MAY 10 – MAY 17
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Birthplace of the Vile: Aided by the Witness, the Scorn have gained the power to break into the Throne World through areas the Light cannot touch. *This Nightfall strike requires The Witch Queen.
Challenges
- Complete 5, higher difficulties grant the most efficient progress. (Powerful Gear/T1)
- Complete with a team score of 100k or more. (Pinnacle Gear)
Drop Chance
- 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).
Featured Nightfall Weapon
The weapon below has a chance to drop from the currently active Nightfall strike.
Difficulty | Name | Difficulty |
 | Any | |
 | Grandmaster |
Modifiers
All fireteam members must be at or above 1575 to access Grandmaster difficulty.
| Modifiers | Adept (1480 Power) | Hero (1520 Power) | Legend (1550 Power) | Master (1580 Power) | Grandmaster (1600 Power) |
| # of Champs | Overload: 7 Unstoppable: 5 | Overload: 12 Unstoppable: 8 | Overload: 12 Unstoppable: 8 | ||
| # of Shields | Void: 5 Arc: 2 Random: 2 (See Note) | Void: 5 Random: 2 (See Note) | Void: 5 Random: 2 (See Note) | ||
| Shielded Foes – Arc, Solar, Void Shields | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Champion Foes – Barrier and Overload | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Champions: Mob | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Raider Shield | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Famine | ✔ | ||||
| Empath | ✔ | ||||
| Acute Void Burn | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Subtle Foes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Equipment Locked | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Match Game | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Extinguish | ✔ | ||||
| Limited Revives | ✔ | ||||
| Scorched Earth (GM) | ✔ | ||||
| GM Modifiers | ✔ |
NOTES
GRANDMASTER DETAILS
- A total of 1575 Power is required to gain access to GM difficulty.
- Combatants take and deal more damage, and are more aggressive.
- Champions appear more, revives are limited, and Darkness encroaching will require revives within a certain time period.
- Grandmaster difficulty has a chance to drop Adept Nightfall weapons, Adept mods, Ascendant Shards, and Enhancement Prisms upon completion.
Resources: Schedule
For a look ahead, check out the Nightfall Weapon Schedule. Nightfall weapons have a chance to drop with random rolls every week from Nightfall completions, there is one old weapon and one newly added weapon. Adept Nightfall Weapons only have a chance to drop from Grandmaster difficulty.
As of Season 16, The Hollowed Lair and Broodhold strikes will be added to the Destiny Content Vault (removed) since The Tangled Shore be also be vaulted.
Special thanks to Nekrek for collecting Nightfall data (# of champs and shields shown on infographics and Google chart)!
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NIGHTFALLS THIS SEASON
- Birthplace of the Vile
- The Lightblade
- The Scarlet Keep
- The Arms Dealer
- The Glassway
- Fallen S.A.B.E.R.
Resources: Nightfall Schedule + Number of Champions and Shields (GM Champs and Shields are the same as Master)
| Name | Legend Champs | Legend Shields | Master/GM Champs | Shields |
| The Scarlet Keep | Barrier: 7 Unstoppable: 3 | Solar: 18 Arc: 23 | Barrier: 16 Unstoppable: 4 | Solar: 18 Arc: 12 |
| The Arms Dealer (Free to Play) | Barrier: 5 Unstoppable: 5 | Solar: 7 Void: 7 Arc: 3 | Barrier: 8 Unstoppable: 8 | Solar: 6 Void: 5 Arc: 3 |
| The Lightblade (Requires The Witch Queen) | Unstoppable: 2 Barrier: 8 Sentinel (Lucent): 7 | Arc: 12 Solar: 6 | Unstoppable: 3 Barrier: 12 Sentinel (Lucent): 7 | Arc: 8 Solar: 6 |
| The Glassway (Requires Beyond Light) | Overload: 8 Barrier: 7 | Solar: 3 Arc: 12 Void: 5 | Overload: 12 Barrier: 12 | Solar: 3 Arc: 8 |
| Fallen S.A.B.E.R. (Free to Play) | Overload: 7 Barrier: 3 | Void: 7 Arc: 4 Solar: All shanks will have solar shields when Hot Knife is a modifier. | Overload: 12 Barrier: 6 | Void: 3 Arc: 2 Solar: All shanks will have solar shields when Hot Knife is a modifier. |
| Birthplace of the Vile | Overload: 7 Unstoppable: 5 | Void: 5 Arc: 2 Random: 2 (See Note) | Overload: 12 Unstoppable: 8 | Void: 5 Random: 2 (See Note) |
| Proving Grounds (Requires Beyond Light or Season 13) | Unstoppable: 5 Barrier: 4 | Arc: 3-6 Solar: 0-5 Void: 4-7 | Unstoppable: 10 Barrier: 9 | Arc: 3-6 Solar: 0-5 Void: 3-6 |
| Devils’ Lair (Free to Play) | Overload: 8 Barrier: 4 | Arc: 17 Solar: 5 Void: 8 | Overload: 15 Barrier: 4 | Arc: 8 Solar: 5 Void: 8 |
| The Corrupted (Requires Forsaken) | Overload: 3 Unstoppable: 6 | Arc: 15 Solar: 22 Void: 30 | Overload: 8 Unstoppable: 10 | Arc: 14 Solar: 20 Void: 28 |
| Exodus Crash (Free to Play) | Overload: 9 Barrier: 3 | Solar: 4 Void: 1 | Overload: 13 Barrier: 4 | Solar: 4 |
| The Hollowed Lair (Requires Forsaken) | Unstoppable: 3 Overload: 5 | Void: 2 Arc: 2 Solar: 2 | Unstoppable: 10 Overload: 8 | Arc: 1 Solar: 1 |
| Warden of Nothing (Requires Forsaken) | Overload: 2 Unstoppable: 3 Barrier: 5 | Void: 15 | Unstoppable: 7 Barrier: 10 Overload: 4 | Void: 10 |
| Lake of Shadows (Free to Play) | Unstoppable: 6 Overload: 6 | Arc: 3 Solar: 11 Void:1 | Unstoppable: 11 Overload: 9 | Arc: 3 Solar: 11 Void: 1 |
NOTE: The chart above is updated periodically. If you would like to provide any data please fill out this form or chat with us in Discord.
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All Nightfalls require ownership of their associated expansion to access, with examples for previous expansion-gated Nightfalls versus free Nightfalls below:
- Free to all players: The Arms Dealer, The Devil’s Lair, The Disgraced, Exodus Crash, Fallen S.A.B.E.R, The Inverted Spire, The Insight Terminus, Lake of Shadows
- Requires Forsaken: Broodhold, The Corrupted, The Hollowed Lair, Warden of Nothing
- Requires Shadowkeep: The Scarlet Keep
- Requires Beyond Light: The Glassway, Proving Grounds
Nightfall Difficulty and Weapon Drop Rate:
| Difficulty | Recommended Level | Drop Rate |
| Adept | 1480 | Rare |
| Hero | 1520 | Uncommon |
| Legend | 1550 | Common |
| Master | 1580 | Common |
| GM | n/a | Common+ |
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NIGHTFALL WEAPONS AND ITEMS
Nightfall: The Ordeal weapons have a chance to drop at the end of the activity depending on your medal (Platinum, Gold, etc.) and difficulty. Master difficulty will give you the highest chance at a drop of the base versions of these weapons. Adept difficulty weapons have a chance to drop at the end of a Grandmaster Nightfall. Drop chance also dependent on your medal. Slay enough Champions to hit Platinum and you will have a high chance at an Adept weapon.
Added in Season 16
Weapons:
- Silicon Neuroma Sniper Rifle
- (Adept) Silicon Neuroma Sniper Rifle
- Duty Bound Auto Rifle
- (Adept) Duty Bound Auto Rifle
Mods:
- Anti-Barrier Scout Rifle
- Anti-Barrier Bow
- Overload Auto Rifle
- Overload SMG
- Unstoppable Glaive
- Unstoppable Hand Cannon
- Unstoppable Pulse Rifle
- Inferno Whip – Solar melee staggers Unstoppable Champions
- Overload Grenades – Void grenades disrupt Overload Champions
Weapons from Past Seasons
- The Comedian Shotgun
- (Adept) The Comedian Shotgun
- The Hothead Rocket Launcher
- (Adept) The Hothead Rocket Launcher
- Plug One.1 Fusion Rifle
- (Adept) Plug One.1 Fusion Rifle
- Uzume RR4 Sniper Rifle
- (Adept) Uzume RR4 Sniper Rifle
- Hung Jury SR4 Scout Rifle
- (Adept) Hung Jury SR4 Scout Rifle
- The Swarm – Machine Gun
- (Adept) The Swarm Machine Gun
- Palindrome Hand Cannon
- (Adept) Palindrome Hand Cannon
- Shadow Price Auto Rifle
- (Adept) Shadow Price Auto Rifle
NOTE: The Comedian and Palindrome leaving loot pools at the beginning of Season 17 and PLUG ONE.1 and The Hothead are leaving loot pools at the beginning of Season 18.
Legacy Strike Unique Weapons
| Strike | Legacy Strike Loot (These weapons are power locked) |
| Proving Grounds (Requires Beyond Light or Season 13) | n/a |
| Devils’ Lair (Free to Play) | n/a |
| The Corrupted (Requires Forsaken) | Horror’s Least – Pulse Rifle |
| Exodus Crash (Free to Play) | Impact Velocity – Exotic Sparrow |
| The Hollowed Lair (Requires Forsaken) | Mindbender’s Ambition – Legendary Shotgun (Energy) |
| Warden of Nothing (Requires Forsaken) | Warden’s Law – Legendary Hand Cannon |
| Lake of Shadows (Free to Play) | The Militia’s Birthright – Legendary Grenade Launcher (Kinetic) |
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