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Destiny 2’s final season is now live, bringing the Lightfall saga to an end ahead of the release of the now-delayed The Final Shape expansion. Unlike most of the other seasons released over the years, Season of the Wish will be the longest one to date as it’ll conclude in June 2024. Season of the Wish will focus on one of Destiny 2’s strangest narrative threads, the powerful wish-granting dragons called Ahamkara that were long thought to be extinct before 2018’s Forsaken expansion revealed that one was still alive and was hidden in the Dreaming City.
Season 23 will introduce a number of technical changes as well, along with more Exotic armor and Exotic weapon overhauls, and ability changes. As usual, you’ll be able to progress through the season pass and earn some great rewards, like a new version of the Exotic rocket launcher Dragon’s Breath.
Table of Contents [hide]Season of the Wish guidesStarcatsThe CoilSeasonal challengesSeason of the Wish storylineSeason of the Wish seasonal activitySeason of the Wish Legendary-class weaponsSeason of the Wish seasonal challengesSeason of the Wish Exotic weapon: Dragon’s BreathFree Season Pass rewardsPremium Season Pass rewardsThe Dawning returnsTitan Season Pass Armor And OrnamentsWarlock Season Pass Armor And OrnamentsHunter Season Pass Armor And OrnamentsSeason of the Wish seasonal artifact
Season of the Wish guides
What secrets will there be to uncover in Season 23? Last season saw a big focus on deckbuilding, and we’re anticipating that Bungie has a few new ideas to experiment with this season. We’ll be updating this section with a list of guides, so check back often as we explore the secrets of Season of the Wish.
Starcats
It looks as if each week this season will feature an optional objective to track down a new type of collectible. Be sure to check out our Starcat locations guide for help hunting them all down.
The Coil
The Coil is the key new activity in Season of the Wish, and it holds some of the best rewards to get this season. It can be a bit confusing, though, so be sure to check out our guide to The Coil to get a better understanding of how it works and what rewards await.
Seasonal challenges
As always, there are also new seasonal challenges to complete while playing, with new ones rolling out weekly. You can keep tabs on which of these are available in our Season of the Wish seasonal challenges guide.
Season of the Wish storyline
Be careful what you wish for, because a reality-warping dragon might twist your words and give you more than what you bargained for. That’s the general warning when dealing with Ahamkara, paracausal beings that have a habit of picking up on the desires of individuals and monkey-pawing their wants into twisted forms of wish fulfillment. The return of the Ahamkara in Destiny 2 wraps up a story thread that has been around for years now and was hinted at in Forsaken’s Last Wish raid.
Following the discovery of a hidden Ahamkara egg in the Imabaru Engine, players will use it as a bargaining chip with the wish dragon, Riven, so that a pathway into the Traveler can be created and the Witness can finally be confronted. And who knows? This could even explain how Cayde-6 makes his eventual return after being very dead for the last couple of years.
Season of the Wish seasonal activity
This season’s new matchmade activity is Riven’s Lair, a new arena full of Hive and Scorn who are looking to impede your progress. A little bit of Exotic firepower should help solve that small hurdle.
Season of the Wish Legendary-class weapons
Supercluster – Strand shotgunScatter Signal – Strand fusion rifleAppetence – Stasis trace rifleScalar Potential – Arc pulse rifleLethophobia – Void bowDoomed Petitioner – Void linear fusion rifle
Season of the Wish seasonal challenges
Like in previous seasons, you’ll be able to challenge yourself with extra tasks that offer some great rewards. Typically, there are around 10 weeks of seasonal challenges to pursue at your leisure, and completing all of them will reward you with a massive pile of Bright Dust.
Season of the Wish Exotic weapon: Dragon’s Breath
A classic rocket launcher from the days of the original Destiny 2, Dragon’s Breath is back and it does a whole lot more than just make a big boom. This version of the weapon now has a design that fits in nicely with the Solar 2.0 subclass and Season 23’s seasonal artifact. It now has a fuel counter that passively increases the longer you go without firing it, and with a maximum of five stacks, the fuel tank will be emptied when fired. This transfers all of the fuel into the rocket, and these explosive warheads can embed themselves in struck targets, causing Scorch damage while leaking incendiary fuel around them, applying even more Scorch stacks to any enemies caught in these puddles.
The more fuel you use, the longer this effect will last before a detonation occurs. On top of that, there’s the intrinsic perk for Dragon’s Breath, High Octane, which instantly refills the rocket launcher with two stacks of fuel when there are nearby ignitions. A fully refueled Dragon’s Breath will reload itself automatically and its Exotic Catalyst causes Firesprites to spawn after enemies are eliminated.
Free Season Pass rewards
Rank 7 — Bright engramRank 13 — Bright engramRank 17 — Bright engramRank 20 — Scalar Potential (Legendary-class pulse rifle)Rank 23 — Bright engramRank 27 — Bright engramRank 30 — Appetance (Legendary-class trace rifle)Rank 33 — Bright engramRank 35 — Dragon’s Breath (Exotic rocket launcher)Rank 37 — Bright engramRank 43 — Bright engramRank 45 — Exotic engramRank 47 — Bright engramRank 53 — Bright engramRank 55 — Exotic CipherRank 57 — Deepsight HarmonizerRank 63 — Bright engramRank 65 — Exotic engramRank 67 — Bright engramRank 73 — Bright engramRank 77 — Deepsight HarmonizerRank 83 — Bright engramRank 87 — Bright engramRank 93 — Deepsight HarmonizerRank 97 — Bright engramRank 100 — 2,000 Bright Dust
Premium Season Pass rewards
Rank 1 — Dragon’s Breath (Exotic rocket launcher)Rank 6 — Valor at Dusk shaderRank 10 — Censered finisherRank 13 — Wish engramRank 25 — Exotic engramRank 30 — Nostos (Exotic Sparrow)Rank 35 — Wish engramRank 40 — Dreamweaver shaderRank 41 — Wish engramRank 47 — Deepsight HarmonizerRank 50 — Anthemic Invocation (Exotic Ghost shell)Rank 55 — Wish engramRank 57 — Season of the Wish gauntletsRank 59 — Exotic engramRank 60 — Season of the Wish leg armorRank 62 — Deespight HarmonizerRank 64 — Season of the Wish gauntlet ornamentRank 65 — Exotic engramRank 67 — Season of the Wish Titan mark, Warlock bond, Hunter cloakRank 73 — Season of the Wish leg armor ornamentRank 77 — Season of the Wish chest armorRank 79 — Exotic engramRank 80 — Luminous Vigil emoteRank 83 — Season of the Wish Titan mark, Warlock bond, Hunter cloak ornamentRank 84 — Deespight HarmonizerRank 85 — Ascendant shardRank 87 — Season of the Wish helmetRank 88 — Exotic engramRank 89 — Ascendant AlloyRank 90 — Ascendant ShardRank 91 — Season of the Wish chest armor ornamentRank 94 — Ascendant shardRank 97 — Season of the Wish helmet ornamentRank 98 — Exotic engramRank 99 — Dragon Summon (Exotic emote)Rank 100 — Dying Dream (Dragon’s Breath weapon ornament)
The Dawning returns
Destiny 2’s festive Dawning event will be back on December 12. Eva Levante will once again ask Guardians to bake delicious treats to hand out to characters as part of the cozy winter celebrations, and you can expect a few festive challenges to be mixed in with this feel-good celebration.
Titan Season Pass Armor And Ornaments
Warlock Season Pass Armor And Ornaments
Hunter Season Pass Armor And Ornaments
Season of the Wish seasonal artifact
The Queensfoil Censer is an interesting seasonal artifact with some potentially devastating combinations from its perks once they’ve all been unlocked. It has a focus on Solar, Strand, and Stasis subclasses, it gives anyone using a rocket launcher some nice perks, and there’s the usual assortment of anti-Champion mods available here.
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| Anti-Barrier Sidearm |
Flame, Fiber, and Freeze Combines the Solar/Strand and Solar/Stasis Siphon mods into one. |
Flint Striker Rapid Solar weapons precision hits and rapid Solar weapon final blows grant Radiant. |
Unravelling Orbs Picking up an Orb of Power grants Strand weapons Unraveling Rounds. |
Horde Shuttle Damaging unraveled targets with a weapon occasionally spawns a Threadling. |
| Unstoppable Hand Cannon |
Kindling Trigger Radiant causes Solar weapons to apply Scorch to unscorched combatants. |
Torch While radiant, deal increased weapon damage to combatants affected by Strand and Stasis debuffs. |
Pillar of Ice Killing an encased combatant spawns Stasis crystals. |
Hail The Storm Shattering encased targets and Stasis crystals deals increased damage. Shattering a Stasis crystal releases shards of ice that damage and slow targets. |
| Unstoppable Bow |
Blast Radius Rapid final blows with Rocket Launchers and Grenade Launchers grant Armor Charge. |
Heart of the Flame Casting your Solar Super grants nearby allies Radiant and increases the damage of your Super for each nearby ally. |
Revitalizing Blast Causing damage with a Solar ability weakens Champions and bosses for a short duration. |
Rays of Precision While radiant, Solar precision final blows cause combatants to ignite. |
| Overload Auto Rifles |
Origin Perk Specialization I Improves the benefits provided by the Sundering, Nano-Munitions, and Nanotech Tracer Rocket Origin Traits. Additionally, weapons with these traits are always overcharged. |
Origin Perk Specialization II Improves the benefits provided by the Noble Deeds, Unsated Hunger, Head Rush, and Dragon’s Vengeance Origin Traits. Additionally, weapons with these traits are always overcharged. |
Overload Rocket Launchers Rocket Launchers are especially effective against Overload Champions. |
Solo Operative While you are the only member of your fireteam, you deal increased damage to all combatants. |
| Overload Pulse Rifle |
From Whence You Came Increases ability damage to Taken and Scorn combatants. |
Wished Into Being While your Super is nearly fully charged, ability final blows spawn Orbs of Power. Wearing Season of the Wish armor decreases Super amount threshold. |
Dragon’s Bite Breaking a combatant’s shield with a Strand or Stasis weapon has a chance to suspend or freeze that combatant. Wearing Season of the Wish armor increases this chance. |
Argent Ordinance Firing a Rocket Launcher consumes one stack of Armor Charge, granting increased damage and reload speed until you reload or stow your Rocket Launcher. |
