Challenge of the Elders

Challenge of the Elders is a Prison of Elders challenge mode added in Update 2.2.0. It consists of three rounds of minibosses, two modifiers, and a certain action that will grant bonus points, all of which are rotated weekly for a total of sixteen unique encounters. Entrance to the activity requires an Elders' Sigil, which can be purchased from Variks. Fireteam matchmaking is disabled.

Minibosses
There are eight unique minibosses: four of them are the same minibosses from the lower-level Prison of Elders activities, and four of them are Taken variations.


 * Val Aru'un
 * Pilot Servitor
 * Wretched Knight
 * Overmind Minotaur

New enemies will spawn five times depending on the miniboss's health.

Modifiers
Two modifiers and one bonus points bonus modifier are active. These modifiers rotate weekly.

Gameplay Modifiers

 * Grounded and Small Arms

Point Modifiers

 * Precision Kill Bonus

Scoring and Rewards
Every kill Guardians make contributes to the fireteam's overall score. Some actions, such as precision kills or melee kills, provide bonus points; the action that provides a bonus is rotated on a weekly basis. All points in the second round are doubled and all points in the third round are tripled.

After five minutes, 50 points will be deducted from a fireteam's score. To get the highest possible score, the fireteam needs to balance farming enemy kills for points and slaying the miniboss in a timely manner.

If all members of a fireteam are dead at the same time, the round will restart and their score will be reset to what it was at the beginning of the round.

Upon completion of the final round, all Guardians will receive +100 House of Judgment reputation.

High Score
Obtaining a score of 30,000 or more in a single run will grant a random weapon:


 * Her Fury, legendary sniper rifle

Cumulative Score
Obtaining a score 90,000 or more across all runs in a week will grant a random armor piece: