In the world of Destiny 2, today, January 21st, it is once again: Weekly Reset. This week features the Iron Banner. Read what else awaits you this week.
What’s new in Destiny 2? Last week was all about the Mega Puzzle, which had the community working tirelessly. As a reward, you can earn a new Exotic: Bastion.
For those wanting to blow off some steam after the challenging puzzle, you can do so in the Iron Banner. The PvP event starts right at today’s reset at 6 PM and ends exactly one week later on January 28th. Included is a defusing of the annoying Iron Banner quest. Additionally, there should be a Valor boost.
Starting this evening, you won’t have to wander through the corridors of time any longer. Bungie gives you the quest for Bastion, without any detours in the maze. But what else is on the agenda this week?
The important info on the weekly activities from January 21 to January 28.
These are the strikes of the week: In the service of the Vanguard, you tackle the regular Nightfall (Power level 820). Included are:
- Exodus Crash
- Savathûn’s Song
- Guardians of Nothing
The Nightfall: The Ordeal is tougher than the other Nightfalls. Here you will face this strike:
- The Arms Dealer
In the strikes and story missions, you must expect these modifiers:
- Void Burn
- Iron
- Heavyweight
The Void element will accompany you all week. The other two modifiers change daily.
Crucible: In PvP, you will clash heads in these modes:
- Private Match
- Rumble (core playlist)
- Control (core playlist)
- Team Scorched (rotation playlist)
- Showdown (rotation playlist)
- Elimination (core playlist)
- Survival (core playlist)
- Survival: Freelance (core playlist)
- Classic Mix (core playlist)
- The Iron Banner
With the visit of Lord Saladin, Lord Shaxx is not alone in the Crucible this time.
Reckoning: The Reckoning is available through the Gambit playlist. The active modifiers are:
- Solar Burn
- Grenadier
Escalation Protocol: On Mars, there are still hordes of Hive. If you drive them back, you have the chance to obtain:
- the legendary Sniper Rifle IKELOS_SSG_v1.0.1
- the legendary Shotgun IKELOS_SF_v1.0.1
- the legendary Submachine Gun IKELOS_MP_v1.0.1
Flashpoint: The following area requires your full support this week:
- Io
Petra Venj: The Queen’s wrath has taken up camp in the area of Rheasilvia. This means it is Curse Week 3 and the 1st Ascendant Challenge is active.
These are the sources for Powerful Loot in Season 9 of Destiny 2
This is how Powerful Loot is structured in Destiny 2: Powerful gear comes in various quality tiers. Your power level makes larger jumps with higher tiers.
- Tier 1 (up to +3 above current power level)
- Tier 2 (up to +4 above current power level)
- Tier 3 (up to +5 above current power level)
- Peak Gear (+5 or more above the power level. The only gear that goes above 960 and up to a maximum of 970. Starting from 960 up to +2 power)
The level bonus from the seasonal artifact does not factor into the calculation of the average power level. Here, the average of the gear and weapons is crucial.
Sources for Powerful Rewards:
Tier 1:
- Weekly Flashpoint
- Prime Engrams
- Gunsmith Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
- weekly story mission Luna’s Call from Eris
- Complete 3 Nightmare Hunts
- Zavala’s Vanguard Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
- Complete 3 Vanguard Strikes
- Complete 5 Nightfall: The Ordeal. Higher difficulties grant more progress
- Crucible for 4 matches in a core playlist
- Crucible for 4 matches in a rotating playlist
- Shaxx’s Crucible Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
- Gambit Bounties from the Drifter – Complete 8 of his bounties
- Every complete rank-up in Gambit or the Crucible
Tier 2:
- Weekly matches in Gambit – Complete 3 games in Gambit or Gambit Prime
- Clan reward from Hawthorne
- New seasonal activity the Sundial, where a new boss awaits: Tazaroc
Tier 3:
- We couldn’t find any rewards of this tier yet. Did you?
Peak Gear:
- Iron Banner Bounties
- Raid “Garden of Salvation”
- Nightfall: The Ordeal with a team score of 100,000 or more
- Nightmare Hunt (Grandmaster)
- Dungeon (Pit of Heresy)
- Sundial (legendary)
Shards of Glamour Highlights of the Eververse
If you have amassed a decent supply of Shards of Glamour, you can exchange them for cosmetic items. In the Eververse, these objects compete for your precious currency:
- The exotic Sparrow “Spearhead”
- The exotic Sparrow “Ashen Angel”
- The exotic ornament “War Spirit Embodiment” for the gloves “Doombringer Gauntlets” (Titan)
- The exotic ornament “Calliope’s Lullaby” for the boots “Orpheus Rig” (Hunter)
- The legendary ornament “Marked Dice” for the auto rifle “Riskrunner”
- Universal ornaments (seasonal) for the class item
Have you already wandered through the endless corridors of time or do you welcome the simplified quest? Are you drawn to the Iron Banner – true to the Crucible motto: Light against Light?
