As of January 7, 2025, another exciting week unfolds in Destiny 2 with a fresh batch of missions and challenges, all reset and ready to tackle. Fans have been eagerly anticipating this moment, and now it’s here: Episode Revenant rolls into Act 3, presenting Kell’s Fall, an exotic mission that unlocks the slug shotgun known as Slayer’s Fang. Along with the new gear and content, there’s plenty for players to dive into.
In an unexpected twist, the original Destiny received an accidental update last weekend, leading to some buzz in the community. It turns out the Tower was decorated with Ghost-shaped lights and other festive touches evocative of The Dawning. Some savvy users linked these decorations to assets from a canceled 2017 event called Days of the Dawning—a forgotten relic, perhaps, meant to be purged when the event was shelved.
With Act 3 in play, Destiny 2’s weekly reset introduces a familiar cycle of refreshed activities and rewards to pursue in the coming days. Here’s a rundown of what’s on offer for the week starting January 7, including updates on Nightfalls, Crucible modes, and crucial challenges.
Weekly Nightfall and Modifiers
Nightfall Strike: The Corrupted
Advanced Modifiers:
- Champions: Overload and Unstoppable
- Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields with Solar, Void, and Arc damage
- Galvanized: Enemies boast increased health and resilience to stuns
- Overcharge: Power boost for Rocket Launcher and Kinetic Weapons when matching an active Surge element
- Threat: Arc
- Surge: Void and Arc
Expert Modifiers:
- All advanced modifiers included
- Equipment Locked: No gear changes mid-mission
- Randomized Banes: Competitive edge with unpredictable enemy enhancements
- Expert Modifiers: Extra Shields
Master Modifiers:
- Incorporates all previous modifiers
- Class Warfare: Using class abilities boosts your team’s offense while mitigating damage
- Extra challenges include Locked Loadout, Extra Champions, and Extra Shields
Grandmaster Modifiers:
- Builds on all prior modifiers
- Chill Touch: Melee hits now slow you down
- Even more daunting with Extinguish, Limited Revives, Join In Progress Disabled, Contest, Locked Loadout, Extra Champions, and Extra Shields
The current Nightfall Weapon in play is Plug One.1, a Fusion Rifle.
Episode: Revenant Challenges
Week 14:
- Fortress I: Complete Part I of Act III "Kell of Kells."
- Fortress II: Finish Part II of Act III "Kell of Kells."
- Europa Activities: Advance by handling bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors on Europa.
- Last Rites: Secure 150 ability final blows in Crucible, Gambit, or Vanguard Ops (bonus for Guardian final blows).
- Dark Shadows: Take out 400 Scorn using Void damage in Gambit or Vanguard Ops.
- Darkest Nightfall: Complete a Nightfall on Advanced difficulty or higher, with bonus points for higher completions.
- Classified Challenges: Shrouded in mystery.
Exotic Mission Rotation
Bungie revisits some classic exotic missions, bringing back favorites for fresh runs and the chance to grab new rewards and gear. They rotate weekly, just like raids and dungeons.
Featured Exotic Mission:
- Operation Seraph Shield features the Revision Zero Exotic Pulse Rifle.
Raid and Dungeon Rotation
Bungie’s weekly cycle of raids and dungeons has been modified to make them farmable with updated loot. In this period, Episode: Revenant includes two of each raid and dungeon:
Featured Raid: Garden of Salvation and King’s Fall
Featured Dungeon: Pit of Heresy and Spire of the Watcher
Raid Challenges
Engage in various raid activities with specific tasks:
- 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: Multiple challenges, including Hands Off and others
- Root of Nightmares: Crossfire
- Garden of Salvation: Multiple objectives, like Leftovers and A Link to the Chain
- Last Wish: Summoning Ritual
Ritual Activities: Crucible and Gambit
The Pathfinder system grants extra rewards for those participating in activities like Vanguard Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit.
Legacy Activities and Challenges
Europa:
- Exo Challenge: Survival Simulation
- Eclipsed Zone: Eventide Ruins
- Empire Hunt: Kridis, The Dark Priestess
Neomuna:
- Incursion Zone: Zephyr Concourse
- Campaign Mission: Breakneck
- Partition: Backdoor
Throne World:
- Weekly Story Mission: The Arrival
- Altars of Reflection: A mix of puzzle-solving and combat.
The Moon:
- Trove Guardian: Archer’s Line
- Wandering Nightmare: Fallen Council in Archer’s Line
- Campaign: Beyond
Nightmare Rotation: Fikrul, The Fanatic, Crota, and Phogoth
Dreaming City:
- Low Curse Level with The Broken Courier mission
- Petra Venj’s spot is at The Strand
- Fight through The Blind Well with Scorn enemies, including bosses Sikariis and Varkuuriis
- Ascendant Challenge: Forfeit Shrine in Garden of Esila
Dares of Eternity Rotation
- First Round: Vex
- Second Round: Cabal
- Final Round: Crota
Xur Details
Xur, the exotic gear merchant, visits every weekend offering a variety of rare items until reset. This weekend, he’s restocked with items like the Crown of Tempests helmet for Warlocks, the Liar’s Handshake gauntlet for Hunters, and the Arbalest Linear Fusion Rifle among others.
Remember to check every Friday for a look at what new exotics and rolls Xur has in store.
Trials of Osiris Map and Weekly Adept Weapon
Saint-14 once again offers Trials of Osiris, a high-stakes PvP event with top-tier rewards for those who succeed. For the weekend starting January 3rd, players will face off on the Wormhaven map, competing to win Aisha’s Care, an adept pulse rifle. Engage in these trials, gain standing with Saint-14, and work on earning a trip to the Lighthouse.
Destiny 2 remains an enthralling journey, a seamless blend of narrative intrigue, energetic multiplayer modes, and endless opportunities to build your legend within a dynamic universe. So gear up, jump into the fray, and etch your mark in the cosmos!
