Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall this Week

by | May 20, 2025 | Leveling

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 page will provide everything you need to tackle them: their rotation, Champions, and detailed guides.

GM this Week: May 20

This week’s Adept Nightfall weapon is The Slammer (Sword). We cover the most sought-after The Slammer God Rolls here.

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Nightfall this week

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🔗 Nightfall Weapons

As with most things in Destiny 2, Grandmaster Nightfalls are on a weekly rotation. For the sake of clarity, the week officially resets on Tuesdays at 10 AM PDT.

Grandmaster Nightfalls in Episode 3 (Revenant):

  1.  Birthplace of the Vile
  2. Heist Battleground: Mars
  3. PsiOps Battleground: Cosmodrome
  4. Hypernet Current
  5. Heist Battleground: Mars
  6. To be confirmed…

Grandmaster Nightfall rotation

Grandmaster Nightfalls are not available for the entire Episode. Given their onerous level requirements, they become available a few weeks after the start of a Season/Episode. In Episode 3 (Heresy), GMs became available on February 25, 2025 (Week 4):

📅 GM rotation: Episode 3

WeekNightfallLocationEventsWeek #
4 February 2025Birthplace of the VileThrone WorldAct 1Week 1
11 February 2025-Week 2
18 February 2025-Week 3
25 February 2025-Week 4
4 March 2025-Week 5
11 March 2025Act 2Week 6
18 March 2025-Week 7
25 March 2025-Week 8
1 April 2025-Week 9
8 April 2025-Week 10
15 April 2025-Week 11
22 April 2025-Week 12
29 April 2025Act 3Week 13
6 May 2025-Week 14
13 May 2025-Week 15
20 May 2025-Week 16
27 May 2025-Week 17
3 June 2025-Week 18

Grandmaster 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 tackle GMs every week for a chance to earn Adept weapons and Masterworking materials.

Adept Nightfall weapons

There are many Nightfall-specific weapons, but only 6 are on a weekly rotation. These can drop from completing Nightfalls on any difficulty; however, completing Grandmaster Nightfalls rewards you with adept versions of these weapons.

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

Grandmaster Power Level Requirements

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

Difficulty Recommended Combatant Difficulty  Adept drop rate
Grandmaster 2040 4 out 4 Common+

For the record, Power Level requirements were drastically reduced last season to allow more players to experience Grandmaster Nightfalls.

GM Shields & Champions

Grandmaster Nightfalls are challenging activities, even for veteran players.

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But regardless of your skills, you need to make sure you bring weapons with matching elements and armor with the necessary Champions mods:

ArtNightfallThreatShieldsChampionsRequires
Lake of Shadows Nightfall featuredLake of ShadowsDestiny 2 Arc ArcDestiny 2 Void Void
Destiny 2 Solar Solar
Destiny 2 Arc Arc
8x Shield Piercing rounds Barrier
8x Unstoppable rounds Unstoppable
Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
The Corrupted Grandmaster NightfallThe CorruptedDestiny 2 Arc Arc14x Destiny 2 Arc Arc
28x Destiny 2 Void Void
20x Destiny 2 Solar Solar
8x Overload rounds Overload
10x Unstoppable rounds Unstoppable
Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Heist Moon Battleground GM featured Destiny 2Battleground - MoonDestiny 2 Void VoidDestiny 2 Void Void
Destiny 2 Solar Solar
Destiny 2 Arc Arc
Shield Piercing rounds Barrier
Unstoppable rounds Unstoppable
Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
PsiOps Battleground Cosmodrome featured Destiny 2 v2Battleground - CosmodromeDestiny 2 Arc ArcDestiny 2 Arc Arc
Destiny 2 Void Void
Destiny 2 Solar Solar
Shield Piercing rounds Barrier
Unstoppable rounds Unstoppable
Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Birthplace Vile NightfallBirthplace of the VileDestiny 2 Void Void5x Destiny 2 Void Void
(2x Random Shields)
12x Overload rounds Overload
8x Unstoppable rounds Unstoppable
The Witch Queen Destiny 2 icon
The Witch Queen
HyperNet Current NightfallHypernet CurrentDestiny 2 Arc ArcDestiny 2 Void Void
Destiny 2 Solar Solar
Destiny 2 Arc Arc
Overload rounds Overload
Unstoppable rounds Unstoppable
Lightfall Preorder icon
Lightfall

Before you go…

Preparing to farm Grandmaster Nightfalls? You can find everything there is to know about this week’s Nightfall weapon here.

About The Author

Ric Molina
Ric Molina
I've been covering gaming since 2012, and some of my work has been featured by large brands, including MSN.com, Forbes, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more. I've been obsessed with Destiny 2 (and now Diablo 4) for years now, and I hope to provide new and returning players with the guides and resources I wish I had when I first started.
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