Everything you need to know about The Dawning

2.5.0 The one about The Dawning.

---

General

• New Quests are available in the Tower from Eva Levante, Amanda Holliday, and Commander Zavala
  
• A new Record Book is available offering new rewards for the Winter season
  
• Fixed an issue where some players did not receive the Student of History Trophy/Achievement or Sigil of the Young Wolf Emblem for attuning all of the Rise of Iron Artifacts
  
• Fixed an issue where some players were unable to complete the Echoes of the Past Quest
  

---

Activities

• Sparrow Racing has returned
  
  • 2 new racetracks have been added to the 2 returning from last year
    
  • Bounties and Quests are available from Amanda Holliday
    
  • SRL License Quest progress has been reset and new rewards have been added
    
  • Circuit racing gear obtained from the SRL License Quest now has Light and can be infused
    
  • SRL Reputation has been reset to Rank 0
    
  • Players can obtain an SRL helmet from Amanda Holliday at Rank 3 (1 per character)
    
  • Players can obtain a Treasures of the Dawning from Amanda Holliday at Rank 5 (1 per character, max 3 per account)
    
  • SRL Racing Suits earned from SRL matches have Light and can be infused
    
  • SRL can be launched via the Weekly Featured playlist in the director
    
  • Crucible bounties and Jolly Holliday Quest can no longer be completed in Sparrow Racing
    
• Strikes in the SIVA Crisis Playlist, SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlist, and weekly Nightfall now award Medals and feature team scoring!
  
  • Acquire new Bounties from Zavala and the Bounty Tracker to complete in any Scored Strike
    
• 3 Strikes have been reprised: The Nexus, Shadow Thief, and Will of Crota
  
• SIVA Crisis and SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlists now include all platform-available Strikes
  
• Dead Guardians are now automatically respawned at the end of Strikes
  
• Fixed an issue with pathfinding that caused enemies to not properly exit their spawn locations
  
  • This prevents enemies in the Will of Crota Strike from getting stuck in their doorways
    
• Reduced Burn effects on incoming damage done to Guardians
  
  • Outgoing damage by Guardians is unchanged
    
• Fixed an issue in Fallen S.A.B.E.R. where the Ultra Shank teleported after it's entrance performance
  
• Fixed an issue where Strike Streak was not applying in the SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlist correctly
  
• Fixed an issue where the Hoard Chest on Echo Chamber could become stuck behind an invisible barrier
  
• Increased time for presenting Archon's Forge offerings to the encounter starting from 5 to 10 seconds
  
• Iron Lord Bounties requiring Archon’s Forge completions now influence the type of Forge offerings that drop
  
  • Forge offerings will be more likely to drop with the combatant type to match the Iron Lord bounties in the player’s inventory
    
• Reduced Shields for Bosses in Perfected Shank offerings
  

---

Collections

• The Circuit and Momentum SRL racing gear sets have been added to the Holiday Collection for players who have earned these items
  
  • Circuit and Momentum Racing gear obtained from the Collection has Light and can be infused
    
  • Class items have Light and Perks and require Legendary Marks to purchase
    
• Ghost Ghost and Deviled Ghost have been added to the Holiday Collection for players who have obtained these items
  
  • Players can pay Legendary Marks to re-purchase these items with random stats and Perks
    
• Two new Emotes, "Proposal" and "Whoa There", can now be withdrawn by everyone from the Emote Collection
  

---

Vendors


Xûr

• Xûr once again sells Exotic Shards
  
• Xûr no longer sells Exotic Weapon Ornaments
  
• Xûr now sells a larger stack of 10 Heavy Ammo synths
  

Eververse

• Eververse has received a stock of new items
  
• Treasures of the Dawning are now available and contain new Sparrows, Ornaments, Horns, Armor, and Consumables
  
• Players can receive one free Treasures of the Dawning each week by completing their first weekly Heroic Strike
  
• Completing a Dawning set from Treasures of the Dawning on one class will grant the "EV-53 Glimmergold" Sparrow and the "Sunglow" Shader
  
• Nine new winter Emotes are available for sale for the winter season
  
• Rise of Iron's fall Emotes have been added to the direct purchase Emote rotation on Eververse
  Silver Dust Store
  
• A new Silver Dust Store has been added to the Tower. It is a Collection that can be found in the Tower, between Eververse and the Postmaster
  
• This Collection sells a selection of past season items for direct purchase for Silver Dust, including Exotic Weapon Ornaments
  
• The Silver Dust cost to apply Exotic Weapon Ornaments has been removed.
  
• Silver Dust has been removed from Radiant Treasures, but still may be obtained by dismantling Exotic Weapon Ornaments
  

---

Economy

• The free weekly Radiant Treasure has been moved to the first weekly PVP match completion.
  
• Characters who are level 40 will now automatically convert Uncommon Engrams(Green) to Weapon and Armor Materials on pickup
  
• New Bounties are available from Petra to assist players in gaining Queen's Wrath Reputation
  
• Class items obtained from Queen's Wrath packages now correctly display their stats
  
• Fixed an issue where Year 3 Faction Class Items were not properly contributing to Faction specific Quests
  
• Players can now purchase Wormspore from the Vanguard Quartermaster
  
• Brother Vance now offers materials exchange for Passage Coins and Motes of Light
  
• Skeleton Keys have been adjusted:
  
  • Skeleton Keys drop rates have been slightly increased in the SIVA Crisis playlist, SIVA Crisis Heroic playlist, and weekly Nightfall
    
  • Players will now receive a Skeleton Key for their first account Nightfall clear per week
    
• Subclass Quest class items can now be repurchased from the Speaker once earned
  
• Legendary Weapons obtained from the Gunsmith's Rank 2 Quest can now be repurchased from the Gunsmith
  

---

Crucible


Maps

• Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in Vex geometry on The Burning Shrine
  

Gametypes

• Added ability for players to "wave off" heavy ammo if EVERYONE in the match does the 'Wave' Emote in the first 30 seconds of a round
  
• Fixed an issue where the end-of-round countdown could play twice if the round tied in Elimination
  
• Inferno Rift and Inferno Zone Control modes added to Private Matches
  
• Supremacy score to win is now 120
  
• Rumble Supremacy score to win is now 40
  
• Supremacy Mercy spread is now 20-60, down from 30-90
  
• Slight reduction of Super energy gain in Supremacy modes
  

Playlists

• Icarus has been removed from the Rift playlist
  

Record Book

• Fixed an issue where Supremacy mode variants were not counting towards Record Book completion
  

Bounties

• Iron Banner Bounty Iron Marathon now correctly awards 10 points for a win instead of 15
  
• Iron Banner Bounty Iron Support no longer credits you with assists that any nearby player earns
  
• Fixed an issue where the Highest Score Crucible Bounty did not work in Supremacy
  
• Lord Shaxx no longer requires players to complete The Mountaintop before offering his Weekly Crucible Bounties
  

Rewards

• Increased the drop rate for Trials of Osiris vanity items
  
• Fixed an issue where the Trials of Osiris Shader “The Devoted” was not obtainable
  
• Increased the drop rate for Iron Banner vanity items and Artifacts
  
• Completing a Daily Featured Crucible activity now rewards 3 Passage Coins (up from 1)
  
• Completing a Weekly Featured Crucible activity now rewards 3 Passage Coins (up to 3 times per week)
  
• Fixed an issue where the Crucible Sparrow S-39 Lightrider was not available through Crucible Reputation Packages
  
• Added vanity items and Ghost Shells to Crucible PGCR drops:
  
• Ghosts: Crimson Shell, Sugary Shell
  
• Emblem: Crimson Crest
  
• Shaders: Rosebright, Valentine
  
• Added select Year 2 Crucible Legendary Weapons back to core PGCR drops:
  
• Red Spectre
  
• NL Shadow 701X
  
• The Ash Factory
  
• Eyasluna
  
• Party Crasher +1
  

---

Grimoire

• Fixed an issue where the "Efrideet" Grimoire Card was not awarded upon viewing the Iron Banner Efrideet cinematic
  
  • If you have already viewed this cinematic, the card will be awarded upon entering orbit
    
• Fixed an issue where the "Beauty in Destruction" Grimoire Card was not being rewarded for completing the "Beauty in Destruction" questline
  
  • If you have already obtained the Year 3 Gjallarhorn, the card will be awarded upon entering orbit
    
• Fixed an issue where Grimoire Cards associated with Khvostov Manual Pages were not being awarded, including the final page
  
  • If you have already completed the "We Found a Rifle" Questline and acquired the Y3 Khvostov, these cards will be awarded upon entering orbit
    
• Fixed an issue where Grimoire Cards for Year 1 Thorn and Year 1 Gjallarhorn were not being awarded when receiving their Year 3 counterparts
  
• Fixed an issue where Grimoire cards awarded when picking up Dormant SIVA Clusters were awarding Grimoire score for each character who picked them up
  
  • You will now appropriately only receive Grimoire score credit once per account per card
    
• Picking up Dormant SIVA Clusters will now appropriately award their corresponding card
  
  • Cards will be awarded upon entering orbit for Dormant SIVA Clusters that have already been picked up
    
• Fixed an issue where Grimoire Cards for Crucible maps were not consistently unlocking when players spawned in Private Matches
  

---

2 New Exotics


Songs from the Void


Note: Reaching level 8 for the new record book, Competetive Spirit, will give you Xur's Tag. Using Xur's tag on the giant christmas present will then give you an exotic schematic and your quest will begin.

"Great deeds are often preserved in song. Who remembers the names of the singers?" - Ikora Rey


Steps:

1.Talk to Ikora Rey

• Take the schematic to Ikora Rey in the tower.
  

2.Banshee Knows

• Talk to Banshee-44 in the tower.

3.Experience Breeds Excellence

• Get points from kills with Void abilities in any activity. 0/100
  

4.Return to Banshee-44

• Talk to Banshee-44 in the tower.
  

5.Waking Nova Mortis

• Defeat the Hive Abomination in "The Abomination Heist" Strike on the Moon.
  

6.Speak to Ikora Rey

• Speak to Ikora Rey in the Tower.
  

REWARDS: Nova Mortis


Hymns of Fire


Note: After completing the Songs from the Void Exotic Quest, you can talk to Commander Zavala and you will receive the next quest for the Solar - Thunder Lord.

"People say the assault on the Moon was a bad idea. I don't know about that... seems worse to just surrender that ground without trying to fight." - Banshee-44


Steps: 

Step 1. What Remains

• Talk to Banshee-44 in the Tower.
  

Step 2. Cleansing flames

• Get points from kills with Solar abilities in any activity.

Step 3. The Power of a Star

• Speak with Banshee-44 in the Tower.
  

Step 4. Burning Bright

• Defeat Valus Tlu'urn and Valus Mau'aual in the "Shield Brothers" strike on Dreadnaught

Step 5. Catching a Star

• Report to Commander Zavala in the Tower.
  

Reward: Abbadon

---

Strike Scoring

• The Vanguard Elite feature, Quest, and Bounties are not limited to the Dawning Live Event, and will continue to be available after The Dawning concludes on January 3rd, 2017 at 01:00 AM Pacific Time.
  
• Vanguard Elite Quest - Available from Commander Zavala. Available once per week, per Character. 
• Strikes in the SIVA Crisis Playlist, SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlist, and weekly Nightfall now award Medals and feature team scoring 
  
• First weekly completion of the Nightfall provides 1 Skeleton Key per account (NOT per character)
  
• Zavala is now offering 3 weekly bounties (1 Nightfall, 2 for Strike Scoring playlists – Weekly Elite Bounties)
  
• Gear will drop up to Light Level 400 from completed Bounties
  
• The Bounty Robot is now offer 6 daily bounties named ‘Vanguard Elite Bounties’ which surround feats within Strike Scoring playlists offering Rep and Experience similar to regular Bounties
  
• 3 Strikes have been reprised: The Nexus, Shadow Thief, and Will of Crota.
  
• SIVA Crisis and SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlists now include all platform-available Strikes
  
• Players can receive one free Treasures of the Dawning each week by completing their first Weekly Heroic Strike
  
• PLEASE NOTE - The "Bounty Hunter" record book is not bugged. Zavala's weekly bounties do not count, you need to get daily vanguard elite bounties from the bounty tracker.

---

Strike Medals

• You can see all the medals you've earned here, Bungie Strike Stats (click strike on the menu for this page)
  
• Streak=3, Spree=6, Rampage=9
  
• Your Spree medals can be minutes apart in between getting the next one to accumulate to a 'Rainbow Medal' - To get one - Get a Primary Spree, Special Spree & Heavy Spree.
  
• There are 7 medals that count for 'All the Medals'
  
• Time Bonus points are 25 base points + 25 per second left
  
• All The Medals - In the Competitive Spirit Record Book, the record All The Medals can only be met by receiving the following medals from completing Vanguard Strikes in a playlist activity:
  Bronze Tier Achieved, Silver Tier Achieved, Gold Tier Achieved, Time Bonus, Brutal Efficiency, Flawless, or Indestructible.
  

---

Medals marked with a single asterisk (*) count for 'All the Medals' in the record book.

Medals marked with a double asterisk (**) do not count towards the "Arsenal of Light" bounty, the get subclass super kills bounty.

---

MISC

• "The Daily Gifts in the Tower are account bound" - Only available to open on 1 character, per day
  

• DO NOT run Memory of Felwinter during Nexus and use the AEGIS. You have no Super so it doesn't charge
  

• Lanterns in the tower can be picked up and carried around
  

• The new Green Engram DisDismantleature DOES NOT provide Glimmer and Planetary Materials
  

• Days of Iron Armour Ornaments can now be purchased from the new Ornament Kiosk located in between the post master and Eververse in the Tower
  

• NO Vault space increase
  

• NO Bounty space increase
  

• Ornaments are STILL within Radiant Treasure Chests as well as the new Ornament Kiosk
  

• Ornaments once earned MUST be re-purchased, cannot take as many as you want
  

• Wormspore CAN be purchased from the Vanguard Weapons Vendor
  

• The free weekly Radiant Treasure has been moved to the first weekly PVP match completion.
  

• New Bounties are available from Petra to assist players in gaining Queen's Wrath Reputation and these now rotate DAILY
  

• Issue where Year 3 Faction Class Items were not properly contributing to Faction specific Quests now FIXED
  

• Brother Vance now offers materials exchange for Passage Coins and Motes of Light
  

• If you completed the 2015 SRL book in 2015 and deleted the gear, you can't get them from the kiosk and they don't drop from the book again. Amanda isn't holding them to pick up anymore - CLARIFICATION - The old 'Momentum' Gear can be gained from Ranking up in SRL but previously Amanda held them to be picked up at any time - This is now not the case and the 2015 armour has to be obtained again. Example being if you complete the 2015 book now, you cannot get the gear but you can get this years version by playing 2016 SRL 
  
  
  

This years version of the gear starts at Level 3 and is infusable. Last years, was not (Except Helm and Class Item)

• Halloween Ghosts have been added to holiday Kiosk and can be purchased for legendary marks (Should you have previously unlocked them)

---

For more info: Bungie Help - Vanguard Elite Support