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Arcanoscope, Auspex and map rescues

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Carto-Arcanabulum and Signum Array add map detail and reveal rescue locations. Arcanoscope and Auspex reveal hidden items. Collecting one type does not replace the other.

Map details reveal rescues; scanners reveal hidden items. Each universe has its own relics.
Original comparison of map relic functions.

Map and reference relics

Purpose Warhammer 40,000 Age of Sigmar
More detailed map and rescue locations Signum Array, Ork Stronghold Carto-Arcanabulum, Bloodwind Spoil
Reveal hidden stage items Auspex, Desert Wasteland Arcanoscope, Gnarlwood
Record weapon evolution recipes in the Armoury Munitorum Dataslate, Gallowdark Warscroll, Skrappa Spill
Record defeated enemies in the Bestiarium Tome of Ectoclades, Gallowdark Creatura Mythologica, Skrappa Spill

Get a useful map before a distant rescue

For Hanniver Toll, the map upgrade is Carto-Arcanabulum on Bloodwind Spoil. To reach Bloodwind Spoil, reach level 20 on The Great Parch to unlock Skrappa Spill, then level 40 on Skrappa Spill.

If you prefer to attempt the rescue before that progression, Toll’s position is northeast of the Great Parch start. The rescue guide provides the direction and distance. Carto-Arcanabulum helps locate him; it is not the rescue objective itself.

For 40K rescues, reach level 20 on Imperial Bastion, then level 40 on Gallowdark to open Ork Stronghold and find Signum Array. This is a different progression route from the late scanner in Desert Wasteland.

Revisit stages after finding a scanner

The Auspex and Arcanoscope reveal items that were hidden during earlier visits. In Age of Sigmar, the Arcanoscope is also a prerequisite for certain hidden passives, including Tactical Rock on Bloodwind Spoil. Tactical Rock is required at maximum level for Uskavar the Sunderer.

Gnarlwood and Desert Wasteland open after unlocking ‘Eavy Metal for a stage in their respective universe. Progress toward those scanners through the stage unlock conditions rather than repeating early stages solely to search for a relic they do not contain.

Open the correct reference menu

Warscroll and Munitorum Dataslate unlock the Armoury, which records evolution recipes. Creatura Mythologica and Tome of Ectoclades unlock the Bestiarium, which records defeated enemies. A missing Armoury menu therefore calls for a different relic from a missing enemy entry.

Characters fighting among a cutting mat, paint pot, paintbrush and an illustrated Gloomspite Gitz book.
Official Hobby Table screenshot, with a cutting mat and tabletop painting supplies.

The stage database lists rescue characters, paints and relics by stage. Mission modifiers separates a mode-unlocking relic from information revealed by a map scanner.

Sources

  1. Warhammer Survivors DB: Windows build 26581996Extracted game records for recipes, objectives, relics and chest reward types.
  2. Steam: finding Hanniver TollCurrent player difficulty finding the rescue and the map-relic suggestion.
Character rescues: Toll, Catachan and moreFind the direction and stage for Hanniver Toll, Catachan, Gotrek, Calgar and the other rescue characters, then unlock their starting weapons.Stage unlocks and Eavy Metal routesUnlock the next stage through level objectives, distinguish encountering from defeating Extremis bosses, and reach the hidden-item scanners.Evolutions: weapons and passivesMatch each weapon with its evolution passive and required level. Includes max-passive exceptions, Gift results and both Ghal Maraz steps.

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