How to gather Rare Earth in the Pit

The Pit is another opportunity to collect a special resource in Puzzles & Survival that you can exchange for rewards. You will first need to level up your Head Quarters Building to Level 16 to unlock it.

Rare Earth

When you gather in the Pit you will acquire Rare Earth. The only use for this is to exchange in the Rare Earth Shop that is found in the Pit. You can exchange it for many useful items including EXP and EVA points. Most usefully there are 5 star hero frags on offer as well if you can collect enough.

Gathering is easy to set up and thankfully does not stop you from doing any other activities so it should be a priority to make sure you have troops gathering in the pit as much as possible.

Sending to gather in the Pit

When you access the pit you will need to fight a Level guardian creature to gain access to it. There are many levels available to enter and gather from and the higher your strength the tougher the guardian you can defeat and the better the level you can enter. As you get to higher levels the gathering rate increases which lets you get more resources, faster.

Gathering is a case of selecting your best hero and troops line up and sending them in. Thankfully, sending your team to the Pit does not stop you from still using the same heroes and troops in the rest of the game. So you can gain from the Pit and still attack Zombies, or gather in the world for example.

If you have reached VIP level 7 then you will be able to tap the Search icon on the right to automatically find a spot to gather from. If not then you will need to search through the available fields to find an empty slot. It can be easier if you tap the field section number at the bottom and put in a high number to find your way to the last field then tap the back arrow to search backwards.

Once placed they will remain there to gather until the time runs out, or until you are attacked.

Raiding the Pit

The alternative to Gathering in the pit is to raid other gatherers. This is a quick way to gain Rare Earth if you are able to find targets that you can defeat. When you raid you will steal part of what they have gathered and send them home. But only if you win the fight.

You are limited to 5 raids a day so pick any fights carefully. Remember that you can also be raided when you are gathering so sending your strongest heroes and troops is advised.

If you are raided then your troops will return home. You will retain a part of the rare earth that you gathered. You will also get mail messages in your battlelog to let you know who attacked you and you will have the option to make a 'Revenge' attack on them which if successful will get your lost rare earth back.

Reset the Field

If you find that you want to try your luck at moving up a level to get to better fields in the Pit, or if you want to lower the level you are gathering at then you can do this at any time.

While in the Pit gathering screen Tap the Back arrow in the top left to Exit. When the Exit option appears you will also see the 'Reset Field' button. Tap this and you will reset the field level status to the start. You can then Attack and defeat the Pit level guardians again up to the field level you want to enter.

Pit hints and Tips

If you are going to gather then it is tempting to go for the highest level you can to boost the gather speed. But the higher the level the more competition there tends to be for the spots and the more you are likely to be raided. It can be more beneficial, especially if you are going to be offline for some time. To send to a lower level field to gather where you are likely to be safer.

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