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Destiny 2 Season 19–now known as Season of the Seraph–has officially kicked off, refreshing the game with new weekly missions, activities, and gear to collect. Season of the Seraph will run from December 6 until February 28, which is also the start of Destiny 2’s next expansion, Lightfall. We’ve run down everything that you can earn from the new season pass over the next couple of months, including one of the new Exotic weapons that will be unlocked from the start, as well as the new armor that Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks can equip.
With Lightfall drawing closer, there’s still time to preorder the expansion and its Annual Pass, which will unlock a number of items for you to use right now such as the delightfully destructive Quicksilver Storm Exotic auto rifle. Once again, the Power level cap has increased by 10 this season, and there’ll be numerous other small but substantial changes to Destiny 2 thanks to the latest patch.
Season of the Seraph storyline
After being out of action for almost two years, Golden Age warmind AI is back in the spotlight for Season of the Seraph. The Hive god of War Xivu Arath has begun moving to seize control of Rasputin’s dangerous arsenal of weaponized satellites, and if successful, these tools could be used to destroy the Last City. To stop her, the Vanguard has formed a new covert team of operatives known as Seraphs to fight back with advanced Warmind weaponry and defeat Xivu Arath’s forces before it’s too late.
Weekly mission – Operation: Seraph’s Shield
The narrative arc of Season 19 will be focused on restoring Rasputin, after the advanced AI was almost destroyed by a Pyramid ship several seasons back. Ana Bray has been working to restore Rasputin back to working condition, and to help her out, Guardian fireteams will work to gain access to the almost-impenetrable Braytech orbital platform that floats above the Last City. By breaking through layers of security each week, the race will be on to awaken Rasputin.
Heist Battlegrounds
The new seasonal activity for Season 19, Heist Battlegrounds takes place in Braytech facilities scattered around the Solar system. Players will have to bypass advanced defense systems while dealing with hordes of Xivu Arath’s Wrathborn.
New weapons
After a few seasons of Cabal and Fallen-themed weapons, Season of the Seraph will introduce a new selection of Warmind-themed tools of destruction.
Seasonal challenges
Like previous seasons, Season 19 features a number of optional challenges to complete every week, which will reward players with a substantial amount of experience points, items, and Bright Dust to spend in the Eververse store. There are usually 10 weeks of unique objectives to accomplish throughout a given season, and they can be completed at your own leisure. Complete all of them, and you’ll be rewarded with a pile of Bright Dust that can be used to purchase some neat cosmetic gear.
Season Pass unlocks
Exotic SMG: The Manticore
The Manticore is a strange weapon, one which combines satisfying feedback with a very peculiar perk in the form of Soaring Fang. Essentially, doing damage with The Manticore while grounded will charge up anti-gravity boosters, while doing damage from the sky will extend the meter. Once you’re airborne and using the SMG, you’ll automatically hover in the air so long as your meter remains charged. We’ll need to see exactly what kind of scenario The Manticore works best in, and will update this section as soon as we’ve sunk some more time into playing with this weapon.
Free Season Pass
Rank 7 — Bright engramRank 13 — Bright engramRank 17 — Bright engramRank 20 — Exotic engramRank 23 — Bright engramRank 27 — Bright engramRank 30 — Retrofit Escapade machine gunRank 33 — Bright engramRank 35 — The Manticore Exotic SMGRank 37 — Bright engramRank 43 — Bright engramRank 45 — Judgment of Kelgorath glaiveRank 47 — Bright engramRank 53 — Bright engramRank 55 — Exotic CipherRank 57 — Bright engramRank 63 — Bright engramRank 65 — Exotic engramRank 67 — Bright engramRank 73 — Bright engramRank 77 — Bright engramRank 83 — Bright engramRank 87 — Bright engramRank 93 — Bright engramRank 97 — Bright engram
Premium season pass
Rank 1 — The Manticore Exotic SMGRank 6 — Seraphim Cloak shaderRank 10 — Legendary emote: Stylish DrawRank 13 — Umbral engramRank 25 — Exotic engramRank 30 — Exotic sparrow: Intercepted TransmissionRank 35 — Umbral engramRank 41 — Umbral engramRank 50 — Exotic Ghost shell: Infiltrator ShellRank 54 — Exotic engramRank 57 — Season of the Seraph gauntletsRank 60 — Season of the Seraph bootsRank 64 — Season of the Seraph gauntlet ornamentRank 65 — Exotic engramRank 67 — Season of the Seraph Titan mark, Warlock bond, Hunter cloakRank 73 — Season of the Seraph boot ornamentRank 74 — Exotic engramRank 77 — Season of the Seraph chest armorRank 80 — Legendary emote: Spy GogglesRank 83 — Season of the Seraph Titan mark, Warlock bond, Hunter cloak ornamentRank 85 — Ascendant shardRank 87 — Season of the Seraph helmetRank 88 — Exotic engramRank 91 — Season of the Seraph chest armor ornamentRank 94 — Ascendant shardRank 97 — Season of the Seraph helmet ornamentRank 98 — Exotic engramRank 99 — Exotic emote: Tripwire DodgeRank 100 — Scorpionflight Exotic weapon ornament for The Manticore
