History of Rushdown

Rushdown is the Guardian Games boss-rush activity. Smash through five consecutive boss encounters taken from past campaign, Exotic and seasonal missions before the timer expires.

Overview

• Introduced with Guardian Games 2025 (starting March 11, 2025) and returned for Guardian Games 2026 (to April 14, 2026). It is event content.
• Launch: talk to Eva Levante in the Tower (the Best in Show quest gives a class item), then select Rushdown in the Director.
• Matchmaking: standard matchmaking, class-based matchmaking (same class only), or a private fireteam. These appear as the variant pages Rushdown: No Matchmaking, Rushdown: Class-Based Matchmaking, Rushdown Warm-Up and Rushdown Warm-Up: Class-Based Matchmaking.
• Difficulty: Warm-up (no modifiers, unlimited revives, low-tier loot), Standard (some modifiers, limited revives), Expert (severe revive limits, best loot).

Mechanics

Five encounters back to back with no downtime. Each boss killed extends the timer; running out fails the run. Score rises with bosses defeated and time left, and few deaths helps. The daily boss set rotates. See also Rush Remixed.

Rewards

Performance ranks Bronze through Diamond. Expert top scorers can earn Guardian Games weapons, including the Keraunios Arc Trace Rifle. Triumph: Podium Terminus (B-grade or better in 10 runs). Sources differ slightly between years; check in-game.