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# Bastion
Bastion, the free-to-play game of Planetary Defense: missions, World Bosses, loot and minting, on Discord and on the web with one account.
**Bastion** is the free-to-play game of the Planetary Defense universe, formerly known as the Discord Game. It is a lighter, mission-based way to stay active and keep earning, played in two places with the same account:
* on **Discord**, with the Bastion bot;
* on the **website** [bastion.planetarydefense.io](https://bastion.planetarydefense.io), on a computer or a phone, in the browser or as an installed app.
Bastion on the website
### Getting started
Only two steps get you playing:
1. **Verify your account** once: connect your WAX wallet and your Discord account on [bastion.planetarydefense.io](https://bastion.planetarydefense.io) (on Discord, `/register` gives you the link).
2. **Play**: on the website, or on Discord with `/missions` or the **Start Game** button of the game channel.
### How it works
You pick operations (missions) with different durations, success chances and rewards. Completing one rewards you with **Coins**, the in-game currency, plus a chance at **Quantum Chests** and **Quantum Keys**. With the whole server, you also fight the six **Ancients of the Deep**, World Bosses that drop prayers, Fragments, relics and Champion titles.
### Progression: Areas, Ranks and Grade
As a new player, you start in **Area 1** with **Rank 1** equipment. The **Shop** lets you spend Coins on gear across 3 Ranks, improving your odds of success. Special items such as **Red Boar** (halves an operation's duration) and **Lava Lux** (extra operations) require Grade 1, meaning at least one Division in the Web Game.
You can unlock higher Areas simply by winning enough operations, but better gear Ranks require raising your **Grade** instead. Your Grade comes from a score combining the total Attack and Defense of the Planetary Defense NFTs staked in your Divisions in the Web Game. A higher Grade also gives you a Discord role.
### Crafting your rewards
Coins are Bastion's own currency. You can mint them into your wallet as NFTs to trade on the secondary market; burning a Coin NFT from your wallet credits the same amount back to your Bastion balance.
To turn a Quantum Chest or a Quantum Key into Materials, mint them from Bastion's **Vault** into your wallet, then run an opening blend on **Nexus** (the Planetary Defense hub). Opening a Quantum Chest alone gives lower-rarity Materials, while combining it with a Quantum Key shifts the odds toward the rarer tiers. Those Materials are then used to craft playable NFTs, some of which, like Red Boar, Lava Lux and Pets, also give bonuses back in Bastion.
### How it connects to the Web Game
Your Bastion loot can be minted to craft NFTs playable in the Web Game, and your Grade is calculated from your Web Game stats. Playing both together is the fastest way to grow, but Bastion works perfectly well on its own.
## Learn more about Bastion 👇
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[Introduction](/guide/bastion/introduction.md)
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Note: The information on this page reflects the current state of Planetary Defense's development. As new features are actually released and the game evolves, some details here may change, and this page will be updated to stay accurate.
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