Quest
Europan Explorer II
| Start point | In Empire Hunts, defeat powerful combatants. Unlocks access to higher difficulty Empire Hunts. |
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| Requirements | |
| Rewards |  Higher difficulty Empire Hunts Elected difficulty Empire Hunts Europan Explorer III |
| Required for | Empire Hunt III, Europa Power II, Europa Power III, Europan Explorer III, Europan Gear III, Master of the Hunt, Skilled Saboteur |
Overview
Europan Explorer II is a Variks pursuit quest on Europa. It follows Europan Explorer I and is the gate to harder Empire Hunts. It requires no special story beyond completing the early Beyond Light content, and takes roughly a few hours of normal play (longer for higher counts).
The quest was introduced in Season 12 with Beyond Light. Variks sells it in Charon's Crossing on Europa.
Walkthrough
- Complete Empire Hunts and defeat 30 challenging (yellow-bar or stronger) combatants such as Lieutenants and bosses. The step is titled "Power Hungry" in game.
- Visit Variks in Charon's Crossing to hand in the quest and claim the reward.
Rewards
Unlocks the Elected difficulty for Empire Hunts and leads to Europan Explorer III. Reported tier names vary (2025): Adept, Hero, Legend and Master.
Quest steps (from game data)
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- Challenging combatants (0/30)
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- Variks visited
Community guides & sources
blog.omggamer.com
Destiny 2 Technocrat Empire Hunt Complete GuideOMGGamer · blog.omggamer.com
d2.destinygamewiki.com
Variks the Loyal - Destiny 2 WikiDestiny Game Wiki · d2.destinygamewiki.com
d2.destinygamewiki.com
Europan Gear I - Destiny 2 WikiDestiny Game Wiki · d2.destinygamewiki.com
d2.destinygamewiki.com
Europan Explorer II - Destiny 2 WikiDestiny Game Wiki · d2.destinygamewiki.com
Category: Quests · Last edited 2026-10-12 19:02:37 UTC