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{{Public Event infobox
[[File:EscalationProtocol.png|thumb|right|300px|A Titan using a Hive Cleaver during the Escalation Protocol event.]]
|name= Escalation Protocol
|game=''[[Destiny 2]]''
|campaign=''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
|image=[[File:Escalation-Protocol-Screenshot.jpg|350px]]
|light=750
|place=[[Hellas Basin]], [[Mars]]
|enemies=[[Hive]] - [[Grasp of Nokris]]
|objective=Protect Rasputin by exterminating the Hive on Mars, and put an end to the Grasp of Nokris.
}}
{{quote|Rasputin has drawn out the Hive to end their threat once and for all. Brave the horde and leave nothing standing.|In-game description}}


'''Escalation Protocol''' was a guardian-initiated activity that can be triggered as a [[Public Event]] on [[Mars]], where a team of [[Guardian]]s defends a series of towers against waves of [[Hive]]. There are seven waves of increasing difficulty before teams can engage a final boss and end the event. As of the ''[[Season of the Hunt]]'', the event is no longer available.
'''Escalation Protocol''' is a guardian-initiated activity that can be triggered as a [[Public Event]] on [[Mars]], where a team of [[Guardians]] defends a series of towers against waves of [[Hive]]. There are seven waves of increasing difficulty before teams can engage a final boss and end the event.


==Overview==
==Overview==
Found in the [[Hellas Basin]] region of Mars, players must trigger the Escalation Protocol event by approaching and interacting with the first tower plate. The tower will extend, and the event will begin. The players must then eliminate seven progressively harder waves of Hive enemies before facing the encounter's boss. After each incursion site the fireteam will have a chance to redeem a reward chest before continuing with the event.<ref name="Stream">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzOOdTvBM_0 '''YouTube''': ''Warmind Reveal Archive'']</ref> Most waves will include the added challenge of having to locate and disable Shadowrifts by standing within them and shooting [[Void]] crystals, similarly to the Witches Ritual public event. Certain enemies also drop Hive [[Cleaver|Cleavers]], which Guardians may then pick up and use against remaining enemies.<ref name="Stream"/>
Found in the [[Hellas Basin]] region of Mars, players must trigger the Escalation Protocol event by approaching and interacting with the first tower plate. The tower will extend, and the event will begin. The players must then eliminate seven progressively harder waves of Hive enemies before facing the encounter's boss. After each incursion site the fireteam will have a chance to redeem a reward chest before continuing with the event.<ref name="Stream">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzOOdTvBM_0 '''YouTube''': ''Warmind Reveal Archive'']</ref>


Should players run out of time to complete a wave or complete the final wave, the event will regress to the previous wave and start at that wave when activated for one minute, before resetting to the first wave. The game will warn players with an on-screen message a few moments before resetting the event.<ref name="Gameplay">'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>
Some waves will include the added challenge of having to locate and disable Shadowrifts by standing within them and shooting [[Void]] crystals, similarly to the Witches Ritual public event on [[Titan]]. Certain enemies also drop Hive [[Cleaver|Cleavers]], which Guardians may then pick up and use against remaining enemies.<ref name="Stream"/>


Escalation Protocol features five weekly-rotating final bosses, each with its own unique gameplay mechanic, similar to the [[Court of Oryx]] event from ''[[The Taken King]]''. The event also includes unique weapons and armor that cannot be obtained elsewhere.<ref>[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46777 '''Bungie''': ''Warmind'']</ref>
Escalation Protocol features five weekly-rotating final bosses, each with its own unique gameplay mechanic, similar to the [[Court of Oryx]] event from [[The Taken King]]. The event also includes unique weapons and armor that can not be obtained elsewhere.<ref>[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46777 '''Bungie''': ''Warmind'']</ref>


==Generic Bosses==
==Generic Bosses==
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*[[Damkath, the Mask]]—an Ogre that may only be damaged by shooting the growth on its back.
*[[Damkath, the Mask]]—an Ogre that may only be damaged by shooting the growth on its back.
*[[Kathok, Roar of Xol]]—a Knight surrounded by an immunity shield that can only be destroyed by using [[Ascendant Sword]]s dropped from [[Severing Knight]]s.
*[[Kathok, Roar of Xol]]—a Knight surrounded by an immunity shield that can only be destroyed by using [[Ascendant Sword]]s dropped from [[Severing Knight]]s.
*[[Naksud, the Famine]]—a mutated Ogre that can be healed by waves of [[Cursed Thrall]], which should be immediately destroyed.
*[[Naksud, the Famine]]-a mutated Ogre that can be healed by waves of [[Cursed Thrall]], which should be immediately destroyed.
*[[Nur Abath, Crest of Xol]]—an Ogre that is surrounded by an aura that grants him an immunity shield whenever any Hive passes through it.
*[[Nur Abath, Crest of Xol]]—an Ogre that is surrounded by an aura that grants him an immunity shield whenever any Hive passes through it.


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* Players have a chance to earn exclusive rewards for completing the third and fifth Escalation Protocol levels.
* Players have a chance to earn exclusive rewards for completing the third and fifth Escalation Protocol levels.
* Successfully defeating the final boss will spawn a loot chest and may also drop some additional exclusive rewards, including a guaranteed drop of the GENOTYPENULL-ZERO [[Shader]].  
* Successfully defeating the final boss will spawn a loot chest and may also drop some additional exclusive rewards.  
* All Escalation Protocol loot chests will spawn at the tower that was active during that level.  
* All Escalation Protocol loot chests will spawn at the tower that was active during that level.  
* The loot chest from the final boss will reward players with exclusive Escalation Protocol armor and cosmetics. This used to require a Decrypted Cache Key, but this requirement was removed with patch 2.7.0.  
* The loot chest from the final boss requires a Decrypted Cache Key and will reward players with exclusive Escalation Protocol armor and cosmetics.
** The Escalation Protocol armor rewards will be granted for the character class that opened the chest.
* The Escalation Protocol armor rewards will be granted for the character class that opened the chest.
** The armor rewards are guaranteed to be an armor piece that the character has not yet received until all pieces of that class set have been acquired.
* The armor rewards are guaranteed to be an armor piece that the character has not yet received until all pieces of that class set have been acquired.
* Escalation Protocol is the source of the IKELOS V1.0.1 series Legendary SMG, Shotgun, and Sniper Rifle. These weapons were reintroduced in [[Season of Arrivals]] as the V1.0.2 IKELOS series, capable of randomized rolls. The V1.0.2 SMG and Sniper Rifle could be obtained by decrypting Umbral Engrams, while the Shotgun and Hand Cannon are obtainable from the [[Prophecy]] [[Dungeon]].
*Escalation Protocol is the sole source of the IKELOS series Legendary SMG, Shotgun, and Sniper Rifle. These weapons will infrequently drop directly from the corpse of the boss, and each boss drops different weapons.
**[[Nur Abath, Crest of Xol]] can drop the shotgun [[IKELOS SG v1.0.1]]
**[[Nur Abath, Crest of Xol]] can drop the shotgun [[IKELOS SG v1.0.1]]
**[[Kathok, Roar of Xol]] can drop the SMG [[IKELOS SMG v1.0.1]]
**[[Kathok, Roar of Xol]] can drop the SMG [[IKELOS SMG v1.0.1]]
**[[Damkath, the Mask]] can drop the sniper rifle [[IKELOS SR v1.0.1]]
**[[Damkath, the Mask]] can drop the sniper rifle [[IKELOS SR v1.0.1]]
**Both [[Naksud, the Famine]] and [[Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol]] can drop the shotgun, SMG, or sniper rifles mentioned above
**Both [[Naksud, the Famine]] and [[Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol]] can drop the shotgun, SMG, or sniper rifles mentioned above
* Escalation Protocol is necessary for obtaining the [[Worldline Zero]] [[Exotic Catalysts|catalyst]]. The catalyst requires Guardians to hit the final escalation boss with the Worldline, completing after doing such for all 5 bosses.
 
==Decrypted Cache Key==
==Decrypted Cache Key==
Prior to update 2.7.0, a Decrypted Cache Key was required to open the loot chest dropped by the final boss of Escalation Protocol. It has since been removed.


* After completing the Warmind campaign, players would begin receiving Rasputin Key Fragments from the following sources: Heroic Adventures, Heroic Strikes, Nightfall Strikes, and the Raid or Raid Lairs.
A Decrypted Cache Key is needed to open the loot chest from the final boss of Escalation Protocol.
* Once per week, players could turn in their collected Rasputin Key Fragments to receive an Encrypted Cache Key.
* Players must complete Escalation Protocol levels to turn the Encrypted Cache Key into a Decrypted Cache Key.


==Appearance==
* After completing the Warmind campaign, players will begin receiving Rasputin Key Fragments from the following sources: Heroic Adventures, Heroic Strikes, Nightfall Strikes, and the Raid or Raid Lairs.
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{1st}}
* Once per week, players can turn in their collected Rasputin Key Fragments to receive an Encrypted Cache Key.
* Players must complete Escalation Protocol levels to turn the Encrypted Cache Key into a Decrypted Cache Key.
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{1st}}


==References==
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