How to complete In the Shadow of the Mountain: all 9 steps
Ikora Rey hands you the quest. Almost every step plays out inside Warlord's Ruin, so plan on several dungeon runs.
| Step | Task | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Complete the Warlord's Ruin dungeon in the EDZ. | 1 full clear |
| 2 | Collect a corrupted Ahamkara Bone. | 1 Bone of Hefnd |
| 3 | Collect  Dark Ether Tinctures. | 5 Tinctures |
| 4 | Find and restore 3 lost  Bones of Hefnd. | 4 Bones, 30 Tinctures, 3 Wishing Glass |
| 5 | Find and restore 3 more Bones of Hefnd. | 7 Bones, 60 Tinctures, 3 Wishing Glass |
| 6 | Find and restore the last 3 Bones of Hefnd. | 10 Bones, 80 Tinctures, 4 Wishing Glass |
| 7 | Power the portal in the Blighted Keep. | 120 Tinctures, 5 Wishing Glass |
| 8 | Return to Hefnd's Cairn. | Reclaim Hefnd's Bones |
| 9 | Return to Ikora and report your findings. | Quest complete |
- Clear the dungeon once. Step 1 asks for a full Warlord's Ruin clear.
- Pick up the corrupted bone. Step 2 gives you the 1st Bone of Hefnd.
- Restore 9 more bones. Steps 4 to 6 send you to 3 hidden bones each.
- Keep the Tinctures and Glass coming. The counts grow until step 7 asks for 120 Tinctures and 5 Wishing Glass.
- Open the portal and finish. Step 7 powers the Blighted Keep portal, step 8 takes you to Hefnd's Cairn and step 9 sends you back to Ikora.
Short on time? A PRO can play every step on your account.
In the Shadow of the Mountain, done for you
A PRO finishes all 9 steps on your account. Buried Bloodline and its catalyst have their own cards.
QuestIn the Shadow of the Mountain
All 9 steps on your account: the 10 Bones of Hefnd, the Tinctures, the Wishing Glass and the return to Ikora.
Exotic Armor Piece
10 Ahamkara Bones
ExoticBuried Bloodline Exotic Sidearm Boost
The last encounter of Warlord’s Ruin, run on your account until Buried Bloodline drops.
CatalystBuried Bloodline Catalyst Boost
Splitvein Lineage unlocked for the Buried Bloodline you own.
Where to find the 10 Bones of Hefnd
The quest text gives a riddle for each hidden bone. The bones sit behind corrupted doors, which come in 3 levels.
| Bone | Quest step | Where it hides |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step 2 | The corrupted Ahamkara Bone of step 2. |
| 2 | Step 4 | Over the bridge, inside the 1st fort, before the Knight ambush. |
| 3 | Step 4 | Opposite the prison cell, once you climb up through the ceiling. |
| 4 | Step 4 | At the summit: turn your back to the cliff and look for cover. |
| 5 | Step 5 | In the snowy maze, through the broken wall, by the royal banner. |
| 6 | Step 5 | Past the portcullis in the Tempest, where the sewer opens. |
| 7 | Step 5 | At the foot of the summit, in a shelter off the main path. |
| 8 | Step 6 | Inside the maze, across a pitfall, where light shines through a window. |
| 9 | Step 6 | At the bottom of the Taken cave, over the boulders, in a ruined alcove. |
| 10 | Step 6 | In a tunnel on the broken cliffs, inside the Taken storm. |
Keep the order of the steps. The quest reveals only 3 hints at a time.
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Dark Ether Tinctures and Blighted Wishing Glass you need
Dark Ether Tinctures and 
Blighted Wishing Glass build up across 5 steps. Each step raises the target.
| Step | Dark Ether Tinctures | Blighted Wishing Glass |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | None |
| 4 | 30 | 3 |
| 5 | 60 | 3 |
| 6 | 80 | 4 |
| 7 | 120 | 5 |
At step 7 the totals power the portal in the Blighted Keep.
In the Shadow of the Mountain rewards and the Buried Bloodline catalyst
The quest pays out a random Exotic armor piece for your class. It also clears the way for the 
Buried Bloodline catalyst quest.
- Exotic armor piece. A random Exotic for the class you finish it on.
- Buried Bloodline catalyst. The catalyst quest stays locked until this one is done.
Buried Bloodline itself drops from Hefnd's Vengeance, the last boss of Warlord's Ruin. Our Buried Bloodline guide covers the gun and every catalyst step.
Warlord's Ruin opened on 1 December 2023 in Season of the Wish. Monument of Triumph, Update 9.7.0 of 9 June 2026, was Bungie's last content drop. The Destiny 2 weekly rotation shows whether Warlord's Ruin is featured after each Tuesday reset at 17:00 UTC.
Getting In the Shadow of the Mountain done with LFCarry
Hand the quest to a PRO, who plays it on your account. Every bone, Tincture and piece of Wishing Glass is collected for you.
- The full quest. All 9 steps, up to the report to Ikora.
- The Exotic armor piece. It lands on your character when the quest ends.
- The next step. Buried Bloodline and its catalyst have their own cards.
The quest card above shows a flat price for all 9 steps.
From the source
Official“In the Shadow of the Mountain, 9 quest steps (setData order 699674453, 3342537589, 528631697, 1248338443, 4140478887, 2965218580, 867172810, 825259733, 1945738920): complete Warlord's Ruin in the EDZ; collect a corrupted Ahamkara Bone (Bone of Hefnd 1); collect five Dark Ether Tinctures (5); restore 3 Bones each in steps 4-6 with hints (Bone of Hefnd 4/7/10, Tinctures 30/60/80, Blighted Wishing Glass 3/3/4); gather Glass and Tinctures to empower the portal in the Blighted Keep (120 / 5); return to Hefnd's Cairn (Reclaim Hefnd's Bones); return to Ikora.”
Official“Destiny 2 Dungeon Trailer, Warlord's Ruin, published on launch day.”
Official“Monument of Triumph and Update 9.7.0 are available to all players from 9 June 2026 and remain in the game indefinitely.”
FAQ
Ikora Rey gives it to you. The 1st step asks you to clear Warlord's Ruin once.
9 steps. Steps 4, 5 and 6 each add 3 Bones of Hefnd to your count.
10 in total. The 1st comes from step 2, and the other 9 hide inside Warlord's Ruin.
120 by step 7. You also need 5 pieces of Blighted Wishing Glass.
A random Exotic armor piece for your class. Finishing it also opens the Buried Bloodline catalyst quest.
Yes. Completing it is what opens the catalyst quest.
Behind the portal in the Blighted Keep of Warlord's Ruin. Step 7 powers that portal with 120 Tinctures and 5 Wishing Glass.
Yes. A PRO runs all 9 steps on your account.
Ask LFCarry about the quest →Tell LFCarry your current step and bone count. You get a plan for the rest of the quest.
- New page: all 9 steps of In the Shadow of the Mountain, the 10 Bones of Hefnd, the Tincture and Wishing Glass counts and the Buried Bloodline catalyst link.