Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall this week: Season 22

by | Nov 21, 2023 | 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 you with everything you need to tackle them: their rotation, Champions, and detailed guides.

Checkmark icon V3Updated as of Season of the Witch (S22).

Grandmaster Nightfall this Week: November 21, 2023

The Grandmaster Nightfall this week is the Heist Battleground: Moon and rewards the Braytech Osprey (Adept) rocket launcher.

ArtNightfallThreatShieldsChampionsRequires
Battleground Moon featuredBattleground - 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

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 9 AM PDT.

Grandmaster Nightfalls in Season 22:

  1. Battleground – Europa
  2. The Devil’s Lair
  3. Battleground – Mars
  4. The Lightblade
  5. Battleground – Moon
  6. Scarlet Keep

Grandmaster Nightfall rotation

Grandmaster Nightfalls are not available for the entire season. Given their onerous level requirements, they become available around mid-season. In Season of the Deep, GMs became available on September 12, 2023 (Week 4):

Season 22 GM rotation

WeekNightfallLocationEventsWeek #
28 November 2023Battleground - CosmodromeCosmodrome-Week 1
5 December 2023Birthplace of the VileThrone World-Week 2
12 December 2023Hypernet CurrentNeomuna-Week 3
19 December 2023Lake of ShadowsEDZGMs StartWeek 4
26 December 2023The CorruptedDreaming City-Week 5
2 January 2024Battleground - MoonMoon-Week 6
9 January 2024Battleground - CosmodromeCosmodrome-Week 7
16 January 2024Birthplace of the VileThrone World-Week 8
23 January 2024Hypernet CurrentNeomuna-Week 9
30 January 2024Lake of ShadowsEDZ-Week 10
6 February 2024The CorruptedDreaming City-Week 11
13 February 2024Battleground - MoonMoon-Week 12
20 February 2024Battleground - CosmodromeCosmodrome-Week 13
27 February 2024Birthplace of the VileThrone World-Week 14
5 March 2024Hypernet CurrentNeomuna-Week 15
12 March 2024Lake of ShadowsEDZ-Week 16
19 March 2024The CorruptedDreaming City-Week 17
26 March 2024Battleground - MoonMoon-Week 18
2 April 2024Battleground - CosmodromeCosmodrome-Week 19
9 April 2024Birthplace of the VileThrone World-Week 20
16 April 2024Hypernet CurrentNeomuna-Week 21
23 April 2024Lake of ShadowsEDZ-Week 22
30 April 2024The CorruptedDreaming City-Week 23
7 May 2024Battleground - MoonMoon-Week 24
14 May 2024Battleground - CosmodromeCosmodrome-Week 25
21 May 2024Birthplace of the VileThrone World-Week 26
28 May 2024Hypernet CurrentNeomuna-Week 27

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 in total but only 6 of them 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.

ArtWeaponTypeElementAmmoRotationWeek #
Loaded Question art Destiny 2Loaded QuestionFusion RifleArc ArcSpecial ammo Destiny 2 Special5 December 2023Week 2

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 Enemies Power Level  Adept drop rate
Grandmaster 1815 1840 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.

Barrier Champions Destiny 2 featured

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

ArtNightfallThreatShieldsChampionsRequires
Heist Battleground EuropaBattleground - EuropaDestiny 2 Solar SolarDestiny 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
The Devil's Lair NightfallThe Devil's LairDestiny 2 Arc ArcDestiny 2 Arc Arc
Destiny 2 Void Void
Destiny 2 Solar Solar
4x Shield Piercing rounds Barrier
15x Overload rounds Overload
Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
The Lightblade NightfallThe LightbladeDestiny 2 Arc Arc6x Destiny 2 Solar Solar
8x Destiny 2 Arc Arc
12x Shield Piercing rounds Barrier
3x Unstoppable rounds Unstoppable
The Witch Queen Destiny 2 icon
The Witch Queen
Battleground Moon featuredBattleground - 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
Scarlet Keep NightfallScarlet KeepDestiny 2 Arc Arc12x Destiny 2 Arc Arc
18x Destiny 2 Solar Solar
16x Shield Piercing rounds Barrier
4x Unstoppable rounds Unstoppable
Shadowkeep Destiny 2 icon
Shadowkeep
Mars Battleground featured Destiny 2Battleground - MarsDestiny 2 Solar SolarDestiny 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

Your turn

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

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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