In Destiny 2 begins a contemplative week filled with gifts and Christmas spirit, as the Dawning is here. We will show you which activities you can pursue this week and whether taking a look at the Eververse is worth it.
This is happening this week:
- The new Dawning event 2023 starts with new items like armor, a weapon, and a memento that players can earn in the coming weeks.
- The Iron Banner is over, but players can check out the Trials of Osiris again this weekend.
The key information on activities from December 12 to 19.
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Nightfall
- Hyper Net Power, in Neomuna
- The Nightfall takes you to Neomuna. You must infiltrate the Vex network and activate the security protocols of the city. Vex and Taken are your enemies and will stand in your way.
Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity
- Zone Control, Checkmate Control, and Elimination
- Additionally, the Trials of Osiris will take place again this weekend.
Active Events: Dawning 2023
- The winter event of Destiny 2 “Dawning” starts after the Weekly Reset with new content and items you can pursue.
- These include a frosty memento to adorn your forged weapons.
- A glaive with homing projectiles.
- A new armor set that you can acquire with Glimmer.
Boost of the Week
- Gambit receives bonus ranks this week.
Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation
Farmable Endgame on a weekly rotation: For those who enjoy a challenge, the so-called legacy rotations await in the endgame. They can be played repeatedly and farmed.
What does “Farmable Endgame” mean in Destiny 2?
Since Season 21, all missions and raids rotate each week and are farmable. This means both the active rotation raid, the active rotation dungeon, and the exotic rotation missions can be farmed during the week. You can complete the individual encounters multiple times to obtain different items and complete your collection, including any exotics available in these contents.
- The weekly legacy raid is the “Deep Stone Crypt” with the exotic “Eyes of Tomorrow.”.
- In the dungeon “Pit of Heresy,” there is no exotic this week, but plenty of Hive.
- The weekly exotic mission is “Vox Obscura” with the grenade launcher “Dead Messenger.”.
Weekly Activities
These are the Season 23 activities:
- The Circus: Cross the dangerous paths of the Dreaming City and uncover the secrets left by Riven.
- Protect the Nest: Retrieve the lost eggs from Riven’s enclosure via the Ley Lines to fulfill your part of a dangerous arrangement.
- Storm the Spire: Enter the dungeon
Ruin of the Warlord
and banish the Taken and the Hive from the wish magic.
Lightfall – Weekly Campaign Mission
- “Breakneck”
- This mission reveals more information about the CloudArk, which the Guardians are supposed to discover. Rohan sends you to the reactor of the network and the infrastructure of Neomuna.
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
Now that you are back in Season 23 in the Dreaming City, you can finish some open things there, such as finding the many hidden chests. Just take a sip of “Queen’s Leaf Tincture” from your inventory and the corruption will reveal new accesses to you.
- Petra Venj is located at the top of the pavilion in the area “The Shore” in the Dreaming City. The curse cycle resets and Curse Week 1 is active. Also active is the 5th Ascendant Challenge.
All Sources for Top Loot in Season 23 of Destiny 2
More power level comes automatically: There is no more grinding for power level even in Season 23. The hard power level cap in Destiny 2 has been unchanged at 1,810 for several seasons. This means that no player is forced to perform at their peak every week, but levels up automatically during all activities with the artifact level.
However, if you are currently not yet at the hard cap of 1,810, we have listed here the best sources for top loot.
This top loot brings your power level up to 1,810:
- Top Raid “Crota’s End“ (+2)
- Top Dungeon “Ruin of the Warlord” (+2)
- Legacy Raid Rotation this week: “Deep Stone Crypt” (+2) – farmable
- Legacy Dungeon Rotation “Pit of Heresy” (+2) – farmable
- Legacy Exotic Mission “Vox Obscura” (+2) – farmable
- Reach 100,000 points in “The Winding” (+2)
- Earn 200,000 points by completing Nightfalls (+2)
- “Eternity Trials”: Score at least 250,000 points or more (+2)
- Complete the Exotic Mission //knoten.ovrd.AVALON// in the EDZ (+2)
- Weekly Lightfall Campaign Mission on Legendary (+2)
- Play “Sector Restart” on Neomuna
- Complete Ritual Activities with the Vanguard, in Gambit or the Crucible
- Hawthorne’s Clan Task: Grant 5 Appreciation Cards to other Guardians (+2 and 7 Upgrade Modules)
If any further sources emerge in Season 23, we will add them here immediately.
Glimmer Highlights in the Eververse
What special things are there in the Eververse this week, we list for you here:
- Exotic Emote “Snowboard Tricks”
- Exotic Emote “Give”
- Rare Emote “Elf Out of the Box”
- Exotic Sparrow “Polar Dancer”
- Exotic Ghost Shell “Sugar Shell”
- Exotic Ghost Shell “Helper Shell”
- Exotic Ship “Insomniac Flight”
- Exotic Weapon Ornament “Perk Up” for the Auto Rifle “Monte Carlo”
- Ghost Projection “Snowman Projection”
- Shaders:
- “Dawning Warmth”
- “Aniline Shock”
- “Dawning Peace”
- “Sharkbite”
- “Awakening Joy”
- Teleport Effects:
- “Gift Rain”
- “Sweet Appearance”
- “Stacked”
These were the most important things you should know about the upcoming week of Destiny 2. Are you ready for the Dawning event, or are you done baking cookies? Let us know in the comments!
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