TL;DR
- Pantheon 2.0 is a permanent raid boss gauntlet added with the Monument of Triumph update on June 9, 2026.
- There are 7 bosses total across three activities: Calus Resplendent, Morgeth Surpassing, and Insurrection Prime Revolutionary.
- All seven bosses come from previously vaulted raids — Leviathan, Eater of Worlds, Crown of Sorrow, Garden of Salvation, King’s Fall, Last Wish, and Scourge of the Past.
- Every Pantheon weapon rolls with the Elliptical Orbit origin trait. Once you unlock a weapon from a specific boss, it can drop from any boss afterward.
- Two Pantheon-exclusive weapons exist: Alone as a God (Kinetic Sniper) and Bane of Sorrow (Void Machine Gun).
- The Divine Weaponry exotic quest unlocks after completing The Gauntlet — talk to Arcite 99-40 in the Hall of Champions for two Exotic choices.
- Completing Pantheon Triumphs contributes to the Godsbane Title and the broader MMXXVI Moments of Triumph seal.
Destiny 2 Pantheon is a boss-rush activity where you fight reprised versions of iconic raid bosses without running the full raids. In 2026, Pantheon 2.0 launched permanently as part of Monument of Triumph, bringing back seven vaulted-raid bosses across three activities with updated mechanics, a fresh loot pool, and exclusive rewards. This guide covers every boss, what each one drops, the full loot table, god rolls worth chasing, and everything you need to know before launching the activity.
How Destiny 2 Pantheon 2.0 Works
Pantheon is accessed from the Raids and Dungeons node in the Director (Destinations screen). It sits under its own Pantheon tab and is visible to all players. Before launching, pick up the Weapons of the Pantheon quest from the Drifter in the Tower. This quest is required to fully access the activity.
There are three difficulty tiers:
- Adventure: Practice mode. Power cap is lifted, revives are infinite, and mechanic timing is relaxed. Rewards are lower tier — this is for learning encounters, not farming.
- Standard: Limited revives, full mechanics. Rewards weekly Tier 5 gear per encounter. Good for consistent farming once you know the encounters.
- Custom: Feats active. Power handicaps scale from +5 on the first boss up to +20 on the final boss. The highest reward grade — Tier 5 drops plus increased chances at Adept weapons and holofoil variants. Requires the team to actually know what they’re doing.
Pantheon requires a 6-player fireteam. There is no matchmaking. You need to build your own team through the in-game Fireteam Finder, LFG tools, or a clan. Feats are optional modifiers you activate before launch — each one increases difficulty and reward grade. Stacking more Feats directly increases the amount of Tier 5 gear that drops.
After completing a multi-boss Pantheon activity, the final chest functions as a Spoils of Conquest vendor. Spend Spoils to reroll items you already earned during the run. This is the fastest way to chase god rolls on specific weapons without waiting for the weekly reset.
All Destiny 2 Pantheon 2.0 Activities
Pantheon 2.0 launched in stages. Two activities went live on June 9, 2026. The full gauntlet unlocked June 13, and weekly boss rotators began June 16 with two bosses featured per week.
Calus Resplendent (3 Bosses)
The starting activity. Features three vaulted Leviathan-era bosses in sequence. Recommended as the first Pantheon activity to attempt — the boss mechanics are distinct from each other and can be learned independently before moving to the longer gauntlets.
Morgeth Surpassing (3 Bosses)
The second activity. Features three bosses from King’s Fall, Garden of Salvation, and Last Wish, each merged with a preceding encounter mechanic. Warpriest comes with Annihilator Totems, Consecrated Mind is paired with Conflux defense, and Morgeth incorporates Queen’s Walk mechanics. Tighter movement and cleaner role control are required compared to Calus Resplendent.
Insurrection Prime Revolutionary (7 Bosses — Full Gauntlet)
The complete boss-rush. All six bosses from Calus Resplendent and Morgeth Surpassing run back-to-back, followed by Insurrection Prime as the seventh and final encounter. Stacking power handicaps worsen progressively through the run. No checkpoints between bosses. This is the main activity for Godsbane Title progress and maximum reward output. Completing this gauntlet is required for specific MMXXVI Moments of Triumph seal Triumphs.
All Destiny 2 Pantheon 2.0 Bosses
Boss 1: Argos, Planetary Core
Original Raid: Eater of Worlds (Vaulted) | Featured In: Calus Resplendent, Insurrection Prime Revolutionary
Argos is the first boss of Calus Resplendent and the opening encounter of the full gauntlet. He sits behind a massive elemental barrier that requires Vex Craniums charged at matching Arc, Solar, or Void plates to break. Shoot the charged Craniums at their matching elemental orbs on the barrier simultaneously to open the damage phase.
During DPS, aim for the red weak spots on his body — those are the only points that take real damage. Spread out during the damage phase. Argos fires diamond tether projectiles that chain between nearby players and can disrupt the entire team if anyone is standing too close together.
There’s a well-known skip that lets you bypass the entire Cranium setup and jump straight to the damage phase. See our full guide on how to instantly start damage on Argos for the ledge trick and full step-by-step breakdown.
Boss 2: Warpriest
Original Raid: King’s Fall | Featured In: Morgeth Surpassing, Insurrection Prime Revolutionary
Warpriest returns from King’s Fall, combined with Annihilator Totems as a pre-boss encounter. The Brand mechanic from the original raid is in play — one player must hold the Brand Claimer buff and transfer it between team members before it expires to prevent a wipe. Failure to transfer the Brand in time causes an instant team wipe.
During DPS, the player holding Brand Claimer is the only one who can deal damage. The rest of the team should focus on add clear and keeping the Brand handler alive. Sustained DPS weapons with good range work best — Warpriest moves erratically and doesn’t stand still for melee-range weapons during damage windows.
Boss 3: Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer
Original Raid: Crown of Sorrow (Vaulted) | Featured In: Calus Resplendent, Insurrection Prime Revolutionary
Gahlran is the second boss of Calus Resplendent. The team splits into three pairs and spreads across the arena. Each pair must have one player holding the Witch’s Blessing buff at all times — players without the buff cannot damage Blessed Hive, and the buff-holder cannot damage non-Blessed Hive. You swap the buff by shooting a purple sphere near your partner.
Once three Gahlran’s Deception mini-bosses are killed, both of Gahlran’s hands glow. Shoot the hands, then his face. Where Gahlran disappears after the face shot is where the DPS phase happens. Reset the Witch’s Blessing timer before damage begins, and keep range consistent — close-to-mid weapons are best for this encounter’s fast hand stuns and focused boss damage.
Boss 4: Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent
Original Raid: Garden of Salvation | Featured In: Morgeth Surpassing, Insurrection Prime Revolutionary
Consecrated Mind is paired with Conflux defense in Morgeth Surpassing. The tether mechanic from Garden of Salvation is active — players must grab orbs and tether them to the Consecrated Mind to expose its critical weak points for damage.
This is the one Pantheon encounter where long-range precision weapons are clearly correct. Consecrated Mind retreats during DPS, putting significant distance between the boss and the fireteam. Snipers, linear fusion rifles, or other precision long-range options outperform anything short-range due to the distance falloff. Running a close-range loadout into this encounter wastes your damage window. See our full Calus Resplendent guide for full mechanic breakdowns on all three Calus Resplendent bosses.
Boss 5: Emperor Calus
Original Raid: Leviathan (Vaulted) | Featured In: Calus Resplendent, Insurrection Prime Revolutionary
Calus is the final boss of Calus Resplendent. Shooting his Chalice to start the fight teleports all six players to a Shadow Realm. Three players must interact with orbs to return to the normal Throne Room, splitting the fireteam into two groups of three for the duration of the encounter.
In the Shadow Realm, players are being pulled toward a giant Calus head. Stay on the ground against the wall — jumping causes instant death. Identify the symbol displayed on Calus’s forehead (Axe, Chalice, Sun, or Dog) and call it out to the normal realm players. The normal realm team must find and melee the Psion that doesn’t match the called symbol. Kill enough Psions to build Force of Will stacks, then rotate to DPS plates to deal damage. Burst-heavy weapons — rockets, grenade launchers, linear fusion rifles — are best for Calus’s timed DPS windows. Aim to stack 100 Force of Will before the damage phase for maximum burst potential.
Boss 6: Morgeth, the Spirekeeper
Original Raid: Last Wish | Featured In: Morgeth Surpassing, Insurrection Prime Revolutionary
Morgeth incorporates Queen’s Walk mechanics from the end of the Last Wish. The encounter involves Taken Strength stack management — if any player reaches 5 stacks of Taken Strength, Morgeth becomes immune and the fight resets. Players must track and manage their stacks throughout the encounter while executing the core mechanics.
Save heavy ammo for Morgeth’s Final Stand phase. The boss enters an enrage state and must be killed within the time window or the team wipes. There is a known Titan Bubble Yeet glitch that can cheese this encounter. See our Solo Morgeth Titan Bubble Yeet guide for how the skip works and our full Morgeth Surpassing Pantheon guide for the complete three-boss walkthrough.
Boss 7: Insurrection Prime, Kell’s Scourge
Original Raid: Scourge of the Past (Vaulted) | Featured In: Insurrection Prime Revolutionary only
Insurrection Prime is the final boss of the full Pantheon gauntlet and the climax of the Insurrection Prime Revolutionary activity. It only appears after all six preceding bosses have been cleared in a single session.
The encounter requires the team to split between ground and underground sections simultaneously. Underground players identify shape symbols at consoles (collect shapes by melee attacking consoles to gain a buff). Above-ground players kill enemies including a Servitor boss that controls the barrier between sections. Once the Servitor is killed, teams swap — shape collectors become killers and vice versa. When four batteries are deposited at consoles, three tanks spawn. One player rides a tank to begin the DPS phase. Before damage starts, all six players must form an inverted V shape — pairs of players with matching buffs stand together to form three points. Deal damage to the exposed Servitor on the boss’s body and repeat until Insurrection Prime is dead. See our Insurrection Prime cheese guide for known skip methods that can speed this up.
Destiny 2 Pantheon 2.0 Loot Table
All Pantheon 2.0 weapons share the Elliptical Orbit origin trait. Once you unlock a weapon from its initial source boss, it can drop from any boss during subsequent runs — you are not locked to farming a specific boss for a weapon you’ve already obtained once.
Reprised Raid Weapons (Drop from Associated Boss First, Then Any Boss)
- Zaouli’s Bane – Solar Hand Cannon | Kinetic | Initial drop: Warpriest
- Reckless Oracle – Void Auto Rifle | Energy | Initial drop: Consecrated Mind
- Apex Predator – Solar Rocket Launcher | Heavy | Initial drop: Morgeth
- Smite of Merain – Arc Pulse Rifle | Kinetic | Initial drop: Warpriest
- Defiance of Yasmin – Void Sniper Rifle | Kinetic | Initial drop: Warpriest
- Prophet of Doom – Arc Shotgun | Kinetic | Initial drop: Consecrated Mind
- Accrued Redemption – Kinetic Combat Bow | Kinetic | Initial drop: Morgeth
Pantheon-Exclusive New Weapons
- Alone as a God – Kinetic Sniper Rifle | Drops from Argos and Emperor Calus
- Bane of Sorrow – Void Heavy Machine Gun | Drops from any boss once unlocked
Both exclusive weapons only exist in Pantheon 2.0 — they cannot be earned anywhere else in the game. Alone as a God drops from two bosses (Argos and Calus), making it more accessible to target farm by focusing on Calus Resplendent runs. Bane of Sorrow is A-Tier for PvE Void builds — its catalyst and intrinsic Anti-Champion frame make it especially strong for Argos and Gahlran damage phases.
Armor: Pantheos Resplendent Set
Pantheon 2.0 has a dedicated armor set — Pantheos Resplendent — with five pieces per class (Helmet, Gauntlets, Chest, Boots, Class Item). All five pieces drop from any boss. You don’t need to farm a specific encounter for specific armor slots.
Original raid armor ornaments can also drop from reprised Pantheon encounters. Calus encounters can drop Leviathan ornaments, Argos encounters can drop Eater of Worlds ornaments, and Gahlran encounters can drop Crown of Sorrow ornaments — giving players a second path to unlock original raid fashion they may have missed before those raids were vaulted.
Cosmetics and Additional Rewards
- Trophies of Bravery – drops from every encounter, used for Triumph and seal tracking
- Spoils of Conquest – no farming cap, drop from all encounters, usable at the end-of-activity vendor
- Holofoil weapon variants – rare chase drops from Pantheon completions (exact spawn rules not fully confirmed)
- Emblems – earned through Pantheon Triumphs
- Calus Conquered Emblem – earned from completing Calus Resplendent
Pantheon 2.0 God Rolls Worth Chasing
Zaouli’s Bane (Solar Hand Cannon) – PvE God Roll
Zaouli’s Bane is S-Tier for PvE. The reprised perk pool gives it options that the original King’s Fall version never had. The go-to rolls combine Explosive Payload or Firefly in column one with Incandescent in column two. Firefly procs give a +55 bonus to reload speed after precision kills, which keeps the gun cycling fast enough for sustained ad-clear. Incandescent spreads Scorch on kills — the combination of these two perks makes Zaouli’s Bane one of the best Solar add-clear primaries in the game in 2026.
Reckless Oracle (Void Auto Rifle) – PvE God Roll
Reckless Oracle is S-Tier for add-clear, especially on Void builds. Target Destabilizing Rounds in column one with Killing Tally in column two. Destabilizing Rounds creates Volatile detonations around kills, chaining into further kills. Killing Tally then stacks damage on each kill in the mag, making the back half of every magazine significantly more powerful.
Alone as a God (Kinetic Sniper) – PvE God Roll
Alone as a God fills the Kinetic sniper slot with strong boss-damage potential. Look for Reconstruction in column one — it slowly doubles the magazine while the weapon is stowed, giving you more shots in a DPS phase without reloading. Pair with Precision Instrument in column two for stacking precision damage bonus on sustained fire against a single target. This combo gives Alone as a God excellent boss DPS for a Kinetic sniper that doesn’t cost a Heavy slot.
Bane of Sorrow (Void Machine Gun) – PvE God Roll
Bane of Sorrow is the standout Heavy from Pantheon 2.0. Its intrinsic Anti-Champion frame gives it instant Champion coverage without artifact dependency. The best PvE roll is Destabilizing Rounds or Collective Demolition in column one, with Killing Tally in column two. Destabilizing Rounds creates Volatile explosions that synergize with Void builds. Killing Tally stacks damage per kill across the magazine. Together, this roll turns Bane of Sorrow into a dominant PvE machine gun for Void content — particularly useful in Pantheon itself where it can carry into multiple consecutive boss encounters.
Destiny 2 Pantheon 2.0 Titles and Triumphs
Pantheon 2.0 has two title paths tied to it:
Godsbane is the dedicated Pantheon seal. It requires completing roughly 12 Triumphs split between boss completion and Platinum performance. Platinum clears require defeating each boss within the bonus timer — a clean, fast run with minimal downtime between phases. Godsbane requires 11 of 12 Triumphs. The hardest Triumph is the full gauntlet with all Feats active (Total Revolution).
Pantheon Triumphs also contribute to the MMXXVI Moments of Triumph seal. You need 26 of 30 Triumphs for the MMXXVI title. The Gauntlet completion Triumph is one of the heavier ones and is not retroactive — prior Pantheon completions before June 13, 2026 don’t count. Run it after the unlock date for the Triumph to fire.
Pantheon also connects to the Immortal Title, which requires completing 8 raid challenges and 6 dungeon challenges as part of Monument of Triumph’s broader endgame Triumph set.
Divine Weaponry Exotic Quest
After completing The Gauntlet (all 7 bosses), talk to Arcite 99-40 in the Hall of Champions. Two quests become available, each granting one Exotic weapon choice from the Divine Weaponry pool. The 2024 Pantheon’s pool included Conditional Finality, Touch of Malice, Collective Obligation, Eyes of Tomorrow, and One Thousand Voices — the 2.0 pool is expected to be similar but verify in-game before committing your choice. This is the most reliable path in 2026 to pick up a raid Exotic you may have missed, particularly if you haven’t run the harder raids for their Exotic drops. See our raid loot tables guide for context on what each Exotic does before making your choice, and our Destiny 2 raids in order guide for the full history of every raid these bosses came from.
Destiny 2 Pantheon 2.0 Weekly Rotation
Starting June 16, 2026, two bosses rotate weekly on Tuesday reset. The weekly featured bosses are the fastest way to farm specific weapons after your initial full-gauntlet runs. You don’t need to clear all 7 bosses every week — the weekly rotators let you focus on the two encounters that drop what you want.
Custom difficulty with Feats enabled is the correct farming mode once your team is comfortable with the mechanics. Feats directly increase reward grade and Tier 5 drop rates. Adventure difficulty is only for learning — don’t run it once you know the encounters, as the reduced rewards don’t justify the time spent.
