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The '''Crucible''' is the player vs. player game mode in ''[[Destiny]]'' and ''[[Destiny 2]]''.<ref>[http://gamerant.com/destiny-competitive-multiplayer-crucible-previews/ '''Gamerant''' - ''‘Destiny’ Brings on Competitive Multiplayer in the Crucible]</ref> Items bought or earned in the game can be used more effectively in the Crucible, and weapons/armor received elsewhere can also be used in the rest of the game. The Crucible will sometimes randomly reward players after matches, regardless of rank after the game, while players can also purchase weapons from the [[Arcite 99-40|Crucible Quartermaster]] as well as [[Armor]] and [[Shaders]] from [[Lord Shaxx]] and [[Lord Saladin]].

The mode returns in ''[[Destiny 2]]'', but the player cap was been reduced to 8 players at launch, but was later raised to 12 in all quickplay and Iron Banner modes. The HUD has been reworked to give players information on their opponents, such as whether they have their super attack ready or if they’ve picked up ammo for their power weapon.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2017/5/18/15658460/destiny-2-crucible-multiplayer-4v4 '''Polygon''' - ''Destiny 2’s Crucible multiplayer drops to four-on-four'']</ref>

In a significant change from ''[[Destiny]]'', all Crucible playlists in ''[[Destiny 2]]'' are fought by two teams of four players each, except for [[Iron Banner]] which is six versus six. Power weapon ammo distribution has been reworked: Power ammo is now granted more frequently at various terminals across the map, but only a single player can access each drop, and Power ammo is lost on death. However after patch 1.1.4 a player killed while holding Power ammo will a drop brick of Power ammo containing 50% of their remaining ammo. Completing matches earns both gear and reputation tokens (with additional rewards dropped if players use a Boon of The Crucible consumable) to be redeemed for additional rewards at the appropriate vendor. Furthermore, no mode or event has level advantages enabled, ensuring that player skill is equally as important as obtained gear and loadout. The Mercy Rule from ''Destiny'' is enabled in all Quickplay modes, including Mayhem.

==List of Modes==

====Permanent Playlists====

*[[Clash]]: 6 vs. 6 mode. All-out warfare with no special modifiers.

*[[Control]]: 6 vs. 6 mode. Players must fight for control of three zones around each map for extra points.

*[[Rift]]: 6 vs. 6 mode. Players must fight for a "spark" in the center of the field and deliver it to the enemy rift.

*[[Skirmish]]: 3 vs. 3 mode. Players kill enemies and revive their teammates for extra points.

*[[Supremacy]]: 6 vs. 6 mode. Similar to Call of Duty's "Kill Confirmed" mode, players must pick up enemy "crests" to score points. Kills do not count towards victory and players can deny the other team points by picking up friendly crests.

====Weekly Playlists====

*[[Combined Arms]]: 6 vs. 6 mode. Players battle on much larger maps than normal and are able to use [[Pike]]s, [[Heavy Pike]]s, [[Interceptor]]s and their own [[Sparrow]]s. Special medals are awarded for killing enemies with vehicles.

*[[Doubles Skirmish]]: 2 vs. 2 mode. Skirmish-style gameplay minus one teammate.

*[[Elimination]]: 3 vs. 3 mode. Players attempt to wipe out the entire enemy team out. Each round lasts for two minutes. If neither team is dead after time expires, the first team to capture a [[Control]] point wins.  

*[[Mayhem Clash]]: 6 vs. 6 mode. Ammo crates spawn more frequently and abilities charge more often.

*[[Salvage]]: 3 vs. 3 mode. Players fight over relics similar to [[Control]]. One team must deploy a probe while preventing the other team from disabling it. The first team to reach the score cap wins.

*[[Zone Control]]: 6 vs. 6 mode. Only captures of zones count towards victory.

====Special Events====

*[[Iron Banner]]: 6 vs. 6 mode that rotates themes every time it comes back. Only comes around once a month, and players can earn greater rewards through completing bounties and playing matches. Special [[Iron Banner]]-themed weapons can either be earned through combat or bought via the vendor located in [[Felwinter Peak]] social space.

*[[Trials of Osiris]]: Special [[Elimination]]-style mode accessed only through a Trials Passage. Players attempt to wipe out all three players on the other team. Teams are eliminated from the tournament when their team gets 3 losses. Flawless victory (9 wins and no losses) awards access to a secret social space known as [[The Lighthouse]], where they have a chance to get special ToO-themed weapons and armor.

*[[Doubles]]: 2 vs 2 mode. The mode rotates every so often and are restricted to small team tactics such as [[Elimination]] and [[Salvage]].

====Permanent Playlists====

*[[Breakthrough]]: 4 vs. 4 mode in the Competitive playlist. Players must battle to control the Breaker, which allows them to hack the enemy team's Vault. Once the central Breaker is controlled, it can’t be recaptured and the other team must defend the Vault. The attackers need to capture the Vault before time expires in order to win the round, or else the defenders will earn the point.

*[[Countdown]]: 4 vs. 4 mode in the Competitive playlist. Similar to King of The Hill where Guardians must defend a central charge from an enemy team.

*[[Control]]: 6 vs. 6 mode in the Quickplay playlist and 4 vs 4 in the Competitive playlist. Players must fight for control of three zones around each map for extra points once time runs out the team with the most points wins.

*[[Survival]]: 4 vs. 4 mode in the Competitive playlist. A variant similar to [[Skirmish]] where Guardians fight against their enemies with a limited selection of lives and revivals.

*[[Clash]]: 6 vs. 6 mode in the Quickplay playlist and 4 vs 4 in the Competitive playlist. A Team Death-Match mode where players fight until the time runs out, with the team with the most kills taking the win.

*[[Supremacy]]: 6 vs. 6 mode in the Quickplay playlist. A Team Death-Match mode where players fight and collect crests that drop in order to confirm their kills. Once time expires, the team with the most points wins.

====Special Events====

*[[Iron Banner]]: 6 vs. 6 endgame mode. The match type can vary. In Year 1, [[Power]] was irrelevant, and bounties and ranks have been replaced by earning Iron Banner Tokens to redeem for Iron Banner Engrams. This was changed in ''[[Forsaken]]'', where Iron Banner bounties return and Power levels do matter.

| [[Twilight Gap]] || [[City]] Perimeter, [[Earth]]|| Base Game || No

|[[The Anomaly]] || Mare Cognitum, Moon || Base Game || No

| [[Bastion]] || [[Meridian Bay]], Mars || Base Game || No

| [[The Drifter]] || Foundling's Gyre, [[The Reef]] || [[The Taken King]] || No

! Map !! Location !! Expansion !! PlayStation Exclusive !! ''Destiny'' Reprisal

| [[Altar of Flame]] || Caloris Basin, [[Mercury]] || Base Game || No || Original

| [[Distant Shore]] || [[Arcadian Strand]], [[Nessus]] || Base Game || No || [[Shores of Time]]

| [[Emperor's Respite]] || Prison Barge, [[The Leviathan|Leviathan]] || Base Game || No  || Original

| [[Endless Vale]] || [[Arcadian Valley]], Nessus || Base Game || No || Original

| [[Eternity]] || [[Unknown Space]] || Base game || No || Original

| [[Javelin-4]] || [[Warsat]] Launch Facility, [[Io]] || Base Game || No || Original

| [[Legion's Gulch]] || [[European Dead Zone]], [[Earth]] || Base Game || No || Original

| [[Midtown]] || [[The Last City]], Earth || Base Game || No || Original

| [[Retribution]] || Upper Stratosphere, [[Mars]] ||  Base Game || Until September 2018 || Original

| [[The Dead Cliffs]] || [[European Dead Zone]], Earth || Base Game || No || Original

| [[The Fortress]] || European Dead Zone, Earth || Base Game || No || Original

| [[Vostok]] || [[Felwinter Peak]], Earth || Base Game || No || [[Iron Temple]], Social Space

| [[Pacifica]] || [[New Pacific Arcology]], [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] || [[Curse of Osiris]] || No || Original

| [[Radiant Cliffs]] || Mercury's Past, [[Infinite Forest]] || [[Curse of Osiris]] || No || Original

| [[Wormhaven]] || New Pacific Arcology, Titan || [[Curse of Osiris]] || Until September 2018 || Original

| [[The Burnout]] || Vex Future, Infinite Forest, Mercury || Base Game, for [[Crimson Days]] S2 || No || [[Burning Shrine]]

| [[Solitude]] || [[Warmind]] Facility Hellas, [[Mars]] || [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] || No || Original

| [[Meltdown]] || [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] Special Projects, [[Mars]] || [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] || No || Original

| [[Bannerfall]] || The Last City, Earth || Base Game, for [[Iron Banner]] S3 || No || [[Bannerfall]]

| [[Convergence]] || Infinite Forest, Mercury || Base Game, for Iron Banner S4 || No || [[Pantheon]]

| [[Equinox]] || Unknown Space || [[Forsaken]] || No || Original

| [[Firebase Echo]] || Arcadian Valley, Nessus || [[Forsaken]] || No || Original

| [[The Citadel (Crucible map)|The Citadel]] || The [[Dreaming City]] || [[Forsaken]] || No || Original

| [[Gambler's Ruin]] || The [[Tangled Shore]] || [[Forsaken]] || Until September 2019 || Original

| [[Fragment]] || Unknown, the Infinite Forest || [[Shadowkeep]] || No || Original

| [[Twilight Gap]] || Last City Perimeter, Earth || [[Shadowkeep]] || No || [[Twilight Gap]]

| [[Widow's Court]] || European Dead Zone, Earth || [[Shadowkeep]] || No || [[Widow's Court]]

| [[Rusted Lands]] || [[Eastern Flood Zone]], Earth || [[Season of Dawn]] || No || [[Rusted Lands]]

| [[The Anomaly]] || [[Mare Cognitum]], [[Moon]] || [[Season of the Worthy]] || No || [[Anomaly]]

| [[Exodus Blue]] || [[Cosmodrome]], Earth || [[Season of the Worthy]] || No || [[Exodus Blue]]

| [[The Cauldron]] || [[Ocean of Storms]], Moon || [[Season of the Worthy]] || No || [[Cauldron]]

**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''

**''[[Shadowkeep]]''

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