Destiny 2 Legend Dares of Eternity this Week: Rotation & Loot

Perhaps one of the most bizarre activities in Destiny 2 (it is hosted by a magic horse, after all), Dares of Eternity is one of the most fun too. And did we mention it’s free-to-play? In this guide, we cover everything you need to know about normal and Legend Dares of Eternity.

Legend Dares this Week: December 3, 2024

As with most things in Destiny 2, Dares of Eternity is on a weekly rotation. Every week, the types of enemies and final boss you’ll encounter will change, and so will the loot you can get. For the sake of clarity, the week officially resets on Tuesdays at 9 AM PDT, Destiny 2’s official reset time.

Legend Dares of Eternity Rotation

📅 Dares of Eternity rotation: Episode 2

Week	Round 1	Round 2	Final Boss	Week #
8 October 2024	Hive	Fallen	Valus Ta’aurc	Week 1
15 October 2024	Vex	Cabal	Crota	Week 2
22 October 2024	Fallen	Hive	Zydron	Week 3
29 October 2024	Hive	Vex	Valus Ta’aurc	Week 4
5 November 2024			Crota	Week 5
12 November 2024	Taken	Cabal	Zydron	Week 6
19 November 2024			Valus Ta’aurc	Week 7
26 November 2024			Crota	Week 8
3 December 2024	Fallen	Hive	Zydron	Week 9
10 December 2024	Hive	Vex	Valus Ta’aurc	Week 10
17 December 2024			Crota	Week 11
24 December 2024	Taken	Cabal	Zydron	Week 12
31 December 2024			Valus Ta’aurc	Week 13
7 January 2025			Crota	Week 14
14 January 2025			Zydron	Week 15
21 January 2025			Valus Ta’aurc	Week 16
28 January 2025			Crota	Week 17
4 February 2025			Zydron	Week 18

What is Dares of Eternity?

Dares of Eternity is a 6-player activity that consists of two rounds and a final boss fight. Introduced with the 30th Anniversary DLC, Dares of Eternity is a free-to-play activity that is not going away any time soon.

How to farm Dares of Eternity

Dares of Eternity is a straightforward 6-man matchmade activity. It is impossible to fail, provided you keep at it for as long as it takes. However, there are a few crucial gameplay features you need to understand to optimize your time.

Dares of Eternity, Round 1

Dares of Eternity Lightning round

A Lighting Round in Dares of Eternity will reward you with significantly more loot. Up to three chests at the end of a run. However, Lighting Rounds have a random chance of occurring, and there is little a player can do to improve the odds.

According to Tom Farnsworth, Bungie’s Senior Design Lead, playing more and playing in Legend difficulty will increase the odds, though:

FYI, the Lightning Round has a random chance to occur at the end of any Dares of Eternity run.

Playing efficiently increasing the odds a bit.

Playing the Legend difficulty increases the odd a bit too.

Ideally, the more Dares you play, the more you’ll see it.

— Tom Farnsworth (@tomfromtheweb) December 9, 2021

Activity Streaks

Running consecutive Dares of Eternity runs will trigger an Activity streak. Each consecutive run will increase you streak until it caps at 5. Completing runs with an active streak will reward you with an additional +25 Strange Favor per streak bonus. Activity streaks will be a great help to earn your Rank up rewards as soon as possible.

Dares of Eternity loot pool

While our dedicated Dares of Eternity weapons guide covers both the weekly rotation and the exclusive guns, Dares of Eternity will also reward you with Armor and items that cannot be found anywhere else.

Dares of Eternity loot!

Dares of Eternity Armor sets

Titan Set	Rotation	Titan Preview	Hunter Preview	Warlock Preview
Wild Hunt	#1
Praefectus	#2
Lightkin	#3
Pathfinder	#4
Scatterhorn	#1 #2 #3 #4

Exclusive weapons

Art	Name	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo	Element	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?	Top Perk?
	BxR-55 Battler	Pulse Rifle	Legacy PR-55	Legendary	Primary	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Solar	S › Best	PvE + PvP	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	Half-Truths	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	C › Weak	-	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Heavy	Craftable
	Pardon Our Dust	Grenade Launcher	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier
	Retraced Path	Trace Rifle	Adaptive	Legendary	Special	Solar	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Solar	A › Strong	PvE	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Energy	Craftable	Top-tier	Incandescent
	The Other Half	Sword	Adaptive	Legendary	Heavy	Void	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Void	S › Best	PvE	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Heavy	Craftable	Top-tier	Repulsor Brace
	Wastelander M5	Shotgun	Lightweight	Legendary	Special	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Special	Kinetic	A › Strong	PvE + PvP	Dares of Eternity	Yes	Free-to-Play	30th Anniversary event	Kinetic	Craftable	Top-tier

Weapons on rotation this week

Powerful and Pinnacle rewards

Completing Dares of Eternity runs will also reward you with the following Powerful and Pinnacle gear:

Power Requirements

If you’re interested in farming Dares, you need to have a proper Power Level (including your Artifact’s bonus Power):

Your turn

Hopefully, you now have everything you need to know how to conquer and “easily” farm Dares of Eternity in Destiny 2.