Biggest XP reward ?

[DamarusRex]

Hello fellow guardians !
I'm trying to get through the artefact Power Bonus leveling. I'm currently +9, and I'd like to get the tenth and last Power Bonus level.

Wanted to know, regarding the current build :
1) which are the activities that reward the most XP in the game ?
2) which activities provides the best ratio time/xp reward ?

NB : not boosted, solo player, would avoid doing strikes if can

Thanks !

[Illusive Soul]

avoid strikes,then PVP i guess.

[Ash]

i think pvp will be your best bet, just get all crucible bounties, and some of Ada's and gunsmith bounties that have "Faster progress in crucible" lane in the description

[Verios44]

The artifact power bonus is techniclly infinite. The triumpth maxes at lv 20 though.

Anyway your best source of xp is bounties.

Weeklys - 14k each
Daily’s - 6k each
Buyable repeatables - 4k each

Grab all the bounties from Saint, the obilisks, Banshee, and then the activity you want to focus on for now, and complete as many as you can. After you have lets say 10+ completed join a clan mate or random person’a fire team. Look for shared wisdom bonus.

And commence with claiming all your stored bounties.

[DamarusRex]

Thx guys for the quick answers !

I forgot to mention I don't like pvp, I obliterated it ahah.
But according to yall simple bounties are the way to go. I'll try and grab as much possible.

If I was to do bounties within a "widest" activity (blind well, protocols etc), what would you recommend ?

Originally posted by Verios44:

After you have lets say 10+ completed join a clan mate or random person’a fire team. Look for shared wisdom bonus.

Do you mean it's not possible to max the triumph on my own?

[Verios44]

Originally posted by DamarusRex:

Thx guys for the quick answers !

I forgot to mention I don't like pvp, I obliterated it ahah.
But according to yall simple bounties are the way to go. I'll try and grab as much possible.

If I was to do bounties within a "widest" activity (blind well, protocols etc), what would you recommend ?

Originally posted by Verios44:

After you have lets say 10+ completed join a clan mate or random person’a fire team. Look for shared wisdom bonus.

Do you mean it's not possible to max the triumph on my own?

Yes its possible, but its a slog, a serious grind. The power levels want more and more xp each time, so dont expect it to be fast.

It all depends on your activity level. On the posative side that specific triumpth is NOT attached to the savior title.

[MOSLEY]

Basically, play whatever you want to play but make sure you’re completing bounties while you do it.

[Verios44]

Bounties can be activity dependent or not.

Activity dependent ones are like your strike, crucible, and gambit bounties for example

Examples of non- activity soecific bounties are ones from Banshee, planetary vendors, etc

Moon bounties are some of my personal favorite. They can go very quickly. Run a few alter runs, run the lost sectors, and before you know it, you have 5 or 6 bounties done

[DamarusRex]

This game is grind anyway. Guess I signed for that from the start.
The only farm I can't stand anymore are strikes. So I'm glad it's not a must, it got me sick.

Yeah I get it, "solar system" bounties are best, unless I want to hop from planet to planet.
I see, thanks for the insight.

Also once I am 970 with that artefact bonus, can I loot 970+ stuff, or is it locked behind whatever gamedesign decisions ?

[MOSLEY]

Originally posted by DamarusRex:

This game is grind anyway. Guess I signed for that from the start.
The only farm I can't stand anymore are strikes. So I'm glad it's not a must, it got me sick.

Yeah I get it, "solar system" bounties are best, unless I want to hop from planet to planet.
I see, thanks for the insight.

Also once I am 970 with that artefact bonus, can I loot 970+ stuff, or is it locked behind whatever gamedesign decisions ?

From 960 you need to complete challenges which reward "pinnacle gear".

[Verios44]

Originally posted by DamarusRex:

This game is grind anyway. Guess I signed for that from the start.
The only farm I can't stand anymore are strikes. So I'm glad it's not a must, it got me sick.

Yeah I get it, "solar system" bounties are best, unless I want to hop from planet to planet.
I see, thanks for the insight.

Also once I am 970 with that artefact bonus, can I loot 970+ stuff, or is it locked behind whatever gamedesign decisions ?

No 970 is the true hard cap no matter what.

[Verios44]

Originally posted by Verios44:

Originally posted by DamarusRex:

This game is grind anyway. Guess I signed for that from the start.
The only farm I can't stand anymore are strikes. So I'm glad it's not a must, it got me sick.

Yeah I get it, "solar system" bounties are best, unless I want to hop from planet to planet.
I see, thanks for the insight.

Also once I am 970 with that artefact bonus, can I loot 970+ stuff, or is it locked behind whatever gamedesign decisions ?

No 970 is the true hard cap no matter what.

Also should explain that

750 - 950

you gain levels naturally based off everything you do.

950- the first soft cap

950 - 960

You need to earn powerful rewards. These are marked on the map. Do x amount of strikes, x waves of the Alters of Sorrow, etc. also turning in 8 bounties in a week to Shaxx, Zavala, and the drifter will also give a powerful.

Powerfuls have three tiers. The higher the tier the more power bonus you can get

960 - second soft cap

960 - 970

Only way to progress now is pinacle drops. These are end game challenges such as complete the Pit of Heresy dongeun, run a legend sundial, complete the Garden of Salvation raid, etc

Pinacles will always be +2 power. And you can only get one per week from the various sources

True cap is 970

[DamarusRex]

I see I can hardly do challenges or such endgame content alone. That's the end of the line for me then (until next dlc unlocks it).

Doesn't seem worth though +2 once per week, even for a fireteam. But anyway you sirs answered my question.

Thank you a lot, and gg !

[Ninjaikai]

pvp and eris morn bountys

[Wonko]

The following is a C&P from discord when I did a deep dive into what bounties awarded you during last season, some of these values may be different now, particularly with a different seasonal artifact, but the gist should be the same. TL;DR Saladin's weekly bounties give the most XP.

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These assume you have a fully developed seasonal artifact and are using a shell with guiding light. Having a fireteam member with you who also has a fully developed artifact will add another 8% not reflected here.

Saladin's bounties: 21,780
Challenges and weeklies that say XP: 17,424
Dailies that say XP: 8,712
'extra' bounties that you can redo: 5,327

One exception to the above is lying Spider
Weeklies, regardless of shell cost: 4,356
Dailies: 1,452

Others that don't say XP
Ada's weekly: 8,712
Benedict & Petra's weekly: 4,356
Ada's daily: 2,904
Petra and Drifter's prime (the ones that give synths) dailies: 1,452

Some random non-bounty sources
Patrol: 726
HVT chest and Mars music box: 363
Random chests: 72
Collecting resources: 0

[DamarusRex]

Originally posted by Wonko:

The following is a C&P from discord when I did a deep dive into what bounties awarded you during last season, some of these values may be different now, particularly with a different seasonal artifact, but the gist should be the same. TL;DR Saladin's weekly bounties give the most XP.

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These assume you have a fully developed seasonal artifact and are using a shell with guiding light. Having a fireteam member with you who also has a fully developed artifact will add another 8% not reflected here.

Saladin's bounties: 21,780
Challenges and weeklies that say XP: 17,424
Dailies that say XP: 8,712
'extra' bounties that you can redo: 5,327

One exception to the above is lying Spider
Weeklies, regardless of shell cost: 4,356
Dailies: 1,452

Others that don't say XP
Ada's weekly: 8,712
Benedict & Petra's weekly: 4,356
Ada's daily: 2,904
Petra and Drifter's prime (the ones that give synths) dailies: 1,452

Some random non-bounty sources
Patrol: 726
HVT chest and Mars music box: 363
Random chests: 72
Collecting resources: 0

Appreciated ! Even if the number aren't the same now, I guess the order isn't changed much. It gives an idea anyway, so thx !