Destiny 2 Weekly Reset Overview: Fresh Nightfall Strike, Challenges, and Rewards

Last Updated: January 7, 2025

This week in Destiny 2 marks a fresh reset of missions, challenges, and rewards. Excitement brews among fans as Episode Revenant makes significant advancements with Act 3, introducing new gear, engaging content, and the exotic mission Kell’s Fall, which rewards players with the slug shotgun known as Slayer’s Fang.

In an unexpected twist, players of the original Destiny were treated to an unannounced update last weekend. Observations revealed the Tower social space blessed with Ghost-shaped lights and decorations akin to The Dawning. Investigations suggest these items might be leftovers from a scrapped event called Days of the Dawning that was originally intended for 2017 but appears to have been lost in time.

Alongside the launch of Act 3, the weekly reset has also been implemented, bringing a fresh wave of content, activities, and rewards for players to pursue over the course of the week. Let’s delve into the details of what is new and noteworthy for the week commencing January 7, particularly focusing on Nightfalls, Crucible modes, and other challenges.

Weekly Nightfall and Modifiers

Destiny 2 The Corrupted Nightfall Strike

Nightfall Strike: The Corrupted

Advanced Modifiers:

Champions: Overload and Unstoppable
Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields – Solar, Void, and Arc
Galvanized: Combatants have increased health and are harder to stun.
Overcharge: Enhances Rocket Launchers and Kinetic Weapons based on active Surge elements.
Threat: Arc
Surge: Void and Arc

Expert Modifiers:

All previous modifiers are in effect.
Equipment Locked: Equipment cannot be changed once the mission starts.
Randomized Banes: Combatants receive random Banes.
Expert Modifiers: Extra Shields

Master Modifiers:

All prior modifiers apply.
Class Warfare: Using class abilities elevates fireteam damage output and diminishes incoming damage while active.
Master Modifiers: Locked Loadout, Extra Champions, and Extra Shields.

Grandmaster Modifiers:

All prior modifiers remain.
Chill Touch: Melee attacks slow the player upon hit.
Grandmaster Modifiers: Extinguish, Limited Revives, Join In Progress Disabled, Contest, Locked Loadout, Extra Champions, and Extra Shields.

Nightfall Weapon: Plug One.1 (Fusion Rifle)

Episode: Revenant Challenges

Challenges for Week 14

Fortress I: Complete Part I of Act III “Kell of Kells.”
Fortress II: Complete Part II of Act III “Kell of Kells.”
Europa Activities: Progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors on Europa.
Last Rites: Achieve 150 ability final blows in Crucible, Gambit, or Vanguard Ops for bonus progress on Guardian kills.
Dark Shadows: Defeat 400 Scorn using Void damage in Gambit or Vanguard Ops.
Darkest Nightfall: Complete any Nightfall on Advanced difficulty or higher for bonus credit on higher-tier Nightfalls.
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Exotic Mission Rotation

Bungie continues to offer players engaging exotic missions, allowing them to earn rewards and craftable versions of exotic weapons. This rotation updates weekly, similar to the Raids and Dungeons.

Featured Exotic Mission: Operation Seraph Shield (Revision Zero Exotic Pulse Rifle)

Destiny 2 Operation Seraph's Shield Orbital

Raid and Dungeon Rotation

From Season 17 onwards, Bungie has implemented a friendly weekly rotation for Raids and Dungeons, making them more accessible to players. With Episode: Revenant, players can look forward to two of each available each week:

Featured Raid: Garden of Salvation and King’s Fall
Featured Dungeon: Pit of Heresy and Spire of the Watcher

Destiny 2 Guardians posing with unique armor

Raid Challenges

Salvation’s Edge: Varied Geometry
Deep Stone Crypt: Red Rover
Vow of the Disciple: Defenses Down
Vault of Glass: The Only Oracle for You
King’s Fall: Hands Off, The Grass is Always Greener, Devious Thievery, Gaze Amaze, Under Construction
Root of Nightmares: Crossfire
Garden of Salvation: Leftovers, A Link to the Chain, To The Top, Zero to One Hundred
Last Wish: Summoning Ritual

Ritual Activities: Crucible and Gambit

Players can enhance their rewards through Destiny 2’s Pathfinder system by engaging in ritual activities like Vanguard Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit.

Legacy Activities and Challenges

Activities on Europa

Exo Challenge: Simulation: Survival
Eclipsed Zone: Eventide Ruins
Empire Hunt: Kridis, The Dark Priestess

Activities in Neomuna

Incursion Zone: Zephyr Concourse
Campaign Mission: Breakneck
Partition: Backdoor

Throne World Activities

Weekly Story Mission: The Arrival
Altars of Reflection: Light puzzle-solving missions with combat elements located through marked icons within the Throne World.

Activities on The Moon

Trove Guardian: Archer’s Line
Wandering Nightmare: Fallen Council (Archer’s Line)
Campaign: Beyond

Nightmare Rotation:

Fikrul, The Fanatic (Insanity)
Crota (Despair)
Phogoth (Fear)

Dreaming City Activities

The Dreaming City Curse Level: Low – The Broken Courier mission
Petra Venj Location: The Strand
The Blind Well: Encounter with Scorn enemies – Plagues: Sicaris and Varcuris
Ascendant Challenge: Forfeit Shrine (Garden of Esila)

Dares of Eternity Rotation

Round 1: Vex
Round 2: Cabal
Final Round: Crota

Xur Details

This weekend, Xur, the exotic merchant in Destiny 2, has returned offering a limited selection of items. With the launch of The Final Shape, Xur’s inventory has undergone significant changes. Here’s a look at what’s available for the weekend of January 3:

Crown of Tempests (Warlock helmet)
Liar’s Handshake (Hunter gauntlet)
Severance Enclosure (Titan chest armor)
Arbalest (Linear Fusion Rifle)
Hard Light (Auto Rifle)
The Colony (Heavy Grenade Launcher)
Hawkmoon (Hand Cannon)
Traveler’s Chosen Catalyst
WHAT Multi-Tool Catalyst
The Xurfboard (Skimmer Board Vehicle)
Essentialism/Stoicism/Solipsism OR Exotic Cipher
Exotic Engram
Ascendant Alloy
Glimmer
Enhancement Core
Gambit Engram
Strange Gift (Random Item for 1 Strange Coin)
Until Its Return (Kinetic Shotgun)
Whispering Slab (Kinetic Combat Bow)
Cartesian Coordinate (Energy Fusion Rifle)
Seventh Seraph VY-7 (Energy Submachine Gun)
Falling Guillotine (Heavy Sword)
Thin Precipice (Heavy Sword)
Crown-Splitter/Quickfang/Eternity’s Edge (Heavy Sword)
Strange Weapon Engram
Holdfast Armor Set

Be sure to check in each Friday for an updated list of Xur’s new exotic gear offerings and their rolls.

Trials of Osiris Map and Weekly Adept Weapon

Engagement in Trials of Osiris provides a high-risk, high-reward PvP experience, particularly for players aiming for flawless victories and a trip to the Lighthouse. Saint-14’s reputation system incentivizes ongoing participation, rewarding achievements through rank progression.

Trials of Osiris for January 3:

Map: Wormhaven
Weapon: Aisha’s Care (Adept Pulse Rifle)

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