April Update

The April Update (sometimes referred to as Destiny Update 2.2.0 or The Taken Spring) is a free content update for Destiny: The Taken King that was released on April 12, 2016. The Update features a continuation of The Taken King's storyline, as Guardians aid Variks in tracking down Malok, Pride of Oryx, a pretender to Oryx' vacant throne as the Taken War rages on.

Story Missions

 * Pretender to the Throne - Dreadnaught, Saturn
 * Fight Fire with Fire (PlayStation exclusive)

Quests

 * At the Gates
 * Return to the Prison
 * Essence of Darkness (PlayStation exclusive)

Strikes

 * Blighted Chalice - Ocean of Storms, Moon
 * Winter's Run (Taken version) - Ishtar Sink, Venus

Activities

 * Level 41 Prison of Elders mode
 * Challenge of the Elders - Level 42 Prison of Elders mode featuring three back-to-back random boss battles
 * Elders' Sigil scorecard for bonus loot
 * Bounties for Prison of Elders modes

Loot

 * Sterling Treasure - Contains Chroma and Taken-themed items. Can be acquired weekly by visiting the Postmaster after a weekly reset, completing a Level 41 Prison of Elders activity, or completing a match in the Weekly Crucible Playlist. Additional Sterling Treasures can be purchased at the Eververse Trading Company.


 * Legendary items
 * Desolate Armor - Taken-themed armor sets for Guardians, acquiring a full set unlocks the "Shiver" Emote.
 * Spektar Armor - Chroma-compatible armor sets
 * Year Two versions of Prison of Elders-themed armor and weapons
 * Year Two versions of fan-favorite Year One Legendary weapons


 * PlayStation exclusive legendary items:
 * Armor
 * Barkhan Dune I for Warlocks
 * Long Tomorrow 9G for Hunters
 * Jovian Guard for Titans
 * Sparrows
 * Velumbra


 * Exotics
 * Improved Year One Weapons
 * Dreg's Promise
 * Lord of Wolves
 * Patience and Time
 * Queenbreakers' Bow
 * Universal Remote
 * Improved Year One Armor
 * ACD/0 Feedback Fence
 * ATS/8 Arachnid
 * Eternal Warrior
 * Khepri's Sting
 * Lucky Raspberry
 * Purifier Robes
 * Sunbreakers
 * The Glasshouse
 * 1 New Year Two Exotic Weapon
 * Zen Meteor (PlayStation exclusive)


 * Eververse Trading Company items
 * 4 Legendary Emotes
 * 8 Rare Emotes

Miscellaneous

 * Vault space is increased even further to three pages each for weapons and armor, and two pages for general items
 * Rebalancing for various individual weapons, weapon types, and all three Warlock subclasses
 * New Chroma feature for certain sets of armor and weapons, players can select the color of an accent light (White, Blue, Yellow, or Red)
 * Two new kiosks added to the Vestian Outpost for the Eververse Trading Company and abandoned quests
 * Infusion mechanics changed: Infusion now upgrades gear to the existing Light of the consumed item directly
 * All Prison of Elders loot chests will no longer require Treasure Keys to open
 * Increased special ammo drop rate in PvE; player reserve ammo for machine guns, shotguns, and sniper rifles is reduced
 * Player HUDs will be removable
 * Vanguard and Crucible reputation gains are increased
 * PvP rebalancing:
 * The player revive radius is reduced
 * A 7-second extension is added to the revive timer each time a player dies, so subsequent revivals of that player take longer
 * Special ammo is redistributed: players have special ammo at match start again, and special ammo crates drop at three minutes after start followed by two minute intervals (does not apply to Mayhem)
 * Heavy ammo crates now only drop once during a match, at the five minute mark (does not apply to Mayhem)
 * Maximum Light level increase to 335, and activities will drop loot at new Light levels:
 * 310 Light max loot sources
 * Non-Exotic engrams
 * Heroic strikes
 * 320 Light max loot sources
 * Level 41 Prison of Elders
 * Iron Banner rank 3 and 5 packages
 * King's Fall Normal Mode
 * 330 Light max loot sources
 * Faction packages
 * Trials of Osiris bounties
 * 335 Light max loot sources
 * King's Fall Hard Mode
 * Court of Oryx Artifacts
 * Iron Banner rank 5 packages
 * Trials of Osiris Flawless Victory rewards
 * Strike unique items
 * Exotic engrams
 * Challenge of the Elders
 * Elder's Sigil

Trivia

 * The April Update is lovingly called "The Taken Spring" by the Destiny fandom.
 * The April Update was revealed over a series of Livestreams via Bungie's Twitch account.