Destiny 2 Weekly Reset - Grandmaster Excision is Live! (Echoes, Week 3) (2024)

This Week 𝒾𝓃 Destiny

• Live Now:
  • Grandmaster Excision
  • Update 8.0.0.4
• Nightfall: The Disgraced
• Activity: Double Gambit ranks
• Crucible Rotator: Survival + Momentum Control
• Featured Rotators:
  • Raid: Deep Stone Crypt
  • Dungeon: Pit of Heresy
  • Exotic Mission: Node OVRD Avalon
• Dares of Eternity (Expert): Fallen > Hive > Zydron (Vex)
• Ascendant Challenge (Legacy): Shattered Ruins / Spine of Keres
• and more!

Have a great week!

Infographic by Kyber (Icons/Images via Bungie)

Grandmaster Excision

Join your fellow Guardians to unmake the Witness once and for all.

Requirement: The Final Shape

Activity Power Cap: 2020

Fireteam: 1-12 Players

Matchmaking: Disabled

Rewards:

• Ergo Sum (Exotic Sword)
• Ergo Sum Catalyst
  • Adds “Transcendent Steel” perk: Dealing damage with a Transcendent grenade grants Ergo Sum ammo.
• Ascendant Shards (Common)

Modifiers

• Grandmaster Modifiers: Contest, Join in progress disabled, extra champions, extra shields.
• Extinguish: If your fireteam falls in Restricted Zone, everyone is returned to orbit.
• Limited Revives: Limited fireteam revives. Gain additional revives by defeating Champions.
• Champion Foes: Barrier, Overload, and Unstoppable
• Shielded Foes: Arc, Solar, and Void
• Surge: 25% bonus to outgoing Void and Arc damage.
• Overcharged Glaive: 25% bonus to Glaive damage.
• Overcharged Machine Gun: 25% bonus to Machine Gun damage.
• Overcharged Weapons: Weapon overcharges from the Seasonal Artifact are active in this activity. Kinetic weapons do increased damage when your Super element matches an active surge.

Seasonal Challenges

Episode: Echoes / Act I

Eververse

View our Eververse page to view what’s available this week.

ℹ️ Grandmaster Nightfalls opens: June 25, 2024

Nightfall

Strike: The Disgraced

Defeat the shamed Hive Wizard Navôta in the Cosmodrome.

Featured Exotic Mission

Mission: //NODE.OVRD.AVALON// – Investigate a Vex network node in the EDZ that has been overwritten with a single word: AVALON.

ℹ️ Launch from the “Legends” node on the Director (located to the right of the Crucible node).

Exotic Weapon

Vexcalibur (Exotic Void Glaive)

☑️ Fully Craftable

☑️ Exotic Catalysts (Refits)

Exotic Perks

• M1R Distribution Matrix: Fires a spread. Equipped with a quick-draining shield. Blocking damage with your shield gradually bestows Void overshields to yourself and nearby allies.
• Perpetual Loophole: Deal additional melee damage while protected by an overshield. Defeating targets with melee final blows while the overshield is active will refresh it.

Catalysts (Refits)

Any catalyst earned can be applied through shaping or reshaping.

• Immovable Refit: Dealing ranged damage grants increased weapon energy while you’re stationary with your shield raised.
• Robber Refit: Melee final blows or dealing damage with a charged melee reloads this weapon’s magazine from reserves.
• Feedback Refit: Blocking damage partially reloads this weapon from reserves.

Legendary Weapons

This Exotic mission drops legendary loot from Season of Defiance, such as Regnant Grenade Launcher. This section is being updated as loot is confirmed.

• Regnant (Grenade Launcher)
• Raconteur (Combat Bow)
• …

View our Weekly Featured Rotator page for more details.

Raid Challenges

Lost Sector Schedule

One Expert and Master Lost Sector changes every day at reset.

Possible Rewards (If-Solo):

• Exotic Engram
• Legendary weapons (will be updated once confirmed)
• Enhancement Cores

Related Pages: | Infographics

Neomuna Activities (Legacy)

🔒 Some activities below require Lightfall. With the arrival of The Final Shape, these activities reward either Powerful or Legendary Gear.

Throne World Activities (Legacy)

These activities are located on Savathun’s Throne World.

Required to Access: The Witch Queen

Fireteam: Up to 6 Players

Wellspring Rotation

Rewards:

• Wellspring weapon
• Veritas Armor
• Weapon Pattern

On mobile, swipe or slide the table to the left to view more.

Date		Weapon	Boss/Mode
7-2-2024		Tarnation Grenade Launcher (Arc)	Vezuul (Solar Scorn Chieftain) Mode: Defend
7-3-2024		Fel Taradiddle Combat Bow (Kinetic)	Bor'gong (Hive Knight) Mode: Attack
7-4-2024		Father's Sin Sniper Rifle (Void)	Zeerik (Scorn Raider) Mode: Defend
7-5-2024		Come to Pass Auto Rifle (Arc)	Golmag (Hive Ogre) Mode: Attack
7-6-2024		Tarnation Grenade Launcher (Arc)	Vezuul (Solar Scorn Chieftain) Mode: Defend
7-7-2024		Fel Taradiddle Combat Bow (Kinetic)	Bor'gong (Hive Knight) Mode: Attack
7-8-2024		Father's Sin Sniper Rifle (Void)	Zeerik (Scorn Raider) Mode: Defend
7-9-2024		Come to Pass Auto Rifle (Arc)	Golmag (Hive Ogre) Mode: Attack

Dares of Eternity (Legend)

A cautionary tale for adventurers willing to trade their humanity for riches.

Access: 30th Anniversary Pack

View more on our Dares of Eternity page.

Legacy Activities

Weekly info for Europa, The Moon, and The Dreaming City activities and challenges. Legacy activities drop legendary rewards.

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Altar of Sorrow Weapon Rotation

Ada’s Inventory

Location: Tower

Shaders

Armor

Hunter

• Scorned Baron Vest (Chest Armor)
• Holeshot Cloak (Class Item)
• Airhead Hood (Class Item)
• Memory of Cayde Cloak (Class Item)
• Nea-Thonis Breather (Helmet)

Warlock

• Scorned Baron Robes (Chest Armor)
• Tethering Void (Class Item)
• The Beyond (Class Item)
• Memory of Cayde (Class Item)
• Eimin-Tin Ritual Mask (Helmet)

Titan

• Scorned Baron Plate (Chest Armor)
• Mark of Colliders (Class Item)
• Ere the End (Class Item)
• Memory of Cayde Mark (Class Item)
• Torobatl Celebration Mask (Helmet)

View more on our Ada-1 page.

Xûr & Trials

Xur arrives and Trials begins every Friday at reset. Note: Trials of Osiris is not live when Iron Banner is active.

Arrives:Friday, June 21 @ 10 AM PDT

Departs:Tuesday, June 25 @ 10 AM PDT

RELATED PAGES

Xur Webpage

Trials Webpage

News and Updates

VisitBungie.netfor news, updates, and more.

Weekly Articles & Updates

• Latest Update
• This Week in Destiny

The Final Shape

• The Final Shape webpage
• The Final Shape: All You Need to Know
• The Final Shape Release Update
• “Our Path Forward”
• Dev Insight: Prismatic Deep Dive

Helpful Links and Resources

• Known Issues
• #HelpForum
• New Player Guide
• Bungie Help Twitter 

Upcoming Changes and Updates (TFS)

Destiny Content Vault (Year 7)

The following will move into the Destiny Content Vault starting on June 4:

Items Being Deprecated at the Start of Year 7

• All Bounties, Missions, Quests, Engrams, Seasonal Heirlooms, and Artifacts from Season of Defiance, Season of the Deep, Season of the Witch, Season of the Wish, and Into the Light
• All Ritual and Pinnacle Weapons and Ornaments from Tower Vendors (the gear will become available in the Monument to Lost Lights Exotic Archive)
• Legendary Shards
• Vanguard, Crucible, and Gambit Bounties (These are being replaced with a new Ritual Pathfinder rewards system.)
• Mementos (These will become one-time consumables with the launch of The Final Shape and will appear unlocked for use on any crafted weapon when consumed.)
• Dismantling these before The Final Shape launches will not add them to your crafted weapon inventories.
• Spec Mods: Boss Spec, Taken Spec, Minor Spec, Major Spec, Adept Big
• Ones Spec
• Defiant Keys
• Deep Dive Keys
• Salvage Keys
• Fishing Tackle
• Witch’s Keys
• Powerful Offerings
• Robust Offerings
• Feeble Offerings
• Lair Keys
• Wish Tokens
• Trophies of Bravery
• Resonant Alloy
• Harmonic Alloy

Learn more:

Bungie.net

Destinations

• The Farm
• H.E.L.M. Wings
• The Plunge
• Dive Tank
• Athenaeum
• Spirit’s Anchor
• Hall of Champions

Campaigns and Season Narratives

• Season of Defiance
• Season of the Deep
• Season of the Witch
• Season of the Wish
• Into the Light

Activities

• Defiant Battlegrounds
• Salvage
• Deep Dives
• The Imbaru Engine
• Savathûn’s Spire
• Altars of Summoning
• Riven’s Lair
• The Coil
• Arenas (visit link below for full list)
• Quest Missions (Retribution, Invoke, Conjure, Sunder)

Exotic Quests and Rewards

• The Variable (Vexcalibur Glaive)
• We Stand Unbroken (Brazen Spark Ship)
• The Bladed Path (Laminos Sparrow)
• Wishing All the Best (Wish-Keeper Bow)
• Deep Dive: The Whetstone Encounter (Wicked Implement Scout Rifle)
• Sonar Station Rank 16 Reward (Akashic Revelation Ship)
• Spirit of Riven Rank 16 Reward (Gloaming Journeyer Sparrow)

Triumph Rewards

• Legendary Trifecta (Common Nobility Sparrow)
• Firmware Update (Scribetrace Shell)
• Aquarium Vivarium (Síocháin’s Scuba Shell)
• Weekly Wetwork (To Be Remembered Sparrow)
• Severance (Tymbal Lucidae Ship)
• Spire of Legends (Pharmakos Shell)
• Resplendent Ritual (Sparagmos Ship)
• Familiar Felines (Wyrmguard Shell)
• Reward: Ghost Shell (Laurel Shell)
• Reward: Sparrow (Fire-Gilt Quadriga Sparrow)

Vendors

• War Table
• Sonor Station
• Ritual Table
• Lectern of Divination
• Mara Sov
• Spirit of Riven
• Lord Shaxx (Hall of Champions)
• Arcite 99-40 (Hall of Champions)

Learn more:

Bungie.net

The Final Shape – Enhanceable Weapons

Reminder: All new and reprised weapons from Prophecy dungeon and Guardian Games All-Stars, as well as new weapons to the rotation for Iron Banner, Trials of Osiris, and Nightfall will all be retroactively enhanceable when The Final Shape launches on June 4.

Source: Bungie

The Final Shape Power Level

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.

Power Bands

In The Final Shape, the Soft Cap will only require 40 Power to reach (down from the usual 150).

• Power Floor: 1900
• Soft Cap: 1940
• Powerful Cap: 1990
• Hard Cap/Pinnacle Cap: 2000

Note: Like past the campaign in Lightfall and The Witch Queen, all players who complete The Final Shape campaign on Legendary difficulty will be rewarded with a full gear set at 1960 Power (+20 into the Powerful band). Contest mode for The Final Shape will be at 1965 so this helps get you raid-ready!

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.)

Unsunsetted

• 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.

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Until next time.

-Kimberly (Kyber)