Destiny 2: Season of Opulence – start time, The Menagerie, Pinnacle weapons and more

The Season of Opulence begins next week in Destiny 2, bringing with it a new in-game event, raid and even more Pinnacle weapons.

The latest trailer for Destiny 2’s Season 7 shows off some new weapons and armour that will be yours after completing the likes of the new Crown of Sorrow raid and the latest 6-player activity, The Menagerie.

Of course, there’s a tonne of new loot to earn and a new in-game event, Solstice of Heroes, which kicks off in a few weeks.

Annual Pass owners will be able to tackle the raid straight away, but players above 700-720 Power won’t have any additional advantage in a bid to make the competitive raid a little fairer in a new mode called Contest. This mode will be active for the first 24 hours of the raid before switching back to regular raid rules, where you’ll be able to leverage your Power to overcome the raid’s challenges.

New quests are also coming, including the Truth and Lumina Exotic Quests. Each week, Guardians will be able to accept new quests and hunt for treasure, with powerful rewards which will eventually see you hit the new 750 Power limit.

With all that at mind, let’s take a closer look at what’s coming.

Destiny 2: Season of Opulence – start time

Destiny 2: Season of Opulence begins at 4 pm PDT/ 7 pm EDT which means that UK players will need to wait until 12 am on June 5 to join the raid. The Contest mode will be open for 24 hours from this point.

There’s also a new Power Surge bounty that will boost you to 690 Power that you’ll need to complete before you access the raid or The Menagerie.

Destiny 2: Season of Opulence – The Menagerie

Last Season, we saw the addition of Gambit Prime and The Reckoning added to the PvPvE playlist, which added a new challenge for players who had excelled in both the Crucible and Gambit. This Season, we’re getting a new 6-player activity called The Menagerie.

Gold-loving Emperor Calus has created a maze of challenges in one of his lost vaults where you’ll need to assemble and upgrade your Chalice of Opulence, confront new challenges and Leviathan secrets and you even get to pick your own rewards.

As you collect runes and upgrade your Chalice, you’ll be able to unlock better gear and weapons and hopefully avoid any repeat offenders like a new, but ultimately still unwanted Edge Transit.

Much like The Reckoning, new elements will be introduced over the first few weeks of the new Season, with new bosses coming on June 11 and 18 and a Heroic mode on June 25.

Destiny 2: Season of Opulence – new quests

There are at least two new Exotic weapons coming to Destiny 2 this Season: the Truth Exotic rocket launcher from Destiny, and Lumina, which fans have quickly compared to Rose, a sister gun of Thorn. There are also rumours of the Destiny 2 Reddit that the Hawkmoon Hand Cannon from Destiny might be making a return, as there’s a gun in the trailer that looks quite like it.

Alongside new weekly bounties, there will also be the Tribute Hall and Moments of Triumph to explore and complete, with new challenges returning in Solstice of Heroes.

It’s likely that a new, unannounced quest will also be in the works like we saw with Outbreak Perfected and Zero Hour.

The Truth and Lumina quests will become available on June 11 and July 2 respectively, and the Tribute Hall and Moments of Triumph unlock on July 9.

Destiny 2: Season of Opulence – Pinnacle weapons

There are three new Pinnacle weapons this Season that you’ll be able to get from Crucible, Vanguard and Gambit missions.

Revoker Sniper Rifle – Missed shots are returned to the magazine after a short duration.

Wendigo GL3 Grenade Launcher – Orbs of Light increase blast radius and damage.

Hush Bow – Hipfired precision shots give a massive draw-speed bonus.

As usual, there will be a lot of grinding involved in order to get these weapons, with more details becoming available in next week’s patch notes.

Destiny 2: Season of Opulence – in-game events

The Solstice of Heroes begins on July 30 and you’ll be visiting Eva Levante again in order to get your Year 2 Solstice Armour. You’ll also be creating Elemental Orbs by matching your elemental damage to the daily element, kind of like Arc Week. Collect all 30 Orbs to get the Empowerment buff, which will optimise your pursuit of glory and loot in Moments of Triumph, which launches July 9.

There are also quite a number of nerf’s coming in Season of Opulence, with Whisper of the Worm and Ace of Spades seeing significant changes.

In the meantime, check out our Destiny 2: Forsaken guide for more tips and walkthroughs.

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