Onlyfarms.gg Season of the Chosen Power Leveling Guide

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Intro

Every new season in Destiny 2 brings fresh armor, weapons, and activities, along with an increased Guardian Power Level limit (commonly known as the Power Level Cap or simply the cap). This guide will help you efficiently reach the cap and optimize your gameplay.

What is Power Level?

Power Level represents the average level of your equipped gear (3 weapons and 5 armor pieces). Higher Power Levels grant access to challenging activities like Nightfalls and Raids. If your Power Level is too low, your damage output decreases while incoming damage increases, making survival significantly harder. Raising your Power Level ensures smoother gameplay in endgame activities.

Power Leveling Breakdown

Power leveling in Destiny 2 is divided into three stages. Note that the Seasonal Artifact Power Level bonus does not affect the Power Level caps.

Stage Power Level Range Description
Soft Cap 1110-1250 Earned through regular gameplay—missions, patrols, playlist activities, and seasonal events. No special requirements.
Hard Cap 1250-1300 Requires Powerful Gear rewards from weekly milestones and activities.
Pinnacle Cap 1300-1310 The final stretch, requiring Pinnacle Gear rewards from endgame activities.

How to Obtain Powerful Gear Rewards

Powerful Gear is essential to progressing beyond 1250 Power Level. Below is a list of activities that provide Powerful Gear rewards.

The Tower

Activity Vendor Requirement
Vanguard Service Zavala Complete 8 Vanguard Bounties
Spare Parts Banshee-44 Complete 8 Gunsmith Bounties
Live-Fire Exercises Lord Shaxx Complete 8 Crucible Bounties
Shady Schemes Drifter Complete 8 Gambit Bounties
Clan Rewards Hawthorne Earn 5000 XP or contribute to clan objectives

Europa

Activity Vendor Requirement
Europa Challenge Variks Complete 8 Variks Bounties
Exo Stranger Challenge Exo Stranger Defeat 100 combatants with Stasis
Exo Challenge Europa Complete Exo Challenge
Empire Hunts Variks Requires Europa Challenges II upgrade

Playlists & Miscellaneous

Activity Requirement
Glory-Ranked Playlist Win 7 rounds in Survival mode
Trials of Osiris Win 3 matches on a single ticket
Nightfall: The Ordeal Complete Nightfall activities (higher difficulty = better progress)
Battlegrounds Complete Battleground playlist activities
Prime Engrams Random drop from defeated enemies
Exotic Quest Completions Quests like Xenophage, Lament, or Divinity count as Powerful Gear
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Where to Obtain Pinnacle Gear Rewards

Once at the Hard Cap (1250+), your main focus should be earning Pinnacle Gear. Below are the Weekly Milestones that provide Pinnacle Gear.

The Tower

Activity Reward
Prophecy Dungeon Pinnacle Gear

Europa

Activity Requirement
Exo Challenge Requires European Explorer III upgrade
Empire Hunts Requires Europa Challenges III upgrade
Deep Stone Crypt Raid Up to 4 Pinnacle Gear drops

Playlists

Activity Requirement
Crucible Complete 3 matches
Gambit Complete 3 matches
Strikes Complete 3 Strikes using the matching elemental burn
Nightfall: The Ordeal Score 100,000+ points (Legend difficulty recommended)
Trials of Osiris Win 7 matches on a single ticket
Iron Banner Complete 4 event Bounties

Seasonal & Special Events

Destiny 2 celebrates events like The Dawning, Festival of the Lost, and Guardian Games, offering exclusive rewards, including Pinnacle Gear.

Final Tips

Have a good time, Guardian!