The Crucible is a player vs. player game mode in Destiny.[1] Items bought or earned in other parts of the game can be used in the Crucible, whereas purchasing items for playing in the crucible can be used in the rest of the game. The Crucible will randomly reward players after matches, while players can also purchase weapons from the Crucible Quartermaster and Armor and Shaders from Lord Shaxx and Lord Saladin. Faction vendors will also sell Crucible gear branded with their faction logos, but require faction reputation as well.
All maps are completely separate and unique from explorable locations in the game. Each map will feature nearly all game modes on them. Players start out with ammo for their primary weapon, and a small amount for their special weapon; throughout each map, there are multiple chests of special ammo, and Heavy ammo chests appear in the middle of the match that replenish more slowly than special ammo chests. Anyone who opens a chest gains heavy ammo for themselves, and any teammates that are close by.[2]
Level advantages are normally disabled in the Crucible in order to have an even playing field. The two exceptions to this are the Iron Banner and the Trials of Osiris, where level advantages are enabled. This means that having high-level gear matters in these events. Also, Crucible bounties can be completed in Iron Banner matches, whereas Iron Banner bounties must be completed in Iron Banner matches.
List of modes
Permanent Playlists
Rotating Playlists
- Combined Arms
- Doubles Skirmish
- Elimination
- Inferno Clash
- Inferno Control
- Inferno Rumble
- Inferno Skirmish
- Salvage
Special Events
Upcoming Playlists
List of maps
| Map | Location | Expansion | Playstation Exclusive |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Burning Shrine | Mercury | Base Game | No |
| Twilight Gap | City Perimeter, Earth | Base Game | No |
| Rusted Lands | Eastern Flood Zone, Earth | Base Game | No |
| Exodus Blue | Cosmodrome, Earth | Base Game | Until September 2015 |
| First Light | Moon | Base Game | No |
| The Anomaly | Moon | Base Game | No |
| Shores of Time | Venus | Base Game | No |
| Asylum | Venus | Base Game | No |
| Firebase Delphi | Mars | Base Game | No |
| Bastion | Mars | Base Game | No |
| Blind Watch | Mars | Base Game | No |
| Skyshock | Cosmodrome, Earth | The Dark Below | No |
| The Cauldron | Moon | The Dark Below | No |
| Pantheon | Black Garden, Mars | The Dark Below | No |
| Thieves' Den | Venus | House of Wolves | No |
| Widow's Court | European Dead Zone, Earth | House of Wolves | No |
| Black Shield | Phobos | House of Wolves | No |
| Timekeeper | Mars | House of Wolves | Until September 2015 |
| Bannerfall | The Last City, Earth | The Taken King | No |
| Crossroads | Mars | The Taken King | No |
| Exile | Saturn | The Taken King | No |
| Frontier | City Perimeter, Earth | The Taken King | No |
| Ghost Ship | The Reef | The Taken King | No |
| Momento | European Dead Zone, Earth | The Taken King | No |
| Sector 618 | Cosmodrome, Earth | The Taken King | Until September 2016 |
| Vertigo | Mercury | The Taken King | No |