The Taken War: Earth

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Prev:	The Legion's Beachhead
Next:	The Taken War: Mars
The Taken War: Earth
Game:	The Taken King
Quest giver:	Cayde-6
Objective:	Follow rumors of a Taken coven to the Cosmodrome. Complete mission "Blighted Coven." "Oryx is dead, but we still have Taken all across the Cosmodrome. I aim to fix that. There's a coven of blighted Hive Wizards running the show over there. At least, that's our best intel. Get in there, clean out the Taken and give yourself a pat on the back. In that order." — Cayde-6

Tales of battles against the Taken across the Cosmodrome on Earth.

How to unlock

The Player can unlock this questline after reaching level 40 and completing The Legion's Beachhead

Quest steps

Quest Step	Name	Quote	Objectives	Rewards
1	Blighted Coven	"Hive Wizards are nasty to begin with. Once the blight gets to them, well…A flying, wailing ball of Darkness that secretes snarling, clawed death. Have fun!" — Cayde-6	Follow rumors of a Taken coven to the Cosmodrome.	Legendary Marks Vanguard Reputation Experience
2	Talk to Cayde-6	"The Taken will be a threat in the system for years to come. I just hope missions like the coven hunt does some good, long term." — Cayde-6	Speak to Cayde-6 in the Hall of Guardians at the Tower.
3	Kill Taken Champions	"There's nothing about the Taken I like. Cabal, good tactics. Hive, great architecture. Fallen are fantastic joke-tellers and Vex can make decent hat racks. The Taken? All they do is spread the blight and try to kill you" — Cayde-6	Defeat Irxori, Lost to Oryx in Old Russia, Earth (Skywatch). Defeat Stirok, Banner of Oryx (Rocketyard) in Old Russia, Earth. Defeat Darnu, Horn of Oryx in Old Russia, Earth (The Divide).	Vanguard Reputation Experience
4	Talk to Cayde-6	"Cayde is a cunning hunter, with years of experience in staying alive in the wilds. But, um, fighting a war isn't his strong suit. I'm not sure the 'shoot them all to death' strategy is going to be enough." — Ghost	Speak to Cayde-6 in the Hall of Guardians at the Tower.
5	Kings of Decay	"We're having trouble getting a bead on where the Taken come from. My solution, and I think it's a good one, is for you to go shoot them all until they stop showing up." — Cayde-6	Hunt the source of the Taken blight across the Cosmodrome.	Special Weapon Upgrade Vanguard Reputation Experience
6	Talk to Cayde-6	"All right, now I think we got it. Cayde will be thrilled to hear his plan worked. Third time's the charm, right?" — Ghost	Speak to Cayde-6 in the Hall of Guardians at the Tower.	Special Weapon Upgrade