History of Echoes Battlegrounds

Overview

The Echoes Battlegrounds are the three battlegrounds of Episode: Echoes, run in the Battleground: Echoes mode and started from the H.E.L.M. director. Delve takes place on Nessus at recently activated wells, Conduit leads down into a Radiolarium collection facility, and Core breaks through the planet's crust to a thriving Vex city.

Hidden Vex waygates

Each battleground contains a hidden Vex waygate that, once the Assimilated Torch Hammer is upgraded, summons an Assimilated Demolisher mini-boss when approached. In Delve, the gate sits before the arena where Kalliks, Baron of the House of Dusk, holds a Vex Mind prisoner. Delve's final fight frees the captive mind after Kalliks is slain.

Specimen ID: NES006

The Specimen ID NES006 quest is picked up from Failsafe in the H.E.L.M. after collecting a specimen in one of the battlegrounds. Specimens are found in Delve near the second planetary piston, in Conduit near the defending Ghost stage, and in Core near the rally flag before the final boss. The quest requires defeating enemies with Sidearms or Auto Rifles and with Arc or Solar damage, generating Orbs of Power, and then placing the Assimilated Torch Hammer in the specimen collection. Its reward, the Combat Override Protocol, lets players detect high-value targets in Echoes Battlegrounds for bonus rewards.