In this Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Gate Lord Guide we will guide you on how you can unlock the season artifact Gate Lord in Destiny 2: Shadowkeep. Shadowkeep is the brand new expansion for Destiny 2 and it brings with it a brand new Seasonal Artifact called Gate Lord. With Gate Lord, you will be able to unlock some brand new perks for your Guardian in the game which will certainly come in handy in various situations in the game.
Just like any previous Seasonal Artifact, there are some pre-requisites before you can actually obtain Gate Lord and start getting the new perks. We have curated this Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Gate Lord Guide just for that in which we have not only detailed how you can unlock Shadowkeep’s Seasonal Artifact but we have also detailed the perks that you will be able to obtain from it. However, one thing is for certain that you must have access to the premium tree to unlock it. You cannot unlock it in the free tier.
Gate Lord Guide – Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
Our Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Gate Lord Guide details everything that you need to know about unlocking Gate Lord Seasonal Artifact in Destiny 2: Shadowkeep.
How to unlock Gate Lord
Unlocking the Gate Lord Seasonal Artifact is fairly simple in Destiny 2: Shadowkeep. Make sure that you have access to the premium tier and then simply reach Level 7. Once you’ve reached Level 7, you will unlock Gate Lord which is the Seasonal Artifact of Destiny: Shadowkeep. However, the journey does not stop here. Once you have acquired it, you can continue to level it up as well and every time you level it up, you get more power bonuses.
Gate Lord will grant you access to 25 perks however you can only have 12 available to you at one time. Lucky for you, the game allows you to go back and re-choose these 12 available perks so if you are not happy with your current selection, you can always choose a different set and try them out. These perks can be equipped in certain situations because the game will not allow you to proceed further if you don’t equip them.
This is the very reason why there is no limit on going back and changing the equipped perks. Certain enemies will also require certain perks and if you don’t equip them, you will not be able to defeat them. Hence it is vital that you try and obtain your Gate Lord Seasonal Artifact as quickly as possible in the game. If you want to reassign perks, you can simply go in the artifacts menu choose Gate Lord and choose the ‘Reset Artifact’ option at the bottom and reassign the perks.
However, you must note that you will need to spend a specific amount of Glimmer to reset them. Each subsequent reset will continue to increase in cost. Just like your armor and weapon mods, these mods also require power which must be kept in mind as you equip the mods. You cannot equip mods which do not fit in your Power level cap. You will need to find the perfect balance between the mods to fit them in your available Power level hence making leveling up your artifact even more important.
There are five columns of perks here to choose perks from and as you choose a perk from a column, the next one becomes available to choose from. If you want to equip perks from later columns, all you need to do is select one from the previous column. You can continue to equip as many perks as you would like which stay within the allowed Power limit. You will notice that as you move right, perks become heavier and heavier on your Power consumption. We have detailed all perks below for your ease.
Gate Lord Perks
Each column in Gate Lord’s perks list has five perks. We have detailed the below.
| Dark Glimmer | Extra Glimmer is earned by defeating Hive enemies |
| Labyrinth Miner | Weapon parts are earned by defeating Vex Minotaurs |
| Biomonetizer | Extra Glimmer is earned by defeating Hive enemies |
| Circuit Scavenger | Extra Glimmer is earned by defeating Vex enemies |
| Dissection Matrix | Destination materials are earned by defeating Vex Hobgoblins |
| Anti-Barrier Rounds | Allows you to kill shielded enemies easily. Only used with Auto Rifles and Submachine Guns |
| Anti-Barrier Hand Cannon | Allows you to kill shielded enemies easily. Only used with Hand Cannons |
| Overload Rounds | Continuous barrage of bullets delays enemy shield regeneration and damage. Only used with Auto Rifles and Submachine Guns |
| Overload Arrowheads | Fully drawn arrows delay enemy shield regeneration and damage. Only used with Bows |
| Unstoppable Hand Cannon | Fire while aiming down with Hand Cannons and you will deliver an explosive payload which staggers enemies without a shield. |
| Enhanced Hand Cannon Loader | Increases reload speed of Hand Cannons |
| Enhanced Submachine Gun Loader | Increases reload speed of Submachine Guns |
| Enhanced Bow Loader | Increases reload speed of Bows |
| Enhanced Fusion Rifle Loader | Increases reload speed of Fusion Rifles |
| Enhanced Auto Rifle Loader | Increases reload speed of Auto Rifles |
| Breach Refractor | Land final blows with shield-piercing weapons to get grenade energy. Also obtained if someone on your fireteam shuts down a Barrier Campion’s ability |
| Ballistic Combo | Land final blows with shield piercing weapons to get melee energy. Also obtained if someone on your fireteam shuts down a Barrier Campion’s ability |
| Overload Grenades | Grenades that lower enemy shield regeneration and damage output |
| Disruptor Spike | Makes disruption more effective in combat |
| Unstoppable Melee | Arc melee staggers unshielded enemies |
| Heavy Finisher | Land finishers to generate Heavy Ammo |
| Oppressive Darkness | Void grenades inflict weaken effect to enemies |
| Arc Battery | Greatly reduces the cooldown for all Arc class abilities and grants you oversheild |
| Thunder Coil | Arc melee abilities get bonus damage and final blows refill your Super energy |
| From the Depths | You get Void Super damage if your health is extremely low |
This concludes our Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Gate Lord Guide. If you want to add anything to this guide, feel free to use the comments section below.
