Nightfalls can be one of the most challenging activities in Destiny 2 on higher difficulties. Luckily for gamers, they come with rewards to match. Each week, at least one Nightfall weapon is in rotation and can drop from Nightfall completions.
Higher difficulties have better odds, and Destiny 2 guardians brave enough to face Grandmasters will get an Adept version of whatever weapon is on tap that week. Revenant is bringing a few Grandmasters on the challenging or annoying side, including Liminality, the Corrupted, Proving Grounds, and the Lightblade—which are (or were) among the trickiest at the time of their release.
Here is the Nightfall weapon for this week in Destiny 2.
Destiny 2 Nightfall weapon this week: March 25 to April 1
- Weapon: The Slammer
- Nightfall: PsiOps Battleground: Moon
- Champions: Barrier, Unstoppable
- Threat: Arc
- Surge: Void, Strand
- Overcharge: Machine guns
Nightfall weapon this week: The Slammer
The Slammer has been in the Nightfall rotation for over a year now, so veteran guardians are probably experienced with it so far. And not much has changed since then: it’s still one of the handful of Stasis-aligned swords in the game, beating out the Dawning’s Zephyr in availability and Echoes’ Ill Omen in archetype.
Since this is a Stasis weapon, Cold Steel is a huge part of its shine. You can also count on Bait and Switch here, though, making it a must for DPS. Pair those with Eager Edge, Chain Reaction, or Relentless Strikes for the best results, depending on what you want from the weapon.
All Nightfall weapons in rotation in Heresy
The Nightfall weapons in Revenant are:
- The Palindrome (returning as Arc)
- Lotus-Eater (Void rocket sidearm)
- The Slammer
- Wild Style
- Scintillation
- Shadow Price
- Rake Angle (Stasis glaive)
- PLUG ONE.1
What are the Nightfalls in Episode Heresy?
Here’s what the Nightfall rotation will look like in Heresy:
- HyperNet Current
- Heist Battleground: Mars
- PsiOps Battleground: Cosmodrome
- Lake of Shadows
- PsiOps Battleground: Moon
- The Scarlet Keep
- The Insight Terminus
- Warden of Nothing
Nightfall weapons available through Focused Decoding at Commander Zavala
The Focused Decoding section at Zavala offers the possibility to focus your Engrams into gear available in the weapon pool for Nightfalls and Vanguards. These include the following:
- Nightfall weapons: All Nightfall weapons in the current pool.
- Vanguard weapons: Nameless Midnight, Positive Outlook, Luna Regolith III, Double-Edged Answer, Origin Story, Wicked Sister, and Cynosure.
Best Nightfall and Vanguard weapons worth farming in Destiny 2
If you have a limited time to play, we recommend farming for these weapons:
- The Palindrome (Arc hand cannon)—Nightfall
- Lotus-Eater (Void rocket sidearm)—Nightfall
- Rake Angle (Stasis glaive)—Nightfall
- Scintillation (Strand linear fusion rifle)—Nightfall
- PLUG ONE.1 (reissued Arc fusion rifle)—Nightfall
- Wicked Sister (Strand grenade launcher, heavy)—Vanguard
- Cynosure (Strand rocket launcher)—Vanguard
What are the Grandmaster Nightfall rewards in Destiny 2?
Grandmaster Nightfalls are the hardest challenge in Destiny 2, but they give you some of the most coveted rewards in the game. Completing a Grandmaster Nightfall will drop an Adept version of that week’s weapon, which can use Adept mods and gain slight bonuses to other stats when masterworked.
In addition to the Adept weapon (the crown jewel of GMs), players also have a shot at obtaining Ascendant Shards and Exotic armor upon completing a GM, with a Nightfall Memento on the table.
The rewards for Grandmaster Nightfalls are:
Bungie doesn’t share the exact drop rate for Nightfall weapons, so it’s tough to estimate exactly what the “common” drop rates mean. In our experience, though, completing a Grandmaster with a Platinum score has consistently yielded at least one Ascendant Shard or an Exotic armor piece.
