The Prison of Elders

In the April Update, Level 41 Prison of Elders (Recommended Light Level 260) was introduced. This playlist can be standard or Taken modified. Each completion awards the player with 150 House of Judgment Reputation.

Additionally, Challenge of the Elders (Recommended Light Level 320) was added. Pick up an Elders' Sigil Passage Ticket from Variks for 500 Glimmer to gain entry. Each completion awards the player with 100 HoJ Rep.

Additional Changes

• Treasure Chests no longer require Treasure Key to open.
• Enemies in PoE now provide credit to Vanguard Bounties.

Overview

The Prison of Elders is a level 28 Arena found on the The Reef, Asteroid Belt. The co-op activity requires a group of 3 players and will feature automatic match making. Prison of Elders is a horde mode that requires the players to complete 5 rounds of battle (6 rounds for Skolas's Revenge. In the first 4 rounds, players are tasked to defeat 3 waves of enemies each. The 5th and final round consist of a Boss. Each round features a different enemy type, Fallen, Hive, Vex or Cabal along with a random modifier. The last 2 of 3 waves have critical objectives players need to complete. If everyone dies in a round, you need to restart the round from the beginning.

• Unlike Raids, PoE will not have check points between rounds.

There will be 6 challenge modes at level 32, 34 and 35. The more difficult modes offer greater loot and different modifiers. While the default level 28 mode has automatic match making, challenge modes will not. While the level 35 mode is static, level 32 and 34 modes will rotate every week.

• 3 challenge modes will be available every week (one at every level range). Players can complete all of them once per week for their rewards. Level 28 PoE will not have weekly lockout.

Variks, the Loyal is the main NPC for the Prison of Elders. Players can exchange Weapon Core and Armor Core obtained in PoE for unique gear.

The Prison of Elders released on May 19, 2015 with the expansion House of Wolves. It replaced the raid activity found in previous editions of Destiny. Note that you will need to finish certain House of Wolves Story Missions in order to tackle PoE.

Challenge Modes

Mode	Level	Bosses
Broken Legion	32/34	Valus Trau'ug
Cult of the Worm	32/34	Gulrot
Machine Wrath	32/34	Kaliks Reborn
The Forever Eater	32/34	Qodron
Urrox's Grudge	32/34	Urrox
Skolas's Revenge	35	Skolas

Level 32 and 34 Challenge Modes rotate in a weekly by weekly basis. Level 35 mode will always be Skolas's Revenge.

There were weekly rewards for completing these challenge modes.

Objectives

Starting with round 2, Critical Objectives can appear after wave 1 or 2. Players must complete these objectives within the time limit or wipe.

Critical Objectives:

• Defusing Splinter Mines - Defuse all the mines that spawn by standing under them. The more players standing under the mine the faster it defuses. Players have 30 seconds to defuse each mine. Another mine will spawn 15 seconds after the one before. It'll take 1 player 8 seconds to defuse a mine. 2 players take 6 seconds and 3 players take 4 seconds.

• Destroy Splinter Mines - Destroy the mines with your weapons by shooting at them. Players have 30 seconds to destroy each mine. These mines spawn randomly on the map.

• Eliminate Target - This is similar to Kill VIP in Public Events. Players need to kill the target enemy before it runs through all the check points. The VIP spawns in the beginning of the wave. Take him out immediately (use Heavy Weapons).

The Gift

After the completion of Critical Objectives, players will receive a Gift. The Gift can be Scorch Cannon, Heavy Weapon Ammo, Special Weapon Ammo or other items.

If you do not use the Scorch Cannon, you can carry it to the next round.

Rooms and Bosses

Room Types

Cabal:

• Place to be: The platform you start on when you enter the room. Move slightly to the right, and you're safe.
• Shield types: Solar/Void (focus on Solar for those Centurions, Void may be on Psions)
• Recommended Weapons: Solar Primary (if Psions are shielded, go Void), Solar Secondary (Shotgun preferably, Phalanx may rush), Solar or Strongest Heavy

Fallen:

• Place to be: Far left of room (but if you get overrun, rotate to the opposite side of the arena)
• Shield types: Arc/Solar (focus on Arc for Captains. Solar may be on Shanks)
• Weapons: Arc/Solar Primary, Arc Secondary (Shotgun preferably, Captains will rush), Arc or Strongest Heavy

Hive:

• Place to be: Far left of the room (take out Thrall early and nothing will come at you again)
• Shield types: Arc/Solar (focus Solar for Wizards as they can do the most harm, Knights have Arc)
• Weapons: Arc/Solar Primary, Arc/Solar Secondary (Ranged is best), Solar or Strongest Heavy

Vex:

• Place to be: Far left of the room (take out hobgoblins and minotaur on the left quickly and you're safe
• Shield types: Void/Arc (focus on Void for Minotaur. Arc may be on Harpies)
• Weapons: Void/Arc Primary, Void Secondary (Shotgun preferably Minotaur may rush), Void or Strongest Heavy

Bosses

Qodron - In-depth guide

Urrox - In-depth guide

• Place to be: Far left (take out Thrall early and nothing will come at you again)
• Shield types: Arc/Solar
• Weapons: Solar Primary, Solar Secondary (Ranged is best), Solar or Strongest Heavy
• Mechanics: Clear the thralls very quickly, then you won't have any adds to really worry about during Urrox's Rage. His Rage works like this: Text will appear stating it's about to start, this is when you throw up your titan bubble (if you have one) and get ready to start jumping. When his rage starts your goal is to stay off the ground. Use whatever shield you have and get as much hang time as possible. As soon as you touch the ground, jump again. Repeat till it ends. Burn down Urrox between Rages.

Skolas - In-depth guide

• Place to be: Far left
• Quick Method to kill him: Run far left quickly (kill the servitor that is there), have everyone on your team empty GHorn onto Skolas, Synth once, and empty rockets again. If you all keep hitting him, he will die in <40 seconds. Now just diffuse mines.

Tips and Tricks

• You need to complete all 5 rounds to obtain the loot.

• Have a wide variety of weapons

• The easiest method to defuse all the bombs is to have a Bladedancer to go invisible and diffuse each bomb on their own. Having more then one Hunter will make it even easier. The next best way will be with a Defender using their bubble/blessing on each point to keep themselves safe to diffuse it (Helm of Saint-14 is a plus). Lastly, if you're in a team of all Warlocks, I will use Sunsinger for revive then find an area next to each bomb site so that you can get on them quickly when they spawn. Maybe travel as a group as well so that you diffuse faster.

Loot

Prison of Elders (Level 28) awards the player with House of Judgement reputation, Engram, 6 Vanguard Marks and 25 Vanguard Reputation upon completion. You also have a chance of obtaining Queen's Wrath Weapons but no chance of getting Fallen-themed weapons or armor. Players can obtain additional rewards from small and large chests.

Challenge Mode Rewards have weekly reset:

Level	First Completion of the Week
Level 32	House of Judgement +200, Armor Core
Level 34	House of Judgement +300, Weapon Core, Etheric Light
Level 35	House of Judgement +500, Weapon Core, Armor Core, Etheric Light

• First completion bonus is received once per week per character.

• Note that players will receive Hildian Seeker, Kellbreaker and The Queen's Web for completing Skolas's Revenge for the first time.

• Level 34 and 35 have a chance of granting The Elder Cipher Exotic Weapon Bounty.

Small Chests

2 small chests are found in the Treasure Room, at the end of a PoE match. These chests do not need keys to open. They can contain Treasure Keys, Weapon Cores, Armor Cores, Token of Judgment, Token of Flight, Token of Identity, Judgment's Tribute, Strange Coins, Mote of Light and Planetary Materials.

Large Chests

Large chest is found in the Treasure Room at the end of a PoE match. The large chest is the center chest that requires a Treasure Key to open. This chest can contain Exotics, Queen's Wrath weapons, Mark of a Kellslayer, Kellhunter's Hood, Dread's Enmity, Mote of Light and Strange Coins. Your first large chest opening of the week has a very high chance of granting an Exotic weapon or armor. Subsequent chest openings of the week have far smaller chance of granting an Exotic.

• Players will receive Hildian Seeker, Kellbreaker and The Queen's Web for opening the large chest after completing Skolas's Revenge (lvl 35) for the first time.

Queen's Wrath Weapons

Randomly dropped in all difficulty levels of Prison of Elders. These weapons also have randomly rolled perks. Their perks can be reforged. Vestian Dynasty is obtained by completing A Kell Rising.

	Type	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Range	Stability	Reload
Dry Rot 32	Shotguns	Random Elemental	331-365	40	35	6	11	41	63
Her Benevolence	Sniper Rifles	Random Elemental	331-365	31	19	4	66	46	54
Her Courtesy	Shotguns	Random Elemental	331-365	61	14	5	10	31	29
Her Mercy	Hand Cannons	Kinetic	331-365	81	22	10	25	32	26
Her Right Hand	Auto Rifles	Kinetic	331-365	28	77	25	23	49	66
Hygiea Noblesse	Scout Rifles	Kinetic	331-365	48	37	14	66	47	64
Payment VI	Pulse Rifles	Kinetic	331-365	14	66	24	37	60	66
Techeun Force	Fusion Rifles	Random Elemental	331-365	84		6	38	42	56
The Dreamwaker	Rocket Launchers	Random Elemental	331-365		4	1		29	60
Vestian Dynasty	Sidearms	Arc	331-365	5	100	15	38	91	96
Wolves' Bane	Machine Guns	Random Elemental	331-365	61	59	23	26	12	31

Fallen-themed Weapons

Each weapon can be purchased from Variks with a Weapon Core (rewarded from Prison of Elders) or obtained randomly from a Judgement's Chance. Primary weapons with elemental damage are dropped from Skolas.

	Type	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Range	Stability	Reload	Perk 1	Sights	Optional Perks
Aegis of the Kell	Pulse Rifles	Kinetic	365-365	7	73	21	28	68	78	Rangefinder	QuickDraw IS Red Dot-ORS Focus Lens FLA5	Extended Mag Fitted Stock Flared Magwell
Aegis of the Kell II	Pulse Rifles	Random Elemental	365-365	7	73	21	28	68	78	Rangefinder	QuickDraw IS Red Dot-ORS Focus Lens FLA5	Extended Mag Fitted Stock Flared Magwell
Chain of Orbiks-Fel	Machine Guns	Void	365-365	37	77	44	23	50	33	Counterbalance	Smooth Ballistics Accurized Ballistics Field Choke	Extended Mag Hammer Forged Fitted Stock
Servant of Aksor	Fusion Rifles	Arc	365-365	97		5	56	27	62	Hidden Hand	FastDraw IS Red Dot-OES Red Dot-ORES	Speed Reload Accelerated Coils Enhanced Battery
Shadow of Veils	Sniper Rifles	Arc	365-365	31	19	4	74	41	59	Replenish	ShortGaze SLH10 LongView SLR10 SightSys SLS20	Speed Reload Perfect Balance Extended Mag
Six Dreg Pride	Hand Cannons	Kinetic	365-365	81	22	9	30	50	43	Army of One	SteadyHand IS SureShot IS QuickDraw IS	Hand Loaded High Caliber Rounds Extended Mag
Six Dreg Pride II	Hand Cannons	Random Elemental	365-365	81	22	9	30	50	43	Army of One	SteadyHand IS SureShot IS QuickDraw IS	Hand Loaded High Caliber Rounds Extended Mag
The Last Rebellion	Rocket Launchers	Void	365-365		18	2		66	54	Clown Cartridge	Smart Drift Control Hard Launch Aggressive Launch	Javelin Flared Magwell Lightweight
Wolfborne Oath	Shotguns	Solar	365-365	40	35	6	8	32	44	Close and/or Personal	Smooth Ballistics Soft Ballistics Aggressive Ballistics	Quickdraw Hand Loaded Lightweight
Wolfslayer's Claw	Auto Rifles	Kinetic	365-365	28	77	22	33	39	59	Crowd Control	FastDraw IS Red Dot-OES Red Dot-ORES	Flared Magwell Field Scout Perfect Balance
Wolfslayer's Claw II	Auto Rifles	Random Elemental	365-365	28	77	23	33	39	59	Crowd Control	FastDraw IS Red Dot-OES Red Dot-ORES	Flared Magwell Field Scout Perfect Balance
Wolves' Leash	Scout Rifles	Kinetic	365-365	35	52	17	52	43	61	Triple Tap	FastDraw IS Red Dot-OAS Focus Lens FLA5	Snapshot Custom Optics Perfect Balance
Wolves' Leash II	Scout Rifles	Random Elemental	365-365	35	52	17	52	43	61	Triple Tap	FastDraw IS Red Dot-OAS Focus Lens FLA5	Snapshot Custom Optics Perfect Balance

Fallen-themed Armor

Each piece of armor can be purchased from Variks with a Armor Core (rewarded from Prison of Elders) or obtained randomly from a Judgement's Chance.

	Type	Class	Defense	Light	Discipline	Intellect	Strength	Perk 1	Perk 2	Perk 3
Kellbreaker's Cloak	Chest Armor	Warlock	536	42	67-196	67-196	67-196	Auto Rifle Ammo Pulse Rifle Ammo Scout Rifle Ammo Hand Cannon Ammo	Special Weapon Ammo	Cabal Rampart Fallen Rampart Hive Rampart Vex Rampart
Kellbreaker's Gloves	Gauntlets	Warlock	402	42	46-131	46-131	46-131	Special Weapon Loader	Energy Projection	Ether Bomb Ether Claw Ether Needle
Kellbreaker's Mind	Helmets	Warlock	491	42	51-148	51-148	51-148	Serpent's Mouth	Inverse Shadow	Cabal Arbiter Fallen Arbiter Hive Arbiter Vex Arbiter
Kellbreaker's Path	Leg Armor	Warlock	402	42	62-179	62-179	62-179	Heavy Weapon Ammo	Cabal Stalker Fallen Stalker Hive Stalker Vex Stalker
Kellhunter's Blood	Chest Armor	Hunter	536	42	67-196	67-196	67-196	Auto Rifle Ammo Pulse Rifle Ammo Scout Rifle Ammo Hand Cannon Ammo	Special Weapon Ammo	Cabal Rampart Fallen Rampart Hive Rampart Vex Rampart
Kellhunter's Path	Leg Armor	Hunter	402	42	62-179	62-179	62-179	Heavy Weapon Ammo	Cabal Stalker Fallen Stalker Hive Stalker Vex Stalker
Kellhunter's Rally	Gauntlets	Hunter	402	42	46-131	46-131	46-131	Special Weapon Loader	Fastball	Ether Bomb Ether Claw Ether Needle
Kellhunter's Sight	Helmets	Hunter	491	42	51-148	51-148	51-148	Light the Blade	Inverse Shadow	Cabal Arbiter Fallen Arbiter Hive Arbiter Vex Arbiter
Kellslayer's Cuirass	Chest Armor	Titan	536	42	67-196	67-196	67-196	Auto Rifle Ammo Pulse Rifle Ammo Scout Rifle Ammo Hand Cannon Ammo	Special Weapon Ammo	Cabal Rampart Fallen Rampart Hive Rampart Vex Rampart
Kellslayer's Greaves	Leg Armor	Titan	402	42	62-179	62-179	62-179	Heavy Weapon Ammo	Cabal Stalker Fallen Stalker Hive Stalker Vex Stalker
Kellslayer's Grips	Gauntlets	Titan	402	42	46-131	46-131	46-131	Special Weapon Loader	Paramuscle Armature	Ether Bomb Ether Claw Ether Needle
Kellslayer's Helm	Helmets	Titan	491	42	51-148	51-148	51-148	Momentum Transfer	Inverse Shadow	Cabal Arbiter Fallen Arbiter Hive Arbiter Vex Arbiter

This combat arena pits brave Guardian Fireteams against the solar system's deadliest enemies. Not all who enter survive, but those who do earn glory… and the greatest treasures of the Reef.

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