Gambit

Gambit is a PvP game mode added with Forsaken. Two teams of four players will each have to summon and defeat the Primeval boss faster than their opponents. The Drifter hands out Gambit bounties and quests. Players on PS4 and PS5 require a PlayStation Plus subscription to access Gambit.

Overview

Opening

The teams gather on the Drifter's ship, the Derelict, as the incoming enemy faction is determined. Each team arrives into a different instance of the same map. There is a Bank device in the center of the map, and non-Guardian enemies arrive to designated zones to the left, right, or in front of the bank. The Drifter announces in which zone these enemies appear, and after most of them are defeated, they spawn in the next one. There are portals connecting the two farthest zones on the maps Hellas basin, Mars and Legions folly, Nessus. Deep six, Titan instead features rotating rings which allow the guardians to quickly move between zones. Emerald coast,. EDZ has no features that boost movement due to it being the smallest map.

Motes and Blockers

Each defeated enemy drops a Mote of Dark that can be collected by running over it, higher tier enemies drop more motes. Shiny and High Value Targets carry extra motes, the latter are harder to kill. Each player can carry up to 15 motes, player death would cause half of their carried motes to drop (rounding up). Motes flicker and disappear if they stay on the ground for too long.

Players deposit motes at the bank's four synthesizers. Banking will deposit all motes, depositing a certain amount of motes at the same time summons a blocker. Blockers come in three varieties, depending on the minimum amount of motes deposited: Taken Goblin for 5 motes, Taken Phalanx for 10 motes, and Taken Knight for 15 motes. They are sent to the opposing team's map at their bank, locking down the bank while they remain on the field. Blockers can be deployed even if the deposit exceeds bank capacity. If there are two or more blockers at the opposing team's bank, they begin to drain motes from it. Drained motes are added to the bank from which these blockers were sent. Motes will no longer drain from the opposing team once your teams primeval has been summoned. If the opposing team has a primeval your team can still drain motes from their bank

Invasion

When a team reaches 40 and 80 motes banked, the invasion portal near their bank will open. A single player can enter the portal and arrive at the opposing team's map. This invader can track the opponents' health and non-Guardian enemies are not hostile to them. The invader has an overshield while glowing bright red. The invader has 30 seconds to defeat as many Guardians as they can before they are dragged back to their map. Killing four Guardians or dying will also drag back the invader.

Primeval

Once a team banks the maximum 100 motes, they summon the Primeval boss (random Taken). The normal enemies will stop spawning, instead Taken enemies will continually spawn to assist the Primeval. The Primeval will be made immune after taking 30% damage and two Primeval Envoys (Taken Wizards) will spawn. These Envoys will spawn with a randomly chosen elemental shield (Arc Solar and Void). Defeating an envoy will give the team the Primeval Slayer buff, which increases damage done to the Primeval. Both Envoys will need to be killed before the primeval can be damaged again. Envoys respawn every time the Primeval loses 10% more health than previous, Eg. first round is 30% second round is 40%. The envoys will only spawn 5 times. This allows the team to stack the Slayer buff up to primeval slayer x10.

While the Primeval is alive, the opposing team's invasion portal activates more frequently with a 20 seconds cooldown in-between activations. If a member of a team with a Primeval is killed by an invader, the Primeval restores 27% of it's health.

Destroying the Primeval wins the match.

Maps

See also: Gambit Maps

Active Maps

These maps are currently available to play.

Arena Name	Location	Release	Season #
Deep Six	New Pacific Archology, Titan	Season of the Drifter	6
Emerald Coast	European Dead Zone, Earth	Forsaken	4
Legion's Folly	Arcadian Valley, Nessus	Forsaken	4
New Arcadia	Hellas Basin, Mars	Season of the Drifter	6

Vaulted Maps

These maps were added to the Destiny Content Vault with the release of Beyond Light, and are not available to play.

Arena Name	Location	Release	Season #
Cathedral of Scars	The Dreaming City, The Vestian Web	Forsaken	4
Kell's Grave	Tangled Shore, The Reef	Forsaken	4

Rewards

Weapon	Image	Slot	Type	Impact	Range	Stability	Handling	Reload Speed	Rounds Per Minute	Magazine
Albruna-D		Energy	Sniper Rifles	90	71	28	26	31	72	3
Borrowed Time		Energy	Submachine Guns	22	37	18	52	22	750	26
Bottom Dollar		Energy	Hand Cannons	92	60	28	31	25	120	8
Chivalric Fire		Power Weapons	Swords	60		0				50
Crowd Pleaser		Power Weapons	Grenade Launchers			41	40	41	120	5
Dead Weight		Energy	Shotguns	65	28	30	37	64	140	7
Herod-C		Kinetic	Auto Rifles	33	79	33	30	38	360	33
Laser Painter		Power Weapons	Linear Fusion Rifles	41	34	43	23	25		5
Malediction		Kinetic	Hand Cannons	92	61	29	32	28	120	9
Qua Xaphan V		Power Weapons	Machine Guns	70	65	20	34	35	360	44
Servant Leader		Kinetic	Scout Rifles	45	24	42	18	29	260	17
Trinary System		Energy	Fusion Rifles	70	39	43	35	39		6
Trust		Energy	Hand Cannons	78	37	56	35	50	180	12
Yesteryear		Energy	Pulse Rifles	29	43	48	42	42	390	35

Patch History

• 6.3.0.5
  • Increased reputation gains by over 50%.
• 6.3.0.3
  • Fixed an issue where the rank reputation booster modifier icon would not display on activity launch screens.