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Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall This Week (June 2023): Rotation, Rewards, Power Level & More

The Grandmaster Nightfall Strikes are back in Destiny 2 Season of Defiance. Here's everything you need to know about it.
Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall This Week (June 2023): Rotation, Rewards, Power Level & More

Destiny 2 offers a multitude of PvE activities for players to pursue after finishing seasonal and expansion story content. The three-player Strikes are arguably one of the most popular activities of them all.

Nightfall Strikes are the more challenging variants of the regular strikes, featuring more hard-hitting enemies like bosses and champions. Like other PvE activities in Destiny 2, Nightfall Strikes also have difficulty tiers. They range from Adept, Hero, Legend, Master, and Grandmaster. 

The Grandmaster Nightfall Strikes is the pinnacle three-player PvE activity in Destiny 2 that drops Ascendant Shards and Adept weapons alongside other valuable loot. In every Destiny season, six Strikes are available to pursue at Grandmaster difficulty. Here are the Grandmaster Nightfall Strikes rotations and rewards for Destiny 2 Season of the Deep.

Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall This Week

NOTE - Bungie has announced that Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfalls will start early on June 13.

The Grandmaster Nightfall in Destiny 2 this week is The Devil's Lair and will reward players with Buzzard Legendary Sidearm.

As a reminder, this Grandmaster Nightfall will only be available for one week, from the release of the Weekly Reset on May 23 until the conclusion of the next Destiny 2 Weekly Reset on May 30.

Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall Power Level Requirements In Season 21

If you’re considering running a Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall you'll need to be aware of just how difficult it is and make sure you're at the recommended power level to have any hope of surviving.

Below you'll find the recommended power level for the Grandmaster Nightfall in Season 21, as well as the enemy power level you'll be facing:

  • Recommended Power Level - 1815
  • Enemies Power Level - 1840
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Below is the full schedule of Grandmaster Nightfall Strikes this season. (Picture: Bungie)

Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall Rotation Schedule In Season of The Deep

In Season of Defiance, Grandmaster Nightfall Strikes will be available at the weekly reset on 11th April 2023 at 5 PM UTC / 10 AM PT / 1 PM EDT. 

The new Grandmaster Nightfall Strike addition in Season of Defiance is Hypernet Current, which players may recall from the Lightfall expansion. There is also the Mars Battlegrounds, which was added in Season of Seraph. 

Below is the Grandmaster Nightfall Strikes rotation for the entirety of Season of Defiance: 

Start Time Grandmaster Nightfall Strike Featured Weapon
11 April 2023 Proving Grounds
  • Hung Jury SR 4 
  • Hung Jury SR 4 (Adept)
18 April 2023 Heist Battlegrounds Mars
  • Mindbender's Ambition
  • Mindbender's Ambition (Adept)
25 April 2023 HyperNet Current
  • Wendigo GL3
  • Wendigo GL3 (Adept)
2 May 2023 The Arms Dealer
  • The Militia's Birthright
  • The Militia's Birthright (Adept)
9 May 2023 The Glassway
  • Buzzard
  • Buzzard (Adept)
16 May 2023 Lake of Shadows
  • The Swarm
  • The Swarm (Adept)

Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall Rewards In Season 21

Aside from the weapons featured above, completing Nightfall Strikes at Grandmaster difficulty will reward players with an Ascendant Shard. These can be used to purchase Exotic gear from the Monuments to Lost Lights and masterwork armor. Players may also get a high-stat piece of Exotic Armor they already own. 

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Completing Nightfall Strikes at Grandmaster difficulty rewards players with an Ascendant Shard. (Picture: Bungie)

That's everything you need to know about Grandmaster Nightfall Strikes in Destiny 2.


For more Destiny 2 news, be sure to check out our dedicated section or take a look at some of our Guides & Tutorials just below:

WEEKLY UPDATES - Destiny 2 Weekly Reset List | Lost Sector Rotation | Raid & Dungeon Rotation | Grandmaster Nightfall Rotation | Weekly Challenges List | Xur Location | Trials of Osiris Map & Rewards | Iron Banner Schedule

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