

Pick weapons that will let you melt the enemies quickly, especially from close range. You won't likely PvP with those - ideally you will rely on your Power weapon. First of all - your Kinetic and Energy weapons should be PvE-focused. But if you're more serious about Gambit, get the right weapons. Your weapons choice is important. If you're playing casually, anything will do - don't sweat it.

As you can see, the basic rules are quite clear, but in order to excel in Gambit, you will need to involve more complex strategies, which I will try to lay down below. The simplest goal is to focus down the Primeval Envoys, mind the invaders, invade yourself to disrupt the opponent and heal their boss, and finally take down the Primeval boss as quickly as possible (e.g. During the Primeval phase, Invasion Portal once again opens for both teams, roughly every 30 seconds (the clock starts after invader is back), so the entire action is very quick. Once both teams summon a Primeval, it comes with a bunch of adds and two Primeval Envoys - powerful Taken Wizards, which give your team "Primeval Slayer" damage buff once they're down. During that time, you need to be extra careful - you will be fighting a Primeval, all of the adds AND opposing Guardians will invade you constantly. Once one of the teams summons a Primeval, if the other still didn't, the Portal will only open for the team which still hasn't summoned it (so it's behind). And as you can imagine, it's not something you want to miss. The Invasion Portal opens every 25 motes banked - at 25, 50 and 75. When an invader dies, they are teleported back to their side, and they drop 3 motes.ĭuring the regular course of the Mote phase (before either team summons a Primeval), each team has up to 3 opportunities to invade. If the team is already damaging their Primeval boss, every kill invader makes heals the boss for 12% of its life total. The invading player has an advantage, because he gets an extra blue shield (overshield) and sees names of opposing players (with the amount of Motes they're holding) through the walls, knowing their exact positions. But be careful, because opponents can also invade your side. Their job is to hunt the opposing Guardians and kill them, slowing down the other team's progress. There's also a PvP mechanic called " invading" - a few times per match a portal opens, and one member of your team can travel to the other side. At the same time, you can't be sloppy - a single mistake can easily cost your life, a lot of motes and potentially an entire match. You need to be quick about everything - killing minions, banking motes, invading. Gambit is like a race, but a race in which you can try to handicap your opponent (while trying to prevent them from doing the same thing to you).
