Destiny 2`s Season of Opulence keeps adding new stuff to do, between running the new Crown of Sorrows Strike, chasing down the Exotic rocket launcher Truth, or trying out the new, Heroic version of Menagerie that just launched. There`s also that new Power level cap of 750 to. hit As always, a new weekly Ascendant Challenge can help you do that.As players have come to expect, the Ascendant Challenge starts out with acquiring the corresponding bounty from Petra in the Dreaming City. You`ll also need a Tincture of Queensfoil, a consumable item you can earn by taking part in certain activities in the Dreaming City (or you can outright buy one). Once you have both the bounty and a Tincture, you`ll head to a Lost Sector, Aphelion`s Rest, which is located in The Strand, just beneath the area where Petra is sometimes found. Using a Tincture will grant you a buff, Ascendance, that allows you to see a Taken portal. This one is located partway through the Lost Sector, atop a hill--it`s hard to miss if you`ve used your Tincture.Jumping into the portal takes you to the Ascendant Plane`s Ouroborea. There, you`ll have to explore the area to find four different blights. Enter the dome and destroy its core; you`ll know you`ve done it when it disappears and the text `a seal breaks` pops up in the bottom-left corner. Once you`ve dealt with all the blights, you`ll go back toward the center to destroy crystals (whose protective shield has been temporarily dropped). Just beware the knights who will chase you around as you do this--your best bet is to keep moving in a circle, which should let you destroy the crystals without allowing the knights to get too close.Although the chest is unlikely to have much in the way of worthwhile rewards, finishing the Ascendant Challenge also completes the bounty you picked up from Petra. That rewards you with a piece of Powerful gear that is highly desirable and can increase your level, making this all worth the trouble, provided you`re capable of g ...
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