Destiny 2 Vesper’s Host dungeon: all new weapons, armor, more

Destiny 2’s next major content update, Episode Revenant, arrived on October 8, bringing a refreshed sandbox, new seasonal activities, loot to earn, and a story centered around Scorn big bad, Fikrul.

While there won’t be a Raid accompanying Revenant, a new dungeon, Vesper’s Host, gives Guardians looking for an endgame challenge plenty of reasons to reach the new pinnacle Power cap of 2010. Here’s everything you need to know about the dungeon.

Vesper’s Host Dungeon release date

Vesper’s Host was released on October 11, 2024, three days after Revenant’s launch. As with previous dungeon release Warlord’s Ruin.

Vesper’s Host Exotic – Ice Breaker

A beloved Sniper Rifle from the original Destiny, Ice Breaker, will finally debut in Destiny 2 with Vesper’s Host as its dedicated Exotic drop. It’s not currently known if the Exotic will retain the unique perks attached to its original iteration but we’ll update this as soon as it goes live.

Ice Breaker proved problematic in the original Destiny due to its No Backpack perk. The intrinsic allowed the weapon to automatically generate ammo over time instead of needing to reload, essentially granting infinite ammo.

Its second unique perk, Ice Breaker, causes enemies to spontaneously combust upon death. As Ice Breaker has been changed from Solar to Stasis element in Destiny 2, this effect will likely be changed wholesale.

Legendary weapons & armor

Vesper’s Host has four exclusive Legendary weapons in its loot pool, all featuring the Bray Legacy Origin Trait, which reads: “Damage with this weapon generates a small amount of ability energy for the one closest to a full charge.” The four weapons are as follows:

VS Pyroelectric Propellant – Auto Rifle

• Element: Arc
• Ammo: Primary

VS Velocity Baton – Breach Grenade Launcher

• Element: Void
• Ammo: Special

VS Gravitic Arrest – Fusion Rifle

• Element: Void
• Ammo: Special

VS Chill Inhibitor – Grenade Launcher

• Element: Stasis
• Ammo: Heavy

Spacewalk armor

Vesper’s Host has one new armor set for Titans, Warlocks, and Hunters in its loot pool, all named Spacewalk. Thematically, each set borrows design elements from the Deep Stone Crypt Raid. See below for images of all three.

Warlock

Titan

Hunter

Contest Mode, World First Race & Normal Mode

Like Contest Mode for Raids, the modifier will be enabled for 48 hours after the initial release of Vesper’s Host. Normal Mode is unlocked following the Dungeon’s completion in Contest Mode by three separate Fireteams. A Power Level of 1985 is suggested to be at the cap for every encounter.

Per Bungie’s outline of what Guardians can expect from Destiny 2’s first Dungeon Contest Mode, here are the most important specifics.

• Enemies are more aggressive
• Encounters use resurrection tokens
• Certain encounters will feature enrage mechanics
• Character Power provides no advantage above the recommended level of 1985.

Completion of Vesper’s Host on Contest Mode will unlock a special Emblem and a guaranteed drop of the dungeon’s exclusive Exotic. The first three Guardians to beat Vesper’s Host on Contest Mode were confirmed by Bungie in an X/Twitter post to be Tides, Pine, and SpecialHero.

Congratulations to our first place podium finishers for the Vesper's Host Dungeon Race!

🥇 Tides
🥇 Pine
🥇 SpecialHero

Second and third place podium finishers are still being validated by our security team. These will be announced next week. pic.twitter.com/kvnMzxnpPv

— Destiny 2 (@DestinyTheGame) October 11, 2024

That’s everything we know so far about Vesper’s Host. For an overview of all the content coming with Episode Revenant, check out our dedicated hub.