Destiny 2’s Renegades expansion brings back something players have been asking for since Nightfalls changed: a meaningful weekly chase. Vanguard Alerts serve as Bungie’s answer—a structured rotation of activities that refresh every reset and reward you for diversifying your playtime.
The system is designed to feel familiar to long-time Guardians while still functioning within the game’s modern Portal framework. Whether you prefer standard playlists, raids, dungeons, or high-difficulty content, Vanguard Alerts now give you a reason to check in each week.
What Are Vanguard Alerts?
Vanguard Alerts are a rotating set of weekly challenges tied to different activity types across Destiny 2. They pull from Fireteam Ops, Arena Ops, Crucible Ops, and endgame content such as raids, dungeons, and a new form of Grandmaster-level Portal activity.
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Each week, six nodes are featured:
- Fireteam Ops Quickplay
- Arena Ops Quickplay
- Crucible (PvP)
- Grandmaster Vanguard Alert
- Weekly Raid Challenge
- Weekly Dungeon Challenge
These nodes appear both in the Seasonal Hub and on their respective Portal activity pages. Each one carries its own objectives and reward pools, giving every type of player a way to make progress.
How Vanguard Alerts Work
Every Alert is built around one core structure: complete the assigned activities, earn curated loot. Most Quickplay nodes follow a three-stage challenge that gradually awards more gear the further you go.
1. Quickplay Alerts
Fireteam Ops, Arena Ops, and Crucible Ops all share the same basic flow:
- Step 1: Complete three activities in the playlist
- Step 2–3: Earn additional drops by continuing to play
The first completion of the week is the most valuable. It grants:
- A pre-Masterworked weapon with a unique origin trait
- Loot from the corresponding playlist
- Higher-tier drops than you’d normally receive
Fireteam and Arena Ops share the same weekly weapon. Crucible offers its own separate reward.
Bungie also tuned Quickplay scoring so players at Power 550 with a Season Pass bonus can reliably earn a B grade, which is enough to secure the Bonus Focus reward.
The Grandmaster Vanguard Alert: The Nightfall Successor
The Grandmaster Alert is the closest the game has come to classic Grandmaster Nightfalls since their retirement.
This challenge features:
- A high-difficulty Portal activity
- A fixed Power penalty of –50
- Permanent modifiers
- A weekly-rotating Pinnacle Ops weapon
Your first B-grade (or higher) completion of the week awards:
- A Tier 5 version of the weekly weapon
- A pre-Masterworked roll
- The weapon’s unique origin trait
- High-value materials such as Enhanced Prisms and Ascendant Shards
Subsequent completions stay Tier 5, with a low chance to roll the second origin trait.
This activity is intentionally challenging—more difficult than the standard Portal’s Ultimatum difficulty, making it the pinnacle PvE test in the current sandbox.
Raid and Dungeon Alerts
Each week, one raid and one dungeon receive the Vanguard Alert treatment. These challenges require you to complete all encounters in the featured activity.
Your reward:
- Seasonal Bonus Power gear, enabling smoother progression across your account.
These do not change the activities themselves—they simply provide a structured reason to revisit endgame content.
How Vanguard Alerts Improve Destiny 2’s Reset Loop
Destiny 2’s Portal era removed much of the weekly rhythm players were used to. Vanguard Alerts bring that cadence back.
Key improvements include:
- A predictable weekly engagement path
- Unique weapons worth chasing
- Higher-tier rewards than regular playlist drops
- A true endgame challenge through Grandmaster Alerts
- Variety, breaking up the monotony of queueing the same activities
In short, Vanguard Alerts reintroduce structure to a game that thrives on weekly incentives.
How to Access Vanguard Alerts
Finding the Alerts is simple:
- Open the Portal.
- Enter the Seasonal Hub.
- Select the Vanguard Alerts tab.
You can also launch them directly through the regular Portal activity nodes, which now display Alert-specific markers. Play Now!
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