This Week in Destiny - 3/26/2026

Can you hear the roar of the crowd, Guardian? The time has come to prove beyond any doubt whether it is Hunters, Warlocks, or Titans who reign supreme! The Guardian Games have returned with a new event activity and three event-exclusive weapons.

• The Guardian Games podium awaits your Medallions
• Earn a new Guardian Games emblem via Twitch Drops
• Make the Pikers Proud with their Oath of the Renegades emblem
• Highlights from the Update 9.5.6 Patch Notes
• Magic: The Gathering collab brings armor sets and Exotic cosmetics
• The team has received your Postcards from the Frontier
• Learn what's happening in Destiny this weekend

Only one class banner will fly victorious over the Tower podium - make it yours!

Let The Guardian Games Begin!

Will it be Warlocks, Titans, or Hunters who claim the Guardian Games 2026 trophy? You decide! Triumph in Portal or event activities and complete Contender or Platinum Cards to earn Medallions used to score points for your class as well as special rewards.

In addition to Supremacy and Rushdown from past years, we've introduced a new event activity called Rush Remixed in which you'll face off against a random set of classic bosses to earn Guardian Games weapons. Which one are you saving up your Medallions for: the Triple Laureate Hand Cannon, The Beacon Fusion Rifle, or the Keraunios Trace Rifle?

While Warlocks are currently leading the pack, the Games have only just begun and are held until April 14! Check out our previous TWID for more information or visit Eva Levante in the Tower to join the competition.

New Guardian Games, New Twitch Drop

We have a new Twitch Drop for y'all to chase during this Guardian Games! Watch any eligible streamer in the Destiny 2 category for one hour while Guardian Games is live until April 14 at 10:00 AM PT to claim the Streams of Consciousness emblem.

As always, make sure your Bungie accounts and Twitch accounts are linked to claim the emblem, and check out this page if you have any issues with claiming your Twitch Drops.

Claim the Pikers Emblem from Oath of the Renegades

You might remember that last year the Pikers flew to an incredibly close-cut victory in our Oath of the Renegades creator event. Well, the Take the Mantle emblem they've unlocked is now live for everyone to claim!

Please redeem the code on Bungie.net to claim the emblem with code JA9-PRC-XKX.

Update 9.5.6 Patch Notes

In addition to introducing Guardian Games 2026, Update 9.5.6 also brought with it a number of armor and weapon fixes as well as ability adjustments for Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks. We've highlighted some of the update's other changes here below.

Guardian Games

• Rare Vanguard Orders grant Bright Dust.
  • 50 Bright Dust per completion before the 1000 Bright Dust weekly threshold.
  • 10 Bright Dust per completion thereafter.

Gameplay and Investment

• Event armor set bonus mods will now become available when any piece of that set is unlocked in Collections.
  • Previously, an exact match was required (i.e. a helmet to match the Festival of the Lost "Masquerader's" helmets).

Power and Progression

• Updated random Exotic engrams to drop at player Power instead of 200.

Gameplay Modifiers

• NotSwap
  • NotSwap will not be enabled in Pantheon 2.0. More details to come.

Check out the full patch notes for Update 9.5.6.

Cast Equip on These Magic: The Gathering Armor Sets

Untap your inner Planeswalker! Our new collaboration with Wizards of the Coast introduces three armor sets, one for each class, that take cues from three iconic Planeswalkers of the Magic: The Gathering universe.

• Titans: Flamecaller Set inspired by Chandra Naalar
• Hunters: Mindsculptor Set inspired by Jace Beleren
• Warlocks: Death's Majesty Set inspired by Liliana Vess

This crossover also features a collection of Exotic cosmetics including emotes, vehicles, shaders, and more.

• Promised End Exotic Shell inspired by Emrakul
• Grand Praetor Exotic Ship inspired by Phyrexian praetors
• VoH-7/6 Exotic Sparrow inspired by Vorinclex
• Overrun Finisher inspired by the Overrun spell
• Ignite your Spark Exotic Emote inspired by the five colors of mana
• Sol Ring Exotic Emote inspired by the Sol Ring artifact
• Basic Lands Shader Pack
  • Golden Plain
  • Azure Island
  • Umbral Swamp
  • Crimson Mountain
  • Verdant Forest

These Destiny 2 x Magic: The Gathering collaboration cosmetics are available now in the Eververse store. Check out last week's TWID for more renders and screenshots.

Postcards from the Frontier: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Mail's here! This Community Challenge saw hundreds of stunning, clever, and funny entries. You showcased the must-see destinations in Renegades featuring stunning vistas, inspiring timelapses, and more than a few well-placed emotes.

Heck, we found it a challenge ourselves to pick only a few to highlight in the TWID! That said, here is our second round of selections.

@DPLAYERSLATAM

@MrHaagenDazs

CosmoXene

goodSea

Hassan_AS_7

Neowyy

TastesLikChicken

FlaminSarge

Congratulations to everyone who captured scenes from Renegades! We'll be rewarding the creative selects from the past two weeks with the Golden Age emblem. The Community Team is already planning your next Community Challenge!

Active and Upcoming Activities in Destiny

Guardian Games: March 24 to April 14

Our annual Guardian Games event started this Tuesday and will continue for three weeks. For more information, read our previous TWID detailing the event.

Trials of Osiris: March 27 to 31

This upcoming weekend it's time for The Burnout map paired with the Cataphract GL3 Heavy Grenade Launcher as the reward weapon. Shotguns more your speed? Good news, the Astral Horizon is up for grabs next week on the Javelin-4 map!

Iron Banner: April 14 to April 21

Our signature PvP event returns next month! Lord Saladin will take over the Tower courtyard to offer challenges, track your reputation, and reward the victorious with resplendent rewards.

The Crucible

• Survival
• Hardware Supremacy

Crucible Ops

• Countdown Rush
• Guardian Games: Supremacy

Grandmaster Vanguard Alert

• Birthplace of the Vile

Player Support Report

Known Issues List | Help Forums | Destiny 2 Team Bluesky

Known Issues List

• We have identified some issues with progression in Guardian Games that will make things feel a little slower than expected in Solo Ops and Crucible. We are planning to increase progression from these areas on March 31.
  
  
• Ascendant Alloy purchases in the Event Home incorrectly display that there is 0 available stock.
• The First Pioneer contender card does not count Lawless Frontier invasion kills.
• Tempest Strike cannot be used while a Renegade Ability Jammer is active.

Custom Minifigs Included

It's not only imposing, it's also posable! In addition to this towering Agioktis build, Jymning also 3D-printed a little Saint-14 to complete the playset.

Lego Agioktis by Jymning

Do You Take Requests?

Abandoned by their team, this Warlock decides to turn the battlefield into a dance floor with surprising success.

My Team Left, So We Partied by Accomplished_Bag9153

So, Guardians! Battle it out in the Games with the new Rush Remixed mode to prove your class deserves the top spot on the courtyard podium. May your banner wave tallest over the Tower!

Destiny 2 Community Team