Game News: Destiny 2: A Complete Guide To Patrols (& Tips To Maximize Farming)
How To Start A Patrol
Types Of Patrol
Assassination
This patrol involves going out and murdering someone. After accepting the patrol, you’ll be given the location of your target. Often, it’ll be a major-type enemy protected by a few minor red-bars. Kill it and your patrol is complete.
Combat
This patrol can be boiled down to “kill stuff.” Sometimes combat patrols can require you to kill a specific type of enemy (such as Fallen Dregs or Hive Acolytes) and sometimes they can require you to kill enemies in a certain way (such as with precision blows or using abilities), but they always boil down to killing things until the gauge reads 100%. Usually, that’s a body count between 10-25 enemies.
Combat missions are probably the easiest ones to combine with other activities, like Lost Sectors or Public Events, so keep an eye out for them.
Collection
This patrol is sort of like Combat, but with an extra step. You’ll need to collect the pieces of salvage left behind when you kill a certain type of enemy. The only real difference between collection and combat patrols is that collection patrols often require a specific type of enemy to be killed to loot their stuff, which means they can take a bit longer to complete.
Scan
After accepting this patrol, you’ll be asked to head to a different location to scan a particular object of interest. It’ll usually be guarded by a few enemies, so clear them out before you start your scan otherwise they’ll just keep interrupting you. Scan patrols are quick and easy, but because they require you to go to a specific place, they can be hard to combine with other activities for extra loot.
Survey
Instead of scanning a particular object, survey patrols ask you to scan a certain area of the map. Again, that area is often guarded by a few enemies that will need to be dispatched before you begin your scan, and like scan patrols, it can be hard to combine this type of patrol with other activities.
What You Get For Completing Patrols
Glimmer and destination resources are the most common rewards for completing patrols, along with XP and Clan XP of course.
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