Power

Power is the resource used to advance your Combat Rating in Endgame. Earning enough Power unlocks the next CR level, which unlocks Skill Track choices, Core Power upgrades, and damage multiplier tiers.

How Power works

You earn Power during a match, and it applies to your CR automatically as you hit each level. Power is not something you keep between matches. Any unspent Power beyond your CR upgrades does not carry over.

Power sources

You earn Power from four main sources during a match:

Source	Description	Zone Scaling
Activities	The most accessible Power source. Activities complete quickly and you can chain them back to back across a zone.	Higher-zone Activities pay out more Power for the same objective type.
Assignments	Multi-step missions that take more time than Activities but give larger Power rewards per completion. HVT Elimination Assignments in Zone III and IV are the most efficient.	Scales with zone. Zone III and IV are most efficient.
World Events	High-difficulty encounters that appear once per match. They reward a large Power payout alongside an Exotic Skill on completion.	Fixed single occurrence per match. Higher Power payout than standard activities.
Enemy eliminations	Every enemy kill gives a small amount of Power. Elite enemies and bosses reward more Power per kill than standard enemies.	Scales with zone enemy strength.

Tip

Blue Power Cubes found in the Nightmare Zone are worth 750 Power each. Collecting cubes while farming enemies in the Nightmare Zone is one of the fastest ways to build Power in a single match.

Zone scaling

All Power sources pay out more in higher zones. The same Activity completed in Zone IV gives much more Power than in Zone I. Community experience puts Zone IV payouts at roughly two to four times higher than Zone I for equivalent objectives.

Zone	Recommended CR	Power efficiency
Zone I	CR 0	Low payouts, best for learning activities
Zone II	CR 10	Moderate payouts, good early-game value
Zone III	CR 30	High payouts, HVT farming becomes efficient
Zone IV	CR 45	Best non-Nightmare payouts, dense HVT spawns
Nightmare / Zone V	CR 55	Highest payouts, 750 Power Cubes

Move to the highest zone your CR supports. Fighting in Zone I at CR 30+ wastes a lot of Power every match.

Related pages

Combat Rating How Power advances CR and what CR unlocks.

XP How player XP and weapon XP work, plus the best farming methods.

Activities Full list of Activities and their reward structure.

Nightmare Zones 750 Power Cubes and the highest Power density in the game.

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Data sourced from community research and in-game documentation. Information may change with game updates.