Destiny 2 Rite of the Nine Guide – Dungeon Rotation, Exotic Rewards, and All Weapons (UPDATED)

Bungie’s latest limited-time event, Rite of the Nine, kicked off on May 6, offering Destiny 2 players a chance to earn rare exotics, exclusive cosmetics, and reprised dungeon weapons. The twist? You’ll need to complete a featured dungeon each week—but the rotation didn’t quite start the way everyone expected.

Wait, Why Is Spire of the Watcher Back Again?

Many expected Ghosts of the Deep to be the second dungeon in the lineup, but when the weekly reset hit on May 14, Spire of the Watcher remained the featured dungeon. This left a lot of Guardians scratching their heads, especially since Bungie previously said the event would rotate through Spire of the Watcher, Ghosts of the Deep, and Prophecy on a weekly basis.

Turns out, Bungie didn't communicate the actual structure of the event clearly at first. In a recent clarification, they revealed that each dungeon will remain active for three weeks, and all three will become available during the final week before the launch of the Edge of Salvation expansion.

Update (May 15): Bungie has adjusted due to player feedback and has added more rewards for the event. Starting today, each dungeon will only be featured for two weeks instead of the planned three., and the drop rate of Nonary Manifold currency has been increased for the event.

For more bonuses, the second week of each featured dungeon will have an increase in weapon drops.

Rite of Nine Dungeon Rotation Schedule (UPDATED: May 15)

• Spire of the Watcher: May 6 to May 20

• Ghosts of the Deep: May 20 to June 3

• Prophecy: June 3 to June 17

• All Three Dungeons Available: July 17 – July 8

• Lootapalooza Week (Everything Active): July 8 – July 15

After June 17, all three Rite of the Nine dungeons will be available with all three difficulties, but the featured dungeon for that week will still have bonus weapon drops.

Bonus drops when all three dungeons are available

• Spire of the Watcher: June 17

• Ghosts of the Deep: June 24

• Prophecy: July 1

Lootapalooza Week Explained

Lootapalooza will be the last week before the expansion drops, so all Rite of the Nine dungeons will again be available with every bonus reward from the event going live. Bungie says this will be the last big shot at scoring the loot you’re chasing for, and for the final week a new way to spend Nonary Manifold will be introduced in this final stretch.

Bungie is aware of the community’s feedback about the confusion, so we’ll update this guide if any more changes occur.

If you missed the first week, don’t worry—you still have time. And if you already farmed Spire of the Watcher hard, now’s your chance to clean up anything you missed, or jump into the new weekly quest that gives you an exotic as a reward.

All Rite of the Nine Weapons

The Rite of the Nine features 12 reprised weapons from the three featured dungeons. Each weapon has a new origin trait called Gravity Well, which pulls ammo toward you when reloading.

Ghosts of the Deep

• New Pacific Epitaph

• Greasy Luck

• No Survivors

• Cold Comfort

Prophecy

• Judgement

• A Sudden Death

• Prosecutor

• Relentless

Spire of the Watcher

• Liminal Vigil

• Long Arm

• Terminus Horizon

• Wilderflight

Each weapon comes in three versions: a standard drop, an Adept version, and an Adept version with a holofoil effect.

How to get the Rite of the Nine Weapons

You can earn weapons by completing the featured dungeon each week. Alternatively, you can open the chest near the Emissary of the Nine using 250 Nonary Manifold, the event-exclusive currency. You’ll earn Nonary Manifold by completing Rite of the Nine bounties.

You can also attune to one of the twelve weapons floating in the hub area. Doing so increases your chances of receiving that weapon from dungeon completions or event chests, similar to last year’s Into the Light event.

Cosmetic Rewards and the Eternal Title

Beyond weapons, Rite of the Nine includes unique cosmetics:

• Earn a special emblem by achieving Gold ratings in all dungeon encounters.

• Complete the event’s Seal to earn the ETERNAL title and unlock the Astrograph Shader.

Week 2 Guaranteed Exotic Reward – Ritual Initiation Quest

In Week 2, Bungie added a new quest called Ritual Initiation, offering a guaranteed Exotic reward. Complete the featured dungeon on any difficulty, return to the Emissary, and you’ll get to choose one of the following:

• Hierarchy of Needs – Exotic Bow

• The Navigator – Exotic Trace Rifle

• Gjallarhorn Catalyst

Important note: We don’t know what happens if you already own the Gjallarhorn Catalyst and pick it again—and honestly, we’re not brave enough to try.

We’ll update this page if there are new quests that show up next week.

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