Level 20 is the soft cap. Played naturally through the Red War campaign or any newer campaign. XP from missions + strikes.
First Heroic Public Event. See ACH_6. Easy with knowledge of how to trigger Heroic phases — wiki guides per Public Event type.
Same as Titan but Hunter class. Each subclass via Cayde's quests. Play a Hunter character. (Cayde may be dead in lore but the achievement triggers on subclass unlocks.)
Nightfall is a harder weekly strike. Use matchmaking + Power 1700+ recommended. Complete the strike at any difficulty.
Warlock class. Each subclass quest via Ikora. Play a Warlock character.
Public Events appear in patrol zones. Trigger Heroic version (Glimmer Mining = destroy injection pillars, etc.). 5 cumulative — group up with random players to trigger Heroic.
Xur appears Friday-Tuesday each week. His location rotates. Check Director map or community trackers for current location. Visit him for the achievement.
Each subclass quest unlocks via progressing the campaign. Visit Zavala to claim each. Easy on a Titan character.
Hidden. Story-locked Forsaken DLC progression. Complete the Awoken Queen Mara story beats.
Tutorial story quest in Red War campaign. Unmissable on first playthrough. Story-locked.
Red War campaign exotics drop from quests + Xur. 15 unique exotics. Some quest-locked. Xur sells one exotic per week — visit Friday-Tuesday.
Seasonal Hub track. Each weekly Bright Engram + reward = 1 rank. Play actively across one week to hit rank 20 via challenges.
Gambit is the PvPvE mode. Two teams of 4 fight PvE waves, then invade each other. Win a match. Match-make via Director > Crucible > Gambit.
Triumphs are passive achievement counters in-game. Most activities + collection completions grant 5-100 points. Naturally hit 5000 in 50-100 hours of play.
Hidden. The final main-story expansion's last campaign mission. As of 2026, Destiny 2's main saga concluded — finish whichever current expansion you're on.
Forsaken Nightfall bosses appear in specific weekly Nightfall rotation. Use matchmaking. Power 1800+ + build coordination.
Portal Ops = endgame seasonal activity. Master difficulty requires Power 1810+. Use a coordinated fireteam. Bring meta weapons + supers.
Hidden. Exotic quests are long multi-step achievements that reward an exotic weapon. Examples: 'Whisper of the Worm', 'Outbreak Perfected', 'Dead Messenger'. Complete any one.
Forsaken (DLC expansion) added many exotics. Get from quests + Xur. 10 unique cumulative. Forsaken Pack purchase required.
Collections Badges = collect all items in a set (e.g., 'IO' weapon collection). Visit destination vendors + complete bounties. Easier badges: solar weapon collection, EDZ weapon collection.
Grandmaster is the hardest tier. Power-capped, banned over-leveling. Requires deep build knowledge + 3-stack of skilled friends. Months of preparation typical.
Triumph Seals are themed achievement groups. Pick an easier one (e.g., MMXIX from 2019 events) and complete all its sub-triumphs. Visit the Triumphs menu.
Last Wish is the Forsaken raid. 6 players, 4+ hours first time. Multi-phase Riven boss + the Wall of Wishes secrets. Requires a coordinated fireteam — LFG via Discord. One of the hardest raids in Destiny history.
