Destiny 2 Nightfall this Week: Shields and Champions

With several difficulty levels and rewards to offer, Nightfall: The Ordealswill become a part of your weekly ritual early on in your Destiny 2 journey. When tackled in Legend, Master, or Grandmaster difficulty levels, they become a true challenge for any Fireteam, just as Solo Lost Sectors are challenging to solo players.

Today we focus on higher-difficulty Nightfalls and cover their weekly rotation, Shields, Champions, and more.

Destiny 2 Nightfall this week: May 16, 2023

The Nightfall: The Ordeal on rotation this week is the Lake of Shadows, located on the EDZ.

As with most things in Destiny 2, Nightfall: The Ordeals are on rotation. In this case, a weekly rotation. For the sake of clarity, the week officially resets on Tuesdays at 9 AM PDT.

Nightfall guides: Grandmaster Shields & Champions

Legend, Master, and Grandmaster Nightfalls can be challenging activities, especially for the average player.

But no matter your skills, whether you can speedrun Grandmaster Nightfalls or can barely complete a Legend Nightfall, you need to make sure you bring weapons with matching elements and armor with the necessary Champions mods:

Art	Nightfall	Threat	Shields	Champions	Requires
	Proving Grounds	Solar	3-6x Arc 3-6x Void 0-5x Solar	10x Barrier 9x Unstoppable	Free-to-Play
	The Glassway	Void	3x Solar 8x Arc	12x Barrier 14x Overload	Beyond Light
	The Arms Dealer	Solar	Solar Void	8x Barrier 8x Unstoppable	Free-to-Play
	Battleground - Mars	Solar	Void Solar Arc	8x Barrier 8x Unstoppable	Free-to-Play
	Hypernet Current	Arc	Void Solar Arc	Overload Unstoppable	Lightfall
	Lake of Shadows	Arc	Void Solar Arc	8x Barrier 8x Unstoppable	Free-to-Play

Destiny 2 Nightfall rewards

There’s a reason why Nightfalls are such a popular activity in Destiny 2. While they can certainly be fun and challenging, most Guardians play Nightfalls every week for a chance to earn exclusive weapons and Powerful and Pinnacle rewards.

Nightfall weapons

There are 10 Nightfall-specific weapons in total, and with Season of the Risen (S16), only 6 of them are on a weekly rotation, with only one dropping each week.

You can read all about Nightfall weapons, including adept versions, drop rates, and rankings, here.

Powerful and Pinnacle rewards

Each week, completing Nightfalls will also reward you with the following gear Powerful and Pinnacle gear:

Source	Location	Increase	Frequency	Fireteam needed?	Fireteam needed	Requires	Requirements	Type
Nightfall: The Ordeal Score 200,000 points	Playlist: Vanguard	+2	Weekly	Yes	Yes	Free-to-Play	Free-to-Play	Pinnacle
Nightfall: The Ordeals 3 clears at lower difficulty	Playlist: Vanguard	+3	Weekly	No	No	Free-to-Play	Free-to-Play	Powerful

Destiny 2 Nightfall farm: Level Requirements

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

For the record, the Grandmaster screen does not say what the drop rates are, but players keep reporting higher drop rates at Grandmaster difficulty than Master.

Needless to say, these aren’t easy and the least you should do is ensure you have a reasonable Power Level. By reasonable, we mean no less than 10 Power Levels below the recommended levels. If you find yourself struggling, work on increasing your Power Level as much as possible.

Your turn

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