[b]WHY DO BOUNTIES?[/b] Bounties are a great way to gain XP. Whether you are leveling up a character to 20 or leveling up weapons and armor, you recently acquired, bounties will help you get there and fast. Couple that with weapon telemetry and the XP boost you get from completing a Nightfall, and you will have that maxed out Gjallahorn in no time. Also, when doing daily bounties, there is a chance to unlock exotic bounties. [b]IT’S ALL ABOUT STACKING[/b] When it comes to bounties, the most efficient way to get through them is to multi-task. The way to multi-task is to “stack” one or more complimentary bounties. When you start your fresh set of bounties for the day, pick up as many bounties as your guardian has room for. This allows you to stack complimentary bounties and avoids you having to make unnecessary trips back to the tower to pick up more bounties. Stacking bounties is, to put it in other words, killing two birds (or in some cases 3 or 4) with one stone. The idea is to “stack” bounties that compliment each other like: Target: Sepiks Prime and Relic Harvest - Cosmodrome. You know you are going to be in the Cosmodrome, because you are after Sepiks, why not collect Sensor Mites while your at it? Or, Target: Phogoth, Exalted Hive and Predator and Prey. While you are doing your strike to get Phogoth, you will probably run into some Hive majors along the way and probably kill 20 enemies without taking damage from them, so these bounties “stack” together nicely. You will familiarize yourself rather quickly with bounties when you get into the habit of stacking them. Pretty soon you will be knocking off 4-5 of these at a time. [b]TYPE OF BOUNTIES[/b] There are 2 types of bounties in Destiny, specific and non-specific bounties. Specific Bounties are bounties that require you to seek out a specific target (i.e. Grayliks or Phogoth) or perform a task at a specific location (i.e. Patrol The Moon or Relic Harvest - Mars). These bounties can only be completed by either a specific mission/strike or location. Since these bounties have a specific aspect to them, whether it’s a target or a location, it makes it ideal to stack non-specific bounties to these. When doing your bounty run for the day, you should make it a habit to prioritize these ones first over non-specific bounties as you will have a good chance of completing some or all parts of other non-specific bounties at the same time. Non-Specific Bounties are bounties that can be completed in multiple ways and in multiple locations. These bounties are ideal for “stacking” with specific bounties and other non-specific bounties so you can effectively multi-task. There are numerous ways you can stack and compliment bounties. [b]VANGUARD BOUNTIES[/b] BODY DROPPER Kill 100 enemies without dying XP: 2500 TYPE: Non-Specific This bounty can be stacked with pretty much every other bounty and compliments them nicely. CABAL COMMAND Kill 10 Cabal Majors or Ultras XP: 5000 TYPE: Non-Specific Do the Exclusion Zone mission on Mars with a heroic modifier active. This will spawn 9 Cabal majors from a drop ship. Kill the 9 and die. Rinse and repeat until you have 10 kills. EDIT: Pop a Supply Code consumable while doing this to farm glimmer at the same time. CLEANSING LIGHT Kill 3 or more enemies with a single super use, 20 times XP: 2500 TYPE: Non-Specific The key to this is to use your super as soon at it is charged so it can begin recharging again. This one, I find, is one of the longest bounties time wise. If you find yourself short after finishing your other bounties, head towards The Citadel, on Venus. There is a good concentration of majors and regular enemies in a small, confined area which will allow you to charge your super fast and execute the 3+ kills needed. EXALTED HIVE Kill 10 Hive Majors or Ultras XP: 5000 TYPE: Non-Specific Patrol Cosmodrome and go downstairs to the left of the spawn point. Kill the 3 Hive majors that spawn there. Rinse and repeat. FALLEN LEADERS Kill 10 Fallen Majors or Ultras XP: 5000 TYPE: Non-Specific Patrol Venus and go to the Ishtar Cliffs. There are numerous Fallen majors that spawn in this area. IT’S ALL IN THE HEAD Kill 100 enemies with precision damage XP: 2500 TYPE: Non-Specific This bounty stacks nicely with everything else. I recommend using a scout rifle, hand cannon or sniper rifle for precision head shots. Concentrate on killing enemies with head shots (or gut shots for Vex) while doing other bounties, with this one stacked, and you will have it in no time. KNUCKLEDUSTER Melee Kill 30 enemies without dying XP: 2500 TYPE: Non-Specific Just use melee until its done. Oh, and don’t go after Cursed Thralls. ONE FOR ALL Achieve Gold Tier Rating in 3 Public Events XP: 5000 TYPE: Non-Specific Stack this when doing patrols or other specific missions. This one can take pretty long since you are relying on an event timer to trigger. Use an online service like "destinypublicevents.com" to help you predict when a public event will happen. OVERCHARGE Kill 2 enemies at once with a Fusion Rifle, 20 times XP: 5000 TYPE: Non-Specific Go to the first mission on the Moon, The Dark Beyond. Play up to the point where you've "awoken the hive". There will be a bunch of grouped Thrall rushing at you. Blast your fusion rifle in to the crowd. You should get multiple kills with one shot easily. Let the Knight kill you. Rinse and repeat till you get your 20. PATROL: (LOCATION NAME) Complete 6 Patrol missions in (location name) XP: 2500 TYPE: Specific Patrol specified location and grind those missions. Stack other non-specific bounties to this. PREDATOR AND PREY Kill 20 enemies without taking damage from them XP: 2500 TYPE: Non-Specific This bounty stacks nicely with pretty much everything else. Just kill, kill, kill. RELIC HARVEST: (LOCATION NAME) Collect 200 (relic name) in (location) XP: 2500 TYPE: Specific Stack this bounty when you are heading to the (location name) for a mission or patrol. Try and kill majors as they are worth 20 rather than 1 for normal enemies. TARGET: BOSS NAME Defeat specific target in a mission or strike XP: 2500 or 5000 TYPE: Specific If it’s a strike boss, stack with WALKING TALL bounty if available. If it’s a story mission boss, enable the heroic modifier before starting mission. THE BIGGER THEY ARE Complete a Weekly Heroic or Nightfall Strike XP: 5000 TYPE: Specific This is specific to weekly heroic or nightfall strikes. UNSTOPPABLE Earn 9000 Experience without dying (does not include Bounty XP reward) XP: 2500 TYPE: Non-Specific Stacks nicely with everything else. Just be sure to get this out of the way before doing any bounties that require you to die, rinse and repeat. VEX MINDS Kill 10 Vex Majors or Ultras XP: 5000 TYPE: Non-Specific Patrol Venus and go to The Citadel. There are 3 Vex Major Minatours that always spawn in this area. And as a bonus major hobgoblins, goblins and harpies spawn randomly too. WALKING TALL Complete any Strike without dying XP: 5000 TYPE: Non-Specific Stack this with any TARGET strike bounties. Just don’t AFK. [b]OTHER TIPS[/b] Equip weapons, sub-class and/or armor before turning in bounties. Equip weapon telemetries, for specific equipped weapon types, before turning in bounties. Then immediately go out and use the weapon for more experience points. Lasts 30 minutes. Stack bounties with Daily Heroic missions. Do the Weekly Nightfall for another boost in experience gains. Do Specific bounties first, then clean up any Non-Specific bounties after. Turn in all your completed bounties at once. Unless you need to clear some space and grab new bounties. EDIT: I forgot to mention, this guide is an evolving document. If you have a better way to do any of the above mentioned items, post it and if the community agrees, I will edit the original post.