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Welcome to the Guardian Games Seasonal Event. Compete with your fellow Guardians and see which class can come out on top! To get started, visit Eva Levante in the Tower.

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Welcome to the Guardian Games Seasonal Event. Compete with your fellow Guardians and see which class can come out on top! To get started, visit Eva Levante in the Tower.

What is Guardian Games?

Guardian Games is Destiny’s Spring Event that is Free For All Players. Here’s a quick breakdown of what you need to know:

  • With Guardian Games, the main objective is to earn medallions from completing activities and Contender Cards!
  • All medallions get deposited at the Tower Podium in the Tower Courtyard to earn points for your class’s team
  • This years Guardian Games has introduced a brand new Arc Trace Rifle and a new game mode!

NOT YET UPDATED FOR CURRENT YEAR

Let the Challenges Begin!

GUARDIAN GAMES 2025

Updated for Guardian Games 2025! Some details and assets will be updated closer to launch!

Objective:

  • 1 − Visit Eva Levante in the Tower to begin the Seasonal Quest. Choose your preferred class to work on during the event.
  • 2 − Earn medallions by completing various activities and Contender Cards. Submit medallions at the Tower Podium in the Tower.
  • 3 − Participate in the Guardian Games Rushdown, Guardian Games Supremacy Crucible Mode or Guardian Games Gambit mode to earn a high score and rewards.
  • 4 − Each day, a winner − Titan, Warlock or Hunter − will be noted at the Tower.
  • 5 − At the end of the event, the class that has the most wins during the event will be declared the winner.
    • Until the next event, a statue will be in the tower showcasing the winning class’s victory.

Bounties and Rewards!

  • Eva offers three different Guardian Games Bounties which will reward players for completing them:
    • Weekly Bounties will reward XP, Glimmer, and Bright Dust
    • Daily Bounties will reward XP and Materials
    • Additional Bounties will reward XP and Bright Dust. 
  • Bounties for this Guardian Games have been refreshed with new and exciting ways to engage in the new Strike Scoring and Strike Medals introduced with Guardian Games content!
  • Complete Guardian Game Triumphs to earn exclusive rewards, including new emblems, shaders, a new Exotic Ship, Guardian Game-exclusive weapons, the Exotic LMG Heir Apparent, a Heir Apparent Catalyst, and more!
GG Weekly Bounty
WEEKLY BOUNTY
GG Daily Bounty
DAILY BOUNTY
GG Repeatable Bounty
REPEATABLE BOUNTY
Keraunios
Keraunios (ARC TRACE RIFLE)
Hullabaloo (Arc Wave Frame Heavy Grenade Launcher)
HULLABALOO
Taraxippos (Strand Lightweight Omolon Scout Rifle) | Earned by playing Guardian Games.
TARAXIPPOS
Guardian Games
THE TITLE
Heir Apparent (Machine Gun) | Complete Guardian Games Quest
HEIR APPARENT
Heir Apparent Catalyst
HEIR APPARENT CATALYST

Classy Contender

Final blows with this weapon grant +5% class ability energy.

Found on any Guardian Games Event weapon found during or after Season 16. 

Guardian Games Memento

  • You’ll have a chance to earn this special customization item when banking Gold and Platinum Medallions,
  • Completing Diamond Medallions guarantees a Memento.
  • Once you have a Guardian Games All-Stars Memento in your inventory, Eva will store your extra ones until the end of the event. 
  • All additional mementos stored with Eva that aren’t used once the event ends will be removed, so use ’em up!

Allstar Vector Skimmer

  • Last year, Bungie introduced the new Allstar Vector Skimmer, which will be available to grab again this year.
    • You’ll get a temporary version for the duration of the event, but completing Drop In quest will allow you to add a permanent one to your collection.
  • Skimmers are essentially hoverboards with increased control and maneuverability compared to Sparrows − they’re quite fun!

Heir Apparent Quest & Catalyst

  • This year, Eva Levante offers newcomers and players who missed out last year a quest to earn the Heir Apparent Exotic Machine Gun while participating in Guardian Games! To obtain the quest, begin this year’s Introductory Quest for Guardian Games!
  • Eva’s Inventory should have the quest.

Top of Class Exotic Quest:

  • Step 1: Obtain a medallion – this can be done from completing Eva’s bounties, or completing a Guardian Games Playlist activity.
  • Step 2: Defeat 100 Combatants with a Machine Gun. Guardian kills grant bonus progress.

Once you have the Heir Apparent Exotic Machine Gun, you have the chance to obtain a Catalyst Quest. To increase your chance at obtaining the quest, deposit as many Gold or Platinum medals as you can. Fellow Guardians have noted that the drop rate for the quest has been pretty generous so far! Once you have the quest, there are 3 objectives to complete.

Competitive Catalyst Exotic Quest:

  • Step 1: Earn 50 points by obtaining medals. Higher tier medals are worth more points. 
  • Step 2: Complete 3 Contender Cards of your choice.
  • Step 3: Collect 90 Competitive Spirit by defeating combatants with Machine Guns in the Daily Focus Playlist.
    • All strike playlists are compatible with this quest step. 

When you have obtained the catalyst for Heir Apparent, you must then defeat 700 enemies with the Heir Apparent to complete the catalyst (Strikes or Altar of Sorrow work great). Heir Apparent will become Masterworked (gains a kill tracker and generates orbs on multi-kills) and increases the durability of the Arc Shield. In addition, when the shield is broken by a combatant, some of the magazine is partially reloaded.

Guardian Games: Event Card & Event Challenges

  • Similar to Seasonal Challenges, Event Challenges will be available during the Guardian Games event that all players can work toward and complete to earn new loot including gear, shaders, emblems and unique event items.
    • Access this Event card by visiting Eva Levante in the Tower Courtyard or via the Quests tab!
  • In addition to the event challenges, players can earn a new seal by completing their event card and contribute progress to a new Multi-event Seal. Players can also gild their seal!
  • Players have until the end of the event to complete all Event Challenges

Upgraded Event Card Rewards

  • Although Eververse is typically the primary source of cosmetic loot, Guardian Games  will have a curated selection of cosmetic rewards available through the Event Card itself!
  • These rewards will only be available through the Event Card during their initial release but may be featured in the Eververse Store in the future.
  • Acquiring these extra cosmetic items will require players to purchase the upgraded Event Card, which costs 1000 Silver.
    • Purchasing the upgraded event card immediately grants players an Exotic Reward Bundle!
    • The Upgraded Event Card contains rewards equivalent to around 3000 Silver, though this may vary somewhat depending on future Event Cards

Unsure if you want to purchase the Upgraded Event Card? You can wait to purchase it later in the event to see how many Event Tickets you’ve accumulated!

Video Guides

Guardian Games Video Guides

🎦 Guardian Games 2025

🎦 Guardian Games 2024

🎦 Guardian Games 2023

🎦 Guardian Games 2022

Event Information

Visit Eva Levante in the Tower to begin the event. 
 
The main objective for the event is to earn medals for your respective class by partaking in various activities across the solar system. Turn in your medals at the Tower Podium to increase your class score. At the end of the event, a winner will be decided and will have bragging rights, as well as a commemorative statue in the Tower until the next Guardian Games the following year! 

The Tower Podium

How Bungie Measures Class Performance
  • Each day, class scores will be measured by the average Medallion score of all players who’ve deposited a Medallion that day, separated by class.
  • In past Guardian Games, they measured class performance based on total Medallion score.
During Guardian Games, the Towers Guardian Games Podium will change daily to reflect the current status of the leading team. Class flags will update throughout the day to show which team is leading, and there will also be a calendar showing the winner for each day throughout the event.
 
Every weekend there will be a special ceremony where you will be able show off a glow from your class item depending on your class’ standing that week.  
  • Third place receives a bronze glow. 
  • Second place receives a silver glow. 
  • First place receives a gold glow. 
  • All-Stars receive a platinum glow. 

There will be a special final weekend closing ceremony held in the Tower toward the end of the event.

Contributions & Outcome

  • Depending on your contributions to Guardian Games All-Stars, you’ll earn glows and the bragging rights that come with them.
  • These are linked to your personal and group achievements, and there are five in total:
    • One for being the “best in Tower” Guardian. 
    • Another for being a member of the winning class of the day. 
    • A shoulder glow linked to your weekly performance in Rushdown.
    • A second shoulder glow for your weekly performance in Supremacy and Gambit. 
    • And a bronze, silver, or gold glow with the shape of a laurel crown (depending on your class place) in the Friday coronation ceremony. 
  • At the end of the event, the class that wins the most days will be crowned winner, and their Class Item will change to gold until the next event, to remind everyone of their victory.
    • Not only that, but for the whole year, members of the winning class can also trigger some fancy fireworks in the Tower if they interact with the Guardian Games All-Stars statue.

Inventory and Materials

Medallions

  • Players can earn medallions from Triumphs, Contender Cards, and activity completions.
  • Medallions are stored in the Medallion Case found in the Quest inventory. Turning completed Medallions into the Tower Podium will increase your team’s score.
    • Medallions are what you are aiming for during this competition. Try to multi-task – get as much as you can get done!
  • You will receive a Medallion Case from Eva to store your hardware until you are ready to visit the podium in the Tower to bank them for your team.
    • Turning in medallions also gives you a chance at receiving an event package depending on the medallion type. 
  • Guardians can earn Diamond Medallions by watching Destiny Streamers on Twitch.tv that have enabled the medallion; simply watch the account for up to 2 hours.
    • To redeem, from the Twitch app/web page, select Notifications, select the Diamond Medallion message and claim; ensure your Twitch.tv account is connected to your Bungie.net account.
    • This can be redeemed once per week. (resets with Weekly Reset)

Contender Medals

  • Players can purchase Contender or Platinum Cards from Eva Levante in the Tower Courtyard.
  • Completing Platinum Cards will always reward Platinum Medallions.
  • Completing Contender Cards will always reward Gold Medallions.
Quick Notes:
  • Make sure you complete your Platinum Contender Card before the daily reset on Friday if you want to lock in your All-Star Status for the weekend!
  • Earn Low-Tier Medallions from Core Playlist activities (Strikes, Gambit, and Quickplay) and Throne World activities
  • Earn Tier-Tier Medallions from Endgame activities (Raids, Dungeons, Competitive PvP) and Higher Difficulty Seasonal Activities 
  • For any personal medallion deposits, Guardians will earn a glow which can be seen on their left shoulder
If the Medallion Case is full, Medallions earned through claiming Triumphs will be lost.
GG Medal Case
MEDALLION CASE
Contender Card: Rushdown or Strikes
CONTENDER: RUSHDOWN/STRIKES
Contender Card: Gambit
CONTENDER: GAMBIT
Contender Card: Episodic
CONTENDER: EPISODE ACTIVITIES
Contender Card: Crucible
CONTENDER: CRUCIBLE
Platinum Card: Trials of Osiris
PLATINUM: TRIALS
Platinum Card: Nightfalls
PLATINUM: NIGHTFALLS
Guardian Games_Platinum Card_2025_HigherDifficultyEpisodic
PLATINUM: HIGHER-DIFFICULTY SEASONAL CONTENT
Platinum Card: Lost Sectors
PLATINUM: LOST SECTORS
Platinum Card: Raids
PLATINUM: RAIDS

Class-based Competition

  • Guardian Games features Nightfall, Crucible and Gambit playlists this year!

Rushdown PvE Activity

  • Replacing the Nightfall Playlist, Rushdown is a Boss Rush-style activity featuring bosses from Destiny 2’s campaigns, seasonal story missions, and Exotic missions.
    • Time-limited encounters, with additional time added per successful encounter.
    • Five encounters per run, increasing in difficulty after each completion.
    • Rewards based on completion time, score, and revive token usage.
  • There are three modes:
    • Warm-up Mode: Entry-level difficulty.
    • Standard Mode: Increased difficulty with modifiers and revive tokens.
    • Expert Mode: Highest difficulty, stronger enemies, revive tokens, and additional challenge modifiers.
  • Score Criteria:
    • Number of bosses defeated.
    • Total score, based on completion speed and remaining time bonuses.
    • Unused revive tokens grant extra score bonuses.
  • Reward System:
    • Completing at least 3 encounters guarantees a Guardian Games weapon drop.
    • Higher score thresholds (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond) improve weapon perk quality.
    • Expert Mode high scores offer fully Masterworked Guardian Games weapons with additional perks.

Crucible Playlist - Supremacy

  • Supremacy is back! Compete in Supremacy and pick up crests from fallen opponents, or deny opponents from scoring.
    • Team points earned in Supremacy will contribute towards your weekly Supremacy quest. 
    • For this event, Guardians of the same class will be teamed up against rival classes! (Ex: Titans vs Hunters or Warlocks)

Gambit Playlist

  • Drifter is finally being included in something again!
  • In the Guardian Games Gambit Playlist, there will be class-based matchmaking.

Cast Your Vote!

Guardian Games Rushdown Roulette

Celebrating Rushdown in Style!

  • To celebrate the launch of Rushdown, a select group of Destiny 2 content creators are participating in a fun activation across the Guardian Games period – tune in and you could win a range of prizes!
  • Warlock, Titan, and Hunter teams around the globe are going head-to-head in Rushdown.
    • But they’ve got another challenge – before each run, each team has to spin a GIF to find out what their additional challenge modifier is for the run. Rushdown Roulette, here we go!
  • Each week of Guardian Games (reset to reset), creator teams can submit their best recorded score in Rushdown to the leaderboard.
    • They can play as much or as little as they like, but they only get to submit their one best score.
    • The leading creator team of each class will get the opportunity to spin a prizing GIF to receive a reward and also give away one prize each to their community from the Bungie Store!
  • That’s nine prizes up for grabs each week, which means 27 prizes being given away by our creators for the duration of Guardian Games.
  • See the Participating Guardians collapsed section below to view participating community members in various regions around the world!
Participating Guardians

Select the names to access their channel. Right-Click to open in a new tab!

Competitive Contender Emblem

  • A gift sub on Twitch during the Guardian Games period will earn you the Competitive Contender emblem.
  • There will also be limited quantities of the emblem being given away by the creators participating in Rushdown Roulette, so stay tuned to their socials!

Eververse & Bungie Rewards

  • As always, Tess Everis has her wide range of goodies, including emotes, finishers, shaders, and even a new universal ornament set!
  • Most items will be available via Bright Dust throughout the duration of the Guardian Games event.
  • Tip: Core Weekly Challenges and Additional Core Bounties offer Bright Dust!
    • In addition – for Season Pass owners, several Season Ranks and completing the Master of All Seasonal Challenge (Completing 75 Seasonal Challenges) offers a sufficient amount of Bright Dust!
    • For Seasonal Challenges, keep an eye on all available challenges and work on multiple objectives at once if the challenges can be completed within the same activity or location!

Guardian Games Jeresy

  • Celebrate the event in style with a Guardian Games jersey.
  • This Bungie Reward will be available for Guardians who complete the Gold Triumph before the end of the event. So, grab your medallions and get dunking.

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