Each drone has a certain set of abilities that gets unlocked with upgrades. To upgrade a drone you need to use a special currency called Microchips.
Microchips can be received as rewards in daily tasks and various activities or from the in-game store.
The drone's main ability is immediately available and becomes stronger as the drone levels up. Additional abilities are unlocked at levels 4, 9, and 12. The maximum level of a drone and its number of abilities depends on its Tier:
- Tier 1 drone – 3 levels, 1 ability (Starter, Sidekick, Defender, Fly)
- Tier 2 drone – 6 levels, 2 abilities (Good Guy, Sharpshooter, Discus)
- Tier 3 drone – 9 levels, 3 abilities (The Eye, Nebula, Persephone, Octanian, Ironhearth, Whiteout, Patron)
- Tier 4 drone – 12 levels, 4 abilities (Paralysis, Beak, Glider, Barrel, Reviver, Armadillo, Daltokki)
The cost of upgrading a drone to the maximum level depends on its Tier:
- Tier 1 drone – 100 Microchips
- Tier 2 drone – 390 Microchips
- Tier 3 drone – 730 Microchips
- Tier 4 drone – 1 000 Microchips. To fully upgrade a Tier 4 drone, you will also need 1 Upgrade Token.