Destiny 2 Weekly Reset: August 18 – The Festering Core Nightfall, Nessus Flashpoint, more

Vanguard Singe - Void

Nightfall - The Festering Core

Nightfall Exclusive Item - N/A

Modifiers

Adept

• Denial - Taken Vandals summon their shields significantly more often

Hero

• Adept Modifiers
• Champions: Unstoppable - This mode contains Unstoppable Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Unstoppable mod.
• Champions: Overload - This mode contains Overload Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Overload mod.
• Champions: Taken  -  This mode contains both Overload and Unstoppable Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Overload or Unstoppable mod, respectively.
• Hero Modifiers  - Extra Shields
• Baurisks’s Breach - Void damage increased. Knockback damage and distance increased

Legend

• Hero and Adept Modifiers
• Equipment Locked - You will be unable to change your equipment  once the activity starts
• Match Game - Enemy shields are highly resistant to all unmatched elemental damage.
• Legend  Modifiers - Locked Loadout, Match Game, and Extra Shields

Master

• Adept, Hero and Legend Modifiers
• Attrition - Regeneration is greatly impaired. Defeating enemies may create wells of Light
• Champions: Mob - This mode contains additional Champions.

Grandmaster

• Adept, Hero, Legend and Master modifiers
• Extinguish - If your Fireteam falls in a Restricted Zone, everyone is returned to Orbit.
• Epitaph - Taken combatants generate blight geysers when defeated.
• Limited Revives - Limited Fireteam revives. Gain additional revives by defeating enemy Champions.
• Chaff - Radar is disabled.
• Grandmaster Modifiers

Rewards: Powerful (Tier 1) reward - Get 5 points by completing runs. Higher difficulties grant more points; Pinnacle reward - Get a score of 100k.

Legacy Nightfalls

• Exodus Crash - “Purge the Fallen infestation of the Exodus Black”
• Exclusive Item - ‘Impact Velocity’ Sparrow
• Savathun’s Song - “Delve deep into the Hive-infested Arcology in search of missing Fireteams.”
• Exclusive Item - ‘Duty Bound’ Auto Rifle
• Warden of Nothing - “Help the Drifter restore order at the Prison of Elders.”
• Exclusive Item - ‘Warden’s Law’ Hand Cannon

Flashpoint - Nessus

Complete Public Events, Lost Sectors and Heroic Adventures around Nessus to progress.

Weekly Crucible Playlists

Clash

• 6v6
• Team Deathmatch
• Defeat enemies to gain points
• First team to reach the score limit, or the team with the most points after the time limit, wins the match.

Lockdown

• 4v4.
• Best of 5 Round format.
• Score limit of 10 kills per round.
• Revives enabled.
• Reviving a teammate before they auto-respawn will take the point back from the enemy that was scored.
• If the match is tied 2-2 rounds, a special 5th round will start where each player only has 1 life. Knock out the enemy players to win the match.

Dreaming City Curse

Greater - The Dreaming City is currently in stage 3 of its ongoing curse.

Raid Challenges

Garden of Salvation

A Link to the Chain - During the Consecrated Mind encounter, all players must refresh their Enlightened buff at approximately the same time. However, the team may be split up at different tethers.

Scourge of the Past

Hold the Line (Botza District) - The map generator must not fall below half charge

Last Wish

Which Witch (Shuro Chi) - Guardians must not take damage from Shuro Chi’s Arc Blast.

Leviathan

The Throne - Burn all 4 plates at the same time for every damage phase. Do not fire before all plates are activated.

Rotation:

• The Pleasure Gardens
• The Royal Pools
• The Gauntlet
• The Throne Room

Escalation Protocol: Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol

There is nothing mechanical about this fight against the impressive Hive Knight known as Bok Litur. The Knight is simply well defended and a powerful foe in his own right. Be sure to manage the regular enemies while throwing constant damage at the Boss.

Possible Drops

• Solar Sniper Rifle ‘IKELOS_SR_V1.0.1’
• Arc Submachine Gun  ‘IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.1’
• Solar Shotgun ‘IKELOS_SG_v1.0.1’

The Menagerie: Hasapiko, Beloved by Calus

Heroic Mode Active Modifiers

• Extinguish - If your fireteam falls in a Restricted Zone, everyone is returned to Orbit.
• Iron - Enemies have more health and are not staggered by damage.
• Blackout - Enemy melee attacks are significantly more powerful, and radar is disabled.
• Void Singe - Void damage increases slightly from all sources

Possible Drops

• Legendary Sword for each Class
• Death’s Razor for Warlocks
• Goldtusk for Hunters
• Throne-Cleaver for Titans
• The Emperor’s Chosen Ship
• Masterworked Item created by Chalice
• Izanagi’s Burden Catalyst if Chalice fully upgraded.

The Reckoning: The Swords

Active Modifiers

• Solar Singe - Solar damage increased slightly from all sources.
• Grenadier - Grenade abilities deal more damage and recharge much faster.

Possible Drops

• Kinetic Sidearm - Lonesome
• Kinetic Scout Rifle - Night Watch
• Arc Sniper Rifle - Sole Survivor
• Solar Shotgun - Last Man Standing
• Solar Sword - Just in Case (Tier 3 exclusive)
  

Moon Activities

• Nightmare Hunt: Despair - Defeat the Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx.
• Nightmare Hunt: Fear  - Defeat the Nightmare of Phogoth.
• Nightmare Hunt: Rage  - Defeat the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul.
• Wandering Nightmare - Nightmare of Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath (Hellmouth)
• Trove Guardian is in the Hellmouth