summary
- The Dawning event in Destiny 2 features limited-time weapons and fun activities with seasonal currency.
- Glaives like the Albedo Wing offer unique gameplay but are overshadowed by other weapons in the meta.
- Weapons like Zephyr, Avalanche, Stay Frosty, and Glacioclasm offer different perks but may not be the top choices.
Fate 2 is back with its holiday-themed event, The Dawning. The Dawning continues with a familiar formula of gathering ingredients and cooking delicious treats for various characters. destiny the world Players must first take Eva's Holiday Oven 2.4, and an introductory quest from event vendor and space grandmother, Eva Levante.
Once the intro quest is completed, giving Zavala his favorite Gjallerdoodles and returning to Eva, players are free to collect Seasonal Currency, Dawning Spirit, and various materials to their heart's content until the event ends. Of course, with The Dawning, Bungie is giving players a chance to earn limited-time Dawning weapons, as well as a new entry into the mix as the event continues.

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6 Albedo wing
Underpowered Weapons In the underpowered weapon type
- One of the more accessible glaive options
- Glaives are not very powerful or popular
Glaives were an interesting addition Fate 2 Since they were added witch queen expansion. They are a combination of both melee and projectile weapons with a shield that is charged to defeat each enemy. Albedo Wing sits as the most accessible Arc glaive Fate 2. Other options for Unexpected Resurrection and Nezarek's Whisper are locked behind an alien mission to test and rotate Osiris. Presage.
Some of the new perk combinations are enticing, such as Closing Time, Strategist, and Desperate Majors, but glaives are not only eclipsed by other Dawning Weapons but are not very popular in the meta. An exception would be niche use cases in the crucible, but that's it.
5 Zephyr
Gains on weapons are low
- Solid overall package
- Low power on high-end materials
The Zephyr is the oldest Dawning weapon Fate 2So each Dawning event has multiple iterations as it passes. The base sword has a good overall package in terms of its stats, but the new features of the Rimestealer and Cold Steel really play well with Stasis Fantasy. Each charged heavy attack by Zephyr with Cold Steel has the effect of slowing and eventually freezing enemies, while Rimestealer grants Frost Armor with each defeat of a frozen target. It can slow overload champions, shatter unstoppable champions when they shatter, and help freeze barrier champions for other players.

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Unfortunately, outside of Stasis, Zephyr is very weak to other sword options such as Bequest and the Exotic option, The Lament. While champions have amazing properties, champions become very real threats in high-end content like Nightfalls and Raids, where many of them can kill players with a single melee in Grandmaster Nightfalls. In PvP, swords are not seen as the preferred heavy weapon.
4 avalanche
Good roll but oversaturated
- Fun weapon rolls
- oversaturated
As with most Dawning weapons, there is more of a sidegrade for those more popular, but harder to obtain options Fate 2. The Avalanche machine gun has been refreshed with popular features like Heal Clip for some health regeneration when reloading a magazine after an enemy defeat, collective action for primary buffs on player subclasses, and Incandescent to create solar explosions upon enemy defeat. This is in good company with other solar heavy machine gun options, such as Fixed Odds from Duality Dungeon and Speleologist from Episode: Echoes.
With those rolls, Avalanche fills a perfectly serviceable role within a player's arsenal. However, a custom frame is common among other attractive options such as Hammerhead, Commeration, and Song of Ir Ut. The latter two are raid-specific, but are accessible through the Hammerhead Raid activity. Rolls also do not support Avalanche in any form of PvP.
3 Mistral lift
An accessible raid and dungeon DPS weapon
- Lots of great combos for the DPS role
- Linear Fusion Rifles are not currently in the meta
The Mistral Lift is the newest weapon introduced in The Dawning, being an aggressive frame heavy linear fusion rifle with a great perk pool. Combinations like Envious Arsenal + Bait and Switch, Reconstruction + Vorpal Weapon, and Envious Assassin + Precision Instrument complement the 3-round burst linear fusion rifle really well.
On the other hand, great boss-damaging weapons are more plentiful than ever, so Mistral Lift isn't really a stand-out option for the moment. High DPS loadouts also live and die by certain artifact gains and rotating damage surge modifiers for each activity, meaning a drop-off in sweet sweet DPS if players aren't playing on activity modifiers. Rocket launchers and grenade launchers provide more damage, but limited reserves, while linear fusion rifles can deal damage over a longer period of time. Linears are also more niche in a PvP environment.
2 Stay frosty
A well-balanced pulse rifle for activities
- Excellent in both PvE and PvP
- Not very unique
Aside from the seemingly retired Cold Front SMG, Stay Frosty is the Dawning's only primary kinetic weapon. It has some features that work very well in PvP as a main damage dealer, with combinations like Encore + Headseeker, Moving Target + Kill Clip, and Lone Wolf + Desperado giving players some essential PvP perk combinations. For PvE, it can also roll with Rimestealer + Headstone for some Stasis fun.

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The Stay Frosty is a very fun weapon, working hard in many PvP maps and modes, but compared to other ubiquitous PvP picks like the Graviton Lance, No Time To Explain, and BxR-55 Battler, it's hard to move the needle. There are better options for players to grab, but the Stay Frosty is still a very competitive weapon in the pool of legendary pulse rifles.
1 glacioclasm
A special ammo hazard
- A top-tier weapon in many activities
- No longer best-in-class in PvE
Glacioclasm is an overall great weapon to use in any activity. Almost any roll of Glacioclasm is an excellent roll, regardless of the perk combination. Glacioclasm has a reputation as a threat in PvP with perk rolls like Odd Pressure + High Impact Reserves, and Slideshot + Desperate Measures. It also has some backup boss DPS potential with the likes of Envious Assassin + Vorpal Weapon, and Overflow + Reservoir Burst.
Although Glacioclasm has been in the spotlight for a while, more utilitarian fusion rifles like Riptide from Crucible or Deliverance from the Woe of the Disciple Raid hold more value in PvE due to their Stasis damage type and ability to stun champion enemies. Despite that, Glacioclasm is still popular for its high damage output in both PvE and PvP.

Fate 2
- issued
- August 28, 2017
- Multiplayer
- Online multiplayer, online co-op