Strike
Proving Grounds (Nessus): Defeat Caiatl’s Chosen aboard the Land Tank, Halphas Electus, on Nessus.
- Bonus: Earn double Vanguard rank all week long!
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
Difficulty |  |  |  |  |  |
Adept (1480) | Rare | Uncommon | Rare | ||
Hero (1520) | Uncommon | Common | Uncommon | Rare | |
Legend (1550) | Common | Common | Uncommon | ||
Master (1580) | Common | Common | Common | Uncommon | |
GM (1610) | Common | Common | Common |
Featured Weapon
Name | Difficulty | |
 | Silicon Neuroma Type: Kinetic Sniper Rifle | Any |
 | (Adept) Silicon Neuroma Type: Kinetic Sniper Rifle | Grandmaster |
Champions and Shields
Difficulty | Shields | Champion |
Legend | Arc x3-6 | Barrier x4 Unstoppable x5 |
Master/Grandmaster | Arc x3-6 | Barrier x9 Unstoppable x10 |
Modifiers
| Modifiers | Adept (1490 Power) | Hero (1530 Power) | Legend (1560 Power) | Master (1590 Power) | Grandmaster (1610 Power) |
| Double Vanguard Rank | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Shielded Foes – Arc, Solar, Void Shields | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Champion Foes – Barrier and Unstoppable | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Champions: Mob | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| The Closer | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Scorched Earth | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| The Closer | ✔ | ||||
| Acute Solar Burn | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Equipment Locked | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Match Game | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Famine | |||||
| Attrition | ✔ | ||||
| Extinguish | ✔ | ||||
| Limited Revives | ✔ | ||||
| Ignovun’s Challenge | ✔ | ||||
| GM Modifiers | ✔ |
Featured Weapon Rotation Schedule
TBA…
The Nightfall weapon schedule will be updated manually until the rotation is known, once it is known the complete rotation will be added here.
NOTES
GRANDMASTER DETAILS
- Unlocks on July 5, 2022
- 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)!
Season 17 Nightfall Info
| Grandmaster Nightfalls | Anti-Champion Mods | Added this Season |
| – Proving Grounds – The Insight Terminus – Warden of Nothing – The Corrupted – The Inverted Spire – The Arms Dealer | – Anti-Barrier Pulse Rifle – Anti-Barrier Sidearm – Overload Auto Rifle – Overload SMG – Overload Trace Rifle – Unstoppable Glaive – Unstoppable Scout Rifle – Molten Overload – Solar grenades disrupt Overload Champions |  D.F.A. Kinetic Hand Cannon  Horror’s Least Arc Pulse Rifle |
Season Schedule
| Week | Strike | Weapon | Adept Weapon (GM Only) |
| 6/21/2022 | The Inverted Spire | The Hothead | N/A |
| 6/28/2022 | The Arms Dealer | PLUG ONE.1 | N/A |
| 7/5/2022 | Proving Grounds GM AVAILABLE | Silicon Neuroma | (Adept) Silicon Neuroma |
| 7/12/2022 | The Insight Terminus | D.F.A. | (Adept) D.F.A. |
| 7/19/2022 | Warden of Nothing | Duty Bound | (Adept) Duty Bound |
| 7/26/2022 | The Corrupted | Horror’s Least | (Adept) Horror’s Least |
| 8/2/2022 | The Inverted Spire | The Hothead | (Adept) The Hothead |
| 8/9/2022 | The Arms Dealer | PLUG ONE.1 | (Adept) PLUG ONE.1 |
| 8/16/2022 | Proving Grounds | Silicon Neuroma | (Adept) Silicon Neuroma |
NOTE: Season 18 begins on August 23, 2022
Champions and Shields Chart
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 Inverted Spire (Free to Play) | Barrier: 7 Unstoppable: 6 | Void: 13 Arc: 24 Solar: 3 | Barrier: 12 Unstoppable: 7 | Void: 11 Arc: 18 Solar: 3 |
| The Insight Terminus (Free to Play) | Unstoppable: 3 Barrier: 5 | Void: 8 Arc: 2 | Unstoppable: 4 Barrier: 10 | Void: 7 |
| 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 Corrupted (Requires Forsaken) | Overload: 3 Unstoppable: 6 | Arc: 15 Solar: 22 Void: 30 | Overload: 8 Unstoppable: 10 | Arc: 14 Solar: 20 Void: 28 |
| 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 |
| Warden of Nothing (Requires Forsaken) | Overload: 2 Unstoppable: 3 Barrier: 5 | Void: 15 | Unstoppable: 7 Barrier: 10 Overload: 4 | Void: 10 |
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.
Nightfall Access
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 | 1490 | Rare |
| Hero | 1530 | Uncommon |
| Legend | 1560 | Common |
| Master | 1590 | Common |
| GM | 1610 | Common+ |
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.
Weapons
Added in Season 17
- D.F.A. Hand Cannon
- (Adept) D.F.A. Hand Cannon
- Horror’s Least Pulse Rifle
- (Adept) Horror’s Least Pulse 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
- Silicon Neuroma Sniper Rifle
- (Adept) Silicon Neuroma Sniper Rifle
- Duty Bound Auto Rifle
- (Adept) Duty Bound Auto Rifle
- 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
- Shadow Price Auto Rifle
- (Adept) Shadow Price Auto Rifle
NOTE: 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) |
| 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) |
