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Destiny 2's seasonal model continues to evolve with each year. Year 4's seasons all have a progression system with either a vendor or item type, enhancing the rewards you receive from certain seasonal activities. Season of the Splicer's Override activity uses the Splicer Gauntlet, an item that can be upgraded through Decrypted Data.
While Override and Expunge do give out Decrypted Data, your best source of Decrypted Data is going to be Seasonal Challenges from Season of the Splicer. There are 20 you can complete, each granting anywhere from 150-250 Decrypted Data. We'll be going over what Seasonal Challenges are, how to complete them, and give specific tips for all 20 of these challenges.
What Are Seasonal Challenges?
Seasonal Challenges are unique Triumphs that grant season-specific rewards when completed. Since Season of the Splicer is no longer Destiny 2's active season, most of its Seasonal Challenges have been removed. There are 20 Splicer-specific challenges you can complete, each granting Decrypted Data that you can use to upgrade your rank with the Splicer Servitor—Season of the Splicer's unique vendor. Seasonal Challenges from past seasons do not grant XP or Bright Dust, so only do these if you're behind on that season's vendor progression.
Hello, World
Hello, World: Speak to the Splicer Servitor and complete Path of the Splicer I, and defeat powerful Cabal anywhere in the system. Bonus progress granted for defeating combatants in Override.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Path of the Splicer is a narrative quest given out by the Splicer Servitor at the H.E.L.M. It'll take you through the basics of Override, Expunge, and showcase some major narrative beats between humanity and the Eliksni.
This challenge also requires that you defeat 150 powerful Cabal, "powerful" referring to majors and/or bosses. If you own Season of the Chosen, Battlegrounds is a fantastic place to farm Cabal kills. For everyone else, you can farm either The Insight Terminus strike or The Arms Dealer strike on Nessus and the EDZ, respectfully.
Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor: Speak to the Splicer Servitor and complete Path of the Splicer II, and defeat Champions anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for Champions defeated in Override.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Complete Path of the Splicer I to unlock the second part of this seasonal quest chain. Safe Harbor also has a second objective that requires you to defeat 40 Champions. These can be from any activity, not just Override. If you need to farm Champion kills quickly, consider farming Legend Lost Sectors. These missions can be cleared in a couple of minutes and contain 2-4 Champions each. Higher difficulty Nightfalls are also a great source of Champions if you can handle the difficulty increase.
Breakthrough
Breakthrough: Speak to the Splicer Servitor and complete Path of the Splicer III, and defeat powerful Scorn anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for Scorn defeated in Override.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
The second objective of Breakthrough requires 150 powerful Scorn kills. This can be tricky to complete since the Scorn aren't present in most Destiny content. If you own Season of the Lost, Astral Alignment has quite a few Scorn to kill. If you don't, the Hollowed Lair strike is a good choice. When the Dreaming City's curse is at its weakest, the Blind Well is also a fantastic Scorn kill farm.
Provocation
Provocation: Speak to the Splicer Servitor and complete Path of the Splicer IV, and defeat Champions anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for Champions defeated in Override or Expunge.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
At this point, you should be able to clear Expunge missions. Hop into whichever Expunge mission is available and farm it. Each Expunge mission is fairly short and contains a few Champions. Path of the Splicer IV should ask you to clear out Expunge: Styx, a mission with quite a few Champions to kill. Kill 40 Champions to finish the second objective.
Changing Views
Changing Views: Speak to the Splicer Servitor and complete Path of the Splicer V, and defeat powerful Hive anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for Hive defeated in Override.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Changing Views will require 150 powerful Hive kills to complete. Similar to Hello, World, there aren't many locations you can farm powerful Hive at. Your best bet is to farm Altars of Sorrow on the Moon or the Scarlet Keep strike. Altars of Sorrow is recommended if you have a good add-clear build or have a fireteam with you.
Behind The Curtain
Behind the Curtain: Speak to the Splicer Servitor and complete Path of the Splicer VI, and defeat Champions anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for Champions defeated in Override or Expunge.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Path of the Splicer VI will guide you through Corrupted Expunge: Labyrinth. This is a slightly altered version of the standard mission, except the end of the level contains a Corrupted Vex Chest you can open for bonus rewards. Beyond the quest, you'll need to defeat 40 Champions. If you completed Provocation, this objective should already be finished. If not, farm Legend Lost Sectors or Expunge: Styx.
The Dark Network
The Dark Network: Speak to the Splicer Servitor and complete Path of the Splicer VII, and defeat Champions anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for Champions defeated in Override or Expunge.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Complete Path of the Splicer VI to receive the next step in this quest. You've already completed the second objective at this point, so you only need to complete the seventh part of this quest to finish this challenge.
Before The Dawn
Before the Dawn: Speak to the Splicer Servitor and complete Path of the Splicer VIII, and open Corrupted Chests in Expunge.
Reward
- +250 Decrypted Data
Path of the Splicer VIII is the last step in Splicer's narrative quest. You'll need to complete two Corrupted Expunge missions for the quest, one of which tasks you with defeating Quria, Blade Transform.
Once you've finished the quest, you'll need to open 20 Corrupted Chests in Expunge. These chests spawn at the end of a successful Corrupted Expunge clear. You'll need a Corrupted Key Code to open the chest, an item we cover in our Corrupted Key Code guide.
Maximum Override
Maximum Override: Complete Override missions and deposit Data Spikes as a team. Bonus progress granted for each piece of Season of the Splicer armor equipped.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Maximum Override requires that you complete five Override missions and deposit Data Spikes. Data Spikes are the Motes dropped by slain enemies. The Data Spike progress is quite slow on its own, but each piece of Lightkin armor you wear will drastically increase the progress you make toward this challenge. Any Lightkin armor you've transmogrified onto your armor also counts as wearing Lightkin armor.
Herculean Protocol
Herculean Protocol: Defeat the Hydra boss in Override, and defeat powerful Vex anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for Vex defeated in Override.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
The Override boss rotates each week, one of which is a Hydra. You'll need to defeat this Hydra boss at least once and 200 powerful Vex to finish this challenge. For the powerful Vex objective, you can farm the Vault of Glass raid's opening and Conflux encounters. You can also run through The Glassway strike on Europa.
Expedited Expunge: Labyrinth
Expedited Expunge: Labyrinth​​​​​​: Complete Expunge: Labyrinth in 10 minutes or less.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Expunge: Labyrinth is the longest Expunge mission of the bunch. Beating this mission in under 10 minutes requires that you never stop moving. Rush towards the boss, ignoring as many enemies on the path as you can. When you reach the final boss, you'll want to use a high-damage to kill the Minotaur once its shields drop. One Thousand Voices, Linear Fusion Rifles with Particle Deconstruction, Swords, and Rocket Launchers are good picks.
Draconian Protocol
Draconian Protocol: Defeat the Wyvern boss in Override, and defeat powerful Vex anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for Vex defeated in Override or Expunge.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Override has one of three bosses that rotate each week, one of which is a Wyvern. You'll need to defeat the Wyvern and 200 powerful Vex for this challenge. If you've completed any other Protocol Seasonal Challenge, you'll have this second objective finished. If not, farm the Vault of Glass raid or The Glassway strike.
Expedited Expunge: Tartarus
Expedited Expunge: Tartarus: Complete Expunge: Tartarus in 6 minutes or less.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Tartarus is all about memorizing where the data cubes spawn at. Once you know how to efficiently break each cube, you'll have enough time to take on the final boss. Unless you can one-phase the final boss with a high DPS weapon, try your best to speedrun the first part of the level as fast as you can. We cover every data cube spawn in our Expunge: Tartarus guide.
Theseus Protocol
Theseus Protocol: Defeat the Minotaur boss in Override, and defeat powerful Vex anywhere in the system. Bonus progress for Vex defeated in Override.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
One of the three Override bosses is a Minotaur. If the Minotaur isn't the final boss for you, you'll need to wait until the next weekly reset for the boss to change. There are three bosses in total, so you might need to wait two weeks for the Minotaur to become the final boss.
If you've completed any other Protocol challenge, you'll have the second challenge finished already. If not, farm the Vault of Glass raid or The Glassway strike on Europa.
Expedited Expunge: Styx
Expedited Expunge: Styx: Complete Expunge: Styx in 9 minutes or less.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Expunge: Styx will require a good add-clear loadout to clear in less than nine minutes. This mission is fairly lengthy, requiring you to escort Authentication Keys from multiple zones before facing a final boss. Stay on the move, bring a high-damage weapon for the final boss, and use a subclass that allows you to move quickly or safely while you're carrying an Authentication Key.
Speedhack
Speedhack: Complete the Override mission in 15 minutes or less.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
Since Override requires a fireteam of six, this mission is tough to speedrun unless you have a premade fireteam. The longest part of Override is the first half, so do your best to clear out the waves of adds and deposit Motes whenever possible. Some good weapons for this include:
- Trinity Ghoul: When Masterworked, this weapon can fire chain-lightning arrows that clear waves of enemies in a single shot.
- Riskrunner: Similar to Trinity Ghoul, albeit its Arc Conductor perk is slightly harder to trigger.
- The Huckleberry: An SMG with a damage perk and auto-reloading after a kill? Fodder enemies don't stand a chance.
Elemental Armaments
Elemental Armaments: Defeat targets with different types of elemental weapons. Bonus progress for defeating Guardians, and for defeating combatants in Override and Expunge.
Reward
- +250 Decrypted Data
Elemental Armaments requires the following:
- 200 Arc weapon final blows
- 200 Solar weapon final blows
- 200 Void or Stasis final blows
Since Expunge is worth more progress, we highly recommend you farm these kills in the Expunge: Styx mission. Get the final boss to its second phase. Instead of killing the boss, kill the Vex adds in the arena. They'll respawn indefinitely, allowing you to easily finish this challenge.
Path Of The Scribe
Path of the Scribe: Scan the Eliksni Scribe recordings in the Eliksni Quarter of the Last City.
Reward
- +150 Decrypted Data
The Eliksni Quarter is a separate hub area you can find in the H.E.L.M's directory. It's on the bottom left of the screen. Boot up the Eliksni Quarter, then scan every item you can with your Ghost. Most of the scannable items are directly in front of spawn, so you won't need to venture far to find all nine.
Split Focus
Split Focus: Defeat combatants with melee, grenade, and Super abilities. Bonus progress for combatants defeated in Override or Expunge.
Reward
- +250 Decrypted Data
Split Focus is divided into three objectives:
- Land 200 melee final blows
- Land 200 grenade final blows
- Defeat 100 opponents with your Super
Ability kills can be tricky if you aren't using an ability-centric build. For all of these requirements, we recommend you farm the Dreaming City's Blind Well activity. A unique buff in this activity will give you infinite abilities and ten-second Supers, allowing you to farm ability kills with ease. If you'd prefer, you can also farm the Shuro Chi checkpoint in the Last Wish raid, using Raid Banners with each clear to refresh your Super and abilities.
Threads Of Light
Threads of Light​​​​: Defeat combatants in Override while wearing Season of the Splicer armor, with bonus progress for each subsequent piece equipped. Additionally, deposit Data Motes in Override.
Reward
- +250 Decrypted Data
For this challenge, you'll need to defeat 1,000 enemies in Override and deposit 100 Data Motes. Enemies will drop Data Motes during the first section of Override. So long as you're actively killing enemies and depositing Motes, this shouldn't take more than a few runs to complete. To speed up the kill objective, consider wearing Lightkin armor to drastically speed up progress. Similar to Maximum Override, transmogrified Lightkin armor also counts for this challenge.