History of Darkness in the Light

Overview

Darkness in the Light is the Forsaken-era Gambit quest for the Exotic Hand Cannon Malfeasance. Its objectives cover the Dreaming City, a special version of The Corrupted, and Gambit. The quest's entry route changed after its Season 4 launch, and older guides disagree on some progress totals; use the objective displayed in-game when it differs from an archived guide.

Walkthrough

1. Acquire the quest. At Forsaken launch, the Ascendant Primeval Servitor in Gambit could drop the opening step, The Seething Heart. A July 2024 guide describes the later route as defeating a Taken Primeval in Gambit; this is dated guidance, not a guarantee about the current drop or pickup method.
2. Visit The Drifter in the Tower with the Seething Heart.
3. Complete City of Secrets. Defeat 25 Taken bosses or minibosses in the Dreaming City. The Blind Well is one option when Taken enemies are present; Chamber of Starlight and Aphelion's Rest Lost Sectors are alternatives documented by later guides.
4. Complete the special The Corrupted mission. This is the quest variant accessed from a banner in Rheasilvia, not simply a playlist run of the regular Strike. Find Callum Sol's grave in the mission, then return to the Drifter with the Depleted Weapon Core.
5. Win Gambit matches and deposit Motes to complete the Gambit progress step. Forsaken-era guides report different totals (400 or 500), so follow the live quest counter rather than treating either old number as current.
6. Complete the invasion step: defeat opposing Guardians in Gambit and achieve an invasion team wipe: either get four kills in one invasion yourself, or have an ally do so in three invasions.
7. Return to the Drifter for Malfeasance.

Rewards

• Malfeasance

Sources

• How to get Malfeasance – Destiny 2 — Sam Chandler, Shacknews; July 2024 guide distinguishes the later Taken-Primeval entry route from the old rare Servitor and summarizes the quest stages.
• Destiny 2 Darkness in the Light | How to get Malfeasance — Camden Jones, GameRevolution; October 2019 guide documents an earlier 400-Mote counter and the legacy steps.
• Destiny 2 City of Secrets – Get the Malfeasance Hand Cannon — Game Revolution; January 2019 guide documents the 25 Taken target, special Corrupted mission, and a different 500-Mote total.
• Quest: Dark Weapon Core, Darkness in the Light — Ishtar Collective transcript, recorded April 2019; the Drifter identifies Malfeasance at the final handoff.