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Destiny 2 Weekly Reset: New Nightfall, Challenges, and Rewards

by Eric Jan 08,2025

Destiny 2 Weekly Reset: December 24, 2024 - A Look at the Latest Content

Another week, another Destiny 2 reset! While the game currently sits between major story acts, the ongoing Dawning event continues, offering players a final chance to bake cookies and claim rewards. Bungie has even added a community challenge aspect to boost rare emblem drops – a testament to the impressive 3+ million cookies baked for Commander Zavala!

Despite the ongoing narrative surrounding declining player counts and various in-game issues, the weekly reset brings fresh content. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of what awaits Guardians this week (December 23rd onwards):

Vex enemies, cybernetic war machines from Destiny 2

Nightfall: The Inverted Spire

This week's Nightfall features The Inverted Spire strike, with a challenging array of modifiers across various difficulty levels:

Advanced: Barrier and Overload Champions; Extra Shields (Solar, Void, Arc); Galvanized; Overcharge (Shotgun/Kinetic with matching Surge subclass); Threat (Void); Surge (Void/Arc).

Expert: All Advanced modifiers + Equipment Locked; Randomized Banes; Expert Modifiers (Extra Shields).

Master: All Expert modifiers + Haste; Master Modifiers (Locked Loadout, Extra Champions, Extra Shields).

Grandmaster: All Master modifiers + Chaff; Grandmaster Modifiers (Extinguish, Limited Revives, Join In Progress Disabled, Contest, Locked Loadout, Extra Champions, Extra Shields).

Nightfall Weapon: Rake Angle (Glaive)

Episode: Revenant Challenges (Week 12)

This week's Revenant challenges include:

  • Narrowing The Odds: Craft 5 tonics boosting specific weapon drop rates.
  • Moon Activities: Complete bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors on the Moon.
  • Popping Off: Shatter 150 combatant shields with matching elemental damage in Vanguard or Gambit.
  • Instrumented Performance: Get 150 final blows with Special ammo (bonus for Shotguns/Grenade Launchers or Guardian kills) in Gambit, Crucible, or Vanguard Ops.
  • Momentum Crash: Defeat 50 Guardians in Momentum Control (bonus with Zone Advantage).

Exotic Mission Rotation

The featured Exotic Mission this week offers a chance to acquire the Dead Man's Tale Exotic Scout Rifle:

Presage (Dead Man's Tale Exotic Scout Rifle)

Presage Mission

Raid and Dungeon Rotation

This week's featured Raids and Dungeons provide opportunities for farming updated rewards:

  • Featured Raids: Vault of Glass and Crota's End
  • Featured Dungeons: Grasp of Avarice and Warlord's Ruin

Raid and Dungeon Rotation

Raid Challenges

Various Raid challenges are available across multiple raids, offering additional rewards for completion.

Ritual Activities: Crucible and Gambit

Continue progressing through the Pathfinder system by participating in Crucible and Gambit activities.

Legacy Activities and Challenges

Numerous legacy activities across various locations (Europa, Neomuna, Throne World, The Moon, Dreaming City) offer various challenges and rewards. Details include specific missions, zones, and Nightmare rotations.

Dares of Eternity Rotation

This week's Dares of Eternity rotation features Taken, Cabal, and Zydron enemies.

Xur Details (December 20th - December 24th)

Xur's inventory this week includes a selection of exotic armor, weapons, catalysts, and other valuable items. Check his location for the full list.

Xur's Inventory

Trials of Osiris (December 20th - December 24th)

Saint-14's Trials of Osiris this week features:

  • Map: Endless Vale
  • Weapon: Yesterday's Question (Adept Arc Hand Cannon)

This comprehensive guide covers the key updates for the Destiny 2 weekly reset. Good hunting, Guardians!

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