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Relic Hunter achievement in Destiny

Relic Hunter

Assist in capturing 20 capture points in Salvage.

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How to unlock the Relic Hunter achievement

  • Darkwings17Darkwings17
    12 Sep 2014 12 Sep 2014 12 Jan 2015
    EDIT: It looks like Salvage will be a PvP event every other week, as it is now back.

    After not knowing what would count as a capture, we figured out that it is the deploy stat at the end of the game. The achievement should pop after you have done 20 deployments. The achievement will pop mid-match.

    A deployment counts for everyone who is in the circle when the progress bar completes. If you feel like you have done 20 and the achievement hasn't popped, like other achievements in this game, you will need to go to the settings and switch profile, followed by selecting your profile and character.

    Since The Dark Below DLC released, it has been a bit unclear if this achievement had been locked out to anyone who didn't purchase the DLC. After a few confirmations in the comment section, this should still be obtainable.

    QuickMythril kindly checked it out:
    i am looking at salvage right now on the crucible map. there is a regular one on the bottom and a "dark below" one in the top right.

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    TheFuzzyWhaleTA says it unlocked yet my xbox says its still locked. WTF? and yes I already tried the character switch.
    Posted by TheFuzzyWhale on 10 Aug 16 at 01:35
    MustardJoker65Do this in a Private Match by yourself. No one plays the mode for public.
    Posted by MustardJoker65 on 23 Nov 20 at 01:42
    HumidTube35Can confirm in 2023 that this is easily obtainable in a private match solo
    Posted by HumidTube35 on 30 Jun 23 at 10:48
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  • WORLDEATERWORLDEATER
    12 Sep 2014 12 Sep 2014
    This achievement can be obtained in the Salvage game mode which is a Crucible game type that appears only on weekends or special events.it is essentially King of the Hill. You get credit towards unlocking this only for capturing the point you do not need to defend at all if you don't want to. It is advised that when the current point is winding down to start to distance yourself from it and prepare for the next location to get an early jump on capturing it. The relics look different on each map but all the locations relics are on the map from the beginning so take note of where they are so you can easily find them when needed. The achievement will pop on your 20th capture if it does not simply sign out and then back into your profile.
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    LAFTASorry but it's not "essentially king of the hill". Good solution otherwise though.
    Posted by LAFTA on 29 Sep 14 at 02:55
    LiveRonanklanI tried getting this doing private matches but it didn't work.
    Posted by LiveRonanklan on 23 Oct 17 at 21:55
  • MikeyoligyMikeyoligy
    20 Sep 2015 13 Sep 2016 16 Sep 2016
    This achievement can now be earned using the new private matches feature that has been added as of 13.09.16. This feature is available to anyone who owns Destiny on Xbox One, you do not need to own the Rise of Iron DLC, which is releasing at the same time.

    You can load in solo on any maps, with Salvage as the game mode, and capture the relics when they appear. Put the time limits and score limits to the maximum you can so you can capture as many relics as possible before the game ends, decreasing load times.

    EDIT: It appears that only 7 relics spawn in a game of salvage, so this will take you almost 3 full games to complete from scratch.
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    robbozskiiStill works as at 11 August 2020, thank you!
    Posted by robbozskii on 11 Aug 20 at 10:19
    MustardJoker65Still works November 21, 2020.
    Posted by MustardJoker65 on 23 Nov 20 at 01:39
    PTBAchieved October 2, 2021. Thank you for this!
    Posted by PTB on 02 Oct 21 at 14:04
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