Golden Loot Chests

Golden loot chests are a special type of loot chest that are hidden in various locations across all planets. Most chests grant the Guardians that find them with a reward. The rewards are unlocked in the same succession regardless of the order that the chests are opened.

Locations

 * Restoration: In the building located between The Divide and The Steppes, go up the stairs to enter the building. The chest will be sitting on a desk inside the first corridor.
 * The Dark Within: In the room containing Gotra, Eir Spawn, the chest is on the roof of the small building.
 * The Warmind: In the canyons between the Mothyards and the Forgotten Shore, there is a small trickling stream of water in front of a small cave opening in the side of the cliff. The chest is located inside this cave.
 * The Warmind: From the Forgotten Shores in the direction of Skywatch, keep to the right of the cliff. The chest is on a rock at the side of the cliff.
 * The Devils' Lair: In the room containing Sepiks Prime, head down the staircase to the right. The chest will be straight ahead at the bottom.

Rewards

 * 1) Forester 2.1 (Gauntlets) (Titan, Hunter)
 * 2) Baron RS/2a
 * 3) Nothing
 * 4) Enigma Burn (Chest Armor) (Warlock)
 * 5) Sparrow
 * 6) S-22 Nomad (Hunter)
 * 7) S-22 Cavalier (Titan)
 * 8) S-22 Seeker (Warlock)

Locations

 * The Dark Beyond: At the beginning of the mission, after passing the large overhead pipes, go past the Accelerator building and to its right. Follow the path to a large rock formation in the middle of the path. The chest is located on and behind these rocks.
 * The World's Grave: After entering the catacombs, go all down the staircase path. At the bottom of the path is a light. To the right of this light in the water is a small cave. Inside this cave is the golden chest.
 * The World's Grave: In the final room, facing from the World's Grave to the entrance platform, the chest is located on a pile of rocks in front of the platform on the right side.
 * Patrol: Continue down into the Temple of Crota to a room with a bottomless pit. The chest is located on a platform slightly down into the pit.
 * The Summoning Pits: In the final room where Phogoth, the Untamed is located, in the direction of the large light, the chest is located at the front of the lower platform.

Rewards

 * 1) Nox Cantor III
 * 2) Emblem The Jade Rabbit
 * 3) Class-specific armor
 * 4) Gwalior Type 0 (Helmet) (Titan)
 * 5) Chroma Vow (Helmet) (Warlock)
 * 6) Class-specific armor
 * 7) Mark of the Chosen (Titan)
 * 8) Brawler's Cloak (Hunter)
 * 9) "Trained Chaos" (Warlock)
 * 10) Class-specific armor
 * 11) Arihant Type 1 (Chest Armor) (Titan)
 * 12) Tengu Operant (Chest Armor) (Warlock)

Locations

 * The Archive: After you head under the Ishtar Academy not very far in there is a column in the middle of the hall; pass it then turn around to find the chest.
 * Ishtar Collective: When you enter Campus 9 on the far right side of the map you will see a long building with a concrete patio and guardrails around the edge facing the cliff. Follow along the patio to the opposite side of the building until you reach a dead end, turn around to find the chest.
 * Scourge of Winter: When you get to Winter's Lair after you first encounter the Kell's Guard head to the upper level that overlooks the area below, on the wall there is a ledge that has the chest on it.
 * Scourge of Winter: When you get to The Chamber in the part where the large ship is use a sniper rifle to look down from the cliff facing the ship to spot the chest sitting on the ship.
 * Ishtar Academy, N/Gen Branch: Right after you enter the area called N/Gen Branch head to your right up the stairs into the build that has two cubicles, behind the one on your left is a chest

Locations

 * Mars Exclusion Zone: After tripping the alarm first building on the right on top of three stacked crates.
 * Mars Exclusion Zone: Past Freehold Station inside Tharsis Junction on the side of the subway tracks with "2"s on the walls, inside a small room behind a fence to the left of the door.

Earth's 5 Chests


All 5 chest locations on the Earth.

Moon's 5 Chests


All 5 chest locations on the Moon.