Strike

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"Strikes are the backbone of the Vanguard's response to the Darkness. Each mission is planned for maximum disruption and hindrance of enemy lines. Your Strike service directly impacts our ongoing war with the Darkness. So serve well."

— Commander Zavala

Strike is a cooperative mode featured in Destiny. Strikes represent a middle ground in PvE content between Story missions and Raids in terms of length and difficulty, and are optimized for a fireteam of three players. Usually, Strikes are composed of a linear series of enemy encounters which may or may not include a mini-boss, culminating in a battle against one or more bosses supported by additional enemies. Some of the newer strikes feature simple puzzle mechanics that make boss fights more challenging.

As of The Taken King, Strikes have a chance to drop Strike-specific loot that can help gear players up in preparation for Raids. Playing in a Strike playlist continuously increases the chances of better loot on consecutive strikes.

Strike Playlists

Higher-level versions of each Strike are available in the Strike playlists. Entering a playlist will launch a random Strike alongside two matchmade players.

Year One

These playlists were available during Year One of Destiny, and incorporated all available base game and expansion Strikes. Playlists at higher levels offered greater rewards.

• Vanguard Eagle—Level 18
• Vanguard Viper—Level 20
• Vanguard Wolf—Level 22
• Vanguard Tiger—Level 24
• Vanguard Roc—Level 26, added by The Dark Below
• Vanguard Dragon—Level 28, added by House of Wolves

Year Two

The Taken King replaces all Year One playlists with the following:

• Vanguard Legacy—Level 20 required, includes all Year One strikes only, no modifiers
• Vanguard Strikes—Level 36 required, includes Year Two and select "remixed" Year One strikes, no modifiers
• Vanguard Heroic Strikes—Light Level 260 required, includes Year Two and select "remixed" Year One strikes strikes, Heroic and one random modifier active
  • The Vanguard Heroic playlist replaces the Weekly Heroic Strike; players are rewarded for the first three strikes completed in this playlist each week across all of a player's characters.

Year Three

Rise of Iron's Strike playlists retain the Vanguard Legacy and Vanguard Strikes, but adds two new playlists:

• SIVA Crisis--Light Level 320 required, includes Strikes from Year One to Year Three with no modifiers.
• SIVA Crisis Heroic--Light Level 350 required; includes Strikes from Year One to Year Three; three random Heroic modifiers active per week; replaces Vanguard Heroic.

Year Four

Destiny 2 will offer a variety of strikes to complete under multiple different playlists.

Nightfall Strikes

A random Strike is selected each week for the Nightfall Strike, a high-difficulty challenge with the Nightfall and Epic modifiers active in addition to three other randomly-chosen modifiers; after The Taken King is released, the latter three modifiers will be manually selected by Bungie each week instead of randomized. Nightfall Strikes do not include matchmaking, requiring players to fight alone or assemble a fireteam of three before starting. Rewards include Legendary and Exotic gear.

List of Strikes

Destiny

Strike Name	Level	Location	Expansion/Update	PlayStation Exclusive
The Devils' Lair	8	Cosmodrome, Earth	Base Game	No
The Summoning Pits	12	Ocean of Storms, Moon	Base Game	No
The Nexus	14	Ishtar Sink, Venus	Base Game	No
Winter's Run	14	Ishtar Sink, Venus	Base Game	No
Cerberus Vae III	20	Meridian Bay, Mars	Base Game	No
Dust Palace	20	Meridian Bay, Mars	Base Game	Until September 2015
Will of Crota	16	Cosmodrome, Earth	The Dark Below	No
The Undying Mind	20	Meridian Bay, Mars	The Dark Below	Until September 2015
The Shadow Thief	20	Ocean of Storms, Moon	House of Wolves	No
The Fallen Saber	36	Cosmodrome, Earth	The Taken King	No
Shield Brothers	36	Dreadnaught, Saturn	The Taken King	No
The Sunless Cell	36	Dreadnaught, Saturn	The Taken King	No
Echo Chamber	36	Ishtar Sink, Venus	The Taken King	Until September 2017
Blighted Chalice	36	Ocean of Storms, Moon	April Update	No
The Wretched Eye	38	Plaguelands, Earth	Rise of Iron	No
Sepiks Perfected	38	Cosmodrome, Earth	Rise of Iron	No
The Abomination Heist	38	Ocean of Storms, Moon	Rise of Iron	No
The Will of Crota: Revisited	38	Cosmodrome, Earth	The Dawning	No
The Shadow Thief: Revisited	38	Ocean of Storms, Moon	The Dawning	No
The Nexus: Revisited	38	Ishtar Sink, Venus	The Dawning	No

Destiny 2

Strike Name	Level	Location	Expansion/Update	PlayStation Exclusive
The Inverted Spire	TBA	Arcadian Valley, Nessus	Destiny 2	No
Lake of Shadows	TBA	European Dead Zone, Earth	Destiny 2	Until Fall 2018
Unnamed Cabal Strike	TBA	European Dead Zone, Earth	Destiny 2	No
Unnamed Hive Strike	TBA	New Pacific Arcology, Titan	Destiny 2	No

Trivia

• Similarities have been drawn between Strikes and the Firefight mode from the Halo series.