The Destiny 2: Renegades update introduces a new season for Guardians to explore, and as always, a fresh seasonal artifact is part of the adventure.
Seasonal artifacts grant valuable perks that can be unlocked and equipped as you progress, offering useful advantages throughout your journey in Season 28.
As you continue earning XP and climbing seasonal ranks, the artifact will reveal additional perks that help refine your build and strengthen your overall playstyle.
How To Get Renegades Artifact?
The Encrypted Data Disk serves as the seasonal artifact for Renegades, and you will obtain it immediately upon beginning the first mission that starts Season 28.
This occurs the moment you log in after the update, placing you directly into the opening Imperium sequence, where your ship is caught, and Drifter’s capture sets the stage for your rescue.
Encrypted Data Disk Artifact Perks
As you continue to level up the Encrypted Data Disk, you will gain access to more perks that can be purchased with points that you obtain each time it progresses. (Total of 12 Ranks)
Tier 1
- Anti-Barrier Hand Cannon – Your equipped Hand cannons fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions.
- Anti-Barrier Sniper Rifle – Your equipped Sniper Rifles fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions.
- Overload Pulse Rifle – Your equipped Pulse Rifles fire disrupting rounds which stun the target, delaying ability energy regeneration, and lowering combatant damage output. (Strong against Overload Champions)
- Overload Submachine Gun – Your equipped Submachine Guns fire disrupting rounds which stun the target, delaying ability energy regeneration, and lowering combatant damage output. (Strong against Overload Champions)
- Unstoppable Bow – Crossbows and Bows that have been fully drawn for a short time, fire a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. (Strong against Unstoppable Champions)
Tier 2
- Impact, Shock, Gravity – Grants access to the Helmet mods: Kinetic/Void Siphon and Kinetic/Arc Siphon. These mods combine two elemental siphons at a discounted cost.
- Gravitic-Voltaic Charge – While you have an Arc or Void Super equipped, increases the maximum number of Armor Charges you can carry by 1.
- Expert Handling – Weapon final blows grant a stacking bonus to stability, which resets on weapon reload or stow. Swords gain Guard Resistance.
- Fastest Draw – If the first shot shortly after reloading or readying your weapon is a precision hit, gain flinch resistance.
- Elemental Siphon – Rapid final blows with a Kinetic weapon or a weapon matching your equipped Super create an elemental pickup that matches your equipped Super.
Tier 3
- Press the Advantage – Breaking a combatant’s shield grants increased weapon stability, handling, and reload speed. Swords gain increased guard resistance.
- Kinetic Synthesis – Sustained Kinetic weapon damage and rapid final blows have a chance to generate a unique ammo brick. Collecting this brick will grant ammo to equipped Kinetic damage weapons and grant Special and Heavy ammo progress.
- Reload at Range – Precision hits with Bows and Sniper Rifles grant a stacking bonus to their reload speed.
- Riposte – Shortly after guarding with a Sword, your light and heavy attacks stun unshielded combatants. (Strong against Unstoppable Champions)
- Power from Pain – Rapid final blows against weakened combatants grant you Devour.
Tier 4
- Dielectric – Defeating Arc debuffed targets grants Bolt charge. Rapidly defeating Arc debuffed targets spawns an Orb of Power and heals a small portion of health.
- Armorsmith – Breaking a combatant’s shield temporarily grants you damage resistance and increased melee damage.
- Counter Energy – When you or a member of your fireteam stuns a champion, you gain energy for your least-charged ability.
- Combination Argent Blade – Briefly pause after executing a light attack, then follow it up with a light or heavy attack to empower your Sword for a short time, granting it bonus damage and charge rate.
- Singularity Blade – While you have a Void elemental buff, melee and Sword hits weaken targets, while melee and Sword final blows create a weakening burst.
Tier 5
- Elemental Orbs: Arc – Arc weapon final blows have a chance to spawn an Arc Elemental Orb. Arc Orbs can be thrown or shot to create an Arc explosion that jolts targets it damages.
- Kinetic Rupture – Kinetic weapon damage against a powerful combatant has a chance to create a Kinetic Rupture. Targeting the Rupture causes a damaging explosion that staggers combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions.
- Sniper’s Meditation – Sniper Rifle hits grant stacking Sniper Rifle damage, stability, and reload bonuses for a short time. Heavy ammo Sniper Rifle hits count as more than one hit.
- Sword Storm Combo – Performing three Sword light attacks followed by a heavy attack summons penumbral blades that surround you to damage and disorient combatants. Sword final blows extend the duration of these penumbral blades.
- Void Infestation – Defeating a weakened target spawns a tracking projectile that weakens other targets.
How To Level Up Artifact?
The Seasonal Artifact will gain XP as you do, allowing it to increase in rank while you continue to level up your Seasonal Rank.
Gaining XP from any source provides a small amount that goes directly to your Seasonal Artifact, helping it grows steadily throughout the season.
Verdict
The Encrypted Data Disk plays a vital role in providing perks that give you a clear advantage over challenging enemies throughout the Renegades season.
In addition, leveling up the artifact increases your overall power level, enhancing both the damage you deal and the damage you can withstand in combat.
It also encourages strategic play, allowing you to tailor perks to your preferred weapons and abilities, making every encounter more efficient and rewarding.
