The Edge of Fate expansion for Destiny 2 introduced a wealth of new features, significantly enhancing the player experience. Key additions include a streamlined Portal for activity selection, powerful new Exotic weapons like an invaluable Void scout rifle (especially useful on Legendary difficulty), and a dedicated shooting range for loadout testing. Crucially, the expansion also brought World Tiers, allowing guardians to dynamically adjust difficulty in patrol zones to customize their gameplay and pursue superior weaponry and gear.
Certain seasonal and weekly objectives in Destiny 2 require venturing into Kepler at Fabled difficulty or higher. However, the Fabled and Mythic difficulty tiers are not immediately accessible. This comprehensive guide will explain how to unlock these challenging tiers, how to change your patrol zone`s difficulty setting, and the substantial benefits of engaging with these harder levels.
Here are all the Destiny 2 World Tiers:
- Brave
- Legendary
- Fabled (150 Power)
- Mythic (200 Power)
How to Unlock Destiny 2 Fabled and Mythic World Tiers
While Brave and Legendary World Tiers are available from the start, Fabled and Mythic tiers require you to complete the main campaign at least once, regardless of whether you played on Normal or Legendary difficulty. Finishing the campaign on Legendary will naturally bring your Power level to 100 or above, making the transition to Fabled and Mythic smoother and less jarring.
How to Change Destiny 2 World Tiers
Adjusting your World Tier to intensify or ease the challenge is straightforward. Simply open your map, locate the `World Tier` option, and select your desired difficulty. If you`re traveling to Kepler from another location, you can also choose your World Tier via the prominent skull icon on the map before arrival.
Destiny 2 World Tier Difficulty Differences
Changing the World Tier activates related modifiers that fundamentally alter the gameplay difficulty. Here’s a breakdown of the modifiers across each World Tier and their respective effects:
Brave
- This is the base difficulty, offering no reward multipliers.
- No specific mission modifiers are active.
- Combatants behave as standard, with no special adjustments to their stats or behavior.
Legendary
- Introduces a reward multiplier of x2.
- Combatant difficulty scales with fireteam size, and limitations are placed on revives.
- Heavily shielded and highly aggressive combatants appear in greater numbers.
- Enemies possess increased health and are more resistant to stunning effects.
Fabled
- Elevates the reward multiplier to x3.
- Similar to Legendary, it features increased combatant numbers, shields, aggression, health, and stun resistance, with added fireteam scaling and revive limits.
- Combatants with banes are encountered more frequently.
- Your player power is capped at 30 levels below combatants.
Mythic
- The ultimate challenge, boasting a reward multiplier of x4 (maximum).
- Includes all the enhancements from Fabled: heavily shielded, aggressive, high-health, stun-resistant combatants, frequent banes, and fireteam scaling.
- Your radar is disabled.
- Your player power is capped at a challenging 40 levels below combatants.
Increasing your World Tier in Destiny 2 is essential for acquiring superior gear. Fabled and Mythic difficulties specifically unlock exclusive quests and rewards, such as unique armor set bonuses, shaders, and emblems. World Tiers are also integral to completing certain Triumphs, which only progress at specific difficulty levels. The increased reward multipliers on higher tiers make them ideal for efficiently farming desired weapons and items.
While exploring Kepler, you might encounter special chests that demand knowledge of an unusual language, unlockable only with the location`s specific abilities. Post-campaign, you can also embark on the quest to obtain the Destiny 2 Graviton Spike, one of the game`s latest Exotic weapons.