History of Vault of Glass

Overview

The Vault of Glass is a six-player Raid in the Ishtar Sink on Venus. It first appeared in the original Destiny (September 2014) and was reprised in Destiny 2 on May 22, 2021. The goal is to destroy Atheon, Time's Conflux, the Vex Oracle of time. Recommended Power is 1300 (2021). Launch it from the Legends/Raids node on the Venus director map. Treat power numbers as era-specific.

Encounters

1. Waking Ruins (Spire): defend three sync plates against Praetorians and Cyclopes for five minutes to build the central Spire and open the vault.
2. Confluxes: defend three Confluxes from waves of Vex, including Wyverns, that try to sacrifice themselves into them. Standing in blue/white pools applies Marked for Negation.
3. Oracles: destroy Oracles in the exact order they appear; a wrong shot stacks a wipe debuff.
4. Templar: use the Aegis Relic to cleanse Marked by the Void and strip the Templar's shield by shooting ordered Oracles, then damage it before it teleports.
5. Gorgons' Labyrinth: a stealth maze. Being seen by a Gorgon and not destroying it in about ten seconds wipes the team. It ends in a jumping puzzle over disappearing platforms.
6. Gatekeepers: defeat three Gatekeepers across past (Mars), present and future (Venus) by passing the Relic through portals and killing Praetorians; the central Conflux must be defended throughout.
7. Atheon, Time's Conflux: three players are teleported to the past or future portal to destroy Oracles while the outside team opens the matching portal. Killing Oracles grants "Time's Vengeance", enabling a roughly 30 second damage phase.

Challenges

Weekly encounter challenges: "Wait for It..." (Confluxes), "The Only Oracle for You" (Oracles), "Out of Its Way" (Templar), "Strangers in Time" (Gatekeepers) and "Ensemble's Refrain" (Atheon). Triumph challenges toward the Fatebreaker title include Break No Plates, Dragon's Den, Take Cover, Tempered Teleport, Too Fast, Two Gorgons, Rabid Relic and Eyes on Atheon. See Vault of Glass: Challenge Mode for the all-challenges-required version.

Rewards

Vex Mythoclast (Exotic fusion rifle), Fatebringer, Vision of Confluence, Praedyth's Revenge, Corrective Measure, Found Verdict, Hezen Vengeance and raid armor sets; weapons also have Timelost versions. Related title: Fatebreaker.

Notes

The video listed is the Destiny 1 tutorial by Datto and DeeJ; the Destiny 2 version differs, so use it only for the general flow.