https://stayclose.social/MichaelaChippindal/ Latest updates from Michaela Chippindall https://stayclose.social/blog/6685/every-vendor-in-destiny-2-what-they-sell/ Riven is the final boss of the Last Wish raid, and fighting her is one of the most challenging experiences in all of the end-game content available in _Destiny 2 _ . Furthermore, defeating Riven is not the end of the raid itself. After she lays dead, Guardians will have to make one final stand bringing her heart from one location to the next, all while fighting off Taken enemies from the inside of the heart of Ri


In week three, Team Scorched returns to Crucible . It's all Rocket Launchers, all the time, and the objective is to get 50 total kills with the in-game designated Rocket Launcher. Team Scorched is only around for one week at a time, just like Momentum Control was during week one of Season


Petra Venj leads the defense against the Taken and Scorn invasion on the Dreaming City and offers weekly bounties and quests that reward reissued Dreaming City armor and weapons. She also sells consumables for Blind Wells, the Tincture of Queensfoil, and Raid Banners. Petra can be seen in other locations across the system, but the Dreaming City is the only one where she is a ven

In the HELM, use Parallax Trajectory to focus Tier II or greater Umbral Engrams at the Prismatic Recaster. Options for Tier II and greater engrams can be unlocked by completing and claiming the Triumphs under the Prismatic Lenses tab for Season of the Lost. If the Triumph is completed but not claimed, the options for Tier II and greater engrams won't be available. Additionally, more Wayfinder's Troves have to be opened in the Astral Alignment Activity, and their progress carries over from the two weeks bef


Cayde-6 may seem like an obvious choice to some, Bungie Lawsuit but it's thanks to his incredible design that he has become so iconic . Generally considered the comic relief character thanks to Nathan Fillion's amazing performance, Cayde-6 is one of the most important characters in both of the Destiny games. His role in Destiny 2 is even considered one of the biggest changes to have happened since the game launch


Complete rounds of Astral Alignment and defeat Taken with the Taken Relic. The Taken Relic is the item that drops from the minor boss enemies during the final boss fight. The Taken Relic is also the item that is needed to break the boss's immune shields, and there are multiple opportunities to grab one during this activity. Additionally, Taken Relics are the items that drop and need to be used to progress from stage to stage in Astral Alignm

For this boss fight, the best weapons are going to be a mix of precision and heavy damaging weapons. Unlike the previous bosses in the Last Wish raid, there will be several times in the fight against Riven where Guardians will want to have pinpoint accuracy, and nothing more. Highly accurate Auto Rifles, like Destiny 2 's Chroma Rush Override weapon from Season of the Splicer, are a great choice to bring. They'll serve multiple purposes, including defeating lesser enemies and damaging Riven. It is best to bring a Sniper Rifle and or a long-range Machine Gun, and, depending on which weapon is chosen, a Fusion Rifle or Linear Fusion Ri


Taniks is a fairly badass Fallen Mercenary with one of the most intricately detailed designs in Destiny . He can be pretty tough to beat, so having a good guide on how to defeat him will help . Despite being a Fallen, Taniks is mostly built up of various technological parts. This can be best seen in his four arms, which have been switched out for robotic ones. His insectoid helmet designed coupled with the patchwork nature of his armour perfectly conveys his history of pilfering legendary treasu


The Consecrated Mind encounter in Destiny 2 is overwhelming at first, but there are designated roles that can be applied to make the process a bit easier to follow. There are many weapons, including Season of the Lost weapons , to choose from for this encounter. The build-up to the damage phase is precise and requires a lot of enemies to be defeated first, so be sure to bring weapons that can easily accomplish this. Everyone on the team should have a Sniper Rifle or powerful distance rifle, an SMG or Auto Rifle , and a Fusion Rifle , Linear Fusion Rifle , or Rocket Launch


After shooting the correct circles, the Boss Team can return to the center area and await for Destiny 2 's Consecrated Mind to relocate to another hallway. They'll repeat the same process, only this time a new member has to pick up the Voltaic Overflow. As aforementioned, picking up the effect twice before it runs out will kill the teammate. Additionally, if no one picks up the effect the whole Fireteam will wipe. There will be one point where all three members of the Boss Team have the effect, and one person needs to switch with a member of the Conflux Team - preferably the person who went third since they have the longest remaining effect t


All of these issues make for a gamemode that promotes snowballing and has a slower reward track than Vanguard activities or PvP. Gambit tries to make up for this with a great weapon pool, yet that's undermined by how long Gambit matches are. And even if you do get the weapon you want, each weapon has 12 potential perks in each of the final two perk columns. Good luck getting the roll you w
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/6685/every-vendor-in-destiny-2-what-they-sell/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:56:59 +0000 Michaela Chippindall https://stayclose.social/blog/6678/destiny-2-every-new-weapon-in-season-of-the-lost/ Location: The Dark Forest

From the crypt entrance in Trivial Mystery #2, head west towards the base of a withered tree. A nearby tree to your right will have a Breach Barrier marker. Invoke your Breach Barrier ability, then run through the barrier at the base of the tree. Turn left to find the ch


Once you've finished the quest, you'll need to defeat 100 Taken or Scorn with Shotguns. Rapid-Fire Frames and Lord of Wolves are fantastic for this objective. Head to the Kingship Docks in the Tangled Shore or the Shuro Chi checkpoint in the Last Wish raid to farm 100 kills quic


Once each plate is stood on, the floor will drop down, and once more the Guardians will slowly fall. This time, Taken bubbles will be all over her body. Shoot them for some massive damage, hopefully bringing her down to the last bit of health separated on her health bar. If not, this Destiny 2 encounter just starts as it did in the beginn


The arrival of Destiny 2 's _ Season of the Lost brings more than 30 new weapons, including some previously sunset guns with updated perk pools. One of the _Destiny 2 Season of the Lost Exotic weapons is activity-locked at this time, but the majority of its guns are already up for gr


Bottom Tree Dawnblade: For whatever reason, the explosions that occur on Bottom Tree Dawnblade count as melee kills. Start an explosive chain reaction in the Shattered Throne's Thrall hallway and wait a minute. The challenge will complete itself.

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Defeat all of the lesser taken enemies in the throne room, or as many as possible, before Riven shows up. She will once again use her tentacle and fire-breathing attacks, but using a weapon like the Null Composure Fusion Rifle will get her to stop quickly. Continue to attack her until she flinches and shows her two glowing eyes. Two at a time, Riven will eventually show six different glowing eyes in total. The Fireteam should split up each pair of eyes between two teammates at a time during this part of the Last Wish raid. For exam


Season of the Lost also brings six weapons that can be earned in its new six-person activity, Astral Alignment. Along with earning these weapons at random from the activity, though, Umbral Engrams can be focused at the Primatic Recaster to target Crysura Melo, Vulpecula, Wolftone Draw, Fractethyst, Iota Draconis, and Canis Major. Leveling the Wayfinder Compass Rank, completing Shattered Realm missions, and finishing certain steps in the Wayfinder's Voyage quest will also award these weapons. Lastly, both Chrysura Melo and Fractethyst can be earned in the free-to-play version of the Destiny 2 's new season pass , at levels 30 and


You should now see a Toland orb floating above a well. Descend into the well. You'll end up in a small cave that's guarded by a Devourered Ogre . This Ogre is much more durable than the rest of the enemies in this level, so consider using your Super and Heavy to take it out. Once the Ogre is slain, an Ascendant Chest will spawn beside a rock pillar in the center of the c


For the chamber where Riven does not show her face first, a Taken Knight will spawn, and when it dies it will drop an Eye of Riven. One Guardian from the trio must pick up the and stand where the Knight spawned. They should see a symbol when they face the center of their Last Wish raid chamber, and call it out to their teammates. Another teammate is going to stand on the platform on the opposite side of the chamber from where the Knight spawned, and they'll many different symbols, some of which are from Destiny 2 's Shattered Throne dunge


The exotic Mirror Mirror emote is based on a screencap from the 1967 Spider-Man animated series. The scene involves Spider-Man and a costumed poseur comically pointing at each other, a source of multi-platinum meme content for years. This emote sees a holographic double materialize in front of The Guardian, both recreating that iconic "puzzled poi


Lorentz Driver's Catalyst, EM Anomaly, pulls targets in on precision final blows with an implosion and deals additional damage with another detonation. All of Destiny 2's Fusion Rifles have access to an anti-Champion mod in Season of the Lost, giving more power to this Exotic wea


The Ascendancy Rocket Launcher is Destiny 2 weapon Traits 2 's new Ritual Weapon, available as a reward earned through Gambit, Crucible, and Vanguard Strikes at rank 16. Ascendancy is already Masterworked when it's acquired, and it comes with the Explosive Light perk. This perk increases the blast radius of rockets for every Orb of Power picked up, with a six-orb li


Zavala is one of the most important characters in the Destiny series, and his character design reflects this. While he isn't as intricately or ornately designed as the other characters, like Cayde-6 his iconic status comes from a few clever and notable details. The most important details of his overall design are his red and white colour scheme and his imposing spauld
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/6678/destiny-2-every-new-weapon-in-season-of-the-lost/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:49:36 +0000 Michaela Chippindall https://stayclose.social/blog/6671/destiny-2-the-best-activities-to-farm-gear-tier-list/ After shooting the correct circles, the Boss Team can return to the center area and await for Destiny 2 PvE PvP updates 2 's Consecrated Mind to relocate to another hallway. They'll repeat the same process, only this time a new member has to pick up the Voltaic Overflow. As aforementioned, picking up the effect twice before it runs out will kill the teammate. Additionally, if no one picks up the effect the whole Fireteam will wipe. There will be one point where all three members of the Boss Team have the effect, and one person needs to switch with a member of the Conflux Team - preferably the person who went third since they have the longest remaining effect t


Once in the damage phase, the Consecrated Mind will be extremely vulnerable in its eye. It will also back up to the original starting point. Follow it and continue to do damage, as a barrier will soon spawn at the beginning of the hallway, preventing any damage from being done. The whole team can make it beyond the barrier before it spawns but should wait until the Consecrated Mind makes it beyond the next staircase. If the barrier spawns try jumping between the barrier on the left or right sides attaching to the wall to get by it. Destiny 2 's Xenophage Exotic Machine Gun is a great weapon for this boss fight because it fires rapidly and puts out high damage. Repeat this entire process two or three times to defeat the Consecrated Mind and continue the Garden of Salvation r


The second encounter is on a small platform, covered in sand and pillars. This is the first boss encounter of Prophecy, so be sure to use a Raid Banner to replenish all ammo and abilities. In the middle of the platform is a Toland-wisp, touch it and the encounter begins. Taken Psions, Knights, and the Taken Cabal Boss will all spawn in the arena. Additionally, two platforms emitting each of the same light and dark energy signals will activ


All of these activities offer a small chunk of Glimmer and a few Rares, infrequently rewarding a Legendary world drop. The days of farming public events for Exotics are long gone. You would be better off spending that time elsewh


No Destiny 2: Season of the Lost Champions are present in this boss fight. The Consecrated Mind will eventually head off into one of four directions, which should also be established beforehand. They could be Front, Back, Left, Right, or North, East, South West, etc. The diagonal directions will have a Conflux spawn, indicated by a large beam emitting light into the sky. This is officially where the two teams must split


Location: The Outskirts
Travel to the east side of the church. A short rock path should be visible, leading you up a cliffside. Climb up the path to reach the ruins of a building. You'll want to jump on top of a pointy boulder, then climb up a floor. Cross a gap to find the Breach Barrier marker. Activate it, then descend to the bottom floor. The chest will be tucked in a cor


Planetary activities include public events, standard Lost Sectors, Adventures, and Patrol missions. Planet-exclusive activities, such as the Dreaming City's Blind Well and the Moon's Altars of Sorrow, are excluded from this entry; those are usually worth do


This challenge requires that you defeat 500 enemies with Stasis or Solar abilities. Since melee attacks grant more progress, you'll want to use a loadout that recharges your melee as quickly as possible. Here are a few recommendati


The Consecrated Mind encounter in Destiny 2 is overwhelming at first, but there are designated roles that can be applied to make the process a bit easier to follow. There are many weapons, including Season of the Lost weapons , to choose from for this encounter. The build-up to the damage phase is precise and requires a lot of enemies to be defeated first, so be sure to bring weapons that can easily accomplish this. Everyone on the team should have a Sniper Rifle or powerful distance rifle, an SMG or Auto Rifle , and a Fusion Rifle , Linear Fusion Rifle , or Rocket Launch


Deep Defense is the final Trivial Mystery to complete in Destiny 2 Season of the Lost week one. Head towards the rock the is just before the rock with the portal leading to the final boss. Face the portal, then turn 180 degrees to view the small complex. There are a lot of Taken that will have to be clear out first, but after they're dead head straight towards the back following the image above. They'll be even easier to defeat once the Gjallarhorn is in Destiny 2 . At the very end is a dark trail that will have to be jumped down on in order to reach the path


Once you've activated the closest beacon to that marker, it'll go from translucent to opaque. So long as you have the marker's respective ability unlocked, you can invoke your ability at the marker. In this case, you'll be able to breach barriers for 15 seconds after activating one of the markers with a bird diving sym

**Updated October 5th, 2021, by Charles Burgar: ** The final set of mysteries has been released for the Forest of Echoes. Data Caches can now be obtained in this mission, allowing players to obtain the Shattered Scholar Triumph. We've not only added the Data Cache locations to this guide, but we've also made some organization tweaks. Each secret is now listed to match the in-game Triumphs page for the Forest of Ech
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/6671/destiny-2-the-best-activities-to-farm-gear-tier-list/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:41:35 +0000 Michaela Chippindall https://stayclose.social/blog/6665/destiny-2-every-new-weapon-in-season-of-the-lost/ Location: The Outer Ruins

While the Data Cache is in The Outer Ruins, you'll want to head to The Outskirts instead—a destroyed building right of the church. Activate the True Sight marker and follow the path. When you reach the Airwalk Trivial Mystery chest, keep following the path to reach a watchtower above The Outer Ruins. This watchtower is where you'll find the Data Ca


Location: The Abbey of Whispers

Make your way to the church rooftop's Ascendant Anchor. A True Sight passage can be activated here that'll lead you to the floating debris of a bell tower. Reach the top to find a ch


Lorentz Driver - Void Energy Linear Fusion Rifle, Precision Frame 533 Charge Time

Another Exotic, Ager's Scepter, is currently hidden in the database. It's likely tied in with the Tracing the Stars quest, but the quest is releasing in stages and will take several weeks to complete. All that's known about Ager's Scepter is that it's a Stasis Trace Ri

Variks the Loyal resides on Europa, and can only be accessed through the Beyond Light expansion . After the Beyond Light expansion is completed, Variks will offer a few different activities for players to complete. The first is Europa Bounties, normal bounties that reward XP. Fallen Empire's objectives are Empire Hunts where Guardians will have to fight House Salvation's newcomers, the villains from the expansion. Variks also offers quests to acquire Europa weapons and the Braytech Transponder consuma


Momentum Crash is a Destiny 2 Seasonal Challenge that appears season after season, taking players to the Crucible . Defeat 75 Guardians in Momentum Control, and earn bonus progress with Zone Advantage. Momentum Control will be active for the first week of Season of the Lost and will make a return at a later w


25,000 XP

This challenge will boil down to how good your team is. You'll need a team that can efficiently escort batteries, destroy Ether orbs, and cleanse Taken Rifts. Unless you can get a premade team together, your best bet is to not worry about this challenge. Farm Astral Alignment for the Ager's Scepter Catalyst to increase your odds of stumbling across a good team that can beat this mission in under ten minu


Revenant: Use Grim Harvest with Whisper of Hunger and Gambler's Dodge. This will give you solid melee uptime. Each Withering Blade can kill four enemies, so you should be able to get this done rather quickly.

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The Sanctified Mind is the final boss in the **Destiny 2 ** Garden of Salvation raid. This boss fight is one PlayStation Plus Days of Play the most mechanically complex pieces of content that Destiny 2 has to offer, perfect for those who are looking for a challenge in the end-game content. Just like the fight against the Consecrated Mind, each Fireteam member will have designated roles to fulf


This challenge requires that you defeat 500 enemies with Stasis or Solar abilities. Since melee attacks grant more progress, you'll want to use a loadout that recharges your melee as quickly as possible. Here are a few recommendati


The Conflux Team will have two objectives, the primary is to defend the Conflux while the secondary is to repair the arena. Every time a Vex sacrifices itself on a Conflux the Conflux will lose motes, even if the Conflux was previously full. If this happens, the team will not be able to make full use of the damage phase. It's best if the Conflux Team puts one member at each Conflux, and floats around to assist as need be with long-range capable weapons like Destiny 2 's Darkest Before Pulse Rifle . Additionally, a part of the arena will be destroyed every time the Sanctified Mind has a part shot off. When enough parts of the arena have been destroyed, both members of the Conflux team can regroup to form a quick tether and repaid that section. One member will shoot the Conflux, the Conflux will tether to them, they'll tether to the second teammate, and the second teammate tethers to a structure that repairs the arena (the structure looks like a barrier door lock from the very first encount


Location: The Ruins

Make your way to The Ruins—the set of destroyed buildings dead-center of the map. Use the True Sight marker in the area, then immediately turn to your right to find the Data Cache floating in one of the buildi


When both Confluxes are finally filled, the Sanctified Mind in Destiny 2 will spawn either a red or blue oracle, indicating which Conflux needs to be tethered from. One teammate will have to shoot the Conflux to activate the tether, and depending on the distance an additional two or three teammates will need to tether together back to the oracle that was created first. Afterward, the Sanctified Mind can be damaged. He will walk around briefly and will lift into the air exposing his central critical area. Sniper Rifles, like the Long Walk from the Prophecy Dungeon , are a good choice to use When he descends, the Sanctified Mind will briefly create a second white oracle that needs to be tethered to the opposite Conflux to initiate the second part of the damage phase, repeating the same outcome as the fi
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/6665/destiny-2-every-new-weapon-in-season-of-the-lost/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:32:35 +0000 Michaela Chippindall https://stayclose.social/blog/6655/destiny-2-consecrated-mind-boss-guide-garden-of-salvation/ Ascendancy - Seasonal Ritual Weapon, Solar Rocket Launcher, Precision Frame 15 RPM

Lorentz Driver is this season's season pass Exotic. A Void Linear Fusion Rifle in the Energy slot, its Exotic Perk, Lagrangian Sight, does the follow


The Ascendancy Rocket Launcher is Destiny 2 's new Ritual Weapon, available as a reward earned through Gambit, Crucible, and Vanguard Strikes at rank 16. Ascendancy is already Masterworked when it's acquired, and it comes with the Explosive Light perk. This perk increases the blast radius of rockets for every Orb of Power picked up, with a six-orb li


Continuing the journey throughout the Tangled Shore, Guardians will defeat enemies with close-range weapons. These weapons include Sidearms, Submachine Guns, Shotguns, and Swords. Rapidly defeating combatants awards bonus progression. A Riiswalker God Roll Shotgun is a great weapon with which to complete this challenge, and it can be earned this week in Iron Ban


As is tradition in Destiny 2 , the season brings new weapons to earn in Gambit, Crucible, and Vanguard Strikes . Complete Crucible matches to earn Sorrow's Verse, Gambit to earn Servant Leader, and Vanguard Strikes to earn Punching


Earning the new Season of the Lost weapons will take Guardians to a variety of Destiny 2 ' s new and old activities across the system. Luckily, between these, random world drops, and the Prismatic Recaster in the H.E.L.M. , it won't take long until their arsenals are revamped. Season of the Lost also introduces Stasis Legendary weapons to both the Energy and Power sl


This chest is tough to reach. You don't have enough time to climb the entire path without upgrading your Wayfinder's Compass. If you're missing a few upgrades, jump towards the Taken Blight orb halfway up the path (shown in the image gallery above). Make a right U-turn and close the gap. You should be able to reach the second to last platform that has the chest. Hop onto the final platform to grab


**Updated October 5th, 2021, by Charles Burgar: ** The final set of mysteries has been released for the Forest of Echoes. Data Caches can now be obtained in this mission, allowing players to obtain the Shattered Scholar Triumph. We've not only added the Data Cache locations to this guide, but we've also made some organization tweaks. Each secret is now listed to match the in-Game development whistleblower Triumphs page for the Forest of Ech


The new member of the Boss Team will pick up the next round of Voltaic Overflow, and by that time the original two teammates will have had their effects worn off. Continue this until the Conflux Team deposits the 30 motes, as if they're playing Gambit , and then the Consecrated Mind will be drawn to the Conflux. At the Conflux, the Consecrated Mind will spread its appendages and have multiple red lights showing. Have the Fireteam regroup as a whole, and destroy all of the eyes to officially begin the damage phase. Don't be too close to it, otherwise, it will wipe the t


Two members of the Conflux Team will head towards the Conflux, while the third looks for a Vex Minotaur that will drop motes once defeated. Grab the motes, and return to the Conflux. Deposit them to temporarily earn the Enlightened buff. This will allow that teammate to defeat the enemies with immune shields. There are only a few of them, they cannot be allowed to reach the Conflux. These Vex Goblins will sacrifice at the Conflux, causing a wipe. As the Enlightened teammate deals with the immune enemies, another is looking for the next Minotaur to grab motes from. Additionally, all teammates should destroy the Succulents as soon as possible, since they explode when close to a Guardian. The Salvager's Salvo Grenade Launcher is perfect for this. Depositing 30 motes total will begin the damage ph


Once in the damage phase, the Consecrated Mind will be extremely vulnerable in its eye. It will also back up to the original starting point. Follow it and continue to do damage, as a barrier will soon spawn at the beginning of the hallway, preventing any damage from being done. The whole team can make it beyond the barrier before it spawns but should wait until the Consecrated Mind makes it beyond the next staircase. If the barrier spawns try jumping between the barrier on the left or right sides attaching to the wall to get by it. Destiny 2 's Xenophage Exotic Machine Gun is a great weapon for this boss fight because it fires rapidly and puts out high damage. Repeat this entire process two or three times to defeat the Consecrated Mind and continue the Garden of Salvation r


Trials of Osiris offers two types of weapons: standard and Adept. Adept versions have slots for additional mods that can only be applied to Adept weapons. Adept weapons also have a different default design that's flashier than the standard-issue vers

In a similar fashion to Week One's Ley Line Rumors challenge, Guardians will have to head to the Shattered Realm to uncover its mysteries. For this challenge, 10 Trivial Mysteries, two Enigmatic Mysteries, and six Beacons must all be found and aligned. Any Forest of Echoes Trivial Mysteries found in the previous week count toward the progression of this challenge, so seven mysteries in total should already be marked for those who found them all. Week Two's Shattered Realm is the Debris of Dre
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/6655/destiny-2-consecrated-mind-boss-guide-garden-of-salvation/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:17:02 +0000 Michaela Chippindall https://stayclose.social/MichaelaChippindal/ https://stayclose.social/MichaelaChippindal/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:16:55 +0000 Michaela Chippindall