Destiny 2 Rushdown Guide - Boss Rush Challenge, Rewards, And Encounters Explained

Similar to the Pantheon in structure, but not in difficulty, the Destiny 2 Rushdown mode is brand new for Guardian Games 2025. Players take on five bosses, each one more difficult than the last. There is no downtime or rally flags between bosses, so having a strong but well-rounded loadout is essential. You'll want to ensure your fireteam has good synergy, as well as good communication. Your performance directly impacts your score, so the faster you get through each encounter, and the fewer deaths you have, the higher your score will be.

Bosses are made up of encounters from campaigns, seasonal stories, and Exotic missions that can be tackled at Warm-Up, Standard, or Expert level. Standard and Expert level both feature modifiers that make each encounter more difficult, as well as revive tokens, so keep an eye on those to ensure you're not close to running out of them.

Using the flag to transport to the next boss

Using fewer revive tokens also contributes towards a higher score. While we'd recommend running Rushdown with a fireteam of friends, it does feature class-based matchmaking if you can't manage to put a team together. There is a timer, but completing an encounter extends it, and it doesn't add too much pressure. We completed our first run of all five bosses in a little over nine minutes on Standard difficulty.

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