Destiny 2 Season Of The Chosen: Seasonal Challenges Guide (Week 9)

Battlefield 6 introduces a revolutionary seasonal progression framework that fundamentally transforms how players engage with the game’s content ecosystem. This innovative system replaces conventional bounty mechanics with structured weekly objectives that provide substantial rewards while respecting players’ time investment.

The seasonal challenges architecture in Battlefield 6 represents a significant evolution from previous progression systems. By eliminating redundant bounty collection tasks and implementing a cohesive objective framework, developers have created a more engaging experience that allows for flexible completion timelines. This structural redesign enables players to tackle multiple objectives simultaneously while maintaining progress across different gameplay sessions, effectively reducing the grind associated with traditional military shooter progression systems.

Each weekly content drop introduces fresh tactical objectives while preserving cumulative progress from previous weeks. This stacking mechanism means your accomplishments in early weeks continue contributing toward subsequent seasonal milestones, dramatically decreasing the total time commitment required to unlock all available content. The system particularly benefits players participating in large-scale Conquest operations and specialized Assignments.

Mastering Battlefield 6’s seasonal progression requires understanding the strategic interplay between different objective types. Unlike traditional military shooters, BF6’s challenge system emphasizes sustained engagement over quick completion, rewarding players who approach objectives with tactical foresight.

Common strategic errors include attempting objectives in suboptimal game modes or neglecting loadout preparation. For NATO faction challenges, ensure you’re playing on appropriate maps with faction-specific vehicles and equipment. A frequent mistake involves players focusing solely on immediate weekly objectives without considering how current progress contributes to future seasonal milestones.

Time allocation proves crucial for efficient progression. Most weekly objectives require 2-4 hours of focused gameplay, though this varies significantly based on player skill and objective complexity. Advanced players can reduce completion time by 30-40% through proper loadout selection and game mode optimization. The Pax Armata event objectives typically demand additional strategic planning due to their specialized nature.

Optimal strategy involves completing overlapping objectives simultaneously. For example, weapon-specific challenges can often be completed while working on mode-specific objectives like Conquest victories. This approach can cut total completion time by nearly half compared to sequential objective tackling.

Seasoned Battlefield 6 operators can leverage several advanced techniques to maximize seasonal challenge efficiency. Understanding the underlying progression algorithms allows for strategic objective sequencing that compounds rewards across multiple challenge categories.

Weapon proficiency challenges benefit dramatically from pre-planned loadout configurations. Before tackling specific weapon objectives, consult our comprehensive BF6 Weapons Unlock Guide to ensure you’re using optimal attachments and specialization combinations. This preparation can improve completion rates by up to 60% for certain weapon categories.

Class specialization plays a pivotal role in efficient challenge completion. Different Battlefield 6 classes excel at specific objective types—recon specialists typically complete long-range engagement challenges 40% faster, while assault classes dominate close-quarters objectives. Our detailed Class Selection Guide provides targeted strategies for each class’s seasonal challenge strengths.

Endgame preparation requires understanding how seasonal challenges integrate with broader progression systems. The cumulative nature of BF6’s progression means completed challenges contribute not only to seasonal rewards but also to your overall Battlefield 6 mastery progression, making efficient challenge completion crucial for players aiming for maximum rank advancement.

How Do Seasonal Challenges Work?

Seasonal challenges represent a fundamental shift in Destiny 2’s progression system, replacing certain weekly bounties with a more flexible framework. These objectives are accessible through the Quests tab and encompass diverse tasks ranging from acquiring the new Cabal Gold currency to completing specific Europa activities and defeating Guardians in Mayhem using your Super ability. Each completed challenge provides specific rewards, with XP being the universal currency across all objectives. Additional incentives include Bright Dust, exclusive emblems, powerful weapons, and crucially, War Table reputation—a new progression mechanic exclusive to Season of the Chosen.

The inaugural week introduces 10 distinct challenges, establishing a pattern where new sets (varying from three to 10 tasks) debut during the first 10 weeks of the season. A significant improvement over previous systems: these challenges remain available throughout the entire season duration. This design eliminates the punitive aspects of missed weekly bounties, allowing players to take breaks without sacrificing progression opportunities. You’ll have additional time following Week 10’s release to complete any remaining challenges. Season of the Chosen features 75 total challenges, with completing all unlocking the prestigious Master of All seasonal achievement and its substantial Bright Dust reward.

Challenges operate on an account-wide completion basis and require no manual acquisition process. Upon weekly release, they automatically populate your challenges interface. Traditional bounties continue to exist alongside this system and must be claimed conventionally, though the Destiny companion app now permits bounty collection while in orbit. While seasonal pass ownership isn’t mandatory for accessing challenges, approximately 40% (according to Bungie’s estimates) will necessitate access to season-specific content to complete.

Week 1

• Contender’s Ascent
  • Challenger’s Proving quest completed
  • Cabal defeats with rocket launcher (75)
• Golden Reaper
  • Acquire Cabal Gold (100)
• Crash and Converge
  • Tribute Chests smashed (5)
  • Engrams focused (5)
• Lenses in Focus
  • Lenses unlocked
• Challenger’s Aspiration
  • Weekly playlist challenges completed (3)
• Icebound
  • Europa bounties completed (10)
  • Europa progress earned (bounties, patrols, public events, Lost Sectors)
• Hail of Bullets
  • Calibrate kinetic weapons on Europa
• Dredgin’ Up Victory
  • Complete Gambit matches
• Flourish of Power
  • Defeat Guardians in Mayhem with Supers (50)
• Dominance Operandi: Fallen
  • Defeat Fallen combatants in Strikes

Week 1’s challenges establish foundational seasonal progression mechanics. Advancing through the new content naturally positions you to accomplish multiple objectives simultaneously, particularly the Challenger’s Proving questline. This involves obtaining the Hammer of Proving artifact and socketing it with Challenger Medallions, which requires accumulating Cabal Gold—another Week 1 objective. Additional tasks emphasize tactical awareness during specific activities, such as securing Super kills in Mayhem or utilizing kinetic weaponry specifically on Europa.

Week 2

• Contender’s Ascent II
  • Report to the H.E.L.M. War Table and complete the Challenger’s Proving II quest.
• Golden Reaper
  • Acquire Cabal Gold (200)
• Crash and Converge
  • Tribute Chests smashed (10)
  • Engrams focused (10)
• The Bigger They Are…
  • Defeat Cabal Elites or Bosses anywhere in the system (60)
• Trials of the Tinker
  • Unlock Seasonal Artifact mods (12)
• Chosen Cosmonaut
  • In the Cosmodrome, earn progress points by completing public events, bounties, patrols, and Lost Sectors.
  • Complete Cosmodrome bounties (10)
• Expose to the Elements
  • Calibrate Elemental weapons in the Cosmodrome
• Drifter’s Chosen
  • Earn points by banking motes, defeating Blockers, and defeating Invaders in Gambit (250)
• Entertain Lord Shaxx
  • Complete matches in the Showdown Crucible playlist. Bonus progress for wins.
• Dominance Operandi: Cabal
  • Defeat Cabal bosses in Strikes (5)

Week 2 challenges concentrate heavily on Cosmodrome activities. Despite the introduction of Dead Man’s Tale Exotic scout rifle and Presage mission, neither is essential for this week’s completion (though they contain independent secrets). These objectives primarily emphasize sustained progression—visit the H.E.L.M. for the new weekly quest directing you to fresh Battleground locations while continuing Cabal suppression operations for gold acquisition and Tribute chest destruction. Crucially, all previous progress transfers forward, meaning objectives with doubled requirements—like Crash and Converge or Golden Reaper—don’t demand duplicate effort. If you collected 100 Cabal Gold previously, you’re already halfway toward the 200 requirement. Any surplus Gold accumulated beyond last week’s needs automatically counts toward current objectives.

Week 3

• Contender’s Ascent III
  • Report to the H.E.L.M. War Table and complete the Challenger’s Proving III quest.
• Golden Reaper
  • Acquire Cabal Gold (300)
• Crash and Converge
  • Tribute Chests Smashed (15)
  • Focus a Tier 3 Umbral Engram (requires five Hammer of Proving charges)
• Captain’s Log
  • Leave no stone unturned aboard the Glykon (use our Destiny 2 Presage Secrets guide to find all the scannables aboard the Glykon)
• Failsafe Forward
  • On Nessus, earn progress points by completing public events, bounties, patrols, and Lost Sectors.
  • Complete Nessus bounties (10)
• Challenger’s Apogee
  • Earn Prime, Powerful, and Pinnacle Engrams to increase your overall Power level to 1300.
• Algorithmic Precision
  • Calibrate weapons on Nessus by landing precision kills.
• Primeval Entourage
  • Defeat Taken in Gambit. Earn more progress for defeating tougher Taken enemies.
• Iron Sharpens Iron
  • Complete Iron Banner matches, earning bonus progress for wins.
• Challenge Our Foes
  • Complete 5 Playlist Strikes.

Week 3 challenges predominantly extend your previous H.E.L.M. accomplishments while redirecting focus to Nessus rather than Cosmodrome operations. Similar to previous weeks, numerous objectives recognize past accomplishments, meaning while 300 Cabal Gold is required this week, this builds upon the 200 Gold prerequisite from Week 2. The standout challenge remains Captain’s Log, returning players to Presage Exotic mission. Additional mysteries await discovery aboard the derelict vessel beyond Dead Man’s Tale acquisition, with this week’s emphasis on uncovering narrative elements hidden within the ship. Five scannable objects require location throughout the Glykon, with discovering all satisfying challenge completion.

Week 4

• Contender’s Ascent IV
  • Report to the H.E.L.M. War Table and complete the Challenger’s Proving IV quest.
  • Defeat Cabal with sniper rifles after completing Challenger’s Proving IV.
• Golden Reaper
  • Acquire Cabal Gold (400)
• Intruder Alert
  • Don’t allow enemies to interrupt Ghost in two Battleground missions.
• Explosive Entrance
  • Defeat 10 Champions in Battlegrounds.
  • Get 40 grenade kills in Battlegrounds.
• Contender’s Delve
  • Complete a Lost Sector at Legend difficulty or higher.
• Challenger’s Cypher
  • Decrypt 5 Prime Engrams.
• Sling The Stone…
  • Stagger, pierce, or disrupt 30 Champions.
• High-Value Hunter
  • Defeat powerful combatants in Gambit, with bonus progress for defeating High-Value Targets.
• Cadre Of Contenders
  • Complete Crucible matches in the Competitive playlist.
• Vanguard’s Chosen
  • Complete 3 Nightfall: The Ordeal Strikes at Hero difficulty or higher.

Week 4 challenges perpetuate the seasonal narrative of rewarding Battlegrounds participation and Cabal Gold acquisition while introducing incentives for engaging with more demanding content. Legendary Lost Sectors provide excellent Exotic farming opportunities, making daily checks worthwhile to identify which locations offer needed rewards (this season introduces new Exotic chest armor pieces for each character class). While no new Presage-related seasonal challenge appears, completing the mission and locating all scannable lore items unlocks an Exotic Ghost shell.

Week 5

• Contender’s Ascent V
  • Report to the H.E.L.M. War Table and complete the Challenger’s Proving V quest.
• Golden Reaper
  • Acquire Cabal Gold (500).
• Golden Scrawl
  • Open three hidden caches in the Presage mission, using the notes left in the Captain’s Log lore book.
• Lenses In Focus
  • Unlock 5 lenses for the Prismatic Recaster.
• Apex Armorer
  • Masterwork a piece of armor.
• Salvager’s Salvo Armament
  • Acquire Salvager’s Salvo.
• In It For The Infamy
  • Earn five Infamy ranks in Gambit.
• Ultimate Champion
  • Defeat Champions in Nightfall: The Ordeal Strikes, with bonus progress for those killed in higher-difficulty activities.

Week 5 features two fewer Seasonal Challenges than preceding weeks. This reduction could indicate additional challenges emerging as narrative developments unfold. Regardless, this period presents optimal opportunities for Presage mission completion, Salvager’s Salvo grenade launcher acquisition, and Gambit participation. Presage requires locating hidden caches distributed throughout the Glykon—connected to Dead Man’s Tale Exotic catalyst progression. Players neglecting Gambit this season likely accumulated multiple uncompleted Seasonal Challenges for this mode. The current requirement involves elevating Infamy rank—and with bonus Infamy available this week, it’s an excellent chance to address all pending Gambit objectives simultaneously.

Week 6

• Contender’s Ascent VI
  • Report to the H.E.L.M. War Table and complete the Challenger’s Proving VI quest.
  • Get 60 bow kills in Battlegrounds.
• Small-Caliber Contender
  • Defeat combatants with SMGs. You get the most efficient progress in Battlegrounds.
• Nightfall Variety Attack
  • Defeat 80 combatants in Nightfalls using SMGs, rocket launchers, bows, or sniper rifles.
• Cabal Contenders
  • Defeat 65 Cabal elites or bosses in Battlegrounds.
• Once Chosen, Now Fallen
  • Defeat Fallen enemies anywhere in the solar system, with bonus progress for precision kills.
• Kill Them With Style
  • Earn the Pyretic ornament for Salvager’s Salvo. You can get the quest from the Lord Shaxx—it requires you to gain six Valor ranks (including subdivision ranks, so this should go quickly) and to land 30 grenade launcher final blows, with bonus progress for multikills. Check out our Salvager’s Salvo guide for more tips on how to quickly unlock the ornament.
• Conquest of the Mighty
  • Complete a Nightfall: The Ordeal Strike on Grandmaster difficulty. You’ll need to be at least 1325 to access the Grandmaster playlist.

Week 6 challenges generally maintain straightforward requirements, directing engagement with standard activities using specified weapon types. Submachine guns provide double progression when utilized during Nightfall Strikes, and players capable of clearing new Grandmaster Nightfalls can advance three distinct challenges concurrently. The most demanding objectives remain Conquest of the Mighty and Kill Them With Style—necessitating significant power level advancement for Grandmaster Nightfall access (though seasonal challenges accelerate Seasonal Artifact Power progression). Unlocking Salvager’s Salvo’s Pyretic ornament involves more complex procedural requirements.

Week 7

• Contender’s Ascent VII
  • Report to the H.E.L.M. War Table and complete the Challenger’s Proving VII quest.
  • Get 100 SMG kills on Cabal enemies.
• Proving Grounds Trifecta
  • Beat the Proving Grounds Strike (new this week) three times
  • Defeat 150 combatants in the Strike
  • Deposit 2 Power Cores in the undercarriage of the land tank during the Strike
• Diplomacy or Death
  • Listen to 5 intercepted transmissions at the radio kiosk in the H.E.L.M. You’ll find it beside the Mailbox kiosk.
• One Against Many
  • Rapidly defeat 3 enemies to calibrate weapons. Grenade launchers like Salvager’s Salvo are particularly handy for this one.
• Gambit Salvager’s Salvo
  • Earn the Toxicology ornament for Salvager’s Salvo. Check out our Salvager’s Salvo guide for tips on how to do so quickly.
• Beyond Legendary
  • Earn 5 Valor ranks. Like the “In It For the Infamy” challenge in Week 5, this refers to the main ranks—Brave, Heroic, Fabled, Mythic, and Legend. The subranks between each main title don’t count.

Seasonal progression demonstrates reduced challenge quantities but increased reward values. Most Week 7 objectives prove relatively simple, and players consistently addressing previous seasonal challenges may have already completed several. The most challenging likely remains “Gambit Salvager’s Salvo,” requiring both grenade launcher acquisition and substantial Gambit match participation. Completing “Beyond Legendary” this week is strategically advantageous, as Iron Banner events provide substantial Valor point multipliers (though bonuses apply across all Crucible match types). “Proving Grounds Trifecta” primarily necessitates Strike repetition, while “Diplomacy or Death” simply involves H.E.L.M. kiosk activation.

Week 8

• Nightfall Proving Grounds
  • Complete the Proving Grounds Strike in the Nightfall: The Ordeal playlist three times.
  • Get 50 linear fusion rifle or sidearm kills in the Nightfall.
• Legendary Lost Sector Variety Attack
  • Defeat 300 enemies in Legendary Lost Sectors using rocket launchers, bows, sniper rifles, and submachine guns.
• Lenses in Focus
  • Unlock 10 focusing lenses for the Prismatic Recaster—read the unlocked lenses on the Recaster to find each one’s requirements.
• Clearing the Inner Circle
  • Kill 40 Primeval Envoys in Gambit matches.
• Trial by Firing Squad
  • Win 7 total rounds in the Trials of Osiris.
• Decisive Strike
  • Unlock the Panacea ornament for Salvager’s Salvo. Use our Salvager’s Salvo guide to earn it quickly.

With seasonal narrative concluding via Proving Grounds Strike last week, Week 8 challenges appear more generalized while encouraging engagement with demanding content. The most notable objective remains “Trial by Firing Squad,” requiring fireteam assembly for weekend Trials of Osiris Crucible challenges. Trials presents extreme difficulty but distributes premium weaponry. Completing this challenge (requiring only seven total round victories, not complete matches), also provides Trials weapon rewards, making completion worthwhile regardless of overall Trials performance. Remaining challenges prove relatively straightforward and facilitate new weapon acquisition, like “Nightfall Proving Grounds.” This week features Nightfall: The Ordeal double rewards, enabling challenge completion while acquiring weapons like Palindrome.

Week 9

• Convex Convergence
  • Focus Tier 3 Umbral Engrams
• Suited For Combat
  • Defeat 400 combatants anywhere in the solar system wearing a complete set of armor. Guardians count for additional progress
• Dire Portents
  • Complete the Presage Exotic mission three times on either Normal or Master difficulty. Check out our Presage guide for more information.
• …And The Giants Fell
  • Stagger, pierce, or disrupt 50 Champions
• Feels Good To Be Bad
  • Defeat Guardians in Gambit. Bonus progress for defeating them as an Invader.

Season of the Chosen enters final consolidation phase, making this week’s challenges relatively simple. Players experimenting with Umbral Engrams this season likely already completed “Convex Convergence.” The “Suited for Combat” challenge recognizes previous accomplishments, though testing indicates progression only registers with current seasonal armor—the Praefectus set. This week provides Gambit double Infamy gains, creating optimal conditions for Guardian eliminations in “Feels Good To Be Bad” (plus any remaining Gambit challenges). Presage requires three completions for “Dire Portents,” even for players consistently engaging with the mission throughout the season, while offering additional Pinnacle rewards and Dead Man’s Tale Exotic catalyst completion.

Week 10

• …The Harder They Fall
  • Defeat Elite Cabal enemies in the Proving Grounds Strike
• Explosive Conclusions
  • Defeat enemies anywhere in the solar system with rocket launchers and grenades. You get bonus progress for rapid defeats and for defeating Cabal enemies
• Lenses In Focus
  • Unlock 15 Prismatic Recaster lenses. You can learn how by reading the descriptions on the Recaster’s focusing icons—they’re mostly earned either by opening Cabal chests in the Battlegrounds activity, or by racking up kills with certain weapons.
• In Your Element
  • Defeat Guardians in the Iron Banner with Elemental takedowns, with bonus progress for Stasis takedowns
• Warrior From Beyond
  • Defeat enemies in Strikes with Elemental takedowns, with bonus progress for Stasis takedowns

The concluding Seasonal Challenges week introduces simplified consolidation objectives, facilitating achievement of the 75 total required for “Master of All” challenge completion and its substantial Bright Dust reward. Many objectives prove easily achievable—requiring Proving Grounds Strike completion utilizing Stasis abilities, rocket launchers, and grenades, alongside Cabal enemy eliminations. This period also represents the season’s final Iron Banner, providing one last Seasonal Challenge alongside your ultimate opportunity for Slaying Dragons quest completion.

Seasonal

• Master Of All
  • Complete 75 seasonal challenges.

For comprehensive coverage, consult known issues documentation and Season of the Chosen’s new Exotics and seasonal pass gear, plus update 3.1.0 patch notes. Season pass holders gain immediate access to the entertaining new Exotic bow.

Strategic planning across the entire season significantly enhances challenge completion efficiency. Focus on overlapping objectives—completing Battlegrounds while using specified weapons can advance multiple challenges simultaneously. Prioritize activities during double reward weeks to maximize progression efficiency. For Presage-related challenges, coordinate multiple objectives during single mission runs to minimize repetition. Utilize the Destiny companion app’s orbit bounty claiming feature to streamline preparation between activities.

Common pitfalls include neglecting progress carryover mechanics and missing double reward opportunities. Advanced players should focus on weapon calibration challenges during appropriate playlist activities rather than dedicating separate sessions. Time estimates vary significantly based on player experience: basic challenges typically require 1-2 hours, while advanced objectives like Grandmaster Nightfalls demand significant preparation and skilled execution.

Optimization involves strategic sequencing—tackling Gambit challenges during Iron Banner weeks provides dual progression. Similarly, Nightfall challenges during double reward periods yield both objective completion and premium loot acquisition.

Seasonal challenges represent Bungie’s refined approach to player engagement, accessible directly through your Quests interface. These objectives span diverse activities from collecting specialized currencies like Cabal Gold to achieving specific combat milestones in Europa activities and Super-based eliminations in Mayhem Crucible matches. Every completed challenge guarantees experience points alongside additional incentives such as Bright Dust, exclusive emblems, powerful weapons, and the crucial War Table reputation system introduced during Season of the Chosen.

Unlike traditional bounty systems, seasonal challenges operate on an account-wide completion basis with automatic enrollment upon weekly release. While standard bounties still require manual acquisition and redemption, the Destiny companion app now permits remote bounty collection while in orbit, significantly streamlining your gameplay flow. Approximately 40% of these challenges mandate access to seasonal content, though the seasonal pass itself isn’t a prerequisite for participation.

The inaugural week introduces players to 10 distinct challenges, establishing the pattern for subsequent releases throughout the season’s first 10 weeks. Each weekly batch varies in quantity, typically ranging between three to ten new objectives. Crucially, these challenges maintain availability for the entire season duration, eliminating the pressure of immediate completion that plagued previous weekly bounty systems.

This flexible structure accommodates varying play schedules, allowing Guardians to take extended breaks without sacrificing progression opportunities. Following the Week 10 challenge deployment, players receive additional time to wrap up any remaining objectives before season conclusion. Season of the Chosen delivers 75 total challenges, with comprehensive completion unlocking the prestigious Master of All seasonal triumph alongside substantial Bright Dust compensation.

Maximize your challenge completion efficiency by grouping similar objectives – combine Cabal elimination tasks with rocket launcher requirements to progress multiple challenges simultaneously. Avoid the common mistake of overlooking your seasonal challenge progress tab; regularly monitor your advancement to identify near-completion objectives for quick finishes.

For advanced players, prioritize challenges offering War Table reputation early in the season to accelerate your reward track progression. Rocket launcher challenges prove most time-efficient when completed in Battlegrounds activities where Cabal concentrations remain consistently high throughout encounters.

When working on your Class Guide loadouts, consider builds that enhance heavy ammo generation or improve rocket launcher handling characteristics. Many Guardians underestimate the time investment required for Cabal Gold collection – allocate dedicated sessions specifically for this resource farming rather than attempting passive accumulation.

Your strategic focus during Week 2 should center on optimizing your challenge progression within the Cosmodrome activities. While the Dead Man’s Tale Exotic scout rifle and Presage mission offer exciting new content, neither is essential for completing this week’s core objectives, though they do contain valuable hidden secrets worth exploring separately. The primary emphasis for Week 2 involves continuing your established progression patterns—visit the H.E.L.M. for a fresh weekly quest that guides you through new Battleground encounters while maintaining your campaign against the Cabal to accumulate gold resources and destroy Tribute chests.

A critical strategic advantage this week involves progress carryover mechanics—challenges with expanded requirements from their Week 1 versions, such as Crash and Converge or Golden Reaper, don’t demand duplicate effort. If you secured 100 Cabal Gold during the previous week, you’ll automatically begin Week 2 halfway toward the 300 Cabal Gold target. Furthermore, any surplus Cabal Gold earned beyond last week’s requirements immediately counts toward this week’s objectives, providing a significant head start for efficient players.

Pro Tip: Focus on high-density Cabal areas like the Gulch or Firebase Hades for optimal gold farming, and always ensure your Hammer of Proving is fully charged before engaging Battleground activities to maximize tribute chest opportunities.

The Challenger’s Proving III quest represents a significant step forward in seasonal narrative progression, typically involving multi-stage objectives across different destinations. Begin by accessing the War Table within the H.E.L.M., where you’ll receive detailed briefing on the current Cabal threat assessment and your specific mission parameters.

Common Mistake: Many players overlook preparing proper loadouts before initiating this quest—ensure you have weapons effective against both Cabal shields and potentially new enemy variants introduced this week. The quest completion typically rewards seasonal reputation, powerful gear, and progression toward your overall seasonal challenge completion.

Cabal Gold acquisition follows specific drop mechanics—higher-level enemies and activity completion provide substantially more gold than basic combatants. Focus on Battlegrounds, Lost Sectors with Cabal leadership, and public events featuring Cabal commanders for optimal gold accumulation rates.

Efficiency Tip: Coordinate with fireteam members to cover different engagement zones during public events, as gold drops are individual but benefit from coordinated enemy elimination. The average player can expect to accumulate 300 Cabal Gold in approximately 2-3 hours of focused gameplay, though this varies significantly based on activity selection and combat efficiency.

Avoid spending gold unnecessarily on lower-tier Umbral Engrams until you’ve secured your weekly challenge completion, as the resource requirement for this objective is substantial and non-refundable.

Tribute Chest destruction follows specific mechanics—each chest requires a single Hammer charge and appears at predetermined locations after Battleground completion. The 15 chest target typically requires 3-5 full Battleground runs depending on map variations and chest accessibility.

Advanced Strategy: Save your Hammer charges throughout the week rather than spending them immediately, as certain Battleground variants offer multiple chest opportunities when approached strategically. Tier 3 Umbral Engram focusing provides the highest quality gear but consumes significant resources—plan your charge accumulation accordingly.

Mechanics Insight: Hammer of Proving charges accumulate through playlist activity completion, with higher difficulty activities providing additional charges. Manage your charges to ensure you have five available simultaneously for the Tier 3 focusing requirement.

The Glykon contains numerous scannable objects spread throughout its haunting corridors, each revealing pieces of the ship’s dark history and the fate of its crew. A systematic approach starting from the landing zone and progressing through engineering, medical, and command decks ensures comprehensive discovery.

Exploration Tip: Many scannables require specific approaches or previous scan completion to activate—following a logical path through the ship prevents backtracking and missed opportunities.

Complete exploration typically requires 2-3 separate runs for most players, as some scannables only become available after completing certain mission objectives or discovering related items in previous sections.

Mastering the Golden Scrawl challenge requires strategic exploration of the Presage mission’s hidden areas. Unlike standard collectible hunts, these caches are cleverly concealed and require careful observation of environmental clues.

Captain’s Log Lore Integration: The Captain’s Log lore book provides essential context for cache locations. Each entry contains subtle environmental descriptions that correspond to specific rooms or sections within the derelict ship. Cross-reference these notes with your surroundings to identify potential hiding spots.

Common Pitfall Avoidance: Many players waste time searching areas without proper clues. Focus only on locations mentioned in the lore entries to maximize efficiency. The caches typically spawn in out-of-the-way corners, behind destructible panels, or in ventilation shafts that require specific angles to spot.

Pro Strategy: Complete the mission on normal difficulty first to familiarize yourself with the layout, then attempt the master version for additional rewards. Bring a fireteam to cover more ground simultaneously, but ensure communication to avoid duplicate discoveries.

Unlocking all five lenses for the Prismatic Recaster represents a significant time investment that can be optimized with proper planning. Each lens serves distinct gameplay purposes and should be prioritized based on your preferred activities.

Acquisition Pathways: Lenses become available through seasonal challenges, Umbral Engram focusing, and specific activity completions. The War Table in the H.E.L.M. provides the primary interface for tracking your progress toward each lens unlock.

Resource Management: Focus your efforts on activities that provide multiple progression benefits. Seasonal challenges that overlap with lens requirements offer the best time-to-reward ratio. Save your resources until you identify which lenses best complement your current loadout.

Strategic Unlock Order: Begin with lenses that enhance your most frequently used weapons or subclasses. The combat-style mod lenses typically provide the most immediate gameplay benefits for both PvE and PvP content.

Advanced Tip: Coordinate with clan members to complete lens-related bounties simultaneously. Many objectives can be progressed efficiently through cooperative play, reducing individual grind time by up to 40%.

Masterworking armor represents one of the most resource-intensive processes in Destiny 2, requiring careful planning and material conservation. The Apex Armorer challenge completion depends on understanding the upgrade economy and stat distribution mechanics.

Material Farming Efficiency:

• Prisms: Nightfall strikes at Hero difficulty or higher provide consistent returns
• Ascendant Shards: Grandmaster Nightfalls or resetting vendor ranks offer the most reliable sources
• Enhancement Cores: Banshee-44 bounties and dismantling masterworked items yield steady supplies

Stat Optimization Strategy: Before investing valuable materials, ensure your armor piece has at least 60+ total stats with desirable distributions. Use armor mods to supplement missing stat points rather than wasting resources on suboptimal rolls.

Cost-Reduction Techniques: Wait for double Nightfall reward weeks to maximize material acquisition. Complete Pit of Heresy for high-stat armor that’s worth masterworking immediately.

Acquiring the Salvager’s Salvo grenade launcher involves completing a multi-step quest chain that tests both your combat proficiency and persistence. This weapon’s unique perk combination makes it worth the investment for both casual and endgame content.

Quest Progression Path: The acquisition process begins at the seasonal quest giver, progressing through specific activity completions and combat objectives. Each step is designed to familiarize you with the weapon’s potential applications.

Combat Efficiency: Focus on activities where grenade launcher kills come naturally. The Corrupted Strike and Altars of Sorrow provide dense enemy populations ideal for rapid progression.

Mod Synergy Optimization: Equip grenade launcher scavenger and ammo finder mods to maintain consistent uptime. The Ambush modifier in certain playlists can significantly accelerate your kill requirements.

Earning five Infamy ranks in Gambit requires understanding the ranking system’s mechanics and implementing strategies to maximize point gains per match. The difference between efficient and inefficient progression can amount to hours of saved gameplay time.

Win Streak Optimization: Consecutive victories provide substantial Infamy bonuses. Playing with a coordinated fireteam dramatically increases your win consistency and reduces completion time.

Bounty Management: Complete daily and weekly Gambit bounties during your play sessions, as these provide significant Infamy point injections beyond match completions.

Team Composition Strategy: Balance your fireteam with dedicated roles: one player focusing on banking motes, another on invading, and a third on clearing enemy waves efficiently.

Common Mistakes: Avoid banking when the enemy team has invasion portals available. Never carry more than 10 motes unless going for large blocker spawns. Coordinate super usage to secure primeval burns during damage phases.

Time Investment Reality: Five Infamy ranks typically require 15-25 matches depending on win rate and bounty completion. Schedule your sessions during double Infamy weeks for 50% faster progression.

As we progress deeper into the season, Week 7 presents a streamlined set of objectives with substantially enhanced rewards. The current challenge lineup features fewer individual tasks but offers greater payoff for completion. Most weekly objectives are relatively straightforward, especially if you’ve been actively pursuing other seasonal content. The Gambit Salvager’s Salvo requirement stands out as potentially the most time-consuming, demanding both ownership of the specific grenade launcher and dedicated Gambit match participation.

Tackling the Beyond Legendary challenge this week provides exceptional value due to the ongoing Iron Banner event, which dramatically accelerates Valor point accumulation regardless of your chosen Crucible game mode. Meanwhile, Proving Grounds Trifecta simply requires repeated Strike completions, and Diplomacy or Death involves a simple H.E.L.M. kiosk activation, making both extremely accessible.

Understanding Final Week Challenges

The concluding week of Seasonal Challenges presents an excellent opportunity to wrap up unfinished objectives and secure the coveted ‘Master of All’ achievement. This final push requires strategic planning to maximize your efficiency while working toward the 75-challenge threshold needed for substantial Bright Dust rewards.

Seasonal Challenge completion becomes significantly more manageable during these final stages, as developers typically introduce simpler objectives designed to help players reach their goals. The current rotation includes several straightforward tasks that can be completed concurrently with proper loadout preparation and mission selection.

• Warrior From Beyond Challenge
  • Eliminate combatants in Strike activities using elemental final blows, with accelerated advancement for Stasis-powered takedowns
• Master Of All Achievement
  • Successfully finish 75 separate seasonal challenges across the entire season duration

Proving Grounds Strike emerges as your optimal farming location this week, since it accommodates multiple challenge requirements simultaneously. You’ll need to employ Stasis abilities, rocket launcher final blows, and grenade eliminations while focusing on Cabal enemies specifically. Understanding enemy spawn patterns and optimal ability rotation timing can dramatically reduce your completion time.

Advanced Elemental Takedown Tactics

Mastering elemental takedowns requires understanding the damage type mechanics and how they interact with different enemy shields. Stasis abilities provide the most efficient path for Warrior From Beyond completion, offering 200% progress compared to other elemental sources. This makes freezing and shattering targets your primary focus during Strike activities.

For optimal Stasis efficiency, consider these specialized approaches:

• Revenant Hunter: Utilize Silence and Squall super for massive area control and frozen target generation
• Shadebinder Warlock: Deploy Winter’s Wrath with iceflare bolts for chain reaction freezing
• Behemoth Titan: Implement Glacial Quake with Howl of the Storm for close-range dominance

  Elemental weapon pairing significantly enhances your takedown rate. Weapons with Demolitionist or Wellspring perks complement ability-focused builds perfectly, while energy slot weapons matching your subclass element provide consistent backup for ability downtime periods.

  Common mistakes include overlooking weapon-element alignment and inefficient ability usage timing. Avoid wasting super energy on single targets and instead focus on clustered enemy groups during high-density spawn waves. Advanced players should coordinate with fireteam members to chain freeze and shatter effects for exponential progress gains.

  Iron Banner Final Week Strategy

  This week marks the concluding Iron Banner event for the season, bringing one final Seasonal Challenge tied to the Slaying Dragons questline. Time management becomes crucial as you balance PvE challenge completion with PvP objectives during this limited timeframe.

  For Iron Banner efficiency, prepare these specialized loadouts:

  • Aggressive PvP Setup: High-impact pulse rifle paired with shotgun or fusion rifle for close-quarters dominance
  • Zone Control Focus: Area denial weapons and abilities to secure capture points efficiently
  • Quest-Specific Weapons: Ensure you’re using required weapon types for Slaying Dragons objective advancement

  Estimated completion times for Iron Banner challenges typically range from 2-4 hours depending on your skill level and team coordination. Solo players should focus on objective play rather than pure elimination counts, while fireteams can coordinate loadouts to cover multiple weapon requirements simultaneously.

  Don’t overlook the power bonus from seasonal artifacts when entering Iron Banner. These mods can provide significant advantages in ability regeneration, damage output, and survivability that dramatically impact your performance and completion speed.

  Reward Optimization and Bright Dust Farming

  Reaching the 75-challenge milestone for Master Of All unlocks a substantial Bright Dust payout that can fund your cosmetic purchases for upcoming seasons. Strategic challenge selection during this final week can mean the difference between grinding endlessly and efficient completion.

  Season Pass owners receive immediate access to the new Exotic bow, providing a significant power spike for both PvE and PvP activities. This weapon synergizes exceptionally well with elemental takedown challenges due to its unique perk interactions.

  For comprehensive game knowledge, consult the official known issues list and detailed patch notes for update 3.1.0. These resources help you avoid bugged objectives and understand mechanic changes that might impact your challenge completion strategies.

  Looking ahead, begin preparing for next season by completing any remaining weapon catalysts, stocking up on upgrade materials, and optimizing your vault space. These preparations ensure you start the next seasonal journey with maximum efficiency and readiness for new challenges.

  Additional resources include our Weapons Unlock guide for optimal loadout planning and Class Guide for subclass optimization across all content types.

  Action Checklist

  • Review weekly objectives before each gaming session and identify overlapping goals
  • {‘step’: ‘2’, ‘select’: ‘Optimal loadouts and classes specific to current objective types’, ‘difficulty’: ‘Intermediate’, ‘time_estimate’: ’10 minutes’}
  • Prioritize objectives with cumulative progress that benefits future weeks
  • Complete weapon-specific challenges in Conquest mode for maximum efficiency
  • Track progress against time estimates and adjust strategies for underperforming objectives
  • Complete weekly H.E.L.M. quests first to unlock seasonal progression systems
  • Focus on Battlegrounds activities for multiple challenge progression
  • Utilize double reward weeks for Nightfall and Gambit challenges
  • Coordinate Presage mission runs to complete multiple objectives simultaneously
  • Masterwork armor during relevant challenges for dual objective completion
  • Complete Legendary Lost Sectors daily for Exotic farming and challenge progression
  • Check Quests tab weekly for new challenge additions and prioritize high-reward objectives
  • Complete Challenger’s Proving questline (45-60 minute investment)
  • Farm Cabal Gold in Battlegrounds with optimized loadouts from our Weapons Unlock guide
  • Group rocket launcher and Cabal elimination challenges for simultaneous progression
  • Use Destiny companion app for bounty management while traveling between destinations
  • Visit H.E.L.M. War Table to collect Challenger’s Proving III quest
  • Complete 3-5 Battleground runs focusing on Tribute Chest destruction
  • Farm Cabal Gold in high-density zones for 2-3 hours
  • Accumulate 5 Hammer charges and focus one Tier 3 Umbral Engram
  • Conduct 2-3 Glykon exploration runs to locate all scannables
  • Study Captain’s Log entries and map Presage mission cache locations
  • Prioritize Prismatic Recaster lens unlocks based on your playstyle
  • Farm Nightfall strikes for masterwork materials during double reward weeks
  • Complete Salvager’s Salvo quest steps in high-density enemy areas
  • Form Gambit fireteam and focus on win streaks with daily bounties
  • Complete Beyond Legendary during Iron Banner week for maximum Valor efficiency
  • Run Proving Grounds Nightfall 3 times with linear fusion/sidearm loadouts
  • Farm Legendary Lost Sectors using weapon rotation strategy
  • Systematically unlock 10 Prismatic Recaster lenses by checking requirements
  • Coordinate Gambit matches to focus Primeval Envoy eliminations
  • Configure Stasis subclass with ability regeneration mods for Warrior From Beyond
  • Complete Proving Grounds Strike using Stasis abilities and rocket launchers
  • Participate in final Iron Banner week to complete Slaying Dragons quest
  • Claim season pass Exotic bow and test in Strikes for challenge optimization
  • Verify challenge completion progress and target remaining objectives systematically

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