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Challenge of the Elders is the highest difficulty of the Prison of Elders 3-player matchmade activity, added with the April Update during Year 2 of Destiny.

Overview[edit]

The Challenge of the Elders is a 320 Light version of the Prison of Elders, and consists of 3 boss rounds. Each boss is the same as encountered in the Level 28 and Level 41 Prison of Elders, though most have a new mechanic. Unlike the regular Prison of Elders, which has random modifiers each round, the Challenge of the Elders will have a single modifier for the whole activity. Both the modifier and the bosses are randomized each weekly reset.

Access to the Challenge of the Elders is only granted to Guardians who possess the Elders' Sigil, which can be purchased from Variks, the Loyal in the Vestian Outpost for 100 Glimmer. The Sigil states what regular modifier is active that week, as well as what type of attack will grant bonus points upon defeating an enemy. It also tracks the player's weekly high score in a single Challenge run, and the player's weekly accumulated score (that is, the total number of points from all Challenge runs that week).

Bosses[edit]

Boss	Image	Mechanics
Pilot Servitor		The Pilot Servitor will now also teleport around the arena and fire a barrage of Shock Grenades at the Guardians battling it.
Wretched Knight		The Knight will now periodically summon Taken mines around the outskirts of the arena. These mines will detonate when a Guardian moves close enough to them.
Overmind Minotaur		The Minotaur will periodically detain all Guardians in suppression fields. If a Guardian does not break free quick enough, then they will die.
Val Aru'un		3 Psion Flayers will be in the arena with Val Aru'un, powering his immune shield. In order to lower his shield, the Flayer with the corresponding element must be defeated. The shield will be regenerated by one of the other Flayers after a set amount of time. Once all three Flayers are defeated, his shield will stay down permanently.
Keksis, the Betrayed		Keksis will periodically summon a Taken mine that will suppress all Guardians in the arena should it be allowed to detonate. In order to defuse the mine, stand in it for a period of time.
Sylok, the Defiled		Sylok will periodically fire lingering Solar traps that last much longer than usual.
Seditious Mind		The Seditious Mind will periodically summon a Blight bomb in the center of the arena, as well as a circle of fire around each Guardian. Any Guardian who is not in cover once the bomb explodes will be heavily damaged or killed.
Noru'usk, Servant of Oryx		Noru'usk has no additional mechanics.

Rewards[edit]

Upon completion of the final round, the activity will end, and access to the Crystal Barrow will not be granted. Instead, the rewards for completing the activity will be directly granted to the player. In addition to usual post-match rewards, the player can acquire from Variks a random Queen's Wrath-themed Legendary weapon for completing a Challenge of the Elders activity with a high score of 30,000 or more, and a random Fallen-themed armour piece for accummulating a total score of 90,000 in a single week. The Challenge of the Elders is also the only source of the Consumed Shell along with the Year 2 versions of the Lord of Wolves, Dreg's Promise, and Queenbreakers' Bow. The rewards are as follows:

Item Name	Item Type	Flavour Text
Consumed Shell	Ghost Shell	For ghosts who have found a new shape.
Bane of the Taken	Machine Gun	The king is dead.
Final Duty	Pulse Rifle	Created for Paladin Hallam Fen for his efforts at the fortress on Cybele.
Her Champion	Shotgun	Raise a hand against her, and we will raise ours in return.
Her Fury	Sniper Rifle	A weapon carried by the Vestian Guard in their fight against the Taken.
Her Memory	Auto Rifle	All things are done in her name.
Her Revenge	Hand Cannon	Commissioned for those who would avenge the lost.
Lethe Noblesse	Scout Rifle	Do not forget. Never forgive.
Queen's Choice	Sidearm	Presented to Her Majesty Mara Sov by her loving subjects.
Techeun Rage	Fusion Rifle	We honor your sacrifice.
The Nightmare	Rocket Launcher	The Techeun dream of their lost sisters.
Lord of Wolves	By this right alone do I rule.
Dreg's Promise	I am a marvel with ten thousand arms.
Queenbreakers' Bow	Despite the Breaker's treachery, Her Majesty still stands.

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-'''Challenge of the Elders''' is the newest difficulty of [[Prison of Elders]] added with the [[April Update]].
+'''Challenge of the Elders''' is the highest difficulty of the [[Prison of Elders]] 3-player matchmade activity, added with the [[April Update]] during Year 2 of [[Destiny]].
 ==Overview==
-Instead of the usual five rounds (four waves of regular enemies plus a boss round), this game mode will three rounds of bosses with special abilities. These bosses rotate each week.
+The Challenge of the Elders is a 320 Light version of the Prison of Elders, and consists of 3 boss rounds. Each boss is the same as encountered in the Level 28 and Level 41 Prison of Elders, though most have a new mechanic. Unlike the regular Prison of Elders, which has random modifiers each round, the Challenge of the Elders will have a single modifier for the whole activity. Both the modifier and the bosses are randomized each weekly reset.
-===[[Pilot Servitor]]===
+Access to the Challenge of the Elders is only granted to Guardians who possess the [[Elders' Sigil]], which can be purchased from [[Variks, the Loyal]] in the [[Vestian Outpost]] for 100 Glimmer. The Sigil states what regular modifier is active that week, as well as what type of attack will grant bonus points upon defeating an enemy. It also tracks the player's weekly high score in a single Challenge run, and the player's weekly accumulated score (that is, the total number of points from all Challenge runs that week).
-The Pilot Servitor can now teleport around the arena and will fire a barrage of bouncing [[Shock Grenade]]s.
-===[[Wretched Knight]]===
+==Bosses==
-The Wretched Knight now has the ability to summon floating Taken mines that will spawn in the outskirts of the arena. This is supposedly to get players to engage him in a more direct manner.
+{|
+! style="vertical-align:middle" | Boss
+! style="vertical-align:middle" | Image
+! style="vertical-align:middle" | Mechanics
+|-
+| [[Pilot Servitor]] || [[File:PilotServitorGrimoireCard.jpg|100px]] || The Pilot Servitor will now also teleport around the arena and fire a barrage of [[Shock Grenade]]s at the Guardians battling it.
+|-
+| [[Wretched Knight]] || [[File:WretchedKnightGrimoireCard.jpg|100px]] || The Knight will now periodically summon Taken mines around the outskirts of the arena. These mines will detonate when a Guardian moves close enough to them.
+|-
+| [[Overmind Minotaur]] || [[File:OvermindMinotaurGrimoireCard.jpg|100px]] || The Minotaur will periodically detain all Guardians in suppression fields. If a Guardian does not break free quick enough, then they will die.
+|-
+| [[Val Aru'un]] || [[File:ValAruunGrimoireCard.jpg|100px]] || 3 [[Psion Flayer]]s will be in the arena with Val Aru'un, powering his immune shield. In order to lower his shield, the Flayer with the corresponding element must be defeated. The shield will be regenerated by one of the other Flayers after a set amount of time. Once all three Flayers are defeated, his shield will stay down permanently.
+|-
+| [[Keksis, the Betrayed]] || [[File:Keksis the Betrayed Grimoire Card.jpg|100px]] || Keksis will periodically summon a Taken mine that will suppress all Guardians in the arena should it be allowed to detonate. In order to defuse the mine, stand in it for a period of time.
+|-
+| [[Sylok, the Defiled]] || [[File:Grimoire Sylok the Defiled.jpg|100px]] || Sylok will periodically fire lingering [[Solar]] traps that last much longer than usual.
+|-
+| [[Seditious Mind]] || [[File:Grimoire Seditious Mind.jpg|100px]] || The Seditious Mind will periodically summon a [[Blight]] bomb in the center of the arena, as well as a circle of fire around each Guardian. Any Guardian who is not in cover once the bomb explodes will be heavily damaged or killed.
+|-
+| [[Noru'usk, Servant of Oryx]] || [[File:Grimoire Noru'usk Servant of Oryx.jpg|100px]] || Noru'usk has no additional mechanics.
+|}
-===[[Overmind Minotaur]]===
+==Rewards==
-The Overmind Minotaur is capable of capturing Guardians in detainment bubbles. They must be quickly destroyed or anyone inside will be killed via suppression field.
+Upon completion of the final round, the activity will end, and access to the Crystal Barrow will not be granted. Instead, the rewards for completing the activity will be directly granted to the player. In addition to usual post-match rewards, the player can acquire from Variks a random [[Queen's Wrath]]-themed Legendary weapon for completing a Challenge of the Elders activity with a high score of 30,000 or more, and a random [[Fallen]]-themed armour piece for accummulating a total score of 90,000 in a single week. The Challenge of the Elders is also the only source of the [[Consumed Shell]] along with the Year 2 versions of the [[Lord of Wolves]], [[Dreg's Promise]], and [[Queenbreakers' Bow]]. The rewards are as follows:
-===[[Val Aru'un]]===
+{|
-Val Aru'un has an invulnerable elemental shield that can only be disabled if the corresponding Psion Flayer in the arena is killed.
+! Item Name
+! Image
+! Item Type
+! Flavour Text
+|-
+| Consumed Shell || [[File:Consumed Shell.png|200px]] || [[Ghost Shell]] || ''For ghosts who have found a new shape.''
+|-
+| [[Bane of the Taken]] || [[File:Bane of the Taken.png|200px]] || [[Machine Gun]] || ''The king is dead.''
+|-
+| [[Final Duty]] || [[File:Final Duty.png|200px]] || [[Pulse Rifle]] || ''Created for Paladin Hallam Fen for his efforts at the fortress on Cybele.''
+|-
+| [[Her Champion]] || [[File:Her Champion.png|200px]] || [[Shotgun]] || ''Raise a hand against her, and we will raise ours in return.''
+|-
+| [[Her Fury]] || [[File:Her Fury.png|200px]] || [[Sniper Rifle]] || ''A weapon carried by the Vestian Guard in their fight against the Taken.''
+|-
+| [[Her Memory]] || [[File:Her Memory.png|200px]] || [[Auto Rifle]] || ''All things are done in her name.''
+|-
+| [[Her Revenge]] || [[File:Her Revenge.png|200px]] || [[Hand Cannon]] || ''Commissioned for those who would avenge the lost.''
+|-
+| [[Lethe Noblesse]] || [[File:Lethe Noblesse.png|200px]] || [[Scout Rifle]] || ''Do not forget. Never forgive.''
+|-
+| [[Queen's Choice]] || [[File:Queen's Choice.png|200px]] || [[Sidearm]] || ''Presented to Her Majesty Mara Sov by her loving subjects.''
+|-
+| [[Techeun Rage]] || [[File:Techeun Rage.png|200px]] || [[Fusion Rifle]] || ''We honor your sacrifice.''
+|-
+| [[The Nightmare]] || [[File:The Nightmare.png|200px]] || [[Rocket Launcher]] || ''The Techeun dream of their lost sisters.''
+|-
+| [[Lord of Wolves]] || [[File:Destiny-LordOfWolves-Shotgun-Ingame.jpg|200px]] || ''By this right alone do I rule.''
+|-
+| [[Dreg's Promise]] || [[File:Destiny-DregsPromise-Sidearm-Ingame.jpg|200px]] || ''I am a marvel with ten thousand arms.''
+|-
+| [[Queenbreakers' Bow]] || [[File:Destiny-QueenbreakersBow-FusionRifle-Ingame.jpg|200px]] || ''Despite the Breaker's treachery, Her Majesty still stands.''
+|}
-===[[Keksis, the Betrayed]]===
-Keksis will gain the ability to summon an explosive that will suppress Guardians of their Super, grenade, and melee abilities if it goes off. This can be countered by running through it.
-===[[Sylok, the Defiled]]===
+[[Category:Locations]]
-Sylok's ability to fire lingering [[Solar]] traps is greatly enhanced. Once the jets land, they will create a much larger flame spot that will last much longer.
-===[[Seditious Mind]]===
-The Seditious Mind will summon a blight bomb overhead. Before the bomb detonates, it will create a circle of fire that will periodically damage any Guardians trapped inside, and when the bomb explodes, it will deal massive damage and can kill a Guardian who hasn't already gotten out of the way.
-===[[Noru'usk, Servant of Oryx]]===
-Noru'usk does not gain any special mechanics.
-===Rewards===
-After the final round, you will not be able to enter the Crystal Barrow, as you will get a guaranteed reward from [[Variks]] at the [[Vestian Outpost]] if you reach the necessary score for your [[Elder's Sigil]].
-[[Category:Places]]
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 [[Category:Activities]]