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Destiny 2 In the Shadow of the Mountain Quest Carry Rewards
Finishing this quest is about lore completion and resource collection with a guaranteed Exotic-armor payout at the end. Use this table to see what you’ll get during the carry and how we obtain it efficiently.
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Reward / Item |
What You Get |
How It’s Obtained During the Carry |
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Random Exotic Armor (class-specific) |
One Exotic armor piece at Hefnd’s Cairn |
Empower the portal → interact with Mote of Light → teleport to Hefnd’s Cairn → claim reward |
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Bones of Hefnd (x9 total after the first) |
Progress for rune-door tiers & lore |
Open Dispels Level 1/2/3 doors; collect bones at each tier while clearing encounters |
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Dark Ether Tinctures |
Quest currency for portal empowerment |
Farm Thieving Wretches (bridge spawn at start; more between encounters); loop/reset for speed |
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Blighted Wishing Glass |
Portal currency for later steps |
Earn one per encounter completion from chests; we run fast loops to stock what’s needed |
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Lore Progression |
Story entries tied to Warlord’s Ruin & Isidora |
Natural progression as we collect bones and complete steps |
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Dungeon Completion(s) |
Full clears with optimized routes |
E1 → E2 → Final, plus checkpoint routing for speed and safety |
Destiny 2 In the Shadow of the Mountain Quest Boost FAQ
What is “In the Shadow of the Mountain” Quest?
It’s the multi-step companion quest to the Warlord’s Ruin dungeon that unlocks rune-sealed doors, has you collect Bones of Hefnd, and culminates with a random Exotic armor reward at Hefnd’s Cairn.
How to start “In the Shadow of the Mountain”?
Pick it up from Ikora in the Tower. You need the Lightfall Dungeon Key (or eligible access) to launch Warlord’s Ruin from the EDZ map.
How to unlock the rune door in the Shadow of the Mountain?
Progress the quest to gain Dispels (Level 1 → 2 → 3). Each new level lets you open higher-tier Taken-corrupted doors hiding Bones of Hefnd.
How to empower the portal in the Blighted Keep?
Farm Dark Ether Tinctures (from Thieving Wretches) and Blighted Wishing Glass (one per encounter clear), then deposit them to hit 100% and power the Blighted Keep portal.
How many steps are in “In the Shadow of the Mountain”?
The quest advances through multiple tiers (clear the dungeon, collect Bones across three Dispel tiers, gather Tinctures/Wishing Glass, empower the portal, claim Exotic at Hefnd’s Cairn, and return to Ikora). Databased steps list the late-quest sequence as Step 7 (empower portal) → Step 8 (return to Hefnd’s Cairn) → Step 9 (report to Ikora).
Where do Dark Ether Tinctures come from?
Kill Thieving Wretches—fixed spawns include the rope bridge at the very start of the dungeon. Many players loop this spawn for fast progress.
What drops Blighted Wishing Glass?
You get one Blighted Wishing Glass per encounter completion from the chest in Warlord’s Ruin.
Does the quest drop the dungeon Exotic?
No. The Exotic from this quest is a random Exotic armor piece, not the dungeon’s Exotic weapon.
