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(2018) Destiny 2 medal descriptions are now in the API

This thread was added on July 20, 2018, with posts from Achronos.

Original Post

I was messing around in the API for something completely unrelated and ended up finding the medal descriptions under "/Destiny2/Stats/Definition/". Must've been added pretty recently because nobody seems to have noticed yet. So, without further delay, here's a table of all the Destiny 2 PvP medals in the API along with their descriptions (Google Sheets link at the bottom):

Medal Name Description Icon statID Tier
Double Play Rapidly defeat 2 opposing Guardians. Image medalMulti2x PVP_TIER_1
Triple Play Rapidly defeat 3 opposing Guardians. Image medalMulti3x PVP_TIER_2
Lights Out Rapidly defeat 4 opposing Guardians. Image medalMulti4x PVP_TIER_2
Annihilation Land final blows on the entire enemy team before any of them respawn. Image medalMultiEntireTeam PVP_TIER_3
Combined Fire In a single life, defeat 3 opposing Guardians while assisting or assisted by your teammates. Image medalStreakCombined PVP_TIER_1
Ruthless In a single life, defeat 5 opposing Guardians. Image medalStreak5x PVP_TIER_1
Unyielding In a single life, defeat 10 opposing Guardians. Image medalStreak10x PVP_TIER_2
Wrecking Crew As a team, defeat 7 opposing Guardians without any of your team dying. Image medalStreakTeam PVP_TIER_2
Shutdown Shut down an opponent's streak. Image medalStreakShutdown PVP_TIER_2
We Ran Out of Medals In a single life, defeat 20 opposing Guardians Image medalStreakAbsurd PVP_TIER_3
Best Served Cold Land the final blow on the Guardian who last defeated you. Image medalPayback PVP_TIER_1
Blood For Blood Defeat an opponent who just defeated an ally. Image medalAvenger PVP_TIER_1
Quick Strike Quickly defeat an opponent with Arc Staff within 3 seconds of activation. *Note: This description may be incorrect on the API side! Image medalQuickStrike PVP_TIER_1
Not on My Watch Land a final blow on an opponent who has damaged an ally. Image medalDefense PVP_TIER_1
Dodge This Defeat a Hunter attempting to dodge. Image medalDefeatHunterDodge PVP_TIER_1
Barricade Breaker Defeat a Titan within 3 seconds of their deploying a Barricade. Image medalDefeatTitanBrace PVP_TIER_1
Rift Breaker Defeat a Warlock while they are within their active Rift. Image medalDefeatWarlockSigil PVP_TIER_1
The Cycle In a single match, land at least one final blow with each class of weapon (Kinetic, Energy, Power) and ability (Melee, Grenade, Super). Image medalCycle PVP_TIER_2
Not So Fast, My Friend Defeat an opposing Guardian using your Super while their Super is active. Image medalSuperShutdown PVP_TIER_2
Never In Doubt Win a match in which your team never trailed. Image medalMatchNeverTrailed PVP_TIER_2
From the Jaws of Defeat Win a match after having trailed by a significant margin. Image medalMatchComeback PVP_TIER_2
Time and a Half Win a match in overtime. Image medalMatchOvertime PVP_TIER_2
Crushed Them Win a match with a large margin of victory. Image medalMatchBlowout PVP_TIER_2
Fight Me! Deal the most total damage to opponents in a single match. Image medalMatchMostDamage PVP_TIER_2
Undefeated Complete a match in which you are never defeated by an opponent. Image medalMatchUndefeated PVP_TIER_3
Falling Star Defeat an opponent with Brimstone while Daybreak is active. Image medalAbilityDawnbladeSlam PVP_TIER_1
Defying Gravity In a single Daybreak activation, defeat two or more opponents without touching the ground. Image medalAbilityDawnbladeAerial PVP_TIER_2
Singularity Defeat an opponent with a Nova Bomb Vortex. Image medalAbilityVoidwalkerVortex PVP_TIER_1
From Downtown Defeat two or more opponents with a Nova Bomb that was in the air for at least 5 seconds. Image medalAbilityVoidwalkerDistance PVP_TIER_2
Thunderstruck Defeat an opponent with Landfall while casting Stormtrance. Image medalAbilityStormcallerLandfall PVP_TIER_1
Lightning Storm Defeat two or more opponents in a single Stormtrance activation. Image medalAbilityStormcallerMulti PVP_TIER_2
Lightning Strike Defeat an opponent within 3 seconds of activating Arc Staff. Image medalAbilityFlowwalkerQuick PVP_TIER_1
Hurricane Defeat 3 opponents in a single Arc Staff activation. Image medalAbilityFlowwalkerMulti PVP_TIER_2
Lethal Instinct Defeat an opponent within 2 seconds of activating Golden Gun. Image medalAbilityGunslingerQuick PVP_TIER_1
Handful of Bullets Defeat 3 opponents in a single Golden Gun activation. Image medalAbilityGunslingerMulti PVP_TIER_2
Entangled Defeat a tethered opponent within 5 seconds of casting Shadowshot. Image medalAbilityNightstalkerTetherQuick PVP_TIER_1
Longbow Defeat an opponent with Shadowshot at a distance greater than 30 meters. Image medalAbilityNightstalkerLongRange PVP_TIER_2
Perfect Guard Block fatal damage within 2 seconds of activating Ward of Dawn. Image medalAbilitySentinelWard PVP_TIER_1
Flying Fortress Defeat an opponent with a Shield Rush within 3 seconds of defeating an opponent with a Sentinel Shield melee. Image medalAbilitySentinelCombo PVP_TIER_2
Absolute Force Defeat two or more opponents in a single Fists of Havoc slam. Image medalAbilityJuggernautSlam PVP_TIER_1
Striker Special In a single activation, defeat two opponents with Shoulder Charge, then a third with Fists of Havoc. Image medalAbilityJuggernautCombo PVP_TIER_2
Pitch Perfect Defeat an opponent with Hammer of Sol at a distance greater than 30 meters. Image medalAbilitySunbreakerLongRange PVP_TIER_1
Everything Looks Like a Nail Defeat three opponents within a single Hammer of Sol activation. Image medalAbilitySunbreakerMulti PVP_TIER_2
Assault Specialist In a single match, defeat 7 opponents with Auto Rifle final blows. Image medalWeaponAuto PVP_TIER_1
Lethal Cadence In a single match, defeat 7 opponents with Pulse Rifle final blows. Image medalWeaponPulse PVP_TIER_1
Field Scout In a single match, defeat 5 opponents at long range with Scout Rifle final blows. Image medalWeaponScout PVP_TIER_1
Hawkeye In a single life, defeat two opponents with precision Hand Cannon final blows. Image medalWeaponHandCannon PVP_TIER_1
Sub Machinist In a single life, defeat 2 opponents with Submachine Gun final blows. Image medalWeaponSmg PVP_TIER_1
One for Each of You Deliver a final blow with a Sidearm within 5 seconds of landing a final blow with any other weapon. Image medalWeaponSidearm PVP_TIER_1
Mission Control Defeat two opponents with long range, precision Sniper Rifle final blows without switching weapons or reloading. Image medalWeaponSniper PVP_TIER_2
Cold Fusion In a single life, defeat two opponents with a Fusion Rifle. Image medalWeaponFusion PVP_TIER_2
Splash Damage Defeat two or more opponents with a single rocket. Image medalWeaponRocket PVP_TIER_2
Direct Hit! Defeat two opponents with direct grenade hits without switching weapons or reloading. Image medalWeaponGrenade PVP_TIER_2
Close Encounters Defeat two opponents at close range with a Shotgun without switching weapons or reloading. Image medalWeaponShotgun PVP_TIER_2
Regent Defeat two opponents with a sword without switching weapons. Image medalWeaponSword PVP_TIER_2
Counter Attack Defeat an opponent within 5 seconds of them setting a charge. Image medalCountdownDefense PVP_TIER_1
Pyrotechnics Set a charge that successfully detonates. Image medalCountdownDetonated PVP_TIER_1
Bombs? What Bombs? Defuse multiple charges in a single match. Image medalCountdownDefusedMulti PVP_TIER_1
Last Stand Defuse the charge as the last Guardian standing. Image medalCountdownDefusedLastStand PVP_TIER_2
The Gang's All Here Win a round with your entire team alive. Image medalCountdownRoundAllAlive PVP_TIER_2
Perfect Game Win a Countdown match in which your opponent never scores and never sets a charge. Image medalCountdownPerfect PVP_TIER_3
Lone Gun Win a round as the last surviving Guardian on your team. Image medalSurvivalWinLastStand PVP_TIER_1
Survivor Win a Survival round without being defeated. Image medalSurvivalUndefeated PVP_TIER_1
Minute to Win It As a team, win a round of Survival within 1 minute. Image medalSurvivalQuickWipe PVP_TIER_1
Undertaker Land all knockout blows on the opposing team in a single round. Image medalSurvivalKnockout PVP_TIER_2
According to Plan Win a Survival round despite being scoreless on Match Point. Image medalSurvivalComeback PVP_TIER_2
Untouchable Win a Survival match where no one on your team is defeated across all rounds. Image medalSurvivalTeamUndefeated PVP_TIER_3
I Live Here Now Hold two or more zones for at least 1 minute. Image medalControlAdvantageHold PVP_TIER_1
Reclaimer Recapture a zone within 15 seconds of it being captured by your opponents. Image medalControlPerimeterKill PVP_TIER_1
Capture and Control Defeat two opponents with Zone Advantage within 10 seconds of capturing a zone. Image medalControlCaptureAllZones PVP_TIER_1
Flagbearer Complete a Control match with the most combined Advantage and Power Play kills. Image medalControlMostAdvantage PVP_TIER_2
Dominant Advantage Score 5 advantage or Power Play kills before the opponent recaptures a zone. Image medalControlAdvantageStreak PVP_TIER_2
Power Overwhelming As a team, defeat all 4 opposing Guardians at least once during a single Power Play. Image medalControlPowerPlayWipe PVP_TIER_3
First Secure Secure the first crest in a match. Image medalSupremacyFirstCrest PVP_TIER_1
Safe and Secured Secure three opposing crests in a single life. Image medalSupremacySecureStreak PVP_TIER_1
Steadfast Ally Recover three allied crests in a single life. Image medalSupremacyRecoverStreak PVP_TIER_1
My Crest is My Own Complete a match in which your crest is never collected by an opponent. Image medalSupremacyNeverCollected PVP_TIER_2
Crestfallen In a single life, create 5 consecutive crests that are secured by your teammates. Image medalSupremacyCrestCreditStreak PVP_TIER_2
A Crown of Crests Complete a Supremacy match with the most crests created and a 100% secure rate. Image medalSupremacyPerfectSecureRate PVP_TIER_3
Light 'Em Up Cast the first super of the match. Image medalMayhemFirstSuper PVP_TIER_1
Fire in the Hole! In a single life, land 5 grenade final blows. Image medalMayhemGrenadeStreak PVP_TIER_1
Punch and Pie In a single life, land 3 melee final blows. Image medalMayhemMeleeStreak PVP_TIER_1
Superstar In a single life, cast 3 supers. Image medalMayhemCastStreak PVP_TIER_2
By Our Powers Combined… As a team, rapidly cast all 4 of your supers. Image medalMayhemCastMulti PVP_TIER_2
Total Mayhem As a team, land 10 super final blows without anyone on your team being defeated. Image medalMayhemKillStreak PVP_TIER_3
Polyarmory In a single round, both you and your partner must land one final blow each with Kinetic, Energy, and Power weapons. Image medalCrimsonWeaponCombo PVP_TIER_EVENT
Third Wheel Rapidly defeat both your opponents while your partner is down. Image medalCrimsonRevengeMulti PVP_TIER_EVENT
Broken Up As a pair, defeat both your opponents within 3 seconds while they are separated from each other. Image medalCrimsonApartMulti PVP_TIER_EVENT
Heartbreaker Win a Crimson Days match in sudden death. Image medalCrimsonSuddenDeath PVP_TIER_EVENT
Best in Class In a single life, defeat at least one Hunter, one Titan, and one Warlock. Image medalRumbleDefeatAllClasses PVP_TIER_1
Assassin In a single life, land 3 unassisted final blows without taking any damage in between. Image medalRumbleUnassistedStreak PVP_TIER_1
Pickpocket In a single life, steal 5 final blows from your opponents. Image medalRumbleStealStreak PVP_TIER_1
Podium Finish Finish in the top 3 in a Rumble match. Image medalRumbleTop3 PVP_TIER_2
Round Robin In a single life, defeat each opposing player at least once. Image medalRumbleDefeatAllPlayers PVP_TIER_2
The Sum of All Tears Win a Rumble match with a score greater than the sum of all opponents' scores. Image medalRumbleBetterThanAllCombined PVP_TIER_3
Slayer Rapidly defeat 5 opposing Guardians. Image medalSlayer PVP_TIER_2
Reaper Rapidly defeat 6 opposing Guardians. Image medalStreak6x PVP_TIER_2
Seventh Column Rapidly defeat 7 opposing Guardians. Image medalStreak7x PVP_TIER_3
Local Maxima Defeat the most opponents in a single round. Image medalShowdownMostKills PVP_TIER_1
Denial of Service As a team, collect 3 consecutive ammo crates in a single round. Image medalShowdownAmmoStreak PVP_TIER_1
Clawing Back Within a round, retake the lead after trailing by 5 points. Image medalShowdownRetakeLead PVP_TIER_1
When the Dust Clears Win a Final Showdown in which your entire team survives. Image medalShowdownFullTeamSurvival PVP_TIER_2
We're Not Done Yet Force a Final Showdown round after trailing 0–2. Image medalShowdownForceFinalRound PVP_TIER_2
Invincible Win a match in which no one on your team is defeated. Image medalShowdownUndefeated PVP_TIER_3

Google Sheets link! - Pretty much the same as the above table but the icons are loaded, and the statID and Tiers have been modified to be easier to filter/read.

I'd originally included a Google Drive link containing the JSON output of the API call, but the automoderator really doesn't like that apparently. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Enjoy!

Edit* Fixed some New Reddit formatting issues.

syntaaaaax

This means that eventually we will have medals on the Companion app?

It has been on the to do list for a long time, but right now Forsaken work is taking up all of our time.