
This Week 𝒾𝓃 Destiny
Here’s a look at what’s going on this week in Destiny 2:
- Season of the Deep begins!
- Update 7.1.0 is Live!
- [REDACTED] Dungeon opens this Friday, May 26 at Reset
- Activity Bonus: N/A
- Vanguard Surges:
- Nightfall: Devils’ Lair
- Weapon: TBA
- Crucible Rotator: Rift & Momentum Control
- Featured Rotators:
- Last Wish raid
- Duality dungeon
- and more!
Have a great week!
Click here to view a high-res version of the infographic above.
NOTE: With the new season starting, we’ll update information as data is collected. Please allow a couple of weeks to determine the rotation for the daily Lost Sector and the Nightfall with its associated weapon. Learning the Nightfall rotation will take a while longer than Lost Sectors since that changes daily, while the Nightfall rotation changes weekly. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
The post below is being updated in some sections.

Season of the Deep 🌊
Live Now!
MAY 23 – AUG 22, 2023
“Dive into the free-to-play world of Destiny 2 to experience responsive first-person shooter combat, explore the mysteries of our solar system, and unleash elemental abilities against powerful enemies. Create your Guardian and collect unique weapons, armor, and gear to customize your look and playstyle. Experience Destiny 2’s cinematic story alone or with friends, join other Guardians for challenging co-op missions, or compete against them in a variety of PvP modes.”
More details will be added to our Season of the Deep page today.

Seasonal Challenges
New challenges become available every reset throughout the season.
May 23 - 30, 2023
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
Into the Depths I | Complete the Week 1 "Into the Depths" | Challenger XP+ |
Front Line Salvager I | Complete Salvage or Deep Dive activities while using an Arc or Strand subclass. | Challenger XP+ |
Successful Salvager | Successfully complete jobs in Salvage activities. | Challenger XP+ |
The One That Didn't Get Away | Catch fish at any Fish Pond. | Challenger XP+ |
EDZ Activities | In the EDZ, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Taking All Challenges | Complete weekly playlist challenges. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Spark Defender | Score points in Rift. Bonus progress is awarded for igniting the Rift. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Standard Issue | Defeat targets in Gambit with Primary ammo. Bonus progress is granted for using Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, and Scout Rifles. Bonus progress also is granted for defeating Guardians. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
The Fallen Fall | Defeat Fallen combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Calibrate Close Range | Calibrate close-range weapons--Sidearms, Submachine Guns, Shotguns, Glaives, and Swords. Bonus progress for defeating Guardians. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
May 30 - June 6, 2023
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
Into the Depths I | Complete the Week 2 "Into the Depths" mission. | Challenger XP+ |
Front Line Salvager II | Open chests in Salvage. Redeeming Salvage Keys grants additional progress. Additionally, defeat Taken anywhere in the system. | Challenger XP+ |
Powerful Salvager | Defeat powerful combatants in Salvage activities. | Challenger XP+ |
Antithetical Armaments | Defeat targets with Shotguns or Sniper Rifles. Defeated Guardians or defeated combatants in Salvage or Deep Dive activities grant additional progress. | Challenger XP+ |
Throne World Activities | In the Throne World, complete bounties and earn progress by completing patrols, public events, and looting Lost Sectors. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Lost in the Legend | Complete a Lost Sector on Legend or higher. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Flourish of Power | Defeat Guardians in the Mayhem playlist with Super abilities. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Primeval Entourage | Defeat Taken in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Taken Decimator | Defeat Taken combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Calibrate Long Range | Calibrate long-range weapons—Pulse Rifles, Bows, and Trace Rifles. Bonus progress is granted for defeating Guardians. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
June 6 - 13, 2023
Challenge | Objectives | Rewards |
Into the Depths III | Complete the Week 3 "Into the Depths" mission. | Challenger XP+ |
Front Line Salvager III | Complete Salvage or Deep Dive activities while wielding any Season of the Deep weapon. Additionally, defeat targets with Arc or Strand damage anywhere in the system. Guardians grant additional progress. | Challenger XP+ |
Depth Charge | Defeat 5 bosses in Salvage activities. | Challenger XP+ |
Short-Range Salvager | Defeat targets with Submachine Guns or Swords. Defeated Guardians or combatants defeated in Salvage or Deep Dive activities grant additional progress. | Challenger XP+ |
Nessus Activities | On Nessus, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Commendation Appreciation | Earn progress for giving commendations in Vanguard, Crucible, and Gambit activities.
| Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Cosmic Churn | Defeat 50 Guardians in Crucible. Bonus progress is granted for opponents defeated with Arc, Strand, and Void ability final blows. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Bank, Kill, Repeat | Earn 250 points by banking Motes, defeating Blockers, and defeating Guardians in Gambit. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
Ultimate Champion | Defeat 60 Champions in any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. Earn bonus progress at higher difficulty tiers. | Challenger XP+, Bright Dust |
NEOMUNA ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC EVENT
Terminal Overload
Public Event (up to 6-players)
Season 20 Schedule
The rotation for Terminal Overload changes every day at reset, 10 AM PDT (check your local time).
Date | Location | Tap for Info | Weapon |
6-5-2023 | Ahimsa Park | Basso Ostinato | |
6-6-2023 | Liming Harbor | Synchornic Roulette | |
6-7-2023 | Zephyr Concourse | Circular Logic (Strand Machine Gun) | |
6-8-2023 | Ahimsa Park | Basso Ostinato | |
6-9-2023 | Liming Harbor | Synchornic Roulette | |
6-10-2023 | Zephyr Concourse | Circular Logic (Strand Machine Gun) | |
6-11-2023 | Ahimsa Park | Basso Ostinato | |
6-12-2023 | Liming Harbor | Synchornic Roulette |
REWARDS
Rewards
- Exclusive Terminal Overload weapon
- Legendary Gear

WEEKLY CAMPAIGN
Partition: Hard Reset
Matchmaking: No
Weekly Reward: Pinnacle Gear
NOTE: To complete Partition every week, complete Europa weekly bounty.

NEOMUNA
Vex Incursion Zone
Location: Liming Park
Public Event on Neomuna
WEEKLY ROTATION AND REWARDS
Rotation
5-30-2023 | 6-6-2023 | 6-13-2023 | 6-20-2023 | 6-27-2023 | 7-4-2023 | 7-11-2023 |
![]() Zephyr Concourse | ![]() Ahimsa Park | ![]() Liming Harbor | ![]() Zephyr Concourse | ![]() Ahimsa Park | ![]() Liming Harbor | ![]() Zephyr Concourse |
Rewards
- Strand Meditiation
- Terminal Overload Key
- Exotic Gear (Vex Strike Force)
- Exotic Engram (Vex Strike Force)

LIGHTFALL
Weekly Story Mission
Mission: Breakneck
Matchmaking: Only for Hero difficulty
MORE DETAILS
Rewards
- High-Stat Thunderhead Armor (Common)
- Ascendant Alloy (Common)
Nightfall
Challenges
Challenge | Rewards |
Complete 5, higher difficulties grant the most efficient progress. | Powerful Gear (Tier 1) |
Complete with a team score of 200k or more across multiple Nightfall runs. | Pinnacle Gear |
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 |
Modifiers (Shields/Champs)
Modifier Name | Hero | Legend | Master |
Recommended Power | 1770 Power | 1830 Power | 1840 Power |
# of Champions | 8 Overload 4 Barrier | 15 Overload 4 Barrier | |
# of Shields | 17 Arc 5 Solar 8 Void | 8 Arc 5 Solar 8 Void | |
Champion Foes: Barrier and Overload | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Hero Modifiers | ✔️ | ||
Legend Modifiers | ✔️ | ||
Master Modifiers | ✔️ | ||
Equipment Locked | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Arc Threat | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Arc Surge | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Strand Surge | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Overcharge Weapons – Kinect Weapon Damage Increase | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Overcharged Linear Fusion Rifle | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Galvanized | ✔️ | ||
Arach-NO! | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Attrition | ✔️ | ||
Chaff | ✔️ |
Featured Dungeon
Difficulty | Shields | Champion |
Legend | 17 Arc | 8 Overload |
Master/Grandmaster | 8 Arc | 15 Overload |
Exclusive Exotic Weapon
View loot tables and more details on our Weekly Featured Rotator page.

Raid Challenges
Info
- As of Lightfall, Root of Nightmares and the weekly featured raid reward Pinnacle Gear.
- 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).
Challenges
ℹ️ The weekly featured raid rewards Pinnacle Gear upon completion (once a week, per character), all raid gear is farmable, and all challenges are active. Root of Nightmares is currently the Pinnacle raid, meaning each encounter completed will drop Pinnacle Gear (once per character and per week). Root of Nightmares raid weapons are also craftable.
Week: May 23 - 30 | Raid | Challenge | Requirement |
Root of Nightmares | Illuminated Torment (Cataclysm) | Tormentors can only be killed by Guardian(s) with the Field of Light buff. | |
King's Fall | Grass is Always Greener (Totems) | Guardians must not take the same buff type (Brand of the Unraveler or Brand of the Weaver) twice in a row. | |
Vow of the Disciple | Base Information (The Caretaker) | Runners cannot pick up more than one (1) stack of Knowledge (Glyph) on each run. | |
Vault of Glass | The Only Oracle for You (Oracles) | Players cannot destroy the same oracle more than once. | |
Deep Stone Crypt | The Core Four (Atraks-1) | Guardians must dunk all four cores before each DPS phase. | |
Garden of Salvation | A Link to the Chain (Summon) | All fireteam members must link (receive the enlightened buff) at the same time. | |
Last Wish | Featured Raid - |
Featured Raid Rotator
Featured Raid Challenges
First Encounter (Kalli) | Second Encounter (Shuro Chi) | Third Encounter (Morgeth) | Fourth Encounter (Vault) | Final Encounter (Riven) |
The Summoning Ritual | Which Witch | Forever Fight | Keep Out | Strength of Memory |
Activate and cleanse all nine plates, then kill all nine Knights and Ogres before damaging Kalli. | Guardians must not get hit or take damage from Shuro Chi’s Arc Blast. | Do not kill the smaller Ogres. | Ensure that no Might of Riven knights make it into the center chamber during the Vault fight. | Guardians must not shoot the same Riven eye twice. |
Raid Exotic Weapon
Rare drop from Final Boss

Daily Lost Sector
Required to Unlock Lost Sectors
Required to Unlock Legend/Master Lost Sectors | |
![]() Complete the normal Lost Sector | ![]() Reach 1750+ Power Level |
Recommended Power Levels
Difficulty | Power Level | Exotic Drop Chance |
1830 | Rare | |
1840 | Common |
Weekly Schedule
Lost Sector | Location | Reward | Overcharged | Champions | Modifier | Threat | Shields | ||
6-2-2023 | Cosmodrome | Legs | Linear Fusion Rifle | Barrier + Overload on Master | Scorched Earth + Attrition on Master | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |

Throne World Activities
These activities are located on Savathun’s Throne World.
Required to Access: The Witch Queen
Fireteam: 1-6 Players
THIS WEEK

Wellspring Rotation
Rewards:
- Wellspring weapon
- Veritas Armor
- Weapon Pattern
On mobile, swipe or slide the table to the left to view more.
Date | Tap for info | Weapon | Boss/Mode |
6-6-2023 | Tarnation Heavy Grenade Launcher (Arc) | ||
6-7-2023 | Fel Taradiddle Sword (Kinetic) | ||
6-8-2023 | Father's Sin Energy Sniper Rifle (Void) | ||
6-9-2023 | Come to Pass Energy Auto Rifle (Arc) | ||
6-10-2023 | Tarnation Heavy Grenade Launcher (Arc) | ||
6-11-2023 | Fel Taradiddle Sword (Kinetic) | ||
6-12-2023 | Father's Sin Energy Sniper Rifle (Void) | ||
6-13-2023 | Come to Pass Energy Auto Rifle (Arc) |

Weekly Witch Queen Story Mission: The Ghosts
Rewards:
Chance for rewards to drop increases based on difficulty.
- High-Stat Veritas Armor
- Ascendant Alloy

Dares of Eternity (Legend)
A cautionary tale for adventurers willing to trade their humanity for riches.
Access: 30th Anniversary Pack
Fireteam: Up to 6-Players
Location: Launch activity from the Eternity node
Recommended Power (Legend): 1830
Matchmaking:❎Disabled on Legend
Weekly Challenges
Challenge | Reward |
Complete Dares of Eternity. Legend difficulty grants additional progress. (0/3) | Powerful Gear (Tier 1) |
Complete Dares of Eternity with a score of 250000 or higher. (0/1) | Pinnacle Gear |
Legend Rotation

Legacy Activities
Weekly info for Europa, The Moon, and The Dreaming City activities and challenges. Legacy activities drop legendary rewards.
Eclipsed Zone:
Asterion Abyss
Exo Challenge:
Agility
Empire Hunt:
The Warrior
Wandering Nightmare:
Nightmare of Xortal
Location:
Sorrow's Harbor
Nightmare Hunts:
- Phogoth
- Ghaul
- Taniks
Petra's Location:
Divalian Mists
Blind Well:
Hive, Plague: Cragur
Quest:
The Oracle Engine
Curse Strength:
Medium
Ascendant Challenge:
Shattered Ruins (Spine of Keres)
Altar of Sorrow Rotation
On mobile, swipe or slide the table to the left to view more.
Date | Boss | Possible Reward |
6-6-2023 | Nightmare of Zydron | Heretic |
6-7-2023 | Nightmare of Phogoth | Blasphemer |
6-8-2023 | Nightmare of Taniks | Apostate |
6-9-2023 | Nightmare of Zydron | Heretic |
6-10-2023 | Nightmare of Phogoth | Blasphemer |
6-11-2023 | Nightmare of Taniks | Apostate |
6-12-2023 | Nightmare of Zydron | Heretic |
6-13-2023 | Nightmare of Phogoth | Blasphemer |

Ada’s Weekly Shaders
Three different shaders are available with Ada every week.
Cost: 10,000 Glimmer
In-Game Preview (Hunter):

Gunsmith
The Gunsmith is located in the Courtyard in The Tower. Please note, the Gunsmith’s weapons change later in the week as well.
Weekly Weapons
Name | Type | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perses-D | Kinetic Scout Rifle | Chambered Compensator // Hammer-Forged Rifling | Accurized Rounds // Appended Mag | Rapid Hit | Focused Fury |
Typhon GL5 | Heavy Grenade Launcher | Confined Launch // Countermass | High-Explosive Ordnance // Mini Frags | Genesis | Wellspring |
Ogma PR6 | Energy Pulse Rifle | Chambered Compensator // Hammer-Forged Rifling | Extended Mag // Steady Rounds | Stats for All | Turnabout |
Lodbrok-C | Kinetic Auto Rifle | Fluted Barrel // Full Bore | Extended Mag // Appended Mag | Fragile Focus | Target Lock |
Marsilion-C | Heavy Grenade Launcher | Countermass // Quick Launch | Spike Grenades // Augmented Drum | Shot Swap | Cascade Point |
Combined Action | Energy Hand Cannon | Chambered Compensator // Full Bore | Extended Mag // Steady Rounds | Tunnel Vision | Kill Clip |

Eververse
Check out our Eververse page to view more.

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.
Arrives: Friday, May 26 at 10 AM PDT
Departs: Tuesday, May 30 at 10 AM PDT
Check out our Xûr page for more details.
Starts: Friday, May 26 at 10 AM PDT
Ends: Tuesday, May 30 at 10 AM PDT
Check out our Trials page for more details

News and Updates
Visit Bungie.net for news, updates, and more.
Helpful Links and Resources
More
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:
-
Standard Decryption:
- Allows players to decrypt engrams for free.
- Players receive random drops from standard Exotic engram loot pools.
- No additional cost.
-
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.
-
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)
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