History of Illicit Invader Gauntlets

Overview

The Illicit Invader Gauntlets is a Legendary Gauntlets for the Titan class. It is in the Armor category and carries the set's intrinsic Invader +1. Its flavor text reads: "Let them run. You will hunt them where they hide." It is part of the Illicit Invader set.

The Illicit Invader set is the Invader role armor of Gambit Prime, the single-round variant of Gambit introduced in Season of the Drifter. Every Illicit Invader piece has the intrinsic Invader +1, which unlocks the set perks when several pieces are equipped. Each Illicit piece adds 1 role point, so a full Illicit set reaches +5. Invader role perks unlock at 3, 6, 10 and 15 points: Assassin's Munitions, Lethal Defense, Killmonger and Bank Robber. Assassin's Munitions slowly trickles Kinetic and Energy ammo to your weapons while you invade. Lethal Defense improves the invasion overshield. Killmonger grants a temporary damage bonus after you defeat Guardians while invading. Bank Robber locks the enemy's bank, and standing near it drains their Motes.

Acquisition

Xûr sells it. Gambit Prime and The Reckoning were vaulted with the release of Destiny 2: Beyond Light. Gambit Prime armor was earned from The Reckoning, a PvE activity for squads of up to four players. A player first needed the Weak Synthesizer, which converts a Synth into a Mote. Banking that Mote at the start of The Reckoning and beating the final boss turned it into an armor piece. The armor type is guaranteed, but the specific piece is random. Illicit is the base tier of the Reckoning armor, and the Outlawed and Notorious tiers unlock by completing higher Reckoning tiers.