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Currencies & Rewards

New Dawn features multiple currency systems that allow players to earn rewards through various activities. These currencies can be spent at reward vendors for exclusive items, decorations, and power-ups.

Currency Types

Champion Tokens

Source: Champion Spawns

Champion Tokens are earned by participating in and completing champion spawns throughout Britannia.

How to Earn:

  • Deal damage to champion spawn creatures
  • Defeat the champion boss
  • Tokens awarded based on participation
  • All champion spawns award tokens

Uses:

  • Purchase rewards at Champion Token vendor in Dawn
  • Exclusive decorative items
  • Special equipment
  • Rare dyes and customization items

Harrower Shards

Source: The Harrower

Harrower Shards are premium currency earned from the most challenging PvM content.

How to Earn:

  • Collect 6 champion skulls
  • Create Harrower scroll (Patch 0.36)
  • Summon and defeat the Harrower
  • Shards awarded based on damage contribution

Uses:

  • Purchase exclusive rewards at Harrower vendor in Dawn
  • Rarest decoratives
  • Most powerful items
  • Ultra-rare dyes
  • Prestigious rewards

Harrower Scroll System:

  • Place all 6 skulls on platform braziers
  • Receive a scroll to summon Harrower later
  • Optional: Create 1-hour temp guild region
  • Allies/guild members appear normal, others orange and attackable

Pirate Currency

Source: Pirate Map Instances

Earn pirate-specific currency by completing pirate adventures.

How to Earn:

  • Complete pirate map instances
  • Defeat pirate bosses
  • Amount scales with map tier
  • Red < Blue < Purple tiers

Uses:

  • Special pirate-themed items
  • Naval decorations
  • Unique equipment
  • Cosmetic rewards

Rift Shards

Source: Codex Rifts

Rift Shards are earned by defeating powerful rift masters.

How to Earn:

  • Deal damage to rift masters in Codex Rifts
  • Top damager gets 5 shards
  • Scaling down based on damage contribution
  • Minimum 1 shard for significant contribution

Uses:

  • Codex Rift-themed rewards
  • Time-displaced artifacts
  • Historical recreations
  • Special decoratives

Codex Shards

Source: Codex Rifts

Codex Shards are a rarer currency from Codex Rift content.

How to Earn:

  • Low chance drop from any mob killed inside a rift
  • Much rarer than Rift Shards
  • Pure RNG-based
  • Chance can be adjusted by staff for events

Uses:

  • Premium Codex Rift rewards
  • Rarest rift-related items
  • Exclusive decorations
  • Prestigious items

Reward Vendors

Location: Dawn (Event Center)

All currency-based reward vendors are located in Dawn, the Event Center:

  • Travel via Ocllo to Dawn
  • Safe zone - no PvP or harmful acts
  • Multiple vendor types
  • Browse all available rewards

Vendor Types

Champion Token Vendor:

  • Accepts Champion Tokens
  • Decorative items
  • Champion-themed rewards

Harrower Shard Vendor:

  • Accepts Harrower Shards
  • Most exclusive items
  • Rarest decoratives
  • Premium rewards

Pirate Reward Vendor:

  • Accepts Pirate currency
  • Naval and pirate themes
  • Sea-faring decorations
  • Adventure-themed items

Rift Reward Vendor:

  • Accepts Rift Shards and Codex Shards
  • Time-displaced items
  • Historical artifacts
  • Rift-themed decorations

Rewards Available

Dye Types

Mask Dyes:

  • Color masks and certain equipment
  • Various hues available
  • Champion/Harrower rewards

Dragon Dyes:

  • Rare and prestigious
  • Special hues
  • High-end rewards

Runebook Dyes:

  • Customize runebook colors
  • Organizational benefits
  • Various tier rewards

Ore Mask Dyes:

  • Tier 1: Shadow Iron, Gold, Valorite (700 points)
  • Tier 2: Agapite, Verite (600 points)
  • Tier 3: Dull, Copper, Bronze (350 points)
  • BOD reward integration

Special Mask Dyes:

  • Tier 1 and Tier 2 variants
  • Alternative to ore dyes
  • BOD reward options

Equipment & Wearables

Hoods:

  • Wearable hood (as reward)
  • Various hues available
  • Craftable at 115 Tailoring (Patch 0.40)

Shrouds:

  • Generic wearable shroud
  • Rare reward item
  • Customizable

Bone Masks:

  • Decorative face wear
  • Reward vendor item

Decorative Items

From Champions/Harrower:

  • Tapestries
  • Stretched hides
  • Statues
  • Tailoring shelves
  • Bear/polar bear rugs

From Rifts:

  • Monster statues with rift hues
  • Historical recreations
  • Time-displaced items

From Pirates:

  • Naval decorations
  • Shipwrecked items
  • Pirate-themed decor

Power Items

Clothing Bless Deed:

  • BOD reward (550 points)
  • Blesses one clothing item
  • Protects from loss on death

BOD (Bulk Order Deed) Integration

Tailoring BODs award points that can be spent on rewards overlapping with currency vendors:

BOD Point Rewards:

  • Ore mask dyes (tiers 1-3)
  • Special mask dyes (tiers 1-2)
  • Clothing bless deed
  • Various decoratives

See Crafting for complete BOD details.

Currency Display

Checking Your Balance

In [Profile]:

  • All currency counts displayed
  • Check across all characters
  • Account-wide tracking
  • Quick reference

Coin Sounds:

  • Hear coin sound when awarded pirate currency
  • Hear coin sound for champion tokens
  • Audio feedback for rewards

Account-Wide Currency

All currencies are account-wide:

  • Earn on one character
  • Spend on any character
  • Shared pool across account
  • Encourages character diversity

Strategy & Tips

Earning Efficiently

Champion Tokens:

  • Run multiple champions per session
  • Group up for faster clears
  • Learn champion mechanics
  • Optimize damage output

Harrower Shards:

  • Requires coordination (6 skulls)
  • Guild effort recommended
  • Highest value rewards
  • Worth the effort

Pirate Currency:

  • Run maps regularly
  • Progress through tiers
  • Group for higher tiers
  • Consistent income

Rift Shards:

  • Hunt rift spawns actively
  • Enter gates when available
  • Maximize damage on rift masters
  • Group recommended

Spending Wisely

Priority Items:

  1. Unique decoratives you want
  2. Dyes for customization
  3. Cosmetic items

Saving Strategy:

  • Research reward costs before spending
  • Save for high-value items
  • Don't waste on impulse buys
  • Plan your purchases

Future Additions

The currency and reward system continues to expand:

  • New reward items added regularly
  • Seasonal exclusive rewards possible
  • Additional currency types may be introduced
  • More vendor variety

Check patch notes for new additions.

Patch History

Currency systems introduced and expanded:

  • 0.16: Champion tokens and Harrower shards added
  • 0.16: Initial reward store concept
  • 0.27: Rift shards from rift masters, codex shards implemented
  • 0.33: Reward vendors with initial items added to Dawn
  • 0.33: Mask dyes, dragon dyes, runebook dyes added
  • 0.33: Hoods and shrouds added as rewards
  • 0.40: BOD point system with reward overlap
  • 0.40: Comprehensive BOD tailoring rewards

For complete history, see the patch notes.