This week's snapshot
Live week after Tuesday, August 25, 17:00 UTC. Next flip: Tuesday, September 1, 17:00 UTC. Kyber's weekly overview (published 18:17Z Aug 25, modified 07:52Z Aug 26) and Blueberries' live article cards (byline Aug 25) agree on the featured pair:
- Featured raids: Root of Nightmares · Deep Stone Crypt
- Featured dungeons: Spire of the Watcher · Pit of Heresy
- GM Alert: The Arms Dealer — challenge Ouster Engine · Bonus Focus D.F.A.
- Iron Banner: LIVE Aug 25–Sep 1 (Control + Tribute) · Trials: dark
- Last week (Aug 18–25): King's Fall + Garden of Salvation · Duality + Shattered Throne · Exodus Crash
Blueberries' heading still says “August 18” and its calendar table lists Crota's End + Vault of Glass / Warlord's Ruin + Prophecy for Aug 25. That table also mislabeled last week's live pair. Print the split; in-game cards remain source of truth.
Featured raids and dungeons
Featured raids drop farmable loot while reward lockouts are off. This week Kyber and Blueberries' article cards both list Root of Nightmares and Deep Stone Crypt, with dungeons Spire of the Watcher and Pit of Heresy.
The Blueberries Monument of Triumph calendar still forecasts Crota's End + Vault of Glass and Warlord's Ruin + Prophecy for the August 25 week. Use the Destiny Director featured cards if the two disagree. Last week's confirmed pair was King's Fall + Garden of Salvation and Duality + The Shattered Throne.
Root of Nightmares is live this week, so the Auto worth the lockout is Rufus’s Fury from Root of Nightmares.
Ask Emily what to run →Tell Emily your class and hours — she reads this week's rotation and says what's actually worth your time. Free, ~30s, this page attaches automatically.
The chase exotics no single reset will give you
Named raid and dungeon exotics, farmed on all three characters every reset until they drop.
GuaranteedGuaranteed Euphony
The Witness farmed on all three characters until Euphony drops.
Euphony
Guaranteed Vex Mythoclast
Vault of Glass farmed until Vex Mythoclast finally lands.
Vex Mythoclast
Dungeon exoticGuaranteed Icebreaker
Vesper’s Host run every reset until Icebreaker drops.
Ice Breaker Exotic
Nightfall / Grandmaster
This week's Grandmaster Vanguard Alert is The Arms Dealer (Kyber, Aug 25–26). Weekly challenge weapon: Ouster Engine (grenade launcher). Bonus Focus: D.F.A. (hand cannon). Last week was Exodus Crash with The Palindrome and The Hothead.
Matchmaking stays off on the Alert node. Finish at B grade or better for the featured challenge drop plus Enhancement Prisms / Ascendant Shards. Check the Fireteam Ops preview for champions and Contest delta before you launch.
Trials, Xûr, and Iron Banner
Iron Banner is LIVE for August 25 – September 1 (Control + Tribute). Trials of Osiris is dark this weekend — Banner weeks hide the Lighthouse playlist. Trials should return Friday, September 4 after Banner ends.
Xûr is at the Tower Bazaar through Tuesday reset (Friday 28 August – Tuesday 1 September). Full shelf on the Xûr tracker.
Skip the grind
Need this week's featured raids or a Grandmaster Alert clear without LFG roulette while Iron Banner owns the weekend playlist? Book the matching LFCarry carry — featured raid or GM Nightfall completion — and keep every drop on your account while a PRO team streams the run.
If the vault is the bottleneck before Tuesday, run a weekly vault-cleaning pass first and then spend the lockout on featured loot.
If you would rather book the week than farm it, start from which Destiny 2 carry to book this week.
Book Iron Banner →Lock a PRO fireteam for the live Iron Banner week — Bonus Focus drops stay on your account. Trials is dark until Banner ends.
FAQ
The chase exotics no single reset will give you
Named raid and dungeon exotics, farmed on all three characters every reset until they drop.
GuaranteedGuaranteed Euphony
The Witness farmed on all three characters until Euphony drops.
- Euphony
Guaranteed Vex Mythoclast
Vault of Glass farmed until Vex Mythoclast finally lands.
- Vex Mythoclast
Dungeon exoticGuaranteed Icebreaker
Vesper’s Host run every reset until Icebreaker drops.
- Ice Breaker Exotic
Plan my week with Emily →Say "I have 3 hours — what's worth doing?" and Emily builds your reset checklist from this exact rotation.