Quests

See also: Story Missions

Quests are missions introduced in The Dark Below. Players can pick up their quests from a NPC in The Tower or Reef. To complete the quest, players must complete the task(s) assigned then return of the NPC.

Year 2

In Year 2, players can hold a maximum of 32 quests at a time.

The Taken King Quests

	Tier 1 Level	Location	Description
A Broken Will	??		The story of a sword and its wielder.
A Cry for Help	36		The tale of a Golden Age relic calling from the Cosmodrome. And the Guardian who heeded it.
A Hunter Rises	??		A Hunter rises from the ashes of the Collapse.
A New Den	??	Meridian Bay, Mars	Track the House of Wolves across the surface of Mars.
A Nod from Cayde	??		Amanda's plan to prove the Guardian's worth to Cayde-6.
A Song For the Sun	??		The story of how a Sunsinger earned victory in the Crucible with a weapon and a song.
A Sword Reforged	??		The story of a sword and its wielder.
A Tale of Two Guardians	??
A Titan Rises	??		A Titan rises from the ashes of the broken world.
A Warlock Rises	??		A Warlock rises from the ashes of an overrun world.
Against the Hive	??		The Hive have awoken. This is the tale of their renewed war against the Light.
Armored Void	??		The tale of a Defender who entered the Crucible ready to brand the competition with fists of Void.
At the Gates			Oryx is dead, but the Taken are still a threat.
Back in the Saddle	??		The story of a gunsmith who returns to his trade.
Blighted Coven	??	Old Russia, Earth	Investigate the rumors of a Taken coven in the Cosmodrome.
Blighted Worlds	??		The tale of the Guardian's assault on the Taken.
Bounty Hunter	??		The path of a bounty hunter, tasked with challenges by Xander 99-40.
Break the Ceiling	??		The story of a Guardian who achieved devastating victory in the Crucible.
Champion of the Cult		The Tower	A Guardian dons the colors of the Future War Cult to arise as its Champion.
Conquer the Day	??		The story of how the Guardian braved Lord Shaxx's daily challenges.
Crimson Bonds	??
Crucible Combat (Quest)	??		A tale in which the Guardian does battle in the Crucible under different match types.
Crucible Forged	??		A tale of how the Guardian took on the Control match type in the Crucible.
Draw from the Void	??		The tale of a Nightstalker whose arrows of Light left a lasting impression on the Crucible.
Dread Patrol	??	Dreadnaught	Establish patrol routes and beacon sites on the Hive Dreadnaught for the Vanguard.
Entropy's Pinnacle	??	Ishtar Sink, Venus	Scale the Vex Citadel and hunt down the source of Venus's blight.
Face Off!	??		Memorialize your enemies during the Festival of the Lost.
Factions (Quest)	??		A tale of how the Guardian earned the respect of the City Factions.
Fear's Embrace	??	Fleetbase Korus, Phobos	Return to the base on Phobos. Destroy the blighted source on Mars.
Fight Fire with Fire			The Reef needs the assistance of a Guardian to suppress a Taken incursion through the Court of Oryx.
Flameforged	??		A tale of how the Guardian brought the Sunbreaker's Light, unseen for years, to battle in the Crucible.
Fruit of the Garden	??		The story of the Mysterious Stranger and her tale of the Black Garden.
Fulminator	??		A tale of the Crucible and how a Stormcaller showed the competition how potent Arc lightning can be.
High-Value Targets	??		The tale of how the Guardian remained vigilant even after the defeat of Crota, Skolas, Oryx, and all the known forces of Darkness.
House of Wolves (Quest)	??		The story of the Awoken and their campaign against the House of Wolves.
Hunger Pangs (Quest)	??		The story of the Hive, and a choice made long ago.
Imprecation	??		The story of the Last Word, and the words that came before.
Impress Lord Shaxx	??		Amanda's plan to prove the Guardian's worth to Lord Shaxx.
Jolly Holliday	40		The story of Tex Mechanica's contest for a shotgun with a long history.
Just a Handful of Bullets	??		"Need destruction at a distance? Nightstalkers are gonna need support against heavy armor while Bladedancers want it up close and personal. Find a Gunslinger. They'll know what to do." —Cayde-6
Kings of Decay	??	Old Russia, Earth	Hunt the source of the Taken blight across the Cosmodrome.
Knock Knock	??	Meridian Bay, Mars	Hold the line against a brutal assault by the broken House of Wolves.
Legend of the Hunter	??		The tale of a Hunter on a path out of the Darkness.
Legend of the Titan	??		The tale of a Titan on a path out of the Darkness.
Legend of the Warlock	??		The tale of a Warlock on a path out of the Darkness.
Lost and Found	??		The brief tale of Petra's search for hope.
Make the Vanguard Smile	??		Amanda's plan to prove the Guardian's worth to Ikora and Zavala.
Neverending Battle	??		The tale of how the Guardian took part in Vanguard Strikes and helped push the Darkness back.
Not Forged in Light	??		The tale of a mysterious weapon, torn out of space and time.
Nothing Left but the Fall	??		The story of the Fallen and the City, and their battle for the future of Earth.
Path of the Bladedancer	??		The tale of a Guardian's trials with the Arc Blade.
Path of the Defender	??		The tale of the Guardian's trials with the Ward of Dawn.
Path of the Gunslinger	??		The tale of the Guardian's trials with the Golden Gun.
Path of the Striker	??		The tale of the Guardian's trials with the Fist of Havoc.
Path of the Sunsinger	??		The tale of the Guardian's trials with the Radiance.
Path of the Voidwalker	??		The tale of the Guardian's trials with the Nova Bomb.
Patrols 101	??		The tale of how the Guardian helped strengthen the City by patroling beyond its borders.
Playing Pretend
Prime's Path	??	Meridian Bay, Mars	Hunt the Prime Servitor that has brought together the broken House of Wolves.
Return to the Prison			Glory and rewards wait for the Guardian in the Prison of Elders.
Shattered Past	??		The story of the Hive, and a choice made long ago.
Sheathed Lightning	??		The story of how the Guardian took the Bladedancer's Light and cut down the competition.
Sparrow Racing	??
Striking Fist	??		The story of how the Guardian entered the Crucible and showed how a Striker is a war drum and a front line all at once, dismantling and demoralizing in a roar of thunder.
Successor to the Throne	??		The story of how the Guardian descended the depths of the Sunless Cell and silenced Alak-Hul the Darkblade.
Sweet Memories
Tenebrous Tunnels	??	Meridian Bay, Mars	Seek out the source of the Taken blight on Mars.
The Arach's Champion		The Tower	A Guardian dons the colors of Dead Orbit to arise as the Arach's Champion.
The Court of Oryx	??		Eris Morn and the Guardian launch a campaign against the worst of Oryx's army.
The Dark Below (Quest)	??		The story of Eris Morn and her fight against the Hive god Crota.
The Executor's Champion		The Tower	A Guardian dons the colors of the New Monarchy to arise as its Champion.
The First Firewall
The Legion's Beachhead	??		The Guardian's assault on the Cabal Skyburners entrenched on the Dreadnaught.
The Masks We Wear	??		Celebrate the Festival of the Loas with your fellow Guardians.
The Mountaintop	??		The tale of how the Guardian became a Crucible veteran.
The Nightstalker's Trail	??		A story of a rescue mission, as the Guardian tracks a Nightstalker in danger.
The Old Hunger	??		The story of the Hive, and a choice made long ago.
The Road to King's Fall	??		The final tale of the Taken King.
The Stormcaller's Path	25		The tale of a Guardian's journey into the storm.
The Sunbreakers' Challenge	??		The tale of a Guardian's quest to find the Sunbreakers.
The Taken King (Quest)	??		The Taken King had come. The tale of the Guardian that went out to meet him.
The Taken War: Earth	??		Tales of battles against the Taken across the Cosmodrome on Earth.
The Taken War: Mars	??		The story of battles against the Taken across the surface of Mars.
The Taken War: Petra	??		The tale of Petra Venj and her response to the Taken threat.
The Taken War: Venus	??		The story of the battle against the Taken across the surface of Venus.
The Vanguard's Hand	35		The tale of a Guardian, and Cayde-6's plan to put them to work.
The Wolves of Mars	??		The tale of Variks's struggle to quell the Fallen in this time of turmoil.
Trials Practice	??		The tale of how the Guardian learned to excel at the Elimination match type in the Crucible.
Veteran's Tour	??		The Tower offers its thanks to the Guardian for all they've done over the last year.
Voidmaster	??		A story of the Crucible and how a Voidwalker's gloaming Light pierced the competition.
Weapon Master	??		The tale of how the Guardian lent Banshee-44 a hand.
With Finesse and Speed	??		"I promised Zavala the SRL wouldn't be a distraction. So if we want to have our fun, I need someone to help me deal with a few tasks that he needs done." —Amanda Holliday

Year 1

The Dark Below Quests

• Requires The Dark Below Expansion

Quest	Requirement	Reward	Notes
Fist of Crota	None		The Starting Quest
Siege of the Warmind	Fist of Crota
The Wakening	Siege of the Warmind	Murmur
The Extermination	The Wakening
Urn of Sacrifice	The Wakening		Requires Xur and 1 Strange Coin
Ritual of the Forsaken	Urn of Sacrifice	Acolyte Rung Knightbone Guard Thrallskin Brace	Requires Xur
Eyes of Crota	The Extermination
Hand of Crota	The Extermination
Heart of Crota	The Extermination		Unlocks The Will of Crota Strike, if Eyes of Crota and Hand of Crota are also completed
Will of Crota	Eyes of Crota Hand of Crota Heart of Crota	Mark of the Duskborn Cloak of the Dusktorn Curse of the Hidden	Final quest, defeat Omnigul