Today, December 15, is Weekly Reset time in Destiny 2 for the Guardians, bringing new weekly challenges and a fresh Fire Trial. But what else is there for the Guardians to do?
What’s happening in Destiny 2? Today marks the start of the Winter and Christmas event “The Dawning 2020”. All about loot and tasty baking recipes can be found here:
Additionally, we at MeinMMO took a closer look at the exotic classic Hawkmoon. To find out how the hand cannon compares to the Destiny 1 original, click here.
Also exciting are the new improvements and customization options for the icy Stasis classes, waiting for the Guardians in the new year.
However, if you want to clean up with the buffed Shadebinder in the Crucible right now, find out here how to make the Stasis Warlock the least popular class in Destiny 2.
But first, the Weekly Reset is upon us, and we will reveal what there is to do.
The most important information about weekly activities from December 15 to December 22.
In Nightfall: The Fire Trial the strike awaits you.
- The Scarlet Fortress
You can adjust the difficulty level for this activity yourself.
Playlist Strikes can be found with these modifiers:
- Void Singe
- Stasis Burn
- Grounded
While the Singe modifier stays the same for the whole week, the other modifiers change daily.
Crucible: These playlists and modes are available in PvP:
- Private Match
- Rumble
- Control
- Elimination
- Glory Survival
- Glory Survival: Freelance
- Showdown
Petra Venj is currently found (Curse Week 2) for a week right at the landing zone of the Dreaming City. You can also take on the 6th Ascendant Challenge .
These are the sources for powerful loot in Season 12 of Destiny 2
This is how powerful loot is divided in Destiny 2: Powerful loot comes in several tiers, granting you various power boosts. Consequently, higher tiers grant higher power boosts.
- Tier 1 (up to +3 above the current power level)
- Tier 2 (up to +4 above the current power level)
- Tier 3 (up to +5 above the current power level)
- pinnacle gear (+5 or more above the power level. The only gear that goes over 1250 and up to a maximum of 1260)
Sources for powerful loot in Season 12:
Tier 1:
- Complete 8 Crucible Bounties
- Complete 8 Gambit Bounties
- Complete 8 Variks Bounties
- Complete the Nightfall: Fire Trial
- Win 7 rounds in Survival
- Loot from the Wrathborn Hunt
- Variks’ Sabotage and Exo Challenge
Tier 2:
- Collect Clan Experience for Hawthorne
Tier 3:
- Decode Exotic Engrams
- Exotic Quests
- Primus Engrams
Pinnacle Loot:
- Complete 3 strikes with appropriate focus
- Complete 3 Gambit matches
- Complete 3 Crucible matches in Quickplay
- Reach at least 100,000 points as a team in the Nightfall: Fire Trial
- Loot from the Wrathborn Hunt (after upgrade)
- Variks’ Sabotage and Exo Challenge (after upgrade)
- Raid in the Deep Stone Crypt
- Prophecy Dungeon

Glimmer highlights of the Eververse
These are the Glimmer highlights of this week:
- The exotic Ghost Shell “Snowball Shell”
- The exotic Ghost Shell “Glimmerwick Shell”
- The exotic Sparrow “Polar Vortex”
- The exotic Emote “Get to Work”
- The exotic Ship “Good Tidings”