Public Events

Public Events are events that anyone in the area can participate in. Each public event can be turned into a heroic event under certain circumstances. Heroic events are more difficult but have better rewards, so they are generally worth the effort.

Cabal Excavation
The Cabal Excavation event requires the participating Guardians to capture a Cabal drill from waves of Cabal troops, in addition to mortars falling around the drill periodically. To capture the drill, Guardians have to stand in a white circle around the drill. While standing in the circle, a timer will count up to 100 percent, at which point the drill will be captured and the event will complete.

Heroic Event
To trigger the Heroic Event for the Cabal Excavation, when the timer reaches about 30 percent, a Thresher ship will appear somewhere in the sky. Shoot down the ship and the event will shift to Heroic mode. A Cabal Centurion will appear. Defeat the Centurion to complete the event.

Glimmer Extraction
The Glimmer Extraction event requires the participating Guardians to kill Fallen guarding a drill. After killing them at the first location, the drill will move to a second, and the process will repeat again. This will happen once more for a total of three drill locations. After the third set of Fallen is defeated, the event will complete.

Heroic Event
To trigger the Heroic Event for the Glimmer Extraction, you have to destroy a small device on the ground at each drill location before killing all of the Fallen for the event. After destroying the third device, the drill will crash to the ground and a large pile of glimmer will be on there. Protect the pile from Fallen while standing within the circle to complete the event.

Injection Rig
The Injection Rig event requires the participating Guardians to kill three Cabal Scions and then a named Cabal, Infiltrator Valus. After Valus is killed, the event will complete.

Heroic Event
To trigger the Heroic Event for the Injection Rig, you have to destroy three steam vents on the rig as you move through the event, one near the top of the rig, one near the middle, and one at the bottom. After destroying all three, a Cabal Centurion will appear. Killing the Centurion will complete the event.

Ether Resupply
The Ether Resupply event requires the participating Guardians to kill the large Fallen Servitor that spawns. After the servitor is defeated, the event will complete.

Heroic Event
To trigger the Heroic Event for the Ether Resupply, you have to destroy all of the smaller Servitors that spawn during the event. After killing them, the large Servitor becomes stronger. Proceed as normal and kill the large servitor to complete the event.

Spire Integration
The Spire Integration event requires the participating Guardians to keep the approaching Vex away from an altar-like device for a set amount of time. After the timer runs out, the event will complete.

Heroic Event
To trigger the Heroic Event for the Spire Integration event, you have to capture three points near the altar. Each spot is marked with a circular plate. After stepping into the area, a timer will count up to 100, showing that the point is captured. After capturing all three points, stronger Vex will start to spawn, but the event will continue as normal.

Taken Blight
The Taken Blight event requires the participating Guardians to kill Taken until the blight percentage drops to 0%. After doing this the first time, the blight will move to a second location, and then a third. After clearing the blight in the third area, the event will complete.

Heroic Event
To trigger the Heroic Event for the Taken Blight event, you have to destroy the large Taken orb floating above the blighted area. To do this, you have to enter and then exit the force fields around pillars that spawn in the blighted area. When you do this, you will receive the "Blight Receding" buff for a few seconds. When you have this buff, you can damage the Taken orb. Continue to damage the orb until it is destroyed. After it is destroyed, a powerful Taken will spawn. Kill this Taken to complete the event.

Weapon Exchange
The Weapon Exchange event requires the participating Guardians to kill a large Fallen walker. After killing the walker, the event will complete.

Heroic Event
To trigger the Heroic Event for the Weapon Exchange event, you have to deactivate the three shielded spots in the area around where the Fallen walker drops in. After causing some damage to the walker, it will drop energy orbs. These orbs can be placed into devices on either side of the shielded spots. After orbs have been placed in both devices on one shield, the shield will deactivate. Once all three shields have deactivated, a second walker will drop in. Kill both walkers to complete the event.

Witches' Ritual
The Witches' Ritual event requires the participating Guardians to kill two shielded Hive Wizards in front of a portal. To deactivate the Wizards' shields, you have to stand on green plates on the ground on either side of the portal. Each one deactivates one of the Wizards' shield. After killing both wizards, a large amount of Hive Thralls will exit the portal, and then a powerful Hive Wizard will exit the portal. Killing this Wizard will complete the event.

Heroic Event
To trigger the Heroic Event for the Witches' Ritual event, you have to destroy two crystals at the top of the portal after killing the first two Wizards. The crystals are shielded and the shields can be deactivated the same way as the Wizards' shields, by standing on the green plates on the ground. After destroying both crystals, a powerful Taken Knight will exit the portal. Kill the Knight to complete the event.

Vex Crossroads
The Vex Crossroads event requires the participating Guardians to kill Vex until two powerful Vex spawn on either side of the large area. After one of the large Vex is killed, it will drop two balls of energy that must be placed in the two platforms next to the powerful Vex. After all four energy balls have been placed in all four platforms, the jump pads nearby will rotate and allow access to the two towers outside of the area. Travel to one tower, kill the powerful Vex there and place the energy ball it drops on the platform in the middle of the tower, then repeat this for the second tower. After completing both towers, a large powerful Vex Minotaur will spawn in the center of the main area. Killing the Vex Minotaur will complete the event.

Heroic Event
To trigger the Heroic Event for the Vex Crossroads event, after you kill the first powerful Vex in the towers, a large floating diamond will appear at the back of the tower. Destroy the diamond and jump on the platforms that appear. More diamonds will appear, destroy those and jump on the new platforms. A final set of diamonds will appear, destroy these, jump on the platform that appears, then jump on the large platform above the tower. Stand in the circular plate in the center and after a few moments the event will turn heroic. Continue as normal to complete the event.