These challenges require you to play (a lot of) playlist activities, granting you a powerful weapon as a reward - in this case, a grenade launcher for your special slot. Not only is the weapon itself a welcome addition to your arsenal, it’s also subject to several Seasonal Challenges, which require you to unlock the Pyretic ornament, Toxicology ornament and Panacea ornament respectively. On this page: The Messy Business quest works as follows: “Earn points by defeating combatants in Crucible, Gambit or strike playlists. Significant bonus progress for Grenade and Grenade Launcher final blows. Also, complete Crucible, Gambit, or strike matches. Bonus progress for Crucible and Gambit wins, or Nightfall strikes.” Unlike pursuit objectives in previous seasons, this allows you to play any playlist activity and still progress the challenge. There are, of course, some bonuses to be aware of to help you complete the matches step faster - specifically Nightfalls within the Strike playlists, and winning Crucible or Gambit matches. For this, it’s up to you which you find easiest or more enjoyable. For example, though Nightfalls take longer to complete, it you prefer to run those, that perhaps that might be best for you. The other step can also be sped up with grenade launcher kills within these activities. If you can, try and load out both special and power slots with grenade launchers, and equip ammo finder mods to make sure you always have rounds to dispense. Even if you decide to change where you play and your loadouts to suit the Messy Business challenge, know that it will take some time to complete. It’s a pursuit challenge after all, so be patient and chip away at it throughout the season, and you’ll get there in time. To complete the Seasonal Challenge Kill Them with Style - which tasks you with unlocking the Pyretic ornament - you need to visit Crucible vendor Shaxx. Shaxx’s ornament quest, Crucible Salvager, works as follows: “Gain Valor ranks and get Grenade Launcher final blows; rapidly defeating opponents grants the most efficient progress.” You need to get a total of 30 Grenade Launcher final blows - stringing opponents together is the fastest way to do this - as well as get six Valor ranks. Valor is the non-competitive ranking system, meaning you can lose matches and not see progress deducted, and six ranks is essentially taking you to the end of the ranks before the reset. This is ultimately a fairly straightforward challenge, albeit one that’s a bit of a grind. If you can wait to play until there is increased Valor weeks, then this will go a lot faster. With that done, the Pyretic ornament is yours - and the Kill Them With Style challenge is complete. To complete the Seasonal Challenge Gambit Salvager’s Salvo - which tasks you with unlocking the Toxicology ornament - you need to visit Gambit vendor Drifter. Drifter’s ornament quest, Gambit Salvager, works as follows: “Bank Motes and deal Grenade Launcher final blows; bonus progress for rapidly defeating targets.” It’s December, which means the return of The Dawning and Moments of Triumph 2022! Elsewhere, the Season of the Seraph is here alongside More than a Weapon, Seraph Key Codes and Resonate Stems and the addition of Rose in Crucible. We’ve also seen a new dungeon, Spire of the Watcher, with has a chance of Hierarchy of Needs dropping upon completion. Earliear this year we had the arrival of King’s Fall and King’s Fall challenges, plus weapons including Doom of Chelchis and Touch of Malice. For The Witch Queen, learn how to get Dead Messenger and Parasite. To complete the Seasonal Challenge Decisive Strike - which tasks you with unlocking the Panacea ornament - you need to visit Strike vendor Zavala. Zavala’s ornament quest, Strike Salvager, works as follows: “Run playlist strikes and deal Grenade Launcher final blows. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating combatants and defeating them in Nightfall: The Ordeal.”
