What the hell is an Ether chest? It’s a gateway to all your hopes, dreams and goals in life. Provided said ambitions revolve around obtaining fantastic loot in Destiny. The latest Destiny patch has thrown these sought-after chests into the game, provided that you were able to vanquish several of the wanted Fallen in the Queen’s Wrath bounties. They’re still hard as nails to find however, but we’ve got your back.
Once you’ve murdered a specific Fallen target, you’ll have around 60 seconds to find one of the Ether chests, which spawn randomly at certain locations. But they’re well worth the hunt, as they contain everything from ammo, weapon materials to legendary engrams. Big thanks to the numerous Guardians of Reddit for figuring out a bunch of locations already. Images are hyperlinked in the descriptions, for those of you who want to avoid spoilers.
The Forgotten Shores – Drevis the Wolf Baroness
Locations:
- Wrecked ship near Randal the Vandal.
- Under the first large wrecked ship you encounter upon entering the Forgotten Shores.
- On top of a rock by the water that leads to the golden chest.
Skywatch – Kalik-12
Locations
- In front of the truck by the helipad.
- By the small shed near the helipad and behind the one above.
- Behind the fence to the left when you come out of the door from Lunar Complex.
- Chest on top of the building that leads to the Terrestrial Complex.
The Citadel – Peekis The Disavowed
Locations
- Left side of the mid Minotaur spawn of two.
- Also to the left side of the mid Minotaur spawn, near the chest above.
- On top of a flat rock to left of the entrance of the cave where the 2 goblins and 2 harpies are.
- Below the 3 Minotaurs with the mini conflux, towards the north side of the Walking Ruins.
Ember Caves – Beltrik The Veiled
- Underneath the cave entrance to the Winter’s run Strike.
- At the Ember Caves, next to the tall rock formation with the path that forks around both sides of it, as you head towards the citadel.
- On the overhanging platform just to the left of the entrance to the Winter’s Run strike.
- In front of the cave surrounded by the small puddles of water.
Anchor of Light – Saviks the Queenbreaker
- On top of a small base, by the entrance to the circular building.
- By the Antenna tower, on the platform to the right.
- Near the antenna tower, next to a rock by an orange light stand.
- By the dead end, next to the rocket head on the tilted platform.
- Long platform near the entrance to Anchor of Light, if you’re coming in from Archer’s Line.
Archer’s Line – Weksis the Meek
- Outside of the Aeronautics of China building where the Servitor spawns / The one you enter for The Dark Beyond Mission.
- Under the rail line, under the V shaped rail line holder.
- On the Rail line.
- Next to Rover at the end of the rail line.
- Next to the radio antenna, by the destroyed dome.
There’s still more bounties to uncover. Stay tuned to this post, and I’ll update as soon as more are discovered.
Last Updated: May 19, 2015
Admiral Chief
May 19, 2015 at 15:02
DesBorTiderNyLands
Pariah
May 19, 2015 at 15:08
Well that was a mouthful to read out aloud.
HairyEwok
May 19, 2015 at 15:11
I got lost at Bor….
Pariah
May 19, 2015 at 15:14
Did it Bor you?
HairyEwok
May 19, 2015 at 15:14
to deth… klok
Pariah
May 19, 2015 at 15:15
That’s metal.
HairyEwok
May 19, 2015 at 15:16
Nooo thats… (refresh)
Pariah
May 19, 2015 at 15:17
KLOKACHU, I CHOOSE YOU!
Hammersteyn
May 19, 2015 at 15:13
Or I could play Witcher 3
Admiral Chief
May 19, 2015 at 15:13
^This guy knows
40 Insane Frogs
May 19, 2015 at 15:19
Rather play Witcher 3 😛
Hammersteyn
May 19, 2015 at 15:20
I’m not listening to 40 Insane Frogs, that’s crazy
40 Insane Frogs
May 19, 2015 at 15:23
THERE ARE 40 OF US YOU … BETTER LISTEN!!
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Hammersteyn
May 19, 2015 at 15:26
Carnivine I choose you!
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HairyEwok
May 19, 2015 at 15:27
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HairyEwok
May 19, 2015 at 15:14
This guy has all the keys btw (refresh)
Pariah
May 19, 2015 at 15:15
They told me I could become anything. So I killed myself and became dead.
RinceTriss
May 19, 2015 at 15:27
0_O
40 Insane Frogs
May 19, 2015 at 15:19
Key Club? Holy crap, I need to get myself into a Key Club fraternity!
40 Insane Frogs
May 19, 2015 at 15:22
I wonder where my Destiny disk is…
HairyEwok
May 19, 2015 at 15:22
Locked in a chest…. But you need to first find the key.. Ohhh I feel an adventure coming on.
40 Insane Frogs
May 19, 2015 at 15:24
Oh SNAP! That’s meta!
40 Insane Frogs
May 19, 2015 at 15:27
lol are those real legendary engrams, or Destiny’s corrupted version of it? I can already hear Bungie laugh “Dance for us peasants! Dance for our amusement. We gave you a quarter of the game we promised you, with a lot of fluff to pad it out. Here have some more fluff, you morons!”. KACHING KACHING!
Hammersteyn
May 19, 2015 at 15:31
Also the chests are gone in 60 seconds, what do they think it is? A car?
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Jonah Cash
May 19, 2015 at 16:41
Where the hell was this over the weekend!! I was running around like a headless chicken looking for these ether chests!! Dammit!!
Dawid Eduard Roestorf
May 20, 2015 at 08:57
My House Of Wolves first impressions.
With HOW, the team I was with decided we will be taking our
time. Explore every hook nick and cranny and get the most out of the game. With
the queen’s bounties leaving us with a lot of engrams, we spent the first hour
in the reef, decrypting our engrams. It was slow, looking at all the new gear.
But was fun to get something different. After that we started the story
missions.
The total House of Wolves story can be completed in about 1
hour total by speed runners.
We however did not speed run the story. We took our time,
found every single ghost, and including doing the nightfall and Prison of
elders match, it took us 5 hours to do everything.
Going to the reef after each mission is time consuming. The
story itself is forgettable. I will be honest in saying that they have not
fixed any of the flaws in the story telling method. And most of the time, we
found ourselves more focussed on exploring that the story itself. I know the
story has got to do with the main protagonist being a Kell, which you need to
stop. I will not go into the plot any more than that. But will say that what
you need to do is the same.
Each mission has got the same feel to it. There were a
couple of surprises here and there. But it comes down to go there, kill
enemies, run there, kill enemies, mini boss fight, kill more enemies. Final
boss fight.
We did however get a new gun. A secondary sidearm. Which is
a rapid fire pistol. It is honestly one of the best weapons I have played with.
I could not stop using it. I really wish there is one that can be equipped as
your primary weapon, as it is just that good.
So, what was it that made us smile. Well, going into
previously explored areas, going places previously closed. The game was just
very enjoyable. We found ourselves getting excited over the smallest thing. It
was something new, it was exciting, and it was fun.
The strike itself follows the same basic lines as all the
other strikes out there. But there are more shock factors. We found ourselves
back peddling more than any other strike, and it is a lot easier to get
surrounded by enemies.
Now Finally the Prison of Elders. We only did the LVL28 one,
as the higher level ones were locked till you complete at least one lvl28 POE
run. And to be honest, a bit of a disappointment. We went in there with hope.
But it is just a horde more. You go in, fight enemies. On lvl 28, it was hardly
a battle, and more a slaughter. We decimated the enemies, and was done with it
all very quickly. Nothing provided a challenge. Most strikes are harder than
the POE LVL 28.
Once you have completed it, you need to have a treasure key
to open the main chest. And this is another major issue. Keys are found through
farming. For me to get my first key, I had to do 12 hours of farming, before
the launch of HOW. Chasing the wolf packs all over. That is a lot of time
to spend, for something that gives you a single exotic, and a legendary.
For an overall score, I feel it deserves a 7 – 8 out of 10.
The game is good, it is fun, it was entertaining, but it suffers the major
Destiny flaw, it is farming intensive and will get old really fast. I feel that
POE does not make up for the fact that there is no raid. The POE is not a big
enough challenge to complete. Yes, the higher level will add a new level of
difficulty, but it has no real tactic to it. There is no puzzles to solve, or
real teamwork involved. Everybody stick together, shoot enemies, take out
priority targets.
Essentially, POE, is the first part of the crota run, that
you have to do 4 times, against the different enemy types.
I will probably try Trials of Osiris tonight, but for now,
this is my first impressions.
Ashleyanne
August 17, 2015 at 20:23
For the skywatch you forgot the one that shows up at the broken end of the gate off the cliff.