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Destiny 2 The Bladed Path quest steps

Embrace the sword logic in the key mission from the Season of the Witch.

Battle and victory are at the Heart of The Bladed Path, the seasonal quest for Destiny 2's Season of the Witch.

Each season, Destiny 2 has a story which updates with new steps each week - requiring you to participate in seasonal activities to progress.

In the Season of the Witch, you will be challening powerful enemies, and using your victories over them to strengthen your allies for a final showdown with Xivu Arath, the Hive God of War.

This page explains how The Bladed Path works as well as all The Bladed Path quest steps.

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How to start the The Bladed Path quest in Destiny 2

It doesn't take long to get started on The Bladed Path, but there is one important quest you must do first.

The first time you log in during the Season of the Witch you will be pulled into a mission called Way of the Witch, and start on a short Quest called Toil and Trouble. You will need to complete the following steps:

  • 1. Complete the 'Way of the Witch' mission.
  • 2. Reveal the secrets of the Hive by completing Savathun's Spire.
  • 3. Investigate the portal in the southern wing of the H.E.L.M.
  • 4. Speak with Eris Morn in the Athenaeum.
  • 5. Visit the Lectern of Divination in the Athenaeum.
  • 6. Visit the Ritual Table in the Athenaeum.

After these steps are done you will be assigned The Bladed Path, and you can begin the seasonal story in earnest.

Destiny 2 The Bladed Path Week 1 quest (Steps 1-4)

The first week of The Bladed Path begins with these steps:

1. Conquer powerful combatants and tithe strength to Eris Morn in 'Mission: Invoke.'

2. Visit the holoprojector in the H.E.L.M.

3. Visit the radio in the H.E.L.M.

4. Eris Morn will contact you when she has further need of your tithes. Until then, continue building your power and unraveling the secrets of the Hive.

Destiny 2 The Bladed Path Week 2 quest (Steps 5-13)

The second week quest steps for The Bladed Path are:

5. Eris Morn wishes to speak with you in the Anthenaeum.

6. Listen to Eris's story.

7. Further your understanding of sword logic by attuning with an element at Eris Morn's Ritual Table.

8. Defeat combatants using your selected element's damage type in Savathun's throne world or in Seasonal activities.

9. Attune the Hive elemental runes in the Lost Sectors of Savathun's throne world.*

10. Visit the radio in the H.E.L.M.

11. Speak with Eris Morn in the Athenaeum.

12. Visit the holoprojector in the southern wing of the the H.E.L.M.

13. Eris Morn will contact you when she has further need of your tithes. Until then, continue building your power and unraveling the secrets of the Hive.

That 9th step can be somewhat confusing. Your task is enter the marked lost sector, and stop when you reach a room with a glyph marked on the ground.

Once you see that look for elemental runes on hidden in the space. Shoot them with a weapon that matches the element type. Once you've shot them all you will be able to interact with the glyph to attune your element.

Destiny 2 The Bladed Path Week 3 quest (Steps 14-20)

The third week quest steps for The Bladed Path are:

14. Eris Morn wishes to speak with you in the Anthenaeum.

15. Breach the twisting halls of Savathun's Spire and tear through illusions and compatants alike.

16. Visit the holoprojector in the H.E.L.M.

17. Defend your tithing rituals from Xivu Arath's ambushing forces in 'Mission: Conjure.'

18. Visit the holoprojector in the southern wing of the H.E.L.M.

19. Visit the radio in the H.E.L.M.

20. Eris Morn will contact you when she has further need of your tithes. Until then, continue building your power and unraveling the secrets of the Hive.

Destiny 2 The Bladed Path Week 4 quest (Steps 21-28)

The fourth week quest steps for The Bladed Path are:

21. Visit the holoprojector in the H.E.L.M.

22. Attune with an element at Eris Morn's Ritual Table.

23. Complete patrols in Savathun's throne world, and defeat combatants using your selected elemental damage type in Savathun's throne world or Seasonal activities.

24. Attune with the Hive elemental runes in the Lost Sectors of Savathun's throne world.

25. Visit Ijora in The Plunge, Dive Tank in the western wing of H.E.L.M.

26. Visit the holoprojector in the southern wing of the H.E.L.M.

27. Visit the radio in the H.E.L.M.

28. Eris Morn will contact you when she has further need of your tithes. Until then, continue building your power and unraveling the secrets of the Hive.

Destiny 2 The Bladed Path Week 5 quest (Steps 29-37)

The fifth week quest steps for The Bladed Path are:

29. Visit the holoprojector in the H.E.L.M.

30. Complete rituals within the Altars of Summoning.

31. Visit the holoprojector in the H.E.L.M.

32. Eris Morn wishes to speak with you in the Athenaeum.

33. Claim 'A Gift of Cunnint' Minor Arcana from the Lectern of Divination to unlock and enter the Imbaru Engine.

34. Enter the Imbaru Engine and discover the secrets within.*

35. Explore the Imbaru Engine. Return to the Ritual Table in the Athenaeum when you are ready.

36. Visit the radio in the H.E.L.M.

37. Eris Morn will contact you when she has further need of your tithes. Until then, continue building your power and unraveling the secrets of the Hive.

*This is a puzzle. Your goal is to locate chests mark with this Hive Rune.

At first you will need to collect just one. Then two, then three. The chests will be scattered in increasingly strange places, with the Runes often hidden from plain sight. Open all the chests with the correct rune to complete this cunning puzzle.

Destiny 2 The Bladed Path Week 6 quest (Steps 38-45)

The sixth week quest steps for The Bladed Path are:

38. Visit the holoprojector in the H.E.L.M.

39. Attune with an element at Eris Morn's Ritual Table.

40. Defeat Lucent Hive and crush their Ghosts. In addition, defeat powerful combatants with your attuned element in Savathun's Throne World or Seasonal activities.

41. Attune with the Hive elemental runes in the Lost Sectors of Savathun's throne world.

42. Eris Morn wishes to speak with you in the Athenaeum.

43. Visit the radio in the H.E.L.M.

44. Visit the holoprojector in the H.E.L.M.

45. Eris Morn will contact you when she has further need of your tithes. Until then, continue building your power and unraveling the secrets of the Hive.

Destiny 2 The Bladed Path Week 7 quest (Steps 46-51)

The seventh and final week quest steps for The Bladed Path are:

46. Eris Morn has summoned you to her Athenaeum in Savathun's Throne World.

47. Complete Savathun's Spire.

48. Visit the holoprojector in the H.E.L.M.

49. Complete 'Mission: Sunder.'*

50. Eris Morn wishes to speak with you in the Athenaeum.

51. Visit the radio in the H.E.L.M.

*This mission is a challenging boss fight against Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites. There are three phases.

First, Leviathan-Eater and a swarm of Hive will attack. He will keep his distance, and it is relatively easy to wear down the first section of his health bar.

Next he will summon a shield, and you must pick up two Solar crystals from the far side of the map and deposit them. A large group of hive with a heavy Boomer Knight presense will need to be dealt with. Leviathan-Eater will aggressively shoot fireballs at you, but once his shield is down some power weapons will get him to his final phase.

Now he will summon a fleet of Tomb Ships to bombard you. Eris will appear, invoke hive magic to create a large defensive shield. Dozens of hive will try to swarm you. Stay in the shield, and focus primarly on taking out the Sword Knights, they are by far the biggest threat. A sword or Risk-Runner is very effective here. It may also be worth holding on to your super attack until this point.

Eventually Leviathan-Eater will charge. Get clear of him, he will start unleashing new attacks that cover the ground in flames, and they can kill you quickly. Focus on taking out the adds, then chip away at the boss from a distance until he falls.

When does The Bladed Path expire?

Often seasonal quests will stick around longer than the end of their particular season. The Season of the Witch is scheduled to end at the weekly reset on Tuesday, 28th November.

It's likely there will be some sort of epilogue mission during the final week of the Season. However, if previous updates are any indication, it is likely that Guardians who have not finished The Bladed Path, will be still be able to complete the quest steps during the next season.

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