The Guardian’s Path: Destiny 2 Leveling Guide

The Guardian’s Path: Destiny 2 Leveling Guide.

Leveling up in Destiny 2 can be daunting at times. With some perseverance, skill, and know-how, the journey from the start to the endgame could be easier in Destiny 2. You’re going to need a leveling guide to help.

The Basics: Character and Class
The first thing to get out of the way is to maximize your character level and complete the story campaign. It’s not a hard thing to do, as you’ll achieve the former passively, or at least get close to doing so, simply by finishing the latter. Aside from reaching level 20, you’ll also probably get Destiny 2 Items that you won’t be able to handle through the course of the story campaign.

Ensure that you unlock your subclass as early as possible. Just complete public events until the subclass milestone instructs you to go back to Earth. Once you’ve returned, you’ll see a mission that will bring you to the Dark Forest. Complete the short mission, and you’ll finally be able to unlock your subclass. Now that you got your subclass, it’s highly advisable to level up even past 20 to earn more Ability Points so that you can unlock more, or even all your classes’ perks and capabilities.

In the Middle of It
Once you’ve taken care of your character level and unlocked class perks and capabilities, it’s time to pump power levels. Unlike character levels, this isn’t a property inherent to the character. Instead, it’s dictated by the average Power Level of your gear. You’re still going to do some grinding and take on all sorts of PVE content, but this time the gains would no longer be EXP. Instead, it’s gear.

If you hit level 20, you’ll be able to equip all weapons in the game. Still, some gear, especially the more powerful ones, won’t be available to you. The gear that you’ll be receiving, which is either from drops or various activities, depends on how powerful your character is. Just work your way until you hit 250 to 265.

A good way to do this is to clear out every planet, finishing their Adventure Missions, Strikes, and Meditations. Adventure Missions usually give you gear and extra Ability Points. Plus, unlike other content, Adventure Missions are quite enjoyable. As for Strikes, they’re lengthier missions compared to Adventure Missions, but every time you finish one, you’ll have the chance to open a loot chest that contains decent gear. Usually, they’re blue, but you can also strike gold (I mean purple). Lastly, Meditations are story missions, which can give you gear rewards, and you can replay them.

Increasing your Reputation is also an excellent way to increase your Power Level. This is done by giving Tokens to a quest giver. These Tokens, as well as the corresponding quest giver you give them to, vary per planet. The good thing about this is that it doesn’t take conscious effort to collect Tokens, as you receive them for every content that you finish. Dismantling your rare and legendary drops is another right way to increase Reputation. By doing so, you’ll get gunsmith materials; give this to the gunsmith, and you’ll enhance your reputation with him, and later on, you’ll receive powerful gear from him.

Now if you want to go PVP-ing and earn gear at the same time, the Crucible is for you. Although there’s no guarantee that you’ll get gear from it every time, you’ll get some eventually (even purple ones). Plus, since its PVP, it’s fun and exciting.

The Peak of Power
Once you hit Power Level 265, it’s time for the final stretch to Power Level 305. While the true Power Level cap is at 350, it’s a challenging goal that only a very few people manage to reach, so let’s settle with Power Level 305 first. Assuming that’s easy to achieve in the first place.

At this point, blue and purple gear that you’ll be getting would probably not be any better than what you currently have. Instead, you’ll be relying on various methods. First off, there’s Milestones, in-game objectives that grant players rewards for accomplishing them, similar to a Trophy system. Late-game ones are especially rewarding; some even give “powerful gear.”

Quests are also a good way to raise your Power Level even further. They’re multi-stage missions that reward players with a strange item that can become an exotic weapon if you do additional activities. Once you’re done, try Weekly Flashpoints and Nightfall Strike events, which also yield drops that can get you past Power Level 265. The former appears in Milestones, as they take players to a specific planet to finish a few public events. The latter, on the other hand, is a more difficult version of Strike dungeons.

The very roofs of end-game content are clans, Iron Banner, Trials of the Nine, and the Leviathan Raid. Joining a clan, aside from giving you the opportunity to have a tightly knit group of comrades, will also give you extra rewards for content. Iron Banner and Trials of the Nine are also great ways to increase your Power Level even further if you can hack it in high-level PVP environments.

Last but not least, the Leviathan Raid: every time you finish this, you’ll get Raid Tokens as a reward, which can get an exchange for gear, and a chance to get higher-level gear.

The road to Power Level 305 to 350, if you’re ambitious, is long and winding. Nevertheless, it’s one that’s worth taking. Now, be on your way, Guardian. Earth needs you.

Staff Writer