Drain the Lake Beginner Guide

From first drain to first upgrades, Token farming, checkpoint pushes, and Find My Phone. Data checked 2026-08-01.

Main goal

Phone ending

Fill speed

Roblox data

1
Join the game
Open Drain the Lake on Roblox (PlaceId 138381251771774) by IWTM10GTMPLS.
2
Fill and drain
Hold the fill input with the starter Bucket, then deposit at the station for Tokens.
3
Buy Skill Tree upgrades
Spend Tokens on capacity and water collection speed first, then rapid drain and auto-collection.
4
Upgrade your bucket
Use Diamonds in the lobby: Plastic adds +5% fill speed, while Metal costs 500 Diamonds for +2 capacity. Claim Ancient after 10 badges.
5
Push depth
Lower the water: Shipwreck → Cavern → Mineshaft → Molten → Lost City → Abyss → Phone ending.
6
Watch the Shark
From mid-depth the Shark can bite you. Keep moving; some badges require getting bitten or surviving on Hard.
7
Teleport and collect chests
Activate each checkpoint, claim newly exposed chests, and use the surface teleport instead of climbing back to the station.

Use the full video-tested progression route.

Improve the loop that funds buckets and the Skill Tree.

Turn the beginner route into the first main ending.

Prioritize capacity and water collection speed, then rapid drain and Token auto-collection. Use Diamonds separately for lobby buckets.

Follow the checkpoint chain toward Abyss and then the Phone ending, which awards Find My Phone.

This independent guide is updated when the game route, badge data, or official Roblox experience information changes.