Path of the Defender
- Slay Enemies – Defeat 50 enemies either within your Ward of Dawn or using your grenade and melee attack.
For this one, the easiest way to complete it is to kill enemies while they are inside your Ward of Dawn. While the quest also says you can use your grenades or melee attack abilities, some guardians have reported that these don’t always register and that the Ward of Dawn kills are more reliable.
The best enemies that you can get to rush into your bubble are probably hive thrall. Find a mission with hive waves such as the Omnigul strike or almost any other hive mission and pop your bubble right in front of where they spawn.
- Create Orbs of Light – Generate 25 Orbs using your Ward of Dawn.
The fastest way to complete this is if you have the exotic chest piece, the Crest of Alpha Lupi. It will increase the amount of orbs that you drop when activating your Ward of Dawn.
If you don’t have it, that’s alright too. Just remember to activate your Gift of the Void subclass perk. This will make the bubble drop orbs when enemies shoot at it so just pop it up in a crowded area and let the enemies fire away.
- Complete the Path – Fully upgrade the Defender subclass.
Many guardians will already have this portion completed. However, if you don’t then you’ll need experience. The fastest way to level up your guardian’s subclass is to complete all of the available bounties.
When you’re done with that, Crucible is another great way to grind experience for your guardian. But it’s only a matter of time before you’ve fully upgraded your Defender.
- Zavala’s Challenge – Complete a Strike, Ward your Fireteam with Blessing or Weapons of Light and score 30 kills across your team.
This one is probably the most simple to complete of the four challenges. It’s even easier if you have a fireteam to complete it with that know’s what’s going on. But even if you don’t, most guardians can’t resist running through an available bubble.
For this one, go to your perks and activate Bastion which increases the length your Ward of Dawn is active. Then just kill enemies and proceed as usual. You should be able to get 30 kills throught the strike without any problems. But if you fail, then just keep trying until you get it.
