Destiny 2 Season of the Splicer: Seasonal and Weekly Challenges (Week 3)

Destiny 2 Season of the Splicer is here, which means a docket of new weekly challenges and a big seasonal challenge to top everything off. To help you tackle everything as fast as possible, we’ve rounded up all the seasonal and weekly challenges for Season of the Splicer, as well as tips for tackling them.

Here are all the weekly challenges available for Season of the Splicer through week 3.

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How challenges work in Season of the Splicer

Challenges in Season of the Splicer work in the same way they did in Season of the Chosen. Each Tuesday for the first 10 weeks of the season, Bungie will release a new list of up to 10 challenges. The challenges stick around until the end of the season, and you need to complete all of them to earn the seasonal challenge, Master of All. Specifically, you need to complete 75 weekly challenges to complete Master of All, which will reward you with a large pile of Bright Dust.

There could be more than 75 challenges — there were 77 last season — but regardless of the total number, you need at least 75 for the seasonal challenge.

You don’t need to worry about completing the challenges in any specific time frame, as long as you complete them before the end of the season on August 24. After the first 10 weeks, you’ll have access to all of the weekly challenges to tackle them however you see fit.

We’re currently in the first week, so we’re not sure what surprises Bungie has in store. Like last season, though, expect persistent challenges between weeks. Ethereal Splicer I, for example, will likely show up in future weeks with your progress carrying over from one challenge to the next.

Season of the Splicer: Seasonal and weekly challenges

With a little bit about how challenges work in Season of the Splicer, here are all of the weekly challenges. We have links for each week with the list of challenges and some tips, so use them to quickly jump around.

Week 1

Weekly challengeRequirementsRewards
Hello, World
  • Complete Path of the Splicer I
  • Defeat powerful Cabal (Override enemies award bonus progress)
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Farewell weapon
  • Decrypted Data +150
Maximum Override
  • Complete five Override missions
  • Deposit Data Spikes
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Decrypted Data +150
  • Achilles Weaves a Cocoon (lore)
Ethereal Splicer I
  • Collect Ether by playing strikes, Gambit, Crucible, and public events
Sidearm Splicer
  • Defeat enemies in Override using sidearms (precision final blows award bonus progress)
Icebound
  • Complete 10 bounties on Europa
  • Complete bounties, patrols, Lost Sectors, and public events on Europa
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Challenger’s Aspiration
  • Complete three weekly playlist challenges
  • Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Close-Range Calibration
  • Calibrate close-range weapons (shotguns, sidearms, submachine guns, and swords) on Europa
  • Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Drifter’s Chosen
  • Earn 250 points by banking Motes, defeating blockers, and defeating Guardians in Gambit
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Sacred Scorcher
  • Defeat 50 Guardians in Team Scorched (charged detonations award bonus progress)
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Vex Deletion Protocol
  • Defeat five Vex bosses in strikes
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust

Week 1 has a standard range of challenges that offer great rewards to start the season right. First, you need to start the Season of the Splicer questline. Head to the HELM and speak with the Splicer Servitor to pick up Path of the Splicer I. You also need to defeat powerful Cabal, which you can easily do playing Override missions. Speaking of which, you’ll need to play the new Override game mode for Maximum Override and Sidearm Splicer, so equip a sidearm and get to work.

After you’ve wrapped those up, head to Europa with a close-range loadout. You can choose the weapons, but make sure to have a sword equipped. As long as you pick up some bounties beforehand, it should be easy to knock out Close-Range Calibration and Icebound.

Drifter’s Chosen, Sacred Scorcher, and Vex Deletion Protocol are for Gambit, Crucible, and strikes, respectively. Exodus Crash, The Insight Terminus, The Inverted Spire, Warden of Nothing, and The Glassway are all Vex strikes, which is all you need for these three. If you’re struggling with the first two, make sure to read our Gambit guide and Crucible guide.

Week 2

Weekly challengeRequirementsRewards
Safe Harbor
  • Complete Path of the Splicer II
  • Defeat Champions (bonus progress for Override Champions)
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Chroma Rush weapon
  • Decrypted Data +150
Theseus Protocol
  • Defeat Override Minotaur
  • Defeat Powerful Vex (bonus progress for Vex in Override and Expunge)
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Decrypted Data +150
  • Achilles Weaves a Cocoon (lore)
Crack and Decrypt I
  • Open 15 Conflux Chests
  • Decrypt 15 Season of the Splicer engrams
Auto Rifle Splicer
  • Defeat enemies in Override using auto rifles (bonus progress for rapid defeats)
Light Moon Rising
  • Complete 10 bounties on the Moon
  • Complete bounties, patrols, Lost Sectors, and public events on the Moon
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Challenger’s Cipher
  • Decrypt five Prime engrams
  • Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Mid-Range Calibration
  • Calibrate mid-range weapons (hand cannons, auto rifles, fusion rifles, machines guns) on the Moon
  • Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Dredgin’ Up Victory
  • Complete Gambit matches (bonus progress for wins)
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Iron Sharpens Iron
  • Complete Iron Banner matches (bonus progress for wins)
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Anti-Cabal Sweep
  • Defeat Cabal in strikes (bonus progress for tougher enemies)
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust

Week 2 brings a stacked list of challenges. Once again, start by heading to the HELM and pick up Path of the Splicer II and complete it. You’ll get the excellent Chroma Rush auto rifle plus a ton of Decrypted Data to upgrade your Splicer Gauntlet. After that, boot up the new Override activity on the Moon.

Make sure you have enough Key Codes crafted, and start grinding the new Override: Moon activity. A few rounds will unlock Theseus Protocol, and as long as you continue to craft Key Codes, you shouldn’t have any issues with Crack and Decrypt I. Make sure to have an auto rifle equipped for Auto Rifle Splicer and Mid-Range Calibration, too.

For Challenger’s Cipher and Light Moon Rising, just follow the steps. Five Prime engrams isn’t tough, and you can complete 10 bounties in less than hour if you pay attention to them.

The last three challenges, as always, reference Gambit, Crucible, and strikes. The Crucible challenge is centered on Iron Banner, which is currently active in Season of the Splicer. Try to win as much as you can, but otherwise, these challenges come down to playing the game modes.

Week 3

Weekly challengeRequirementsRewards
Breakthrough
  • Complete Path of the Splicer III
  • Defeat powerful Scorn (Override enemies award bonus progress)
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Gridskipper weapon
  • Decrypted Data +150
Expedited Expunge: Labyrinth
  • Complete Expunge: Labyrinth in 10 minutes or less
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Decrypted Data +150
Eliksni Ally I
  • Increase your reputation with the Splicer Servitor to 10
Pulse Rifle Splicer
  • Defeat enemies with a pulse rifle in Override or Expunge (precision final blows award bonus progress)
The Tangled Web We Weave
  • Complete 10 bounties on the Tangled Shore
  • Complete bounties, patrols, Lost Sectors, and public events on the Tangled Shore
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Challenger’s Apogee
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Long-Range Calibration
  • Calibrate long-range weapons (pulse rifles, bows, trace rifles) on the Tangled Shore (Lost Sectors award bonus progress)
  • 2x Extra Large XP
  • Bright Dust
Primeval