Status<\/p>\n
Vault Breaker runs until 18 August 2026. Once it closes, the mode is gone for good and this guide stands as a record of how it worked and what it awarded. For what carries over, see what to spend before the mode closes<\/a>. For what comes next, see Marathon Season 3 and upcoming content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" TL;DR<\/p>\n Each of the four Codex challenges tasks you with completing a match of Vault Breaker and successfully solving and exfiltrating from three specific vault missions. The shared requirement is consistent across all four: finish a Vault Breaker match, then clear and exfil three vault missions. You cannot simply complete the match and call it done\u2014you need to solve three vaults and extract with the currency to register progress. Vault Breaker is playable Solo, Duo, or Trio at any Runner Level, so there is no account gate stopping you from jumping in immediately. The challenges track separately, so you can work on multiple at once if your runs hit the right vault types, but each challenge has its own three-vault counter that must be completed individually.<\/p>\n The smart sequencing here is straightforward: plan runs that let you chip away at multiple challenges simultaneously. If a challenge requires specific vault missions\u2014say, ones with UESC Commanders or consecutive clears\u2014route your runs to hit those conditions naturally instead of farming them one at a time. The mode runs four weeks after Bungie extended it, and you are racing other players for Vault Data anyway, so treat these challenges as bonus objectives layered on top of efficient farming routes rather than standalone grinds.<\/p>\n\n
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