Mercenaries Guild

Learn how to increase your rank with the Mercenaries Guild in No Man's Sky. Discover missions, activities, and envoy interactions to earn standing and rewards.

The Mercenaries Guild is one of three guilds in No Man's Sky, alongside the Merchants and Explorers. Missions for these guilds can be obtained from Mission Agents found at space stations. Initially, you'll primarily receive quests that improve your standing with the dominant race of the system you are in (Gek, Vy'keen, or Korvax). Once your rank with a race reaches 2 or higher, Mission Agents will begin offering more quests that increase your standing with guilds.

Each Mission Agent offers five missions. The first mission typically rewards standing with the system's dominant race. Missions two through four offer low-level quests for each of the three guilds, while the fifth mission is a higher-level quest for one of the guilds. Completing missions usually grants +1 standing with a guild, with some higher-level missions offering +2 standing and other rewards. As your guild rank increases, more advanced missions become available.

Mercenaries Guild missions generally involve hunting pirates, raiding facilities, assaulting or defending freighters, destroying Sentinels, and culling creatures. However, any mission type can potentially reward Mercenaries Guild standing.

In addition to missions from agents, you can earn Mercenaries Guild trophies by destroying Sentinels and killing pirates, with progress tracked in the Milestones menu.

Mercenaries Guild Envoys

Guild Envoys are located next to Mission Agents on space stations. Once you reach Rank 2 (Initiate) with the Mercenaries Guild, you can speak with these envoys to receive gifts, the value of which increases with your guild rank. At Rank 3 (Apprentice), envoys start offering their own missions, which are often high-level and can provide better rewards, including +5 standing. These missions can be completed in bulk with other similar quests, allowing for more efficient rank progression.

Mercenaries Guild Rank Standings