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Destiny 2: The Witch Queen’s latest weekly update is currently underway from March 15 to 22, 2022, at 10 AM PT. As usual, before the weekly reset, you’ll have to grind Nightfall to get the weekly-rotated featured weapon. Here are the juicy details for Destiny 2 Nightfall Activities and weapons for the week of March 15, 2022.
Destiny 2 March 15, 2022, Weapon of the Week
As part of the Season of the Risen that’s running from February 22 to May 24, The Hothead becomes the only featured weapon for the March 15 to 22, 2022, Nightfall Activities weapon drop rotation. The Hothead was introduced in the third expansion DLC of the first Destiny, The Taken King. Players were able to obtain it from The Mountaintop Crucible Quest. Now, veteran Guardians can once again wield the Legendary Rocket Launcher into battle thanks to The Witch Queen expansion.
If you have the time to grind Nightfall, these are the recommended Perks to get for The Hothead:
- Preferred Perks for PvE meta:
- Launcher Barrel: Quick Launch.
- Magazine: Alloy Casing.
- Perk 1: Demolitionist/Auto-Loading Holster/Tracking Module.
- Perk 2: Explosive Light/Vorpal Weapon.
- Masterwork: Blast Radius.
- Mod: Boss Spec.
- Preferred Perks for PvP meta:
- Launcher Barrel: Volatile Launch.
- Magazine: High Velocity Rounds.
- Perk 1: Quickdraw.
- Perk 2: Vorpal Weapon.
- Masterwork: Projectile Velocity.
- Mod: Icarus or Quick Access Sling.
Destiny 2 Nightfall March 15, 2022, Details
Nightfall – The Ordeal: The Glassway (Beyond Light expansion required).
Location: Rathmore Chaos, Europa.
Modifiers and Drop Chances:
- Adept (1480 Power):
- Arach-NO!: When defeated, Fallen Vandals spawn a web mine at their feet.
- Acute Void Burn: +25% Void damage dealt and +50% Void damage received.
- Drop chances:
- Exotic Gear: Rare.
- Enhancement Cores: Uncommon.
- Nightfall Weapon: Rare.
- Hero (1520 Power):
- Adept modifiers.
- Champion Foes: You will face [Shield-Piercing] Barrier and [Stagger] Unstoppable Champions. & & You must equip Anti-Barrier and Anti-Unstoppable mods to your arms armor to defeat them. These mods come from the Seasonal Artifact.
- Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields
- Weight of Weakness: Your foes’ grenades and abilities apply the weaken effect, which reduces speed and increases damage taken. When Guardians apply the suppression effect, it lasts 50% longer.
- Drop chances:
- Exotic Gear: Uncommon.
- Enhancement Cores: Common.
- Enhancement Prisms: Rare
- Nightfall Weapon: Uncommon.
- Legend (1550 Power):
- Adept + Hero modifiers.
- Equipment Locked: You will not be able to change your equipment after this activity starts.
- Match Game: Enemy shields are highly resistant to all unmatched elemental damage.
- Legend Modifiers: Locked Loadout & Match Game & Extra Shields.
- Shielded Foes: You will face combatants with Arc, Solar, and Void Shields.
- Drop chances:
- Exotic Gear: Common.
- Enhancement Prisms: Uncommon.
- Nightfall Weapon: Common.
- Master (1580 Power):
- Adept + Hero + Legend modifiers.
- Famine: All ammunition drops are significantly reduced.
- Master Modifiers: Champions: Mob & Locked Loadout & Match Game & Extra Shields
- Champions: Mob: This mode contains additional Champions.
- Drop chances:
- Exotic Gear: Common.
- Enhancement Cores: Common.
- Ascendant Shards: Uncommon.
- Nightfall Weapon: Common.
Challenges:
- Powerful/Tier 1 gear: Get 3 points by completing runs, higher difficulties grant more points.
- Pinnacle gear: Get a score of 100,000 or more.
Related:
Destiny 2: Court of Thorns Lucent Moth Location Guide
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