Equilibrium

Between fire and shadow, the path to balance.

Dungeon · Venus

Equilibrium

DungeonVenus3 players

Between fire and shadow, the path to balance.

Equilibrium is a dungeon in Destiny 2 on Venus. You can run it with up to 3 players. It comes in 2 versions: Standard, Contest.

Equilibrium dungeon guide

Equilibrium launched on December 13, 2025, with the Renegades expansion. Up to three players head to Venus and onto a Cabal Imperium carrier to deal with a pair of Dredgens and their Nameless followers. The first 48 hours were Contest Mode. Shadow is the currency here: you collect it, rank up with it and spend it to bring down shields.

1. The Harvester

Ride Pikes through the tunnels and collect Gathering Shadow. That gives you Shadow Novice, which swaps your grenade for a Shadow pulse that breaks the Nameless Apprentices’ shields. In the tunnels, Creeping Shadows kills you unless you keep collecting Shadow. Lure Apprentices next to the Cabal devices so their Darkness charge powers them and drops the red barriers. The encounter ends when six Apprentices and all the Behemoths are dead.

2. Harrow, Dredgen Apprentice

Harrow fights with Praxic Blades. Kill the enemies in the side rooms to rank up to Shadow Apprentice, then close the Darkness devices in the three outer rooms. To get past his shield, shoot the fuses to open the floor hatches and bait Harrow into them. At a health threshold he runs off down a hallway, and you chase him.

3. Dredgen Sere

Collect Shadow until you reach Shadow Master. Kill Nameless Apprentices to strip the immunity from the Taken orbs in the middle of the arena. You’re then pulled into a Taken version of the arena, where you use Shadow Master to compel five Blistered Shadows. Get through that and the damage phase opens. Repeat until Sere falls.

There’s also a secret boss, the Shade of Sere, reached through the quest The Way Between.

Heirloom

Heirloom, a Solar combat bow, is a random drop from Sere only, and it was guaranteed for Contest Mode clears. The catalyst comes from finishing The Way Between. Clear the dungeon without dying for a shot at the Arid Rambler exotic Sparrow. The full loot table is below.

Overview

Type
Dungeon
Location
Venus
Fireteam
Up to 3 players
Lowest Power
100
Difficulties
Standard, Contest
Requirements
Requires Destiny 2: Renegades / Quest Progress Required / Normal mode for this activity is unavailable until the dungeon race has been completed.

Equilibrium: Standard

Recommended Power: 100

A strong fireteam is recommended to overcome this challenge.

Equilibrium: Contest

Recommended Power: 410

Good luck.

Modifiers

Fireteam Power Boosting Disabled

Fireteam power boosting is disabled for this activity.

Contest Mode

The activity is set at a fixed difficulty. New Gear does not provide any bonuses. Swapping Exotic and Legendary armor drains all ability energy.

Test your might.

Notswap

Swapping Exotic or Legendary armor or adding or removing armor mods will drain all Super and ability energy.

Triumphs & challenges

  • Finding Balance
    Complete the "Equilibrium" dungeon.
  • Early Adopter
    Complete the "Equilibrium" dungeon on Contest difficulty.
  • Never De-Feated
    Complete all encounters in "Equilibrium" with three or more feats active.
  • Finish Line
    Complete all encounters in "Equilibrium" with the Phase Race feat active.
  • Challenger Approaching
    Complete all encounters in "Equilibrium" with the Encounter Challenges feat active.
  • Blade Against Blade
    Complete all encounters in "Equilibrium" with the Cutthroat Combat feat active.
  • Lifetime Limit
    Complete all encounters in "Equilibrium" with the Token Enabled feat active.
  • Imperial Hordes
    Complete all encounters in "Equilibrium" with the Battalions feat active.
  • Listen In
    Find all collectibles within "Equilibrium."
  • Perfect Record
    Complete all encounters in "Equilibrium" as a fireteam without dying and without leaving the activity.
  • Me And My Shadow
    Complete all encounters in "Equilibrium" solo and without leaving the activity.
  • To Walk Alone
    Complete all encounters in "Equilibrium" solo without dying and without leaving the activity.
  • Take a Bow
    Earn the Exotic Bow, Heirloom.
  • The Untrodden Path
    Complete the quest "The Way Between."
  • Equilibrium
    Trophies from the "Equilibrium" dungeon.

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