Tuesday heralds a weekly reset for Destiny 2, as well as the next chapter in the ongoing saga of the Season of the Lost. As the war between the Guardians and Xivu Arath intensifies, the fifth week of seasonal challenges are ready to take advantage of your newly-acquired trace rifle, test your aim with a bow-related quest, and throw some wild west flavor into the pot with hand cannons aimed at the solar system’s greatest enemies.
Like previous weeks, you won’t have to complete every objective within seven days as Destiny 2 stacks new seasonal challenges on top of older ones. The advantage to this system is that it not only allows you to prioritize the tasks you deem most important, but you can sometimes complete multiple challenges at the same time.
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Here’s how it works and all of the seasonal challenges available so far.
Season of the Lost Weekly Challenges
For this week, there are only seven objectives to focus on. Wayfinder’s Voyage enters a new phase, with the primary objective of this seasonal quest being a Taken hunt. For the Taken part of this quest, you can easily farm them in the EDZ’s Cavern of Souls lost sector, or you can run through the Lake of Shadows strike. At this point, you should have several bows in your arsenal, and there’s even a few Exotic variants to equip if you’ve been collecting them such as Leviathan’s Breath, Ticuu’s Divination, and Wish-Ender.
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.
Season of the Lost Weekly Challenges – Week 1
Week 1’s challenges are focused on starting the new Wayfinder’s Voyage quest through the Astral Alignment activity, gathering Parallax Trajectory, and taking part in weekly playlist challenges. For the objective that requires taking out legions of Scorn enemies, The Hollowed Lair in the Tangled Shore is a good location to farm.
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.
Season of the Lost Weekly Challenges – Week 2
Week 2 splits the challenges between continuing the Wayfinder Voyage quest, getting some Linear Fusion Rifle practice, and spending some time in the Iron Banner. For the Taken Eradication challenge, the Lake of Shadows strike in the EDZ and The Corrupted Strike in the Dreaming City are good sources to farm.
Tracing the Stars also continues this week, and if you’re looking for the locations of the Atlas Skews, you can check out our guide.
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.
Week 3’s challenges largely deal with eliminating Hive and Taken opponents, so head down to the Moon and take part in the Altar of Sorrows. This will easily complete the Hive requirement of this quest, and you’ll earn progress for the Light Moon Rising challenge. As for the Taken, this week is a good time to hop into a few rounds of Gambit for this quest as you’ll be able to earn double infamy experience points in Drifter’s PvPvE lair.
Season of the Lost Weekly Challenges – Week 3
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.
Season of the Lost Weekly Challenges – Week 4
This week’s challenges will likely see you spending some time in the Tangled Shore, a location infested with Scorn. Besides encountering them in Sorik’s Cut and Thieves’ Landing, the Kingship Dock lost sector and The Hollowed Lair strike are also solid locations for quickly earning Scorn kills for the Wayfinders Voyage IV challenge. Astral Authority tasks you with grabbing Trace Rifle kills, and by now you should have at least one of the rare Exotics in your collection.
If you haven’t acquired one yet, you’ll either need to hope that one drops as an Exotic engram, is available from Xur when he visits every weekend, or spend a hard-earned Exotic Cipher at the Monument to Lost Lights in the Tower. Alternatively, you can take part in a Shadowkeep quest to unlock the trace rifle Divinity, if you’re up for taking part in the Garden of Salvation raid.
The quickest way to get a Trace Rifle–or at least a new one–this week, may be to take part in the Ager’s Scepter quest that has just gone live. We’ll update this post with a guide on how to obtain the latest Exotic soon.
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.
Seasonal Challenge
Master Of All
Complete all seasonal challenges.
How Do Seasonal Challenges Work?
You can access Seasonal Challenges from the Quests tab, where they can find tasks such as eliminating Scorn with grenade launchers, farming for Parallax Trajectory, and uncovering Ley Line secrets during this season’s quest. Completing a challenge always rewards you with a significant amount of XP, and other tasks include bright dust, emblems, and weapons. Each challenge can be completed once per account, and each week will usually add around 10 new challenges which will be active for the duration of the season.
If you arrive late to the seasonal party, the good news is that there’ll still be time to wrap up any lingering tasks before the next season begins, usually from week 10 onwards during a season. Completing Season of the Lost’s challenges will fulfill the requirements for the Master of All seasonal challenge, which in turn will net you a large Bright Dust reward that can be spent in the Eververse store on select cosmetics, emotes, and items.
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