Drill to Earth's Core Badges: All 131 and Core Rewards

Drill to Earth’s Core has 131 badges, and most of them pay you Cores the first time you earn them. Cores are what you spend in the lobby, so badges are free Cores waiting to be picked up.

This page lists every badge, what you need to do for it, how many Cores it pays and how many players have it. Checked on October 26, 2026, when 20,287,550 players had joined the game.

Quick answer. The biggest payout is Excalibur at 1,750 Cores, then Meat To Heat at 1,150. The 48 badges with a known reward pay 8,070 Cores in all. Buying that many would cost about 621 Robux, even at the cheapest rate in the shop.

Layer and depth badges

Badge	How to get it	Players
Grass Layer	Break through the Grass Layer.	13,849,553
Dirt Layer	Break through the Dirt Layer.	7,739,071
Stone Layer	Break through the Stone Layer.	4,529,398
Clay Layer	Break through the Clay Layer.	2,991,811
Fossil Layer	Break through the Fossil Layer.	2,428,435
Crystal Layer	Break through the Crystal Layer.	1,966,886
Toxic Layer	Break through the Toxic Layer.	1,573,313
Frozen Layer	Break through the Frozen Layer.	1,384,497
The Abyss	Break through The Abyss.	1,103,395
The Void	Break through The Void.	922,314
Reach The Core	Drill all the way to the Core.	579,006
Reach 150k Depth	Go past the Core to 150,000 depth.	262,452
Reach 200k Depth	Go past the Core to 200,000 depth.	182,662
Heart of Earth	Reach what lies far below the Core.	5,055
Veteran	Reach the Core 10 times.	20,398

Each layer has a boss wall at the end, and breaking it gives you the layer badge. Want to see how many players get through each layer? Our Drill to Earth’s Core page has the full count.

Starter badges

Badge	How to get it	Cores	Players
Welcome	Join the game.	5	20,287,550
Welcome Back	Come back on a second day.	30	5,323,721
Power Of Friendship	Play with a friend.	30	8,227,982
Group Member	Join the game’s Roblox group.	30	4,109,673
Content Creator	Be part of the game’s content creator program.	Unknown	42
First Death	Die once.	5	9,221,511
Death Enthusiast	Die 10 times.	30	567,442
Death Connoisseur	Die 100 times.	85	3,183

Ore badges

Badge	How to get it	Cores	Players
Mine Coal	Break your first coal ore.	5	14,890,929
Mine Iron	Break your first iron ore.	30	6,856,849
Mine Gold	Break your first gold ore.	45	5,480,980
Mine Diamond	Break your first diamond ore.	60	3,339,345
Mine Emerald	Break your first emerald ore.	125	2,331,327
Mine Ruby	Break your first ruby ore.	175	1,729,295
Mine Heartgem	Break your first heartgem ore.	Unknown	2,466

Armor and gear badges

Badge	How to get it	Cores	Players
Rusty Armor	Wear the full Rusty Armor set.	60	725,109
Steel Armor	Wear the full Steel Armor set.	125	602,347
Gold Armor	Wear the full Gold Armor set.	175	546,431
Diamond Armor	Wear the full Diamond Armor set.	225	486,388
Void Armor	Wear the full Void Armor set.	300	286,266
Phoenix Armor	Wear the full Phoenix Armor set.	Unknown	10,768
King’s Armor	Wear the full King’s Armor set.	Unknown	70
Excalibur	Get the Excalibur.	1,750	5,755
Big Steppin’	Put on a pair of speed boots.	45	6,953,061

Excalibur pays 1,750 Cores, the most of any badge. Only 5,755 players have it.

Drill and crafting badges

Badge	How to get it	Cores	Players
Wall Damage I	Get your drill to 10 wall damage.	45	7,224,164
Wall Damage II	Get your drill to 100 wall damage.	175	1,306,117
Drill Upgrade I	Buy 1 drill upgrade.	15	14,527,745
Drill Upgrade II	Buy 10 drill upgrades.	60	5,015,394
Drill Upgrade III	Buy 25 drill upgrades.	125	2,936,668
Drill Upgrade IV	Buy 50 drill upgrades.	175	1,817,227
Drill Upgrade V	Buy 100 drill upgrades.	225	932,405
Crafting I	Craft your first item.	Unknown	5,809,680
Crafting II	Reach Crafting Level 2.	Unknown	687,428
Crafting III	Reach Crafting Level 3.	Unknown	279,761
Crafting IV	Reach Crafting Level 4.	Unknown	83,292
Crafting V	Reach Crafting Level 5.	Unknown	9,811
Slice And Dice	Upgrade melee damage 10 times in one run.	300	437,858
Lock And Load	Upgrade gun damage 10 times in one run.	300	230,776

Crafting gets hard fast. All five crafting badges came out on the same day, and only about 1 in 592 players who craft an item go on to reach Level 5. The drill upgrade badges drop off too: about 6% of players who buy one upgrade go on to buy 100.

Talk to everyone

Badge	How to get it	Cores	Players
Blacksmith	Talk to the Blacksmith.	5	4,517,650
Mage	Talk to the Mage.	5	4,898,188
Merchant	Talk to the Merchant.	5	2,245,150
Postmaster	Talk to the Postmaster.	5	9,281,858
Banker	Talk to the Banker.	5	8,066,134
Shopkeeper	Talk to the Shopkeeper.	Unknown	3,435,053
Bounty Hunter	Talk to the Bounty Hunter.	5	4,055,341
Lieutenant	Talk to the Lieutenant.	Unknown	97,020
Local Lunatic	Talk to Crazy Zack.	Unknown	6,993,279
Gibbles	Talk to Gibbles.	Unknown	1,141,875

These are the easiest badges in the game. Talk to everyone you meet in town on your way down.

Special badges

Badge	How to get it	Cores	Players
Hot Potato	Throw a stick of dynamite.	Unknown	1,345,771
Blood Fog	Be there for a Blood Fog event.	85	3,409,561
Craftsman	The game only says: do it yourself.	Unknown	1,083,268
Rich Get Richer	Have 10,000 Coins at once.	Unknown	1,421,755
Mr. Quacks	Sell an evil duck.	400	753,458
Cosmic Blender	Make a black hole.	575	187,214
Meat To Heat	Reach the Core with only bodies as fuel.	1,150	12,026
Armor Optional	Reach the Core without armor.	Unknown	1,839

Mr. Quacks pays 400 Cores just for selling an evil duck. Cosmic Blender pays 575 for making a black hole.

Secret badges

The game hides how to get these. You will usually earn them just by playing, so check your badges after a long run.

Badge	How to get it	Cores	Players
Well Played	Secret. The game does not say how.	30	141,638
Happy Camper	Secret. The game does not say how.	Unknown	543,423
Lightly Toasted	Secret. The game does not say how.	30	5,018,619
Packed Sack	Secret. The game does not say how.	30	4,810,573
Participation Award	Secret. The game does not say how.	60	4,781,304
Slick Brick	Secret. The game does not say how.	125	2,093,467
Attachment Issues	Secret. The game does not say how.	Unknown	839,994
Rusty To Riches	Secret. The game does not say how.	300	477,458
Smelt It, Dealt It	Secret. The game does not say how.	175	1,291,871
Permanent Resident	Secret. The game does not say how.	Unknown	187,756
Majority Shareholder	Secret. The game does not say how.	150	4,005,234
Plot Armor	Secret. The game does not say how.	175	1,248,065

Enemy badges

Badge	How to get it	Players
Goblin	Beat a Goblin.	15,431,784
Worm	Get attacked by a Worm.	8,204,222
Crazy Miner	Beat a Crazy Miner.	3,543,848
Bandit Miner	Beat a Bandit Miner.	3,494,272
Spider	Beat a Spider.	6,690,204
Loot Goblin	Beat a Loot Goblin.	3,862,522
Vampire	Beat a Vampire.	2,971,879
Blinker	Beat a Blinker.	456,501
Bat Minion	Beat a Bat Minion.	2,013,467
Fuel Leech	Beat a Fuel Leech.	380,882
Watcher	Beat a Watcher.	484,423
Void Spider	Beat a Void Spider.	2,533,725
Mimic	Secret. The game does not say how.	4,454,788
Goblin Lord	Beat the Goblin Lord.	2,278,671
Mole Man	Beat Mole Man.	1,481,283
Defeat 100 Enemies	Beat 100 enemies.	2,834,721
Defeat 1000 Enemies	Beat 1,000 enemies.	505,068

Class badges

Every class has its own badge, which you get when you unlock that class. There are 31 of them.

Class	Players
Miner	8,855,934
Recruit	7,040,344
Racer	181,742
Witch	148,886
Healer	123,217
Bruiser	106,348
Scout	84,181
Mercenary	83,309
Reaper	60,376
Lucky Looter	56,645
Vampire	56,163
Gunslinger	54,716
Driller	54,686
Tank	50,142
Nightcrawler	48,230
Mechanic	44,442
Princess	25,447
Executioner	11,810
Jack-o’-Lantern	11,411
Goblin King	10,904
Demolitionist	10,125
Crafter	8,249
Samurai	7,541
Priest	6,840
Bounty Hunter	6,477
Prospector	6,209
Pirate	5,726
Timekeeper	3,784
Gunsmith	3,344
Salvager	2,975
Engineer	1,065