Grandmaster Nightfalls are perhaps the most challenging endgame activity in Destiny 2. With an insane Power Level requirement and unforgiving modifiers, Grandmaster Nightfalls will challenge all but the top fireteams out there.
This guide will provide you with everything you need to tackle and conquer the Warden of Nothing GM, including loadouts, preferred subclasses, tactics, and more.
Art | Nightfall | Threat | Shields | Champions | Requires |
Loadout and Subclasses
Updated as of Season of the Seraph (S19).
The following guide was heavily inspired by Mac‘s excellent video covering all Grandmasters this season.
Subclasses & Exotics
For class loadouts, Hunters want to rock an “Invis” Void Nightstalker build with Omnioculus, or a Solar DPS build with Star-Eater Scales. Warlocks want to spec into Well of Radiance with Starfire Protocol. And Titans can go with an Arc build and Heart of Inmost Light.
Armor | Class | Type | Requirements | Source | Released | Requires | Exotic Perk |
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Osmiomancy Gloves | Warlock | Arms | The Witch Queen | Lost Sectors | Season 16 | The Witch Queen | Exotic Perk: "Your Coldsnap grenades have an additional charge that recharges quicker on direct impact. The seeker spawned from Coldsnap grenades travels further." |
Omnioculus | Hunter | Chest | Beyond Light | Lost Sectors | Season 13 | Beyond Light | Exotic Perk: "You gain a second Smoke Bomb charge and have damage resistance while invisible. When you make an ally invisible, they gain damage resistance while invisible and you gain melee energy." |
Star-Eater Scales | Hunter | Legs | Beyond Light | Lost Sectors | Season 14 | Beyond Light | Exotic Perk: "You gain additional Super energy from Orbs of Power you pick up. While your Super energy is full, picking up an Orb of Power overcharges your Super, causing you to gain a burst of healing when cast and a bonus to your Super damage. At maximum overcharge, you also gain an overshield." |
Heart of Inmost Light | Titan | Chest | Forsaken Pack | Exotic Engrams | Season 4 | Forsaken Pack | Exotic Perk: "Using an ability (grenade, melee, or Barricade) empowers the other two abilities. Empowered means abilities have faster regen, melees and grenades do more damage, and Barricades have more hit points." |
Loadout
With Barrier, Overload and Unstoppable champions, Void shields, and a Solar burn, loadouts for this strike are as follows. One player should run a kinetic Grenade launcher, a Solar Scout rifle with an Overload mod, or a Pulse rifle with an Anti-Barrier mod and Gjallarhorn.
Art | Weapon | 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? |
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Gjallarhorn | Rocket Launcher | Exotic | Exotic | Heavy | Solar | 30th Anniversary | Yes | Heavy | Solar | Best ❘ S | PvE + PvP | Grasp of Avarice Dungeon | No | 30th Anniversary | 30th Anniversary event | Heavy | No | Top-tier | ||
Pardon Our Dust | Grenade Launcher | Lightweight | Legendary | Special | Kinetic | Free-to-Play | Yes | Special | Kinetic | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Dares of Eternity | Yes | Free-to-Play | 30th Anniversary event | Kinetic | Craftable | Top-tier | ||
Staccato-46 | Scout Rifle | Precision | Legendary | Primary | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | Primary | Solar | Strong ❘ A | PvE | Gunsmith | No | Free-to-Play | Season 17 | Energy | No | Top-tier | Incandescent |
The other two players should run Arbalest, a Solar Scout rifle with an Overload mod and a solar Rocket launcher.
Art | Weapon | 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? |
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Hezen Vengeance | Rocket Launcher | Aggressive | Legendary | Heavy | Solar | Free-to-Play | Yes | Heavy | Solar | Average ❘ B | PvE + PvP | Vault of Glass Raid | No | Free-to-Play | Season 14 | Heavy | No |
As always, these are simply recommendations. if you have something in mind that you feel would work better, feel free to throw it on. With all that being said, let’s get into the strategy.
GM Power Level
If you’re interested in running this GM, you need to have a proper Power Level:
Nightfall Difficulty | Required to enter | Power Level of activities | Adept drop rate |
Grandmaster | 1580 | 1620 | Common+ |
Warden of Nothing rewards: Nightfall Adept weapons
Art | Weapon | Type | Element | Ammo | Rotation | Week # |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BrayTech Osprey | Rocket Launcher | Void | Heavy | February 13, 2024 | Week 12 |
More Grandmaster guides for Season 19:
Warden of Nothing GM guide
As the Warden of Nothing is a fairly straightforward Nightfall, this guide focuses on the most tricky sections:
Mind Section
Here, you’ll want to make sure to milk the time out of Mine A while you clear out all of the Champions and enemies where Mine B will spawn.
You can actually just stand up against the edge of Mine A to pause the timer without actually progressing the capture if you desperately need more time. After everything is cleared and you’ve captured Mine A, instantly capture Mine B. Head up on the balcony to the left to kill the overload Minotaur and then fight your way to Mine C or capture it with an invis Hunter.
Boss room
The Boss here is a straight-up DPS check. Pop all your Supers, spam all your rockets, and kill him before he kills you
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