As Bungie explained in a recent blog post (opens in new tab), “players who emerge victorious in the Menagerie will use the Chalice to serve up an offering of runes in exchange for the weapons and gear they choose from the selection of items available. The treasure you find will be limited at first, but over time you’ll be able to upgrade the Chalice to acquire more plentiful and powerful rewards.” 

You can earn different types of runes by completing weekly bounties, opening weekly chests on the new Nessus Barge area, or using new consumables tied to Strike, Crucible, and Gambit completions. Once you have a good selection of runes, you’ll put them in the Chalice and queue up for the Menagerie. “Completing the Menagerie will award you the gear you chose with your rune selections,” Bungie said, with each rune affecting “what you receive and some of its properties, depending on how you slot them.”

Bungie wants players to find out for themselves what rune combinations grant what rewards, but it did share one promising example: “if you wanted to earn a random roll of a ‘Beloved’ Sniper Rifle with Handling as the Masterwork trait, you would use a Rune of Jubilation, any red rune, and any purple rune.” 

Bungie was quick to add that “you will still have to grind to get that perfect roll,” but that’s still some pretty detailed fine-tuning, even more so than the weapon-specific Black Armory Forge bounties, and it should make the Menagerie a much better grind. Loot is more exciting when it’s something you want, so I reckon players will be happy to put in a little extra effort into collecting runes if it means upping their chances of getting a specific gun, armor piece, or roll. I would’ve loved a system like this for The Reckoning, I’ll tell you that. The rune grind could also breathe new life into neglected activities like Strikes, which is exciting in its own right. 

Just as you can customize the loot you receive, you can also change the pacing of the grind itself by upgrading your Chalice. You can add more rune slots for more precise specialization, increase the rate you earn runes to allow for more rapid Menagerie runs or increase the number of powerful rewards you receive from the Menagerie. I imagine players will start with rune quantity or Power bonuses at the start of the season, then focus on rune slots and specialization later on. Bungie says you can “choose which upgrades you unlock first,” so I’m assuming we’ll either have all three Chalice upgrades eventually or be able to swap between upgrades when we want to change our grind. If the Menagerie plays out the way it sounds, and the activity itself is fun, it could well be one of the best grinds in Destiny history. 

Bungie says “the next chapter of Destiny 2” (opens in new tab) will be revealed on June 6, just two days after the Season of Opulence starts.  

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The next Crucible Pinnacle weapon is the Revoker, a sniper rifle with a special perk that returns missed shots to the magazine “after a short duration.” PvP enthusiasts have been asking for a Crucible Pinnacle sniper for multiple seasons – snipers having one of the highest skill ceilings among all weapons – so it’s nice to finally see one. That said, it feels a bit strange for the exclusive perk of a Crucible Pinnacle sniper to focus on missed shots rather than, you know, headshots. But hey, maybe the Revoker has godly base stats, and its unique perk should at least be fun in quickplay. 

For the Vanguard, we’ve got the Wendigo GL3 grenade launcher. Its unique perk grants a damage and blast radius bonus whenever you pick up an Orb of Light. It’s worth noting that because Pinnacle weapons come fully masterworked, and grenade launchers excel at getting rapid multikills, the Wendigo will act as its own Orb farm. That said, the effectiveness of this weapon will come down to how big its damage and radius bonuses are. Here’s hoping it fares better than the last Vanguard Pinnacle weapon, the underwhelming Oxygen SR3. 

Finally, the Gambit Pinnacle weapon for the Season of Opulence is Hush, a new bow. Its Pinnacle perk greatly increases draw speed whenever you land a hip-fired headshot, which seems a little odd. The hip-fire accuracy on bows isn’t great, and it always felt like their main draw (pun intended) was nocking arrow after arrow without needing to drop your scope. Hush’s Pinnacle perk will have to give an enormous draw speed increase for it to be worth considering, and even then I don’t know how this bow will overcome its inherent awkwardness. Maybe it’ll surprise me and create a whole new playstyle. 

It’s always exciting when there are new Pinnacle weapons to chase, but fittingly enough, the Season of Opulence has some of the most bizarre and curious weapons yet. I’m not over the moon about them at first blush, but I’m still intrigued enough to want them for myself. 

Speaking of Pinnacle weapons: the Season of Opulence will heavily nerf Luna’s Howl and Not Forgotten. (opens in new tab)

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