History of Vanguard Ops Playlist

Vanguard Ops (formerly the Strike Playlist or Vanguard Strikes) is the three-player matchmade PvE playlist run by the Vanguard and Zavala.

Overview

Fireteams of three queue for Strikes: linear missions ending in a boss fight. Nightfall is the harder weekly/daily variant. Completions drop Legendary gear and Exotics, and engrams can be focused through Zavala at the Tower.

Launch

Select Vanguard Ops from the Director (after The Witch Queen; before The Edge of Fate) and matchmake, or launch a specific strike or Battleground directly. Kyber's Corner lists a recommended power level of 1350 at the time of the rename.

Modes

• Strikes and Nightfall.
• Battlegrounds: per Kyber's Corner, Behemoth and Oracle (both Nessus), Hailstone (Europa) and Cleansing (Cosmodrome); the direct-launch versions match standard strike length and difficulty. Season of the Chosen's Foothold is also listed in earlier text here; sources differ and it was not in Kyber's list.
• PsiOps Battlegrounds (Season of the Risen) and Heist Battlegrounds (Season of the Seraph), per Wikipedia.

History

• Early Destiny 2: the Vanguard Strikes playlist, with Nightfalls on top.
• Beyond Light: normal Nightfall strikes were replaced by Nightfall: The Ordeal.
• The Witch Queen (22 February 2022): the playlist was renamed Vanguard Ops and merged with the Battlegrounds from Season of the Chosen (Behemoth, Oracle, Hailstone, Foothold). Quests, triumphs and bounties were updated to the new name.
• Lightfall: PsiOps and Heist Battlegrounds were added.
• The Edge of Fate: the The Portal replaced the Director; TheGamer describes Fireteam Ops as a rebranded Vanguard Ops covering strikes, battlegrounds and older seasonal activities, while Strikes and Nightfalls remain as activities.

See also

Vanguard Ops, Fireteam Ops, Battlegrounds, Seasonal Activity.