In a few weeks, the next season will begin in Destiny 2 . There is little time left for some tasks. We show which activities you should complete by the end of Season 5.
On Tuesday, March 5th, it will begin. Then the season of the Drifter starts in Destiny 2, so Season 6. You don’t have much time left to check off current seasonal goals. Here is what you should still complete:
Submit Bounties
For all owners of Destiny 2: Forsaken, the power level cap will be raised from 650 to 700 in the next season. However, for the upcoming Season 6, Bungie also wants to prevent players from reaching the new maximum level too quickly. Therefore, they are putting an end to a popular power level trick.
All bounties that you have accepted this season will have a power level cap for the rewards resulting from them. This cap will match the level cap that was active at the time of acceptance. So it stops at 650.
This makes so-called engram hoarding no longer worthwhile. Bounties saved beyond the seasonal change will not yield any powerful rewards above 650 when you redeem them in the next season.
On the contrary – they might block accepting new bounties that would reward you at a higher level, or even disappear completely from your inventory. Therefore, you should redeem all bounties before the end of Season 5.
Get Iron Banner Armor
Currently, the last Iron Banner of Season 5 is in full swing. And during the season of the Drifter, this one-week PvP event will return.
But you only have this week to secure the “Iron Fellowship” armor set for the three Guardian classes. After that, these armor pieces will no longer be available. If you’re a passionate collector, you should hurry.
By the way: The Iron Banner weapons from Year 2 will also remain available beyond Season 5.
Reset Crucible Rank for Top Weapons in PvP
In the pursuit of some top weapons from the Crucible, such as Redrix’s Claymore, Luna’s Howl, or The Summit, there are quest steps that require a specific number of rank resets or a specific rank.
You only have until the end of the current season to complete this task. If you do not reach the respective rank or required rank resets by then, they will reset. Other quest steps and progress will remain available even beyond the seasonal change.
However, if you reset the Valor rank 5 times during this season but didn’t complete the quest itself, this step will be credited to you retroactively in Season 6.
Unlock Seasonal Triumphs
In Destiny 2, there are some triumphs linked to the Season of the Forge – such as reaching a specific rank in the Crucible or the Vanguard. There are also some achievements in Gambit and Iron Banner that only count for the current season.
With the seasonal change, these triumphs will be removed. If you’re a completionist and absolutely want to earn every triumph, you should hurry. You don’t have much time left.
Reach Max Power Level of 650
This goal is not tied to Season 5 but could help you get a head start in the season of the Drifter – especially as a holder of the Annual Pass.
At the beginning of Season 5, the new premium content of the first premium DLC “Black Armory” had high level requirements. This meant that only Guardians who had already reached the old power level cap of 600 or were close to it could jump right into the new content. For everyone else, it meant leveling up in the old content first.
While Bungie already nerfed the first Forge after 2 days and lowered the level requirements, it was still difficult for players under 600 to dive into the new content.
The same phenomenon might now occur for Guardians in the new season if Bungie has not learned from this mistake. To prevent this issue, you should prepare accordingly and get your Guardians to the current max power level of 650 – or at least close to this value.
Do you have any other factors to consider before the end of Season 5?
