Rise Up Stretch Goals begin on June 2 and will be available until the end of the season. 

Once you reach Tier 100 of the Season Pass, this extension track becomes accessible, giving you the opportunity to continue earning additional rewards. As always, everything in Rise Up Stretch Goals is available on the free track, so no Premium Battle Pass purchase is needed to take part. 

This extension features two cache types, the Rise Up Cache and the Prestige Rise Up Cache. The Prestige version is earned in the same way as the standard cache and appears as the Tier 10 reward on the track, but it offers stronger guaranteed rewards and improved chances for bonus drops. 

Each Rise Up Cache contains guaranteed seasonal items and crafting materials, with additional chance-based drops: 

The Prestige Rise Up Cache upgrades the standard Rise Up Cache with stronger guaranteed rewards and improved chances for bonus drops. 

Each Prestige Rise Up Cache also contains guaranteed seasonal items and crafting materials, with additional chance-based drops: 

• Vanity Items – Guaranteed drop. 

• Rare Named Items – Guaranteed drop. 

• Seasonal and Special Exotics – High drop chance with each cache. 

• Exclusive Exotics – Moderate drop chance with each cache. 

The Rise Up Climax Mission becomes available on May 26. Completing it on Master difficulty for the first time guarantees the Whiplash Exotic Pistol as a special reward. After that, Whiplash can still drop on repeat completions, with higher difficulties offering better chances. 

• Runs May 26 – June 2 

• During the event, all Gearset Materials drops from available sources will be doubled. 

• Starts June 2. 

• During the event, Season Pass XP earned from Priority Objectives, the Seasonal Journey, Weekly Projects, Manhunt Scouts, and general world activities will be doubled. 

• Please note that this multiplier only applies to the main Season Pass progression and does not affect Stretch Goals. 

Increased the scaling values for several Prototype Gear Augments: 

At seven Level 10 Augments, the maximum total values are now: 

• Escalation Tokens will no longer reset at the end of the season. 

• While our original plan was for Escalation Tokens to reset with each new season, we have since moved away from this decision. Any Escalation Tokens you have earned will remain available after the season ends, so you can continue using them in future updates. 

• Gear Mod and Skill Mod Targeted Loot in Escalation will now provide drops. 

• Drops will use Heroic-level roll chances from Tier 0 to Tier 4, and Legendary-level roll chances from Tier 5 onwards. 

• Improved the Matchmaking Station menu in the Base of Operations and Safe Houses to make the Retaliation matchmaking option easier to find. \[[u]TCTD2-375[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Field Proficiency Caches can now be opened without the hold animation. 

• Fixed the issue where ECHOs collected before Y8S1.2 did not count toward the “Library of Congress” Classified Assignment collection progress. \[[u]TCTD2-3225[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where overly bright lighting could appear in The Summit on PlayStation 5. 

• Fixed the issue where the same hold input could be assigned to both “Escalate Mission” and “Open Global Events,” causing a double input conflict on keyboard and controller. 

• Fixed an issue where the “Busy Little Bee” Talent could grant a higher damage bonus than intended. 

• Fixed the issue where the Big Alejandro Blueprint could not be obtained from the NY Kill Squad Cache. 

• Fixed the issue where aiming down sights with the Agitator Exotic Weapon could incorrectly force a scoped-in view. \[[u]TCTD2-3201[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where Master difficulty could fail to appear when switching between Manhunt Climax Missions located in the same area. \[[u]TCTD2-119[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where restarting the Library of Congress Classified Assignment after completing it could block mission progression by preventing a required door from opening.\[[u]TCTD2-2084[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Enemy NPCs affected by regular fire from exploding canisters, weapons, or skills may not display the purple flame VFX or Corrosion debuff icon, even when Corrosion is active. 

If you encounter any issues you’d like to report, please use our Bug Reporter[www.ubisoft.com]. 

We appreciate the community’s contributions, reports and voting help us prioritize issues, and you can expect more of the top reported bugs to be addressed in future updates. 

/The Division 2 Team 

Agents, it has been one year since we returned to Brooklyn, and we are marking the occasion with a special in-game celebration available across Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, D.C. 

The Brooklyn Celebration Event Pass will be available from May 21 through June 4. 

All Agents can earn free rewards, with the option to unlock additional premium rewards for 100 VC. Progress is tied to regular play. Earn Season XP to move through the Event Pass and use Global Event Stars to speed things up.  

The reward lineup features outfits inspired by familiar faces and factions tied to New York and Brooklyn. 

Free Track: 

• Rat Queen Outfit 

• Danvers Black Tusk Outfit 

Premium Track: 

• LMB Boss Outfit 

• Cleaners Boss Outfit 

• 2 Exotic Caches 

Available from May 26 through June 4, Corrosive Shell is a new Global Event built around Status Effects, explosive reactions, and maintaining momentum. 

During the event, hostile factions are protected by a volatile chemical plating known as a Corrosive Shell. Enemies protected by the shell will glow with a purple aura and deflect most regular bullet damage, making them much harder to take down through direct fire alone. 

To break the shell, hit enemies with Status Effects. Bleed, Burn, Blind, Ensnare, and other Status Effects can all do the trick. Environmental hazards count too, so a nearby fire canister can be just as useful as your own skills, grenades, or gear setup. 

Breaking a Corrosive Shell triggers a corrosive blast around the enemy. 

This blast applies the Corrosion debuff to everyone caught in its radius, including you. For Agents, Corrosion temporarily lowers max armor until you leave combat. Enemies that survive are set on fire for 6 seconds, and this is your chance to finish them off. 

Defeating a corroded enemy during this window grants Corrosive Momentum, a powerful buff that gives you: 

• +50% Weapon Damage 

• +25% RPM 

• +25% Status Effect 

• +50% Reload Speed 

Corrosive Momentum lasts for 20 seconds, and defeating another corroded enemy refreshes the buff. 

To gain Corrosive Momentum, you need to deliver the finishing blow yourself while the enemy is corroded. If the enemy dies from fire damage, another source, or another player’s kill, you will not receive the buff. 

If a shielded enemy survives, their Corrosive Shell will regenerate 15 seconds after the initial shell meltdown. This timer includes the time they spend on fire. 

In co-op, groups can combine Status Effect builds and work together to keep the Corrosive Momentum active. 

Corrosive Shell includes a set of optional Global Event challenges. 

Six challenges unlock each day for the first four days. Once unlocked, they remain available until the event ends, so by day four all challenge sets will be active at the same time. 

You do not need to manually activate or claim them. They progress automatically as you play. 

These objectives are optional, but they are a good way to earn additional Global Event Stars. Stars earned from both Ambush and Corrosive Shell can be used at the Seasonal Vendor, progress the Global Event reward track, and contribute to the Brooklyn Celebration Event Pass. 

Make it through the Corrosive Shell chaos, and there is a new reward waiting at the end – the Corroded Mask, earned by completing the event track. 

While you enjoy the celebration, remember that Brooklyn may not be as quiet as it seems.  

Starting May 26, new activity has been detected beneath the city. Agents returning to the area may come face to face with the Phoenix Hunter. 

Proceed with caution. 

/ The Division 2 Team

Join us tomorrow, May 20, as we take a look at the upcoming Battle for Brooklyn Celebration Event!

🕛4PM CEST/10AM EDT/7AM PDT
🔗http://twitch.tv/thedivisiongame

This update brings a new vendor to the game: the Escalation Requisition Vendor. Here, you can exchange Escalation Tokens for Prototype Gear rewards. You can find it in the Base of Operations, next to the Escalation panel. 

The Escalation Requisition Vendor offers three different types of caches: 

• This cache is always available for sale. 

• Opening this cache rewards one Prototype item of any type. 

• This cache is part of a daily rotation. 

• Every day, it features a different equipment type in Prototype quality. 

• Opening this cache rewards one Prototype item of that specific type. 

• Items obtained from this cache have a higher chance of getting better rolls. 

• This cache is also part of a daily rotation. 

• Every day, it features a different weapon type in Prototype quality. 

• Opening this cache rewards one Prototype weapon of that specific type. 

• Items obtained from this cache have a higher chance of getting better rolls. 

Note: There is no limit for how many caches you can buy from the Escalation Requisition Vendor, and this feature is available to Level 40 Agents. 

Starting May 12, a new Classified Assignment, The Capitol Anomaly, will become available. 

ISAC has flagged another SHD network anomaly connected to lost Agents, leading you to the headquarters of The Capitol Globe, one of Washington D.C.’s former major newspapers. 

If you enjoy digging into spaces, following clues, and discovering things you might normally miss during regular missions, The Capitol Anomaly is worth checking out. 

Keep an eye out for collectibles such as ECHOs and audio logs, plus additional rewards including themed backpack trophies and named item drops. 

Once available, The Capitol Anomaly will appear on the map for players who have reached Level 30. Access can be unlocked directly from there, and owners of the Season Pass Bundle will already have it included. 

• May 12 – May 19 

• While the event is active, you gain increased damage against nearby enemies, with the damage multiplier reaching up to 200%. 

• Reward: Piggy Mask 

• May 19 – May 26 

• Staying still builds up a damage multiplier that can also reach up to 200%, while moving causes the bonus to gradually decrease. 

• Reward: Trench Mask 

• May 15 – May 19 

• The following bonuses are active for the duration of the event: 

  • +50% Reload Speed 

  • +50% Swap Speed 

  • +40% Hazard Protection 

  • +20% Movement Speed  

  • +15% Armor on Kill 

• May 19 – May 26 

• You will earn increased Season Pass XP from Priority Objectives, the Seasonal Journey, Weekly Projects, Manhunt Scouts, and general world activities. 

This Title Update includes fixes for several issues reported through Bug Reporter,[www.ubisoft.com] including some of the most upvoted entries from the community.  

Thank you for continuing to report and upvote issues, your feedback helps us prioritize what to address next, and we’ll continue working through more of the top reported bugs for future updates. 

• Fixed the issue where Core Strength Gear Set was not dropping in Prototype Quality as Targeted Loot during the Bank HQ Escalation mission. \[[u]TCTD2-3064[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

  • Compensation: Log in between May 12 and May 26 to receive a one-time grant of 3 Prototype Core Caches in your in-game mailbox. 

• Fixed the issue where the “Abridged” talent of the “Tinkerer” Exotic Mask did not work with Prototype Weapons. \[[u]TCTD2-1405[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where Prototype Cores were not shared between Agents account-wide.  

• Fixed the issue where unlocked Escalation Tiers and Escalation Tokens were not shared between Agents account-wide. \[[u]TCTD2-2370[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where the Overdogs Reconfigure Blueprint incorrectly required Exodus Gloves. \[[u]TCTD2-244[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where all Richter & Kaiser GmbH Backpacks lost their Gear Mod after being upgraded to Prototype. 

• Fixed the issue where the Skill Tier level shown in the Inventory panel did not match the actual Skill Tier level. 

• Fixed the issue where the Oxpecker Exotic SMG dealt significantly more damage than intended to the deployed Ballistic Shield while the Assault Global Event was active. 

• Fixed the issue where the Perfect “Back and Forth” icon was displayed in the HUD when using the regular version of the talent, and vice versa. 

• Fixed the issue when Perfect Strained and Perfect Ranger were using their respective Standard Talent's icon. 

• Fixed the issue where the Pakhan Reconfiguration Blueprint would not be available at Inaya after acquiring the weapon. \[[u]TCTD2-1558[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where the Big Alejandro Reconfiguration Blueprint would not be available at Inaya after acquiring the weapon. 

• Fixed the issue where certain Picaro's Holsters would feature 15% Weapon Damage as their Named Attribute. 

• Fixed the issue where both Pentco Fairview Power Plant: General Anderson and United Ironworks: General Anderson Climax Missions appeared as locked in the Legacy Manhunts menu \[[u]TCTD2-2890[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

  • Fixed the issue where Crossroads Manhunt comms could become stuck at 13/14. \[[u]TCTD2-7[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where Classified Assignment Collectibles could still appear as uncollected for another Agent on the same account, even after being unlocked account-wide. \[[u]TCTD2-148[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where SFX and VFX were missing from the White Tusk Tank’s Hive. 

• Fixed the issue where Fragile Armor stacks did not disappear after using an Armor Kit if the stack was applied together with a negative status effect. \[[u]TCTD2-16[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where Y8S1 Rise Up Caches could not be purchased from the Textile Vendor, Danny Weaver. \[[u]TCTD2-741[www.ubisoft.com][/u]] 

• Fixed the issue where BTSU Firmware was unlocked per character instead of shared account-wide. 

More is coming soon, Agents. The Battle for Brooklyn DLC Celebration Event is on the way, and we’ll be back with all the details soon. 

/The Division 2 Team

• Cherry Blossom Event

• Creator Collaboration

• Stats And Resources Multiplier Events

• Improvements and Fixes

Cherry blossoms have begun to fall across Washington D.C., but this isn’t just a change in scenery. 

From April 21 to May 12, the city shifts with the season. Decorations appear across familiar streets and hidden corners, and a new atmosphere takes over the map, with a few surprises waiting for those who look closer. 

All players who log in during the event will receive the Rising Sun Headgear. 

The event is active for all level 40 players with seasonal progression unlocked. 

Exploring the streets won’t stay quiet for long. Roughly every 10 minutes, squads of five Kitsunebi Named Enemies, a splinter group of the Outcasts, will track you down and engage. 

Unlike standard patrols, they fight differently and have a few unique traits:  

• Shared Health Link means damage dealt to one enemy is spread across the group. 

• Their tech isn’t fully stable, occasional malfunctions will shock individual enemies and break the link. 

• When that happens, that’s your window to isolate and take them out. 

Stay in the fight long enough, and something stronger answers back. After defeating enough Kitsunebi, the Ronin will appear. You’ll get a prompt to call for backup, and it’s there for a reason. 

When they arrive, the world shifts. Dark blue petals fall, the audio changes, and the encounter begins. 

• Solo Agents will face one Ronin. 

• Groups will be dealing with both Fox Ronin and Red Ronin at the same time. 

They’re more deliberate, more resilient, and equipped to sustain themselves in longer fights. Take them down, and you’ll earn Event Keys, along with unique Skill VFX skins tied to each boss: 

• Fox Ronin – Drone, Turret. 

• Red Ronin – Hive, Seeker Mine. 

Higher difficulties increase their chances to drop Event Keys. 

Not everything is trying to kill you, some thigs are worth slowing down for. Cherry blossom decorations are scattered across D.C., some easy to spot, others tucked away in places you might normally pass by. 

Interacting with corrupted decorations restores them, but it doesn’t go unnoticed: 

• Nearby enemies are more likely to ambush you. 

• Pink petals begin to fall, signaling the encounter. 

• Each interaction contributes to your overall progress. 

There are 40 decorations to restore across D.C., and finding all of them unlocks the Cherry Arm Patch. Even after that, 3 decorations will reactivate daily at 08:00 UTC, so exploration doesn’t stop once you’ve cleared them all. 

Everything you do during the event feeds back into the Base of Operations. The Event Vendor has been given a seasonal refresh and will be your main hub for spending Event Keys. 

You can get keys by: 

• Taking down Kitsunebi squads. 

• Defeating the Ronin. 

• Interacting with cherry blossom decorations. 

Apparel Caches contain only vanity items, with no duplicates, so every key spent gets you closer to completing the full collection: 

• Horned Oni Outfit (gloves, shoes, shirt, pants, mask) 

• Kitsune Outfit (pants, mask, shirt, gloves, boots) 

• Tiger Boxer (mask, jacket, gloves, pants, backpack, boots) 

• Autumn Tiger Boxer (mask, jacket, gloves, pants, backpack, boots)  

• Winter Tiger Boxer (mask, jacket, gloves, pants, backpack, boots) 

• Kintsugi Fox Mask 

• Iron Fox Mask 

There are 30 items in total, and collecting the full set will reward you with the Lucky Cat Emote. Apparel Keys can also be purchased if you’re looking to complete the collection faster. 

Gear Caches bring a mix of returning and event-specific loot, including Named items, Exotics, and a rare chance to obtain Prototype gear.  

At the center of it is the event weapon: 

It’s especially effective against high-health enemies, and pairs well with the Kitsunebi health-link mechanic, keeping its damage bonus active for longer. 

Gear Cache also contains: 

• Rare chance to obtain Prototype Gear Set and Prototype Seasonal Named items. 

• Special Named Gear 

  • Lexington 

  • Turmoil 

  • Caretaker 

  • Shield Splinterer 

  • Huntsman 

  • Hunter-Killer 

  • Handbasket 

• Seasonal Named Gear 

  • The Harvest 

  • Chill Out 

  • Sleigher 

  • Slingshot 

  • Oh Carol 

  • First Sight 

  • Quickstep 

  • Festive Delivery 

  • Snow Machine 

  • Bell Ringer 

• General Pool Exotics 

During the Cherry Blossom Event, all Agents contribute to a shared, cross-platform Community Challenge. 

Progress unlocks exclusive Ronin-themed rewards: 

• 1M Keys – Ronin Outfit 

• 3M Keys – Ronin Gloves 

• 5M Keys – Ronin Mask 

You can also earn personal rewards along the way: 

• 10 Keys – Sakura Arm Patch 

• 20 Keys – Koi Arm Patch 

• 40 Keys – Great Wave Arm Patch 

• 80 Keys – Bamboo Arm Patch 

Even if you join late, contributing is enough to qualify for rewards once milestones are reached. 

We’re teaming up with three members of The Division 2 community, Otsuichi, Rezina, and Mobilmobil, each bringing their own set of activities and rewards into the game through a limited-time collaboration. 

The event runs from April 21 until May 12 and is available to all players who have reached level 40 and unlocked seasonal progression. 

Each creator introduces their own Project Chain, taking you across different areas of Washington D.C. and asking you to complete activities in specific Named Zones. 

New steps unlock daily, with each project building on the last. You can progress at your own pace, once a project becomes available, it remains accessible until the event ends. 

You can focus on a single creator or work through all three, depending on how you want to approach it. 

As you progress through the chains, you’ll earn: 

• Named Item Caches 

• Exotic Components 

• Recalibration Caches 

• Optimization Caches 

Completing all 6 projects in a chain unlocks the final reward: 

• An exclusive backpack themed after that creator. 

There are also rewards to find outside of the Project Chains. You may also come across creator-themed apparel, like caps, shirts, and hoodies hidden in containers as you explore. 

Each creator will also be sharing codes for exclusive arm patches through their own channels, so if you’re following them, you won’t want to miss it! 

• Apr 21 - May 5 

• Earn double Optimization Materials from all available sources throughout the event, making it the perfect time to fine tune your build 

• April 28 – May 12 

• Earn triple Conflict XP from playing Conflict, making it easier to rank up and unlock rewards. 

• Increased Prototype item drop rates across all Escalation tiers, excluding Tier 1. 

• Added Prototype items to the Targeted Loot daily rotation in Escalation. Enemies tied to the daily rotating Targeted Loot pool now have a chance to drop Prototype versions of those items. 

• This applies only to the daily Targeted Loot rotation and does not apply to selectable Targeted Loot sources such as Countdown or Summit. 

• The chance for Prototype targeted loot drops increases with higher Escalation tiers. 

• Added a warning message to clarify that Matchmaking in Escalation is based on selected Tier rather than Mission. 

• Added a warning message to clarify that once an Escalation Tier has been confirmed, Matchmaking becomes unavailable for that run. 

• Disabled certain Matchmaking and Call for Backup options during active Escalation runs to reduce cases where players could be moved into unintended sessions or lose tokens after confirming a Tier \[[url="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-1274"]TCTD2-1274[/url]] 

• Prototype items with Skill Tier cores now grant 1.5 Skill Tier per item. 

• Each item contributes more than a standard Skill Tier, and multiple Prototype items can combine into higher total values. 

• This allows players to reach higher Skill Tier levels with fewer equipped items. For example: 

  • 1 Prototype item provides +1 Skill Tier 

  • 2 Prototype items provide +3 Skill Tier 

  • 3 Prototype items provide +4 Skill Tier 

  • 4 Prototype items provide +6 Skill Tier 

• This change applies retroactively, meaning previously acquired Prototype items will automatically benefit from the increased Skill Tier values. 

• Fixed an issue where Prototype items could be lost when upgrading while the inventory was at maximum capacity. \[[url="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-1351"]TCTD2-1351[/url]] 

• Fixed an issue where items with mods equipped could incorrectly appear to have reduced or altered Talents and Attributes after being upgraded to Prototype quality. \[[url="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-267"]TCTD2-267[/url]] 

• Fixed an issue where Daily and Weekly project objectives requiring Named enemy eliminations or faction bounties would not progress if a Level 3 Retaliation for that faction was active. \[[url="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-1350"]TCTD2-1350[/url]] 

• Fixed an issue where the “Abridge” Talent did not function with Prototype weapons. \[[url="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-1405"]TCTD2-1405[/url]] 

• Fixed an issue where optimized attributes would revert to their original values in Raids and Incursions. \[[url="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-1401"]TCTD2-1401[/url]] 

• Fixed an issue where only items of the same type could be compared in the inventory. \[[url="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-1403"]TCTD2-1403[/url]] 

• Fixed an issue where players were unable to redeem rewards for the “Summit Combat Mastery Merit”. \[[url="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-43"]TCTD2-43[/url]] 

  • This fix is not retroactive, players will need to replay the Summit activity to receive the reward. 

• Fixed an issue where the Ruin Mask loot drop from the Pentco Fairview Power Plant mission displayed an incorrect Exotic rarity indicator. \[[url="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-162"]TCTD2-162[/url]] 

• Fixed an issue where the “Quickstep” Pistol would not receive a Terminal attribute after being upgraded to Prototype quality. 

• Fixed an issue where the Recombinant Global Modifier description incorrectly listed the base value as 10 stacks instead of 8. 

• Fixed an issue where the Agitator Exotic weapon was missing a Skin Slot. 

Alongside these fixes, we will be granting a Compensation Cache to all players starting April 21 as a thank you for your patience with the unexpected maintenance and store issues. 

The cache will contain: 

• 1 x Prototype Core Cache 

• 1 x Optimization Cache 

The cache will be delivered via the in-game mailbox. 

We’ll see you out there, Agents. If you encounter any issues you’d like to report, please use our Bug Reporter[www.ubisoft.com].  

We appreciate the community’s contributions, reports and voting help us prioritize issues, and you can expect more of the top reported bugs to be addressed in future updates.  

/The Division 2 Team 

The Division 2 is in bloom .

Join us on Monday, April 20, as we talk through the brand new Cherry Blossom Event!

🕛4PM CEST/10AM EDT/7AM PDT

http://twitch.tv/thedivisiongame

We’ve launched a new Bug Reporter!

This tool makes it easier to share issues with us. You can also search for existing reports and upvote them to highlight the issues that matter most to the community.

Report a bug here:

• https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues

Need help getting started? Check out our FAQ:

• https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/faq

We appreciate everyone taking the time to report issues and support the game.

/The Division 2 Team

Black Tusk aren’t holding back this time. They’re moving fast, launching operations across the city in response to Division activity. Agents are left dealing with the fallout, putting out fires wherever they can, and facing some of their most dangerous units yet. 

At the same time, this season brings a number of additions aimed at veteran agents looking for more challenge. 

Settle in, there’s a lot to cover. 

• Escalation

• Prototype Gear

• Retaliation

• Modifiers

• Gear, Weapons, Talents

• Master Climax Mission

• Classified Assignments

• Season Pass

• One Time Offer

Escalation introduces a new way to replay missions, with increasing difficulty and rewards. Designed as an endgame challenge, it’s aimed at agents who have completed the main campaign, reached Level 40, and are looking for something tougher.  

At launch, Escalation focuses on main missions and strongholds, but it’s designed to expand over time to cover more activities across the game. The rotation refreshes weekly on Tuesdays, bringing a new set of five each time. 

You can access available Escalation missions from a dedicated menu in the Base of Operations, located near the Countdown vendor. From there, you can fast travel directly to the mission. 

To begin a run, head to the Escalation panel at the mission entrance. There, you can select a Tier, see the Escalation Token cost, preview rewards, and check which Mutators and Modifiers are active. 

Each mission has 10 Tiers, and the higher you go, the tougher things get. You can always attempt the lowest Tier for free, while higher Tiers require Escalation Tokens, with the cost scaling based on the selected Tier.  

Completing a mission rewards additional tokens while failing a run means the tokens spent on that attempt are lost. 

Each Escalation run is a single attempt. There are no checkpoints, and the mission has to be completed in one go. If your group is wiped or the mission timer runs out, the run fails and you’ll need to spend tokens to try again. 

The highest Tiers are meant to challenge even the most optimized builds. 

Mutators add an extra layer to Escalation by changing how missions play. They are tied to the selected Tier, with each Tier having its own a consistent set of effects. 

This is the current set of Mutators: 

• Harvester - When dealing damage, this enemy regenerates Armor and Health by a percentage of your maximum Armor. Can overheal. 

• Suppressor - When damaged, this enemy charges an EMP blast and releases it once fully charged, disrupting everything nearby. 

• Aid Specialist – Repairs the armor of nearby allies when they are heavily damaged. 

• Anchor - Gains damage resistance and uses incendiary ammo while allies are still alive. 

• Hot Foot - Staying in one spot builds up a charge. Once full, you are shocked and take damage. 

• Unyielding - Enemies become immune to crowd control effects while heavily damaged. 

Each season, Mutators will be adjusted, with some added, replaced, or rearranged to keep Escalation feeling fresh. 

Escalation can be played solo or in a group, depending on how you want to approach each Tier. 

In a group, the party leader selects the Tier, spends the Escalation Tokens, and launches the mission. If the run is successful, the leader receives the main token reward, while everyone else earns standard mission rewards and a smaller share of Escalation Tokens. 

Matchmaking is available and based on the Tier you select, rather than a specific mission, making it easier to find others going for the same level of challenge. 

Escalation is currently the main source of Prototype Gear, with higher Tiers offering better chances and stronger rolls. If you’re chasing those pieces, this is where you’ll want to be. 

Higher Tiers also mean better rewards overall. You’ll earn more Escalation Tokens, increased XP and Season XP, along with rare Expertise materials, but you’ll definitely have to work for it. 

At the start of each season, Escalation Tokens reset, so everyone starts fresh as the rotation updates and new challenges come in. 

Prototype Gear is a new item quality that sits above High-End, Named, and Gear Set items. Your existing builds will still hold up, this is more about pushing them further if you want to. 

These items offer stronger attribute values and come with Augments, giving you more to experiment with. The previous maximum attribute value becomes the new minimum, while the new maximum can reach up to 1.5x higher. 

Skill Tier core attributes currently remain unchanged, though additional bonuses for Prototype Gear featuring Skill Tier cores are planned for a future update. 

You can obtain Prototype Gear in two main ways, through Escalation runs, where Prototype items have a chance to drop, or by upgrading eligible High-End, Named, or Gear Set items. 

Most gear items starting from High-End quality can be converted into Prototype Gear. Exotics are currently excluded but may be supported in future seasons. 

To upgrade an item, it will cost 1 Prototype Core and needs to meet a few requirements: 

• The item must be Level 40  

• At maximum Expertise level  

Reaching Expertise Level 30 is now less demanding, as the upgrade cost has been reduced. Fully optimizing an item is not required before converting it to Prototype, as the upgraded version scales as if the item had been fully optimized. 

One attribute is guaranteed to roll at the new maximum, while the others remain at their previous maximum values, with a chance for additional attributes to also reach the new maximum. The chance for additional max rolls has also been increased. 

Because of this, you might find yourself upgrading multiple copies of the same item if you’re chasing the best possible rolls. 

Once an item becomes Prototype Gear, it can no longer be optimized or recalibrated, so make sure you’re happy with the base item before upgrading. Options to allow recalibration are being explored for future updates. 

All Prototype Gear comes with a special effect called an Augment. They function similarly to talents but are drawn from a shared pool rather than being tied to specific gear types, allowing any Prototype item to roll with any Augment. 

Augments can also be improved over time as you use the item, so they grow alongside your build. You can reroll them to try for a different effect and choose whether to keep the new result or stick with the original. 

Both rerolling and upgrading Augments require a new resource, Prototype Cores, which are mainly obtained by dismantling Prototype Gear. They can also be found in the Prototype Core Cache available in Raids and the Incursion. It’s a rare resource, so you’ll want to spend it carefully. 

Currently available Augments: 

• Quantum - Provides a small chance to become temporarily immune to damage. 

• Echo - Each bullet fired has a chance to deal its damage a second time. 

• Atomize - Increases grenade radius and damage. 

• Amalgam - Each bullet hit has a chance to apply a random status effect. 

• Trapper - Increases the duration of status effects you apply. 

• Entropy - Increases your Health based on a percentage of your total Armor. 

• Anomaly - Skills restore a portion of the damage they deal as healing. 

• Paradox - Provides a chance to refill part of your magazine while firing. 

• Synesthesia - Bullet hits have a chance to slightly reduce skill cooldowns. 

Overall, Prototype Gear is all about giving you more room to push your builds further. 

Prototype Gear is handled differently in certain modes, including Raids, Incursion, and PvP (Dark Zone and Conflict). 

In these cases, Prototype items are normalized, with stats set to lower end of the Prototype range, and Augments disabled. 

Retaliation is getting a few updates this season, with a new focus on the Black Tusk, something many of you have been asking for.  

The Black Tusk Agitation Meter works similarly to other factions, filling up as you eliminate enemies and complete related activities. It can also progress during other factions’ Retaliations, though at a slower rate. BT Retaliations can take place in Washington, D.C. and Warlords of New York. 

For the first time, Black Tusk can now take over Control Points in the open world. This only happens if a Retaliation is lost, and unlike other factions, they won’t expand further through convoys or territory control. 

Enemies defeated during these events can drop a new material, DIAMOND Transceivers, used for blueprints tied to Retaliation.  

You may also encounter a special Black Tusk Maneuver objective, which rewards additional time when completed. 

Black Tusk Kill Squads don’t just show up, they come prepared, and they hit hard. 

Taking them out is worth the risk, though. Defeating Kill Squads gives you a chance to earn blueprints for several rare Exotics, including Climax exclusives, as well as Capacitor and Vindicator. Completing a full Retaliation also gives you a chance to earn blueprints for certain Raid and Dark Zone exclusive Exotics. 

There are two types of Black Tusk Kill Squads, Regular and Elite. The Elite squad, known as BTSU Team 9, is rarer, more coordinated, and significantly more dangerous. They can also show up during other factions’ Retaliations, so you might run into them when you least expect it, watch your back. 

A few quality of life improvements have also been made to Retaliation. 

This season introduces a change to how the Agitation Meter behaves.  

Previously, once the meter was filled, you could trigger a single Retaliation before it reset. With Agitation Overclock, the meter now has multiple levels, allowing you to trigger up to three Retaliations back-to-back. 

Retaliation events are no longer tied to real-world time. The timer now progresses based on in-game playtime and pauses while you are participating in another Retaliation. 

The time available to collect loot after completing a Retaliation has also been increased from 30 seconds to 90 seconds. 

You can now use matchmaking to find other agents participating in Retaliation events. You’ll be matched with players using the same global difficulty. 

This season introduces a new modular system built around Recombinant, the core Global Modifier. It’s experimental Black Tusk tech that lets you shape how your bonuses and abilities behave. 

Recombinant is built around three modules, Offense, Defense, and Utility. 

At the start of the season, they’re evenly balanced, each one providing the same baseline value. As you progress, you can change that balance by increasing or redistributing stacks across the three modules through Active and Passive Modifiers. 

Active Modifiers are abilities tied to Black Tusk tech, each linked to one of the three modules, and they play a big role in how your setup comes together. 

You upgrade them by using them and defeating enemies while they’re equipped. As they level up, they unlock additional effects and become more powerful. 

This season, three Active Modifiers are available: 

• Blackout Pulse - Releases an EMP pulse that disrupts enemy electronics and applies shock to enemies within range. Each level up raises your base stacks across all modules, and at the highest level the EMP will also pulse enemies hit by the blast. 

• Cloud Armor – Instantly restores armor to allies within range. Each level up raises your base stacks across all modules, and at the highest level the cloud also blinds enemies caught in the effect. 

• Optimize / Overload - Enhances skill performance by reducing cooldowns. Each level up raises your base stacks across all modules, and at the highest level it also Overcharges your skills for a short duration.  

Passive Modifiers don’t give you an ability, instead they change how your Offense, Defense, and Utility stacks behave. 

This season introduces 34 different Passives, and you can equip multiple at once. The order matters, as each modifier influences the ones that follow and affects the final outcome. 

You can get Passive Modifiers through the Seasonal Journey, or pick them up from a vendor at the White House using BTSU Firmware, which you’ll earn through the Seasonal Journey and Scouts. 

Not every fight will play fair, some enemies bring modifiers that can mess with your setup. 

• System Drain - Each hit temporarily reduces your module stacks. 

• Inversion Field - Enemies create a polarity field that reverses the effects of your strongest module while you remain inside it. Taking them out grants temporary protection from these fields. 

• Obstructor Virus - Defeating affected enemies temporarily disables one of your Passive Modifiers, unless you eliminate them with a headshot. 

Enemies using these countermeasures will display modifier icons above their heads, so you can spot them and react in time. 

This season’s gear and weapons are built around weapon swapping and adapting mid-fight.  

Instead of locking into one approach, you’re encouraged to switch, adjust, and keep your build moving. The more you adapt, the more you’ll get out of it. 

Successfully completing the Climax mission on any difficulty for the first time will guarantee the Whiplash Exotic Pistol as a special reward. 

After that, Whiplash can still drop from the mission, but it’s no longer guaranteed. The higher the difficulty, the better your chances of getting it again. 

Two new Classified Assignments will be available this season. Library of Congress Retrieval launches with the season, followed by The Capitol Globe Anomaly later in the season. 

They offer a more contained experience, with a stronger focus on exploration and storytelling. If you like digging into locations and uncovering what happened there, these are worth checking out. It’s a chance to look around and pick up on the details you might normally miss, with collectibles, including echoes and audio logs, and a few extras like themed backpack trophies and named item drops. 

Classified Assignments will appear on the map once they become available, with access unlocking at Level 30. They can then be purchased and played from there. 

The optional Season Pass is available for all The Division® 2 players starting at Level 1, priced at 1000 Premium Credits ($9.99 or your regional equivalent) in the in-game store and it’s available to everyone. While the Season Pass is accessible from Level 1, some of the rewards will be usable only when you reach Level 40. 

Additionally, players can opt for the Premium+ option, available for $29.99 or your regional equivalent, which bundles the Premium Season Pass with multiple rewards, offering even greater value. 

Players with the Season Pass can unlock premium track rewards such as: 

• 2 Prestige Arm Patches 

• The Black Tusk Drone Skill VFX 

• The Black Tusk Kill Squad – Clean Hands Outfit 

• The Black Tusk Kill Squad – Stitch Outfit 

• 1 Extra Copy of the Agitator Exotic Weapon 

• The Constellation Exotic Weapon Skin 

• 10 Gear Dyes 

• 10 Universal Weapon Skins  

• 400 Premium Credits 

The free track also includes rewards like: 

• 3 Arm Patches 

• The Black Tusk Seeker Mine Skill VFX 

• The Black Tusk Kill Squad - Car Bomb Outfit 

• The Agitator Exotic Weapon 

• The Investor Exotic Mask 

• The Star Sign Universal Weapon Skin 

• 2 Named Weapons 

• 2 Named Gear 

• 1 Brand Set 

Both tracks also feature multiple caches to unlock along the way. 

Don’t miss out on this exclusive One Time Offer, available for $19.99 or your regional equivalent. It includes 2000 Premium Credits and 600 bonus Credits, plus The Bug Mask Headgear to give your agent a standout look, even if it bugs your enemies. 

Briefing complete. 

We’ll have more to share later in the season, including a special spring event, so stay tuned. 

If you run into any issues along the way, you can now report them through our new Bug Reporter.[www.ubisoft.com] 

/THE DIVISION 2 TEAM   

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