Published , by Sam Chandler
Published , by Sam Chandler
Escalation Protocol was included in Destiny 2’s second piece of DLC, Warmind, and since its release players have been tracking its schedule to ensure proper farming of correct weapons. Any players looking to get their hands on the fabled IKELOS Shotgun would do well to remember this page whenever they need to know the Escalation Protocol schedule and rotation.
Last updated on February 24, 2020
Every weekly reset brings a new boss to Escalation Protocol as well as one of the three weapons (or all three at once). These weapons and bosses occur on a 5-week rotation, so if you’re chasing the IKELOS_SG_v1.0.1, the shotgun used in a lot of end-game activities like the Last Wish raid, then you will need to ensure you play on the correct week lest you want to wait five weeks. Alternatively, players can try out their luck on the “all weapons” week.
It’s also worth noting that players looking to get the Sleeper Simulant Exotic catalyst will need to have all three Escalation Protocol weapons, so it’s worth farming for them. Thankfully, update 1.2.3 made weapon reward chances “more deterministic” meaning after killing the boss, players will increase their chance of receiving the weapon. Below is a table of the Escalation Protocol rotations starting at the beginning of 2019 and finishing in December. We will continue to update this schedule throughout the year.
The following table has been updated. Most old dates have been removed and the Escalation Protocol rotations for 2020 have been added.
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Weekly Reset | Weapon | Boss |
January 7th | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
Junaury 14th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
January 21st | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
January 28th | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
February 4th | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
February 11th | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
February 18th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
February 25th | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
March 3rd | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
March 10th | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
March 17th | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
March 24th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
March 31st | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
April 7th | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
April 14th | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
April 21st | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
April 28th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
May 5th | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
May 12th | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
May 19th | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
May 26th | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
June 2nd | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
June 9th | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
June 16th | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
June 23rd | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
June 30th | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
July 7th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
July 14th | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
July 21st | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
July 28th | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
August 4th | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
August 11th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
August 18th | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
August 25th | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
September 1st | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
September 8th | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
September 15th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
September 22nd | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
September 29th | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
October 6th | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
October 13th | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
October 20th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
October 27th | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
November 3rd | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
November 10th | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
November 17th | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
November 24th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
December 1st | All weapons | Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol |
December 8th | Shotgun | Nur Abath, Crest of Xol |
December 15th | SMG | Kathok, Roar of Xol |
December 22nd | Sniper Rifle | Damkath, The Mask |
December 29th | All weapons | Naksud, The Famine |
Players looking to farm for all the Escalation Protocol weapons will likely want to bookmark this page and return to it over the course of a few weeks. In the event you do not receive the weapon one week, either give it a shot during the “all weapons” week or wait until the next rotation. Be sure to check out the Shacknews Destiny 2 complete strategy guide for more helpful resources.