All The Dawning event challenges and rewards in Destiny 2

Make this Dawning a rewarding one.

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Destiny 2’s festive winter event is back again for 2023, with The Dawning officially going live on Dec. 12. The familiar gameplay loop of earning materials to bake cookies using Eva Levante’s oven is back yet again, and with it comes another event pass with challenges to complete and rewards to unlock.

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Players who upgrade the event card for The Dawning, for 1,000 Silver, will instantly unlock an Exotic “Angelic Wings” emote, an Exotic Frostflower Sparrow, and a Legendary Dawning Elan shader that all can be claimed right away. But to get more rewards, players will need to complete a series of event challenges.

Players can unlock all the “secret” challenges by completing the introduction quest, which starts with talking to Eva at the Tower to acquire her Holiday Oven, and ends with baking and delivering Gjallardoodles to Commander Zavala. When that’s completed, the following challenges will be revealed.

All of The Dawning event challenges and rewards in Destiny 2

There are 16 total challenges that can be completed during The Dawning.

The Dawning event card menu in Destiny 2 showing all challenges and rewards.
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ChallengeChallenge ObjectivesChallenge Rewards
Dawn of the DawningComplete the Dawning intro questsA Gift In Return, Dawning Spirit, one event ticket
Amateur BakerBake six different cookies in the Dawning OvenDawning Spirit, one event ticket, an Enhancement Core, a Bungie Reward Code
Adept BakerBake 13 different cookies in the Dawning OvenA Gift In Return, Dawning Spirit, an Enhancement Core, one event ticket
Expert BakerBake 20 different cookies in the Dawning OvenHiera Hodos (Exotic Ship), Dawning Spirit, one event ticket
Bake-stravaganzaBake 50 different cookies in the Dawning OvenEnhancement Prism, Dawning Spirit, one event ticket
Ice Cold CombatDefeat 100 combatants with snowballs anywhere in the Sol systemAlbedo Wing (Legendary Glaive), 5000 Glimmer, Dawning Spirit, one event ticket
Shopping SpreePurchase all 12 Dawning Upgrades from Eva, using Dawning SpiritDawning Panache shader, Dawning Spirit, one event ticket
ThundersnowDefeat opponents with Arc weapons or abilitiesAlbedo Wing (Legendary Glaive), Upgrade Module, 5000 Glimmer, one event ticket
Deep FreezeDefeat opponents with Stasis weapons or abilitiesStay Frosty (Legendary Pulse Rifle), Zephyr (Legendary Sword), Enhancement, one event ticket
SnowmeltDefeat opponents with Solar weapons or abilitiesAvalanche (Legendary Machine Gun), Upgrade Module, 5000 Glimmer, one event ticket
Yarn MakerDefeat opponents with Strand weapons or abilitiesCold Front (Legendary SMG), 25000 Glimmer, one event ticket
They Call it sNOwDefeat opponents with Void weapons or abilitiesGlacioclasm (Legendary Fusion Rifle), Upgrade Module, 5000 Glimmer, one event ticket
Vanguard EternityComplete Vanguard Ops or Dares of Eternity activitiesRaid Banner, A Gift In Return, Dawning Spirit, one event ticket
Competitive SpiritComplete Crucible or Gambit matchesTwo Enhancement Cores, A Gift In Return, Dawning Spirit, one event ticket
SnowstruckSpawn snowballs by defeating combatants with weapons or abilities in valid activitiesEnhancement Prism, Dawning Spirit, one event ticket
Star BakerEarn the Dawning 2023 seal by completing all previous challenges.Ascendant Shard, Ascendant Alloy

What are The Dawning event challenge rewards?

There are three recurring rewards for completing almost every challenge.

A Gift in Return

A Gift in Return is a gift that can be opened to receive Glimmer, XP, a Dawning exclusive weapon, and potentially Upgrade Modules, destination resources, and/or Enhancement Prisms. They can also be packed with Dawning Spirit and traded in for specific presents from Eva.

Dawning Spirit

Dawning Spirit is the essential currency earned during The Dawning event. It’s primarily used to earn upgrades from Eva but can also be packaged with A Gift in Return and traded in for specific gifts from Eva like Dawning weapons and Festive Engrams.

The Dawning 2023 event tickets

These tickets are redeemable for specific gifts from an upgraded The Dawning event card. There are four rewards to earn, needing 15 tickets in total to unlock them, which means completing all challenges:

  • Ornamental Shell (Exotic Ghost Shell) for seven tickets
  • Slippery Patch (Legendary Emote) for five tickets
  • Festive Entrance (Legendary Transmat Effect) for two tickets
  • Tundra Guide (Legendary Ghost Projection) for one ticket
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