TL;DR:

Ash & Iron Launches Next Week!

Developer Livestream

Tune in September 9th at 9AM PT for the latest on Destiny 2: Renegades and the Ash & Iron Major Update!

Watch for at least 15 minutes on the Bungie Twitch channel to earn the “Knights of Old” emblem as a Twitch Drop!

Ash & Iron Trailer

Upcoming Portal Updates

Previously Announced Reward Buffs - Coming Sept 9.

• Several Fireteam Ops activities will have an increase in the number of drops
• Activity timers have been rebalanced across the board
• Players will have a chance for a Prime Engram drop per Portal Activity completion reward
• The Portal Timer bonus earned will grant 5% minimum score
• Conquests will become replayable
• Your account’s highest Power will be used for reward score

Additionally, The Desert Perpetual raid will have the following:

• Weekly challenges for added Power progress
• Improved Gear Tier drops
• Gear attunement added

And… one two more things:

• Increased chance of earning Prime Engrams on activity complete in the Crucible
• Increased Bonus Focus drop rates from 25% to 66% in the Crucible

Trials Rewards

The weekly featured weapon rotation returns! The Trials weekly featured weapon can be acquired with each visit to the Lighthouse and will have a chance to drop in addition to all pre-existing rewards when completing a match, win or lose. Drop chance varies based on Grade, with C+ scaling to 20% and A+ scaling to 60%

More details in next week’s TWID.

9.1.0.1 Portal Buffs

These changes are coming the next (normal) update AFTER Ash & Iron. This info is still WIP.

• Removing Grappler, Hypercritical, Oscillation, and Match Game from matchmade Portal experiences.
• From 500-550 Power, earning an A or A+ will give you a +1 Power on your activity completion rewards.
  • This change will also be in effect for A grades in the 400-450 Power range when Renegades launches.
• Improving Fireteam Ops rewards. Plans are being finalized, more details soon.
• NEW: GM Difficulty Portal activities will no longer zero out revives when you hit the time limit. (Unchanged for GM Conquests)
• NEW: Make Tier 5 rewards easier to earn in the Portal:
  • From 450 Power onwards (Platinum or Diamond reward packages) earn at least 1,250,000 points to guarantee Tier 5 drops. (Use the score/reward prediction to verify.)
  • As you go up in Power, you can earn Tier 5 rewards with lower grades. (Ex 500 Power, only needs a B+)

More is planned for the future, the work isn’t done.

Rewards: New Weapons, Armor, Set Bonuses

Weapons

• Shared Pool
  • MIDA Multi-Tool - Revised Lightweight Submachine Gun (Solar)
  • Drang - Revised Adaptive Sidearm (Solar)
  • Haliaetus - High Impact Rocket Launcher (Strand)
• Trials of Osiris
  • Burden of Guilt - Adaptive Fusion Rifle (Stasis)
  • Everburning Glitz - Rapid Fire Auto Rifle (Kinetic)
• Iron Banner
  • Finite Impactor - Adaptive Hand Cannon (Solar)
• Pinnacle Ops
  • Forced Memorializer – Precision Scout Rifle (Kinetic)
  • Seraphine Haze – Aggressive Submachine Gun (Stasis)
• Solo Ops / Fireteam Ops
  • REDACTED
• Crucible Ops
  • REDACTED

Armor and Set Bonuses

• Solo Ops / Fireteam Ops: Smoke Jumper Armor Suit
  • Set Bonus: Despairing Souls Set

    • 2 Piece

      Ride Together, Die Together - When you pick up an Orb of Power, gain a brief period of rapidly decaying damage reduction.

    • 4 Piece

      Too Old For This - Defeating a powerful combatant with a Finisher grants you Special ammo progress and replenishes a small amount of health.

• Crucible Ops: REDACTED Suit
• Iron Banner: REDACTED Suit
• Raid: REDACTED Suit

New Pinnacle Ops: Dungeon Lairs

These are dungeon encounters but with Portal modifiers, scoring, and loot. Will be available in the Pinnacle Ops section.

The three Dungeon Lairs being added are:

• Pit Of Heresy: Beneath the Necropolis (First Encounter)
• Duality: Nightmare of Gahlran (First Boss Encounter)
• Warlord’s Ruin: Hefnd’s Vengeance (Final Boss Encounter)

In addition to the normal Portal rewards, owners of the corresponding Dungeon Key can enable the Classic Collector modifier to earn legacy dungeon rewards as well. (Please note, they will not have Seasonal Power or Gear Tiers)

Free Dungeon Access Event

For the first two weeks after Ash & Iron launches (9/9 - 9/23), all players will have free access to the both the original dungeons and the Classic Collector modifier. All players can always access the new Dungeon Lairs in Pinnacle Ops, but the original dungeons will require owning the corresponding Dungeon Key after the event ends.

A Few More Things

9.1.0 - Ash & Iron Launch

• Fireteam Power will no longer adjust your score when below 300 Power. This means playing with friends are at lower Power than you will improve their rewards, allowing quicker access to Tier 2 gear
• A “Discard” action as been added to Portal engrams when in the Postmaster, allowing quicker dismantles

9.5.0 - Renegades Launch

• When Renegades launches, all Legendary gear from Season: Reclamation (The Edge of Fate and Ash & Iron) will be included as part of Season: Lawless Featured Gear.
• All new Exotics from Season: Reclamation will also be included as part of Season: Lawless Featured Gear.
• The New Gear Bonus will be changing for Season: Lawless Artifact:
  • Starting in Season: Lawless, the New Gear Bonus will be a flat bonus for all Featured Gear. It will no longer be tiered as it is currently in Season: Reclamation and will be a max 5% damage for weapons and a max 10% damage resistance for armor.

Epic Raid Update: Release Date and World First Streaming Requirements

THE EPIC RAID HAS BEEN DELAYED BE ONE WEEK TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th at 10AM PT.

Additionally, there are some new rules for the upcoming World First race, please check the Original TWID for full details, but here’s the big one:

Streaming is now required for a team to compete for World First. Only one member of the Fireteam needs to stream.

IN ADDITION, there are now rules on what sections of screen can be covered. An overlay is being provided by Bungie, and streamers can customize it, but cannot cover any additional parts of the game. (Of course if a streamer doesn’t want to hide anything, they’re free to do that!)

Destiny 2 Update 9.1.0 - Patch Notes Preview

Here are some miscellaneous changes that didn’t fit in the other sections:

• Shooting range now features customizable difficulty from the Portal, including access to most of the same modifiers available on a given day.
• Updated Portal scoring and grade info in the post-game carnage report screen.
• Banshee will once again offer the quest to acquire the catalyst for Tommy’s Matchbook.
• Lobby balancing in Trials will be disabled.
• Fixed an issue in the Duality Dungeon preventing players from being teleported to the nightmare realm when playing on Master difficulty.
• Trials’ Special ammo meter has been increased. More details next week.
• Updated selectable modifier saving when repeating activities to only save and reapply modifiers that the user selected.

The Edge of Fate: Voice Acting Update

With the launch of Ash & Iron, The Edge of Fate campaign will have new voice lines with the original voice actors for Ikora, Orin, and Chioma. (In English, French and Spanish are in the process of recording, expect those in Renegades)

Humble Choice: Destiny 2 Legacy Collection 2025

The Destiny 2 Legacy Collection 2025 is joining Humble Bundle’s September Humble Choice selection. Included in the bundle is a 30% off Year of Prophecy coupon as well. This bundle is available until October 7th.

The Legacy Collection 2025 includes:

• The Final Shape Standard Edition
• Lightfall Standard Edition
• The Witch Queen Standard Edition
• Beyond Light Pack
• Shadowkeep Pack
• Forsaken Pack
• 30th Anniversary Pack
• Pit of Heresy Dungeon
• Shattered Throne Dungeon
• Grasp of Avarice Dungeon

(Be aware: Humble Choice is a subscription service)

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With Us

More details on the nonprofit in the Original TWID, but if you donate $10 to El Centro de la Raza using this Tiltify donation link you will receive the “¡Revivir!” emblem! (Make sure to add it to your cart!)

Player Support Report

Claim Your Seasonal Challenges Before Tuesday!

When Ash & Iron launches next week, Seasonal Challenges will be refreshed. Players should claim any complete challenges they have before the game goes down for maintenance on Tuesday.

Upcoming Issue With Displayed Gear Power

Due to an issue, Update 9.1.0 will include an issue where some gear may display a different number instead of their Power. When this happens, the item’s displayed Power will match a stat on the item, and it can’t be updated with infusion. This is purely a visual issue and the item’s actual Power will not be affected. Your access to content, difficulty when facing combatants, and rewards will also not be impacted. The cause of this issue has been identified, and a fix is planned for an upcoming update.

Known Issues List

• Dying against the Exile Ranniks boss on Kepler’s Mythic difficulty when trying to complete the steps for Graviton Spike’s Transcendent Zen Catalyst causes the boss to despawn.
• Some players are unable to interact with a briefcase during the Declassification side quest.
• Some platform achievements currently can’t be completed.
• The countdown timer for Guardian Ranks is using the Rewards Pass timer.
  • Note: Guardian Ranks are not being reset when Ash & Iron launches.

Read the full Bungie.net post
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