Duke's missions
What TornLife's research has established about Duke's missions, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- Some contracts are hard for low-level players: target choice can be far above your level, and players report Hard contracts requiring beating much higher-level targets. Inside Job needs the sent item in inventory. (player reports; List of Duke Missions › List of Duke Missions › Inside Job, )
- Unlocking a higher difficulty requires a special Duke contract. On the wiki, Hobgoblin (defeat any player 5 times) unlocks Hard, and Cut Them Down to Size (defeat a player of your level or higher) unlocks Very Hard. (documented; List of Duke Missions › List of Duke Missions › Cut Them Down to Size, )
- Contracts are randomly generated tasks using existing game mechanics, mostly attacking-focused. At launch Duke offered 67 contracts, mostly repeatable, one new contract per day at midnight, with up to three available or in progress at once. (confirmed by Torn; Missions system released, )
- To unlock Duke, speak with Anonymous on the missions page; Anonymous unlocks at level 5. His only mission is an intro to Duke requiring 10 contracts, rewarding an honor bar and 100 mission credits. (documented; Mission › Details › George / Anonymous / Duke, )
- Everyone starts on Easy. There are 5 difficulties: Easy, Medium, Hard, Very hard, Expert. Standing rises with completions and falls with failing or declining contracts. Expert contracts pay on average 16x money and 5x mission credits and may need help from others. (confirmed by Torn; Missions system released, )
- Within Duke's mission chain, completing the Hobgoblin objective (defeating any one player of your choice 5 times) is the requirement to unlock Hard-difficulty missions. (documented; List of Duke Missions › List of Duke Missions › Hobgoblin, )
- Completing Anonymous's 10-contract introductory mission for Duke grants an honor bar and 100 mission credits, and unlocks Duke as a mission giver. (documented; Mission › Details › George / Anonymous / Duke, )
- Duke, described as the Loan Shark, is a mission agent who asks players to complete contracts in return for mission credits. (documented; Mission › Details › George / Anonymous / Duke, )
- Honor bars tied to mission progression: 'Protege' for completing the mission introduction with Duke, 'Mercenary' for completing 1,000 mission contracts, and 'Task Master' for earning 10,000 mission credits. (documented; Award › Honors › Missions, )
- Staff reiterated that completing George's tutorial missions awards the related rewards, and the next mission giver becomes available only upon reaching level 5, after which new contracts begin spawning each new day. (confirmed by Torn; Mission Rewards, )
- Staff again confirmed in July 2026 that after finishing all of George's beginner missions, the next mission agent is Duke, who gives one mission per day, but the player must be level 5 to unlock Duke. (confirmed by Torn; Unable to get new mission, )
Questions about Duke's missions
- How do you unlock more missions in Torn after completing the tutorial missions?
After George's tutorial, reaching level 5 unlocks the mission agent Anonymous, whose only mission is an introduction to Duke requiring 10 completed c…
- How do you increase the maximum loan amount available from Duke?
- How do Duke's missions work, and what should you do if one seems stuck or bugged?
Duke gives randomly generated, mostly attack-based contracts that pay mission credits, and cash rewards appear in player posts. He unlocks through An…