Dev Insights - Weapons, Artifacts, & Focusing Preview
Destiny 2 Patch Notes — May 29, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
https://www.bungie.net/News/Article/dev_insights_weapons_artifacts_focusing_preview
Greetings, Guardians. We are here today to share the many balance changes and updates that the Destiny 2 Dev Team has been working on for the Monument of Triumph update, coming June 9. It's a long article, so here's a list of the main topics you'll find in it:
The new Weapon Tier Upgrading system.
Tier Upgrading for crafted weapons.
Buffs to many Exotics, like Anarchy, The Lament, and Vex Mythoclast.
Including new Catalysts and improvements for previous ones.
Balance update to most Legendary weapon types, including:
An overall buff to Primary weapon damage in PvE.
Targeted buffs to most Special weapons for PvE.
Many Legendary perk fixes and buffs.
A preview of the very customizable Artifact 2.0, including:
New ways to counter Champions.
Saving your choices in loadouts.
Updates to vendors, weapon focusing, and gear attunement.