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Destiny 2 Dawning Event 2022: Quests, Rewards, Event Challenges, More

Destiny 2's annual holiday event, The Dawning, returns in December. Here's everything you need to know about the Dawning Event 2022, including its quests, rewards, event challenges, and more.
Destiny 2 Dawning Event 2022: Quests, Rewards, Event Challenges, More

Destiny 2 has a handful of seasonal events that rotate annually with new activities, quests, and rewards. From Solstice of Heroes in the scorching summer to Festival of the Lost in the spooky fall and the Dawning in the freezing winter, these themed free-for-all events are a great way to celebrate with fellow Guardians and earn some cool new rewards.

Every year, The Dawning event in Destiny 2 helps spread the holiday spirit by covering the Tower with Christmas decorations and bringing back everyone's favorite seasonal vendor Eva Levante, who will no doubt task guardians with finding ingredients for her Dawning Recipes List

Here's everything you need to know about The Dawning Event 2022, including its start time, rewards, event challenges, and more.

Destiny 2 Dawning Event 2022 - Start Date & Time

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The Dawning usually kicks off in the second week of December and runs until the first weekly reset in January. (Picture: Bungie)

The Dawning 2022 event is now live in Destiny 2. The event will conclude on 3rd January 2023.

The Dawning event 2022 quests & rewards

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Expect Christmas-themed rewards in The Dawning event of Destiny 2. (Picture: Bungie)

The Dawning 2022 has two quests. The introductory quest wants you to bake a cookie for Zavala. The second quest, "Cookie Delivery Helper," has seven steps. They all include baking treats for different vendors in Destiny 2. You could also check our full Dawning recipe list for more info.
Below you will find the list of treats you have to bake for different steps of this quest. 

Steps Treats & Vendors
1
  • Telemetry Tapioca (Banshee-44, Tower)
  • Infinite Forest Cake (Failsafe, Nessus)
  • Lavender Ribbon Cookies (Saint-14, Tower)
2
  • Hot Crossfire Buns (Ada-1, Tower)
  • Eliksni Birdseed (Hawthrone, Tower)
  • Blueberry Crumblers (Shaw Han, Cosmodrome)
  • Gentleman's Shortbread (Devrim Kay, EDZ)
3
  • Traveler Donut Holes (Ikora, Tower)
  • Vanilla Blades (Shaxx, Tower)
  • Chocolate Ship Cookies (Amanda Holiday, Tower)
4
  • Bright Dusted Snowballs (Tess Everis, Tower)
  • Lucent Crunch (Fynch, Throne World)
  • Ascendant Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (Eris, Moon)
  • Etheric Coldsnaps (Variks, Europa)
5
  • Dark Chocolate Motes (Drifter, Tower)
  • Classic Butter Cookies (Eva Levante, Tower)
  • Strange Cookies (Xur)
6
  • Bittersweet Biscotii (Crow, H.E.L.M.)
  • Starwort Thins (Elsie Bray, Europa)
  • Candy Dead Ghosts (Spider, Eliksni Quarter)
  • III-Fortune Cookies (Petra Venj, Dreaming City)

The Dawning 2022 Event Challenges & Rewards

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Stay Frosty is a new Legendary Pulse Rifle in the Dawning 2022 event.

Like every other seasonal events in Destiny 2 this year, The Dawning 2022 adds an event card with event challenges.

Below you will find all the event challenges in The Dawning 2022 event alongside the rewards you earn by completing them. 

Title  Objective   Rewards
Dawn of the Dawning Complete the Dawning introduction quests, "Bake a Cookie" and "Give a Gift to Zavala."
  • A Gift in Return
  • Dawning Spirit
  • Event Ticket
Amateur Baker Bake each of the cookies in the Dawning Oven (0/6)
  • New Emblem
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
Adept Baker Bake each of the cookies in the Dawning Oven. (0/13)
  • A Gift in Return
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
Expert Baker Bake each of the cookies in the Dawning Oven. (0/20)
  • Enhancement Prism
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
Shopping Spree Purchase all 12 Dawning upgrades from Eva with Dawning Spirit.
  • Hoarfrost Sunrise
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
Snowball Dares Defeat combatants with snowballs in Dares of Eternity (0/100)
  • A Gift in Return
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
Snowball Ops Defeat combatants with snowballs in the Vanguard Ops playlist. (0/100)
  • Joyful Gift (Shader)
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
Thundersnow Defeat combatants or Guardians with Arc weapons or abilities.
  • Cold Front (Legendary SMG)
  • Upgrade Module 
  • Event Ticket 
Deep Freeze Defeat combatants or Guardians with Stasis weapons or abilities.
  • Zephyr (Legendary SMG)
  • Enhancement Core +5
  • Event Ticket
They Call It Snow Defeat combatants or Guardians with Void weapons or abilities.
  • Glacioclasm (Legendary Fusion Rifle)
  • Upgrade Module
  • Event Ticket
Snowmelt Defeat combatants or Guardians with Solar weapons or abilities.
  • Avalanche (Legendary Machine Gun)
  • Upgrade Module 
  • Event Ticket
Vanguard Eternity  Complete Vanguard Ops or Dares of Eternity activities.
  • A Gift in Return
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket

 

Competitive Spirit Complete Crucible or Gambit matches.
  • A Gift in Return
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
With Light Comes Dawning Complete activities in Savathun's Throne world.
  • A Gift in Return
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
Nightmare Seraph Before Dawning  Complete Nightmare Containments or Heist Battlegrounds.
  • A Gift in Return
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
Bake-Stravaganza Bake cookies in the Dawning Oven (0/50)
  • Dawn Chimes Shell (Exotic Ghost Shell)
  • Dawning Spirit +5
  • Event Ticket
Enter the Dawning 2022 Seal. Seal claimed
  • Ascendant Shard
  • Ascendant Alloy

The Dawning Upgraded Event Card Rewards

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The Dawning Event 2022 concludes on 3rd January 2023.

You can also upgrade the Event Card for 1000 Silver to get additional rewards.

  • Mountainside Shell (Exotic Ghost Shell)
  • Event Package (Downhill Skiing Exotic Emote, Forward Erebus Exotic Vehicle, Noble Rime Legendary Shader)
  • Action Figure Showdown (Legendary Emote)
  • Gift Stack Entrance (Legendary Transmat Effect)
  • Warm Hat Projection (Legendary Ghost Projection)

That's everything you need to know about The Dawning 2022 event in Destiny 2.


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