Editing Gambit

|Domain(s)=

|Type= Recreational competition, training (High Risk & Reward)

|Functions= Train [[Guardian]]s for the Second Collapse and help [[The Drifter (character)|The Drifter]] gain motes.

|Other names=

|Conflicts= [[Vanguard]] disapproves

|Leadership= [[The Drifter]]

|Notable=

'''Gambit''' is a player vs. player vs. environment game mode in ''[[Destiny 2]]'', introduced in the ''[[Forsaken]]'' expansion. Like the [[Crucible]], weapons and armor can be acquired by completing matches, which can be used in the rest of the game. Likewise, gear received elsewhere in the game can be used in Gambit. [[The Drifter (character)|The Drifter]] is the Gambit vendor.

Two teams of four [[Guardian]]s each are placed into two identical arenas, after a brief break across from each other aboard the Drifter's ship, where the teams can discuss strategy and interact with their opponents. Players compete to kill enemies to collect [[Mote of Dark|Motes of Dark]], which are deposited at a [[Bank (Gambit)|Bank]] in the centre of the arena.<ref name = "NewExpansion">[https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/06/destiny-2s-next-expansion-is-changing-a-lot/ '''Kotaku''' - ''Destiny 2's Next Expansion Is Changing A Lot'']</ref>  Up to fifteen Motes can be held at a time, with half of these dropped if the player dies. Depositing at least five, ten, or fifteen Motes will spawn a [[Taken]] enemy, dubbed a Blocker, on the other team's Bank which they must kill to continue depositing Motes. These Blockers are a [[Ravenous Taken Goblin]] with at least five Motes, a [[Ravenous Taken Phalanx]] with at least ten Motes, and a [[Major]] [[Taken Knight]] with a [[Stasis Boomer]] at fifteen Motes. Allowing two blockers to exist at the same time will institute a drain effect on the bank of the blocked team, taking one mote per second that two or more blockers exist. This introduces a layer of strategy to depositing your teams motes.

On occasion, high-value targets will appear, which are minibosses differentiated by a white sparkling aura that drop a large amount of Motes on damage and death, usually enough for a player to nearly fill their Mote inventory. Should a team be trailing greatly behind the opposing team, catch-up targets will appear for them, which are Elite enemies with the same aura as high-value targets that drop more Motes than regular enemies, but not as much as actual high-value targets.

When the bank is full (100 motes), the second phase of Gambit will begin. The [[Primeval]], giant [[Ultra]] Taken, will be summoned in their arena, alongside a plethora of Taken minions, while two [[Primeval Envoy]]s will spawn at one of the Fronts. <ref name = "Gambit">[https://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/gambit '''Destiny the Game''' - ''Gambit'']</ref> The opposing team's invasion portal will begin to activate periodically.<ref name = "Ingame">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> At this point, the goal of the game is to kill the Primeval before the other team is able to kill their own. Killing the Primeval envoys as soon as possible will remove the invulnerability shield from the Primeval, enabling damage. Invasions now serve the purpose of healing the opposing team's Primeval upon killing a Guardian, to set back their progress towards winning the round.  

Prior to the ''[[Beyond Light]]'' expansion, Gambit consisted of multiple rounds. The second round of a Gambit match plays identically to the first, with increased enemy difficulty featuring more Elite enemies. If the winning team wins this round, the match ends. Should both teams win only one round, the Sudden Death round is activated, which skips right to the Primeval phase of the match, and all abilities, including Supers, charge significantly quicker.<ref name="Ingame"/>

A more intense mode of Gambit was known as [[Gambit Prime]], which was a single round match with increased enemy difficulty and new ways to assist the team.<ref name = "JokersWild">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>  

As of Season 16, a series of changes have been made to Gambit. Freelance Gambit, requiring all players to be in a 1-Guardian Fireteam, is now an option at all times. Heavy ammo economy has been reworked slightly- high-value targets now drop heavy ammo bricks, and after successfully clearing each wave, a  [[Heavy Ammo Crate]] spawns in a set location at the Front that has just been cleared. Invaders no longer have the ability to see how many motes opposing players are carrying, and cannot see player nametags when aiming down sights.

Additionally, during the Primeval phase, the Primeval is fully invulnerable to all incoming damage while Primeval Envoys are on the field. Envoys now spawn at Fronts like enemy waves, and must be killed both to generate the Primeval Slayer buff and to remove the Primeval's invulnerable shield. Periodically, new Envoys will spawn, health-locking the Primeval and forcing players to hunt down the Envoys before Primeval DPS can continue.

| [[Cathedral of Scars]] || [[Dreaming City]], [[Reef]] || [[Forsaken]] || No || Original || Vaulted

| [[Deep Six]] || [[New Pacific Arcology]], [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], Moon of [[Saturn]] || [[Joker's Wild]] || No || Original || Active

| [[New Arcadia]] || [[Hellas Basin]], [[Mars]] || [[Joker's Wild]] || No || Original || Active

These weapons and armor can be obtained randomly by completing matches of Gambit and rank-up packages. They also can be focused at [[The Drifter (character)|The Drifter]] for the price of a Gambit Engram, [[File:Legendary Shards.jpg|10px|None]] Legendary Shards, and [[File:Glimmer icon.png|10px|None]] Glimmer.  

**[[Albruna-D]] - Legendary {{icon|Arc}} Heavy [[Grenade Launcher]]

**[[Viperidax Set (Warlock)]]  

**[[Viperidax Set (Titan)]]

**[[Viperidax Set (Hunter)]]

**[[Calamity Rig Set (Warlock)]]

**[[Calamity Rig Set (Titan)]]

**[[Calamity Rig Set (Hunter)]]

**[[Ancient Apocalypse Set (Warlock)]]

**[[Ancient Apocalypse Set (Titan)]]

**[[Ancient Apocalypse Set (Hunter)]]

*''[[Destiny 2]]''

**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{1st}}

***''[[Season of the Drifter]]''

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