Destiny 2: Season Of The Deep Seasonal Challenges Guide - Week 6

Things are starting to wrap up in Destiny 2's Season of the Deep, as the current storyline has revealed big details about the origins of The Witness and The Veil. For Week 6, it's very much business as usual in this part of the galaxy, with several seasonal objectives once again focused on completing the latest story mission, taking part in seasonal activities, and taking on tough opponents.

You can also flex your skill with auto rifles, hand cannons, scout rifles, glaives, or linear fusion rifles in the Crucible, generate Orbs of Power in Vanguard, Gambit, or Crucible playlists, stun Champions in high-level activities, and defeat bosses in strikes to earn plenty of XP and Bright Dust.

Lastly, you can try your hand at some fishing to complete the Go Big (Fish) or Go Home seasonal challenge, which requires you to catch a fish this big. Or around 18 in-game kilograms in case you can't see how far my arms are stretched right now.

One of the other changes this season is focused on how seasonal bonuses are earned. Previous seasons would give you a chance to earn a rare resource each week which could then be redeemed at a vendor for a specific seasonal bonus, but Season 21 is changing up that approach. Instead, you'll have a selection of Season of the Deep-specific challenges that you can complete. Once you've completed one of these challenges, you'll automatically unlock a perk for your Guardian.

These perks are familiar to the ones that were available in previous seasons, as you'll be able to earn high-stat armor pieces, extra Deep engrams, and increased vendor reputation. You won't be able to accomplish all of them in one go, but you will be able to work through them at your leisure during Season of the Deep.

For more on Destiny 2, you can check out the very long patch notes that came with the start of this new season.

Week 6

Into the Depths VI

Complete the Week 6 Into the Depths mission.

• Challenger XP

Front Line Salvager VI

Open chests in Deep Dive activities. Redeeming Deep Dive Keys grants bonus progress. Additionally, defeat targets with Void damage anywhere in the system. Guardians grant increased progress.

• Challenger XP

Under Pressure

Successfully complete a Pressure Trial encounter at any depth in a Deep Dive activity. Additionally, defeat bosses and minibosses in Deep Dive activities.

• Challenger XP

Go Big (Fish) or Go Home

Catch large or bigger fish at any Fish Pond. Fish must be at least 18kg to be considered large.

• Challenger XP

Round and Round We Go

Generate Orbs of Power in Vanguard, Gambit, or Crucible playlists.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

The Deep End

Defeat opponents in the Crucible with auto rifles, hand cannons, scout rifles, glaives, or linear fusion rifles. Additional progress is granted for landing final blows with glaives, linear fusion rifles, and hand cannons that use special ammo.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Boss Battle

Defeat bosses in strikes or Vanguard playlists.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Absolutely Stunning

Stun Champions.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Week 1

In terms of the standard Week 1 challenges, the focus is on getting to grips with the new Salvage seasonal activity and completing the first chapter in the Into the Depths storyline. A few rounds in Salvage will help you complete the Front Line Salvager and Successful Salvager objectives quickly, and for extra experience points, don't forget to stock up on bounties from the command table in the HELM.

Once you're done with those activities, you can knock out more tasks in the EDZ. Head to that location, cycle through public events and lost sectors, equip close-range weapons, and you'll be able to quickly finish up the EDZ Activities, The Fallen Fall, and Close-Range Calibration objectives. You'll also need to catch some fish, so be sure to check out our Destiny 2 fishing guide.

Lastly, you can head to the Crucible to take part in the time-limited Rift multiplayer mode. This will only be available until next week's reset, so finish this quickly and move on to Gambit next. Make good use of a weapon in your primary slot--specifically auto rifles, hand cannons, and scout rifles--and take on as many enemies as you can.

Into the Depths

Complete the Week 1 Into the Depths mission.

• Challenger XP

Front Line Salvager

Complete Salvage or Deep Dive activities while using an Arc or Strand subclass. Additionally, defeat Fallen anywhere in the System.

• Challenger XP

Successful Salvager

Successfully complete jobs in Salvage activities.

• Challenger XP

The One That Didn't Get Away

Catch fish at any fish pond. Additionally, complete public events on any destination.

• Challenger XP

EDZ Activities

In the EDZ, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, lost sectors, and public events.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Taking All Challenges

Complete weekly playlist challenges.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Spark Defender

Score points in Rift. Bonus progress is awarded for igniting the Rift.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Standard Issue

Defeat targets in Gambit with primary ammo. Bonus progress is granted for using auto rifles, hand cannons, and scout rifles. Bonus progress is also granted for defeating Guardians.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

The Fallen Fall

Defeat Fallen combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Calibrate Close Range

Calibrate close-range weapons--sidearms, submachine guns, shotguns, glaives, and swords. Bonus progress for defeating Guardians.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Week 2

Like last week, these challenges are focused on the new Salvage and Deep Dive activities, and farming through them will quickly earn you some Challenger XP and Bright Dust. Make certain that you have a long-range weapon equipped--like pulse rifles, bows, and trace rifles--to complete this week's calibration challenge, and you'll quickly check several challenges off your to-do list. Don't forget to open Salvage chests either, as that's another goal that'll help you level up your season pass.

Once you're done exploring the depths of Titan and finishing up this week's story mission, you can head down to Savathun's Throne World and work your way through patrols, public events, and lost sectors to complete the associated challenge. If you're up for some PvP, drop into the time-limited Mayhem playlist and flex some buffed Super power here. Finish up your run with a few rounds of Gambit, take on the Taken in strikes like the Lake of Shadows, and you'll be all done for the week.

Into the Depths II

Complete the Week 2 Into the Depths mission.

• Challenger XP

Front Line Salvager II

Open chests in Salvage. Redeeming Salvage Keys grants additional progress. Additionally, defeat Taken anywhere in the system.

• Challenger XP

Powerful Salvager

Defeat powerful combatants in Salvage activities.

• Challenger XP

Antithetical Armaments

Defeat targets with shotguns or sniper riffles. Defeated Guardians or defeated combatants in Salvage or Deep Dive grant additional progress.

• Challenger XP

Throne World Activities

In the Throne World, complete bounties and earn progress by completing patrols, public events, and looting lost sectors.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Lost in Legend

Complete a lost sector on Legend or higher.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Flourish off Power

Defeat Guardians in the Mayhem playlist with Super abilities.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Primeval Entourage

Defeat Taken in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Taken Decimator

Defeat Taken combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Calibrate Long-Range Weapons

Calibrate long-range weapons--pulse rifles, bows, and trace rifles. Bonus progress is granted for defeating Guardians.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Week 3

Into the Depths III

Complete the Week 3 Into the Depths mission.

• Challenger XP

Front Line Salvager III

Complete Salvage or Deep Dive activities while wielding any Season of the Deep weapon. Additionally, defeat targets with Arc or Strand damage anywhere in the system. Guardians grant additional progress.

• Challenger XP

Depth Charge

Defeat bosses in Salvage activities.

• Challenger XP

Short-Range Salvager

Defeat targets with submachine guns or swords. Defeated Guardians or combatants defeated in Salvage or Deep Dive activities grant additional progress.

• Challenger XP

Nessus Activities

On Nessus, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, lost sectors, and public events.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Commendation Appreciation

Earn progress for giving commendations in Vanguard, Crucible, and Gambit activities.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Cosmic Churn

Defeat Guardians in Crucible. Bonus progress is granted for defeating opponents with Arc, Strand, and Void ability final blows.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Bank, Kill, Repeat

Earn points by banking motes, defeating Blockers, and defeating Guardians in Gambit.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Ultimate Champion

Defeat Champions in any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. Earn bonus progress at higher difficulty tiers.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Mid-Range Calibration

Calibrate mid-range weapons--hand cannons, glaives, auto rifles, fusion rifles, and machine guns. Bonus progress is granted for defeating Guardians.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Week 4

After several missions focused on diving into the methane depths of Titan and cryptic hints pointing towards the true origin of The Witness, the seasonal storyline is starting to look a little clearer. Before you can uncover more clues that will lead into the next season and next year's The Final Shape expansion, it's time to clear a few seasonal challenges off the board.

This week, the focus is once again on completing Deep Dive and Salvage activities, and handing out commendations. You'll also want to have a long-range weapon equipped--like a scout rifle or a linear fusion rifle--and once you're done exploring Titan, it's time to head into PvP for a few rounds of the time-limited Momentum Control event.

For the Gambit portion of this week's challenges, having a trusty auto rifle will earn you some Challenger XP and Bright Dust, and if you've been steadily unlocking armor mods on the seasonal artifact, you should have a completed seasonal objective as soon as you log in.

Into the Depths III

Complete the Week 4 Into the Depths mission.

• Challenger XP

Front Line Salvager IV

Complete three Salvage or Deep Dive activities while using a Void subclass, and defeat Hive anywhere in the system.

• Challenger XP

Deep Diver

Successfully complete encounters at any depth in Deep Dive activities. Pressure Trial encounters grant increased progress.

• Challenger XP

Commendable Salvager

Give or receive six commendations in Salvage activities.

• Challenger XP

Mod Collector

Unlock 12 artifact mods on the Seasonal Artifact.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Momentum Crash

Defeat Guardians in Momentum Control. Bonus progress is awarded for Zone Advantage.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Sound of Metal

Defeat targets with auto rifles, hand cannons, and scout rifles in Gambit. Bonus progress is awarded for defeating Guardians.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Darkest Nightfall

Complete any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher.

• Nightfall Weapon
• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Precision Calibration

Defeat enemies using long-range weapons--scout rifles, sniper rifles, and linear fusion rifles--by landing precision final blows. Bonus progress awarded against Guardians.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Week 5

The fifth week of Destiny 2's Season of the Deep has gone live, and at this point in the current storyline, seasonal challenges are starting to get fewer in number. There's still plenty to do under the Titan sea, and this week you can start off by completing the latest chapter in the spooky narrative.

Once that's done, you'll want to have a hand cannon equipped, as well as a scout rifle, pulse rifle, or auto rifle in one of your other slots to work your way through several weapon-focused challenges. Completing Deep Dive and Salvage activities with eight bounties in your inventory at the same time will help you complete several seasonal objectives at once as well.

After you're done on Titan, it's time to start a few Vanguard, Crucible, and Gambit playlist activities. For the PvP side of the seasonal challenges this week, focus on Iron Banner. If the Battle Rhythm challenge still isn't complete by the time you're done here, equip auto rifles, hand cannons, scout rifles, glaives, or linear fusion rifles in your weapon slots, find a lost sector that's heavily populated, and grind through the opposition to scratch this task off of your to-do list.

Into the Depths V

Complete the Week 5 Into the Depths mission.

• Challenger XP

Front Line Salvager V

Complete eight bounties from the Sonar Station in the HELM.

• Challenger XP

Heavy Salvager

Defeat combatants with power weapons in Salvage activities.

• Challenger XP

Prepared for War

Defeat targets with hand cannons or pulse rifles. Defeated Guardians or combatants defeated in Salvage or Deep Dive activities grant additional progress.

• Challenger XP

Battle Rhythm

Defeat targets anywhere in the system while using auto rifles, hand cannons, scout rifles, glaives, or linear fusion rifles. Bonus progress is granted for defeating Guardians.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Gotta Win Them All

Complete activities in Vanguard, Gambit, or Crucible playlists. Bonus progress is granted for completing Vanguard playlist activities at Hero difficulty or higher, or for winning Gambit or Crucible matches.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Iron Sharpens Iron

Complete Iron Banner matches. Bonus progress earned for wins.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Flood Tide

Acquire the Last Rite scout rifle.

• Challenger XP
• Bright Dust

Seasonal Bonuses

Deep Challenger

Complete Week 1 of Into the Depths.

Seasonal bonus: Completing a Season of the Deep weekly activity challenge grants a chance to earn an additional Deep engram.

Deep Armor Focusing

Obtain a full set of Season of the Deep armor.

Seasonal bonus: Deep engrams can be focused into individual pieces of high-stat Season of the Deep armor.

Deep Weapon Focusing

Obtrain any six Season of the Deep or reprised Reckoning weapons.

Seasonal bonus: Deep engrams can be focused into individual Season of the Deep or Reckoning weapons. The weapon must be acquired previously in order to focus it.

Synchronized Swimming

Reach Rank 7 with the Sonar Station in the HELM.

Seasonal bonus: You and your fireteam gain bonus reputation when opening chests in Salvage or Deep Dive activities. The reputation granted increases for each fireteam member with this seasonal bonus active.

Deep Attraction

Reach Rank 13 with the Sonar Station in the HELM.

Seasonal bonus: Completing activities grants a chance to earn an additional Deep engram.

Efficient Angler

Catch fish while a fish pond is at maximum catch bonus.

Seasonal bonus: When fishing with bait, you have a chance to have your bait returned after catching a fish.

Forgotten Treasures

As a fireteam, complete three jobs within a single Salvage activity.

Seasonal bonus: When you redeem a key in Salvage or Deep Dive activities, you have a chance to earn an additional Deep engram.

Deepsight Salvaging

Defeat each unique boss in Salvage activities.

Seasonal bonus: Your first craftable weapon individually focused at the Sonar Station in the HELM each week is guaranteed to have Deepsight Resonance.

Deep Sea Locksmith

Defeat each unique boss in Deep Dive activities.

Seasonal bonus: When you redeem a Salvage key, you have a chance to earn a Deep Dive key.

Dive Station

Successfully complete an encounter at the Abyss depth in a Deep Dive activity.

Seasonal Bonus: An ammo crate containing Special and Heavy ammo is hidden at each depth in Deep Dive activities. Opening the crate also grants additional objective time.