Destiny 2 Weekly Reset: December 24, 2024 – Activities, Challenges, and Rewards
Another week, another Destiny 2 reset! While the game currently sits between acts, and player concerns regarding declining numbers and ongoing issues persist, the Dawning event continues, offering a final chance to bake cookies and earn rewards. Bungie has even introduced a community challenge element to boost rare emblem drop rates, with over 3 million cookies baked for Commander Zavala at the time of this writing.
This week's reset brings the usual array of refreshed content, activities, and rewards. Let's dive into the details for the week of December 23rd.
Weekly Nightfall and Modifiers
Nightfall Strike: The Inverted Spire
Modifiers: This week's Nightfall features a challenging mix of modifiers across Advanced, Expert, Master, and Grandmaster difficulties. Expect Champions, increased enemy health and resilience, weapon restrictions, and more. See the full breakdown below for specific details.
- Advanced: Barrier and Overload Champions; Extra Shields (Solar, Void, Arc); Galvanized; Overcharge (Shotgun and Kinetic, subclass matching Surge); Threat (Void); Surge (Void and Arc).
- Expert: All Advanced modifiers + Equipment Locked; Randomized Banes; Expert Modifiers (Extra Shields).
- Master: All Expert modifiers + Haste; Master Modifiers (Locked Loadout, Extra Champions, Extra Shields).
- Grandmaster: All Master modifiers + Chaff; Grandmaster Modifiers (Extinguish, Limited Revives, Join In Progress Disabled, Contest, Locked Loadout, Extra Champions, Extra Shields).
Nightfall Weapon: Rake Angle (Glaive)
Episode: Revenant Challenges (Week 12)
This week's Revenant challenges offer a variety of objectives across different game modes. Complete these to earn progress and rewards.
- Narrowing The Odds: Craft 5 tonics boosting specific weapon drop chances.
- Moon Activities: Progress through bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors on the Moon.
- Popping Off: Shatter 150 combatant shields with matching elemental damage in Vanguard or Gambit playlists.
- Instrumented Performance: Secure 150 final blows with Special ammo (bonus for Shotguns/Grenade Launchers or Guardian kills) in Gambit, Crucible, or Vanguard Ops.
- Momentum Crash: Defeat 50 Guardians in Momentum Control (bonus with Zone Advantage).
Exotic Mission Rotation
Bungie's rotating exotic missions continue, providing opportunities for new rewards and craftable exotic weapons.
Featured Exotic Mission: Presage (Dead Man's Tale Exotic Scout Rifle)
Raid and Dungeon Rotation
The weekly rotating Raids and Dungeons offer refreshed rewards.
- Featured Raids: Vault of Glass and Crota's End
- Featured Dungeons: Grasp of Avarice and Warlord's Ruin
Raid Challenges
Several Raid challenges are active this week, offering unique rewards for those who conquer them. Check the full list below for details.
- Salvation's Edge: At Capacity
- Deep Stone Crypt: Of All Trades
- Vow of the Disciple: Swift Destruction
- Vault of Glass: Strangers In Time, Ensemble's Refrain, The Only Oracle for You, Out Of Its Way, Wait For It...
- King's Fall: Under Construction
- Root of Nightmares: All Hands
- Garden of Salvation: Zero to One Hundred
- Last Wish: Keep Out
Ritual Activities: Crucible and Gambit
Earn Pathfinder rewards by participating in Vanguard Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit.
Legacy Activities and Challenges
Several legacy activities across various locations are available, offering various challenges and rewards. See the detailed breakdown below for specifics on Europa, Neomuna, Throne World, The Moon, and the Dreaming City. Note the inclusion of Nightmare rotations and Ascendant Challenges.
Dares of Eternity Rotation
This week's Dares of Eternity rotation includes Taken, Cabal, and Zydron encounters.
Xur Details
Xur's inventory for the weekend of December 20th includes a selection of exotic armor, weapons, and catalysts. Check his offerings before the reset!
Trials of Osiris Map and Weekly Adept Weapon
Saint-14's Trials of Osiris offers high-stakes PvP action with powerful rewards.
Trials of Osiris (12/20):
- Map: Endless Vale
- Weapon: Yesterday's Question (Adept Arc Hand Cannon)
This comprehensive guide covers all the key updates and activities for the Destiny 2 weekly reset on December 24, 2024. Good hunting, Guardians!
