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This week in Destiny, we are quite impressed with how fast you Guardians are progressing towards the Commander's Orders escalated target after reaching the primary goal of the Community Challenge.
- Commander's Orders nears completion
- Animal Instinct emblem being distributed
- Celebrating AANHPI month
- Patch notes for Update 9.5.6.3
Community Challenge: Escalated Commander's Orders Progressing
Guardians! Zavala is incredibly proud of your projected performance. The community completed his original Commander's Orders in less than five days and everyone who participated and took down at least one enemy using the selected Vanguard-issued weapons for this challenge will be getting the Commander's Salute emblem soon after the Community Challenge ends.
Given how fast you racked up those communal 15 million defeats of humanity's foes, Zavala decided to extend the challenge to 50 million and add a second, never-before released emblem as an additional reward: Gold Stars. At the time of this writing, the community is closing on more than 42 million kills, so we are pretty sure this new goal will be met very soon.
If you haven't participated yet, what are you waiting for? Take out PvE enemies with Mint Retrograde, Unfall, MIDA Macro-Tool, Hawthorne's Field-Forged, Psi Aeterna IV, Horror's Least, or A Good Shout before the Community Challenge ends at reset on May 12 to claim the unlocked emblems and make Zavala even prouder than he already is of you all.
Animal Instinct Emblem Deliveries Underway
This week, we've granted the Animal Instinct emblem to almost all players who participated in Guardian Games and completed a minimum of seven event activities. While the majority of worthy Guardians have received it, we're making sure that a few edge cases also get the emblem. Apologies that it's taking us a bit longer than anticipated to distribute these. We'll post an update on the Destiny 2 Team socials when the send is complete and all Guardians who met the required completions have it available in their collection.
For the emblem to appear in your account, you need to log into Destiny 2 first. Then, check Collections → Flair → General to equip it. Enjoy!
Celebrate AANHPI Month
Happy Asian American Native Hawai'ian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! The Asians@Bungie Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Association is celebrating the occasion with the Harmonic Waves emblem. For this year s campaign, we are proud to be partnering with Kāko'o Mai by Hawaiian Council and their incredible efforts in supporting individuals and communities impacted by severe flooding and storms that hit Hawaii earlier this year.
Kāko'o Mai is an initiative designed to meet the evolving needs of the impacted communities in real time. Through the generosity of supporters, Kāko'o Mai have been able to deliver direct financial assistance to families, provide emergency grants to replace vehicles lost in the floods, and support urgent needs such as temporary housing, essential supplies, and critical home repairs.
In honor of AANHPI Heritage Month, everyone that makes a $10 donation to Kāko'o Mai through the Bungie Foundation campaign will earn the Harmonic Waves emblem for Destiny 2. Through May 31, 2026, all net proceeds* will go to Kāko'o Mai.
*Minus Tiltify and payment processing fees
Update 9.5.6.3 Patch Notes
We deployed Update 9.5.6.3 this week which brought a batch of bug fixes. The Triple Laureate Hand Cannon has had its firing audio restored, allowing it to be re-enabled in PvP activities as a result. We also resolved a visual issue with bronze finish on Guardian Games class items compared to silver and gold.
Check out the full patch notes for Update 9.5.6.3.
Active and Upcoming Activities in Destiny
Ongoing to May 12
- Community Challenge: Commander's Orders
- Accelerator
- Ammo Surge (Special)
- Crucible Portal Playlist
- Rumble (FFA)
- Crucible Legacy Playlist
- 3v3 Quickplay: Rift
- 6v6 Quickplay: Momentum
- Grandmaster Vanguard Alert
- Activity: Birthplace of the Vile
- Reward: Submachine Gun
May 8 to May 12
- Trials of Osiris
- Map: Eventide Labs
- Weapon: Cataphract GL3
Player Support Report
Known Issues List | Help Forums | Destiny 2 Team Bluesky
Recent Known Issues List
- Players who still have the legacy Anomalous Object quest cannot complete it.
- This quest does not block progress through the New Light experience, does not have associated rewards, and can safely be abandoned.
- The Veiled Haunting Sleeves ornament can come into player's view when using certain weapons.
- Actively being in transcendence will prevent Spirit of Galanor from refunding Super energy.
- Tempest Strike cannot be used while a Renegade Ability Jammer is active.
For a more comprehensive, targeted list, please view our Destiny 2 Known Issues and Vital Information article.
Now That's a Cool Warlock
Setting aside the fact that this Warlock is using two Exotics at the same time and that goes against current Vanguard policy, this cosplay is just amazing.
My Warlock Cosplay by MITHRIDATES__
Power Metal
We're pretty sure the Iron Lords of old would have loved this track. What an amazing debut song!
Lords of Iron (Official Music Video) by CENTRAL FORCE
Thank you to all who participated in our recent Community Challenges! They are fun little ideas the Community Team enjoys putting together and they are a great way for us to reward sought-after emblems. Plus, they encourage revisiting past activities or trying out new playstyles you might not have otherwise considered.
Now, on to 50 million for Zavala and let's award you those Gold Stars!
Destiny 2 Community Team