‘Destiny’ Weekly Reset For March 29: Iron Banner Arrives Along With Oryx Challenge

Bungie is squeezing in one more Iron Banner before the big April update drops with new content and Prison of Elders challenges. PlayStation and Xbox players also get another shot at the Oryx Challenge for high-end gear to prep for incoming Light level cap increase.

Two more Bungie Twitch livestreams are planned for this Wednesday and will reveal more about the Destiny April update. Tomorrow’s “New Things to Earn” livestream will cover the new gear and weapons, while the final “Sandbox and Crucible Updates” on April 6 will do just as the name suggests. The update will then drop on Tuesday, April 12.

Iron Banner kicks off today at approximately 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT and will run through the next Weekly Reset. The event will be covered in detail in a following post, but Destiny players can look forward to the return of Control with the Iron Banner Hand Cannon and Machine Gun as rewards along with Chest Armor and Gauntlets.

King’s Fall Raid Challenge Mode — Oryx (Guide )

The DestinyKing’s Fall Raid challenge caps off this week with special conditions to beat Oryx, and it is definitely a far cry from the existing “No Knights” strategy being employed to defeat Hard Mode.

The Challenge mode condition is players must detonate 16 Blight bombs at the same time to bring Oryx’s health down from full to almost zero. It’s important to note that fireteam members can die during the encounter, and a fireteam can continue to use the same member to serve as the Relic Runner.

The rewards for Normal Mode are a guaranteed 310 Helmet or Primary Weapon, 310 Artifact, and a Calcified Fragment. The Hard mode loot is the same as normal, plus a 320 Helmet or Primary Weapon, a 320 Artifact, Emblem, and a new Ship.

Destiny players who collect all 50 Calcified Fragments after defeating Oryx will also receive the Beltane Shader and other goodies from Eris Morn in the Tower.

Please consult this Inquisitr article for a full guide on how to beat the Oryx hard mode challenge.

Nightfall — The Undying Mind

Meridian Bay, Mars An ancient Mind, feared by the Vex themselves, hides among the channels of the Black Garden. Find this machine and end its existence.

Modifiers

• Epic — Heavily shielded and highly aggressive enemies appear in great numbers.
• Arc Burn — Arc Damage from any source is greatly increased.
• Small Arms — Primary Weapon damage is favored.
• Juggler — No ammo drops for your equipped weapon.
• Exposure — Guardian shields are increased but do not replenish

Vanguard Heroic Strikes

Modifiers

• Heroic — Enemies are more numerous and aggressive.
• Fresh Troops — Some enemy squads have been fortified with additional reinforcements.

Court of Oryx (Guide )

Tier 3: Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota

This mini-Crota boss plays similar to the final The Dark BelowRaid encounter in Destiny, with a couple of twists. It will require teamwork, as well. Like Crota, the only way to kill Thalnok is to bring his shields down to force him to kneel, while a player whacks him with a sword dropped by a Knight.

Thalnok will spawn with a pair of Wizards on either side of him on the platform, along with various mobs on the ground and a Swordbearer Knight in the middle. Destiny p layers should take out the Wizards first, since they help sustain Thalnok’s shield and can do serious damage to the Fireteam. Minions should be cleared out once they are down, and only then should the Swordbearer Knight be killed.

Once the Swordbearer Knight is down, one player (preferably the one with the highest Light Level) should pick up the sword, while the others shoot Thalnok with rockets to bring down his shield. The player with the sword should be able to get in two to three heavy attacks before needing to back off and repeating a second time.

Thalnok will stand back up and all of the minions will respawn, including the Wizards and Swordbearer Knight. Simply repeat the same steps until Thalnok is destroyed.

Weekly Crucible Playlists

• Mayhem Rumble
• Inferno

Shaxx Crucible Weekly Bounties

Bounty Description Experience Reputation Individual Achievement Complete Crucible matches with an individual score of at least 1500 points. 3,750 75 Making an Impact Win 7 matches. 3,750 75 Crucible Combat Win one game in three different Crucible game modes. 3,750 75 Featured Matches Earn points in any featured Crucible playlist. Wins are worth 3 points. Completing a match is worth 1 point. 3,750 75 Rifles and Cannons Defeat 10 opposing Guardians with each Primary Weapon type. 5,000 200 The True Meaning of War Complete all 5 of Shaxx’s weekly bounties in one week. 5,000 200

Arcite Crucible 99-40 Weekly Bounties

Bounty Description Experience Reputation Ballistic Trauma Win 3 matches in any playlist with a minimum of 6 Hand Cannon kills. 3,750 75 Ballistic Scalpel Complete matches in any playlist with a minimum of 6 Scout Rifle kills. 3,750 75 Full Auto Expert Complete a match in any playlist with a minimum of 9 Auto Rifle kills. 3,750 75 Ballistic Scalpel Expert Complete a match in any playlist with a minimum of 9 Scout Rifle kills. 3,750 75

Petra Weekly Bounties

Bounty Description Experience Reputation Take the Wanted WANTED: Baroness Grayris. Venus. Fireteam recommended.

Note: Can be found at the Shattered Coast on Venus.

3,000 500 Take Them Out Kill 12 Consumed or named Fallen, Hive, Cabal, or Vex on Venus. 1,500 250 Take Them All Kill 100 Taken. 1,500 250

Prison of Elders Level 32 — Broken Legion (Guide )

Valus Trau’ug seeks to prove his might by crushing all who challenge him. Round Enemy Objective Modifier(s) 1 Cabal TBD Juggler – No ammo drops for your equipped weapon. 2 Hive TBD Lightswitch – Minions of darkness deal much more melee damage. 3 Fallen TBD Catapult – Grenade recharge rate is greatly increased. 4 Hive TBD Brawler – Guardian Melee damage is greatly increased. 5 Cabal / Valus Trau’ug TBD Juggler – No ammo drops for your equipped weapon.

Rewards

• House of Judgement x 200
• Armor Core

Prison of Elders Level 34 — Urrox’s Grudge (Guide )

The Flame Prince Urrox vows to burn the Light until all that remains is darkness and bone.

Round Enemy Objective Modifier(s) 1 Hive None Trickle – Recharge of abilities is significantly reduced. 2 Cabal Dismantle Mines Small Arms – Primary Weapon damage is favored. 3 Cabal Eliminate Target Exposure – Guardian shields are increased but do not replenish. 4 Hive Dismantle Mines Arc Burn – Arc Damage from any source is greatly increased. 5 Hive/ Urrox Boss Fight Solar Burn – Solar Damage from any source is greatly increased.

Rewards

• House of Judgment x 300
• Weapon Core
• Etheric Light

Prison of Elders Level 35 — Skolas’ Revenge (Guide )

Skolas and his crew challenge the Guardians who captured him. Face him with a Fireteam of three. End him. Round Enemy Objective Modifier(s) 1 Hive None Exposure — Guardian shields are increased but do not replenish. Brawler — Guardian Melee damage is greatly increased. 2 Vex Destroy Mines Grounded — Players take more damage while airborne. Airborne — Players deal more damage while in the air. 3 Cabal Dismantle Mines Catapult — Grenade recharge rate is greatly increased. Arc Burn — Arc Damage from any source is greatly increased. 4 Fallen Eliminate Target Specialist — Special Weapon damage is favored. Juggler — No ammo drops for your equipped weapon. 5 Fallen Mini-Boss Trickle — Recharge of abilities is significantly reduced. Small Arms — Primary Weapon damage is favored. 6 Fallen / Skolas Boss Fight Small Arms — Primary Weapon damage is favored. Lightswitch – Minions of darkness deal much more melee damage.

Rewards

• House of Judgment x 500
• Armor Core
• Weapon Core
• Etheric Light