This week at Bungie, we set the starting line. 

Season of the Chosen is starting to wind down and we are preparing to transition into Season of [Redacted]. While things are winding down, many of you are still on the path to finishing your Seasonal Challenges. While some activities have come and gone, there’s still ample time for you to complete Challenges that require longer time commitments. Nightfalls have double rewards this week for those on the hunt for sweet Legendary rolls. Next week, double Infamy will help many of you finish up the “In it for Infamy” Challenge. Guardians can now complete the final Seasonal Challenge week. As part of Bungie Rewards, you can redeem the free Thrill of the Chase emblem as you complete the Master of All Triumph. 



This week, we’ll be focused on upcoming weapon buffs, as well as setting the stage for the Vault of Glass World First race. Check out the full full TWAB at Bungie.net.

This week at Bungie, Ada-1 is prepping for Armor Synthesis.

There’s quite a bit going on this week. The Guardian Games have begun! Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks throughout the system have begun competing for gold placement each day of the Games. A few of us here at the studio have pledged to help Warlocks as they attempt to prevent a sweeping win by Titans for the second year in a row. Hunters are already showing promise with some early wins. Maybe they learned from last year that they’ll need to compete for more than a single day to win the trophy. Who will take the win? Only time will tell!

[Editor's Note: Hunters will prevail!]
[Editor’s Editor’s Note: You misspelled “Titans”]
[DMG’s Note: Warlocks may actually have a chance this year. Calm down everyone. Let’s get back to the TWAB.]



If you’re looking for an additional challenge during the Games, the final Grandmaster Nightfalls required for the Gilded Conqueror title are now available. If you’ve been procrastinating a bit, all featured strikes of the Season are available at Grandmaster difficulty.

Before we move on to some juicy details about Armor Synthesis, we want to give a quick Public Service Announcement about the future of Nightfall weapons. Next Season, three new Legendary weapons will be added to Nightfall rotation, which will also receive Adept treatment when Grandmasters become available. As such, Palindrome, Shadow Price, and The S.W.A.R.M. will be taking a hiatus for the first half of the Season. When they return, all three will be available as potential post-game rewards when completing Nightfalls on featured weeks.



So, if you’re looking to farm some Palindromes, this week will be your last chance to do so for a bit until they return! Stay tuned for a future TWAB where we show off next Season’s hotness, coming soon to a Nightfall near you.

Click here for the full TWAB, diving through the details of Armor Synthesis.

The Vanguard has secured a ceasefire with the Cabal Empress Caiatl and humanity enjoys a brief moment of respite. Eager to celebrate Guardians and lift spirits, Zavala sounds the call to competition and the class banners are raised around the Tower. The Guardians Games have returned and glory awaits.




Titans dominated the last Guardian Games. Ever since, Hunters and Warlocks have been preparing for the annual challenge of skill, bravery, and resolve. Earn medals from Eva Levante by completing Contender Cards and Triumphs. Each week is a new chance to be recognized as the top class in the Games.

CLOSING CEREMONIES (MAY 7 - 11)



Each weekly podium ceremony will grant Guardians with distinctive gold, silver, or bronze auras, which will last the rest of the week. The winning class will be recognized at the Guardian Games Closing Ceremonies (May 7-9), complete with resplendent fireworks and a trophy displayed in the Tower all year long.



Winning is its own reward, but equipping a powerful Exotic is even better. Earn the Heir Apparent Exotic Machine Gun and its catalyst, an Exotic Sparrow, plus Legendary class items (one per class), two emblems, and a pair of shaders.



Show off your Guardian Games 2021 colors with unique items from Bungie Rewards. Unlock the new Exotic Sparrow for a chance to purchase a fresh new Guardian Games track jacket. Participate in the final weekend’s Closing Ceremonies at the Tower to unlock a purchasable gold pin commemorating the winning class.




Represent your class with pride with a new Guardian Games Universal Ornament Set featuring glowing class items! Plus a new weapon ornament for Heir Apparent, sporting Exotic emotes, and more.

Guardian Games Guide

This week at Bungie, we warm up.  

Spring is here and competition is in the air. The second annual Guardian Games are kicking off on April 20. The theme of the event returns, pitting the classes against each other in a friendly competition to showcase their skills in combat. Last year, Titans dominated the field for nearly the entire event. Can Warlocks or Hunters bounce back and dethrone those gargantuan punching machines? Time will tell.  
If you are new to Guardian Games or need a quick refresher, this article is a great place to start. In today's TWAB we'll get into some of the changes for this year’s event. But before we do, let's check out the hype reel. 



Last year, we received a lot of feedback on how the overall scoring worked. You can read through this post for a refresher, but the tl;dr is we had class-specific score weighting to account for the difference in class population. We did this to make sure that Hunters didn’t have a huge advantage because of... well, how many Hunters there are. This year, we won’t be doing any initial weighting on the scoring. Everyone’s points will count the same... at the start. How the scoring will work this year. 
Medals have the following values: 

• Bronze: 1 Point 
• Silver: 2 Points 
• Gold: 5 Points 
• Platinum: 15 Points 

We still have to account for different class population, so this year the class that comes in third place each day gets a permanent 10% bonus on scoring going forward. 
We’ve tested this new scoring system using last year’s data and a few other data sets and it seems to provide a more competitive Guardian Games where we see different classes winning throughout the event. Hunters will likely win early on because of their population advantage but as the bonuse’s kick in, the competition should tighten up quickly. 

For more info on Guardian Games and the full TWAB visit Bungie.net.

This week at Bungie, we dive into the details.

Season of the Chosen has entered its second half. You’ve faced the Right of Proving on behalf of the Vanguard. In doing so, you’ve put an end to a growing conflict with Empress Caiatl and her followers. When not preventing wars, you also found time to investigate a distress signal from a ghost ship of sorts in the Presage mission, unraveling the mystery of a missing Guardian and discovering the Dead Man’s Tale Exotic Scout Rifle.

Earlier this week, we spent some time with the development team to talk through the creation of Presage, navigating various inspirations behind the activity and scrutinizing screenshots of their work as it went through development. If you missed the stream, don’t sweat it. You can watch the full replay here! And don’t forget to check out our fresh article covering some behind-the-scenes stories from the team!


Now, we look to the future. We have some fun news about our upcoming Kilts for Kids fundraising event, details on Iron Banner, and a new set of patch notes planned for Season 14, otherwise known as Season of [REDACTED]. Click here for the full TWAB.

This week at Bungie, we have modifications on our mind.

Guardians are further proving their worth as Proving Grounds has become the featured Nightfall strike. We’ve also added it to the Vanguard strike playlist so all players will now have a chance to tackle the giant tank on Nessus. So, if you haven’t had a chance to log in this week, it’s a great time to load up the game. If you’ve been playing, you’re probably waiting for me to tell you something you don’t already know, so let’s get to it. Go read the https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50223

This week at Bungie, we have modifications on our mind.

Guardians are further proving their worth as Proving Grounds has become the featured Nightfall strike. We’ve also added it to the Vanguard strike playlist so all players will now have a chance to tackle the giant tank on Nessus. So, if you haven’t had a chance to log in this week, it’s a great time to load up the game. If you’ve been playing, you’re probably waiting for me to tell you something you don’t already know, so let’s get to it. Go read the https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50223

We want to start this TWAB off by speaking about the tragic events from earlier this week. The violence against the Asian American community in Atlanta wasn’t an isolated event. Hate crimes against Asian Americans have recently surged across major cities in the US over the last year.

Everyone at Bungie stands with the Asian community during this difficult time and our hearts go out to the victims of this senseless act and their families. One of our goals is to continue to build communities around our games where everyone feels safe to be who they are and free to build friendships without the fear of hate or discrimination.

Please join us in making a donation to aid efforts that provide support and advocacy to those in need. To donate, support, and learn more on how you can help visit: https://www.imreadymovement.org/
Thank you for supporting our AAPI families and friends. Enjoy the TWAB.


This week at Bungie, the Grandmasters have begun. 

The most challenging difficulty of Nightfalls premiered this week as Grandmasters kicked off with a trip into the Devil’s Lair. Battle your way through champions to once against face a familiar foe in Sepiks Prime. As it’s Nightfall week, crank that music up to 11. If loot is at the front of your mind, your first taste of PvE Adept weaponry is available. We’ve been seeing numerous Guardians showing off their Adept S.W.A.R.M. Machine Guns and discovering a fancy new mod: Adept Big Ones. 

Not into Grandmasters? That’s fine, we’ve still got several activities lined up across the game for whatever you’re in the mood for. If you’re looking for a different flavor of chaos, Mayhem is on its way next week. If that’s not your style we have a yet another Crucible option coming up.

For more info on Iron Banner next week and upcoming fixes for Eyes of Tomorrow you can read the full TWAB on Bungie.net.

This week at Bungie, we prepare for Grandmaster.

For years, we’ve been fighting to keep the Last City and its people safe. Our latest efforts off-world to keep Cabal leaders from strengthening Caiatl’s War Council have been fruitful, but sometimes, the danger is closer to home than you’d think.

If you haven’t seen the cutscene that went live on Tuesday, we won’t spoil it for you. All we’ll say is that what happened will not be taken lightly.

For the TWAB this week, we have a refresher on Grandmaster Nightfalls for the New Lights out there, a preview for some Stasis tuning coming next week, and results for our Festival of the Lost armor ornament vote.

This week at Bungie, we see you.  

Welcome to the TWAB. If this is your first time reading one of these, welcome and thank you for taking the time. We write one every week to share important info about the game, fun stuff we’re doing on the side, and also highlight some cool creations from the community. We know there’s a whole internet full of dance videos and cats doing funny stuff, so we appreciate all readers, new and old. 
Anyways, let’s get into it. We’ve got reports that Guardians are continuing to explore the Glykon, the derelict ship at the heart of the Presage mission. And this week, they’re claiming a new Ghost Shell for their efforts. We also introduced a new Tech Blog earlier this week. If you want an in-depth look at the nuts and bolts that make Destiny 2 tick, check out our write up on hunting down a hard to find bug that was affecting bounty progress. 

The big buzz around the community this week has been players finding out a way to cram four fireteams in activities meant for one. We’ve been watching the 12-player raid hype and are glad you’re enjoying yourselves. We aren’t rushing out a fix for this and it’s totally fine if you want to try it out and have some fun. Just keep in mind that we didn’t create these activities expecting a clown car of Guardians to roll up, so you may experience some weirdness. 

We are planning on fixing this before Grandmaster Nightfall's begin on March 16, but you are free to party up until the fix goes live.

Check out the full TWAB on Bungie.net.