This Week in Destiny 2 - Week 8 Preview

Here’s a preview of what’s happening This Week 𝒾𝓃 Destiny 2.

Week beginning: Tuesday, October 10 at 10 AM PT

Week Ends: Tuesday, October 17 at 10 AM PT

Nightfall

Heist Battleground: Moon – Infiltrate the Seraph bunker tucked under the dust of the Moon to reclaim fragments of the submind Malahayati’s code.

Featured Weapon:

BrayTech Osprey (Rocket Launcher)

View Shields/Champions for Nightfalls this season.

Destiny 2: Nightfall Shields and Champions – Season 22

Crucible Rotator

Mayhem + Supremacy

Crucible Labs

Mode: Checkmate Survival

Available until: October 17, 2023

About

Achieve victory by depleting your opponents’ shared life pool, then eliminating them.
Ability and Primary ammo damage is reduced. Special ammo is earned by engaging in combat and is not lost on death.

Checkmate Modifiers

Ability recharge time: Slowed
Special ammo is earned by engaging in combat.
Special ammo is not lost on death.

⚔️ Recent Weapon Changes

Increased damage penalty on:

Devil’s Ruin laser beam – 10% to 15%
Fighting Lion – 0% to 20%
Bows – 0% to 10%

Reduced damage penalty on:

Sidearms – 10% to 5%
Submachine Guns – 5% to 0%
Scout Rifles – 10% to 9%

Increased bonus damage on:

Auto Rifles – 0% to 2%
Pulse Rifles – 0% to 5%

Reduced bonus damage on:

Hand Cannons – 10% to 7%

Corrected an issue that was allowing Vex Mythoclast to benefit from the bonus damage for Special ammo Fusion Rifles.

Learn more: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/9-28-23-twid

Exotic Mission

Mission: Vox Obscura

Reward: Dead Messenger

	Weapon	Type	Source
	Dead Messenger	Grenade Launcher (Void)	"Vox Obscura" Exotic quest

LOOT TABLES

Featured Raid

Raid: Last Wish

Requirement: Forsaken

Exotic Weapon: One Thousand Voices (Exotic Fusion Rifle)

ℹ️ Rare drop from Last Wish final chest (requires keys from Riven).

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.

Loot Table

Any Encounter Weapons	Final Encounter Riven	Any Encounter Armor
The Supremacy KInetic Sniper Rifle	One Thousand Voices Kinetic Combat Bow	View Full Armor Set Great Hunt Armor (Hunter) Image Credit: Iguana_Don
Techeun Force Energy Fusion Rifle (Arc)		View Full Armor Set Great Hunt Armor (Warlock) Image Credit: Njaski
Chattering Bone Kinetic Pulse Rifle		View Full Armor Set Great Hunt Armor (Titan) Image Credit: Njaski
Age-Old Bond Energy Auto Rifle (Void)
Nation of Beasts Energy Hand Cannon (Arc)
Transfiguration Energy Fusion Rifle (Void)
Tyranny of Heaven Energy Fusion Rifle (Void)
Apex Predator Heavy Rocket Launcher (Solar)

Featured Dungeon

Dungeon: Spire of the Watcher

Requirement: The Witch Queen

Exotic Weapon: Hierarchy of Needs (Exotic Combat Bow)

ℹ️ Rare drop from the final boss in Duality.

Loot Table


First Encounter Ascend the Spire	Second Encounter Akelous, the Siren's Current	Final Encounter Persys, Primordial Ruin
Helmet Tex Mechanica Custom	Arms Tex Mechanica Custom	Non-Pinnacle Engram
Helmet Tex Mechanica Custom	Arms Tex Mechanica Custom	Any Piece of Armor Tex Mechanica Custom
Arms Tex Mechanica Custom	Chest Armor Tex Mechanica Custom	Any Weapon Legendary Only
Legs Tex Mechanica Custom	Class Item Tex Mechanica Custom	Pinnacle Engram
Long Arm Scout Rifle (Arc)	Seventh Seraph Officer Revolver Hand Cannon (Kinetic)	Any Piece of Armor Tex Mechanica Custom
Long Arm Scout Rifle (Arc)	Terminus Horizon Machine Gun (Arc)	Seventh Seraph Officer Revolver Hand Cannon (Kinetic)
Seventh Seraph Carbine Auto Rifle (Kinetic)		Long Arm Scout Rifle (Arc)
Terminus Horizon Machine Gun (Arc)		Wilderflight Grenade Launcher (Void)
		Liminal Vigil Kinetic Sidearm (Stasis)
		EXCLUSIVE EXOTIC WEAPON Hierarchy of Needs Exotic Combat Bow (Solar) Rare Chance from Boss (once per week, per character)