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]]>We’ll update this guide with new Destiny 2 Invitations of the Nine every week. Thus far, all of them require you to complete a Strike and collect samples by killing enemies. As a reminder, to be eligible for the next Invitation, you’ll need to complete the current one by the Thursday reset. With that said, here are all the current Invitations.
Invitation of the Nine #1 – The World
Complete the Lake of Shadows Strike in the EDZ. Kill Cabal, Fallen, and Taken in the EDZ to collect samples.
Invitation of the Nine #2 – Justice
Complete the Savathun’s Song Strike on Titan. Kill Hive and Fallen on Titan to collect samples.
Invitation of the Nine #3 – The High Priestess
Complete the Inverted Spire Strike on Nessus. Kill Vex, Cabal, and Fallen on Nessus to collect samples.
Invitation of the Nine #4 – The Magician
Complete the Pyramidion Strike on Io. Kill Cabal, Taken, and Vex on Io to collect samples.
Invitation of the Nine #5 – Strength
Complete A Garden World Strike on Mercury. Kill Cabal, Hive, and Vex on Mercury to collect samples.
Invitation of the Nine #6 – The Twins
Complete the Strange Terrain Strike on Mars. Kill Cabal and Hive on Mars to collect samples.
Invitation of the Nine #7 – The Tower
Complete the Hollowed Strike in the Tangled Shore. Kill Hive, Scorn, and Vex in the Tangled Shore to collect samples. The issue with the Vex kills in this Invitation has been fixed.
Invitation of the Nine #8 – The Hanged Man
Complete the Corrupted Strike in the Dreaming City. Get Hive, Scorn, and Taken kills in the Dreaming City to collect samples.
Invitation of the Nine #9 – Death
Complete three Quickplay, Competitive, and Rumble Crucible games.
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]]>Weapon balance
- Nerfed the pants off the Full-Auto shotgun perk (more on that here (opens in new tab))
- Machine gun damage against bosses and minibosses reduced by 21%
- Buffed rocket launchers and grenade launchers (more on that here (opens in new tab))
- One Thousand Voices PvE damage increased by 25%
- Two-Tailed Fox PvE damage increased by 26%
- Wardcliff Coil PvE damage “increased by 115% against boss combatants and scaling up to 160% against weaker combatants” (I’m assuming this is a typo because what)
- Sleeper Simulant ammo reserves reduced to 9 from 13 without armor perks or masterwork
- Whisper of the Worm ammo reserves reduced to 9 from 20 without armor perks
Armor balance
- Year 2 armor can now drop specced for mobility, resilience, or recovery
- Major nerfs to One-Eyed Mask’s Vengeance duration and effect (more on that here (opens in new tab))
- Khepri’s Horn now fires two solar groundflows that deal double damage in PvE
- Vesper of Radius damage tripled in PvE
Abilities
- Fixed Titan skating
- Reduced Super gain on Titan Code of the Juggernaut to prevent infinite Supers
Activities and vendors
- Major changes to Gambit tiebreakers, invader spawns, Blockers and more (more on that here (opens in new tab))
- Gambit, Crucible, and Vanguard vendors are now offering new pinnacle weapons and rank weapons
- The Ascendant Primeval bonus Gambit boss will now spawn much more frequently regardless of the Dreaming City Taken curse status
- Xur may now sell Forsaken Exotics, but Fated Engrams do not currently award Forsaken Exotics (more on that here (opens in new tab))
- Clan daily bounties replaced by original activity-driven XP system, clan rewards greatly improved (more on that here (opens in new tab))
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]]>Arbalest
A kinetic linear fusion rifle. Huh. Somehow this feels like an apology for all the kinetic sniper rifles which rolled with Genesis, a perk that relies on matching your weapon’s element to your target’s shield type. You can see how the whole kinetic thing would throw a monkey wrench in that. That aside, Arbalest sounds pretty cool. It uses energy ammo, for starters, and it’s nice to see linear fusions outside the heavy slot, where they never get much use. Its unique perk makes it a universal shield buster, and its other main perk, Disruption Break, leaves enemies more vulnerable to kinetic damage (i.e. a follow-up shot) after you break their shield. A unique Exotic that synergizes with itself? I’m game.
Getaway Artist
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The other three Exotics added in the Season of Drifter are all gauntlets, one for each class. Warlocks got Getaway Artist, with a unique perk that lets arc Warlocks consume their grenade to summon a souped-up Arc Soul, better known as an Arc Buddy. Arc Buddies are pretty strong in their own right, so I can’t wait to see what a buffed version can do. Is a Super Arc Buddy worth an Exotic slot? We’ll see.
Stronghold
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Stronghold might just be the Exotic that swords have been missing. Swords have never been terrible, and overall I’d say they benefited from the seasonal balance change, so we may see them used more frequently in the Season of the Drifter. By letting you guard infinitely and even heal off well-timed guards, Stronghold gives swords huge defensive ability which could be handy in high-level content. I can definitely see Stronghold leading to some impressive Nightfall solos.
Liar’s Handshake
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This is probably the pair of gauntlets that I’m most excited about, and I’m a Warlock main. Hunters have a harder time recovering health than the other two classes, so the unique perk on Liar’s Handshake could just be a godsend. It lets you dish out a healing melee counter after you land your charged arc melee or after you receive a melee attack yourself. That is, by all accounts, pretty cool. And in an activity with lots of Thrall and the like, or in the hands of an aggressive Crucible player, that healing counter could be pretty strong. If nothing else, it’s certainly an interesting Exotic. For that matter, the Exotics in the Season of the Drifter are all pretty intriguing, which is more than I can say for some Destiny 2 content drops.
These Destiny 2 short stories tease a dark storyline rumored to be connected to Destiny 3. (opens in new tab)
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