When the Tropics are on the island
The Tropics share region two with the Roots. In the current 208-island pool they appear on 104 days, 43 of them followed by the Mesa and 61 by the Alpine. The two options do not strictly alternate, so check the status box above or the biome rotation page rather than guessing from yesterday. On a Tropics day the layout, every box and every beehive stay put until the 17:00 UTC reset; only the luggage contents change between runs.
What a typical Tropics holds
Across the 104 Tropics in the pool:
| Marker | Average per day | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Luggage | 16.9 | 0–31 |
| Big luggage | 8.2 | 0–14 |
| Explorer’s luggage | 2.0 | 0–7 |
| Ancient luggage | 1.2 | 0–4 (on 75 of 104 days) |
| Clown luggage | 0.6 | 0–2 (on 46 of 104 days) |
| Beehive | 3.5 | 1–5 |
| Ancient statue | 1 | always 1 |
| Amulet | 1 | always exactly 1 |
That is noticeably less than the Roots, the other region-two option, which averages about 29 regular and 3.2 explorer’s luggage. For the Plunderer badge, lean on region three instead.
Which markers are worth a detour
- The amulet. Each Tropics has exactly one. Which of the four it is changes by island. Today’s amulets shows which one is out.
- Ancient luggage, when there is one. It holds a mystical item but costs 20 Injury to open.
- Explorer’s luggage. Usually one or two, spread from the bottom to the top of the climb.
- Beehives if they hang near your line. Beehives only spawn in the Tropics, on the thin willow trees, and on our maps they are scattered over the whole biome. Breaking one gives four Honeycombs for bonus stamina, but the swarm stings anyone who gets close. Knock it down with a thrown item from a distance instead of grabbing it. Today’s beehives lists their exact spots.
Clown luggage is so rare here that you should not plan a Jester run around it.
Using the 3D map
The Tropics are tall and layered: big trees, vines, giant ivy and, in some variants, floating islands or extra pillars. Big tree crowns can be climbed, and luggage sometimes waits up there; reaching the top of one also earns the Arborist badge. Open the location in the 3D map and rotate the camera to check its height and approach. Open 3D map
The ancient statue
On every Tropics we have mapped, the statue is at the very top of the biome next to the campfire. It is the run’s second revive. If a teammate dies in the rain halfway up, push on to the campfire and revive them there; they come back at the statue.
Stay safe
The Tropics’ signature hazard is rain: wet rock slows climbing, costs more stamina and makes you slide when you stop. Wait it out on a vine or under cover, and watch for spore bombs, poison ivy and thorny giant ivy. The full Tropics guide covers the variants, the food and the Trailblazer badge.
Quick answers
How often do the Tropics appear? On 104 of the 208 days in the current pool, as region two instead of the Roots.
How many beehives are in the Tropics? Between one and five on every Tropics day, about 3.5 on average, and none anywhere else. No Tropics day in this pool has zero.
Which amulet is in the Tropics? Always exactly one. Which of the four it is changes by island.
