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The sixth week of Destiny 2's Season of the Plunder is here, bringing with it a new set of Seasonal Challenges. Completing weekly challenges will award tons of XP, Bright Dust, and Repute which can be exchanged for Star Chart upgrades at the H.E.L.M.
While there are only seven challenges this week, two of them grant 100,000 XP and 300 Bright Dust when completed. There are quite a few grindy challenges on offer this week, most of which revolve around Ketchcrash and endgame PvE content. Here is a complete guide to all seven of this week's Seasonal Challenges for Season of the Plunder.
Antiquarian VI
Antiquarian VI: Return the sixth relic to the H.E.L.M. Also, defeat powerful Cabal throughout the system. Defeating more powerful combatants will award bonus progress.
Rewards
- Repute
- 25,000 XP
Another week, another relic to find. Continue through this season's weekly quest to get your hands on the sixth relic for the H.E.L.M. If you stopped playing the quest due to the 50 Champion requirement last week, Bungie auto-completed that objective for everyone.
As for the second objective, you'll need to defeat 150 Cabal throughout all activities, powerful enemies granting more progress. Battlegrounds from the Vanguard Ops playlist are a great source of Cabal kills, although a more deterministic farm would be the Proving Grounds strike on Nessus.
Raise A Glass
Raise a Glass: Perform emotes at the end of Ketchcrash or Expedition for additional rewards. Doing so on Master difficulty will award bonus progress. This interaction requires the purchase of the first Swashbuckler upgrade.
Rewards
- Repute
- 25,000 XP
You must purchase the first Swashbuckler upgrade from the Star Chart to complete this challenge.
After any Expedition or Ketchcrash activity, use any emote to gain an additional reward. You'll notice it worked if your screen displays "crew celebrated" in the bottom-left corner of your HUD. You can only do this once per run, so you'll need to celebrate for six runs to finish this challenge. Both missions take about the same time to complete, so pick your preference.
Ketchcrasher II
Ketchcrasher II: In Ketchcrash, destroy shield generators in the Maintenance Bay, hack terminals in the Treasure Hoard, and destroy storage tanks in Ether Storage. Doing so in Master Ketchcrash will award bonus progress.
Reward
- 25,000 XP
Similar to the Ketchcrasher I challenge from a few weeks back, you'll need to complete Ketchcrash objectives. Two of the three objectives will be selected for each Ketchcrash run. These challenges only track your progress, not total group contribution. You'll need to:
- Destroy 10 shield generators.
- Hack 10 terminals.
- Destroy 20 Ether tanks.
This challenge is not retroactive. There aren't any tips we can give here; you'll need to compete with your team to get this done quickly. Run as many Ketchcrash activities as you're able, and remember to take frequent breaks to prevent burnout.
Hailstorm
Hailstorm: Defeat targets with Arc or Stasis abilities. Defeating combatants in Expedition and defeating Guardians will award bonus progress.
Reward
- 50,000 XP
You must defeat 200 enemies with Arc or Stasis abilities, Expedition foes and enemy Guardians granting more progress. We recommend you farm Expedition for this challenge, using an Arc build if possible. Arc builds tend to have good uptime and either spam grenades or melee.
For general build setups:
- Hunter: Use Combination Blow with Gambler's Dodge. If you need more damage, run a One-Two Punch Shotgun and Liar's Handshake.
- Titan: Use Heart of Inmost Light with Storm Grenades and Touch of Thunder. As long as you rotate your abilities, you should have close to 100% grenade uptime.
- Warlock: Run Fallen Sunstar with Ionic Trace Fragments. Alternatively, use Crown of Tempests.
Apex Armorer
Apex Armorer: Masterwork a piece of armor.
Rewards
- 25,000 XP
- 75 Bright Dust
Unfortunately, this challenge is not retroactive; you'll need to Masterwork a new piece of gear this season. We highly recommend you Masterwork a class item, as they typically fit the best Artifact mods for a given season and don't roll with stats. If you already have a class item Masterworked, you can Masterwork another one with a different element. Alternatively, log onto an alternate character and Masterwork their class item.
Absolutely Stunning
Absolutely Stunning: Stun Champions.
Rewards
- 100,000 XP
- 300 Bright Dust
Absolutely Stunning requires you to stun 50 Champions. Notice that it says stun, not kill. You can easily cheese this Seasonal Challenge by equipping a Stasis subclass and freezing either an Overload or Unstoppable Champion. Freeze the Champion with a Duskfield Grenade, stun them, and continue to shoot them. This will repeatedly stun them, giving you up to five stuns in a few seconds. Throw another grenade and repeat. Boot up a Legend Lost Sector or Master Nightfall to find a Champion quickly.
If you don't own the Beyond Light expansion and can't use Stasis, we recommend farming Legendary Lost Sectors or Nightfalls. You'll fight a few Champions per run and earn Exotic rewards for your trouble.
Intended Authority
Intended Authority: Acquire the Crucible ornament for Cry Mutiny.
Rewards
- 100,000 XP
- 300 Bright Dust
Reset your Valor with Shaxx this season and reach rank 16 to acquire the Intended Authority ornament for Cry Mutiny. Give our Crucible Valor and Glory guide a look for information on how you can do this quickly.
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