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.
- 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
Fruit of the Garden
The story of the Mysterious Stranger and her tale of the Black Garden. Activates upon completing Chamber of Night
The Dark Below
The story of Eris Morn and her fight against the Hive god Crota.
Quests are available in the following order:
Reward: Murmur, a unique legendary Fusion Rifle that can switch between damage types.
Then the player has the choice of two different quest paths (both can be completed)
- 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 - 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.
The Taken King
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