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'Far Cry 5' Root Canal Live Event Guide: How to Get the Tooth And Nail Bat and Dentist Outfit Awards

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The latest Far Cry 5 live event, Root Canal, has begun. If you want to take part, make sure you're well stocked with melee weapons. The event launched Tuesday, May 29 at 12 p.m. EDT and continues for a full week. If you've heard about the challenge but aren't sure how to participate or meet community goals, we've put together a complete guide to everything you need to know.

Far Cry 5 Live Event Guide: Everything You Need to Know About the Root Canal Event

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The Root Canal event is now live in Far Cry 5 Ubisoft

The latest Far Cry 5 event includes both a personal goal and a community goal which must be completed by June 5. The event requires players to use melee weapons to kill cultists. Once dead, players must loot Cultist teeth to complete the challenge.

Far Cry 5 Root Canal Live Event Personal Goals & Rewards: How to Get the Tooth and Nail Bat

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The rewards for completing the Root Canal event in Far Cry 5 Ubisoft

As with the previous events, there are two separate reward pools players work towards in the Root Canal event. The first is a set of personal goals you will complete alone. To unlock these rewards, use melee weapons to kill cultists. Make sure to loot the bodies once the cultists have been taken out.

  • Collect 5 Cultist teeth - 100XP and 50 Silver Bars
  • Collect 10 Cultist teeth - 100XP and Tooth and Nail Bat

Far Cry 5 Root Canal Live Event Community Goals & Rewards: How to Get the Dentist Outfit

Live Events also feature community level rewards received by everyone if they reach specific goals. Here are the goals the community must reach by June 5 to receive the group rewards:

  • Collect 175,000 Cultist teeth - 100XP and 50 Silver Bars
  • Collect 350,000 Cultist teeth - 100XP and "Dentist" Outfit

Note: You need to have signed up for the event to recieve rewards.

How to Sign Up For Far Cry 5 Root Canal Live Event: Do You Need a Season Pass?

Far Cry 5 Live Events are open to all players. Anyone can sign up, regardless of whether they have a season pass or not. To access the event, follow these steps:

  • Open your saved game.
  • Navigate to the in-game menu where you find your map, inventory and other important info.
  • Go to the tab for Online play and select Live Events.
  • You'll see information there about the current event and the objective. Once you accept the quest, you can go back to your game to complete it.

How Do I Know When the Personal and Community Goals Have Been Met?

Far Cry 5 's Live Events screen shows your personal goal progress and the community's progress. In the future, Ubisoft plans to bring more individual and community Live Events to the game. Make sure you are signed into your Ubisoft account to see your progress.

So what do you think? What's your favorite melee weapon in Far Cry 5? What do you think next week's event will include? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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