The Dawning (Rise of Iron)

"This is the dawning. It is a time to honor all that humanity has built, and all that it'll create. Now, as the year turns, the City celebrates with gifts and games. And Guardians unite in the spirit of competition."

- Ghost

The Dawning is a limited time event in Destiny that is expected to run from December 13, 2016 to January 3, 2017. It is exclusively a part of Rise of Iron, so it is only be available to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. Microtransactions through the Eververse Trading Company are less onerous than before.

Features
Once the update related to this event goes live, most of these features will remain permanently in the game, except for the Sparrow Racing League Crucible event, although it will still be accessible via private matches.


 * New Gameplay Features
 * Auto-dismantling of green engrams will now be a gameplay option.
 * Specific Ornaments can be bought without gambling at the Eververse Trading Company.


 * New Record Book
 * Competitive Spirit
 * Sparrow Racing Page
 * Vanguard Elite Page (Strike Scoring)


 * Sparrow Racing League
 * Two new tracks
 * New Sparrows
 * New SRL Gear
 * Speeder racing armor Set—New 3-in-1 armor set that replaces the 2015 SRL Racer's, Bright Guard, and Jade Rabbit armor sets. By default the armor looks like Racer's set. The Bright Guard and Jade Rabbit looks can be unlocked using the new SRL Champion's Ornament.
 * Speeder class items—Replaces the 2015 Racer's class items, but they have Chroma slots that allow for changing the color of the hologram.


 * New Weapons
 * Year 3 Ice Breaker
 * Abbadon
 * Nova Mortis


 * Vanguard Elite (Strike Scoring)
 * 2 New Bounty Types
 * Vanguard Elite Bounty
 * Weekly Elite Bounty


 * Revamped Strikes:
 * The Will of Crota: Revisited
 * The Nexus: Revisited
 * The Shadow Thief: Revisited


 * New Quests
 * In the Presents of Friends
 * Variations on a Theme
 * Vanguard Elite
 * Sparrow Racing
 * Speed Kills
 * Songs From the Void


 * 10 New Shaders


 * 7 New Emblems


 * New Cosmetic Consumables
 * Felwinter Souvenir
 * Snow Dreg

Armor
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