History of Vanguard Ops Playlist
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Vanguard Ops (formerly the Strike Playlist or Vanguard Strikes) is the three-player matchmade PvE playlist run by the Vanguard and Zavala.
Overview
Fireteams of three queue for Strikes: linear missions ending in a boss fight. Nightfall is the harder weekly/daily variant. Completions drop Legendary gear and Exotics, and engrams can be focused through Zavala at the Tower.
History
- Early Destiny 2: the Vanguard Strikes playlist, with Nightfalls on top.
- Beyond Light: normal Nightfall strikes were replaced by Nightfall: The Ordeal.
- The Witch Queen (22 February 2022): the playlist was renamed Vanguard Ops and merged with the Battlegrounds from Season of the Chosen (Behemoth, Oracle, Hailstone, Foothold). Quests, triumphs and bounties were updated to the new name.
- Lightfall: PsiOps and Heist Battlegrounds were added.
- The Edge of Fate: the The Portal replaced the Director; the playlist's role passed to Fireteam Ops, while Strikes and Nightfalls remain as activities.