A system introduced with Lightfall, Guardian Ranks aims to both help new players get acquainted with the game and provide an additional challenge for veterans to take on.
This guide features all quests, challenges, and rewards tied to Guardian Ranks as of Season of the Wish (S23).
Updated as of Season of the Wish (S23).
Guardian Rank 11 Requirements: Paragon
These are all the objectives you’ll need to complete to reach the Level 11 Paragon Rank:
The stories of you grow in myth and legend. Secure your place in the upper echelons of the Tower by achieving feats deemed unachievable by most and earn exaltation through recognition from fellow Guardians.
| Category | Objective | Objective / Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grandmaster | Conqueror | Complete the Triumphs to acquire the Conqueror Title. |
| Grandmaster | Gilded Conqueror | Complete the Triumphs to gild the Conqueror Title. |
| Endgame | Crota's End Mastery | Complete the most recently released raid on Master difficulty. |
| Endgame | Solo Spelunker | Complete either of the "Ghosts of the Deep" or "Warlord's Ruin" dungeons solo. |
| Endgame | Master Spelunker | Complete the most recently released dungeon on Master difficulty. |
| Lost Sectors | Master Staying Alive | Complete a Master Lost Sector solo without dying. |
| Collections | Titles | Claim 7 Titles. |
| Commendations | Beloved | Achieve a commendation score of 1800. |
| Commendations | Shepherd | Receive 200 ally and leadership commendations. Leadership commendations provide bonus progress. |
Exemplar Guardian Rank, Destiny 2
Guardian Rank 10 Requirements: Exemplar
These are all the objectives required for Level 10 Exemplar Rank:
Become a paradigm of a leader among your fellow Guardians by earning their recognition and unlocking your full potential while defeating the most challenging foes.
| Category | Objective | Objective / Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Ranks | Acquire 65 Seasonal ranks. |
| Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Challenges | Complete 25 Seasonal Challenges. |
| Seasonal Journey | Spirit of Riven Reputation | Increase your reputation level to 10 with the Season 23 vendor found in the H.E.L.M. |
| Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Difficulty | Complete the current Seasonal activity or Exotic quest on the highest difficulty. |
| Power | Pinnacle Cap | Increase your Power to the pinnacle cap of 1810. |
| Raids | Clear all 8 Raids | Complete the Last Wish, Garden of Salvation, Deep Stone Crypt, Vow of the Disciple, King's Fall, Vault of Glass, Root of Nightmares, and Crota's End raids. |
| Dungeons | Clear all 8 Dungeons | Complete the Ghost of the Deep, Shattered Throne, Pit of Heresy, Prophecy, Grasp of Avarice, Spire of the Watcher, Duality, and Warlord's Ruin dungeons. |
| Nightfall | Master Nightfall | Complete a Nightfall on Master difficulty or higher. |
| Nightfall | Nightfall Score | Complete a Nightfall at Master difficulty or higher, with a score of 180000 or more. |
| Nightfall | Grandmaster Nightfall | Complete the featured Nightfall on Grandmaster difficulty. |
| Lost Sectors | Master Solo Lost Sectors | Complete 5 Master Lost Sectors solo. |
| Darkness | Dark Wielder | Unlock all Darkness subclasses. |
| Darkness | Stasis Collector | Collect 5 Stasis Fragments. |
| Darkness | Strand Collector | Collect 5 Strand Fragments for a single character. |
| Darkness | Dark Mastery | Complete a Grandmaster Nightfall with a Darkness subclass equipped. |
| Collections | Catalyst Collector | Fully Masterwork 25 Exotic weapons using catalysts. |
| Collections | Armor Collector | Collect 20 pieces of Exotic armor. |
| Collections | Exotic Weapons | Collect 90 pieces of Exotic weapons. |
| Collections | Titles | Claim 5 Titles. |
| Commendations | Cherished | Achieve a commendation score of 1530. Leadership commendations from difficult activities provide the most progress to your commendation score. |
| Commendations | Coach | Receive 75 ally and leadership commendations. Leadership commendations provide bonus progress. |
Guardian Rank 9 Requirements: Vanquisher
These are all the objectives required for Level 9 Vanquisher Rank:
Overcome adversity and build rapport among humanity’s allies by fighting back against our foes, even those lurking in the darkest reaches of the Sol system.
| Category | Objective | Objective / Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Ranks | Acquire 50 Seasonal ranks. |
| Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Challenges | Complete 15 Seasonal Challenges. |
| Seasonal Journey | Spirit of Riven Reputation | Increase your reputation level to 8 with the Season 23 vendor found in the H.E.L.M. |
| Nightfall | Legend Difficulty | Complete a Nightfall on Legend difficulty or higher. |
| Nightfall | Legendary Platinum Rewards | Complete a Nightfall on Legend with Platinum rewards. |
| Nightfall | Legend Score | Complete a Nightfall on Legend with a score of 115,000 or better. |
| Seasonal Artifact | Seasonal Artifact Perks | Activate 12 perks from your Seasonal Artifact. |
| Seasonal Artifact | Artifact Power Bonus | Increase your Power bonus from the Seasonal Artifact to +12. |
| Lost Sectors | Flawless, Solo, & Legendary | Complete a Legend Lost Sector solo without dying. |
| Lost Sectors | Solo Legend Lost Sectors | Complete 5 Legend Lost Sectors solo. |
| Endgame | Root of Nightmares | Complete the Root of Nightmares raid. |
| Endgame | Crota's End | Complete the Crota's End raid. |
| Endgame | Ghosts of the Deep | Complete the Ghosts of the Deep dungeon. |
| Endgame | Warlord's Ruin | Complete the Warlord's Ruin dungeon. |
| Commendations | Respected | Increase your commendation score to 910 or higher. |
| Collections | Exotic Armor | Collect 15 Exotic armor pieces. |
| Collections | Exotic Weapons | Collect 15 Exotic weapons. |
| Collections | Titles | Claim 2 Titles. |
Guardian Ranks: The Complete list
These are all the objectives for every Guardian Rank this season:
| Title | Category | Objective | Objective / Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 - Paragon | Grandmaster | Conqueror | Complete the Triumphs to acquire the Conqueror Title. |
| 11 - Paragon | Grandmaster | Gilded Conqueror | Complete the Triumphs to gild the Conqueror Title. |
| 11 - Paragon | Endgame | Crota's End Mastery | Complete the most recently released raid on Master difficulty. |
| 11 - Paragon | Endgame | Solo Spelunker | Complete either of the "Ghosts of the Deep" or "Warlord's Ruin" dungeons solo. |
| 11 - Paragon | Endgame | Master Spelunker | Complete the most recently released dungeon on Master difficulty. |
| 11 - Paragon | Lost Sectors | Master Staying Alive | Complete a Master Lost Sector solo without dying. |
| 11 - Paragon | Collections | Titles | Claim 7 Titles. |
| 11 - Paragon | Commendations | Beloved | Achieve a commendation score of 1800. |
| 11 - Paragon | Commendations | Shepherd | Receive 200 ally and leadership commendations. Leadership commendations provide bonus progress. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Ranks | Acquire 65 Seasonal ranks. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Challenges | Complete 25 Seasonal Challenges. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Seasonal Journey | Spirit of Riven Reputation | Increase your reputation level to 10 with the Season 23 vendor found in the H.E.L.M. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Difficulty | Complete the current Seasonal activity or Exotic quest on the highest difficulty. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Power | Pinnacle Cap | Increase your Power to the pinnacle cap of 1810. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Raids | Clear all 8 Raids | Complete the Last Wish, Garden of Salvation, Deep Stone Crypt, Vow of the Disciple, King's Fall, Vault of Glass, Root of Nightmares, and Crota's End raids. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Dungeons | Clear all 8 Dungeons | Complete the Ghost of the Deep, Shattered Throne, Pit of Heresy, Prophecy, Grasp of Avarice, Spire of the Watcher, Duality, and Warlord's Ruin dungeons. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Nightfall | Master Nightfall | Complete a Nightfall on Master difficulty or higher. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Nightfall | Nightfall Score | Complete a Nightfall at Master difficulty or higher, with a score of 180000 or more. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Nightfall | Grandmaster Nightfall | Complete the featured Nightfall on Grandmaster difficulty. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Lost Sectors | Master Solo Lost Sectors | Complete 5 Master Lost Sectors solo. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Darkness | Dark Wielder | Unlock all Darkness subclasses. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Darkness | Stasis Collector | Collect 5 Stasis Fragments. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Darkness | Strand Collector | Collect 5 Strand Fragments for a single character. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Darkness | Dark Mastery | Complete a Grandmaster Nightfall with a Darkness subclass equipped. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Collections | Catalyst Collector | Fully Masterwork 25 Exotic weapons using catalysts. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Collections | Armor Collector | Collect 20 pieces of Exotic armor. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Collections | Exotic Weapons | Collect 90 pieces of Exotic weapons. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Collections | Titles | Claim 5 Titles. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Commendations | Cherished | Achieve a commendation score of 1530. Leadership commendations from difficult activities provide the most progress to your commendation score. |
| 10 - Exemplar | Commendations | Coach | Receive 75 ally and leadership commendations. Leadership commendations provide bonus progress. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Ranks | Acquire 50 Seasonal ranks. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Challenges | Complete 15 Seasonal Challenges. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Seasonal Journey | Spirit of Riven Reputation | Increase your reputation level to 8 with the Season 23 vendor found in the H.E.L.M. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Nightfall | Legend Difficulty | Complete a Nightfall on Legend difficulty or higher. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Nightfall | Legendary Platinum Rewards | Complete a Nightfall on Legend with Platinum rewards. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Nightfall | Legend Score | Complete a Nightfall on Legend with a score of 115,000 or better. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Seasonal Artifact | Seasonal Artifact Perks | Activate 12 perks from your Seasonal Artifact. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Seasonal Artifact | Artifact Power Bonus | Increase your Power bonus from the Seasonal Artifact to +12. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Lost Sectors | Flawless, Solo, & Legendary | Complete a Legend Lost Sector solo without dying. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Lost Sectors | Solo Legend Lost Sectors | Complete 5 Legend Lost Sectors solo. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Endgame | Root of Nightmares | Complete the Root of Nightmares raid. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Endgame | Crota's End | Complete the Crota's End raid. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Endgame | Ghosts of the Deep | Complete the Ghosts of the Deep dungeon. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Endgame | Warlord's Ruin | Complete the Warlord's Ruin dungeon. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Commendations | Respected | Increase your commendation score to 910 or higher. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Collections | Exotic Armor | Collect 15 Exotic armor pieces. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Collections | Exotic Weapons | Collect 15 Exotic weapons. |
| 9 - Vanquisher | Collections | Titles | Claim 2 Titles. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Lightfall | Lightfall - Legendary Part 1 & 2 | Complete the Lightfall campaign on Legendary difficulty. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Lightfall | Deep Contacts | Claim 6 reputation rewards from Nimbus. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Lightfall | Weekly Campaign Missions | Complete 3 weekly campaign missions from the Lightfall campaign on Legend difficulty and acquire a team score of 100k. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Ranks | Acquire 30 Seasonal ranks. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Seasonal Journey | Spirit of Riven Reputation | Increase your reputation level with the Season 23 vendor found in the H.E.L.M to rank 6. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Challenges | Complete 10 Seasonal Challenges. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Bonuses | Acquire 5 Seasonal bonuses from Seasonal Challenges. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Power | Powerful Cap | Increase your Power to the powerful cap of 1800. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Power | Pinnacle Rewards | Earn 2 pinnacle rewards by completing weekly vendor challenges. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Seasonal Artifact | Seasonal Artifact Perks | Activate 10 perks from your Seasonal Artifact. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Seasonal Artifact | Artifact Power Bonus | Increase your Power bonus from the Seasonal Artifact by 8. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Collections | Exotic Arsenal | Increase the number of Exotic weapons in your collection to 10. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Collections | Exotic Armorer | Collect 10 Exotic armor pieces. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Collections | Titles | Claim a Title. |
| 8 - Justiciar | Commendations | Appreciated | Acquire a commendation score of 477. |
| 7 - Elite | Lightfall | Lightfall Campaign | Complete the Lightfall campaign. |
| 7 - Elite | Lightfall | Earn the Respect of Nimbus | Increase your vendor reputation with Nimbus in Neomuna to 3. |
| 7 - Elite | Lightfall | Weekly Campaign Missions | Complete the weekly Lightfall campaign mission in Neomuna. |
| 7 - Elite | Seasonal Journey | Season Rank | Increase your Season Rank to 15. |
| 7 - Elite | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Challenges | Complete 8 Seasonal Challenges from the current Season. |
| 7 - Elite | Seasonal Journey | Spirit of Riven Reputation | Increase your reputation level with the Season 23 vendor found in the H.E.L.M. by 4. |
| 7 - Elite | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Challenges | Acquire 1 Seasonal bonus from Seasonal Challenges. |
| 7 - Elite | Seasonal Journey | Dragon's Breath | Defeat 50 targets with the Exotic Rocket Launcher Dragon's Breath. |
| 7 - Elite | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Playlist Rewards | Increase your reputation with the Vanguard Ops, Crucible, or Gambit vendors by 4. |
| 7 - Elite | Seasonal Artifact | Seasonal Artifact Perks | Activate 5 perks from your Seasonal Artifact. |
| 7 - Elite | Seasonal Artifact | Artifact Power Bonus | Increase your Power bonus from the Seasonal Artifact to 5. |
| 7 - Elite | Nightfall | Threats and Surges | Complete 3 Nightfalls while using a subclass that matches the current surge. 💠 Rewards: Armor Change Mods Unlocked |
| 7 - Elite | Nightfall | Platinum Rewards | Complete Nightfalls and earn 2 Platinum rewards. |
| 7 - Elite | Champions | Unstoppable Champions | Stun 6 Unstoppable Champions. |
| 7 - Elite | Champions | Barrier Champions | Stun 6 Barrier Champions. |
| 7 - Elite | Champions | Overload Champions | Stun 6 Overload Champions. |
| 7 - Elite | Commendations | Liked | Increase your commendation score to 200. |
| 6 - Veteran | Lightfall | First Contact | Complete "First Contact. |
| 6 - Veteran | Lightfall | Point of Contact | Meet the destination vendor on Neptune. |
| 6 - Veteran | Seasonal Journey | Season Rank | Increase your Season Rank by 7. |
| 6 - Veteran | Seasonal Journey | Seasonal Challenges | Complete 4 Seasonal Challenges from the current Season. |
| 6 - Veteran | Seasonal Artifact | Seasonal Artifact | Obtain the current Seasonal Artifact. |
| 6 - Veteran | Seasonal Artifact | Seasonal Artifact Perks | Activate 3 perks from your Seasonal Artifact. |
| 6 - Veteran | Seasonal Artifact | Artifact Power Bonus | Increase your Power bonus from the Seasonal Artifact by 3. |
| 6 - Veteran | Gear Progression | Modify Armor | Equip slot-specific mods on armor. 💠 Rewards: Armor Energy Unlocked |
| 6 - Veteran | Gear Progression | Armor Energy | Increase the energy level of a piece of armor by 2. 💠 Rewards: Enhancement Exchange Unlocked |
| 6 - Veteran | Gear Progression | Masterwork Weapons | Increase the Masterwork level of a weapon by 2. 💠 Rewards: Weapon Mods Unlocked |
| 6 - Veteran | Gear Progression | Enhancement Materials | Acquire Enhancement Prisms. 💠 Rewards: Loadouts +3 |
| 6 - Veteran | Power | Soft Cap | Increase your Power to the soft cap of 1750. |
| 6 - Veteran | Power | Vendor Challenges | Complete 2 weekly vendor challenges to acquire powerful rewards. 💠 Rewards: Arsenal Armor Mods Unlocked |
| 6 - Veteran | Trials | Trials Introduction | Talk to Saint-14 to learn about Trials of Osiris. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Exotic Quests | Acquire Riskrunner | Complete the Exotic weapon mission "Spark of Hope" to obtain Riskrunner. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Exotic Quests | Masterwork Riskrunner | Once the Riskrunner catalyst has been obtained, open Riskrunner's weapon details and apply the catalyst to the weapon. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Playlists | Acquire Vanguard Bounties | Acquire 4 Vanguard bounties from Commander Zavala. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Playlists | Vanguard Ops | Complete a Vanguard Ops. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Playlists | Complete Vanguard Bounties | Complete 2 Vanguard bounties in Vanguard Ops. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Playlists | Commendations | Commend 2 other players in Vanguard Ops. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Playlists | Meet Lord Shaxx | Learn about the Crucible from Lord Shaxx. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Playlists | Meet Drifter | Learn about Gambit from the Drifter. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Collections | Collect Weapons | Increase the number of Legendary weapons in your collection to 9. |
| 5 - Adventurer | Collections | Collect Armor | Increase the number of Legendary armor pieces in your collection to 10. |
| 4 - Scout | Light Subclasses | Learning Light | Complete the "Learning Light" quest. |
| 4 - Scout | Light Subclasses | Purchase Aspects | Purchase 2 Aspects from Ikora Rey |
| 4 - Scout | Light Subclasses | Purchase Fragments | Purchase 3 Fragments from Ikora Rey. 💠 Rewards: Loadouts +3 |
| 4 - Scout | Light Subclasses | Light Subclasses | Complete a Light subclass quest from Ikora Rey. |
| 4 - Scout | Gunsmith | Meet Banshee-44 | Talk to Banshee-44. |
| 4 - Scout | Gunsmith | Glimmer | Collect Glimmer. |
| 4 - Scout | Gunsmith | Legendary Shards | Collect 9 Legendary Shards. |
| 4 - Scout | Gunsmith | Enhancement Cores | Complete Gunsmith bounties to earn Enhancement Cores. |
| 4 - Scout | Gunsmith | Arming Up | Purchase a weapon from Banshee-44. |
| 4 - Scout | Gear Modification | Shaders | Apply 3 shaders to your gear. 💠 Rewards: Armor Synthesis Unlocked |
| 4 - Scout | Gear Modification | Upgrading Your Ghost | Equip an Economic or Tracking mod on your Ghost. |
| 3 - Initiate | Explore Neptune | First Contact | Complete "First Contact." 💠 Rewards: Seasonal Challenges Unlocked |
| 3 - Initiate | Explore Neptune | Point of Contact | Meet the destination vendor on Neptune. |
| 3 - Initiate | Explore EDZ | Discover EDZ | Land in Earth's European Dead Zone, otherwise known as the EDZ, and speak with Devrim Kay, located in the belfry of Trostland Church. |
| 3 - Initiate | Explore EDZ | EDZ Public Events | Complete 3 public events in the EDZ. |
| 3 - Initiate | Explore Nessus | Explore Nessus | Land on Nessus and meet the eccentric AI, Failsafe, located in the wreckage of the Exodus Black colony ship. |
| 3 - Initiate | Explore Nessus | Patrols | Complete 1 patrol on Nessus. |
| 3 - Initiate | Explore Nessus | Lost Sectors | Complete 2 Lost Sectors on Nessus. |
| 2 - Explorer | Ranking Up | The Vanguard | Complete the New Light quest, "A Guardian Rises." |
Guardian Ranks explained
As described by Bungie:
No longer will the number next to your nameplate be a representation of how much you’ve grinded the Season Pass; instead, it’s a representation of your experience as a Guardian and the challenges you’ve faced and overcame.
Hell, it look like i wouldn’t be doing Guardian Rank 9, heck I haven’t even done ANY of the Raid at all. Where the hell i supposed to find people to do them. I am worst than a newbie when doing the Raid. NICE GOING BUNGIE for screwing this up. Just great. I guess i be playing Diablo 4 or Dead Island 2 .
Look into the destiny 2 lfg discord or some different tiktok and twitch creators. While a lot of the community is neutral towards new lights there are a lot of us who absolutely love to help everyone we can so that we can all enjoy everything destiny 2 has to offer.
Just git gud