Quest

Quests are a gameplay feature introduced in The Dark Below. Quests are specific challenges that are unlocked by completing more quests, with a set reward at the end. Quests can only be played one time per character, and may take the form of a sort of bounty to be completed across a variety of different activities.

For example, Eris Morn offers a series of quests to Guardians that unlock new content and reward unique items. The first three quests are story missions, with a unique fusion rifle as the reward. She then offers two different quests; one involves hunting enemies in patrol to unlock the Will of Crota strike, and the other involves a unique version of Chamber of Night called the Ritual of Sacrifice.

Quests will have a major overhaul with the release of The Taken King. This affects quests from previous content, including extending them to the base game. Any quests that the player has abandoned (or else, has not picked up yet during Year 1) can be obtained in the Hall of Guardians in the Tower.

Guardian-Specific Quests

Legend of the Hunter/Titan/Warlock

The Tale of a Hunter/Titan/Warlock on a path out of the Darkness. Activates upon reaching the Tower for the first time.

• Reach level 4
• Talk to Cayde-6/Commander Zavala/Ikora Rey

Reward: uncommon class item

• Reach level 10
• Talk to Cayde-6/Commander Zavala/Ikora Rey

Reward: uncommon class item

• Reach level 15
• Talk to Cayde-6/Commander Zavala/Ikora Rey

Reward: Rare class item

• Reach level 20
• Talk to Cayde-6/Commander Zavala/Ikora Rey

Reward: Rare class item

• Reach level 30
• Talk to Cayde-6/Commander Zavala/Ikora Rey

Reward: Rare class item

Path of the Gunslinger

The tale of the Guardian's trials with the Golden Gun.

• Talk to Cayde-6
• Kill 50 enemies using Golden Gun, grenades or melee
• Talk to Cayde-6
• Generate 25 orbs of light
• Talk to Cayde-6
• Kill 3 majors and 15 enemies total using Golden Gun during a Strike

Reward:

Path of the Bladedancer

The tale of the Guardian's trials with the Arc Blade.

• Talk to Cayde-6
• Kill 50 enemies using Arc Blade, grenades or melee
• Talk to Cayde-6
• Generate 25 orbs of light
• Talk to Cayde-6
• Kill 3 majors and 15 enemies total using Arc Blade during a Strike

Reward:

Base Game Story Quests

A Hunter/Titan/Warlock Rises

Activates upon creating a new character.

• Escape the Cosmodrome (complete the mission A Guardian Rises)
• Talk to Cayde-6/Commander Zavala/Ikora Rey
• Accept the mentor's armor
• Equip Armor
• Requisition a weapon from Banshee-44
• Equip weapon
• Retrieve your ship

Nothing Left but the Fall

The story of the Fallen and the City, and their battle for the future of Earth. Activates upon reaching the Tower for the first time.

• Talk to Commander Zavala
• Complete Restoration
• Talk to Zavala
• Complete The Dark Within and The Warmind
• Talk to Zavala
• Talk to Ikora Rey
• Complete The Last Array
• Talk to Ikora Rey
• Talk to Zavala
• Complete The Devils' Lair
• Talk to Zavala

Reward: Rare armor

Against the Hive

The Hive have awoken. This is the tale of their renewed war against the Light. Activates upon completing The Dark Within.

• Complete The Dark Beyond
• Talk to The Speaker

Reward: Speaker's Writ (exchange at the Gunsmith for an uncommon special weapon)

• Complete The World's Grave
• Talk to the Speaker

Reward: Mare Cognitum Shell

• Complete Chamber of Sacrifice
• Talk to the Speaker

Reward: Arms Requisition (exchange at the Gunsmith for an uncommon primary weapon)

Fruit of the Garden

The story of the Mysterious Stranger and her tale of the Black Garden. Activates upon completing Chamber of Night.

• Complete A Stranger's Call
• Complete The Awoken
• Complete Ishtar Collective
• Talk to the Cryptarch
• Complete Eye of a Gate Lord
• Complete Exclusion Zone
• Talk to Ikora Rey

Reward: Uncommon armor

• Complete The Garden's Spire
• Talk to Ikora Rey

Reward: Uncommon armor

• Complete The Black Garden
• Return to the Tower

Reward: The Stranger's Rifle

• Talk to The Speaker

Reward: Rare armor

The Dark Below

The story of Eris Morn and her fight against the Hive god Crota.

• Complete Sword of Crota
• Talk to Eris Morn
• Complete Fist of Crota
• Talk to Eris Morn
• Complete Siege of the Warmind
• Talk to Eris Morn
• The Wakening
• Talk to Eris Morn
• Complete Will of Crota

Reward: Murmur, a unique legendary Fusion Rifle that can switch between damage types.

Originally, The Dark Below came with two quests that came after the main story quest, but have since been removed.

Disciples of Crota

• The Extermination - Kill Knights and Wizards.
• Hand of Crota - Find and kill the Hand of Crota
• Heart of Crota- Find and kill the Heart of Crota
• Eyes of Crota - Find and kill the Eyes of Crota
• Will of Crota - complete Will of Crota

Reward: Unlocks the Will of Crota strike

Urn of Sacrifice

• Urn of Sacrifice - Purchase an Urn from Xur
• Gather their Dust - Kill Thralls with Solar damage.
• Gather their Faith - Kill Acolytes and Wizards with Void damage.
• Gather their Fury - Kill Cursed Thralls with melee attacks.
• Gather their Suffering - Kill Urzok, the Hated.
• Ritual of the Forsaken - Complete the Ritual of Sacrifice.
• Eyes of the Forsaken - Take the Urn to Xur and give the Eyes to Eris.

Reward: Unique legendary guantlets (depends on class)

House of Wolves

The story of the Awoken and their campaign against the House of Wolves.

Most of the quests follow the storyline of the House of Wolves.

• The Hunt for Skolas - complete A Kell Rising.

Reward: Vestian Dynasty

• Gone to Ground - Search for shiplinks while on patrol on Venus. Then, complete The Silent Fang and The Ruling House.

At this point, two quests become available simultaneously.

• The Kell of Kells - complete Wolves' Gambit and Queen's Ransom.

Reward: Royal Amethyst, acess to Prison of Elders

• The Shadow Thief - complete The Shadow Thief.

Reward: Royal Amethyst, unlocks The Shadow Thief strike

One other quest becomes available from the Wanted Bounty for Skoriks, Archon-Slayer. It can be replayed so long as the bounty is available.

• The Archon-Slayer - Kill Skoriks, Archon-Slayer on the Moon.