For the third weekend of the season you can find Xûr hanging out at the Tower and Trials is live on Wormhaven with The Messenger (Adept Pulse Rifle) as the Flawless reward this week. View more details for Xur, Trials, and the latest Destiny 2 news below.
Next Week 𝒾𝓃 Destiny
Week 5: June 20 – June 27, 2023
- Seasonal Story continues
- Iron Banner Eruptions returns
- Trials will be on a short break while Iron Banner is live.
- Activity Bonus: N/A
- Nightfall: Fallen S.A.B.E.R.
- Featured Weapon: Loaded Question
- Crucible Rotator: Supremacy & Momentum
- Featured Rotators:
- Vow of the Disciple raid
- Prophecy dungeon
- and more!
Have a great weekend!
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JULY 11
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JULY 18
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AUGUST 16
Last Week of Season of the Deep
Season 22 begins August 22, 2023
Xûr, Agent of the Nine
A peddler of strange curios, Xûr’s motives are not his own. He bows to his distant masters, the nine.
Leaves: Tuesday, June 20 @ 10 AM PDT
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Where is Xûr?
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Exotic Armor
Cost: 23 Legendary Shards
Hunter | Titan | Warlock |
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Aeon Swift Exotic Gauntlets | Ursa Furiosa Exotic Gauntlets | Astrocyte Verse Exotic Helmet |
Exotic Weapon
Cost: 29 Legendary Shards
Weapon | |
 EXOTIC | Hard Light Energy Auto Rifle |
Exotic Weapons (with Random Roll)
Cost: 125,000 + 200 Legendary Shards + 1 Exotic Cipher + 1 Ascendant Shard
Weapon | Weapon | Random Roll | |
 | Hawkmoon | Hand Cannon | Opening Shot |
Legendary Weapons
Cost: 50 Legendary Shards + 1000 Glimmer
Name | Random Perks | |
 | Iota Draconis Energy Fusion Rifle | Ensemble Harmony |
 | Interference VI Heavy Grenade Launcher | Grave Robber Swashbuckler |
 | Hoosegow Heavy Rocket Launcher | Undergod Quickdraw |
 | Tears of Contrition Kinetic Scout Rifle | Triple Tap Explosive Payload |
 | Seventh Seraph SI-2 Energy Sidearm | Hip-Fire Grip Elemental Capacitor |
 | Extraordinary Rendition Kinetic Submachine Gun | Firmly Planted One for All |
 | Hollow Denial Energy Trace Rifle | Lead from Gold Repulsor Brace |
Legendary Armor
Cost: 50 Legendary Shards + 1000 Glimmer
This Week: Lost Pacific suits
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 HELMET HELMET Lost Pacific Mask |  TITAN HELMET Lost Pacific Helm |  WARLOCK HELMET Lost Pacific Crown |
 HUNTER ARMS Lost Pacific Grip |  TITAN ARMS Lost Pacific Gauntlets |  WARLOCK ARMS Lost Pacific Wraps |
 HUNTER CHEST Lost Pacific Vest |  TITAN CHEST Lost Pacific Plate |  WARLOCK CHEST Lost Pacific Robes |
 HUNTER LEGS Lost Pacific Boots |  TITAN LEGS Lost Pacific Greaves |  WARLOCK LEGS Lost Pacific Boots |
 HUNTER CLASS ITEM Lost Pacific Cloak |  TITAN CLASS ITEM Lost Pacific Mark |  WARLOCK CLASS ITEM Lost Pacific Bond |
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Trials of Osiris
Compete in an event version of Elimination. Earn as many round and match wins on a ticket as you can.
Access: Lightfall
Ends: Tuesday, June 20 @ 10 AM PDT
Access: Lightfall
Fireteam: 3-Players
Fireteam Matchmaking: Enabled
Trials Rank Bonus: ❎ Not Active
When Does Trials Of Osiris Arrive?
Trials of Osiris currently starts every Friday at 10 AM (PDT) and ends on Tuesday at 10 AM (PDT). Trials is usually not available for the first month when a new season begins.
Trials of Osiris will not be live during the following:
- The first week of a new season.
- The week a new raid releases.
- Any week Iron Banner is active.
Required to Access Trials of Osiris:
✅ Power 1520+
- As of Season 21, this is Lightfall.
✅ A Passage (see below)
- Purchase from Saint-14 while Trials is active.
Please note, Expansion ownership does not transfer between platforms.
About:
- Purchase a Trials Passage to start competing in Trials of Osiris and track rounds and matches won.
- Complete Trials rounds and matches to earn Trials Ranks based on the number of round wins on your ticket and in the current match.
- Complete a Flawless Ticket to open the Lighthouse and get the weekly Adept Trials weapon, a piece of Trials armor, and a chance at unique cosmetic items.
- Complete Ranks to earn Trials Engrams.
- Trials armor always drops with high-stat packages, as well as glows if you have gone flawless.
Modes:
- Dominion (Current Mode, as of Season 21)
- To win, your team must become the last Guardian(s) standing by defeating the entire opposing team or capturing the zone.
- Dominion: A capture zone appears at the start of each round. Win the round by capturing the zone.
- Elimination: Wins can also be achieved by defeating the opposing team.
- Revives: Teammate revives are enabled.
- Classic 3v3 Elimination
- Achieve victory by eliminating all opponents in this round-based mode.
- Trials Labs: Freelance
- Solo fireteams only
- Trials Labs: Capture Zone
- Classic 3v3 elimination with a twist. 30 seconds into the first round, a flag spawns in the middle of the map. Capturing the zone guarantees that the team who captured it will win the round regardless if all players die on both sides.
Passages:
Cost: 10000 Glimmer + 15 Legendary Shards
Other
- Each class will receive Pinnacle Gear on a weekly basis.
- After opening the Chest and leaving The Lighthouse, players must complete a new Flawless Passage to return.
Passage Name | Perk | |
 | Passage of Mercy | Always available Forgives one loss per run. |
 | Passage of Ferocity | Always available Your third match win grants a bonus win. |
 | Passage of Wealth | Unlocks at 5 wins Increased Trials Rank points from reaching 3, 5, and 7 match wins on a ticket. |
 | Passage of Wisdrom | Unlocks at 7 wins Grants bonus XP from wins |
 | Passage of Confidence | Unlocks at Flawless Grants bonus rewards from Flawless Chest. |
Game Mode
- Dominion: To win, your team must become the last Guardian(s) standing by defeating the entire opposing team or capturing the zone.
- Dominion: A capture zone appears at the start of each round. Win the round by capturing the zone.
- Elimination: Wins can also be achieved by defeating the opposing team.
- Revives: Teammate revives are enabled.
Map
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Flawless Reward
Tap icon for details | Flawless Reward | Type |
 | The Messenger (Adept) | Pulse Rifle (Kinetic) |
View more details on our Trials of Osiris page.
TWiD Highlights
Check out the full “This week in Destiny” on the Bungie website.
Pride at Bungie
Bungie is giving all guardians a new free emote in celebration of Pride Month. Click here if you haven’t and would like to read the full article by Bungie.
- Rainbow Connection Emote: TK7-D3P-FDF
- End of the Rainbow Transmat Effect (from last year): R9J-79M-J6C
Icon | Item Name | Code | Preview |
 | End of the Rainbow Transmat Effect | ||
 | Rainbow Connection Emote |
Bungie Q & A
The Destiny 2 Team recently reached out to get feedback and questions from the community regarding abilities, buildcrafting, weapons, and more. Here is a look at some of what was covered.
- Hand Cannon changes (numbers could change)
- 15% increased reload speed for low reload Hand Cannons
- PvE: +20% damage against minors.
- PvE: +75% damage against majors.
- Warden’s Law rework: changed to new subfamily, Heavy Burst Hand Cannon.
- Bungie has planned a substantial Glaive tuning pass for a future season, possibly Season 23.
- Goal: Enhance Glaive satisfaction, especially in PvP. Stay tuned for changes to class-specific Exotic Glaives, including Exotic perk adjustments.
- Next batch of changes for Exotic armor is coming in Season 22.
- Bungie plans to expand rare and hidden connections, like Necrotic Grip and Weapons of Sorrow. Stay tuned for more, especially for Hunters and Titans.
- The Rewards UIUX team is working on new features related to favoriting shaders and will provide more details in the near future.
- The Bungie Rewards UIUX team is hesitant to discuss the return of pre-Lightfall armor mods but promises to share information on new features soon.
Bungie’s Timeline & Exotic Tuning
💠Season 21 shipped
💠Mid-season update for Season 21 with Season 22 changes.
💠Season 22 complete
- S22 brings Exotic weapon adjustments
- PvP nerf for Le Monarque, Touch of Malice buff.
- Legendary perk tweaks, zoom/damage falloff normalization, Sword guard rework.
- Complex Exotic catalyst planned for older weapon.
💠Season 23 is in production.
💠The Final Shape is in early production.
Iron Banner
The second Iron Banner event of the season returns next week, June 20, giving Guardians another shot at earning the Brazen Wolf emblem.
View the full TWID article for an exclusive look at #DrownInTheDrip fashion contest picks, PlayStation x Destiny 2 crossover art, AOTW and MOTW highlights, and more.
Trials of Osiris Emblem
Starting from June 16 Trials of Osiris, the Dazzling Iridescence Trials emblem won’t drop from the Flawless chest for players who didn’t earn the Flight of the Pigeon medal in all matches.
Those who got the emblem without meeting the medal requirements can still find it in their Collections but can’t equip it until they earn the necessary medals.
Recent News & Updates
Weapons Leaving at the end of Season 20
Nightfall
- Mindbender’s Ambition
- Final week in rotation: 4/18
- The Militia’s Birthright
- Final week to earn: 5/2
Trials of Osiris
- The Inquisitor
- Final week to earn: 5/9.
- Whistler’s Whim
- Already out of rotation.
Iron Banner
- The Wizened Rebuke
- The Hero’s Burden
- Final week to earn both: 4/25
Competitive
- Rose – Lightweight Kinetic Hand Cannon
- Final week to earn: 5/16
Weapons Arriving in Season 21
Nightfall
- Braytech Osprey
- Returning Weapon
- Loaded Question
- Returning Weapon
Vanguard
- Positive Outlook – Void Precision Auto Rifle
- Returning Weapon
Gambit
- Strand Linear Fusion Rifle
- NEW Weapon
Crucible
- Randy’s Throwing Knife – Kinetic Rapid-Fire Scout Rifle
- Returning Weapon
Trials of Osiris
- Arc Glaive
- NEW Weapon
- The Messenger – Kinetic High-Impact Pulse Rifle
- Returning Weapon
Iron Banner
- Strand Fusion Rifle
- NEW Weapon
- Swarm of the Raven – Void Rapid-Fire Heavy Grenade Launcher
- Returning Weapon
Competitive
- Arc Sniper Rifle
- NEW Weapon
Summary of Changes Coming in Season 21
Destiny 2 is introducing Exotic armor focusing and decryption at Rahool during Season 21. The three focusing options include Standard Decryption, Exotic Focusing Tier 1, and Exotic Focusing Tier 2.
Details:
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Standard Decryption:
- Allows players to decrypt engrams for free.
- Players receive random drops from standard Exotic engram loot pools.
- No additional cost.
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Exotic Focusing Tier 1:
- Focus an engram to receive a random roll of an Exotic from the associated expansion.
- Expansion includes Red War, Forsaken, Shadowkeep, Beyond Light, and The Witch Queen.
- Lightfall will be available in a future season.
- Requires ownership of the associated expansion and previously acquired all armor pieces within the engram for the player's class.
- Cost: 1 Exotic engram, 30,000 Glimmer, and 1 Ascendant Shard.
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Exotic Focusing Tier 2:
- Focus on a specific Exotic Armor.
- Requires ownership of the associated expansion and previously acquired that specific armor piece.
- Cost: 1 Exotic engram, 60,000 Glimmer, 3 Ascendant Shards, and 1 Exotic Cipher.
Other Important Notes/Changes:
- Exotic armor stats will be consistently higher in Season 21.
- 'Complete activities' challenges reward will change to Powerful Exotic engrams.
- Pinnacle Cap not raised in Season 21, so need for Pinnacle Legendary rewards decreased.
- Other sources of focusable Exotic engrams include random world drops, Season Pass, and vendor reputation tracks.
- Additional focusable Exotic engram sources coming in future seasons.
Source: TWAB (May 4, 2023)
Hope you all have a good weekend!
Until next time.
–Kimberly
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