Raid | Types of missions Destiny Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Raid is a co-op mode for a group of 6 high-level players. Unlike Strike, raids don't show you objectives and make the team figure out what to do. That's why playing raids requires creating your own team, without the possibility to play with random people. Creating your own team is also necessary because of a very high difficulty that requires a high level of cooperation between teammates.
Missions can be done on two levels of difficulty: Normal and Hard. Normal is good for playing for the first time as it lets the players learn objectives and gameplays, as well as creating strategies. Hard mode gets unlocked after you complete the mission on Normal. The enemies get much more difficult and penalties for teammates' death are higher. The players will get special items for completing a raid. Each mission has one set of armor and one legendary weapon of each type. Raids can be done any number of times, but you only get special equipment once a week.