The Cogah is a hard mode activated by consuming The Cogah Elixir, crafted from Agaric Mushrooms. Enemies grow stronger as you defeat Agari, but rewards are also better. Hard mode ends when you stop playing or die.

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How Hark the Collector Works in Soulframe

Q: Does Soulframe have a tutorial?

Yes. The opening quest Rise Envoy serves as the tutorial, guiding you through basic controls, the Nightfold hub, and your first objectives via the Sparrow guide.

Q: Which Pact should I pick first?

For new players: Oscelda (Spirit) for casters and support, Tethren (Courage) for melee, Sirin (Grace) for stealth and ranged. Oscelda has the most forgiving skill kit.

Q: How do I remove fog of war from the map?

Find World Trees — dead trees with spears in them. Pull out the spear to reveal the surrounding area on your map.

Q: What are Motes and where do I find them?

Motes are glowing collectibles that unlock location names and codex entries. Only one spawns per area per in-game day, so revisit areas regularly.

Q: Does Soulframe support multiplayer?

Yes. You can team up with up to 3 players to explore Midrath and complete quests together.

Q: What is the Nightfold?

The Nightfold is your personal hub. You can access it at any time outside of combat to swap weapons, upgrade Pacts, craft items, and interact with Ancestor NPCs.

Q: What are Agari and how are they different from bosses?

Agari are respawning sub-bosses that drop crafting materials and Agaric Mushrooms for The Cogah hard mode. They respawn approximately 30 minutes after being defeated.

Q: What is Spectral Sight?

Spectral Sight is a mode that highlights interactable objects, helps find Motes, and triggers special interactions like Smiting enemies or bonding with wandering souls.

Q: How do I unlock Tuvalkane the Blacksmith?

Head east from the starting area to a crater with enemies. Clear the enemies, collect the helmet at the centre, then follow your Sparrow to the abandoned forge nearby.

Repeatable world operation (~6h community catalog) — accept at World Tree Votive or find the Collector descent in Midrath; not a 30-minute Agari respawn.
Fight Sinecure waves, then Nimrod lieutenant OR Thunderstone the animal cage to crash the ship — see event page for catalog-verified drops.
Slot between 3-hour sieges; southeast Discharged Nimrod Agari is a separate 30-min farm — do not confuse the two Nimrod fights.

~6h operation · Collector ship

Written by Mira ThornvaleReviewed 21 May 2026Preludes 15

How Hark the Collector Works in Soulframe

Hark the Collector is a repeatable world operation (~6-hour cooldown per community catalog) — not a 30-minute Agari respawn. Pick it up at a World Tree Votive Shrine or encounter the Collector descent in the overworld.

Event page: Hark, the Collector · compare Siege gameplay (3-hour loops).

What to expect

In-game title: Operation: Hark, the Collector — Inquisitor Mada's ship descends (fog/lightning on the map).
Clear Sinecure waves protecting the landing, then either fight the Nimrod lieutenant or place a Thunderstone in the animal cage to crash the ship (both routes grant loot per community reports — verify in your client).
Collector Crates during the event can add extra drops — see linked item pages.

Pre-event preparation

Lightning resistance: Bring Cloudquell or equivalent consumables. Hark's ship deployment deals AoE lightning damage in the landing zone.
Inventory space: Clear at least 6–8 weapon slots before the event. Collector Crates and boss drops fill inventory quickly.
Graces: Grab an Omen Beast Grace before the event starts — damage Graces reduce wave-clear time significantly.

Drops (catalog-verified slugs)

Representative rewards: Sappheline, Moranite, Lampyrite, Dewelion fragments, Regalia of Rood, Dracs. Full manifest may be larger on community catalog — we only list slugs checked in catalog.json.

vs Discharged Nimrod Agari

The southeast Discharged Nimrod Agari (30-min respawn, Cogah rune farm) is a separate farm node. Hark's Nimrod appears only during this operation and drops the Hark-specific loot table, not the standard Nimrod Agari pool.

Scheduling Hark between sieges

Hark's ~6-hour cooldown fits between the ~3-hour siege cycles:

Queue for Mirifuir Siege.
After siege clear, check World Tree Votives for Hark availability.
Run Hark if available (fits in the 3-hour window before the next siege).
Use the downtime for Dermak Undercity container loops.

Fight tips

Bring Cloudquell or lightning resist consumables.
Burst during heal windows; avoid dragging patrols into the landing zone.
Slot Hark between 3-hour siege timers — use the Agari Timer for regular Agari, not for this 6-hour event.
If you choose the Thunderstone route, place it quickly after clearing the Sinecure waves — the landing zone will fill with reinforcements if you delay.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Soulframe have a tutorial?

Which Pact should I pick first?

How do I remove fog of war from the map?

What are Motes and where do I find them?

Does Soulframe support multiplayer?

What is the Nightfold?

What are Agari and how are they different from bosses?

What is The Cogah?

What is Spectral Sight?

How do I unlock Tuvalkane the Blacksmith?

How Hark the Collector Works in Soulframe

How Hark the Collector Works in Soulframe