Destiny 2 Vault of Glass Raid Guide: All Encounters, Full Loot Table & How to Get Vex Mythoclast (2026)

Quick answer: Vault of Glass is Destiny 2's free, entry-level raid on Venus, and it's a featured raid the week of August 4–11, 2026 — meaning every drop rolls as Tier 5 gear and the whole raid is infinitely farmable with no per-encounter lockout. It has five loot-dropping encounters (Confluxes, Oracles, Templar, Gatekeeper, Atheon), 7 Legendary weapons built around the Timelost Magazine origin trait, and one Exotic — the Vex Mythoclast Solar fusion rifle, which drops from the final boss, Atheon. Below is every encounter, the full loot table, how to chase Vex Mythoclast, and the fastest way to farm it before the rotation flips.

Vault of Glass (VoG) is where most Guardians run their first raid, and in the Monument of Triumph era (Update 9.7.0, Destiny 2's final major update) it's more worth farming than it's been in years. The 9.7.0 loot overhaul gave every raid tiered armor with set bonuses and enhanced weapon crafting, so the old classics like Fatebringer and Vision of Confluence now drop as modern, min-maxable gear. This guide walks you through the whole raid start to finish, lists the complete loot table by encounter, and shows you exactly how to farm it efficiently.

Is Vault of Glass worth running in 2026?

Yes — and right now more than usual. VoG is free to all players (no expansion required), it's the most beginner-friendly raid in the game, and this week it's one of the two featured raids in the weekly rotation. When a raid is featured, three things happen: it becomes farmable (no once-per-week encounter lockout), encounters and challenges drop Tier 5 armor, and weapons roll as Deepsight (red-border) for crafting. Master difficulty stacks on Adept weapon drops from challenge completions.

Here are the hard numbers that make it a priority farm:

• 7 Legendary weapons + 1 Exotic in the loot pool, all carrying the Timelost Magazine origin trait.
• Power cap is 550 and it is permanent. As Bungie's @DestinyTheGame account confirmed, "There is no Power Level increase for Monument of Triumph. The maximum Power cap will remain at 550." (see Bungie's Monument of Triumph guide on bungie.net). That means gear you farm now won't be power-crept by a future season — there are no future seasons.
• 20 Spoils of Conquest buys any single weapon or armor piece from the VoG kiosk after the final boss, so a farm session lets you target-buy the roll you want.

Because Destiny 2 is in maintenance mode, everything in VoG is permanent and farmable — there's no seasonal expiry clock on this loot, only the weekly featured window that makes it farmable in bulk.

How do you unlock and start Vault of Glass?

VoG is available to everyone from the Director. Open the Destinations menu, select Venus, and launch the Vault of Glass node. Normal mode has no Power requirement to launch (though 550 Power is recommended for a smooth clear), and Master mode is a much harder, Contest-style variant with champions and modifiers.

You'll want a fireteam of six for the standard experience. VoG is soloable in parts but has hard team gates (relic-holding, split portals), so most players either bring friends or use in-game Fireteam Finder. If you're short on time or just want the loot and clear, a Destiny 2 raid carry gets you through with a pro fireteam.

What are all the Vault of Glass encounters?

VoG has six phases, five of which drop loot. Here's the full walkthrough in order.

1. Opening the Vault (the "Spire")

At the entrance, your team must capture and hold two plates (left and right of the door) to build a spire of Vex energy and open the Vault. Enemies constantly try to reset your progress — split your team, hold both plates, and clear adds. No loot here; it's the door.

2. The Confluxes

Defend a set of Confluxes (glowing Vex spires) from waves of Vex that try to sacrifice themselves into them. Kill the sacrificing units before they reach a conflux. Later waves add more confluxes at once, so assign players to each. First loot drop.

3. The Oracles

Oracles — floating Vex constructs — spawn in sequence and must be destroyed in the exact order they appear, or the team gets stacking Marked by the Void debuffs that wipe you. Call out oracle positions by number and shoot them in order. Second loot drop.

4. The Templar

The first boss. The Templar is protected by a shield and periodically tries to teleport. Your team destroys Oracles to strip its shield, and one player grabs the Aegis relic to cleanse Marked by the Void and block the Templar's Ritual of Negation wipe mechanic. Stand on the suppression plate to stop teleports and burn it down. Third loot drop.

5. Gorgon's Labyrinth

A stealth maze patrolled by Gorgons — if a Gorgon spots you, it triggers a near-instant wipe. Sneak (crouch-walk) through to the exit, or use the well-known jump routes to skip most of it. No loot, but there's a hidden secret chest in the maze worth grabbing.

6. The Gatekeeper

Defend a central plate while two teams push into the Mars (past) and Venus (future) portals to kill a Gatekeeper Minotaur in each and return with a relic. Coordinate the two portal teams and the plate defenders. Fourth loot drop.

7. Atheon, Time's Conflux

The final boss. Atheon teleports three random players into the past or future portal; those players clear Oracles and one grabs the relic while the outside team calls the correct portal. The relic holder uses the super-charging relic bubble to buff the team's damage, then everyone dumps DPS during the Time's Vengeance window. Final loot drop — and the only source of Vex Mythoclast.

Full Vault of Glass loot table (by encounter)

Every encounter has its own weapon and armor pool. Here's the complete VoG loot table, verified against the current in-game drops and the weapon perks listed on light.gg and the Destiny wiki:

Encounter	Weapons	Armor
Confluxes	Vision of Confluence (Scout, Solar), Found Verdict (Shotgun, Arc), Corrective Measure (MG, Void), Hezen Vengeance (Rocket, Solar)	Gauntlets, Class Item
Oracles	Praedyth's Revenge (Sniper, Kinetic), Vision of Confluence, Found Verdict	Gauntlets, Legs
Templar	Fatebringer (Hand Cannon, Kinetic), Vision of Confluence, Corrective Measure	Gauntlets, Chest
Gatekeeper	Fatebringer, Hezen Vengeance, Found Verdict	Helmet, Legs
Atheon	Vex Mythoclast (Exotic), Praedyth's Revenge, Corrective Measure	Helmet, Chest

Notes that matter for your farm:

• Each encounter can drop a Deepsight (red-border) version of its weapon while VoG is featured. You need 5 red-border copies of a weapon to unlock its crafting Pattern at the Enclave.
• Armor is class-specific — Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks each get their own VoG set, all sharing the same two set bonuses (below).
• The raid also drops the Vaultstrider Exotic ship as a rare cosmetic.

How do you get Vex Mythoclast?

The Vex Mythoclast is VoG's Exotic Solar fusion rifle, and it only comes from Atheon, Time's Conflux — the final encounter. There's no quest; it's a random drop after you defeat Atheon, so the only way to improve your odds is to run the encounter repeatedly while VoG is featured (farmable) or once per week per character otherwise.

What makes it special: Vex Mythoclast fires like an auto rifle — single bolts on each trigger pull, no charge time. Defeating targets builds Overcharge stacks, and once fully overcharged you swap fire modes to unleash powerful linear-fusion shots. Its Exotic catalyst adds even more, making it a genuine build-defining Solar primary.

Chasing it? The math is simple: more Atheon clears = more chances. A featured week is the best time to grind it, and a Destiny 2 raid carry can run Atheon on repeat if you want to maximize attempts fast.

Which Vault of Glass weapons should you farm?

Even setting the Exotic aside, VoG's Legendary pool is stacked in 2026:

• Fatebringer (Hand Cannon) — the community-famous Kinetic hand cannon with Explosive Payload + chain-reaction potential. A top-tier PvE primary and the single most-farmed VoG weapon. Drops from Templar and Gatekeeper.
• Hezen Vengeance (Rocket Launcher) — regarded as best-in-slot among Legendary rockets for burst DPS; players note it "beats Truth by about 20%" in low-effort damage rotations. Drops from Confluxes and Gatekeeper.
• Vision of Confluence (Scout Rifle) — a rock-solid Solar scout that's easy to farm (drops from three encounters).
• Corrective Measure (Machine Gun) and Found Verdict (Shotgun) round out the pool for build variety.

All VoG weapons carry the Timelost Magazine origin trait: final blows grant bonus Super energy, and when your Super expires the magazine size doubles and reloads from reserves for a long window — a strong Super-loop synergy.

Thanks to the 9.7.0 crafting update, crafted VoG weapons can be pushed to higher gear tiers: Weapon Level 11 unlocks Enhanced traits, Level 25 adds Enhanced components, and Level 30 unlocks the Enhanced origin trait. That's why chasing red-border patterns is worth it.

What are the Vault of Glass armor set bonuses?

With Monument of Triumph, VoG armor drops with tiers (up to Tier 5) and set bonuses — mixing pieces from different raids won't trigger them, so you need matching VoG pieces:

• 2-Piece — Radiolaria Breach: after you pick up an Orb of Power, the next time your shields break you gain a temporary bonus to your Health stat and release a burst of radiolaria around you.
• 4-Piece — Collective Power: while affected by any subclass buff, dealing sustained damage creates an Orb of Power.

For maximum Tier 5 armor, run full clears plus every challenge while VoG is featured, or run Master difficulty (which always drops Tier 5 regardless of featured status). Each encounter drops two armor slots, so target the encounter that has the slot you're missing.

How do you farm Vault of Glass efficiently?

The fastest VoG farm depends on your goal:

• Chasing Vex Mythoclast or Fatebringer: farm the specific encounter (Atheon for the Exotic; Templar/Gatekeeper for Fatebringer) on repeat during the featured week.
• Chasing a full Tier 5 armor set: run full clears + all challenges while featured, or run Master for guaranteed Tier 5.
• Target-buying a roll: stockpile Spoils of Conquest and spend 20 per item at the VoG kiosk after Atheon. If you need Spoils, our Destiny 2 Spoils of Conquest farm guide covers the fastest methods.

Because featured raids are infinitely farmable with no lockout, a coordinated fireteam can chain Atheon or Templar back-to-back. If you don't have a six-stack — or you want the loot without the LFG headache — a carry gets you clears and Tier 5 drops fast.

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Want more endgame farms? See our Destiny 2 Grandmaster guide for the Conqueror title and our Warlord's Ruin dungeon guide and Vesper's Host dungeon guide for more Tier 5 loot sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Vault of Glass free in Destiny 2? Yes. Vault of Glass requires no expansion or paid content — every Destiny 2 player can launch it from the Venus node in the Director. It's the most accessible raid in the game and the recommended first raid for new Guardians.

How do you get Vex Mythoclast? Vex Mythoclast is a random Exotic drop from Atheon, Time's Conflux — the final Vault of Glass encounter. There's no quest; you improve your odds by clearing Atheon repeatedly, which is easiest during a featured week when the raid is farmable.

Is Vault of Glass farmable right now? Yes. VoG is a featured raid the week of August 4–11, 2026, so it's infinitely farmable with no per-encounter lockout, drops Tier 5 armor, and rolls Deepsight (red-border) weapons for crafting. After the reset the rotation changes, and non-featured raids revert to one drop per encounter per character per week.

What is the best Vault of Glass weapon? Fatebringer is the most-farmed pick — a Kinetic hand cannon with Explosive Payload and chain-reaction potential that's a top PvE primary. Hezen Vengeance is the standout for burst DPS among Legendary rocket launchers. Both are worth farming.

How many encounters does Vault of Glass have? Six phases: opening the Vault, the Confluxes, the Oracles, the Templar, Gorgon's Labyrinth (a no-loot stealth maze), the Gatekeeper, and the final boss Atheon. Five of them drop loot — Gorgon's Labyrinth is a traversal section with a hidden chest.

What is the Power level for Vault of Glass? Normal mode has no hard Power requirement to launch, but 550 (the permanent Power cap in Monument of Triumph) is recommended for a comfortable run. Master mode is significantly harder with champions and modifiers.