There’s one great thing about Bungie’s Destiny franchise: varying levels of content difficulty. If you’re looking to jump in casually, you’ll have just as much fun as the hardcore crew taking down Grandmaster Nightfalls or playing dungeons solo. But whether you join in or not, all eyes are on the launch day of a raid: World’s First.

World’s First is a race where Destiny 2 players from around the world band together in fireteams of six and attempt to clear the raid before everyone else does. Without knowledge of the mechanics of each encounter or the many, many ways a fireteam can be wiped out, becoming World’s First requires an intimate level of Destiny knowledge, a dash of puzzle-solving prowess, and clear team communication.

And while winners receive a shiny, cool WWE-style belt for their triumph, among other tangible rewards, it’s the prestige of first place that keeps the elite—like recently crowned Tyraxe of Team Parabellum—coming back for more. “For me, winning a World’s First is the highest level of prestige in Destiny,” Tyraxe told Dot Esports. “It was never about the money or an emblem for me: I just wanted to be the best player in the world.”

Tyraxe and Parabellum did just that last week. Salvation’s Edge, the latest raid to land in Destiny 2, saw players take on The Witness in a (nearly) final battle for eternity; a stunning conclusion to the Light and Darkness story that Tyraxe had been a part of since his first days in the franchise in The Dark Below. Back then, at just 10 years old, the seed of becoming the world’s first was firmly planted in his mind.