Whereas there’s quite a lot of Future 2 information to get enthusiastic about between the brand new Onslaught horde mode, a returning and retooled slate of weapons through the Courageous Arsenal, and the Corridor of Champions social area, one glossed-over element deserves extra consideration. Through the second of three Into the Mild streams, Bungie famous that the Reward of the Thunder Gods cache, or one identical to it, would seem within the Corridor of Champions. For individuals who won’t bear in mind, the final and solely different time this chest of goodies appeared was throughout Season 18, Season of Plunder.

Into the Mild is a content material replace coming to Future 2 on April 9. To tease and put together gamers for Into the Mild, Bungie introduced three livestreams happening on Twitch. The primary stream confirmed off Onslaught, whereas stream two centered on rewards and the Corridor of Champions. Inside that second stream, Bungie, in passing, famous that the Corridor would host an array of unbelievable rewards, with a Reward of the Thunder Gods chest on the menu.

What’s the Reward of the Thunder Gods?

The Reward of the Thunder Gods is a cache of apparatus first featured in Season 18. Through the Season of Plunder, a chest was made obtainable throughout the H.E.L.M. for all gamers proudly owning the season. Inside the chest, Guardians might nab themselves the Thunderlord Unique machine gun, a Class-specific Unique armor piece, and an entire bunch of Legendary weapons and armor. One of the best half? The entire gear was leveled to the Highly effective cap.

With out getting too into the weeds about how gamers get stronger in Future 2, Guardian energy is instantly associated to the gear they’re carrying. The gear stage is averaged collectively, and it largely makes up a participant’s energy stage. The Highly effective cap is the purpose the place Guardians cease discovering more and more highly effective gear all through the world and should as a substitute focus their efforts on end-game content material like Raids, higher-difficulty actions, or Pinnacle pursuits. So, the Reward of the Thunder Gods allowed new or returning gamers to immediately get in on the present motion and be part of any buddies already within the deep finish.

With the Reward of the Thunder Gods coming again for Into the Mild, gamers will as soon as once more have a simple solution to bounce proper into the top recreation. It’s unclear whether or not the rewards will keep the identical, with the Thunderlord, Lair’s Handshake, Cuirass of the Falling Star, and Getaway Artist Exotics initially up for grabs. Both means, the enhance in energy and confidence will solely be a boon for these searching for a solution to leap into the motion.