How to Farm Suit and Pet EXP Chests in ARES: THE IRON VANGUARD

To earn up to 140 High EXP daily for your Combat Suits and active Pets in ARES: THE IRON VANGUARD, collect the hidden treasure chests located across seven distinct game maps. Each map contains one daily chest. Running this seven-chest rotation right after your daily reset provides low-risk experience points without requiring difficult combat encounters.

Daily Chest Yield and Search Mechanics

The daily chest route yields 140 High EXP across a full rotation, distributed evenly as one chest per map across seven primary zones. Because these rewards are tied to static environmental locations rather than boss drops, they offer a predictable progression boost.

Location Placement: Chests spawn along mission zone boundaries, tucked behind environmental obstacles or placed on elevated platforms near edge terrain markers.
Combat Requirements: Opening these chests requires no heavy combat, making them accessible even when undergeared for a region's standard enemies.
Daily Limits: These rewards follow a daily cycle. Once all seven chests are looted, you must wait for the daily reset before repeating the circuit.

Investment Priorities: Combat Suit vs. Pet EXP

To maximize the impact of the 140 High EXP reward, allocate the resources immediately based on your current progression bottlenecks:

Priority Target	Primary Benefit	Recommended Strategy
Primary Combat Suit	Increases Combat Power (CP), unlocks skill upgrades, and boosts passive stats.	Funnel the majority of High EXP here during main story progression to stay ahead of boss stat scaling.
Active Pet	Scales utility bonuses and support effects tied to companion levels.	Level your primary Pet in tandem with your suit to prevent support utility from lagging behind your overall CP.

Focusing your chest EXP on your primary loadout helps bypass mid-game level plateaus without consuming extra consumable materials or stamina.

Strategic Execution and Farming Route

Treating the seven map chests as a fixed daily circuit minimizes wasted travel time and ensures you do not miss any available EXP:

Clear Inventory Space: Check your bag capacity before starting the route so extra item drops from chests do not interrupt your circuit.
Establish a Sequential Route: Begin on the lowest-level accessible map and move through the seven zones in a single circular path.
Run After Daily Reset: Complete the circuit at the start of your play session to apply the stat gains immediately to your daily activities.

While daily chest farming speeds up early and mid-game leveling, it functions as a supplemental boost rather than a complete replacement for endgame grinding. Use it consistently after each server reset to maintain steady progression across your Combat Suits and Pets.