One new way thatDestiny 2has been keeping fans engaged throughout the Season of the Chosen is with the Seasonal Challenges. Each week,Destiny 2fans have had 10 challenges to complete to earn extra rewards, though Week 5 is a little different.
ForDestiny 2’s Week 5 Seasonal Challenges, fans only have eight challenges to complete. However, some of these challenges are noticeably grindier when compared to other weeks, so that may be an explanation as to the lower number.
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At any rate, here is how to complete all of theDestiny 2Seasonal Challenges for Week 5.
Contender’s Ascent V
Objective:Report to the War Table in the HELM and complete the “Challenger’s Proving V” quest.
Destiny 2players should have the Contender’s Ascent routine down by now. Like previous weeks, Contender’s Ascent V represents the “main” quest that players need to complete for Season of the Chosen. As usual, it revolves around completing Battlegrounds playlists,socketing the Hammer of Proving, and interacting with some of the NPCs to further the ongoing Season of the Chosen storyline.
Golden Reaper
Objective:Acquire Cabal Gold by playing Strikes, Gambit, Crucible, public events, and more.
This week,Destiny 2players need to acquire a whopping 500 Cabal Gold to complete the challenge. That is 500 cumulatively, so if players have completed the previous versions of the Golden Reaper challenge, then they should only need to get 100 more. As usual, the best way toget Cabal Goldis by completing Strikes. Players shouldn’t worry about focusing on this challenge until they have completed the rest of the board, as the other activities will help them get Cabal Gold as well.
Graven Scrawl
Objective:Investigate cryptic notes left in the captain’s log.
For this challenge,Destiny 2players will need to run through thePresage Exotic Quest, which is the quest that they completed to unlock the Dead Man’s Tale scout rifle. Every timeDestiny 2players go through the questaftertheir initial playthrough, they will unlock more Lore in the Captain’s Log. So while the stated objective for this quest is a little vague, it’s actually a straightforward solution. Basically,Destiny 2players need to complete the Presage Exotic Quest a total of four times and then read the Captain’s Log notes in the Lore menu.
Lenses in Focus
Objective:Go to the Prismatic Recaster and discover how to unlock more lenses.
IfDestiny 2players have been following the Seasonal Challenges every week and doing their best to complete each batch, it would be virtually impossible for them to have made it this far without already having unlocked the five Lenses necessary to complete this challenge. If somehow they haven’t,Destiny 2players need to visit the Prismatic Recaster and check the requirements they need to unlock lenses. These lenses in turn allowDestiny 2players tofocus the Umbral Engrams. In any case, visit the Prismatic Recaster, pick some easy Lenses to unlock, and then complete the requirements to do so. More likely than not, mostDestiny 2players will already have this one complete and ready to claim.
Apex Armorer
Objective:Masterwork a piece of armor.
Masterworking armor inDestiny 2is done using the game’s various crafting materials. Players can masterwork legendary or Exotic gear, though Exotic gear will require considerably more materials and therefore will be far more time-consuming forDestiny 2players to actually do. To masterwork a piece of legendary gear inDestiny 2, players will need 16,000 Glimmer, 25 Legendary Shards, 3 Enhancement Cores, 3 Enhancement Prisms, and 1Ascendant Shard. When they have the appropriate materials, they can masterwork the armor through the “Details” menu. Any piece of armor will do, butDestiny 2players will definitely want to verify that they do it with a piece of armor that they enjoy using.
Salvager’s Salvo Armament
Objective:Acquire the Seasonal Ritual weapon.
Players will unlock the Salvager’s Salvo grenade launcher by completing the Messy Business quest, itself gained from Banshee-44 in theTower. After talking to Banshee-44,Destiny 2players will be able to start working on Messy Business, which requires players to get 7,500 points spread across Gambit, Crucible, and Strikes, in addition to completing activities. Basically anything thatDestiny 2players do will help them make progress towards completing this quest, so players should just focus on the other stuff while trying to unlock the Salvager’s Salvo in the background. Players will get bonus progress if they kill enemies with grenades and grenade launchers, so they will want to keep that in mind as well.
In It for Infamy
Objective:Earn Infamy ranks in Gambit.
Infamy ranks are essentially one’s level for the Gambit playlist. Players can check what their Infamy rank is by speaking toThe Drifterat the Tower. Each Infamy rank will earn players a reward, though the higher rank they are, the more difficult this challenge will be. Unlike some of the otherDestiny 2Seasonal Challenges, this challenge is not retroactive, so players will have to earn five Infamy ranks in Gambit from this point forward. Complete Gambit bounties to help speed up the process a bit.
Ultimate Champion
Objective:Defeat Champions in any Nightfall: The Ordeal Strikes. Earn bonus progress at higher difficulty tiers.
Destiny 2players should be well-acquainted with Champions by now. They come in three different flavors: Barrier, Overload, and Unstoppable. As some may recall, the Seasonal Challenges for Week 4 tasked players withstunning Champions inDestiny 2, so players should be able to beat them without too much difficulty. However, having to do this in Nightfall: The Ordeal Strikes could make it take quite awhile, especially if players stick to the lower difficulty options. It will be a grind for sure, but with enough perseverance, players should eventually be able to complete the challenge.
Destiny 2is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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