Destiny 2 Season Of The Risen: Seasonal Challenges Guide (Week 3)
The third week of Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is now officially live, which means that it’s time to pull up a new selection of seasonal challenges. For Week 3 of Season of the Risen, you’ll be mopping up more Hive threats in Operation Elbrus, taking on activities at Hero difficulty or higher, and visiting the EDZ for some patrol duty.
Completing these challenges is well worth the effort, as you’ll gain a substantial amount of experience in the process. That in turn helps you fill up your season pass sooner, grabbing even more loot in the process. It’s a win-win situation.
Even better, you can pursue these seasonal challenges at your own leisure, as they’ll only expire once a season concludes. If you decide to take a break from Destiny 2 for a week or two, you can return and complete multiple challenges at the same time. For more on the game, you can check out our Destiny 2: The Witch Queen review the latest Iron Banter column, and our Season of the Risen guides hub.
Season of the Risen Weekly Challenges – Week 3
Operation Elbrus: week 3
Complete Week 3 of Operation Elbrus and use Psychogenic Intel to decode three Runic Chests at the end of PsiOps Battlegrounds.
Challenge of the Disciple
Complete a weekly mission from The Witch Queen on Hero difficulty or higher.
Weapon Shape II
Extract a Resonant element from a Deepsight weapon.
Severed Vow
Complete each encounter in the “Vow of the Disciple” raid in Savathun’s Throne World.
EDZ Patrol
In the EDZ, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors.
Power Broker
Reach Power Level 1550 by earning powerful rewards and engrams.
Long-Range Calibration
Calibrate long-range weapons–pulse rifles, bows, and trace rifles–in the EDZ. Bonus progress in Lost Sectors.
Primeval Entourage
Defeat Taken in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher opponents.
Scorched Earth
Defeat Guardians in Team Scorched. Charged detonations in midair or on surfaces earn bonus progress.
Ultimate Champion
Defeat Champions in any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. Earn bonus progress at higher tiers.
Week 1
Psychogenic Decoder
Collect Psychogenic Intel by playing strikes, Gambit, Crucible, public events, and more. Collect Risen Umbral Energy by decoding Runic Chests in PsiOps Battlegrounds.
The Informant’s Informant
Reach Rank 15 with Fynch in Savathun’s Throne World.
Operation Elbrus: Week 1
Complete Week 1 of Operation Elbrus and defeat combatants with Machine Guns in PsiOps Battlegrounds.
String Theory
Complete 3 Evidence Board investigations in the Mars Enclave.
Into the Throne World
In the Throne World, complete bounties and earn progress by completing patrols, public events, and looting Lost Sectors.
Taking All Challenges
Complete weekly playlist challenges.
Mid-Range Calibration
Calibrate mid-range weapons–Hand Cannons, Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, and Machine Guns–in the Throne World. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating combatants.
Dredgin’ Up Victory
Complete Gambit matches. Earn bonus progress for wins.
Momentum Crash
Defeat Guardians in Momentum Control. Earn bonus progress with Zone Advantage.
Hive Slayer
Defeat Hive combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.
Week 2
Operation Elbrus: Week 2
Complete Week 2 of Operation Elbrus and defeat combatants in PsiOps Battlegrounds. Defeated Champions grant bonus progress.
Tug of War
Defeat a Hive Warden of the Spring and a Scorn Lightflayer in the Wellspring.
Weapon Shape 1
Craft a weapon using the weapon crafting system.
Run The Worms
Complete the Exotic quest “Of Queens and Worms” to obtain a new Exotic weapon.
Back Home Again
In the Cosmodrome, earn bounties by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors.
Lost In The Legend
Complete a Lost Sector on Legend or higher.
Close-Range Calibration
Calibrate close-range weapons–sidearms, submachine guns, shotguns, glaives, and swords–in the Cosmodrome. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating targets.
Bank, Kill, Repeat
Earn points by banking Motes, defeating Blockers, and defeating Guardians in Gambit.
Flourish Of Power
Defeat Guardians in the Mayhem playlist with Super abilities.
Scorn Pest Control
Defeat Scorn combatants in Vanguard playlists or Strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.
How Do Seasonal Challenges Work?
Seasonal Challenges can be accessed from the Quests tab in your main menu, which is where you’ll find tasks that revolve around eliminating certain enemies with a specific element, taking part in one of the game’s new activities, or completing a Raid. 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.
Completing Season of the Risen’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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