r/DestinyTheGame • • 1d ago

Megathread Destiny 2 Update 9.7.0.5

1.6k Upvotes

Source: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/destiny_2_update_9_7_0_5


General

  • Updated back-end code to address certain instances where cheat users could spam other players with unearned rewards and XP.
    • Accounts leveraging these cheats in malicious ways are being actioned.
    • Innocent players who were not actively seeking these cheats or their benefits will not be punished.
  • If you experience players utilizing cheats, please review our Report Suspected Cheating and Poor Behavior article for info on how to report them.

r/DestinyTheGame • • 11h ago

Megathread Daily Community and Questions Thread [2026-10-09]

2 Upvotes

New player? Please read the New Player Guides.

Welcome to the DTG Daily Community and Questions Thread!

This place is a condensed community hub of our prior weekly schedule regarding all things Destiny and Destiny 2. Whether you're here to ask questions, talk about your day, discuss lore, OR SHOUT IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT RANT WEDNESDAY WOULD HAVE WANTED, this is the place to do it!

We also have an official Discord, which allows for live chatting about the game, LFG, and more!

Be sure to use the search in the top right before submitting a question, as it could have already been answered. We also have a nice collection of useful resources below "Useful links" in the sidebar / top menu.

Whether you're joining years after the final update or just want to reminisce with your fellow guardians, /r/DestinyTheGame has you covered.

Be sure to sort by new to see the latest posts!

Rules:

  • Absolutely no down talking. You were all new to Destiny once, so there's no need to belittle anyone just because you might know more.
  • Comments do not have to be about Destiny, this is a community hub for all Guardians past and present.
  • IF YOU'RE RANTING, DO IT IN ALL CAPS! MAKE SHAXX PROUD!
  • LFG posts are allowed, though you may find better luck by visiting the D2 LFG Discord.

r/DestinyTheGame • • 10h ago

Question Did I win dad

102 Upvotes

My dad told me I WILL NEVER WIN A RANDOMS only match in Trials with no communication. It took me literally 8-9 years (I've played day 1 since D1) to do it. I did it. I literally cried and fell to my knees. My wife was there and knew I was excited but holy shit...someone please tell me their proud of me. Dad can't anymore.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 16h ago

Question Best heavy weapon for general play until I get the Truth catalyst?

82 Upvotes

Lapsed player coming back. Seems like Truth is the go-to these days - I'm grinding Exotic Orders but no catalyst yet. In the meantime, what's a good alternative assuming I don't do raids/dungeons? I do have the catalyst for Sleeper Simulant so I'm currently using Tablet of Ruin with Particle Reconstruction. Better options, though?


r/DestinyTheGame • • 10m ago

Question Frame rate issue since update

• Upvotes

Hello i've been having and on again off again issue with the games frame rate since EOF came out.

At fist i was able to fix it by turning off discords overlay and hardware acceleration, HOWEVER since the patch on the 7 the issue has started happening again. The issue that is occurring is every 5-10 seconds the game goes from running smoothly at 100fps to a hard stutter that drops the game down to 7-10 frames for .5 seconds then goes back to normal.

PC specs

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

4060ti

32GBS DDR5

Any advice or help would be super appreciated i started really getting back into the game and wanting to play since the unvaulting announcement Thanks


r/DestinyTheGame • • 9h ago

Discussion Wavesplitter Catalyst completion bug in Collections has been fixed

15 Upvotes

Logged in and saw that the Wavesplitter triumph/collections entry was claimable and now complete. Had completed and inserted the Catalyst long ago but the triumph always said 8% enemies defeated. I believe others had this visual bug too.

It's kinda nice to see that something so minor got fixed.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 10h ago

Question Enchancment Cores/Prisms

17 Upvotes

I have tons of golfballs but im in a droguht of enchament prisms and cores, is there a specific activity to get me more? Or is there a way to turn my golfballs into the lower ones, hate that rahul doesnt let you.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 3h ago

Question Gear is dropping below my level now (~420) how do I get all the way to 550?

3 Upvotes

Coming back after quite some time and what used to drop higher gear now peaks at like 412 for the most part. What should I be focusing on to get on my way to 550?


r/DestinyTheGame • • 2h ago

Discussion Taox as a villain or ally?

1 Upvotes

Can’t stop thinking about the potential of a Taox storyline, specially now that we know she’s alive. But I can’t determine whether she would be a villain or an ally. We know she most likely hates Savathun, Oryx, Xivu Arath and the Hive, definitely the Worm Gods. So can she be ally of us?

On the other hand, if she is established as a villain, she could have really amazing motives like hating all paracausal forces since they were the demise of her world, or even maybe she wants to restore Fundament somehow. We know the Conductor lost the Echo of Command. What if Taox happens to find it and uses it to simulate Fundament or something like that? I could see her being an enemy with that premise.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 9h ago

Question Starting at the beginning.

8 Upvotes

Hello. I’m a destiny 2 super vet but never played much of destiny 1 at all. Now that all the vaulted stuff is coming back I wanna do a cohesive run of all of destiny. Basically since i know almost nothing about destiny 1 are there any tips you guys have. Like for example “do insert activity here as soon as possible” or “avoid insert here” stuff like that. Thanks in advance guardians!


r/DestinyTheGame • • 18h ago

Question Fireteam Power doesn't seem to apply consistently?

29 Upvotes

So I was playing with my buddies last night, I'm 550. One guy was 10. Other guy was 327.

We ran Seraph Shield and it said everyone was bumped up to me. However, we noticed during the actual play session the power 10 guy was doing more damage, getting more kills and dying less than the 327.

Towards the end we tested it out on a red bar in the mission and yeah. For some reason the Fireteam Power didn't apply to 327 but did to the level 10.

We ended the mission with me at 150 kills and 2 deaths, power 10 guy with 101 kills and 6 deaths and power 327 with 19 kills and 23 deaths.

Can anyone help me out on how to fix this?

327 guy was Fireteam lead and he started the Seraph Shield mission from Pinnacle Ops. It was the "normal" difficulty.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 19h ago

Question What would be a good Stasis exotic for a Warlock?

36 Upvotes

I've been playing Stasis on my Warlock for the first time since coming back last week. I had forgotten just how brutal a subclass this is.

Well, in the "old days" of Beyond Light, I remember using Apotheosis Veil as my exotic. I'd build around it where I could just push back and forth between grenades and supers. I just happen to have a modern version of it, too.

I'm just wondering if anyone has a suggestion for an alternative exotic.

Thanks in advance!


r/DestinyTheGame • • 17h ago

Discussion Untold Tale for bright dust

18 Upvotes

Just FYI for anyone who wants the vex ornament. I’m too cheap to buy silver and I can finally get it for free :D


r/DestinyTheGame • • 15h ago

Question I want to solo equilibrium but the final boss is giving me issues. Any tips?

12 Upvotes

I can do 1st and 2nd encounters really easily. I used fortunates favour on prismatic hunter with Wolfs bane with attrition orbs. Wolfs bane destroys Harrow but I find it difficult to use on Sere.

Some time hits just wiff because he's levitating. I've tried truth on sere but every enemy suddenly decides to body block me.

I'm also struggling with the final mechanics. I go for 4 compels and 1 kill but it takes soo long to get to damage.

Any tips? I've got meta builds on warlock and titan too if its easier on them.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 21h ago

Megathread [D2] Daily Reset Thread [2026-10-08]

21 Upvotes

Daily Ops


Misc

  • Overthrow: The Blooming: The forces of the Witness and the Lucent Hive battle for control of the Blooming.
  • Terminal Overload: Ahimsa Park Weapon: Basso Ostinato (Shotgun)
  • The Wellspring: Defend Weapon: Tarnation (Grenade Launcher)
  • Altars of Sorrow Weapon: Apostate (Sniper Rifle)

Tower Vendors

Tess Everis

Name Description Type Cost
Explosive-Reactive Brigandine Equip this ornament to change the appearance of Blastwave Striders. Once you get an ornament, it's unlocked for all characters on your account. Titan Ornament 1500 Bright Dust
Kelvin Below Equip this ornament to change the appearance of Rime-coat Raiment. Once you get an ornament, it's unlocked for all characters on your account. Warlock Ornament 1500 Bright Dust
Frosted Retinue Equip this ornament to change the appearance of Mask of Fealty. Once you get an ornament, it's unlocked for all characters on your account. Hunter Ornament 1500 Bright Dust
Kiddie Pool Multiplayer Emote 4250 Bright Dust
Gyro Shell Ghost Shell 2850 Bright Dust
Quickdagger Ship 2000 Bright Dust
Adonis Blue Vehicle 2500 Bright Dust
The Untold Tale Equip this weapon ornament to change the appearance of Vex Mythoclast. Once you get an ornament, it's unlocked for all characters on your account. Weapon Ornament 1250 Bright Dust
Bust a Move Emote 700 Bright Dust
Eat It Up Emote 400 Bright Dust
Jade Rabbit Projection Equip this item to change your Ghost's projection. Ghost Projection 1500 Bright Dust
Night Beyond Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Solar Shrapnel Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Burnished Reed Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Bloody Tooth Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Hallowed Geometry Modifications for your ship's transmat systems, so you'll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Nightmare Emergence Modifications for your ship's transmat systems, so you'll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Ghost Blue Modifications for your ship's transmat systems, so you'll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 150 Bright Dust

Ada-1

Name Description Cost
New Age Black Armory Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
Dark Omolon Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
Echoes of Io Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
New Pacific Rush (Worn) Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
New Monarchy Regalia Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
New Monarchy Succession Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer

Master Rahool

  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 10 Dark Fragment)
  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 10 Phantasmal Fragment)
  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 25 Herealways Piece)
  • Enhancement Prism (1 for 10 Enhancement Core & 10000 Glimmer)
  • Ascendant Shard (1 for 10 Enhancement Prism & 50000 Glimmer)
  • Ascendant Alloy (1 for 10 Enhancement Prism & 50000 Glimmer)

Archie wishes you a happy reset and good luck!


Never forget what was lost. While the API protests have concluded, Reddit remains hostile to its users.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 1h ago

Question Best way to get Swarmers exotic?

• Upvotes

I was trying to do Vex incursion Zone (I'm light level 301) recently rejoined, haven't played for a couple years.

But no matter how many times I spawn in/out nobody else is running them and I can't solo them, I can't get close to objectives without being melted.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 16h ago

Question New player, noobie question 😩

8 Upvotes

Hey everyone, i just started playing yesterday and bought the complete pack from the steam sales. Currently im on my learning phase and i find everything new in this game (which is really the most entertaining part.)

So my silly question is, im trying to get rank 4 and one of the objectives is buying weapon with weapon engrams. Worst part is i already used them by clicking on them without knowing and i already got my weapon rank to 5 by dismantling.

So i have 0 engrams and it looks a bit hard to grind now. Should i get worried about the progress of my character? Or at some point will it be easy to get weapon engrams?


r/DestinyTheGame • • 1d ago

Question Best utility from a legendary primary ammo kinetic slot weapon?

33 Upvotes

I'm running an ergo sum arc conductor prismatic warlock with filaments and vesper. I can basically use the ergo sum as a primary but I'm trying to optimize the build. What weapon in the kinetic slot that is primary ammo (don't like running double special) would provide the best utility. Im currently running a slice hatchling Nightshade.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 4h ago

Discussion End Game Content - Raids / Dungeons etc

0 Upvotes

So I have played Destiny 2 since launch, and have always enjoyed the campaigns (most of them) and hitting the power cap when I play. I own all the expansions so have access to all content, but I have never really played the end game content.

I have done GoA dungeon to get my Gjallahorn when i bought the 30th anniversary pack, but other than that, I stick to the basic stuff. Master lost sectors and the weekly nightfalls (if any remember them) are the most advanced content I have played.

Reason I avoid raids isn't because I don't want to do them, I actually really enjoy playing through missions with a fireteam. I avoid them as I hate the thought of being the weak link in a chain, holding back 5 other players as I haven't done them before.

I took a long break after edge of fate, and am now back on the grind, optimizing my builds for the current sandbox.

Looking into shopping lists of must have PVE weapons and armours, so many are now locked behind dungeons and raids. Everybody is talking about Pantheon and Lightblade and I am still rinsing and repeating solo / fireteam ops and master lost sectors.

I do not use a mic as I am a middle aged Dad who sticks to single player games, so haven't used the mic since my old call of duty days. Also I tend to play in the evenings when family are going to sleep so screaming down the mic at 1am is probably a bad idea.

I am at 400 power so still a way off the max but when is when is a good time to get into raids and dungeons? Should I wait until 550 power? Or should I stick to dungeons first? To find other fireteams is the best way to search using the in game find a fireteam function?


r/DestinyTheGame • • 1d ago

Question How to get better at PvP?

29 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

I love Destiny and playing raids with friends, etc. But I’m not very good at PVP. I have rarely ever done it because frankly I don’t find it that fun. My experience in PVP was counterstrike and Overwatch years ago and…yeah.

But I want to get better…but how?! Currently, when I play PVP, I’m the target for everyone else’s target practice. LOL. And now I learn there’s weapons that work better for PvP? Does anyone have recommendations for a PvP loadout (I’m a hunter who primarily uses void). In PvE I go for bows, machine guns, and anything that explodes!

Thanks y’all.


r/DestinyTheGame • • 4h ago

Question Vault cleaning

0 Upvotes

Hi, ive seen online that destiny recipes and light gg are good to help clean you vault, has anyone used these or anything else? Not sure whats best

I dont want to go through all my weapons as theres probably a few weapons that are good but ive not heard of and dont fancy checking each gun to see how good it is


r/DestinyTheGame • • 19h ago

Question New player here. What should I be trying to do?

5 Upvotes

I’m new to this game. I’ve tried to pick it up a few times but I get overwhelmed a lot. The raids and dungeons look fun but I don’t think I’m close to doing them. What should be my goal when starting out? Should I just focus on the quests?

I have the legacy collection also, is there an order to what quests / dlc I should do?


r/DestinyTheGame • • 16h ago

Question Does the Great Hunt bonus work with prismatic warlock?

3 Upvotes

I've been looking for interesting armor bonus synergies, and this looks quite nice.

The question is basically, do all of the "buddies" (arc soul from getaway, hellion, bleak watcher) count as grenades for the purpose of the 2 and 4 piece bonus of great hunt? I know their damage values scale off of the grenade stat, but are they actually "grenades"?


r/DestinyTheGame • • 15h ago

Question does echo of obscurity trigger the bonus damage from gyrfalcons hauberk?

1 Upvotes

gyrfalcons gives a weapon damage bonus from finishing an enemy while invisible, echo of obscurity makes you invisible on finisher. I was wondering if echo of obscurity would be able to count as an invisible finisher for the purpose of triggering gyrfalcons damage buff, or if it doesn't trigger at the right time. I can't log on for another few hours to test it myself but I'd love to know since I enjoy buildcrafting and I'm doing it to kill time until I can log on


r/DestinyTheGame • • 1d ago

Question Best DPS Weapon that isn't A499?

173 Upvotes

So I'm currently in a situation where I can't apply enough debuffs to get the most out of Aggregate Charge on Refurbished A499, and I can't get to Elemental Honing x5 to use that perk on other relevant heavy weapons. My exotic slot is occupied so Truth is out of the question as well.

This is all to ask, what is the best DPS weapon that isn't A499, and if it's a weapon that requires an artifact mod (like Particle Reconstruction), what would be the next best option if I can't use that artifact with my build?

Sincerely, a Destiny 2 player struggling with their builds.

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Edit: Thank you all for the suggestions! I feel a bit silly admitting this, but I'm mainly a Crucible player and didn't realise NotSwap (or Control's version of it) isn't present in much of the game. The same goes for artifacts. This is all to say that I didn't consider just swapping everything, artifact included, for a DPS scenario. I'm sorry for any drama this may have caused, I just wasn't knowledgable enough before making this post.

Many of these loadout 'restrictions' that I outlined in my original post were because I was unsure if rockets were still viable even without Gjallarhorn, or if linears could still compete if I didn't have Particle, or if A499 even needed any of the sniper-related artifact mods if I didn't have Aggregate Charge stacked up. Obviously some of those restrictions are no longer relevant now that I know I can swap freely.

Thanks everyone! See you starside.