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Destiny 2’sInto the Light update is a celebration of the game’s past content releases, giving newer players a chance to obtain some of the game’s most coveted items through a long-requested tower defense mode called Onslaught. Fend off waves of enemies as you protect the Last City from the Witness' forces. If you succeed, you’ll be rewarded with some of Lord Shaxx’s most prized weapons, most of which were previously sunset.
Luna’s Howl, Recluse, Mountaintop, Hammerhead, and many more have been brought back with this April update. Bungie even brought back some classic Exotic missions for players to experience, complete with craftable versions ofWhisper of the Wormand Outbreak Perfected. Read on to learn how you’re able to get your hands on the Brave arsenal and more.
Updated June 17, 2025, by Charles Burgar:A new set of weapons have released in the Onslaught playlist this week. We have updated this guide to include both weapons in our Brave arsenal table, and we’ve added a section that covers every quest tied to unlocking the Brave arsenal from Arcite 99-40.
Craftable Exotics
The Whisper mission and Zero Hour have returned with Into the Light, complete withcraftable variants ofWhisper of the Worm and Outbreak Perfected.Whisper of the Worm can be unlocked by completing “The Whisper” mission within the Into the Light node on the Director. Speak with Eris Morn to start the quest. Outbreak Perfected is tied to the Zero Hour mission, which should become available in early May.
Solar
Exotic Perk
White Nail:Higher base precision damage. Rapidly landing three precision hits will refill the magazine.
One bullet is pulled from thin air. The other two are pulled from reserves.
The Whisper
Outbreak Perfected
This weapon will become craftable once Zero Hour launches in early May.
Kinetic
The Corruption Spreads:This weapon creates SIVA nanite swarms on rapid hits and precision kills.
SIVA nanites can spread SIVA nanites if they land the final blow.
Static Trait
Parasitism:This weapon deals more damage to enemies based on the number of SIVA nanites that attach to them.
Zero Hour
Brave Arsenal
Lord Shaxx has opened his prized armory to all Guardians who assist in defending the Last City. Rebranded as the Brave arsenal, these 12 iconic weapons have been brought back with refreshed perk pools, a new origin trait, and a golden appearance.You can earn all of these weapons by completing waves of the new Onslaught game mode, found under the “Into the Light” Director node.No DLC ownership is required to play Onslaught.
Holofoil Variants
There is a rare chance that a Brave weapon can drop as a holofoil variant. All holofoil variants come with a unique ornament and double perks in each column. They’re fairly rare, with a drop rate comparable to Forsaken’s curated weapons.
Holofoil variants will stop dropping when The Final Shape releases. If you care about cosmetics, now is the time to farm them.
All Brave weapons roll with theIndomitableorigin trait. While using a Light subclass, weapon final blows will restore 5% of your grenade energy. Darkness subclasses restore melee energy instead. More recent weapons that currently drop with origin traits—notably Forbearance and Succession—roll with Indomitable instead of their standard origin trait.
Type:Hand Cannon (140 RPM, has 180 RPM recoil)
Original Release:Beyond Light
Unlocking New Weapon Focusing
Every weapon in the BRAVE arsenal can be focused at the Hall of Champions, the unique hub area for this content update.You must complete the weapon’s respective quest from Arcite 99-40 to unlock weapon focusing.These quests usually require you to eliminate enemies with a certain weapon type. For example, Midnight Coup’s quest requires you to land Hand Cannon kills.
Once finished, head back to the Hall of Champions and interact with a Shaxx hologram. Each hologram corresponds with a BRAVE weapon.Interacting with the hologram will make that weapon your current focus, increasing its drop rate to 50%.This applies to Onslaught chests and the chest within the Hall of Champions. This doesnotaffect Holofoil drop chances.
Notable Weapon Changes
Enhanced Perks
Once The Final Shape expansion is released, all Brave weapons will be eligible for enhanced perk crafting. Bring the weapon to the Enclave andspend Ascendant Alloysto enhance each perk.
Rolls with multiple perks in each column may have each perk enhanced. Brave weapons maynothave their barrels, magazines, stocks, or Masterwork bonuses changed.
Patience And Forbearance
Dares Of Eternity Perk Refresh
Bungie has refreshed the Dares of Eternity weapons once again with Into the Light.All 30th Anniversary weapons awarded from Dares now roll with their original and new perk options.For example, the BxR-55 Battler can roll with Demolitionist + Adrenaline Junkie once again. This change has been retroactively applied to their crafting patterns, so you may reforge your weapons with these reprised perks if you desire.
Weapon stats and general behavior remain the same. You can view the exact perk pool changes ond2foundry.
