Contracts: Howling Desert

Operation

Contracts

Guide

A list of Contracts in Howling Desert.

• Using any Support Contracts will set the Contingency Level to 0, even when combined with other contracts.
• The effects of different percentage-based Contracts which applies to one particular attribute stacks multiplicatively with each other.
• For Contracts which increases the DP cost of certain Operators, the increased DP cost will never exceed 99.

Wild Scales

Originium Zone: Activation (enemy HP buff)
	Originium Zone: Activation I Enemies have their HP increased by 20% Available in the second week
	Originium Zone: Activation II Enemies have their HP increased by 60%
	Originium Zone: Activation III Enemies have their HP increased by 110%

Originium Zone: Stimulus (enemy ATK buff)
	Originium Zone: Stimulus I Enemies have their ATK increased by 15%
	Originium Zone: Stimulus II Enemies have their ATK increased by 40%
	Originium Zone: Stimulus III Enemies have their ATK increased by 80% Available in the second week

Tiacauh Brave buffs
	Tiacauh Brave: Fearless I Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, and RES increased by 40%, 15%, and 20, respectively
	Tiacauh Brave: Fearless II Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, ASPD, and RES increased by 60%, 30%, 75, and 20, respectively
	Tiacauh Brave: Duel II Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, and RES increased by 80%, 30%, and 40, respectively, and their DEF debuff is reduced to 40% on themselves
	Tiacauh Brave: Fearless III Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, ASPD and RES increased by 90%, 50%, 150, and 60, respectively, and are invisible
	Tiacauh Brave: Duel III Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, and RES increased by 130%, 50%, and 60, respectively, and their DEF debuff only applies to the blocking friendly unit

Objective: Tribal Stomp (Tiacauh Fanatic buff)
	Objective: Tribal Stomp I Tiacauh Fanatics have their HP, ASPD, speed, and weight increased by 40%, 30, 50%, and 1, respectively
	Objective: Tribal Stomp II Tiacauh Fanatics have their HP, ASPD, speed, and weight increased by 90%, 70, 100%, and 1, respectively, and DEF debuff doubled

Objective: Tribal Scheme (Tiacauh Ritualist buff)
	Objective: Tribal Scheme I Tiacauh Ritualists have their HP/ATK and DEF increased by 30% and 50%, respectively
	Objective: Tribal Scheme II Tiacauh Ritualists have their HP/ATK, DEF, and attack range 70%, 100%, and 60%, respectively

Originium Zone: Erosion (friendly HP debuff)
	Originium Zone: Erosion I Friendly units have their maximum HP reduced by 15%
	Originium Zone: Erosion II Friendly units have their maximum HP reduced by 30%
	Originium Zone: Erosion III Friendly units have their maximum HP reduced by 50%

Friendly ASPD debuff
	Originium Zone: Exhaustion Friendly units have their ASPD reduced by 20 Available in the second week
	Originium Zone: Exacerbated Exhaustion Friendly units have their ASPD reduced by 40 Available in the second week

Sandstorm facings
	Environment: Howling Eastern Winds The Sandstorm faces left
	Environment: Howling Northern Winds The Sandstorm faces down Available in the second week

Class restriction
	Objective: Urgent Contract Guards and Specialists have their DP cost doubled
	Objective: Urgent Contract Casters and Supporters have their DP cost doubled
	Objective: Executive Contract Guards and Specialists have their DP cost tripled and redeployment time increased by 50%
	Objective: Artful Contract Casters and Supporters have their DP cost tripled and redeployment time increased by 50%

Squad restriction
	Objective: Covert Action I Only 10 Operators (including the Support Unit) can be included to the squad
	Environment: Crossfire Zone I Unit Limit reduced to 7
	Objective: Covert Action II Only 7 Operators (including the Support Unit) can be included to the squad
	Environment: Crossfire Zone II Unit Limit reduced to 5

Objective: Deep Infiltration (slower DP generation)
	Objective: Deep Infiltration I DP generation rate reduced by 25% (to 1 DP every 1.33 seconds)
	Objective: Deep Infiltration II DP generation rate reduced by 50% (to 1 DP every 2 seconds)
	Objective: Deep Infiltration III DP generation rate reduced by 75% (to 1 DP every 4 seconds) Available in the second week

Stand-alone
	Anti-Armor I Enemies have their DEF increased by 200
	Environment: High-Value Target I Friendly units have their ATK reduced by 20%
	Objective: Desert Walker Enemies do not have their speed reduced when exposed to the Sandstorm
	Objective: Last Line of Defense Life Point reduced to 1
	Environment: Raging Sandstorm The HP loss for friendlies exposed to the Sandstorm is increased by 20% Available in the second week

Pine Soot

Day 8
	(Support) Joint Tactics: Combat Readiness Friendly units have their maximum HP doubled and DEF increased by 50%
	Anti-Armor I Enemies have their DEF increased by 200
	Environment: Howling Eastern Winds The Sandstorm faces left
	Objective: Last Line of Defense Life Point reduced to 1
	Originium Zone: Stimulus II Enemies have their ATK increased by 40%
	Tiacauh Brave: Duel II Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, and RES increased by 80%, 30%, and 40, respectively, and their DEF debuff is reduced to 40% on themselves
	Objective: Deep Infiltration II DP generation rate reduced by 50% (to 1 DP every 2 seconds)
	Originium Zone: Activation III Enemies have their HP increased by 110%
	Objective: Tribal Scheme III Tiacauh Ritualists have their HP, ATK, DEF, and attack range increased by 120%, 70%, 100%, and 60%, respectively, and are invisible

Day 10
	(Support) Joint Tactics: Assault Friendly units have their ASPD increased by 100
	Environment: High-Value Target I Friendly units have their ATK reduced by 20%
	Objective: Desert Walker Enemies do not have their speed reduced when exposed to the Sandstorm
	Objective: Last Line of Defense Life Point reduced to 1
	Originium Zone: Exacerbated Exhaustion Friendly units have their ASPD reduced by 40
	Objective: Artful Contract Casters and Supporters have their DP cost tripled and redeployment time increased by 50%
	Objective: Covert Action II Only 7 Operators (including the Support Unit) can be included to the squad
	Objective: Tribal Stomp III Tiacauh Fanatics have their HP, ASPD, speed, and weight increased by 150%, 120, 100%, and 2, respectively, and DEF debuff tripled
	Originium Zone: Erosion III Friendly units have their maximum HP reduced by 50%

Dawnseeker

Day 4
	(Support) Joint Tactics: Combat Readiness Friendly units have their maximum HP doubled and DEF increased by 50%
	Anti-Line Formation Enemies have their ASPD increased by 20
	Objective: Desert Walker Enemies do not have their speed reduced when exposed to the Sandstorm
	Objective: Covert Action I Only 10 Operators (including the Support Unit) can be included to the squad
	Originium Zone: Erosion II Friendly units have their maximum HP reduced by 30%
	Originium Zone: Exacerbated Exhaustion Friendly units have their ASPD reduced by 40
	Objective: Executive Contract Guards and Specialists have their DP cost tripled and redeployment time increased by 50%
	Originium Zone: Activation III Enemies have their HP increased by 110%
	Tiacauh Brave: Fearless III Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, ASPD and RES increased by 90%, 50%, 150, and 60, respectively, and are invisible

Day 9
	(Support) Joint Tactics: Skills Friendly units have their skills' SP cost halved
	Anti-Armor I Enemies have their DEF increased by 200
	Objective: Tribal Scheme I Tiacauh Ritualists have their HP/ATK and DEF increased by 30% and 50%, respectively
	Objective: Last Line of Defense Life Point reduced to 1
	Objective: Tribal Stomp II Tiacauh Fanatics have their HP, ASPD, speed, and weight increased by 90%, 70, 100%, and 1, respectively, and DEF debuff doubled
	Environment: Howling Northern Winds The Sandstorm faces down
	Objective: Deep Infiltration II DP generation rate reduced by 50% (to 1 DP every 2 seconds)
	Originium Zone: Stimulus III Enemies have their ATK increased by 80%
	Tiacauh Brave: Duel III Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, and RES increased by 130%, 50%, and 60, respectively, and their DEF debuff only applies to the blocking friendly unit

Deepness

Day 6
	(Support) Joint Tactics: Assault Friendly units have their ASPD increased by 100
	Environment: Howling Eastern Winds The Sandstorm faces left
	Objective: Desert Walker Enemies do not have their speed reduced when exposed to the Sandstorm
	Objective: Last Line of Defense Life Point reduced to 1
	Objective: Tribal Stomp II Tiacauh Fanatics have their HP, ASPD, speed, and weight increased by 90%, 70, 100%, and 1, respectively, and DEF debuff doubled
	Objective: Tribal Scheme II Tiacauh Ritualists have their HP/ATK, DEF, and attack range 70%, 100%, and 60%, respectively
	Environment: Crossfire Zone II Unit Limit reduced to 5
	Originium Zone: Activation III Enemies have their HP increased by 110%
	Tiacauh Brave: Duel III Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, and RES increased by 130%, 50%, and 60, respectively, and their DEF debuff only applies to the blocking friendly unit

Day 13
	(Support) Joint Tactics: Skills Friendly units have their skills' SP cost halved
	Anti-Armor I Enemies have their DEF increased by 200
	Environment: High-Value Target I Friendly units have their ATK reduced by 20%
	Objective: Last Line of Defense Life Point reduced to 1
	Originium Zone: Activation II Enemies have their HP increased by 60%
	Originium Zone: Exacerbated Exhaustion Friendly units have their ASPD reduced by 40
	Environment: Raging Sandstorm The HP loss for friendlies exposed to the Sandstorm is increased by 20%
	Objective: Tribal Scheme III Tiacauh Ritualists have their HP, ATK, DEF, and attack range increased by 120%, 70%, 100%, and 60%, respectively, and are invisible
	Objective: Deep Infiltration III DP generation rate reduced by 75% (to 1 DP every 4 seconds)

Training Ground

Contracts
	(Support) Joint Tactics: Assault Friendly units have their ASPD increased by 100
	Anti-Armor I Enemies have their DEF increased by 200
	Environment: Howling Eastern Winds The Sandstorm faces left
	Objective: Last Line of Defense Life Point reduced to 1
	Tiacauh Brave: Duel II Tiacauh Braves have their HP, ATK, and RES increased by 80%, 30%, and 40, respectively, and their DEF debuff is reduced to 40% on themselves
	Objective: Tribal Stomp II Tiacauh Fanatics have their HP, ASPD, speed, and weight increased by 90%, 70, 100%, and 1, respectively, and DEF debuff doubled