History of Wild Card
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Overview
"Wild Card" is an Exotic quest and mission from The Final Shape. After finishing the campaign and the "Queens, Part I" step of Destined Heroes, speak to Cayde-6 at the Lost City Tower to start it. Fireteam size is 1-3 (no matchmaking). The sources disagree slightly on the exact prerequisite wording; the Destiny 2 Wiki ties it to Destined Heroes and Game Rant says the same, while other outlets describe it as unlocked by your Ghost after the campaign. The mission takes roughly 30-45 minutes.
Walkthrough
- Collect Dark Ether from corrupted enemies.
- Defeat the Devourer of Tainted Light, a corrupted War Beast; follow it into its energy shields.
- Destroy the Blights, clearing Taken around them, then defeat the Dread Omen bosses.
- Snipe falling Shanks from an overlook until the giant Hoarder of Tainted Light appears.
- Defeat Lii'liks, Harvester of the Witness, a Scorn Abomination. Kill Screebs, deposit 10 Dark Ether into the canister when it retreats (around 66% and 33% health), and repeat.
- Tips: a Prismatic build helps; Concussive Dampeners armor reduces Screeb damage; mid-range weapons like Scout Rifles suit the Shank fight.
- Listen to the radio transmission in the Lost City Tower.
- Speak to Cayde-6 by the crates to receive the reward.
Rewards
- Still Hunt Exotic Sniper Rifle with the trait Cayde's Retribution (charge Super via Orbs of Power or precision hits, then reload for Golden Gun rounds).
- Completing it is also listed as a requirement for Salvation's Edge Contest mode access.
Trivia
The mission is praised for the Cayde and Crow character writing.