Badges in Drill to Earth’s Core are Roblox achievements that pay Cores, the lobby currency you spend on classes. There are 122 in total, split into four groups: Progression, General, Enemies, and Class. Rewards range from 5 Cores for a first join up to 1,750 Cores for the hardest milestones.
Quick answer: Complete a badge’s task in a run, then claim it from the lobby Achievements button or a town Achievements board. The Cores are added to your lobby balance, and Class badges are the only ones that pay nothing.
How badges pay out and where to claim them
Each badge fires the moment its condition is met during play. Open the Achievements button in the lobby, or interact with an Achievements board inside a town, to see completed badges and collect the Cores. Cores stay on your account permanently, unlike Coins, which reset when a run ends.
None of these badges use a promo code. They only unlock through in-game actions.
Layer clear badges
Every named layer awards a badge when you break through its boss wall. The reward scales as you go deeper, and each boss wall also pays 10 Cores separately from the badge.
| Layer | Cores |
|---|---|
| Grass | 5 |
| Dirt | 15 |
| Stone | 30 |
| Clay | 45 |
| Fossil | 60 |
| Crystal | 70 |
| Toxic | 85 |
| Radioactive | 100 |
| The Abyss | 125 |
| The Void | 175 |
Depth milestone badges
Distance badges track how far your drill travels. Reaching the Core at 100,000 km means finishing the Glowing Core wall, and the deepest milestones sit far past it.
| Badge | Condition | Cores |
|---|---|---|
| Reach the Core! | Travel 100,000 km | 300 |
| Reach 150k Depth | Reach 150,000 km | 425 |
| Reach 200k Depth | Reach 200,000 km | 575 |
| Heart of the Earth | Travel 1,000,000 km | 1,000 |
| Veteran | Reach the Core 10 times | 1,750 |
Ore mining badges
Breaking each ore type for the first time unlocks a badge. Coal shows up in the earliest layers, while Heartgem sits far deeper and pays the most.
| Ore | Cores |
|---|---|
| Coal | 5 |
| Iron | 30 |
| Gold | 45 |
| Diamond | 60 |
| Emerald | 125 |
| Ruby | 175 |
| Heartgem | 250 |
Armor set and Excalibur badges
Wearing every piece of an armor set at once unlocks its badge. Excalibur is a separate weapon badge and is one of the biggest single payouts in the game at 1,750 Cores.
| Badge | Condition | Cores |
|---|---|---|
| Rusty Armor | Wear full set | 60 |
| Steel Armor | Wear full set | 125 |
| Gold Armor | Wear full set | 175 |
| Diamond Armor | Wear full set | 225 |
| Void Armor | Wear full set | 300 |
| Phoenix Armor | Wear full set | 350 |
| King’s Armor | Wear full set | 500 |
| Excalibur | Acquire the Excalibur | 1,750 |
Drill, crafting, and combat badges
These reward how you build the shared drill and your loadout. Wall Damage and Drill Upgrade badges stack as you keep buying upgrades, while Slice and Dice and Lock and Load must both be done inside a single run.
| Badge | Condition | Cores |
|---|---|---|
| Wall Damage I | Reach 10 wall damage | 45 |
| Wall Damage II | Reach 100 wall damage | 175 |
| Drill Upgrade I | Buy 1 drill upgrade | 15 |
| Drill Upgrade II | Buy 10 drill upgrades | 60 |
| Drill Upgrade III | Buy 25 drill upgrades | 125 |
| Drill Upgrade IV | Buy 50 drill upgrades | 175 |
| Drill Upgrade V | Buy 100 drill upgrades | 225 |
| Crafting I | Craft your first item | 15 |
| Crafting II | Unlock Crafting level 2 | 60 |
| Crafting III | Unlock Crafting level 3 | 125 |
| Crafting IV | Unlock Crafting level 4 | 175 |
| Crafting V | Unlock Crafting level 5 | 225 |
| Slice and Dice | Improve melee damage on 10 occasions during one run | 300 |
| Lock and Load | Upgrade gun damage 10 times in one run | 300 |
Social and death badges
The join, return, and friend badges give new accounts their first easy Cores. The death badges tick up over time whether you want them to or not. Group Member requires joining the official Roblox group, which you can do from the Game Name Roblox group page.
| Badge | Condition | Cores |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | Join the game | 5 |
| Welcome Back | Return on a second day | 30 |
| Power of Friendship | Play with a friend | 30 |
| Group Member | Join the Roblox group | 30 |
| Content Creator | Join the creator program | Not confirmed |
| First Death | Die once | 5 |
| Death Enthusiast | Die 10 times | 30 |
| Death Connoisseur | Die 100 times | 85 |
NPC conversation badges
Talking to each town or camp character once awards 5 Cores. There are nine of them, so speak to every NPC you pass on a normal run.
- Blacksmith
- Mage
- Merchant
- Postmaster
- Local Lunatic (Crazy Zack)
- Banker
- Shopkeeper
- Bounty Hunter
- Gibbles
Event and challenge badges
This group mixes quick actions with meme runs. Well Played wants you to step in the well on the lobby island, Lightly Toasted wants you to light yourself on a campfire, and Mr. Quacks needs an evil duck pulled from a dungeon chest and sold. Meat to Heat and Armor Optional are coordinated challenge runs meant for a team that already has the normal Core badge.
| Badge | Condition | Cores |
|---|---|---|
| Well Played | Make a wish in the well | 30 |
| Lightly Toasted | Step on a campfire | 30 |
| Big Steppin’ | Equip speed boots | 45 |
| Hot Potato | Throw a stick of dynamite | 40 |
| Engineer | Craft at the Crafting Shack | 40 |
| Packed Sack | Get a bigger bag | 30 |
| Blood Fog | Witness the Blood Fog event | 85 |
| Rich Get Richer | Reach 10,000 Coin balance | Not confirmed |
| Mr. Quacks | Sell an evil duck | 400 |
| Cosmic Blender | Create a black hole | 575 |
| Meat to Heat | Get to the Core with bodies as your only fuel | 1,150 |
| Armor Optional | Reach the Core with no armor | Not confirmed |
Several more General badges exist with conditions that are not spelled out in-game. They still pay Cores when they trigger during normal play.
| Badge | Cores |
|---|---|
| Attachment Issues | 50 |
| Happy Camper | 30 |
| Participation Award | 60 |
| Slick Brick | 125 |
| Permanent Resident | 100 |
| Majority Shareholder | 150 |
| Smelt It, Dealt It | 175 |
| Plot Armor | 175 |
| Rusty to Riches | 300 |
Enemy defeat badges
Killing each enemy type for the first time unlocks its badge, and two lifetime milestones track your total kills across every run.
| Enemy | Cores |
|---|---|
| Goblin | 5 |
| Worm | 30 |
| Crazy Miner | 60 |
| Bandit Miner | 60 |
| Spider | 60 |
| Loot Goblin | 60 |
| Mimic | 60 |
| Bat Minion | 60 |
| Void Spider | 60 |
| Vampire | 125 |
| Goblin Lord | 175 |
| Mole Man | 175 |
| Defeat 100 Enemies | 60 |
| Defeat 1,000 Enemies | 300 |
Class unlock badges
Every class has a matching badge that unlocks when you buy the class at the Academy. These badges pay no Cores, but you can still claim them for completion. The class names double as the badge names.
- Miner, Recruit, Healer, Mechanic, Racer, Scout
- Witch, Bruiser, Driller, Gunslinger, Tank, Crafter
- Demolitionist, Lucky Looter, Nightcrawler, Princess, Reaper, Salvager
- Bounty Hunter, Executioner, Goblin King, Gunsmith, Pirate, Priest
- Prospector, Samurai
Stack multiple badges in a single run
The fastest way to clear the list is to chase several badges at once instead of grinding them one by one. A normal descent already touches most requirements if you play deliberately.
- Do the lobby jokes first: the well for Well Played and the campfire for Lightly Toasted before you queue.
- Break each new ore as you pass it so the mining badges fire on the way down.
- Take every layer boss wall to collect the layer badge and its 10 Cores together.
- Buy drill upgrades as you go to tick off the upgrade tiers and Wall Damage badges.
- Kill enemies along the route and talk to every NPC you find in towns and camps.
- Clear the early dungeon so an evil duck can appear for Mr. Quacks.
You will know a badge landed when the completion notification pops in-game and the Cores appear on your lobby balance. Anything still missing will show as uncollected on the Achievements board, so check there after a deep run to sweep up everything you earned.
