Destiny 2 update 9.0.0.6 is rolling out on PS4, PC, PS5, Xbox One, and PC players. According to the Destiny 2 update 9.0.0.6 patch notes, the latest update rebalances raids, dungeons, and Kepler Mythic difficulty, improves reward clarity for mixed fireteams, and restores color to the World Tab.. Apart from this, Destiny 2 patch 9.0.0.6 also includes stability fixes.
Destiny 2 Patch 9.0.0.6 Notes – August 12, 2025
Destiny 2 Patch 9.0.0.6 Summary
Fixes and Improvements
- World Tab: Restoring color vibrancy to enhance visual clarity and aesthetic.
- Mixed Fireteams: Resolving mismatch where previewed rewards appear lower than those actually granted.
- Kepler Mythic Difficulty: Reduced to improve accessibility for solo players.
- Raids & Dungeons:
- Lower baseline difficulty.
- Higher reward Tiers made more accessible.
- Contest Modes to offer further Tier enhancements.
- Bright Dust Economy:
- Infinite source reinstated via Objective system in 9.5.0.
- Earlier grant incoming to compensate for its current absence.
Activities
The Portal
- Portal training tiers are now disabled for players upon reaching Power 200.
- Modifier reloading in Solo and Fireteam Ops is now possible after reaching Power 200 even if the training tiers were never completed.
- Fixed an issue where the reward multipliers in the reward forecast and in the activity complete post-game carnage report were not correct (in different directions) when under Fireteam Power, unless a loadout changes mid-activity.
- Fixed an issue where players could not reconnect in Grandmaster Portal activities if they were disconnected.
- Fixed an issue where players at exactly 450 Power who received grade A scores would receive no scored rewards.
Crucible
Trials
- Fixed an issue where the Trials by Firing Squad seasonal challenge was not rewarding Trials gear when claimed.
- Fixed an issue where Lighthouse chest rewards were sometimes giving lower gear tier than expected.
- Fixed an issue where Trials gilding Triumphs were not counting medal progress.
- Fixed an issue where the efficiency display was displaying incorrect stats on the scoreboard for Trials.
- Fixed an issue where special ammo was being refreshed each round in Trials.
Crucible Ops
- Fixed an issue where bonus focus rewards would sometimes not drop.
- Fixed an issue where the featured reward would sometimes not drop.
- Updated competitive weapon drop chance to now trigger on activity completion instead of victory.
- Updated additional reward chance to now be earned by all players, instead of only one player on each team.
- Increased the gear tier earned by B+ grade at reward ranks bronze and silver.
- C+ and B-grade thresholds have been lowered for reward rank copper and bronze.
- This improves the chances that players will receive a bonus drop and bonus focus drop.
Vanguard
- Fixed an issue where the daily Nightfall playlist activity would sometimes not be available.
Raid and Dungeon
- Reduced incoming Strand grenade damage on Atheon in Vault of Glass.
- Fixed an issue where some players could not access specific dungeons after picking up their associated quests.
- Fixed an issue where the Decoherence Imminent debuff in The Desert Perpetual would sometimes disappear.
UI/UX
- We’ve restored the Director’s vibrancy to its pre-9.0.0 visuals, with additional minor aesthetic enhancements to complement post-The Final Shape layout changes.
Gameplay and Investment
Exotic Armor
Titan
Wishful Ignorance
- Reduced maximum damage bonus in PvE activities from 200% to 120%.
Warlock
Verity’s Brow and Spirit of Verity
- Updated to give Strand’s grapple melee an additive damage increase instead of a multiplicative one.
- Increased the maximum grapple melee damage bonus from 100% to 170%.
Armor Mods
- Fixed an issue where some ammo generation chest mods were not working in the Crucible.
- Fixed an issue where tuning mods were not properly saved to loadouts.
Weapons
Bows
- Fixed an issue where Fortunate Star had the wrong intrinsic perk of Precision when it was intended to have the Lightweight intrinsic.
- This Bow was built to be a lightweight with those animations, visuals, and stat/perk combos.
- Players should see this update on their previously acquired versions of the weapon.
- Fixed an issue where Fortunate Star, when dropped at Gear Tier 2 and higher, would drop with a non-enhanced version of Eye of the Storm.
- Players should see the perk become enhanced on previously acquired versions of the weapon that were Gear Tier 2 and higher.
Hand Cannons
- Fixed an issue where the Aureus Neutralizer Trials Spreadshot Hand Cannon had a lower-than-expected stat package.
- Fixed an issue where Phoneutria Fera’s zoom was set to 14 instead of 12, and the hip fire reticle was displaying when aiming down sights.
Exotic Weapons
Vigilance Wing
- Fixed an issue where the weapon was not correctly improving health recovery when Last Stand was active. Now grants +100 Health stat when the perk is active.
Dead Messenger
- Reduced wave damage against players so it can no longer kill in a single shot if all three waves impact.
Weapon Perks
Burning Ambition
- Reduced the Scorch stacks applied by Primary ammo weapons to already Scorched players by 6. Unchanged against combatants.
Enhanced One-Two Punch
- Fixed an issue where the buff text was not displaying when the perk was active on primary ammo weapons.
Abilities
General
Movement
- Default player movement speed and jump height is now equal to pre-9.0.0 tier 3 Mobility for Titans and Warlocks, and tier 4 Mobility for Hunters.
Kepler
- Final blows while in Matterball now grant Special and Heavy ammo progress.
Solstice
- Fixed an issue where the Solar Flare orb had no HUD melee icon.
- Fixed an issue where Solstice Scorched Crucible Ops matches were not progressing the first step of the Celebrating Solstice quest.
Titan
Flechette Storm
- Fixed an issue where Flechette Storm could be used indefinitely when holding a Solstice Solar Flare orb.
Hunter
Tempest Strike
- Damage now correctly procs Combination Blow.
Warlock
Handheld Supernova
- Increased damage vs. combatants by 20%.
Seasonal Artifact
- Updated the Artifact Perk “Shieldcrush” to give Strand’s grapple melee an additive damage increase instead of a multiplicative one.
Quests and Pursuits
- Fix an issue where some players could not restart the Altar of Relativity after performing the Rite of Ignition for Step 11 in The Edge of Fate quest.
- Fixed an issue with the Portal’s “Body Counting” daily challenge was not progressing faster with Guardian kills.
General
- Fixed an issue where the Tier 5 Giver’s Blessing from the Altar of Relativity required completing more Triumphs than were available in the Kepler Title.
- Note: The Title only requires 24 of the 29 triumphs, but this weapon requires ALL 29.
- Reduced the frequency of Eververse messaging appearing when logging in or returning to orbit.
- Music will now play as expected when multiple Guardians interact with the Life of the Party multiplayer emote.
Coming Soon (Destiny 2 patch 9.1.0 and Beyond)
- Expanded Activities & Rewards:
- New content in The Edge of Fate and core Destiny experience.
- Power Progression:
- Currently too slow; will be rebalanced for faster advancement.
- Portal Rewards:
- Tweaking balance to ensure all activities are equally rewarding.
- Fireteam Ops reward tuning to enhance group play viability.
- Crucible Ops drops and lower-rank rewards being scaled up.
Known Issues List
- Scorched Crucible matches are not progressing the first step of the Celebrating Solstice quest. Players can progress this step successfully by completing the alternate PvE activity objective.
- The baseline level of mobility for all players is lower than intended.
- Due to an issue where Dead Messenger can output more damage than intended in PvP, it has been disabled within those activities.
- Tier 5 armor pieces are not saving mod information to loadouts.
- The Body Counting daily challenge in the Portal is not progressing faster with Guardian kills as intended.
- The Fortunate Star bow is dropping with an unenhanced version of the Eye of the Storm perk at higher weapon tiers.
- Players who have already hit maximum Seasonal power are not receiving bonus reward drops from Portal activities.
- The Lighthouse chest rewards are sometimes giving lower gear tier rewards than intended.
- Trials of Osiris medals are not counting toward Skill of One Gilding Triumph.
- In Trials of Osiris, Special ammo meter progress is not retaining between rounds.
- The Trials Spreadshot Hand Cannon has an incorrect stat package.
- Vigilance Wing is not granting increased recovery when Last Stand is active.
- PC players using Intel Ultra Co
Previously, Destiny 2 update 7.1 changes for the economy, weapon sandbox, abilities, exotic armor, quality of life, crucible, and enemy elemental shields. Today’s Destiny 2 update 3.68 will fix a few of these issues.
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