The Division 2’s current loop pairs open-world Retaliations with the new Escalation difficulty and Prototype gear. During Red Moon Unleashed, defeating Moon Cultists, hunters and Revenant bounty targets earns event keys and cache rewards. Targeted Loot in missions and the Summit remains useful for filling specific build slots.
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Convert only an eligible level-40 piece after its Expertise and attributes are ready: Prototype items cannot be optimized or recalibrated afterward.
Escalation entry checks that you have enough tokens for the selected tier, while completing a run earns tokens. Pick a tier your balance and build can support.
Moon Cultists can earn you event keys to spend at the Base of Operations vendor on Apparel or Gear Caches. The event is scheduled to end November 3.
Prioritize the live Red Moon event and its time-limited rewards, then progression gates and Prototype gear, followed by targeted loot and repeatable materials routes.
Keys unlock event Apparel and Gear Caches and advance personal and shared event rewards before the event closes.
The event Gear Cache pool includes seasonal Named gear, Exotics, and Prototype items, including the Lichtenberg weapon.
The encounter guarantees the Bound Necromancer Mask and awards an Event Key; its additional reward is a chance-based Exotic…
A completed Revenant Bounty awards one Event Key and a chance at an Exotic Cache or that bounty’s featured Exotic.
Each altar grants a reward from the event Gear Cache pool, making the altar route a direct source of event gear rolls.
Project chains award Named, Exotic, and optimization caches, with a themed backpack for completing all six projects in a…
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The event Gear Cache pool includes seasonal Named gear, Exotics, and Prototype items, including the Lichtenberg weapon.
Escalation is the primary activity source for Prototype gear, with higher tiers offering better chances and stronger rolls.
Upgrading an eligible level-40 item creates Prototype gear with stronger attribute potential and an Augment, while preserving…
Countdown combines a selectable loot target with a repeatable group mission, letting you focus runs on a gear slot, brand, or set.
The Summit lets each Agent select a gear or weapon target to focus eligible drops while climbing floors.
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Keys unlock event Apparel and Gear Caches and advance personal and shared event rewards before the event closes.
Each altar grants a reward from the event Gear Cache pool, making the altar route a direct source of event gear rolls.
DIAMOND Transceivers are Retaliation materials used for blueprints tied to the system.
Linked activities raise a Control Point’s alert level, and capturing it opens a separate supply room with gear and materials.
A captured Control Point’s reward container and nearby resource nodes provide a practical materials sweep alongside open-world…
The East Mall Solar Farm area has clustered open-world containers that can help replenish crafting materials between combat…
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The encounter guarantees the Bound Necromancer Mask and awards an Event Key; its additional reward is a chance-based Exotic…
A completed Revenant Bounty awards one Event Key and a chance at an Exotic Cache or that bounty’s featured Exotic.
Black Tusk Kill Squads and completed Retaliations can roll rare Exotic crafting blueprints, including Raid and Dark Zone…
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Project chains award Named, Exotic, and optimization caches, with a themed backpack for completing all six projects in a…
Escalation Tokens set the minimum balance required to enter higher tiers and can also be spent at the Requisition Vendor.
Objectives that explicitly award specialization points provide a direct way to unlock nodes for a chosen specialization.
Retaliation waves offer faction loot, material drops, and chances at blueprints while agitation can support multiple event…
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Keys unlock event Apparel and Gear Caches and advance personal and shared event rewards before the event closes.
The event Gear Cache pool includes seasonal Named gear, Exotics, and Prototype items, including the Lichtenberg weapon.
The encounter guarantees the Bound Necromancer Mask and awards an Event Key; its additional reward is a chance-based Exotic…
A completed Revenant Bounty awards one Event Key and a chance at an Exotic Cache or that bounty’s featured Exotic.
Each altar grants a reward from the event Gear Cache pool, making the altar route a direct source of event gear rolls.
Project chains award Named, Exotic, and optimization caches, with a themed backpack for completing all six projects in a…
Escalation is the primary activity source for Prototype gear, with higher tiers offering better chances and stronger rolls.
Escalation Tokens set the minimum balance required to enter higher tiers and can also be spent at the Requisition Vendor.
Upgrading an eligible level-40 item creates Prototype gear with stronger attribute potential and an Augment, while preserving…
Black Tusk Kill Squads and completed Retaliations can roll rare Exotic crafting blueprints, including Raid and Dark Zone…
DIAMOND Transceivers are Retaliation materials used for blueprints tied to the system.
Objectives that explicitly award specialization points provide a direct way to unlock nodes for a chosen specialization.
Countdown combines a selectable loot target with a repeatable group mission, letting you focus runs on a gear slot, brand, or set.
The Summit lets each Agent select a gear or weapon target to focus eligible drops while climbing floors.
Retaliation waves offer faction loot, material drops, and chances at blueprints while agitation can support multiple event…
Linked activities raise a Control Point’s alert level, and capturing it opens a separate supply room with gear and materials.
A captured Control Point’s reward container and nearby resource nodes provide a practical materials sweep alongside open-world…
The East Mall Solar Farm area has clustered open-world containers that can help replenish crafting materials between combat…
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