Bungie announced Destiny 2: Season of the Witch, the game’s latest season, is now live across all platforms. Players must aid Immaru in resurrecting Savathûn in order to defeat Xivu Arath and reach the Witness.
The Vanguard will finally come face-to-face with the Witness in Destiny 2: The Final Shape. For the first time, players will journey into the heart of the Traveler, experience a story that ends the War of Light and Darkness, and take part in a new raid launching in March 2024. Before then, players must prepare by helping allies and enemies fight against their common enemy.
Destiny 2: Season of the Witch is Live
Immaru wants Guardians to aid in the resurrection of The Witch Queen, Savathûn, in order to defeat Xivu Arath in Destiny 2: Season of the Witch. By doing so, Savathûn will reveal how players may reach the Witness in the Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion. Fans may also catch up on the events of Destiny 2: The Witch Queen with a free trial period starting August 24, and the beloved Crota’s End raid will return.
All of the new details are available below, courtesy of Bungie.
Destiny 2’s newest season – Season of the Witch – launches today. In Season of the Witch, Guardians will continue their ongoing pursuit of The Witness, and will confront old allies and enemies along the way. Savathûn’s ghost Immaru proposes a deal: aid in the resurrection of The Witch Queen and help defeat her sister, Xivu Arath. In exchange, Savathûn will reveal the key to the portal through the Traveler where The Witness is preparing to enact The Final Shape. Guardians will harness arcane Hive magic as they help their ally Eris Morn prepare for the showdown against the Hive god of war by transforming into a Hive god herself.
Key to Season of the Witch is the new Deck of Whispers, a new method of player progression that allows Guardians to customize their loadouts and powers in new ways. By completing Seasonal activities, players earn cards that can be used to build a customized deck full of buffs and perks for certain activities. Players in fireteams have the option to carefully strategize which cards they bring along to maximize their battle effectiveness on each run.
Time to Reflect
Alongside the adventure and action in Season of the Witch, the Destiny 2 development team is launching several new quality-of-life features to the game, designed to improve the experience of Guardians across the game. Among these key features is Timeline Reflections. These short playable missions, accessible through the Timeline feature in the Director, offer brief narrative introductions and summaries of key narrative events from Destiny 2 and are intended to help new players catch up with the ongoing story and to allow experienced players to relive and enjoy moments from the past.
With the launch of Season of the Witch, three Timeline Reflections missions are available, including Cayde-6’s final showdown with the Scorn from Destiny 2: Forsaken, the debut of Stasis from Destiny 2: Beyond Light, and the introduction of the Lucent Hive from Destiny 2: The Witch Queen. These missions are available to all players at no additional charge.
Reprised Raid: Crota’s End
Season of the Witch will also bring with it a reprised raid from Destiny’s past: Crota’s End. Originally released shortly after the launch of the original Destiny in 2014, Crota’s End finds Guardians braving the Lunar landscape to enter the Hellmouth and confront Oryx’s son once and for all.
Crota’s End will launch on September 1 and Bungie will be celebrating with a World First Race to recognize and reward the first fireteam to successfully complete the reprised raid. Fireteams all over the world will have 48 hours to complete the raid in Contest Mode, complete the Crota’s End Challenge Mode, and earn the Superior Swordplay Triumph. The first fireteam to finish every encounter, loot the final chest, and return to orbit after completing Challenge Mode will be declared World First and have their victory immortalized with Crota’s End World First raid belts.
Season of the Witch launches today and will end on November 28.
The Witch Queen Trial Weekend
Players who have yet to experience the Destiny 2: The Witch Queen expansion will be able to do so at no additional charge during the upcoming Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Trial Weekend, from August 24 – 27. Explore the groundbreaking campaign that follows Guardians as they explore Savathûn’s Throne World destination and encounter the Light-wielding Lucent Hive, as well as the expansion’s Legendary mode campaign difficulty option for a new level of challenge and even more rewards!
In addition, The Witch Queen expansion will be on sale from August 22 – September 5, and the expansion available for PlayStation Plus Extra and PlayStation Plus Premium members beginning on August 15.
