This Weekend in Destiny 2 – Xûr and Trials of Osiris (Week 22)

This week, Xûr is hanging out in the Tower (Hangar area) and Trials is live on Cauldron with the Adept Grenade Launcher, Cataphract GL3 as the Flawless weapon (this is the last week to get this weapon before it leaves the rotation). See what Xur is selling, Trials details, and catch up on Destiny 2 news below.

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Xûr‘s Loot

A peddler of strange curios, Xûr’s motives are not his own. He bows to his distant masters, the nine.

Departs: Tuesday, April 30 @ 10 AM PDT

Where is Xûr?

HOW TO GET TO XUR:

Exotic Armor

23 Legendary Shards

Exotic Weapon

23 Legendary Shards

Exotic Weapon (Random Roll)

125,000 Glimmer, 200 Legendary Shards, 1 Exotic Cipher, 1 Ascendant Shard

Legendary Weapons

50 Legendary Shards + 1,000 Glimmer

Name	Type	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Masterwork
Seventh Seraph SAW	Heavy Machine Gun	Full Bore // Smallbore	Alloy Magazine // Appended Mag	Grave Robber	Firing Line	Tier 2: Reload Speed
Interference VI	Heavy Grenade Launcher	Hard Launch // Smart Drift Control	Proximity Grenades // Mini Frags	Field Prep	Swashbuckler	Tier 2: Velocity
True Prophecy	Kinetic Hand Cannon	TrueSight HCS // HitMark HCS	Appended Mag // Steady Rounds	Grave Robber	Rampage	Tier 2: Reload Speed
Chroma Rush	Kinetic Auto Rifle	Extended Barrel // Hammer-Forged Rifling	Appended Mag // Alloy Magazine	Feeding Frenzy	Adrenaline Junkie	Tier 2: Reload Speed
Chrysura Melo	Energy Auto Rifle	Corkscrew Rifling // Extended Barrel	Accurized Rounds // Appended Mag	Ensemble	Demolitionist	Tier 2: Range
Judgment of Kelgorath	Energy Glaive	Tempered Truss Rod // Auxiliary Reserves	Accurized Rounds // Light Mag	Immovable Object	Surrounded	Tier 2: Shield Duration
IKELOS_SR_v1.0.3	Energy Sniper Rifle	Chambered Compensator // Hammer-Forged Rifling	Seraph Rounds // Appended Mag	Moving Target	High-Impact Reserves	Tier 2: Stability

RELATED LINKS

Destiny 2: Where’s Xûr’s – Location and Loot Available

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Image via Bungie

RECENT NEWS

“TWID” Highlights

Here’s a look at some highlights from the latest This week in Destiny post by Bungie.

Power Level Changes

The Power system has been updated in The Final Shape to make it more intuitive and approachable. Here’s the goals they had in mind:

• Power offers a meaningful progression that rewards players with a real sense of getting stronger. 
• Destiny 2 is a game you can always play with your friends, regardless of your Power level. 
• Lower the barrier to entry for Destiny 2’s story content. 
• Power should be intuitive and understandable, both for experienced and new players alike.

Now for a look at the changes.

Fireteam Power

• The player with the highest Power becomes the “Power Leader,” boosting others’ power within five points below theirs, unless already higher.
• Fireteam Power affects activity difficulty, while your base Power level determines rewards.
• As the Power Leader, you get a commendation boost post-activity.

Image via Bungie (Your Power level will now be displayed next to the Activity Power Cap, right by the launch button, so you can easily determine how difficult the activity will feel.)

Sunset Items No More

• Power limits have been completely removed from all items.

Activity Power

In The Final Shape, activities will be split into two categories: Power Disabled and Power Enabled.

• Power Disabled activities play the same for everyone, no matter their Power level.
• Power Enabled activities, by comparison, are where you grow stronger by improving your Power. These each have an Activity Power Cap, or a Power level at which you will have achieved maximum effectiveness.

Note: Gameplay tuning in existing high-difficulty content remains unchanged.

Every Power Enabled activity falls into one of five difficulty tiers or one unique mode: 

Difficulty Tier	Activity Power Cap	How to Master	Example Activities
Standard	1945	Focus on growing your Power level to the Powerful and Pinnacle caps.	Vanguard Ops, Seasonal activities, Exotic missions, raids, and dungeons
Advanced  (Previously Hero)	1995	Optimize your individual buildcrafting for Nightfall-style gameplay, while still matchmaking with other players.	Nightfalls
Expert  (Previously Legend)	2005	Optimize your fireteam composition and rely on your ability to work together as a team.	Nightfalls, Lost Sectors, Seasonal activities, Exotic missions
Master	2010	Optimize your execution, leveraging the skills built by engaging with other tiers of difficulty.	Nightfalls, Lost Sectors, raids, and dungeons
Grandmaster	2020	Tie it all together and demonstrate true mastery to overcome pinnacle challenges in Destiny 2.	Nightfalls
Contest Mode	1965	A unique, limited-time challenge where each raider will have to demonstrate their gameplay. In this mode, Fireteam Power will not apply.	Day-one raid

Artifact Bonus Power

• No changes, the Seasonal Artifact will be staying the same at its core.
• The number of weeks available for Seasonal Challenges has been increased, they also will getting a buff to XP rewards.

Account-Wide Power

• Gear earned on any character will drop with a Power level relative to the highest Power character on your account.

Reward Power

“For some time now, select activities (such as ritual playlists) have had a chance of dropping a Powerful reward with +1 Power for players between the Soft Cap and the Powerful Cap. In The Final Shape, we’re extending this beyond those select activities to just about every reward source in Destiny 2!”

Changes:

• Expanding the reward system to include almost every activity in Destiny 2 for earning Powerful rewards.
• Allowing players more flexibility in their choice of activities to progress towards the Powerful Cap.
• Ensuring items purchased from vendors drop at a minimum of 3 below the player’s highest Power level.
• Adjusting reacquired items from Collections to drop at a minimum of 5 below the player’s highest Power level.

Crucible Labs

Hardware Supremacy arrives in Crucible Labs next week.

Hardware Modifier: No Abilities (excluding movement abilities like Dodge and Icarus Dash, but powered jump abilities are permitted).

Iron Banner

Iron Banner returns next week for the final time before The Final Shape. This is your last chance to earn these weapons before they leave the loot pool.

• Jorum’s Claw Pulse Rifle
• Bite of the Fox Sniper Rifle
• Pressurized Precision Fusion Rifle
• Swarm of the Raven Heavy Grenade Launcher

Archie Exo Dog

The super cute Archie Plush by NumskullDesigns is now available for a limited time at the Bungie Store. Complete the Where’s Archie Triumph in Destiny 2 by June 3, 2024, at 9:59 AM PDT to unlock this offer through Bungie Rewards.

Get yours here!

Check out the full TWID for more!

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