Destiny 2 Season 22 launched on August 22, you might think this is many twos, and you'd be right. Considering that this is the Season of the Witch, though, it couldn't be more on brand. Here is all you need to know about this magical season.
Destiny Season 22: The Season of the Witch is the latest addition to the game and brings exciting new content. The season started August 22 and will go until November 28. Here's everything you need to know.
Destiny 2 Season of the Witch: Release Date & Season Pass Price
Destiny 2: Season of the Witch got released August, 22, and is already available to play. You can get the season pass individually or in a package with Destiny 2: Lightfall, which is on sale for 50% off at the moment. That means that it costs $24.99, the sale will go until September 5, so if you are interested, you should check it out now! Only interested in Season of the Witch? That would cost you around $14.99 for the silver bundle, which includes the Pass, a new emote and 1,700 Silver, it's available on Steam/Epic/Windows, PlayStation and Xbox.
Destiny 2 Season of the Witch: Story And New Content
Eris Morn needs to complete another important step to face the Witness: Start a ritual to utilize the magic of the Hive and accept a deal that Savathûn crafted before her death. To help their old friend, Guardians will navigate Savathûn’s Spire and the Altars of Summoning in two new Seasonal activities that shall prepare Eris to build her power for a big showdown.
Their mission is to resurrect the Witch Queen Savathûn and help defeat her sister, Xivu Arath, the Hive god of war. If the Guardians succeed, Savathûn will reveal the secret of how to follow the Witness through the portal inside the Traveler.
There is a lot of new loot and gear to get in this season too, of course, among them are the Ex Diris Exotic Grenade Launcher, the new Universal Ornaments, and if you get the Game Pass, which lets you instantly unlock the before mentioned, then you can get over 100 rewards more, such as extra XP.
Destiny 2 Season 22: General New Gameplay
The update introduces players to the new Seasonal progression system known as the Deck of Whispers. It's a deck of cards that is infused with Hive magic, and it can buff you up to face seasonal activities, like the Altars of Summoning or Savathûn’s Spire, with more power. It gives you the option to build your own personal perfect loadout.
You can find unidentified cards as loot through activity gameplay, quest rewards, or just generally hidden in activities. These cards can be brought to the Season’s Lectern of Divination to uncover the card’s mystery. There are two categories of card types in the Deck of Whispers: Major Arcana and Minor Arcana, which is a similar system to a classic Tarot deck.
Senior Designer Joshua Billeaudeau explained the system in more details, where he says:
“Major Arcana cards represent key aspects of Hive magic and its potential relationship with the Light and history with the Darkness. Once a Guardian has collected enough Major Arcana cards, they can draw a card from their own Deck of Whispers before any Seasonal activity encounter begins. Each fireteam member will be granted a buff based on the card drawn. If more than one fireteam member draws the same card, the strength of that buff is greatly increased for that encounter.”
The Minor Arcana cards get you passive Seasonal upgrades that are active as soon as they are discovered. They can also reward the Guardian with extra keys, weapons, engrams, and other currencies, among other benefits. Later, you'll be able to build and assemble your own personal deck.
Another little feature that got added is Timeline Reflections. This feature will help you catch up with lore and can be accessed by everyone. They are short and easily digestible adventures.
“The goals of Timeline Reflections centered on quickly catching players up on the major story points, getting them back into fun Destiny gameplay, and awarding them meaningful weapons to feel on par with their fellow Guardians” – Destiny 2 Design Lead Kevin O’Hara
And there is one more thing! The new "Exotic Mission Rotator" game mode lets you play Exotic missions from the recent past, provided you own the expansion or Season the mission debuted in, and it will update weekly with different difficulties. Completing the mission will reward you with a craftable version of that mission’s Exotic weapon.
