As detailed in the studio’s blog post from last week, Mayhem is back again for another week of accelerated Crucible chaos. That’s not all Bungie has planned during the holiday break, however, as Lord Saladin is also heading back to the Tower on Christmas Day to being a new season of Iron Banner. With new weapons and gear to collect, players who jump into the fray are getting rewarded with double valor during the week as well.
Along with the Crucible chaos, a new week of content has begun in Destiny 2 bringing with it fresh content and rewards to earn over the next seven days. For the complete look at all of the new missions, Nightfalls, Crucible modes, and challenges, make sure to consult our weekly guide below.
Nightfall Strike Details
Nightfall Strike Options: The Hollowed Lair, The Arms Dealer, Strange Terrain
For a third straight week, Strange Terrain is available as one of the Nightfall choices for the week of December 18. In addition to Nokris, The Hollowed Lair and The Arms Dealer round out the rest of the Nightfall choices. Those without any of the Destiny 2 expansions can battle Braccus Zahn in The Arms Dealer. As always, consult the list below to see what exclusive rewards are up for grab this week.
Each option starts at a recommended power level of 540, so players may want to grind for new gear a bit before taking on these missions.
Nightfall Challenges:
Equipment Locked: Once the mission starts, players can no longer switch their currently equipped gear. Extinguish: Once a fireteam dies in a restricted zone, they’re returned to orbit.
Nightfall Exclusive Rewards:
Strange Terrain - BrayTech Osprey (Rocket Launcher). The Hollowed Lair - Mindbender’s Ambition (shotgun). The Arms Dealer - Tilt Fuse sparrow.
Flashpoint Location
Flashpoint Location: Nessus
The Flashpoint for this week is on Nessus. To complete this milestone, fill the progression meter by taking part in Public Events, finishing Heroic adventures, and clearing out Lost Sectors. Consult our heroic modifier guide for public events to help finish this a bit faster.
Once 100% has been reached, visit Failsafe in the Exodus Black to claim the powerful reward for the week.
Crucible Milestone and Weekly Playlist
Complete Crucible Matches - Finish 5 total Crucible matches. Any of the playlists count towards this milestone except a private match.
Weekly Crucible Playlist - Mayhem
Gambit - Complete 3 Gambit matches.
Daily objectives also pop up from time to time for these playlists, typically requiring that players only complete one Crucible match. Make sure to keep an eye out.
Weekly Escalation Protocol
Level 7 Boss: Damkath, the Mask
Possible Rewards: IKELOS_SR_v1.0.1 (Sniper Rifle)
Vanguard Strike Milestone
Vanguard Strikes: Complete 3 strikes in the playlist.
Daily Heroic: Complete 3 Missions.
Elemental Modifier: Void Singe
Tower Objectives and World Bounties
With the reset here, the weekly bounties from many of the Vendors in game have also been restocked. Let’s have a quick look:
Tess Everis continues to have her set of daily Eververse Bounties as well as a special weekly in exchange for glimmer that awards a Prismatic Facet instead of bright dust. Keep in mind that for players with 3 Prismatic Facets, no more can be held, so make sure to use them before completing the new weekly bounty from Eververse. Suraya Hawthorne also has her daily clan and raid bounties players can pick up, which go towards finishing her weekly clan XP challenge. Right next door to Suraya is Ikora Rey, who awards powerful gear each week for players that complete 20 bounties. Players have plenty of options for completing this including Shaxx, The Drifter, and Zavala with their usual associated game mode bounties as well. Forsaken players can visit The Spider at the Tangled Shore as his weekly Wanted bounties have been refreshed. This week, the Powerful Reward bounty is Gravetide Summoner. Visit The Dreaming City and Petra Venj for weekly and daily bounties offering powerful rewards, Dark Fragments, and more. It’s a strong curse week and Petra can be found in Rheasilvia
And that’s all for this week. Good luck, Guardians!
Destiny 2: Forsaken is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
