Destiny 2’s new Weekly Challenges are here – here’s how to earn plenty of Bright Dust and XP in Season of the Lost via Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges.
Destiny 2’s latest season, Season of the Lost, brings back the weekly challenges that players have come to expect from Bungie’s MMO/loot-shooter hybrid.
These offer a great opportunity to level up your season pass in the game, earning sizeable amounts of XP for each one completed. Another benefit is Bright Dust, Bungie’s free-to-earn currency that allows players to buy a selection of rotating premium items including Armor Ornaments, emotes, and weapon customization options.
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Now that all ten weeks of challenges are available, here’s everything to complete before The Witch Queen arrives in February 2022.
Contents
- Destiny 2 Season of the Lost seasonal challenges
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Week 8
- Week 9
- Week 10
Destiny 2 seasonal challenges for Season of the Lost
Throughout the Season of the Lost, players can expect ten weeks of Destiny 2 seasonal challenges. Some are simple, like completing a series of Strikes or Crucible matches, while others ramp up to completing the Nightfall on Grandmaster difficulty or winning matches in Trials of Osiris.
New challenges go live at the weekly reset, and we’ve rounded up all of the ones you’ll find in Season of the Lost so far below.
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Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 1
| Challenges | |
| Wayfinder’s Voyage I | Use the Wayfinder’s Compass to complete Wayfinder’s Voyage I. Also, defeat Taken anywhere in the system. Powerful Taken in the Shattered Realm award more progress. |
| Umbral Wayfinder I | Use Parallax Trajectory to focus Umbral Engrams at the Prismatic Recaster in the H.E.L.M. Open Wayfinder’s Troves in the Astral Alignment activity. |
| Ascendant Ballast I | Gather Ascendant Anchors from patrol destinations and the Shattered Realm. |
| Ley Line Rumors | Align beacons and discover Trivial Mysteries in the Shattered Realm. |
| Momentum Clash | Defeat Guardians in Momentum Control. Earn bonus progress with Zone Advantage. |
| Dredgin’ Up Victory | Complete Gambit matches. Earn bonus progress for wins. |
| Challenger’s Aspiration | Complete weekly playlist challenges. |
| EDZ Patrol | In the EDZ, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors. |
| Mid-range Calibration | Calibrate mid-range weapons (Hand Cannons, Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, and Machine Guns) in the EDZ. Bonus Progress for rapidly defeating combatants. |
| Scorn Pest Control | Defeat Scorn combatants in strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants. |
Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 2
| Challenges | |
| Wayfinder’s Voyage II | Use the Wayfinder’s Compass to complete Wayfinder’s Voyage II. Also, defeat Scorn with Grenade Launchers. |
| Ley Line Secrets | Align beacons and discover Trivial and Enigmatic Mysteries within the Shattered Realm. |
| Umbral Wayfinder II | Use Parallax Trajectory to focus Umbral Engrams at the Prismatic Recaster in the H.E.L.M. Open Wayfinder’s Troves in the Astral Alignment activity. |
| Astral Lancer | Defeat combatants with Linear Fusion Rifles. Combatants defeated in the Shattered Realm or Astral Alignment activities grant bonus progress. |
| Iron Sharpens Iron | Complete Iron Banner matches. Earn bonus progress for wins. |
| Drifter’s Chosen | Earn points by banking Motes, defeating Blockers, and defeating Guardians in Gambit. |
| The Tangled Web We Weave | On the Tangled Shore, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors. |
| Contender’s Delve | Complete a Lost Sector on Legend or higher. |
| Close-range Calibration | Calibrate close-range weapons—Sidearms, Submachine Guns, Shotguns, and Swords—on the Tangled Shore. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating combatants. |
| Taken Eradication | Defeat Taken combatants in strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants. |
Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 3
| Challenges | |
| Wayfinder’s Voyage III | Use the Wayfinder’s Compass to complete Wayfinder’s Voyage III. Also, defeat Taken and Hive anywhere in the system. Stasis final blows will grant more progress. |
| Initiate Ley Liner | Complete rounds of Astral Alignment and defeat Taken with the Taken Relic. |
| Astral Telemetry I | Gather Parallax Trajectories from playlist or Astral Alignment activities, or from Ascendant Anchors found on destinations and in the Shattered Realm activity. |
| Umbral Wayfinder III | Focus Tier II or greater Umbral Engrams at the Prismatic Recaster in the H.E.L.M. Open Wayfinder’s Troves in the Astral Alignment activity. |
| Sacred Scorcher | Defeat Guardians in Team Scorched. Earn bonus progress for charged detonations. |
| Primeval Entourage | Defeat Taken in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants. |
| Light Moon Rising | On the Moon, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors. |
| Challenger’s Apogee | Reach Power Level 1320 by earning powerful rewards and Prime Engrams. |
| Long-range Calibration | Calibrate long-range weapons—Pulse Rifles, Bows, and Trace Rifles—on the Moon. Bonus progress in Lost Sectors. |
| Ultimate Champion | Defeat Champions in any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. Earn bonus progress at higher difficulty tiers. |
Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 4
| Challenges | |
| Wayfinder’s Voyage IV | Use the Wayfinder’s Compass to complete Wayfinder’s Voyage IV. Also defeat Scorn anywhere in the system. Defeating Scorn with melee abilities grants bonus progress. |
| Ley Line Mysteries | Align beacons and discover Trivial and Ascendant Mysteries within the Shattered Realm. |
| Astral Telemetry II | Gather Parallax Trajectories from playlist or Astral Alignment activities, or from Ascendant Anchors found on destinations and in the Shattered Realm activity. |
| Astral Authority | Defeat combatants with Trace Rifles. Combatants defeated in the Shattered Realm or Astral Alignment activities grant bonus progress. |
| Entertain Lord Shaxx | Complete matches in the Showdown Crucible playlist. Earn bonus progress for wins. |
| High-Value Hunter | Defeat powerful combatants in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating high-value targets. |
| Trials of the Tinker | Unlock artifact mods. |
| Precision Calibration | Calibrate marksman weapons—Scout Rifles, Sniper Rifles, and Linear Fusion Rifles—by landing precision final blows. Bonus progress against Guardians. |
| Vanguard Chosen | Complete any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. |
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Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 5
| Challenges | |
| Wayfinder’s Voyage V | Use the Wayfinder’s Compass to complete Wayfinder’s Voyage V. Also, defeat Taken with Bows anywhere in the system. |
| Deceiving Appearances | Use Ager’s Scepter to carve a path through Illusory Barriers in the Shattered Realm and claim the treasures they conceal. Additionally, align beacons in the Shattered Realm. |
| Ascendant Ballast II | Gather Ascendant Anchors from patrol destinations and the Shattered Realm. |
| Stellar Aim | Defeat combatants with Hand Cannons and Stasis damage. Combatants defeated in the Astral Alignment activity grant bonus progress. |
| Zone Controller | Capture zones in any Crucible match. |
| Astral Calibration | Acquire the seasonal ritual weapon. |
| Strike at Xivu Arath’s Minions | Defeat Taken and Scorn bosses in strikes. |
Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 6
| Challenges | |
| Wayfinder’s Voyage VI | Use the Wayfinder’s Compass to complete Wayfinder’s Voyage VI. Also, Defeat Scorn anywhere in the system. Powerful Scorn in the Alignment Activity grant bonus progress. |
| Advanced Ley Liner | Complete rounds of Astral Alignment and install Paracausal Batteries. |
| Astral Telemetry III | Gather Parallax Trajectories from playlist or Astral Alignment activities, or from Ascendant Anchors found on destinations and in the Shattered Realm activity. |
| Solar Fusion Power | Defeat combatants with Fusion Rifles and Solar melee attacks. Combatants defeated in the Shattered Realm activity will grant bonus progress. |
| Display of Dominance | Acquire the Crucible ornament for Ascendancy. |
| Apex Armorer | Masterwork a piece of armor. |
| Sling the Stone… | Stagger, pierce, or disrupt Champions. |
Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 7
| Challenges | |
| Wayfinder’s Voyage VII | Use the Wayfinder’s Compass to complete Wayfinder’s Voyage VII. Also, defeat Taken or Scorn with Shotguns anywhere in the system. |
| Umbral Maven | Focus Tier III Umbral Engrams at the Prismatic Recaster in the H.E.L.M. |
| Freezerburn | Defeat combatants with Stasis abilities, Solar abilities, or shatter damage. Combatants defeated with Solar or Stasis melee attacks award bonus progress. |
| Bring a Fusion Sword | Defeat targets with Fusion Rifles and Swords in Gambit. Defeating Guardians grants additional progress. |
| Cadre of Contenders | Complete Crucible matches in the Glory Rank playlist. Earn bonus progress for wins. |
| Conquest of the Mighty | Complete any Nightfall strike on Grandmaster. |
| Efficient Ley Liner | Complete the Alignment activity in under 10 minutes. |
Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 8
| Challenges | |
| Aggressive Cartography | Complete a Legendary branch of the Shattered Realm. |
| Ruthless Ley Liner | Complete the Astral Alignment activity and destroy Ether. |
| Shattered Blademaster | Defeat combatants with Swords in the Shattered Realm activity. Defeating powerful combatants grants bonus progress. |
| Display of Authority | Acquire the Gambit ornament for Ascendancy. |
| Pinnacle | Reach Power Level 1330 by earning powerful rewards and Prime Engrams. |
| Fusion Rifle and Sword Calibration | Calibrate Fusion Rifles and Swords. Earn bonus progress against opposing Guardians. |
Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 9
| Challenges | |
| Legendary Ley Liner | Complete the Astral Alignment activity at Legendary difficulty. |
| Astral Assault | Defeat combatants with Auto Rifles and melee attacks. Defeating combatants in the Astral Alignment activity grants bonus progress. |
| Trial by Firing Squad | Win multiple rounds in the Trials of Osiris. |
| Elemental Gambit | Complete Gambit matches with each elemental subclass. |
| Armory-Wide Calibration | Calibrate Kinetic, Energy, and Power weapons. Bonus progress against Champions. |
| Elemental Splicing | Complete strikes as each elemental subclass. |
Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenges week 10
| Challenges | |
| Ascendant Quickening | Complete the Legendary Shattered Realm activity in under 25 minutes. |
| Techeun’s Cunning | Fully upgrade the Barrier Breach, True Sight, and Safe Passage abilities. |
| Cold Light of Day | Defeat combatants with Solar abilities, Stasis abilities, or shatter damage. Rapidly defeating combatants with Supers grants bonus progress. |
| Dreaming City Defense | Repel Xivu Arath’s footholds in the Dreaming City by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors. |
| Display of Supremacy | Acquire the Vanguard ornament for Ascendancy. |
So, there you have it. That’s everything you need to know about Destiny 2 seasonal challenges for Season of the Lost.
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