards. While obtaining it is a challenge in itself, Mithril will allow you to make the best armors and weapons you can get in the game. This guide will list down the easiest ways of obtaining Mithril, and also highlight how to effectively use it. Table of contents Best Mithril locations in Hytale How to use Mithril in Hytale Best Mithril locations in Hytale The best spot to find Mithril is Zone 4, which is arguably one of the most dangerous places in the entire game. You'll specifically want to search the volcanic regions (or fire zones). Look deeper into the cave walls, and you will find Mithril embedded in them. You can also find them in underground areas. If you try to extract Mithril in Zone 4, bring the best possible gear. This area has plenty of strong enemies that are hard to take down for beginners. Only approach when you've improved your build. Screenshot by Destructoid Zone 4 also has a skeleton boss. Defeating him drops different loot, which can also include Mithril. Again, you'll need proper gear to complete this challenge. You can also find Mithril appearing randomly in the Whisperfront Frontiers biome, but they spawn sporadically. The Whisperfront Frontiers biome is a better source of Cobalt instead. Screenshot by Destructoid Important note: I only found Mithril in Creative. I am unsure if it's available in the Exploration mode as of writing. If you, my reader, have found any in the Exploration mode, please let me know in the comments. How to use Mithril in Hytale You'll first need to have a Furnace to convert the raw Mithril to Mithril Ingots. You'll also need a source of fuel for the process. Once done, you can then use Mithril to make the following items. Screenshot by Destructoid Mithril weapons Mithril Helm Mithril Cuirass Mithril Gauntlets Mithril Greaves Mithril Shield While Mithril might be hard to obtain, the armor pieces using them have the best defensive stats. If you're getting ready for the endgame content, you're going to need Mithril. The post How to find and use Mithril in Hytale appeared first on Destructoid.

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