Season of Dawn

Season of Dawn is the 9th Season in Destiny 2.

Introduction

DEFEND THE TIMELINE

With the Vex Invasion now defeated, Osiris calls upon you to face a new threat. Stop a council of Cabal Psion Flayers from manipulating time and undoing our victory against the Red Legion.

Changes

The Exotic Engram and the Fated Engram have been collapsed into a single new Exotic Engram item, which contains a new Exotic if any remains to be collected; otherwise, it contains a random piece of Exotic armor. Contents are still class-specific.

Escalation Protocol wave 7 chest no longer requires a key to open, and the chest can be opened upon every successful completion of wave 7. Each time opening the chest awards one piece of Escalation Protocol armor for the player's character class until the full set is collected. When the set is acquired, subsequent openings of the chest award random pieces of armor. Decrypted Cache Keys and Rasputin Key Fragments are removed from the game.

Paragon Mod has been removed from the game. The player can decrease their class ability cooldown by raising that class's stat. A Titan's stat is Resilience, a Hunter's stat is Mobility, and a Warlock's class stat is Recovery. The cost of slotting a weapon mod has been reduced from 5,000 to 500.

Banshee-44 now offers repeatable bounties to the players. Strike/Crucible/Gambit objectives on the Gunsmith weekly bounty "Field Calibration" are merged into a single objective that shares progress from all sources, but does not reward Valor, Infamy and Vanguard Tactician Tokens.

Lord Shaxx now offers mode-specific daily Crucible bounties. Rusted Lands, The Dead Cliffs, Legion's Gulch, Retribution and Solitude Crucible maps are added to appropriate playlists. Emperor's Respite, Equinox, Firebase Echo and Vostok are removed from Crucible playlists, but remain available for private matches.

The player cannot purchase an item they already unlocked in their collection from the Eververse.

Sparrows can be used on Mercury.

Overview

Season 9's artifact is The Lantern of Osiris, which can be leveled to obtain mods.

The central activity of this season is The Sundial. It is a matchmade arena where 6 players fight against waves of Cabal and a few Vex enemies. There is a Legend mode, which makes the activity harder and disables matchmaking. The Sundial's reward is determined by Sundial Obelisks located on 4 destinations: the Tangled Shore, Mars, Nessus and the EDZ. Each Obelisk has certain weapons tied to it, and the player can link Obelisks to The Sundial for the weapons to appear as a possible reward for the player to choose. By leveling the Obelisks and Seasonal Rank, the player can increase the amount of Obelisks that can be linked to The Sundial simultaneously and the amount of reward items the player can take after completing one run of The Sundial. An alternative method of obtaining these weapons is to complete timelost weapon bounties available from the Obelisks.

The players can also to participate in the Empyrean Foundation event, where they donate their Polarized Fractaline to complete the restoration and progress their timelost bounties.

In addition to the Seasonal Artifact mods, this Season introduces Dawn Armor Mods, which revolve around a new buff called "Charged with Light". By installing a mod that Charges the character with Light and fulfilling its Charge conditions, the player obtains stacks of Charged with Light, which are consumed by other mods for certain benefits.

The players were also able to enter the Corridors of Time to solve a secret puzzle which unlocked the Bastion Exotic Fusion Rifle.

Seasonal content

Weapons

• Symmetry — Exotic Scout Rifle
• Devil's Ruin — Exotic Sidearm
• Bastion — Exotic Fusion Rifle
• Breachlight — Legendary Sidearm
• Buzzard — Legendary Sidearm
• Gallant Charge — Legendary Fusion Rifle
• Komodo-4FR — Legendary Linear Fusion Rifle
• Line in the Sand — Legendary Linear Fusion Rifle
• Martyr's Retribution — Legendary Grenade Launcher
• Patron of Lost Causes — Legendary Scout Rifle
• Point of the Stag — Legendary Combat Bow
• Pyroclastic Flow — Legendary Rocket Launcher
• Python — Legendary Shotgun
• Steelfeather Repeater — Legendary Auto Rifle
• Trophy Hunter — Legendary Sniper Rifle

Armor

• Severance Enclosure — Exotic Titan Chest Armor
• The Bombardiers — Exotic Hunter Leg Armor
• Promethium Spur — Exotic Warlock Leg Armor
• Righteous Set
  • Righteous Helm — Legendary Titan Helmet
  • Righteous Gauntlets — Legendary Titan Gauntlets
  • Righteous Plate — Legendary Titan Chest Armor
  • Righteous Greaves — Legendary Titan Leg Armor
  • Righteous Mark — Legendary Titan Mark
  • Righteous Mask — Legendary Hunter Helmet
  • Righteous Grips — Legendary Hunter Gauntlets
  • Righteous Vest — Legendary Hunter Chest Armor
  • Righteous Strides — Legendary Hunter Leg Armor
  • Righteous Cloak — Legendary Hunter Cloak
  • Righteous Hood — Legendary Warlock Helmet
  • Righteous Gloves — Legendary Warlock Gauntlets
  • Righteous Robes — Legendary Warlock Chest Armor
  • Righteous Boots — Legendary Warlock Leg Armor
  • Righteous Bond — Legendary Warlock Bond

Ghost Shells

• Lampion Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Omolon Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Phalanx Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Saintly Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Simulation Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Tex Mechanica Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Traitor Primus Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Veist Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Timeswept Shell — Legendary Ghost Shell

Ships

• Chrysopelea-S — Exotic Ship
• Saint's Invocation — Exotic Ship
• Tachyon-4 — Exotic Ship
• The Prod — Exotic Ship

Sparrows

• Ash Angel — Exotic Sparrow
• IVC-10 — Exotic Sparrow
• Motive Force — Exotic Sparrow
• Perennial Velocity — Exotic Sparrow
• SVC-12 — Exotic Sparrow
• Spur of the Moment — Exotic Sparrow
• The Ram — Exotic Sparrow
• Tip of the Spear — Exotic Sparrow
• Viper-4s — Exotic Sparrow

Finishers

• The Kellbreaker — Legendary Finisher
• Clock Cleaner — Legendary Finisher
• Fist of Fury — Legendary Finisher
• Flash Kick — Legendary Finisher
• Nail on the Head — Legendary Titan Finisher
• Sure Shot — Legendary Hunter Finisher
• En Garde — Legendary Warlock Finisher

Emotes

• Keep It Clean — Exotic Emote
• Origami Crane — Exotic Emote
• Pigeon Feed — Exotic Emote
• Playground Ride — Exotic Emote
• Spike — Exotic Emote
• Blade Wipe — Legendary Emote
• Coin Trick — Legendary Emote
• Distracted — Legendary Emote
• Flashy Moves — Legendary Emote
• Shake It Out — Legendary Emote
• Face Palm — Rare Emote
• Guardian, Bye! — Rare Emote

Emblems

• Dawn Chaser — Legendary Emblem
• Iron in the Fire — Legendary Emblem
• No Quarter — Legendary Emblem
• Restorative Light — Legendary Emblem
• Sandswept Crusader — Legendary Emblem
• Savior of the Past — Legendary Emblem
• Tactician — Legendary Emblem
• Team Player — Legendary Emblem
• Timeline Warrior — Legendary Emblem

Shaders

• Byzantium Lotus — Legendary Shader
• Circadian Chill — Legendary Shader
• Crucible Prestige — Legendary Shader
• Gambit Jadestone — Legendary Shader
• Grayscale Undergrowth — Legendary Shader
• Gunmetal Marigold — Legendary Shader
• Iron Fuchsite — Legendary Shader
• Lighthouse Sun — Legendary Shader
• Regal Medallion — Legendary Shader
• Vanguard Nightbeam — Legendary Shader
• Vitrified Chronology — Legendary Shader
• Vitrified Duality — Legendary Shader
• Welded Brass — Legendary Shader

Transmat Effects

• Box of Tricks — Legendary Transmat Effect
• Cabal Shield Breaker — Legendary Transmat Effect
• Defiant Vexsplosion — Legendary Transmat Effect
• Up in Smoke — Legendary Transmat Effect
• Vex Gate Arrival — Legendary Transmat Effect

Weapon Ornaments

• Abyssal Scream — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Tractor Cannon
• Ain't My First Rodeo — Exotic Weapon Ornament for The Chaperone
• Black Death — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Crimson
• Bloodline Memorial — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Bastion
• Devil's Advocate — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Devil's Ruin
• Long Live the Queen — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Telesto
• Packmaster's Command — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Lord of Wolves
• Skyline Constellation — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Symmetry
• Violent Exorcism — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Arbalest
• Doubt — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Trust
• Lord of the Hunt — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Point of the Stag
• Meteoric Descent — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Pyroclastic Flow
• Shifting Loyalties — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Dust Rock Blues
• Zaroff's Prized Longbore — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Trophy Hunter

Armor Ornaments

• Calliope's Lullaby — Exotic Armor Ornament for Orpheus Rig
• Embodiment of the Warbeast — Exotic Armor Ornament for Doom Fang Pauldron
• Flight of the Interceptor — Exotic Armor Ornament for Getaway Artist
• Mantle of Remembrance — Exotic Armor Ornament for Shinobu's Vow
• The Fourteenth Anamnesis — Exotic Armor Ornament for Helm of Saint-14
• The Want of Lies and Wishes — Exotic Armor Ornament for Skull of Dire Ahamkara
• Future-Facing Helm — Titan Universal Ornament
• Future-Facing Gauntlets — Titan Universal Ornament
• Future-Facing Plate — Titan Universal Ornament
• Future-Facing Greaves — Titan Universal Ornament
• Future-Facing Mark — Titan Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Helm — Titan Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Gauntlets — Titan Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Plate — Titan Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Greaves — Titan Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Mark — Titan Universal Ornament
• Virulent Mask — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Virulent Grips — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Virulent Vest — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Virulent Strides — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Virulent Cloak — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Mask — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Grips — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Vest — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Strides — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Cloak — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Wrath Trail Hood — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Wrath Trail Gloves — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Wrath Trail Robes — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Wrath Trail Boots — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Wrath Trail Bond — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Hood — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Gloves — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Robes — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Boots — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Virtuous Bond — Warlock Universal Ornament

Quests

• A Display of Power
• A Guardian's Duty
• A Matter of Time
• A Moment In Time
• An Impossible Task
• Anything That Moves
• Completing an Impossible Task
• Cornerstone
• EDZ: Obelisk Attunement
• Get Closer
• Green With Envy
• Heart of the Dragon
• Honor Bound
• Iron Banner: Season 9
• Keeping Time
• Mars: Obelisk Attunement
• Nessus: Obelisk Attunement
• Recovering the Past
• Symmetry Remastered
• Tribute to the Colonies
• EDZ: Synchronization
• Mars: Synchronization
• Nessus: Synchronization
• Tangled Shore: Synchronization
• Traverse the Corridors of Time
• Memento
• Bright Future

Bounties

• A Good Eye
• All Powerful
• Cleansing Fire
• Fallen Down
• Falling Stars
• Fired Up
• Leaderless Legion
• Leading Light
• Master of the Void
• No Challenge Too Great
• One Shot
• Personal Space
• Psion Slayer
• Rank and File
• Strictly Enforced
• The Finishing Touch
• Void Storm
• Void Strike
• Finger on the Pulse
• Hand of the Vanguard
• Joint Effort
• Leaderless, They Fall
• No Fury Like a Guardian Scorned
• Overkiller
• Steal the Show
• A Grand Adventure
• Careful Aim
• Grand Finale
• Strike a Blow
• Swift Precision
• Three Birds, One Stone
• Up in Flames
• Legion's Downfall
• Lost to Time
• Making the Rounds
• Perfect Shot
• Resourceful
• Special Effects
• Too Close
• Cut to the Quick
• End Simulation
• Fatal Accuracy
• Harnessing the Void
• Hero's Journey
• No Time to Lose
• Reporting for Duty
• Steelfeather Repeater: Auto Rifle Commando
• Steelfeather Repeater: Grenadier
• Steelfeather Repeater: Guardian Slayer
• Steelfeather Repeater: Precision Shooter
• Steelfeather Repeater: Public Defender
• Steelfeather Repeater: Scorn Slayer
• Steelfeather Repeater: Solar Trigger
• Black Scorpion-4sr: Fallen Slayer
• Black Scorpion-4sr: Firestorm
• Black Scorpion-4sr: Precision Shooter
• Black Scorpion-4sr: Public Defender
• Black Scorpion-4sr: Scout Rifle Commando
• Black Scorpion-4sr: Thunderstorm
• Black Scorpion-4sr: Void Trigger
• Breachlight: Guardian Slayer
• Breachlight: Hive Finisher
• Breachlight: Public Defender
• Breachlight: Sidearm Commando
• Breachlight: Taken Slayer
• Breachlight: Thunderstorm
• Breachlight: Void Trigger
• Last Perdition: Army of One
• Last Perdition: Fisticuffs
• Last Perdition: Lightstorm
• Last Perdition: Precision Shooter
• Last Perdition: Pulse Rifle Commando
• Last Perdition: Vex Slayer
• Last Perdition: Void Trigger
• Infinite Paths 8: Army of One
• Infinite Paths 8: Cabal Finisher
• Infinite Paths 8: Fisticuffs
• Infinite Paths 8: Guardian Slayer
• Infinite Paths 8: Pulse Rifle Commando
• Infinite Paths 8: Taken Slayer
• Infinite Paths 8: Void Trigger
• Gallant Charge: Cabal Slayer
• Gallant Charge: Disintegrator
• Gallant Charge: Finish Them
• Gallant Charge: Firestorm
• Gallant Charge: Fusion Rifle Commando
• Gallant Charge: Lightstorm
• Gallant Charge: Solar Trigger
• Martyr's Retribution: Cabal Finisher
• Martyr's Retribution: Grenade Launcher Commando
• Martyr's Retribution: Grenadier
• Martyr's Retribution: Hive Slayer
• Martyr's Retribution: Lightstorm
• Martyr's Retribution: Solar Trigger
• Martyr's Retribution: Spelunker
• Bygones: Arc Trigger
• Bygones: Boss Slayer
• Bygones: Grenadier
• Bygones: Hive Finisher
• Bygones: Hive Slayer
• Bygones: Lightstorm
• Bygones: Pulse Rifle Commando
• Line in the Sand: Arc Trigger
• Line in the Sand: Boss Slayer
• Line in the Sand: Fallen Finisher
• Line in the Sand: Fisticuff
• Line in the Sand: Linear Fusion Rifle Commando
• Line in the Sand: Precision Shooter
• Line in the Sand: Thunderstorm
• Jack Queen King 3: Army of One
• Jack Queen King 3: Cabal Slayer
• Jack Queen King 3: Firestorm
• Jack Queen King 3: Fisticuffs
• Jack Queen King 3: Hand Cannon Commando
• Jack Queen King 3: Spelunker
• Jack Queen King 3: Voidstorm
• Patron of Lost Causes: Arc Trigger
• Patron of Lost Causes: Army of One
• Patron of Lost Causes: Boss Slayer
• Patron of Lost Causes: Finish Them
• Patron of Lost Causes: Lightstorm
• Patron of Lost Causes: Scout Rifle Commando
• Patron of Lost Causes: Vex Slayer
• Traveler's Judgment 5: Disintegrator
• Traveler's Judgment 5: Fisticuffs
• Traveler's Judgment 5: Guardian Slayer
• Traveler's Judgment 5: Public Defender
• Traveler's Judgment 5: Scorn Slayer
• Traveler's Judgment 5: Sidearm Commando
• Traveler's Judgment: Void Trigger
• Perfect Paradox: Boss Slayer
• Perfect Paradox: Guardian Slayer
• Perfect Paradox: Public Defender
• Perfect Paradox: Shotgun Commando
• Perfect Paradox: Spelunker
• Perfect Paradox: Vex Finisher
• Perfect Paradox: Vex Slayer
• Trophy Hunter: Boss Slayer
• Trophy Hunter: Precision Shooter
• Trophy Hunter: Scorn Slayer
• Trophy Hunter: Sniper Rifle Commando
• Trophy Hunter: Solar Trigger
• Trophy Hunter: Taken Finisher
• Trophy Hunter: Thunderstorm
• Pyroclastic Flow: Army of One
• Pyroclastic Flow: Cabal Slayer
• Pyroclastic Flow: Disintegrator
• Pyroclastic Flow: Finish Them
• Pyroclastic Flow: Public Defender
• Pyroclastic Flow: Rocket Launcher Commando
• Pyroclastic Flow: Spelunker

Miscellaneous

• The Lantern of Osiris — Seasonal Artifact
• The Pigeon and the Phoenix — Lore book
• Constellations — Lore book
• Polarized Fractaline — Legendary Seasonal Currency
• "Season of Dawn" Collection Badge
• "Savior" title and Triumph seal
• Season 9: Power Bonus — Triumph
• Season 9: Progress — Triumph
• Tangled Shore Resonance — Triumph
• Mars Resonance — Triumph
• Nessus Resonance — Triumph
• EDZ Resonance — Triumph
• Global Resonance — Triumph
• Link Repair — Triumph
• Race Through Time — Triumph
• Undefeatable — Triumph
• Legendary Psion — Triumph
• Flayer Slayer — Triumph
• Inotam's Ruin — Triumph
• Sundial — Triumph
• Bastion — Triumph
• Saintly Savior — Triumph
• A Past Remembered — Triumph
• Bound by Duty — Triumph
• Saintly Duty — Triumph
• Devil's Ruin — Triumph
• Tower Obelisk — Triumph
• Central Power — Triumph
• Power Overwhelming — Triumph
• Empyrean Restorer — Triumph
• Torch-Bearer — Triumph
• Season 9: Vanguard — Triumph
• Season 9: Nightfall — Triumph
• Season 9: Engagement — Triumph
• Season 9: Rituals — Triumph
• Season 9: Combat — Triumph
• Season 9: Challenges — Triumph
• Season 9: Valor Legend — Triumph
• Season 9: Valor — Triumph
• Season 9: Glory Streak — Triumph
• Season 9: Glory — Triumph

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