Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfall this Week

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.

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):

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):

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.

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

Art	Nightfall	Threat	Shields	Champions	Requires
	Lake of Shadows	Arc	Void Solar Arc	8x Barrier 8x Unstoppable	Free-to-Play
	The Corrupted	Arc	14x Arc 28x Void 20x Solar	8x Overload 10x Unstoppable	Free-to-Play
	Battleground - Moon	Void	Void Solar Arc	Barrier Unstoppable	Free-to-Play
	Battleground - Cosmodrome	Arc	Arc Void Solar	Barrier Unstoppable	Free-to-Play
	Birthplace of the Vile	Void	5x Void (2x Random Shields)	12x Overload 8x Unstoppable	The Witch Queen
	Hypernet Current	Arc	Void Solar Arc	Overload Unstoppable	Lightfall

Before you go…

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