Destiny 2 Update 8.2.5.2 March 25 patch notes

Destiny 2‘s Update 8.2.5.2 has gone live, with the focus this time on rolling out bug fixes and balance adjustments for the sandbox.

As the final minor patch before Episode Heresy Act 3’s release on April 1, this is an expectedly light update and as good a time as any to remind you that as of today’s update, you’ve got exactly one week left to finish any outstanding Guardian Games triumphs or weapon hunts.

Likewise, to make sure you’re ready to hit the ground running on April 1, be sure to finish Act 2‘s three-part story. See you then, Guardians!

Read on below for the full list of patch notes for March 25’s 8.2.5.2 update.

Destiny 2 Update 8.2.5.2 March 25 full patch notes

Activities 

Seasonal

Episode Heresy

• Court of Blades

  • Fixed a potential soft-lock when defeating a challenger with 0:00 left on the countdown timer.

Episode Revenant

• Kell’s Vengeance

  • Fixed an issue where the Devouring Essence debuff can duplicate during the fight against Skolas.

Raids and Dungeons

• Fixed an issue where Vesper’s Host would not be featured in the weekly rotations.

Crucible

Game Modes

• Lockdown

  • Corrected an issue where the wrong VO was playing when rounds were won.

  • Revives are now enabled in the mode.

  • Heavy Ammo now spawns at 120s instead of 60s into a round.

  • Initial spawn points have been updated.

  • Neutralizing a zone will be required to prevent a triple cap, instead of just being on the zone.

Competitive

• Point Gains / Losses

  • Increased the amount of points you can be given by the Skill Delta modifier for either beating or losing to a higher skill team.

  • Removed the ability for the Skill Delta modifier to reduce points given or increase points lost.

• Solo vs. Fireteam Loss Forgiveness (Competitive and Trials)

  • Corrected an issue where solo players matched against a duo fireteam, or solo players match with a duo against a trio, could sometimes not gain loss protection.

  • There is still a known issue where a team of all solos matched against trios may not receive loss protection.

    • While these matches are rare (less than one percent of games for solos), we have modified our matchmaking parameters to further reduce the likelihood of these matches occurring while we continue to investigate.

Gameplay and Investment

Armor

Customization

• Reverted the recent change to the Hunter Astral Stasis Drake Helmet.

  • For more information, check the ‘Marks, Bonds, and Cloaks’ section of the 03/20/2025 TWID.

• Fixed an issue where the Mark of the Fallen Star ornament would improperly disable effects on some Exotic armors.

Weapons

Legendaries

• Fixed an issue where Lotus-Eater showed incorrect numbers in its kill tracker.

Perks

• Fixed an issue where Discord was not granting ammo to Glaives while active on projectile kills.

Exotics

• Deterministic Chaos

  • Fixed an issue where anti-Champ capability were misbehaving with anti-Champ mods and Radiant.

• Thorn

  • Fixed an issue where the Refined Soul buff was being removed upon stowing the weapon.

Power and Progression

Guardian Ranks

• Fixed an issue where the Master Spelunker objective stated that Vesper’s Host and not Sundered Doctrine was required for Guardian Rank 11.

Collections

• The Frostflower Sparrow will now properly appear in Collections.

For more Destiny 2 content, check out everything included in the usual weekly reset and everything we know about Heresy Act 3’s Rite of the Nine event.