FoM DB

The Mines

System
mines
Verified
2026-08-11

Key facts

  • • Unlocked at Town Rank Stone via Unlocking The Mines
  • • Ladders, elevators, whirlpools, treasure rooms and arena floors
  • • Dragon Priestess offerings can grant health, stamina or essence
  • • Treasure chests can drop biome weapons, armor, furniture and recipes

Regions

Upper Mines

Unlock: Town Rank Stone

Access: The Narrows

Copper, iron and early mine resources.

Tide Caverns

Unlock: Clear the Upper Mines progression

Access: Mine elevator route

Water-filled floors and verdigris-tier drops.

Deep Earth

Unlock: Clear the Tide Caverns progression

Access: Mine elevator route

Deep-earth resources and crystal-tier drops.

Lava Caves

Unlock: Clear the Deep Earth progression

Access: Mine elevator route

Lava hazards and tarnished-gold-tier drops.

Mine biomes & floors

BiomeFloorsNodes / resources
The Upper Mines1–20Copper Ore · Stone · Peat · Sod · ClayUnlock: Town Rank Stone / Unlocking the Mines
The Tide Caverns21–40Iron Ore · Stone · CoralUnlock: Reach the next mine biome
The Deep Earth41–60Silver Ore · Stone · CrystalUnlock: Reach the next mine biome
The Lava Caves61–80Gold Ore · Stone · Lava resourcesUnlock: Reach the next mine biome
The Ancient Ruins81–100Mistril Ore · Voidite · Ritual resourcesUnlock: Ancient Ruins progression

Special floor types

Normal Floor

A regular mine floor with rocks, monsters and a ladder.

Treasure Room

Biome ore, a random chest and a ladder; unlocked or improved by Treasure Hunter.

Requirement: Treasure Hunter perk

Dragon Priestess Floor

An offering statue grants a health, stamina or mana blessing.

Requirement: Rare floor encounter

Fountain Floor

A fountain restores 20 health and 20 stamina once.

Requirement: Rare floor encounter

Locked Ladder Floor

Flip the switch to unlock the ladder.

Ritual Chamber

A large urn can contain cosmetics and ritual artifacts.

Requirement: Lost to History perk; not in Upper Mines

Arena Floor

Defeat all monsters before the ladder unlocks.

Core mechanics

  • • Ground Floor leads to Floor 1.
  • • Elevators connect every fifth floor once reached.
  • • Returning to the Ground Floor resets ordinary floors.
  • • Ladders can appear after breaking rocks or defeating monsters.
  • • Treasure chests begin appearing from Floor 2 and contain Tesserae plus biome ore.

Fields of Mistria (FoM) guide

The Mines in Mistria

Use this system guide to check how it works, where to find it, requirements, unlocks, and rewards.