One of the tasks for the new exotic Lumina quest in Destiny 2 is to prevent an invasion in Gambit, meaning to eliminate an invader in time. We will show you what to pay attention to in order to complete this step quickly and effectively.
What is the deal with the invader kill? If you want to obtain the new exotic hand cannon Lumina, you will eventually have to thwart an invasion in Gambit.
However, while numerous Guardians have successfully completed this step, there are many players who are struggling with it. Some report that they cannot make progress, even when they eliminate the invader in time.
Even some Guardians who already possess the weapon believe that this is perhaps the most annoying step in the entire Lumina quest.
Therefore, we explain in this mini-guide specifically what you should pay attention to during this step, and how you can quickly and effectively achieve your invader kill.
You need to know about the invader kill
These requirements must be met: It is important to note that the invader kill will only count if certain requirements are met. However, these are not listed or explained in the quest description.
You can complete this step in the regular Gambit mode, but also in Gambit Prime. It is important that you meet the requirements for the “Not on my Watch” medal when getting the kill. This means you must eliminate the invader within 10 seconds after he enters. He cannot kill any of your team members before he is eliminated.
Also important: Many also report that the invader cannot deal damage to you or your team before you send him to the virtual afterlife. The kill was only registered for me when I was able to pulverize the invader with a super before he even fired a shot.
Previously, timely kills were not counted multiple times because the invader was able to deal damage to me or one of my team-mates before dying, although he did not eliminate us.
Whether this is a sporadic bug or truly the conditions for this step is still not entirely clear.
These weapons you should use
What you should consider when choosing your weapons: To eliminate the invader as quickly as possible, you should pay attention to your weapon selection and possibly your super.
The exotic rocket launcher Truth and the exotic sniper rifle Izanagi’s Burden are especially well-suited.
Truth has three rockets in the magazine that you can fire without reloading in between. They also have a high velocity and very aggressive tracking. This way you can sometimes catch the invader at the other end of the map.
With the exotic sniper rifle Izanagi’s Burden, you are not dependent on power ammo and can kill the invader with just a single body shot if you compress 4 shots into a powerful projectile with the “Sharpened Edge” perk.
The Sleeper Simulant is still excellent for pulverizing invaders with a single shot. However, if you don’t have any of these weapons, you should rely on a tracking rocket launcher. Otherwise, it usually takes too long to get to the invader without him having already killed or injured someone from your team.
By the way, if you play a gunslinger hunter with the sub-class Way of a Thousand Cuts, your Blade Barrage super is still your best weapon when the invader is not too far away from you. With most other classes and their supers, it is comparatively harder, albeit not impossible, to eliminate the invader in time and reliably.
What you need to pay attention to on the map
This is how you use the spawn system to your advantage: You can influence to some extent where the invader will spawn on the map. Accordingly, you can limit the general direction from which he will come.
The invader cannot appear where you spawn, so he can come from one of the three other directions seen from the center of the map. However, if you and your team occupy one of the three remaining possibilities, meaning you are all fighting there, the invader will (usually) appear in one of the two other possible areas and come towards you from there. So you basically only have to focus on two potential danger zones.
It can also happen by chance: If you are lucky and encounter a friendly enemy squad, it might happen that they simply give you the kill by appearing and then just waving cheerfully or sitting down. Some fans have reported such experiences. But you shouldn’t count on that.
What are your experiences with this step? Did you master it quickly, did you struggle with it for a long time, or is it perhaps still a challenge? And how was it for you regarding the invader’s damage?
