Seasonal artifact · Season 20 · Season of Defiance
An empowered symbol of Awoken royalty.
SeasonSeason 20 · Season of DefianceDates2023-02-28 to 2023-05-23Perks25 in 5 columnsThe artifact's item page ›
Column 1
Open from the start
Anti-Barrier Pulse Rifle
Your equipped Pulse Rifles fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Pulse Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Piercing Sidearms
Your equipped Sidearms fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Sidearms are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Overload Bow
Damage by fully drawn arrows from your equipped Bows causes disruption, stunning the target, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Bows are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Unstoppable Scout Rifle
Aiming down the sights of a Scout Rifle for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Scout Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Overloaded Auto/SMG
Sustained fire from Auto Rifles and Submachine Guns disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Auto Rifles and Submachine Guns are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Column 2
Opens after 3 mods unlocked
Authorized Mods: Solar
The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your Solar weapons are significantly discounted.
Authorized Mods: Strand
The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your Strand weapons are significantly discounted.
Authorized Mods: Void
The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your Void weapons are significantly discounted.
Authorized Mods: Grenades
The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your grenades are significantly discounted.
Multi-Siphon Mods
Grants access to armor mods in your helmet that combine the effects of the Strand Siphon mod with the Solar Siphon and Void Siphon mods.
Column 3
Opens after 5 mods unlocked
Shatter Orbs
The first time you break a combatant's shield, you create an Orb of Power if you break the shield with the matching damage type.
Defiant Armory
Greatly improves the benefits provided by the Noble Deeds, Nanotech Tracer Rockets, Tex Balanced Stock, and Ambush Origin traits.
Untangler
Destroying a Tangle with a Strand weapon suspends targets damaged by the explosion.
Solar Surge
Collecting a Firesprite gives you Armor Charge.
Volatile Flow
Picking up an Orb of Power grants your Void weapons Volatile rounds.
Column 4
Opens after 7 mods unlocked
Bricks from Beyond
Defeating a powerful combatant with a Void weapon has a chance to generate Heavy ammo for you and your teammates.
Flare Up
Firebolt Grenades apply more Scorch stacks. Damaging a combatant with a Firebolt Grenade spawns a Firesprite near them.
Origin Hones
Weapons with the Noble Deeds, Nanotracing Rockets, Tex Balanced Stock, and Ambush Origin traits are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Allied Unraveling
Rapid final blows with a Strand weapon grant your weapon Unraveling Rounds, with a longer duration near allies.
Counterweave
When you or a member of your fireteam stuns or defeats a Champion, you gain energy for your least-charged Strand ability.
Column 5
Opens after 10 mods unlocked
Threaded Blast
Destroying a Tangle with a Strand weapon creates a larger and more damaging explosion.
Rain of Firebolts
When you have Firebolt Grenades equipped, gain a second grenade charge.
Void Weapon Channeling
You gain a temporary bonus to Void weapon damage after you defeat a target with a Void weapon while at least one of your Void abilities is fully charged. This damage bonus increases based on the number of fully charged Void abilities you have.
Medieval Champion
Glaives you wield fire a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Glaives are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Landing consecutive hits with a Sword you are wielding disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Swords are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Prismatic Transfer
When you cast your Super, each member of your fireteam with a subclass damage type different than yours gains a bonus to weapon damage.