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Battlegrounds are three-player Arena matchmaking activity. In it, the three players assault a fortified Cabal position and hunt down a Cabal commander of the Shadow Legion or infiltrate a location and cause catastrophic damage.

Structure

Battlegrounds are similar to Strikes, in that they are a 3-person activity that pits players against various obstacles throughout an extended area of the map. Players have to complete two objectives, during which they will have to fight a Major enemy (if running the battleground from the map) or a Champion (if running from a playlist). Battlegrounds contain a larger concentration of enemies compared to strikes, especially during the battle with the boss or during final objective dependent on which one it is.

In the last section, the players will be presented with a post (functioning like a rally banner) that allows them to begin the fight.

• During a Boss Encounter
  • In every third of its health bar, the boss becomes immune to damage and moves to a different section of the arena. To deactivate the immunity shield, the players will have to defeat a Shield Bearer (either a Major or a Champion). At half of the second and last third of its health bar, the boss will summon a Portable Cabal Shield and retreat inside. The shield will stay active until destroyed or until the boss is deprived of its remaining health, whichever comes first. All throughout this phase, an increasing amount of Cabal enemies will spawn, so players have to be quick to finish the battle, lest they be overwhelmed.
• During Final Objective (aka Blow something very Important up)
  • In this type of encounter its the case of blow up Cooling Fans, as the vital target most likely is protected from going critical till certain conditions are met, and destroying them for example will exacerbate the damage and allow damage to the vital target. Cabal will flood the arena to protect the vital target from being destroyed.

Battleground	Location	Boss or Objective
Siege Battleground: Desert	Legion's Beachhead, Sainus	Find Important Targets Eliminate Shadow Legionary Krann
Siege Battleground: Forest	The Great Forest, Sainus	Chimera Shadow Legion Engineer (x3) Destroy the Prison
Siege Battleground: Underworld	???, ???	???
Siege Battleground: Orbit	???, ???	???
Siege Battleground: Communion	???, ???	???