Destiny 2 Season Of Defiance Seasonal Challenges Guide Week 1

Destiny 2’s new Lightfall expansion has arrived, and with it comes a brand-new season of activity to dive into. Season of Defiance, the 20th Destiny 2 season, adds new activities, Exotics, and story missions to the mix, as well as a number of new seasonal objectives every week during this time period.

There are usually around 10 weeks of Seasonal Objectives to pursue, and completing them is worth the time and effort as they have great rewards to offer. Extra XP and the Bright Dust currency are usually on offer every week, and when a season has a new vendor to interact with, there’ll usually be some rare materials to acquire that can be used to unlock new seasonal perks.

Season of Defiance doesn’t deviate from that pattern, as you’ll be able to earn three upgrades for your War Table this week. Righteous Defiance, Awaken, Queensguard, and Legion’s Bounty are the challenges you’ll want to grab first, which largely focus on the new Defiant Battlegrounds seasonal activity and the first week’s story mission.

The rest of this week’s challenges are designed to help break in the new Lightfall experience, as you’ll easily earn Challenger XP and Bright Dust by exploring Neomuna. Equip pulse rifles, bows, and trace rifles to your Guardian, experience everything that the new location has to offer through its lost sectors, patrols, and events, and you’ll be leveling up very quickly this week.

For Anti-Cabal Sweep, the best strikes to run include The Arms Dealer, The Insight Terminus, and Proving Grounds, as these activities are full of space-rhino enemies. On the PvP side, Rift is in play and spending some time in that mode will also earn you some XP and Bright Dust. This is usually a time-limited event, so you’ll want to play while you can or you’ll be waiting weeks for it to cycle back into the playlist.

For more on Destiny 2 as it enters a new year of action, you can check out our Lightfall guide, get a sneak peek at the upcoming raid, and catch up with the new Destiny 2 patch notes.

Week 1

Righteous Defiance

Complete Defiant Battleground: EDZ.

• War Table upgrade
• Challenger XP

Awaken, Queensguard

Complete Week 1 of the We Stand Unbroken quest.

• War Table upgrade
• Challenger XP

Silver Lining

Reach Rank 12 with Nimbus in Neomuna.

Legion’s Bounty

Spend a Defiant Key to earn bonus rewards at the end of a Defiant Battlegrounds playlist activity. Defiant Keys can be earned by completing Lightfall campaign missions, Terminal Overload in Neomuna, raids, Vanguard Ops playlist activities, Gambit matches, and Crucible matches.

• War Table upgrade
• Challenger XP

Keycard-Operated

Use keys to unlock Terminal Overload key chests in Neomuna. After completing the quest Stargazer, Terminal Overload keys can be earned in Neomuna by completing public events, looting chests, and completing patrols.

Neptune Activities

In Neomuna, complete bounties, patrols, lost sectors, and public events.

Taking All Challenges

Complete weekly playlist challenges.

Anti-Cabal Sweep

Defeat Cabal combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.

Spark Defender

Score points in Rift. Bonus progress is awarded for igniting the rift.

Deadly Horizons

Calibrate long-range weapons–pulse rifles, bows, and trace rifles–in Neomuna. Bonus progress awarded in lost sectors.