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

by Carter Feb 02,2025

Destiny 2 Weekly Reset: December 24, 2024

Another week, another reset in the ever-evolving world of Destiny 2. While the game currently sits between major narrative acts, and faces ongoing challenges regarding player count and various in-game issues, the weekly reset brings fresh content and rewards. The Dawning event continues, with a community challenge boosting rare emblem drops—Commander Zavala has already received over 3 million cookies!

This guide covers all the significant updates for the week of December 23rd, including Nightfalls, Crucible modes, and various challenges.

Vex enemies, cybernetic war machines from Destiny 2

Weekly Nightfall and Modifiers

Nightfall Strike: The Inverted Spire

Modifiers: The Nightfall features a tiered modifier system (Advanced, Expert, Master, Grandmaster), each adding progressively challenging elements. These include Champion types (Barrier and Overload), Hero Modifiers (Extra Shields, elemental damage boosts), Galvanized, Overcharge, Threat, and Surge. Higher tiers introduce Equipment Locked, Randomized Banes, Haste, Chaff, and other Grandmaster-specific limitations.

Nightfall Weapon: Rake Angle (Glaive)

Episode: Revenant Challenges (Week 12)

This week's challenges include crafting tonics, completing Moon activities, breaking shields with matching damage, securing final blows with Special ammo, and dominating in Momentum Control.

Exotic Mission Rotation

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

Presage Mission

Raid and Dungeon Rotation

Bungie's rotating Raid and Dungeon system offers updated rewards. This week's selection provides variety for farming activities.

Featured Raids: Vault of Glass and Crota's End

Featured Dungeons: Grasp of Avarice and Warlord's Ruin

Raid and Dungeon Rotation

Raid Challenges

A variety of Raid Challenges are available across various raids, offering additional difficulty and rewards for completion. These include challenges for Salvation's Edge, Deep Stone Crypt, Vow of the Disciple, Vault of Glass, King's Fall, Root of Nightmares, Garden of Salvation, and Last Wish.

Raid Challenges

Ritual Activities: Crucible and Gambit

Earn Pathfinder rewards by participating in Vanguard Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit.

Legacy Activities and Challenges

This section details challenges across various 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, and Dreaming City activities. A Nightmare rotation is also specified.

Europa Activities Neomuna Activities Throne World Activities Moon Activities Dreaming City Activities

Dares of Eternity Rotation

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

Dares of Eternity

Xur Details

Xur's inventory for the weekend of December 20th includes various exotic armor pieces, weapons, catalysts, and other valuable items.

Xur

Trials of Osiris Map and Weekly Adept Weapon

Saint-14's Trials of Osiris offers high-stakes PvP action.

Trials of Osiris (12/20):

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

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

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