Destiny 2 Update 9.5.6
Mar 24, 2026 - Destiny 2 Team
Events
- Guardian Games is live!
- Go forth into the remixed Rushdown and hunt that golden trophy.
- Event Track includes a new shader, ship, emblem, Ghost shell, and guaranteed holofoil weapons.
- Three weapons to earn:
- Triple Laureate: Stasis spreadshot Hand Cannon
- The Beacon: Solar rapid fire Fusion Rifle
- Keraunios: Arc adaptive frame Trace Rifle
- Rare Vanguard Orders grant Bright Dust.
- 50 Bright Dust per completion before the 1000 Bright Dust weekly threshold.
- 10 Bright Dust per completion thereafter.
- Guardian Games will be active until April 14.
Activities
Lawless Frontier
- Fixed an issue where the Behemoth walker could be spawned in without an active timer.
Crucible
- Fixed an issue where bonus Crucible engrams rewards would not auto-decrypt.
Trials of Osiris
- Fixed an issue where loading into matches when the other team had already quit could result in a loss.
Gameplay and Investment
Armor
- Event armor set bonus mods will now become available when any piece of that set is unlocked in Collections.
- Previously, an exact match was required (i.e. a helmet to match the Festival of the Lost "Masquerader's" helmets).
- Fixed an issue where the Abeyant Leap Titan exotic armor was not increasing suspend duration.
- Fixed an issue where newly acquired Warlock and Titan Reverie Dawn armor did not have the Riven's Curse mod equipped.
- Fixed an issue where the 2-piece set bonus from the Ferropotent set (Rapid Repair) could override higher levels of non-stacking damage resistance.
Weapons
Exotic Weapons
- Fixed an issue where application of a Masterwork to the Praxic Blade wouldn't result in the application of a gold masterwork border.
- Fixed an issue where Finalty's Auger turrets could not target the Ketchcrash Optics servitor boss.
Weapon perks
- Fixed an issue where enhanced Ricochet Rounds were not providing an improved stat benefit.
Weapon mods
- Fixed an issue where the Sweaty Confetti mod was not playing audio.
Abilities
Titan
Shiver Strike Melee
- Fixed an issue where Shiver Strike could activate on defeated targets.
Roaring Flames Aspect
- Ignition final blows from weapons will now grant stacks of Roaring Flames.
Hunter
Ascension Aspect
- The Ascension alternate class ability can now activate Lethal Current.
On The Prowl Aspect
- Fixed an issue where On the Prowl was not giving ability energy after reaching max stacks.
Combination Blow Melee
- The Combination Blow melee can now be activated by Lethal Current.
Warlock
Healing Rift and Empowering Rift
- Fixed an issue where the Rift would sometimes fail to spawn when the Warlock was throttling toward certain objects.
Chaos Accelerant Aspect
- Fixed an issue with this aspect’s short-range Void Grenade blast and other Void Weakening effects where Weaken could stack many, many times when applied on the same frame.
The Wanderer Aspect
- The Wanderer Tangles no longer deal less damage than base Tangles.
Weavewalk Aspect
- Players can no longer use melee to cancel the Weavewalk exit animation.
Power and Progression
- Updated random Exotic engrams to drop at player power instead of 200.
- Fixed an issue where the Graviton Forfeit Exotic helmet could not be focused at Master Rahool.
Gameplay Modifiers
- NotSwap
- Fixed an issue where players could change weapon or armor mods in competitive PvP environments (3v3 Crucible) to gain unfair advantages.
- Note: NotSwap will not be enabled in Pantheon 2.0. More details to come.
Collections
- Fixed an issue where the Stars Crossed emblem was missing from Collections.
UI/UX
- Fixed an issue where the preview for Vanguard Armory items did not show 11 total energy or a mod tuning slot.
Quests and Pursuits
- Fixed an issue where the Masterwork: New Weapon Guardian Rank challenge would not progress when upgrading blasters with specific masterwork options or Crossbows with Persistence.
- Fixed an issue where Iron Banner’s Testament of Strength quest would not clear out of player’s inventories after the event ended and could override other Event quests.
- Fixed an issue where shaping the Dead Man’s Tale exotic weapon with its catalyst would unlock the triumph for shaping Revision Zero with its catalyst.
Player Identity and Expression
- Holochip effects and the Guardian Games Winning Team effect will no longer conflict while a Holochip is active.
- Fixed an issue where the Jade Rabbit Gauntlets universal ornament would slightly obscure vision when aiming down sights on certain weapons.
- Fixed a visual issue where The Martlet and Corundum Hammer weapons were not displaying some shaders accurately.
General
- Fixed an issue where the emblem tracker for number of titles earned would not update when earning newer titles.
- Fixed an issue where emblem tracker stats for Iron Banner were not active.
- Fixed an issue where the free-to-claim Runner Kit Accessories Pack was missing from the Eververse.