History of Illicit Invader Vest

Overview

The Illicit Invader Vest is a Legendary Hunter Chest Armor in the Armor category. Its flavor text reads: "Violence. Your heart beats with violence."

It carries the Invader +1 intrinsic. Invader is the offensive role in Gambit Prime: its pieces assassinate enemies to delay them. Equipping multiple pieces from the set unlocks its set perks. Gambit Prime armor has three ranks, Illicit, Outlawed and Notorious, and each piece adds role points (one for Illicit, two for Outlawed, three for Notorious).

Other Invader pieces in the set: Illicit Invader Hood, Illicit Invader Mark, Illicit Invader Mask, Illicit Invader Plate, Illicit Invader Robes, Illicit Invader Strides, all part of Gambit Prime armor.

Acquisition

Xûr sells it. Earlier, Gambit Prime armor was earned through The Reckoning: a Weak Synthesizer turns a Synth into a Mote, which is banked at the start of The Reckoning, and each completed run unlocks one random piece of that role. The Reckoning was vaulted with Beyond Light on November 10, 2020. Earlier, the armor could also be earned by completing Gambit Prime matches and increasing your rank. It cannot be reacquired from Collections.