In Destiny 2 there is a bit of variety this week as the Solstice event 2022 begins in the space shooter. Put your feet up, bring your friends, and have fun with this year’s festivities.
This week: The true space grandma Eva Levante will visit Destiny 2 and dance with you as the Solstice event 2022 kicks off. As always, you will have the chance to win a bright new armor and unlock additional cosmetic items with the newly introduced event pass.
If you are not a fan of the event this week, you can make an impression on Zavala, as he is offering bonus Vanguard rank points in the Nightfall. This could help you push your ranks as you work towards the final triumphs.
When Lord Saladin leaves the Tower this evening, PvP players will find mayhem in the Crucible and in Control, departing from the heavily team-based Iron Banner mode “Rift”. You have the choice. And by the end of the week, the Trials of Osiris will also start up again.
Key information on activities from 07/19 to 07/26.
Vanguard: Nightfall – The Scorching Trial
The Nightfall: The Scorching Trial is the strike this week:
- Guardians of Nothing, in the former Prison of Elders
- You must find the “Mad Overseer”. He is a heavily modified Fallen Servitor who was used by Variks, the Loyal, to oversee the Prison of Elders. After the breakout of the Scorn, he activated himself and now exhibits unpredictable behavior, which is why the Guardians must stop him.
This week’s Nightfall weapon: In the 9th week of Season “The Season of the Haunted”, you can earn a special Nightfall weapon.
- This week, the weapon is “Post Neat” – a kinetic auto rifle.
Playlist strikes have these modifiers:
- Void Scorch
- Brawler
- Iron
- The Scorch modifier stays with you all week, while the others change daily.
Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation
This is happening in the latest raid “The Oath of the Student“:
- This week in the raid “Oath of the Student”, the “Defense Down” raid challenge requires that you only kill one Possessed Knight with your relic.
- As a reward for the challenge in the third section of the raid on Grandmaster, this week you have the chance to obtain a Master version of the submachine gun “Submission” or the fusion rifle “Reckoning”. Keep in mind that Hard and Normal modes share the loot.
Additional pinnacle rewards from the endgame include:
- from the raid “Last Wish” in the Dreaming City
- as well as from the dungeon “Broken Throne”
Weekly Activities
With Season 17, further activities have also come into the game. Explore the Leviathan and face Nightmares or surprising boss enemies in the new patrol zone. Grab the Solar Sense and defend yourself in the Nightmare containment. Additionally, these weekly activities await you:
Savathun’s Throne World – Weekly Campaign Mission
- “The Ruse”
- In this campaign mission, you search the dark corners of Savathun’s Throne World for another hint of how she stole the Light, based on a tip from Fynch.
Crucible – These are the PvP playlists:
- Private Match
- Rumble
- Control
- Elimination
- Glory Survival
- Glory Survival: Freelance
- Crucible
- Zone Control
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
- Petra Venj is at the top of the pavilion in the area “The Shore” in the Dreaming City. The Curse Cycle is reset, and Curse Week 1 is active. The 5th Ascendant Challenge is also active.
Sources for pinnacle loot in Season 17 of Destiny 2
This is the new max level: In the new season of the Haunted, the maximum power level of your gear is 1,570. This makes the power level at the start of the new Season 17 increase by +10 from the previous Season 16. All players have also been raised to the base power level of 1,350.
If you want to level up quickly, you can also play the Legendary campaign of the Witch Queen expansion and reach 1,530 upon completion, as well as obtain a new exotic.
This pinnacle loot (Pinnacle Gear) raises your power level above 1,560:
- Top Raid “The Oath of the Student” (+2)
- Legacy Raid Rotation this week: “Last Wish” (+2)
- Legacy Dungeon Rotation “Broken Throne” (+2)
- Reach at least 100,000 points in the Nightfall: Scorching Trial (+2)
- Seasonal Activity “Separation” (+2)
- Weekly Witch Queen campaign mission with at least 100,000 points (+2)
- Complete the activity “Preservation” in the Pyramid of Darkness (+2)
- “Challenges of Eternity”: Earn at least 250,000 points or more (+2)
- Defeat powerful Cabal in the exotic mission “Vox Obscura” (+2)
- Complete 3 Gambit matches (+1)
- Complete 3 Crucible matches (+1)
- Complete 3 Vanguard operations strikes with the appropriate focus (+1)
- Hawthorne’s clan quest (+1)
- Trials of Osiris (+2)
Glintdust Highlights in the Eververse
This time you can expect a cool ship for your collection and other goodies.
This week, you can also earn these highlights in the Eververse shop for Glintdust, the in-game currency you earn.
- Exotic Emote “Festival Dance”
- Exotic Emote “Inhale”
- Legendary Emote “Caring Glaive”
- Exotic Ship “Sunstecher”
- Exotic Sparrow “Blacklight Razor”
- Exotic Ghost Shell “Jubilant Shell”
- Legendary Ghost Projection “Buried Treasure”
- Exotic Weapon Ornament “Headland VI”
- Shader “Orange Gloss”
Are you ready for the Solstice event 2022 or are you skipping the grind altogether? Let us know in the comments how you feel about it!
