
This Week in Destiny
Here is a look at this week in Destiny 2.
- Seasonal challenges for week nine are now available.
- Hotfix 6.3.0.7 is live! Check out patch notes here.
- Iron Banner Fortress is live for the final time this Season!
- This week is also the last chance to get Razor’s Edge and Frontier’s Cry
- Activity Bonus: Vanguard reputation points
- Vanguard Burn: Solar
- Birthplace of the Vile Nightfall
- Burn: Void
- Weapon: Hung Jury SR4
- Crucible Playlist: Momentum Control
- Featured Pinnacle Rotators:
- Raid: Vault of Glass
- Dungeon: Grasp of Avarice
Update 6.3.7 by Destiny Dev Team
ACTIVITIES
SEASONAL
- Fixed an issue where Security Drone 01 from Operation: Seraph's Shield was not visible for players who had not completed enough Beyond Light campaign missions.
- You now can obtain Deepsight weapons from the Seasonal vendors daily instead of weekly. Get your patterns, Guardian!
IRON BANNER
- Increased Iron Banner Rank gains.
- Doubled multipliers from wearing Iron Banner gear.
- Halved the multipliers for completing challenges.
- Significantly increased the multiplier for wearing an Iron Banner emblem.
CRUCIBLE
- Added quitter protections to Competitive Division.
- Players completing matches that end in losses where one or more teammates were missing from the start of the match will not result in division point loss.
GAMEPLAY AND INVESTMENT
WEAPONS
- Fixed an issue where the Full Auto setting could occasionally stop firing while the trigger is held.
- Fixed an issue where with Full Auto setting turned on, auto loading a charge-based weapon after emptying the mag allowed you to shoot them without a charge delay.
BOUNTIES AND PURSUITS
- Fixed an issue where a dialog prompt during the initial Enigma crafting quest would fail to advance.
Source: Bungie.net

New Lightfall Weapons and Gear Trailer
Here is a look at some gear and weapons coming with Lightfall.
More details will be added to our Lightfall page.

Iron Banner Fortress
“Pressure builds with each enemy felled. No one will be safe from the eruption.” —Lord Saladin Earn streaks to generate score multipliers. Max out your streak to erupt! Earn streaks to generate score multipliers. Max out your streak to erupt!
Iron Banner is live for the last time this Season. This is also the last chance to get the following weapons:
LAST CHANCE: This is the last chance to get Frontier’s Cry and Razor’s Edge.
Check the Iron Banner page for more details.

Seasonal Challenges
Week nine challenges are now available.
Dec 6 - Dec 13, 2022
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
More Than a Weapon I | Complete the week one “More Than a Weapon” mission. | Exo Frame Module + Challenger XP+ |
Heist Battlegrounds I | Open five Seraph Chests and defeat 50 powerful Hive combatants in Heist Battlegrounds playlist or in Legend Heist Battlegrounds. | Repute & Challenger XP++ |
Frozen Lightning | Defeat combatants with Stasis or Arc damage in Heist Battlegrounds. | Challenger XP++ |
Precision Loadout | Defeat targets with Bows or Linear Fusion Rifles, earning bonus progress for defeating Guardians. Also defeat combatants in Heist Battlegrounds with precision final blows. | Challenger XP+ |
Moon Activities | On the Moon, complete bounties, Lost Sectors, patrols, and public events. | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Taking All Challenges | Complete three weekly playlist challenges. | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Long-Range Calibration | Defeat targets on the Moon with Pulse Rifles, Bows, and Trace rifles, earning bonus progress in Lost Sectors. | Challenger XP+, 75Bright Dust |
Dredgin’ Up Victory | Complete Gambit matches, earning bonus progress via wins. | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Spark Defender | Score points in Rift, earning bonus progress for igniting the Rift. | Challenger XP+, 75Bright Dust |
Hive Slayer | Defeat Hive combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes, earning bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Dec 13 - Dec 20, 2022
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
More Than a Weapon I | Complete the week one “More Than a Weapon” mission. | Exo Frame Module + Challenger XP+ |
Heist Battlegrounds II | In the Heist Battlegrounds playlist, complete heists and defeat Deathtongue Choristers. | Exo Frame Module, Challenger XP+ |
Fire in the Void | Defeat combatants with Void or Solar damage in Heist Battlegrounds. - 150 [Void] or [Solar] final blows | Challenger XP+ |
Umbral Focusing I | Focus a Season of the Seraph engram at the Exo Frame in the H.E.L.M. - 1 Engram focused | Challenger XP |
Cosmodrome Activities | In the Cosmodrome, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors. | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Lost in the Legend | Complete a Lost Sector on Legend or higher. - 1 Lost Sectors | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Mid-Range Calibration | Calibrate mid-range weapons—Hand Cannons, Glaives, Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, Machine Guns—in the Cosmodrome. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating combatants. - 200 Calibration | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Bank, Kill, Repeat | Earn points by banking Motes, defeating Blockers, and defeating Guardians in Gambit. - 250 Points | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Freezing Void | Defeat Guardians. Bonus progress is granted for opponents defeated with Void or Stasis effects. - 80 Guardians | Challenger XP+, 75Bright Dust |
The Fallen Fall | Defeat Fallen combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants. - 200 Fallen | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Dec 20 - Dec 27, 2022
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
More Than a Weapon III | Complete the week three “More Than a Weapon” mission and defeat Hive and Fallen combatants anywhere in the system. | Exo Frame Module + Challenger XP+ |
Seraph's Shield I | Operation: Seraph's Shield completed and defeat combatants using Pulse Rifles. | Exo Frame Module, Challenger XP+ |
In the Cold Light of the Sun | Defeat combatants with Solar or Stasis damage in Heist Battlegrounds. 150 [Solar] or [Stasis] final blows | Challenger XP+ |
Rapid Loadout | Defeat targets with Pulse Rifles or Trace Rifles. Bonus progress for defeating Guardians. Rapidly defeat combatants in Heist Battlegrounds. 150 [Pulse Rifle] or [Trace Rifle] final blows & 10 Rapidly defeated | Challenger XP+ |
Europa Activities | On Europa, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors. | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Power Broker | Reach Power Level by earning powerful rewards and Prime Engrams. 1580 Power Level | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Close-Range Calibration | Calibrate close-range weapons—Sidearms, Submachine Guns, Shotguns, Glaives, and Swords—on Europa. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating combatants. - 200 Calibration | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Primeval Entourage | Defeat Taken in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants. - 250 Points | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Scorched Earth | Defeat Guardians in Team Scorched. Charged detonations in midair or on surfaces earn bonus progress. - 40 Guardians | Challenger XP+, 75Bright Dust |
Ultimate Champion | Defeat Champions in any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. Earn bonus progress at higher difficulty tiers. - 60 Champions | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Dec 20, 2022 - Jan 3, 2023
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
More Than a Weapon IV | Complete Week 4 of "More Than a Weapon". Defeat Hive and Scorn combatants anywhere. | Exo Frame Module + Challenger XP+ |
Heist Battlegrounds III | In the Heist Battlegrounds playlist, complete heists and breach submind vaults without alerting Wrathborn reinforcements. - 20 Heist Battlegrounds completions. | Exo Frame Module, Challenger XP+ |
Entropic Shock | Defeat combatants with Arc or Void damage in Heist Battlegrounds. - 150 [Arc] or [Void] final blows | Challenger XP+ |
Seasonal Shaping I | Unlock the Pattern for any Seasonal or IKELOS v1.0.3 weapon. - 1 Pattern unlocked. | Challenger XP+ |
Mod Collector | Unlock artifact mods. - 12 Mods unlocked | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Precision Calibration | Calibrate marksman weapons—Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles, and Linear Fusion Rifles—by landing precision final blows. Bonus progress against Guardians. - 200 Calibration | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
High-Value Hunter | Defeat powerful combatants in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating high-value targets. - 75 Combatants | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Momentum Crash | Defeat Guardians in Momentum Control. Earn bonus progress with Zone Advantage. - 50 Guardians | Challenger XP+, 75 Bright Dust |
Darkest Nightfall | Complete any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. - 3 Nightfall | Nightfall Weapon & Challenger XP+ & Bright Dust |
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
More Than a Weapon V | More Than a Weapon: Week 5 completed & 250 Combatants defeated. | Exo Frame Module & Challenger XP+ |
Heist Battlegrounds IV | 25 Heist Battlegrounds completed & 5 Champions defeated. | Exo Frame Module & Challenger XP+ |
Quick Heists | Complete a Heist Battleground in under 12 minutes. - Complete 1 | Challenger XP+ |
Umbral Focusing | Focus 5 Season of the Seraph weapon or armor engrams at the Exo Frame in the H.E.L.M.. | Challenger XP+ |
Timeless Iteration | Acquire Veles-X Pulse Rifle | Challenger XP++ & Bright Dust |
Iron Sharpens Iron | Complete Iron Banner matches. Earn bonus progress for wins. - 20 Progress | Challenger XP++ & Bright Dust |
Fell and Fallen | Defeat Fallen and Hive bosses in strikes or Vanguard playlists. - 5 Hive boss defeated & 5 Fallen boss defeated | Challenger XP++ & Bright Dust |
Jan 10 - 17, 2023
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
More Than a Weapon VI | - More Than a Weapon: Week 6 completed. | Exo Frame Module & Challenger XP++ |
Heist Battlegrounds V | - Seraph Chest opened (x30) - Deathtongue Choristers (x5) | Exo Frame Module & Challenger XP++ |
Seraph's Secrets | Hidden chests opened (x2) | Challenger XP+ |
CQC Loadout | 125 [Glaive] final blows & 50 [Melee] Melee | Challenger XP+ |
Apex Armorer | Masterwork a piece of armor (x1) | Challenger XP+ & Bright Dust |
Absolutely Stunning | Stun Champions (x50) | Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust |
Crucible Ornament | Acquire the Crucible ornament for Veles-X. | Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust |
Jan 17 - Jan 24, 2023
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
More Than a Weapon VII | Complete Week 7 of "More Than a Weapon." Defeat Hive and Fallen bosses anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for defeating them in Heist Battlegrounds and the Exotic mission "Operation: Seraph's Shield."
| Exo Frame Module & Challenger XP++ |
Heist Battlegrounds VI | In the Heist Battlegrounds playlist, complete heists and defeat combatants with Season of the Seraph or IKELOS weapons. - 35 Heist Battlegrounds & 200 Combatants | Exo Frame Module & Challenger XP++ |
Legendary Heists | Complete a Heist Battleground on Legend difficulty. | Challenger XP+ |
Seasonal Shaping II | Earn levels with Shaped Seasonal or IKELOS v1.0.3 weapons. | Challenger XP+ |
Down to Size | Defeat targets with Trace Rifles, Glaives, and Linear Fusion Rifles in Gambit. Bonus progress for defeating invading Guardians. | Challenger XP++ & Bright Dust |
Fleeting Glory | Complete Crucible matches in the Competitive playlist. Earn bonus progress for wins. | Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust |
Grandmaster | Complete any Nightfall strike on Grandmaster. | Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust |
Jan 24 - 31, 2023
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
Seraph's Shield III | Complete the Exotic mission "Operation: Seraph's Shield" on Legend difficulty. Defeat combatants with precision damage anywhere in the system using Pulse Rifles.
| 8 Seraphic Umbral Energy & Challenger XP++ |
Flawless Heists | Complete Heist Battlegrounds in the playlist or Legend Heist Battlegrounds without dying.
| Challenger XP+ |
Umbral Focusing III | Focus IKELOS weapon engrams at the Exo Frame in the H.E.L.M. - 5 Engrams focused | Challenger XP+ |
Seraph's Calibration | Earn levels with Shaped Seasonal or IKELOS v1.0.3 weapons. | Challenger XP++ & Bright Dust |
Gambit Ornament | Acquire the Gambit ornament for Veles-X. - 1 Weapon Ornament | Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust |
Trial by Firing Squad | Complete Crucible matches in the Competitive playlist. Earn bonus progress for wins. | Trials of Osiris Weapon & Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust |
Jan 31 - Feb 7, 2023
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
Legend Heist Battlegrounds II | Complete each Heist Battleground on Legend difficulty.
| Seraphic Umbral Energy & Challenger XP++ |
Heavy Loadout | Defeat targets with Machine Guns. Bonus progress for defeating Guardians. - Machine Gun final blows | Challenger XP+ |
Pinnacle | Reach Power Level 1590 by earning pinnacle rewards. - Reach 1590 | Challenger XP++, Bright Dust |
Armory-Wide Calibration | Calibrate Kinetic, Energy, and Power weapons. Bonus progress agaisnt Champions. - Energy weapon - Power weapon | Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust |
Icy Singularity | Defeat targets with Void or Stasis effects. Bonus progress for defeating invading Guardians. | Challenger XP++ & Bright Dust |
Cosmic Chill | Defeat combatants with Void or Stasis effects in Vanguard playlists. | Challenger XP++, Bright Dust |
Name | Description | Objectives | Rewards |
---|---|---|---|
Seraph's Shield IV | Locate all Warmind nodes and destroy all security drones in the Exotic mission "Operation: Seraph's Shield." | 4 Warmind nodes & 12 Security drones | 8 Seraphic Umbral Energy & Challenger XP++ |
EDZ Activities | In the EDZ, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors. | 18 Progress | Challenger XP+ & Bright Dust |
Vanguard Ornament | Acquire the Vanguard ornament for Veles-X. | 1 Weapon Ornament | Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust |

Legend Heist Battlegrounds
Seraphs have deployed to multiple destinations to infiltrate Braytech facilities, bypass advanced defense systems, and neutralize hordes of Wrathborn. Your security clearance has been granted and your Seraph fireteam awaits, Guardian.
Access: Requires Season of the Seraph Season Pass
Recommended Power: 1580
Matchmaking: Disabled
Weekly Pinnacle Challenge: Complete 3 Heist Battlegrounds on Legend.
This Week: Europa
Check out the Legend Heist Battlegrounds page for more details.

Nightfall
This Week: Birthplace of the Vile
Grandmaster Changes
The following changes have been made.
- Decreased the Power level needed to enter Grandmasters by 25 to 1580 (the powerful cap).
- Decreased the overall Power level of Grandmaster activities by 10 to 1620.
- The current Power difference of -25 (all enemies are at least 25 Power above you) is still in effect.
"This means you can enter at 1580, but enemies will be 40 Power above you. You can use Artifact Power and/or pinnacle drops to increase effectiveness up to 1595, where you reach maximum effectiveness."
Source: TWAB - Jan 12, 2023
Challenges
Challenge | Rewards |
Earn points by completing Nightfalls. 200,000 Points | Pinnacle Gear |
1 of 3: Complete ritual activities. | Powerful Gear (Tier 1) |
Power Levels & Drop Chance
Hero (1770) | Legend (1830) | Master (1840) | GM (1840) | |
Nightfall Weapon | Uncommon | Common | Common | Common |
Exotic Gear | Uncommon | Common | Common | Common |
Enhancement Cores | Common | |||
Enhancement Prisms | Rare | Uncommon | Common | |
Ascendant Shards | Common | Uncommon | Common |
Featured Nightfall Weapon
[wptb id="116227" not found ]Shields and Champions
Two Chieftain enemies towards the beginning of this Nightfall strike have random shields which can be Solar, Arc, or Void.
Difficulty | Shields | Champions |
x5 Void | x7 Overload | |
x5 Void | x12 Overload |
Modifiers
Modifier | Adept (1510 Power) | Hero (1550 Power) | Legend (1580 Power) | Master (1610 Power) | Grandmaster (1620 Power) |
Double Vanguard Rank | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
# of Champs | Overload: 7 Unstoppable: 5 | Overload: 12 Unstoppable: 8 | Overload: 12 Unstoppable: 8 | ||
# of Shields | Void: 5 Arc: 2 Random: 2 | Void: 5 Random: 2 | Void: 5 Random: 2 | ||
Shielded Foes – Arc, Solar, Void Shields | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Champion Foes – Barrier and Overload | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Champions: Mob | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Famine | ✔ | ||||
Empath | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Acute Void Burn | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Subtle Foes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Equipment Locked | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Match Game | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Extinguish | ✔ | ||||
Limited Revives | ✔ | ||||
GM Modifiers | ✔ |

Raid and Dungeon Rotator
Legendary drops in both the weekly featured raid and dungeon are 100% farmable.
Featured Raid
Featured Raid Rotator |
Vault of Glass |
Access: Free-to-Play Reward: Pinnacle Gear (First Completion) Lockout: Removed (For Legendary Gear) All Challenges: Active |
Featured Dungeon
[wptb id="103839" not found ]View loot tables and more details on our Weekly Featured Rotator page.

Raids
King’s Fall Armor Focus (Master)
Armor Focus and Timelost Weapon
Difficulty: Master
ℹ️: The armor focus for Vault of Glass and Vow of the Disciple are only available when they are the weekly featured raid.
Master / VoG Armor Focus & Timelost Weapon | Master / Vow Armor Focus |
Armor Focus: Mobility Timelost Weapon: Vision of Confluence Zen Moment and Full Auto | Armor Focus: Not Available |
The armor focus and Timelost weapon for Master VoG is only available when Vault of Glass is the weekly featured raid. | The armor focus for Vow is only available when Vow of the Disciple is the weekly featured raid. |
Challenge
ℹ️: The weekly featured raid rewards Pinnacle Gear upon completion. Legendary raid gear is farmable.
[wptb id="111675" not found ]Vault of Glass Raid Challenges
First Encounter (Confluxes) | Second Encounter (Oracles) | Third Encounter (Templar) | Fourth Encounter (Gatekeeper) | Final Encounter (Atheon) |
Wait for It | The Only Oracle for You | Out of its Way | Strangers in Time | Ensemble's Refrain |
Every yellow-bar Wyvern must be killed as they are sacrificing themselves to the confluxes. | Players cannot destroy the same oracle more than once. | Keep the Templar from teleporting. | Players must defeat the Praetorian and Wyvern at the same time. | Each player teleported can only destroy one oracle in each spawn set. |
Raid FAQs
- As of Season 22, Crota's End raid is the Pinnacle raid. Which means it drops Pinnacle rewards for each completed encounter every week per character.
- All other raids grant Legendary Gear. All raids continue to drop their exclusive rewards (such as any raid exotics or Timelost weapons).
- Adept weapons for the Vow of the Disciple Master Challenge work on a knockout system and can only be obtained from the weekly Master challenge. After collecting all Adept raid weapons, randomly rolled versions will drop.
With Lightfall and Season 20, Raids now have the following added to modifiers:
- One Overcharged weapon.
- Two Surges.
- No Threat modifier.
Source: Bungie
Raid Pages
Swipe table below to view pages (click button or image to visit the page).

Weekly Story Mission
Access: The Witch Queen
Mission: The Ghosts
Weekly Challenges
- Complete the weekly campaign on any difficulty.
- Reward: Powerful Gear (Tier 1)
- Get a team score of 100,000 or better.
- Reward: Pinnacle Gear
Modifiers
Hero (1530) | Legend (1570) | Master (1600) | |
Reward | - High-Stat Veritas Armor (Rare) | - High-Stat Veritas Armor (Uncommon) | - High-Stat Veritas Armor (Common) |
Raider Shield | |||
Fire Pit | |||
Champion Foes: Barrier and Unstoppable | |||
Shielded Foes: Arc, Solar, and Void Shields | |||
Equipment Locked | |||
Match Game | |||
Champions: Mob | |||
Attrition |
Visit The Witch Queen Story Mission page for more details.

The Wellspring
The Wellspring is a new six-player matchmade activity at the heart of the ongoing struggle for the Throne World. The balance must be maintained.
Destination: Savathun’s Throne World
Access: The Witch Queen
Fireteam: 1-6 Players
Recommended Power Level
Legend/Normal | Master |
Recommended Power: 1760 | Recommended Power: 1840 |
Rewards - Daily Weapon (Uncommon) | Rewards |
Weekly Challenge
Challenge | Reward |
Complete runs of The Wellspring 0/3 | Powerful Gear (Tier 1) |
Complete runs of The Wellspring on higher difficulties. 0/1 | Pinnacle Gear |
Rotation