The Burning Shrine

"They do not simply invade new worlds, they infect them - remaking them in their image, until only Vex remain."

- Grimoire blurb.

The Burning Shrine is a Crucible map located on Mercury. It is full of ever-changing Vex architecture, and is accessible via the Trials of Osiris as well as normal Crucible. The Shrine is only one of many structures created by the Vex on Mercury before the planet was mysteriously abandoned. The map is also the location of the final step in the Sunbreaker Titan questline, where the Guardian travels to a former Sunbreaker base of operations.

Grimoire description
This clockwork impossibility is but one small conduit in a vast network, extending throughout the dead planet's core.

The unknown energies and complex mechanics of the Shrine have been studied and mapped by the curious, yet its purpose remains a mystery. The only truth that can be agreed upon is that the structure is intimately tied to the past, and future, of one of our greatest enemies - the Vex.

The Shrine has been claimed as a battleground for the Crucible in an effort to familiarize Guardians with both Vex architecture and the otherworldly energies that signal their presence. Having a constant flow of combat-ready Guardians on hand should the Shrine ever achieve a higher functionality is simply a strategic byproduct of the Crucible's presence.

List of appearances

 * Destiny