The Division 2 / Y8S3.1 Update
Division 2 Y8S3.1 Red Moon Rising Update Guide
Title Update Y8S3.1 landed on September 23, 2026 with the Red Moon Rising event, two new exotics, the Rage Harvest return, multiplier weeks and a PvP balance pass. Our plain-language summary below: full texts live on Ubisoft's news hub.
Red Moon Rising Event
A red moon has risen over the Dark Zone and Black Tusk have taken control. Agents entering the PvE Dark Zone face Black Tusk forces while strange alterations hit their SHD tech. The longer you stay inside, the more Red Moon Stacks you build: a mix of strong buffs and dangerous drawbacks that grows with your count. The buildup only lasts as long as the run, dying, leaving the PvE Dark Zone, or securing contaminated loot wipes the stacks, while safehouses pause the accumulation until you step back out. The event runs September 24 through November 3.
New Loot
| Vertigo (Exotic GR9) | Startling talent: suppressed enemies take Disorient, and you and allies gain +30% damage to targets out of cover for 15s. Rolls with +15% crit chance optics, +50 round magazine, +15% reload underbarrel and +10% rate of fire muzzle. |
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| Sarru (Exotic Backpack) | Decoy King talent: in combat the moon cycles 8 phases every 5 seconds, amplifying all your damage from 5% up to 25% at full moon, then winding back down. A full-moon Decoy gains Overcharge and pauses the cycle for 10s. |
| Reward Pools | Dedicated Red Moon pools with exotics, Dark Zone named items, curated named items and Prototype gear. |
Rage Harvest Returns
Rage Harvest is back from September 29 through October 6. Enemies carry Overheal protection that makes them tougher the more it stacks, break through it to build your own Rage, raising weapon damage, RPM, handling, crit chance and crit damage. The longer you keep pressure on, the longer the Rage lasts.
Multiplier Weeks
| Dark Zone Surge (Sep 22 - 29) | 3x Dark Zone XP, no DZ XP loss on death before the level cap, 2x DZ Funds. |
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| Deadeye Overdrive (Sep 29 - Oct 6) | +60% headshot damage, +30% weapon damage, +40% accuracy, stability and weakpoint damage. |
| Countdown Surge (Oct 6 - 13) | Double Countdown requisition earnings. |
PvP & Modifier Updates
Another PvP balance round covers Prototype Augments, gear and brand set bonuses, talents, exotics and SHD skills, with dedicated tuning for Vertigo and Sarru. On the modifier side, Modular Plates were reworked into steady active and passive shield regeneration, and the Signed, Shield, Delivered modifier now also refills the equipped weapon's magazine for free.
What This Means for Builds
Suppression and decoy playstyles gained real payoffs, test Vertigo pairings and full-moon Decoy timing in the build planner, and farm the event pools during Dark Zone Surge.
FAQ
- When does Red Moon Rising run?
- Red Moon Rising runs from September 24 through November 3 in the PvE Dark Zone, overlapping the Rage Harvest return and multiplier weeks.
- What are the new Y8S3.1 exotics?
- Vertigo, an exotic GR9 with the Startling talent, and Sarru, an exotic backpack with the Decoy King talent. Both drop from Red Moon Rising reward pools.
- When does Rage Harvest return?
- Rage Harvest returns from September 29 through October 6, alongside the Deadeye Overdrive multiplier week.
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