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Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

Assist in capturing 20 capture points in Salvage.

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How to unlock the Relic Hunter achievement in Destiny - Definitive Guide

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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12 Sep 2014 12:18

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Can comfirm this works. Was there when Darkwing 17 popped the achievement and it popped for myself a short time later upon deployment of a probe.
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By CompanyOfWolves on 12 Sep 2014 12:50
You might want to add that it's 3 v 3 :)
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By PTE WEBB on 12 Sep 2014 14:23
I will add it in.
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By Darkwings17 on 12 Sep 2014 14:43
Confirmed. Pops mid game, only need 20 deployments.
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By Exalted Entity on 12 Sep 2014 19:18
isn't up anymore :( wonder when they'll add it in again?
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By StIcKeNiT36 on 16 Sep 2014 01:22
Every weekend
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By Exalted Entity on 16 Sep 2014 06:08
Not up this weekend?
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By LAFTA on 20 Sep 2014 23:47
Yea, apparently it is an "event"
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By Exalted Entity on 21 Sep 2014 00:14
I am not sure when it is coming back, or how so many people on TA have been unlocking it this past week, whenever I check the crucible, it isn't there.
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By Darkwings17 on 21 Sep 2014 10:01
also if you get an achievement on 360 it will unlock then next time you play on xbox one, or vice versa. so it will have a different date if you wait.
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By QuickMythril on 22 Sep 2014 20:50
Yep.
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By Exalted Entity on 22 Sep 2014 23:25
the crucible event for the first weekend was Salvage, the second was Combined Arms. i have read Salvage will come back late in september, so i am going to guess they will alternate between the two on weekends. in other words Salvage should be up every other weekend.
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By QuickMythril on 23 Sep 2014 18:17
If this ends up being the case then I shall add that into the guide, I just want to see it happen first, as right now we have two weeks worth of Queens Bounties.
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By Darkwings17 on 23 Sep 2014 18:37
Popped mine on the 12th on 360 and just started the x1 version yesterday and as soon as I logged in my character I popped all the achievements in originally everything unlocked on x1 with yesterdays time stamp. Hopefully this comes back soon, it was by far the best pvp game type.
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By PointySpred on 24 Sep 2014 23:26
The modes back
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By Barad 007 on 26 Sep 2014 15:09
Is there any way to check progress on this? I've been playing the terrible game mode for hours now and haven't gotten it.
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By N7 Guerilla on 26 Sep 2014 18:41
Did you go to the in game menu, then go to settings, and choose switch profile by hovering over log out?
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By Exalted Entity on 26 Sep 2014 21:55
Yes. I've done that, hard reset the xbox, turned it off and waited a bit before getting back on and playing it some more, so far nothing.
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By N7 Guerilla on 26 Sep 2014 22:09
I got it to unlock, nevermind.
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By N7 Guerilla on 26 Sep 2014 23:15
Awesome :D
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By Exalted Entity on 27 Sep 2014 01:09
Wonder when they'll bring this back next? I've been looking for news on when Salvage might rotate back in and can't find anything. Thought it might be up this week as the Iron Banner is over but it seems not.
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By Dragonling on 16 Oct 2014 21:51
i still hold the theory that they are going to switch back and forth between Combined Arms and Salvage every weekend.
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By QuickMythril on 16 Oct 2014 22:15
So far, QuickMythril's theory has been correct. I don't remember which game mode we had before Iron Banner, but we shall find out over the weekend. :)
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By Darkwings17 on 16 Oct 2014 22:25
Combined Arms before Banner. I remember because it is the only mode I like lol.
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By Exalted Entity on 16 Oct 2014 22:44
Lol, so it should be Salvage this weekend, unless Bungie decided to nerf the switching game modes alongside the use of the sniper positions in VoG.
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By Darkwings17 on 16 Oct 2014 23:06
this is ridiculous. Make an achievement for a mode you rarely even have available.
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By Shadow XBL on 28 Oct 2014 14:51
At least this isn't Gears of War: Judgement...
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By Exalted Entity on 28 Oct 2014 21:53
THIS MODE IS AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND :D :D :D
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By BARTLEBEE on 09 Nov 2014 15:07
Does anybody have any info according to the next salvage weekend? I'd love to unlock this achievement :)
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By pzstm on 29 Nov 2014 11:26
Classic Bungie achievement. They love doing this with dlc maps where there isn't even a playlist to actually play the additional maps you paid for
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By BL4DE on 01 Dec 2014 03:58
Anyone know when this is back?
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By Dunkinuts on 07 Dec 2014 12:10
It might still be every other weekend, but the only way to know would be to check each weekend.
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By Darkwings17 on 07 Dec 2014 12:13
It has been "Combined Arms" for several weeks now. Why is this not coming up? Stupid Destiny.
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By Kennyannydenny on 13 Dec 2014 16:21
Yeah... It seems like Bungie forgot about this event...
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By Yacobs1 on 13 Dec 2014 22:34
As of 12/24 - it is available
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By IUHoosiers323 on 25 Dec 2014 00:41
Go get 'em :P Probably won't show up for a month again. Gears of War: Judgement style. :P
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By Exalted Entity on 25 Dec 2014 00:47
Lol you just repeated that :P
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By Exalted Entity on 25 Dec 2014 03:44
I just read the comments above and checked. Luckily it's still available!
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By Kennyannydenny on 27 Dec 2014 22:50
I've noticed that when it recently came back (it might still be up, I don't know), you know need the TDB DLC to get onto the playlist. Might be worth adding that to the guide!
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By samsaBEAR on 03 Jan 2015 01:23
Is this still up anyone know?
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By phrozan on 03 Jan 2015 02:17
I'm unsure if it is still circulating, as I haven't been on in a while. I will update the guide just in case Bungie have made that decision involving the dlc.
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By Darkwings17 on 03 Jan 2015 13:16
they would not require the dlc for the achievement to pop. that makes no sense.
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By QuickMythril on 11 Jan 2015 16:29
Thanks for the confirmation, I shall update the guide now.
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By Darkwings17 on 12 Jan 2015 10:44
Does it have to be with 1 character or does it add up over the 3 ?
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By Lord Darkfung on 30 Jan 2015 23:02
Pretty sure everything adds up, but I did it with 1.
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By Exalted Entity on 31 Jan 2015 02:08
It may be better to do it with one character just for safety, as the game mode is only there for a few days at a time.
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By Darkwings17 on 31 Jan 2015 11:03
Salvage is available for me today. 27/03/15
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By ArogueHaggis on 27 Mar 2015 16:12
Does anyone know if this corresponds with the 'Zones Captured' stat in the Salvage section of the companion app (and, presumably, bungie.net)? If so, it's a handy way to keep track of progress.
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By Scary Superstar on 10 Apr 2015 17:13
I have over 100 zones captured and still no achievement. BTW Salvage is available this weekend to play without the DB DLC.
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By BruteForce0G on 11 Apr 2015 20:59
I did mine last night, i just focused on capturing zones, if i didn't i moved on. Thanks for the guide.
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By chefdrew07 on 03 May 2015 11:31
Salvage is up this weekend and anyone with problems make sure to try the log out solution because that's how I had it pop for me.
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By MPD on 13 Jun 2015 13:43
can u check progress?
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By mealtikit on 29 Jul 2015 21:03
Can confirm that this is still obtainable with The Taken King out now. Just popped this today, and I've only played Salvage after buying the year 2 game.
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By Mikeyoligy on 20 Sep 2015 10:40
There's 3 places you can play salvage right now. The first one is "classic 3v3" at the bottom, middle icon. It can be either skirmish or salvage, but us non-DLC can only do that. There's another one (just salvage) 2nd from the right in the middle row, and one on the right in the top row that's just salvage, but they both require Taken King.
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By LV 1 Blue Slime on 01 Oct 2015 10:29
Still issues with this achievo popping. Try logging out and powering down or turning off the Xbox1 at the wall. Worked for me.
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By HSV4ME on 07 Jan 2016 01:21
Just wanted to add to anybody who still hasn't got this one yet, had over 35 deploys, didn't unlock. I then switched my char and nothing happened, then I switched my profile, logged on as another GT i have, (not all the way as i had to enter a pass and just backed out) then logged back in on my main GT and voila! Happy hunting Guardians
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By Allwayz SinCere on 18 Jul 2016 02:56
TA says it unlocked yet my xbox says its still locked. WTF? and yes I already tried the character switch.
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By TheFuzzyWhale on 10 Aug 2016 01:35
Do this in a Private Match by yourself. No one plays the mode for public.
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By MustardJoker65 on 23 Nov 2020 01:42
Can confirm in 2023 that this is easily obtainable in a private match solo
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By HumidTube35 on 30 Jun 2023 10:48
With this game, you can create your own "date" for the achievement. It gets time stamped when you switch profile. So, if you get an achievement last week, and don't "switch profile" until this week, then you can get the achievement "this week."
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By Exalted Entity on 21 Sep 2014 16:49
i can confirm it still pops up as a none DLC event i was playing it this weekend for over 6 hours and the achievement did not pop for me so i think they have brought it back but you need the dlc for the achievement me and 2 other people a full team whee playing only one of us had the dlc and he was the only person to get the achievement
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By Daradarka on 11 Jan 2015 13:54
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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By QuickMythril on 12 Jan 2015 01:58
I have over 50 deploys and the achievement will not pop. I have the DLC and have done the switch profile thing numerous times. Yet two of my friends had no problems getting it too unlock this week.
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By BruteForce0G on 08 Apr 2015 00:29
@BruteForce0G I know that this won't be that helpful, but can you 100% confirm that you were in those zones as they got captured? I ask this mainly in-case there is a stat somewhere which shows you the amount of captures done by your team as opposed to you personally.

I can't think of anything else which could be causing issues with it, but I hope that whatever the cause is, that it unlocks soon.
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By Darkwings17 on 11 Apr 2015 22:42
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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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12 Sep 2014 15:07

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Sorry but it's not "essentially king of the hill". Good solution otherwise though.
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By LAFTA on 29 Sep 2014 02:55
I tried getting this doing private matches but it didn't work.
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By LiveRonanklan on 23 Oct 2017 21:55
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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13 Sep 2016 22:31

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Still works as at 11 August 2020, thank you!
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By robbozskii on 11 Aug 2020 10:19
Still works November 21, 2020.
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By MustardJoker65 on 23 Nov 2020 01:39
Achieved October 2, 2021. Thank you for this!
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By PTB on 02 Oct 2021 14:04
This technique did not work for me in a private match. I did well over 20 relics, but achievement didn't unlock.
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By AllStarTC29sMom on 17 Sep 2016 19:56
It definitely worked for me, i had no more than three or four already from playing legit and three private matches later (midway through the third match anyway) the achievement popped up. Thumbs up from me
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By Brasshande on 17 Sep 2016 21:06
Destiny achievements can still take a while to pop. The technique to pop them is to go to the setting screen, choose log out then switch profile. Select your GT again, then select the character you did the achievement on. This should force it to pop.
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By Mikeyoligy on 17 Sep 2016 21:10
Yep that worked! Thanks for reminding me about that. 👍🏻😉
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By AllStarTC29sMom on 18 Sep 2016 14:55
As of 1/26/17 this did not work for me (XB1), tried the sign out/in trick too.... :(
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By LoneBullseye on 27 Jan 2017 00:13
Update: This took almost 24 hours to pop, but it did work! smile
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By LoneBullseye on 27 Jan 2017 23:14
1/3/18 this worked for me and popped right away.
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By The Heape on 04 Jan 2018 05:07
5/25/18, this method still works. I had to sign out of profile to unlock.
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By Tetrahedrite on 25 May 2018 13:33
19.2.19 still works thanks 😃
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By Ian333333 on 19 Feb 2019 17:36
02.06.20 worked, thanks a bunch toast
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By EtherionNatsu on 02 Jun 2020 08:27
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With the new 'Rise of the Iron' DLC, this achievement become very easy to acquire. Just create a private match (you don't need the DLC), choose salvage and set the timer to 10 for optimal result (you can't get all relics in 7 minutes). Each salvage game has 7 relics, so you need to complete 3 matches to get the achievement.
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20 Sep 2016 17:10

You can boost this trophy solo* in Private Matches!

Start up a Private Match in Salvage by yourself and capture the relics. Rinse and repeat and you'll have this trophy easy!

*PS4 you don't need DLC
*PS3 you need DLC The Taken King,
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09 Nov 2016 11:26

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hope this works as it doesnt seem to be in rotation anymore and its my last trophy for Plat
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By Barty-Party on 05 Feb 2017 12:06
I did get my trophy this way.
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By Patje1991NL on 05 Feb 2017 12:09
Nice, this does indeed work! :)
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By DigitalBarry on 22 Apr 2017 23:35
Awesome.
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By ElectroSpecter on 21 May 2018 20:12
but, private match is only on ps4 right ?
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By EliteBon on 25 Oct 2022 04:55
Wow, this is such a time saver cause the game mode is dead, it pops in game as soon as collected the 20th salvage
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By ForcefulOliver on 10 Jul 2018 06:21
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Salvage is a Crucible Gametype, which only is playable as special event most of the time during weekends.

At the Moment i achieved this Trophy, Salvage was part of the DLC Playlist from the Dark Below.

It can be found in the top left or sometimes right corner above the regular base Crucible Gametypes like Clash etc.

You want to form a Team of three Players and fight against another Team of three.
Your Goal is to reach "Relic Zones", which are already spread over the Map but inactive. Once a Relic Zone is marked as available, cos only one Zone is available at the same time Your Team may want to reach this Relic Zone and capture the Relic (short Timer 0-100). If your Group was able to fight the opponents off and succesfully capture (activate) the Relic, you may want to stick together, cos now you have to defend the Relic to Score (short Timer again counting backwards).
Next if you've scored (succesfully captured and defended a Relic) you may want to head to the next Zone which will be activated, soon.
It's really far more easier to stick together, cos you can revive your teammates and lone wolves will die a lot, and have to wait for a few seconds to respawn.

To achieve this Trophy, you only have to succesfully capture A Relic, Not To Defend it as well.
Everytime a Relic is captured and you participated while standing in the Circle, it counts towards your total of 20.
Of course you don't have to get em all in one single Match.
I managed to activate 3 Zones/Relics per Match, so i needed a Total of 8 Matches!

If you want to know, how many Relics you captured, go to the post Match Carnage, there you see your Stats.

This Trophy is marked as Ultra Rare (Dec. 2014), due to the Fact this Playlist is not so often available (weekends as said before) and not cos it's so hard to get.

Pick It Up Guardians wink
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28 Dec 2014 22:41

The Salvage playlist is basically King of the Kill. A control area will spawn randomly and require a ticker to reach 100 before it is captured. As soon as this happens, the capture is complete (you will see "Probe Deployed +100" on screen). The second phase (where the probe actually does its thing) has no bearing on the achievement.

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This is a competitive multiplayer trophy (PvP). You can begin this after the Crucible unlocks at Level 5. This will be a grind and will take multiple games to get 20 relics captured. The good news is that you don’t have to completely capture the relic. You just have to deploy the relic. If the other team stops your capture attempt, then it doesn’t count against you. You only have to deploy 20 relics, not capture them.

As of the 2.4.0 update, this can be boosted in private matches with 1 other player. The set up is to play a 30 minute match with max score on a small match. The one who needs the trophy will deploy the relic and the one who is helping will dismantle it. This eliminates the countdown timer to protect the relic and allows for more relics per game.  

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