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Destiny 2: Season of the Witch is now live and has introduced a number of Hive-influenced events to the game set against the backdrop of a spooky story. The final stand against Xivu Arath draws closer, the Witch Queen plots to rise from her grave, and you’ll be spending this season tithing power to Eris Morn, who has undergone a shocking metamorphosis. This new season will run from August 22 through November 28, and is the penultimate season before Bungie retires this model for a new episodic approach.
Season 22 introduces a number of updates to Destiny 2, ranging from Exotic armor and Exotic weapon overhauls, a new Elemental Orb system to use in battle, and fine-tuning of several weapon archetypes. As usual, the season pass has some great rewards available on both its free and premium tiers, a new Exotic weapon to add to your collection, and resources to collect to help strengthen your Guardian.
Table of Contents [hide]Season of the Witch guidesSeason of the Witch storylineSeasonal activitySeasonal ChallengesReprised raid: Crota’s EndSeason of the Deep Exotic weapon: Ex DirisNew Exotic armor piecesPyrogale Gauntlets (Exotic Titan gauntlets)Mothkeeper’s Wraps (Exotic Hunter gauntlets)Briarbrands (Exotic Warlock gauntlets)Free Season PassPremium Season PassTitan Season Pass Armor And OrnamentsHunter Season Pass Armor And OrnamentsWarlock Season Pass Armor And Ornaments
Season of the Witch guides
A new season of Destiny 2 brings new challenges and mysteries, and in Season 22, one of the big new additions is an entire deck of powerful Arcana cards. Destiny 2’s take on deckbuilding, the major tarot cards aren’t just for show but can actually be used to enhance your Guardian in battle with a number of beneficial buffs or help you earn more rewards after an activity. There will likely be more secrets to uncover in Season 22, and we’ll update this section with new guides as we dive deeper into the new seasonal activities.
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Season of the Witch storyline
In the six months since the Lightfall expansion launched, things are looking bad. The Traveler has been cornered, The Witness has entered the Pale Heart of the entity, and the Guardians have no way of chasing after its greatest enemy. In Season of the Witch, Savathun’s ghost Immaru proposes a deal: the defeat of Savathun’s sister Xivu Arath and the resurrection of the Witch Queen in exchange for the key to the portal through the Traveler where The Witness is preparing to enact The Final Shape. Guardians will need to harness arcane Hive magic as they help a newly transformed Eris Morn prepare for battle against the Hive god of war.
Seasonal activity
There are two matchmade activities in Season 22, which both support one another. Savathun’s Spire is a showdown with the Lucent Hive, a fight against the custodians of this grim location in which you can defeat them to help you power up the Altars of Summoning. The main event activity, Altars of Summoning, has echoes of Prison of Elders and the Court of Oryx in its design, as you’ll be breaking into Savathun’s otherworldly jail to take on waves of increasingly difficult enemies.
Seasonal Challenges
Like in previous seasons, you’ll be able to take on additional tasks and challenges that’ll reward you with experience points, Bright Dust, and some great loot. You can usually expect around 10 weeks of objectives to pursue at your leisure, and if you complete them, you’ll get a massive pile of extra Bright Dust for all your hard work.
Reprised raid: Crota’s End
Hive! Bring a sword! Crota’s End, which first debuted in Destiny’s The Dark Below expansion, is making a comeback in Destiny 2. It’ll be available on Friday September 1 from the daily reset at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, and as with other raids, Contest Mode will be active for the first 48 hours.
Season of the Deep Exotic weapon: Ex Diris
At long last, you can give Hive Knights a taste of their own medicine with this season’s Exotic weapon, Ex Diris. A grenade launcher that lobs balls of Arc energy at enemies and doesn’t need to be reloaded, Ex Diris has some great perks. Corrupted Nucleosynthesis allows the weapon to enter an “enraged” state that increases it rate of fire whenever you take or deal damage, and Loyal Moths are generated from final blows. This effect creates explosive Hive moths that will seek out nearby targets and detonate, damaging and blinding them. If you own the premium season pass, you’ll unlock this Exotic immediately and you can activate a quest with Banshee-44 to unlock its catalyst. Anyone on the free tier of the season pass will have to reach rank 35 to unlock the Exotic.
New Exotic armor pieces
Three new Exotic armor pieces are available this season, and the focus is all on protective gear for your arms: Titans get Pyrogale Gauntlets, Hunters can acquire Mothkeeper’s Wraps, and Warlocks can add One with the Void to their collection. You’ll be able to acquire these Exotics from completing Legend Lost Sectors on your own, when the lost sector for the day offers Exotic gauntlets as a potential reward.
Pyrogale Gauntlets (Exotic Titan gauntlets)
Percussive Flames
Modifies Burning Maul into a single high-damage slam of your hammer that creates five cyclones of flame. Consecration’s second slam creates a cyclone of flame.
Mothkeeper’s Wraps (Exotic Hunter gauntlets)
Winged Eclipse
Your grenade becomes a cage of loyal moths that release on impact and fly toward the nearest target or ally. If they reach a target, they detonate in a blinding explosion; if they reach an ally, the moths grant your ally a Void overshield.
Briarbrands (Exotic Warlock gauntlets)
One with the Void
Your Void Souls have a longer duration. They also gain escalating damage and durability as they defeat targets. You can retrieve your Void Souls by interacting with them, allowing them to be redeployed.
Free Season Pass
Rank 7 — Bright engramRank 13 — Bright engramRank 17 — Bright engramRank 20 — The Eremite (Legendary fusion rifle)Rank 23 — Bright engramRank 27 — Bright engramRank 30 — Brya’s Love (Legendary scout rifle)Rank 33 — Bright engramRank 35 — Ex Diris (Exotic grenade 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 engram
Premium Season Pass
Rank 1 — Ex Diris (Exotic grenade launcher)Rank 6 — Ossified Carving shaderRank 10 — Arcane Banishment Whale finisherRank 13 — Witch’s engramRank 25 — Exotic engramRank 30 — Acroamatis (Exotic sparrow)Rank 35 — Witch’s engramRank 41 — Witch’s engramRank 50 — Hexed shell (Exotic Ghost shell)Rank 55 — Witch’s engramRank 57 — Season of the Witch gauntletsRank 59 — Exotic engramRank 60 — Season of the Witch leg armorRank 62 — Deespight HarmonizerRank 64 — Season of the Witch gauntlet ornamentRank 65 — Exotic engramRank 67 — Season of the Witch Titan mark, Warlock bond, Hunter cloakRank 73 — Season of the Witch leg armor ornamentRank 77 — Season of the Witch chest armorRank 79 — Exotic engramRank 80 — Runic Sketching (Legendary emote)Rank 83 — Season of the Witch Titan mark, Warlock bond, Hunter cloak ornamentRank 84 — Deespight HarmonizerRank 85 — Ascendant shardRank 87 — Season of the Witch helmetRank 88 — Exotic engramRank 89 — Ascendant AlloyRank 90 — Ascendant ShardRank 91 — Season of the Witch chest armor ornamentRank 94 — Ascendant shardRank 97 — Season of the Witch helmet ornamentRank 98 — Exotic engramRank 99 — Summoning Circle (Exotic emote)Rank 100 — Fatebinder (Exotic Ex Diris ornament)
