This Week in Destiny 2 (Sept 14 – Sept 21):
- Vanguard Singe: Solar (last time it was solar was in July)! Check out r/DestinyTheGame for Daily modifiers.
- New mysteries can be found in the Shattered Realm. Discover new secrets and rewards.
- New exotic quest is available for Season of the Lost Season Pass owners, get more info below!
- Earn double Vanguard rank experience all week long!
- Showdown is back in the Crucible.
Notes:
- Season of the Lost ends on February 22, 2022.
- The current Daily and Weekly Reset time is at 10AM Pacific.
- Related Links: Reset Infographic | Daily Reset via r/DestinyTheGame | Challenges and Progression | Seasonal Challenges | Notable Armor rolls
THE ROAD TO THE WITCH QUEEN
Check out the Official Calendar above or at bungie.net.
October – November
- Festival of the Lost
- Season of the Lost Updates
December – February
- Bungie 30th Anniversary Event
- New Dungeon
- Gjallarhorn Exotic Quest
- New 6-player Offensive
- Iconic Weapons from Bungie’s Past
- and much more!
- Moments of Triumph
- The Dawning
February 22, 2022
- The Witch Queen Arrives!!
EXOTIC QUEST // A HOLLOW CORONATION
A weapon of great power, locked away by Mara Sov for her brother Uldren. The hands that hold Ager’s Scepter hold the keys to areas of the Shattered Realm previously barred. Untangle the layers of Awoken security and reach the Exotic weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.
Quest Name: A Hollow Coronation (Start this quest by visiting the Wayfinder’s Compass at the H.E.L.M.)
Access: Season of the Lost Season Pass Required
Quest Reward: Ager’s Scepter Exotic Trace Rifle
More info will be provided here ASAP! For more details about this Season, visit the Official Website: bung.ie/lost.
The Catalyst for Ager’s Scepter will become available to drop from Wayfinder’s Troves in the Astral Alignment activity starting after the reset on 9/21/21.
Originally tweeted by Destiny 2 (@DestinyTheGame) on September 14, 2021.
SEASON OF THE LOST SEASONAL CHALLENGES
Week Four:
| Challenge | Description | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Wayfinder’s Voyage IV | Challenger XP+, Wayfinder’s Compass Calibration Level | Challenger XP+, Wayfinder’s Compass Calibration Level |
| Ley Line Mysteries | Align beacons and discover Trivial and Ascendant Mysteries within the Shattered Realm. | Challenger XP, Wayfinder’s Compass Calibration Level |
| Astral Telemetry II | Gather Parallax Trajectories from playlist or Astral Alignment activities, or from Ascendant Anchors found on destinations and in the Shattered Realm activity. | Challenger XP |
| Astral Authority | Defeat combatants with Trace Rifles. Combatants defeated in the Shattered Realm or Astral Alignment activities grant bonus progress. | Challenger XP |
| Entertain Lord Shaxx | Complete matches in the Showdown Crucible playlist. Earn bonus progress for wins. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
| High-Value Hunter | Defeat powerful combatants in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating high-value targets. | Challenger XP++, Bright Dust |
| Trials of the Tinker | Unlock artifact mods. | Challenger XP++, Bright Dust |
| Precision Calibration | Calibrate marksman weapons—Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles, and Linear Fusion Rifles—by landing precision final blows. Bonus progress against Guardians. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
| Vanguard Chosen | Complete any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Check out the Seasonal Challenges page for more details!
Wayfinder’s Voyage IV – Week 4
NOTE: To get more info about this Quest and/or past weeks, visit the Wayfinder’s Voyage page (Includes Tracing the Stars and Ascendant Anchors info).
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Charge your Wayfinder’s Compass and reawaken ancient Ley Lines throughout the Dreaming City. Seal your accomplishments by defending the Blind Well from Xivu Arath’s encroaching forces.
Recommended Power: 1250 | Fireteam: 1-6 Players w/Matchmaking
Weekly Challenge: Open Wayfinder’s Troves (0/3)
Rewards: Powerful Gear (Tier 1)
For more info view the Astral Alignment page.
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Fireteam: 1-3 Players (no matchmaking available)
Weekly Shattered Realm: Forest of Echoes
- Traverse the Shattered Realms of the Ascendant Plane in search of the lost Awoken Techeuns.
Weekly Challenge:
- Challenge: Defeat Champions in the Shattered Realm activity. (0/4)
- Reward: Pinnacle Gear
Normal (Recommended Power 1290)
- Champions:
- Unstoppable: This mode contains Unstoppable Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Unstoppable mod.
- Overload: This mode contains Overload Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Overload mod.
- Taken: This mode contains both Overload and Unstoppable Champions, which cannot be stunned without an Overload or Unstoppable mod, respectively.
For more info view the Shattered Realm page
VAULT OF GLASS RAID MASTER DIFFICULTY
Power Recommendation: There is no minimum Power requirement to enter, enemies are at 1350 Power.
Master Challenge and Rewards:
| Challenge | Timelost Weapon | Curtated Perks | Armor Focus (High-Stat) |
| Strangers In Time (Gatekeepers) Players must defeat the Praetorian and Wyvern at the same time. |  Hezen Vengeance – Rocket Launcher Earned by completing the weekly Master VoG challenge.  Found Verdict (Timelost) Shotgun Earned by completing all Vault of Glass Master Challenges. | Overflow Cluster Bomb | Mobility |
Check out the Raid Challenges and/or Vault of Glass page for more details.
Weekly Challenge: Complete the Vault of Glass raid challenge on any difficulty. (Reward: Pinnacle Gear)
| Raid | Challenge | Challenge Requirement |
| Vault of Glass | Strangers In time (Gatekeepers) | Players must defeat the Praetorian and Wyvern at the same time. |
| Deep Stone Crypt | The Core Four (Taniks Phase 2) | Players must dunk all four cores before DPS phases. |
| Garden of Salvation | A Link to the Chain (Spire Defense) | Guardians must link at the same time. Note: All players need to receive the enlightened buff at the same time. |
| Last Wish | Forever Fight (Morgeth) | Do not kill the smaller Ogres. |
View more info on the Raid Challenges page.
The Corrupted: Hunt down one of Queen Mara’s most trusted advisors and free her from Taken possession.
Challenges
- Complete 5, higher difficulties grant the most efficient progress. (Powerful Gear/T1)
- Complete with a team score of 100k or more. (Pinnacle Gear)
Possible Rewards
- Adept: Exotic Gear (rare), Enhancement Cores (uncommon), and Nightfall Weapon (rare).
- Hero: Exotic Gear (uncommon), Enhancement Cores (common), Enhancement Prisms (rare), and Nightfall Weapon (uncommon).
- Legend: Exotic Gear (common), Enhancement Prisms (uncommon), and Nightfall Weapon (common).
- Master: Exotic Gear (common), Enhancement Prisms (common), Ascendant Shards (uncommon), and Nightfall Weapon (common).
- Grandmaster: Exotic Gear (common), Ascendant Shards (common), and Nightfall Weapon (common).
Possible Nightfall Weapons
If you got different Nightfall Weapons than Palindrome or Hothead, please DM Kyber on Discord or Twitter.
- Any Difficulty:
- Grandmaster:
- Adept Nightfall Weapons will become available on October 5th, 2021
Modifiers
*Matchmaking is OFF for Legend and above.
NOTE: For more details visit the Nightfall page. For a look ahead, check out the Nightfall Weapon Schedule (currently the schedule isn’t known and will be updated once it is known). Nightfall Weapons have a chance to drop with random rolls and rotate weekly. There is one old weapon and one newly added weapon. Adept Nightfall Weapons have a chance to drop from Grandmaster difficulty only.
Recommended Power: 1230
Challenge: Complete an Exo challenge.
- Agility: Simulated Skill-Set Training – Test your dexterity as you move against the Vex.
Reward: Pinnacle Gear
For more details about Exo Challenges, click here.
Challenges
- Complete 2 Empire Hunts (as part of a step on an Empire Hunt quest).
- Reward: Powerful Gear (Tier 1)
- Complete any Empire Hunt on Master difficulty.
- Reward: Pinnacle Gear
Weekly Empire Hunt: The Warrior: Phylaks
- Defeat Eramis’s military commander, Phylaks, the Warrior.
Modifiers:
Possible Rewards
- Adept: Enhancement Cores (uncommon)
- Hero: High-Stat Crystocrene Armor (rare), Enhancement Cores (common) and Enhancement Prisms (rare).
- Legend: High-Stat Crystocrene Armor (uncommon), Enhancement Cores (uncommon) and Enhancement Prisms (common).
- Master: High-Stat Crystocrene Armor (common) and Enhancement Prisms (common).
- Any Difficulty Above: Cloudstrike – Exotic Sniper Rifle (Random drop)
For more info view the Empire Hunts Page.
LEGEND AND MASTER LOST SECTORS
Lost Sectors change Daily @ Reset, 10 AM PDT. There is one Legend and one Master Lost Sector each day, each one has a chance to drop a piece of Exotic Armor (see schedule below).
Lost Sector Resources
Required to Unlock Lost Sectors
- Complete normal version of the Lost Sector.
- Reach Power Level 1260 (NOTE: If you are lower than 1260 Power you will not see Legend and Master Lost Sectors. Keep in mind, even though you may access Lost Sectors at a Power level lower than what is recommended, I recommend not being much more than 10 Power Levels below the Recommended Power Level, 20 max.)
Recommended Power Levels
- Legend 1320
- Exotic Drop Chance: Rare
- Masterwork Core Chance: Uncommon
- Master 1350
- Exotic Drop Chance: Common
- Masterwork Core Chance: Uncommon
Weekly Schedule
This schedule will be updated manually everyday until the rotation is known.
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OVERRIDE // 6-PLAYER MATCHMADE ACTIVITY
Fireteams of six will use Splicer tech to hack the Vex Network. Uncover their secrets, steal their code, and user their power against them.
Recommended Power: 1300
Required for Access: Season of the Splicer Season Pass
Weekly Override Mission: Last City – Use your Splicer skills to crush the Vex assault on the Last City and collapse their Network.
Champions:
- Barrier: This mode contains Barrier Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Anti-Barrier mod.
- Unstoppable: This mode contains Unstoppable Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Unstoppable mod.
- Check out r/DestinyTheGame for remaining modifiers (which change daily at reset).
Weekly Challenges and Rewards:
- Complete Three Override Missions (0/3)
- Reward: Powerful Gear (Tier 3)
- Open Three Conflux Chests with Key Codes in Override missions. (0/3)
- Reward: Pinnacle Gear
View the Override page for more details.
NOTE: This is a Legacy activity and does not reward Powerful Gear. View more details for this activity here.
WANDERING NIGHTMARES // LEGACY
- Nightmare Boss: Nightmare of Jaxx
- Location: Hellmouth, The Moon
- Trove Guardian: …
NOTE: This is a Legacy activity and does not reward Powerful Gear.
Weekly Location: Divalian Mists
Dreaming City Cycle: Growing/Medium Strength Curse (“The Shattered Throne” Dungeon is available at all times and can be launched and from the Director.)
Challenges and Quests:
- Ascendant Challenge: Shattered Ruins, Spine of Keres
- Quest: The Oracle Engine – The Taken threaten to take control of an irreplaceable Awoken communications device.
- Blind Well: Hive, Plague: Cragur
NOTE: This is a Legacy activity and does not reward Powerful Gear.
Location: Sorrow’s Harbor, Moon
Schedule:
| Date | Weapon (Can drop form the final boss – changes daily at reset) |
| 9/14/2021 | Heretic (Rocket Launcher) |
| 9/15/2021 | Blasphemer (Shotgun) |
| 9/16/2021 | Apostate (Sniper) |
| 9/17/2021 | Heretic (Rocket Launcher) |
| 9/18/2021 | Blasphemer (Shotgun) |
| 9/19/2021 | Apostate (Sniper) |
| 9/20/2021 | Heretic (Rocket Launcher) |
| 9/21/2021 | Blasphemer (Shotgun) |
NOTE: This activity is a Legacy activity and no longer rewards Powerful Gear. Only one weapon drops per day and changes every day at the daily reset time, check the schedule to make sure which weapon is dropping. You may also confirm what the weapon is each day at r/DestinyTheGame if this page is incorrect or not updated.
The Eververse page is updated each week here. Please note, this page is updated manually after the weekly reset graphics and posts are made.
A peddler of strange curios, Xûr’s motives are not his own. He bows to his distant masters, the nine.
Arrives: Friday, Sept 17 @ 10:00 AM PDT
Departs: Tuesday, Sept 21 @ 10:00 AM PDT
NOTE: Check out the Xûr page on Friday’s for more details.
3v3 Competitive Activity – Available for all Destiny 2 players!
Begins: Friday, Sept 17 @ 10:00 AM PDT
Ends: Tuesday, Sept 21 @ 10:00 AM PDT
NOTE: Check out the Trials page for more details!
Visit Bungie.net for news, updates, and more!
News and Updates
- Sept 09: This Week at Bungie – 7 is Darker
- Sept 09: Destiny 7th Anniversary – Per Audacia Ad Astra
- Sept 03: This Week at Bungie – Stack of Coins
Helpful Websites
- Beyond Light: Guide | Support | Website
- The Witch Queen: Website | Support
- Season of the Lost: Website | Support | FAQ | Info Page
- More: Cross Play Info | 30th Anniversary | Destiny 2 Showcase Recap
- Trials: Trials of Osiris – The Revamp Begins
- Help: Destiny 2 Known Issues | Report Issues to the #Help forum
- Other: Find a Fireteam | Destiny 2: New Player Guide | Cross Save
Players with an active Prime Gaming membership can now earn in-game Exotic Gear Drops in Destiny 2. Each drop will contain four rewards, including Exotic weapons, Ghosts, ships, Sparrows, and weapon ornaments from previous Seasons.
Wardcliff Coil Exotic Bundle Available Now
- Wardcliff Coil Exotic Rocket Launcher
- Dieselpunk Exotic Ornament
- Eon Drive Exotic Sparrow
- Lost Legendary Ghost Projection
If you do not have a membership, you may start your free trial here (*This link supports Kyber3000 with a small commission for each sign up). You may visit this page to start your free trial and support Kyber at the same time or here is a non-affiliate link).
Once you have signed up for Prime Gaming and have connected your accounts, you can claim your Destiny 2 Exotic Gear Drops every month on the Destiny 2 Prime Gaming website.
After claiming your drop, log into Destiny 2 and visit Amanda Holliday in the Tower’s Hangar where you will be able to claim your rewards from her inventory screen.
You will have until the 10 AM Pacific on the last day of the drop to claim the rewards on Destiny 2 Prime Gaming website.
PLEASE NOTE!
- If you claim a reward on a wrong account, you will be unable to reclaim that reward.
Still have questions? Check out Bungie’s Help article for more details on how everything works.
Sources: Prime Gaming and Bungie
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Have a good week everyone!
Kimberly (Kyber)
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