Destiny Weekly Reset (9/22/15): New Nightfall and Prison of Elders Arenas

The first weekly reset since the release of Destiny: The Taken King is here. For those of you Taken Tots new to Destiny, each Tuesday the Nightfall and Prison of Elders Arenas are reset with new challenges. But even for you veteran Guardians out there, there are a few changes to note. With this being the first weekly reset since Oryx's arrival, things might be a bit confusing.

For starters, Heroic Strikes have been removed in Year Two, and in their place is the Vanguard Heroic Playlist. As previously explained, "Players receive bonus Legendary Marks from the Weekly Heroic Playlist… at the Account level rather than the character leve." This is to encourage players to focus on a single character more, "or feel less pressure to gear three characters at once for Legendary Marks." The Vanguard Heroic Strike requires your Guardian be level 40 with a recommended light level of 280.

The Weekly Nightfall has also undergone a few changes. In addition to Burn skulls, the Nightfall burn resist talents found on each chest pieces will rotate armor. The death penalty of kicking you into orbit after team wipes has also been removed. Here's this week's Nightfall: Fallen S.A.B.E.R. (requires The Taken King expansion). Modifiers include:

• Epic – Heavily shielded and highly aggressive enemies appear in great numbers.
• Void Burn – Void Damage from any source is greatly increased.
• Berserk – (the new Angry) Enemies don't flinch.
• Specialist – Secondary Weapon damage is favored.
• Trickle – Recharge of abilities is significantly reduced.

And here is this week's Prison of Elders Arenas:

Prison of Elders Level 32: Machine Wrath

The Reef, Asteroid Belt: Archon Servants have raised their own corrupted Servitor-god, Kaliks Reborn. Defeat it and be rewarded.

Round	Enemy	Objective	Modifier(s)
1	Cabal	No Objective	Specialist – Special Weapon damage is favored.
2	Fallen	Destroy Mines	Lightswitch – Minions of the Darkness deal much more melee damage.
3	Fallen	No Objective	Airborne – Players deal more damage while in the air.
4	Fallen	Dismantle Mines	Exposure – Guardian shields are increased but do not replenish.
5	Fallen	Kill the Boss – Kaliks	Grounded – Players take more damage while airborne.

Prison of Elders Level 34: Cult of the Worm

The Reef, Asteroid Belt: Gulrot, Unclean has been summoned by the Worm Keepers. Don't let the beast's filth spread beyond the prison.

Round	Enemy	Objective	Modifier(s)
1	Vex	No Objective	Airborne – Players deal more damage while in the air.
2	Hive	Eliminate the Target	Grounded – Players take more damage while airborne.
3	Vex	No Objective	Void Burn – Void Damage from any source is greatly increased.
4	Hive	Destroy Mines	Angry – Minions of the Darkness won't flinch, even after massive damage.
5	Hive	Kill the Boss – Gulrot	Exposure – Guardian shields are increased but do not replenish.

Prison of Elders Level 35: Skolas's Revenge

The Reef, Asteroid Belt: Skolas and his crew challenge the Guardians who captured him. Face him with a Fireteam of three. End him.

Round	Enemy	Objective	Modifier(s)
1	Hive	No Objective	Exposure – Guardian shields are increased but do not replenish.
			Brawler – Guardian Melee damage is greatly increased.
2	Vex	Destroy Mines	Grounded – Players take more damage while airborne.
			Airborne – Players deal more damage while in the air.
3	Cabal	Dismantle Mines	Catapult – Grenade recharge rate is greatly increased.
			Arc Burn – Arc Damage from any source is greatly increased.
4	Fallen	Eliminate the Target	Specialist – Special Weapon damage is favored.
			Juggler – No ammo drops for your equipped weapon.
5	Fallen	Kill the Boss – Servitor	Trickle – Recharge of abilities is significantly reduced.
			Small Arms – Primary Weapon damage is favored.
6	Boss	Kill the Boss – Skolas