History of Taken Rifts

Taken Rifts are the objective of the Collapse the Taken Rifts phase of Astral Alignment, a six-player Offensive set in the Dreaming City. The phase takes place at Ley Line, Pallas, where rifts spawn above the Awoken plates around the arena. Once the initial enemies are cleared, a Taken Captain called Eye of Xivu Arath appears; defeating it drops a Taken Essence that replaces the player's weapon with a Taken projectile. Walking toward an active rift purges it, and the fireteam repeats this until every plate is purged. Several Captains spawn during this section, so a coordinated team can move through it faster.

This description reflects the activity as introduced in Season of the Lost.