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Destiny 2 Season of the Wish roadmap, Season 22 end date

At last, the final wish is revealed, oh guardian mine.

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Destiny 2 Season of the Wish is officially coming - though a bit later than originally planned.

This will be the 22nd and possibly final Destiny 2 season, as it is expected to last until we enter the Final Shape expansion. That's when seasonal model will end, giving way to new 'episodes' instead.

Based on previous years we can expect some seasonal events in the form of The Dawning beginning in late December, and the Guardian Games in the spring.There is also a long list of of updates, content drops, and changes that will shake things up quite a bit.

Here's everything we know about the Season of the Wish in Destiny 2, including when it will release, and what's new.

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What's happenning in the Season of the Wish

The Season of the Witch has ended with some pretty major reveals that should give a pretty clear idea what the Season of the Wish is all about.

Spoilers ahead for the Season of the Wish. If you haven't finished yet you may want to skip ahead to the next section.

Completing the Seasonal story The Bladed Path let's us see Savathun resurrected, then killed again. The lore books let us know that she was revived again, and she leaves Immaru, her Ghost, with the Guardians so that humanity has an insurance policy against her if need be.

Completing her Imbaru Engine puzzles reveals her prize for the Guardian: an Ahamkara egg. These are powerful wish granting dragons, hunted to extinction by humanity. It was though that Riven was the last, but if the egg hatches that will no be the case.

Finally, we see the Guardian make a realization in a cutscene, there's a pattern on Savathun's wings that bear a striking resemblance to the Wishing Wall in the Last Wish raid. Players have long ago deciphered 14 wishes, the 15th and final wish has always been missing. It seems the final gift of the Witch Queen is the missing wish.

What does this mean? Given the title of the next season we can safely assume that the story will center around Ahamkara and whatever effects this final wish has. It's likely the wish itself will be what ultimately opens the Portal into the traveler, and allow Guardians to begin the final battle versus The Witness when The Final Shape begins.

Destiny 2 Season of the Wish roadmap

The Season of the Wish roadmap for Destiny 2 includes:

The Dawning

The annual holiday event traditionally begins in the second week of December. If so we can expect to start baking treats to begin on Tuesday 12th December, with special seasonal weapons, armor, cosmetic items, likely ending on Tuesday 2nd January.

Guardian Games

The Destiny version of the Olympics, pitting each subclass in healthy competition with each other, happens in the spring. If previous years are any indication we can expect this ro start somewhere around the week of April 30th, and last until May 21st.

Iron Banner

Dates are still TBD, but we can safely assume the Iron Banner will return to deliver some PVP action on an approximately monthly basis during the Season of the Wish.

Destiny 2 Season of the Wish end date: When will the Season of the Wish end?

The Season of the Wish was originally planned to run right up to the release of the The Final Shape expansion on February 27th, 2024. However, layoffs and a delay to the expansion has put all of that in question, and there is currently no confirmed end date for the Season of the Wish.

The most likely scenario may be for the Season of the Wish to be extended, and last right up to new release date for The Final Shape. If that's the case, then we can expect the Season of the Wish to end on an unspefified date in June of 2024.

Seasons begin and end with the weekly reset. That occurs every Tuesday at this time:

  • UK: 6pm (BST)
  • Europe: 7pm (CEST)
  • East Coast US: 1pm (EDT)
  • West Coast US: 10am (PDT)

Downtime begins 1 hour and 15 minutes before the above times - so 3:45pm UK or 8:45am PST - with the patch being pushed around when the weekly reset goes live. Once downloaded, you should be free to start playing.

Here's a checklist of things to do before the new season arrives, including:

  • Claiming any seasonal titles you have earned.
  • Reaching Legend rank in any matchmade activities, and redeeming their vendor specific rewards.
  • Redeeming any remaining season pass rewards on all classes.
  • Having some completed Bounties ready, as well as maxing out relevant materials and Glimmer, to give you a head start for the start of next season.

What we know about Destiny 2 Season of the Wish ahead of time

A new season always arrives with a host of updates, and the list for the Season of the Wish is pretty substantial:

  • The in-game Fireteam Finder makes its long awaited debut. This will allow matchmaking into some of the most difficult Destiny 2 content, like Raids. It also will implement a Fireteam Power system, where players who aren't the correct power level for content will still be able to participate, based the groups overall power instead.
  • Guardians beloved repository of equipment (and haording enabler) the Vault will now be accesible from orbit.
  • Legendary Shards are being removed from the game, and the first step begins in the Season of the Wish, where they will no longer be used as a currency to purchase items or focus equipment.
  • A once deprecated PVP map called The Citedel returns, allowing Guardians to explode one aother in the Dreaming City once again.
  • The Exotic hand cannon Thorn is getting a reworked catalyst, adding bonuses to range and stablity, with a higher increases.
  • An all new Dungeon. These are sprawling high-level areas for three person fireteams, best described as minautre raids, and often contain some of the best weapons and armour in the game.
  • And as always there will be a litany of sandbox changes, with tweaks to entire weapon classes, exotic armours, and overall balance.
  • Return of Dragon’s Breath. This exotic Rocket Launcher from Destiny 1 is finally coming back. The idea of this weapon is the rockets fill with fuel when you aren’t firing, and deliver a payload that spreads pools of fire where it lands.This was great for sustained damage over time and controlling mobs in Destiny 1, and that should be true once again.
  • New Rewards for Lost Sectors. Foundry weapons, like the excellent Nox Perennial V fusion rifles, will start dropping from high level Lost Sectors on a rotating basis. According to Bungie, a solo clear on Legend difficulty will have a 70% chance of dropping a Foundry weapon, assuming you take out all the champions. On Master, it’s a full 100% drop rate (which seems pretty good). The Lost Sector exotics will still be in play too, so there will simply be more rewards for your efforts.
  • New Ritual Engrams. Completing Gambit, Crucible, or Vanguard activities will include additional drops of ritual engrams. This will allow players to focus these at their respective vendors in the Tower and select which specific weapons and armours they want as rewards. It’s essentially a "choose your own drop" system, provided you have the glimmer and engrams.

There's still a lot to do outside of these core season events. Might we suggest jumping in the Exotic Weapon rotation, or taking on the Crota's End raid?

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