History of Europan Explorer I

Overview

Europan Explorer I is a Variks pursuit quest on Europa. It is the first step of the Explorer line and opens the Europa weapon quests. It requires no special story beyond completing the early Beyond Light content, and takes roughly a few hours of normal play (longer for higher counts).

Note: sources I checked (Destiny Game Wiki, last updated around late 2022, and a 2025 guide) do not mention this quest being removed, but both are older or secondhand, so the current in-game state should be confirmed. The quest was introduced in Season 12 with Beyond Light. Variks sells it in Charon's Crossing on Europa.

Walkthrough

1. On Europa, defeat 50 combatants with Kinetic weapons, 50 with Energy weapons and 25 with Power weapons. Patrols and Lost Sectors on Europa are efficient places to farm kills.
2. Visit Variks in Charon's Crossing to hand in the quest and claim the reward.

Rewards

Unlocks Europa weapon quests from Variks, and leads on to Europan Explorer II.