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

Destiny 2 Weekly Reset: December 24, 2024

Another week, another Destiny 2 reset! This week brings fresh content, including Nightfalls, Crucible modes, and challenges. The Dawning event continues, offering a final chance to bake cookies and earn rewards, including rare emblems via a community challenge. Bungie reported over 3 million cookies baked for Commander Zavala! Despite the ongoing narrative of declining player counts due to bugs, controversies, and other issues, the game presses on.

Here's a breakdown of this week's activities (December 23rd - December 30th):

Weekly Nightfall and Modifiers

Nightfall Strike: The Inverted Spire

Modifiers: The Nightfall features a tiered modifier system (Advanced, Expert, Master, Grandmaster), escalating in difficulty and rewards. Modifiers include Champion types (Barrier and Overload), Hero Modifiers (Extra Shields, Solar, Void, Arc), Galvanized, Overcharge, Threat (Void), Surge (Void and Arc), Equipment Locked, Randomized Banes, Haste, Chaff, and more. Grandmaster modifiers add Extinguish, Limited Revives, and disable Join In Progress.

Nightfall Weapon: Rake Angle (Glaive)

Episode: Revenant Challenges (Week 12)

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

Exotic Mission Rotation

Featured Exotic Mission: Presage (Dead Man's Tale Exotic Scout Rifle)

Raid and Dungeon Rotation

Bungie's rotating Raid and Dungeon system continues, offering updated rewards.

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

Raid Challenges

Challenges are available for various raids, offering increased difficulty and rewards. This week's available challenges include: Salvation's Edge (At Capacity), Deep Stone Crypt (Of All Trades), Vow of the Disciple (Swift Destruction), Vault of Glass (Strangers In Time, Ensemble's Refrain, The Only Oracle for You, Out Of Its Way, Wait For It...), King's Fall (Under Construction), Root of Nightmares (All Hands), Garden of Salvation (Zero to One Hundred), and Last Wish (Keep Out).

Ritual Activities: Crucible and Gambit

Earn rewards through the Pathfinder system by playing Vanguard Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit.

Legacy Activities and Challenges

Various legacy activities and challenges are available across different locations: Europa, Neomuna, Throne World, The Moon, and the Dreaming City. These include Exo Challenges, Eclipsed Zones, Empire Hunts, Incursion Zones, Campaign Missions, Weekly Story Missions, Altars of Reflection, Trove Guardians, Wandering Nightmares, Nightmare Rotations, Ascendant Challenges, and Blind Well activities. Specific details are provided in the original text.

Dares of Eternity Rotation

• Round 1: Taken
• Round 2: Cabal
• Final Round: Zydron

Xur Details

Xur's inventory for the weekend of December 20th includes various exotic armor pieces, weapons, catalysts, and other items. Check the original text for a complete list.

Trials of Osiris Map and Weekly Adept Weapon

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

Remember to check back next week for the next Destiny 2 weekly reset!