Welcome to Season of the Wish

Today is Season of the Wish launch day! It’s finally here and we hope you’re all having a blast. New activities, challenges, loot, and rewards await you. We understand keeping track of everything new can be daunting, so we hope this article helps.

Season of the Wish

New Weekly Missions 

Unable to follow the Witness through the portal ripped open in the Traveler, the Vanguard had no other choice but to revive Savathûn, Witch Queen and Hive God of Lies. After giving us some trouble, a pattern was revealed in her wings that ended up being none other than the long-lost Fifteenth Wish. 

Tough luck that we killed the only being capable of granting it. She was known as Riven—Riven of a Thousand Voices. The last known Ahamkara. She was taken and her death was our calling. But Awoken magic is powerful, and thanks to Mara Sov and her coven of Techeuns, we are able to commune with Riven’s spirit. Understandably, she is not happy to face her killers again... And she is not the only obstacle we’ll face during Season of the Wish. 

New Seasonal Activity: Riven’s Lair 

Riven will offer us a bargain: delve through her lair, retrieve her last clutch of uncorrupted eggs, and she will grant the Fifteenth Wish for us. Riven’s Lair is the new three-player activity in Season of the Wish, and it takes place in a large sprawling underworld beneath the Dreaming City. Be careful where you step, though, there are many treacherous traps and powerful enemies to defeat. The rewards are totally worth it, though. After all, dragons love to hoard loot, don’t they? 

New Destiny 2 Collab 

Evil is evil. Minor, major, or ascendant. You know it, Guardians know it, and Geralt of Rivia certainly knows it. That’s why he is the inspiration for our latest collaboration. Embody the White Wolf himself with the new armor ornament sets, Exotic cosmetics, and items available in the in-game Eververse store. Because why only bring one sword to fight the Hive when you can bring two? 

New Season Pass Rewards 

As with every new Season, the new Season Pass has tons of rewards to earn: Legendary weapons, various boosts, Deepsight Harmonizers, crafting materials, armor ornaments… and since Legendary Shards are going away (more about that below), there are new Glimmer and materials rewards in their place. Additionally, those who acquire the Season Pass will instantly unlock the Seasonal Exotic (available at Rank 30 for free players), which is none other than the reimagined Destiny classic, Dragon’s Breath.

Dragon’s Breath is Back 

Burn the world! Burn it all! A classic Exotic Rocket Launcher from Destiny’s history is coming back with Season of the Wish. Dragon’s Breath has been reimagined and will leave a lasting impression on enemies when you use it on the battlefield. More info about it here.

New Artifact: Queensfoil Censer 

The Queensfoil Censer is the Seasonal Artifact and you can check all the Artifact Perks it includes in the Nov 22 This Week in Destiny. Among others, it contains Unstoppable Bows and Overload Rocket Launchers. Rocket Launchers are also getting increased damage and reload speed thanks to the good old Argent Ordnance perk. And Stasis is getting some very strong perks, too.

New Dungeon: Warlord’s Ruin 

While not part of the Season, the second dungeon included with the Lightfall Dungeon Key is launching. Warlord’s Ruin will be available starting 9 AM PT, Friday, December 1. And that’s all we can share right now. We are keeping the details about this one close to the chest, but let’s just say the Dreaming City is not the only cursed place you’ll visit during the Season. Ok, one more thing: Rocket-Pistol.

New Legendary Weapons 

The new Season brings a new set of six brand new craftable Legendary weapons:

• Supercluster – Slug Shotgun - Strand 
• Scatter Signal – Rapid-Fire Fusion Rifle - Strand 
• Appetence – Trace Rifle - Stasis
• Scalar Potential – Rapid-Fire Pulse Rifle - Arc 
• Lethophobia – Lightweight Bow - Void 
• Doomed Petitioner – Linear Fusion Rifle - Void 

These all share a new Origin Trait called Dragon’s Vengeance. We also have a new set of Legendary weapons that drop in the new dungeon, but you will have to discover those for yourself.

And let’s not forget about the new ritual weapon, a Void Caster Sword called Chivalric Fire, or the new contenders in the Competitive Division, Iron Banner, Trials and, of course, the World loot pool, that not only has new additions, but also a system in place to focus them at the Gunsmith and also to earn some of them through Lost Sector completions. More about that in a second.

Returning Legendary Weapons 

Since this Season is focused on the Dreaming City, we felt it was a good time to update a few old friends that fit thematically. Yes, we are talking about the Dreaming City weapons that you can get from the Blind Well, the Shattered Throne, and the Ascendant Challenge chests. They have new perk pools and a new Origin Trait called Advanced Reflexes:

• Tigerspite - Precision Auto Rifle - Kinetic 
• Waking Vigil - Adaptive Hand Cannon - Arc 
• Sleepless - High Impact Rocket - Arc 
• Vouchsafe - Lightweight Scout - Void 
• Retold Tale - Precision Shotgun - Void 
• Twilight Oath - Rapid-Fire Sniper - Solar 
• Abide the Return – Adaptive Sword - Solar 

Additionally, you can also get the four Season of Undying Legendary weapons. Not only are they craftable, but they have also acquired the Nano-Munitions Origin Trait.

• Optative - Precision Hand Cannon - Void 
• Adhortative - Adaptive Pulse Rifle - Solar 
• Imperative - High-Impact Scout Rifle - Kinetic 
• Subjunctive - Lightweight Submachinegun – Arc 

Dawning and Moments of Triumph 

During Season of the Wish, you’ll have a chance to celebrate the Dawning, our more festive event where you can bake cookies for all your friends in the Tower and earn some loot on the side. And in February, we will have some time for your Moments of Triumph so you all can reflect on the many achievements during the Year of Lightfall to prepare for The Final Shape.

More Updates coming with Season of the Wish 

Fireteam Finder Stress Test and Beta 

We are finally close to releasing one of the most important tools in the history of Destiny 2: Fireteam Finder, our in-game group-finding solution. We will start at 9 AM PST on November 30 with a raid stress test. We will test the resilience of the system several times during the Season with the goal of having a first-class Fireteam Finder tool for all activities when The Final Shape launches. You can read more about how it works here. 

Crucible playlists and The Citadel Map 

With the launch of Season of the Wish, the Crucible will have several new playlists added so players can compete against each other, like the new 3v3 and 6v6 Quickplay nodes. At the same time, we are adding more rewards and tuning some of the most popular game modes and modifiers, like Checkmate, to make the experience more balanced and challenging for everyone. And The Citadel map from the Dreaming City is making a comeback, too! You can read all about it in the Nov. 9 TWID

Introducing Gunsmith Engrams 

Banshee-44, our dear Gunsmith in the Tower, will start accepting a new type of engram when the new Season starts. These so-called Gunsmith Engrams can be focused for Foundry weapons from previous seasons in a daily rotation. All the info about the Gunsmith Focusing is in the Sept. 28 TWID.

Rahool’s New Capabilities

The Cryptarch is also getting new functionalities. On top of his usual duties exchanging materials, Rahool is now able to dismantle those and transform them into other materials. Put in another way: if you want to transform Ascendant Shards into Enhancement Prisms, you can. More info about this in the Oct. 26 TWID. And let’s not forget he has also updated the costs for Exotic Armor Focusing, like we mentioned in the Oct. 5 TWID. 

Legendary Shard Deprecation 

As we talked about in the Sept 14 TWID, we will start deprecating Legendary Shards in Season of the Wish. The first step is to remove them from transactions you may have with vendors, and also from the Seasonal Pass rank rewards, as we mentioned earlier. This is a long process that will be completed by the time The Final Shape launches.

Lost Sector and Rituals Rewards 

In this new Season, we are doubling down on the rewards you can earn from both Lost Sectors and ritual activities, like strikes or the Crucible. Lost Sectors will have World loot pool weapons in a daily rotation in addition to their usual rewards when completed solo. And rituals will give you engrams instead of specific rewards so you can go into the correspondent vendor in the Tower to focus the weapons you want. More about it in the Nov. 16 TWID. 

Ghost Shell Mods Changes 

Our faithful Ghosts deserve the best, that’s why we are making some changes to how Ghost Shell Mods work. Not only have their functionalities have been reworked and simplified, but they also have lower costs so more can be equipped at the same time. More about it in the Oct. 26 TWID.

Sparrows will be Always on Time

Always on Time has been the fastest Sparrow for a long time, but starting next week, all other Exotic Sparrows will run as fast and be as resilient as this fan-favorite. Always on Time will still have some extra tricks available, but this way we hope you take some other vehicles for a nice ride around the Last City. More details available in the Oct. 19 TWID.

Thorn is getting a Catalyst 

After how much you all loved the Monte Carlo catalyst, we felt the next one needed to be as special. That’s why Thorn is getting one in Season of the Wish. Be ready for it, because its stat boost and new ammo perk make it an even nastier beast. More info here.

Vault from Orbit 

It’s not that we don’t love going to the Tower to visit our friends, but having our Vault available from orbit is great. That’s why you will be able to do so when the new Season comes today. We have more plans for Vault availability. More information about it, in the Oct. 26 TWID. 

Weapon Tuning Preview 

The Destiny 2 Weapons Team shared their plans for the weapons changes coming with Season of the Wish: Glaives are getting a rework, Sniper Rifles will hit harder, Vex Mythoclast and Revision Zero will hurt Champions the most… and the list goes on. You should check this article to get an idea of how the meta might be changing.

Abilities and Exotic Armor Changes 

Same story for abilities and Exotic armor pieces. More than fifteen pieces of armor have been improved, and there’s some buffs coming to the Stasis subclasses, including the new frost armor buff. We have also toned down some old outlier Supers. Not looking at anyone in particular here, Well and Ward. You can read more in detail about these changes in the Nov 22 TWID.

A Message from the Destiny 2 Game Director 

As part of yesterday’s announcement that The Final Shape’s release date is moving to June 4, Destiny 2 Game Director Joe Blackburn dropped an update on what to expect during the second half of Season of the Wish. Check it out for more info: 

*Note: Subtitles are available in additional languages on this YouTube video. 

Improvements to Game Stability 

The services that power Destiny 2 are a critical part of every player’s experience, and our commitment to enhancing its stability and reliability is ongoing. Back in June, we shared some technical details about our efforts to improve Destiny 2's service stability. Today, we're excited to offer more details about service stability enhancements since then, and future improvements with the rollout of Season of the Wish. 

Throughout previous updates, we’ve made significant strides in our ability to monitor and troubleshoot services experiencing issues. Bungie's Network Operations Center team maintains round-the-clock vigilance. The work carried out in earlier releases has resulted in measurable improvements for our community. We’ve seen a marked reduction in incidents affecting players due to internal service issues. As mentioned in previous updates, we have also carried out "chaos testing" to validate that our different services can withstand even the most challenging circumstances. 

We’ve been holding regular root cause analysis sessions for each issue that disrupts player experiences, ensuring we effectively prevent the possibility of recurrence. For example, after resolving one of the issues that can cause a "Currant" error for players, we added dashboards and updated runbooks to speed up future investigations. Additionally, we identified a hardware issue as the root cause, significantly reducing the likelihood of this specific problem recurring in the future. 

For the 7.3.0 release, we will be launching several additional Destiny service improvements: 

• Our game services will be able to automatically restart if they detect they are entering a bad state. 
• We improved the provisioning process for cloud machines, and they will automatically reject taking game traffic if they don't have enough resources for the current load. 
• We validated various bug fixes would not be introducing new instability into the system. 
• We added more health dashboards for our game servers. This is preventive work to identify game servers that enter an unhealthy state so that out load balancer can remove them from rotation more quickly. 
• We’ve made hardware upgrades in our datacenter. 
• We conducted a significant effort to validate the stability of the Fireteam Finder feature, which uses a new storage technology. Despite our diligence here, we are planning on launching the feature in a "Beta" period to allow us to carefully validate live stability, before enabling the feature permanently. 

Our work doesn’t stop here. After today’s launch of Season of the Wish, we began work on further enhancements for The Final Shape. This includes additional load and chaos testing for new game features, as well as new functionality to expedite recovery for parts of our infrastructure. 

Our ultimate goal remains providing the best possible experience to Destiny 2 players based on our ongoing efforts and player feedback. We aim to minimize disruptions while promptly addressing any issues that arise. We genuinely appreciate your patience and feedback as we work towards these objectives. 

Patch Notes 

And last, but not least, here’s a link to the patch notes for the Destiny 2 Update 7.3.0. There’s more detail in there about some of the changes mentioned in this article in case you really want to go over the specifics of the update that is dropping in the coming hours.

Everyone at Bungie hopes you have the most amazing time playing Season of the Wish. Be careful with what you say near the Ahamkara, try to put together a new build that makes the most of the new Artifact and check out the new Crucible playlists. And as always, let us know what you think about it! Share your feedback with us tagging our official Destiny 2 Team on Reddit, Twitter/X, and the Bungie forums. 

See you in the Dreaming City.