Escalation Protocol: Difference between revisions

Added infobox. Update to rewards information, and rewording of Decrypted Cache Key section.
(Added infobox. Update to rewards information, and rewording of Decrypted Cache Key section.)
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[[File:EscalationProtocol.png|thumb|right|300px|A Titan using a Hive Cleaver during the Escalation Protocol event.]]
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{{Public Event Infobox
|name= Escalation Protocol
|image=[[File:EscalationProtocol.png|400px|A Titan using a Hive Cleaver during the Escalation Protocol event.]]
|light=750
|place=[[Hellas Basin]], [[Mars]]
|enemies=[[Hive]] - [[Grasp of Nokris]]
|objective=Clear out the Hive on Mars, and put an end to the Grasp of Nokris.
|nowalk=1
}}


'''Escalation Protocol''' is a guardian-initiated activity that can be triggered as a [[Public Event]] on [[Mars]], where a team of [[Guardians]] defends a series of towers against waves of [[Hive]]. There are seven waves of increasing difficulty before teams can engage a final boss and end the event.
'''Escalation Protocol''' is a guardian-initiated activity that can be triggered as a [[Public Event]] on [[Mars]], where a team of [[Guardians]] defends a series of towers against waves of [[Hive]]. There are seven waves of increasing difficulty before teams can engage a final boss and end the event.
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** The Escalation Protocol armor rewards will be granted for the character class that opened the chest.
** The Escalation Protocol armor rewards will be granted for the character class that opened the chest.
** The armor rewards are guaranteed to be an armor piece that the character has not yet received until all pieces of that class set have been acquired.
** The armor rewards are guaranteed to be an armor piece that the character has not yet received until all pieces of that class set have been acquired.
*Escalation Protocol is the sole source of the IKELOS series Legendary SMG, Shotgun, and Sniper Rifle. These weapons will infrequently drop directly from the corpse of the boss, and each boss drops different weapons.
* Escalation Protocol is the source of the IKELOS V1.0.1 series Legendary SMG, Shotgun, and Sniper Rifle. These weapons were reintroduced in [[Season of Arrivals]] as the V1.0.2 IKELOS series, capable of randomized rolls. The V1.0.2 SMG and Sniper Rifle could be obtained by decrypting Umbral Engrams, while the Shotgun and Hand Cannon are obtainable from the [[Prophecy]] [[Dungeon]].
**[[Nur Abath, Crest of Xol]] can drop the shotgun [[IKELOS SG v1.0.1]]
**[[Nur Abath, Crest of Xol]] can drop the shotgun [[IKELOS SG v1.0.1]]
**[[Kathok, Roar of Xol]] can drop the SMG [[IKELOS SMG v1.0.1]]
**[[Kathok, Roar of Xol]] can drop the SMG [[IKELOS SMG v1.0.1]]
**[[Damkath, the Mask]] can drop the sniper rifle [[IKELOS SR v1.0.1]]
**[[Damkath, the Mask]] can drop the sniper rifle [[IKELOS SR v1.0.1]]
**Both [[Naksud, the Famine]] and [[Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol]] can drop the shotgun, SMG, or sniper rifles mentioned above
**Both [[Naksud, the Famine]] and [[Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol]] can drop the shotgun, SMG, or sniper rifles mentioned above
 
* Escalation Protocol is necessary for obtaining the [[Worldline Zero]] [[Exotic Catalysts|catalyst]]. The catalyst requires Guardians to hit the final escalation boss with the Worldline, completing after doing such for all 5 bosses.
==Decrypted Cache Key==
==Decrypted Cache Key==


A Decrypted Cache Key used to be needed to open the loot chest from the final boss of Escalation Protocol. They have been removed since update 2.7.0.
Prior to update 2.7.0, a Decrypted Cache Key was required to open the loot chest dropped by the final boss of Escalation Protocol. It has since been removed.


* After completing the Warmind campaign, players would begin receiving Rasputin Key Fragments from the following sources: Heroic Adventures, Heroic Strikes, Nightfall Strikes, and the Raid or Raid Lairs.  
* After completing the Warmind campaign, players would begin receiving Rasputin Key Fragments from the following sources: Heroic Adventures, Heroic Strikes, Nightfall Strikes, and the Raid or Raid Lairs.  
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