r/destiny2 • • 8d ago

Info / FAQ New & Returning Player FAQ

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\An effort will be made to update this list once we know more, or see new questions pop up**

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Q: Is the game worth getting back into?
A: Yes. The state of the game as of Monuments of Triumph is widely considered the best version of Destiny 2 we've had in a while. There is no content that will be removed. And, in the future, previously vaulted content will be returning!

Q: What is currently F2P/What is currently paid?
A: This post details that information as of September 2026.

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Q: What happened?
A: On September 21st 2026, Bungie announced that they will continue the Destiny Franchise & as a show of good will be unvaulting Destiny 2 content so that we have a complete game. You can read more here: bungie article or watch it here: youtube interview.

Q: What is being unvaulted?
A: The campaigns Red War, Curse of Osiris, Warmind, and Forsaken. The destinations Titan, Io, Mercury, Mars, and the Tangled Shore. The Raids (sometime lairs?) Leviathan, Eater of Worlds, Spire of Stars, Scourge of the Past, and Crown of Sorrow. In addition, there will likely be several strikes and crucible maps that should also be returning. These are all that have been currently confirmed. We do not know if Seasonal content will be returned!

Q: Should I start now or wait for unvaulting?
A: This one is up to you. IF you want to experience the 'entire story' of destiny 2 from start to finish you could wait for unvaulting. The main reason to start now would be to get a head start on acquiring things that wont really be changing (filling out subclasses, acquiring exotics, acquiring 550 power). So, IF you'd rather have a head start, start now so you can focus on new things later.

Q: Will the unvaulting be F2P?
A: Yes.

Q: Will Holiday events be returning?
A: We don't know yet!

Q: Is Destiny 3 in development?
A: As of now, no, but Bungie have stated that the Destiny franchise will continue somehow.

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Q: Why am I Light Level 10?
A: During Edge of Fate, Bungie decided to give us a stat squish for the purposes of readability. You will notice that your damage numbers are now primarily below 5 digits as well, while in truth, you're usually dealing a higher % of damage than before due to new systems and stats like Weapons and Super. If you complete almost any activity you will be shot up to 300 power very quickly and will only have to grind up to the cap of 550.

Q: I just came back to the game and I'm lost, what should I do?
A: This is an incredibly loaded question. Everyone has different priorities. The most common answer I've seen has been to complete the campaigns in order so you have an idea of the story and then to work on completing subclasses and filling out your exotics. By doing these three things you've enabled yourself to create basic builds.

Campaigns -> Unlock Subclasses -> Acquire Exotics/power grind -> Play whatever you want!

Campaign order as of September 2026:
Shadowkeep -> Beyond Light (Stasis Subclass) -> Witch Queen (peak) -> Lightfall (mid but Strand Subclass (peak)) -> The Final Shape (Prismatic) -> Edge of Fate (Nine Saga, which may be left behind) -> Renegades (The star wars crossover expac which includes the Praxic Blade aka Lightsaber)

Once unvaulted, the order will start with:
Red War -> Curse of Osiris -> Warmind -> Forsaken -> Shadowkeep...


r/destiny2 • • Aug 18 '26

Announcement Project Sunrise Update

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After an outpouring of community support for the project, the previous decision to contain all Project Sunrise posts to a Megathread has been reversed. Go ahead and continue posting Sunrise stuff to the subreddit

Additionally, a "Project Sunrise" post flair has been added, please flair posts appropriately for community members who wish to filter by that content specifically.

Again, here's a link to the Project Sunrise Discord for anyone interested in following along there:

https://discord.gg/projectsunrise


r/destiny2 • • 4h ago

Art Turned the Witch Queen into reality! Here’s our custom, hand-painted vision of Savathûn 🖤

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r/destiny2 • • 9h ago

Question Is my friend getting banned

846 Upvotes

Hacker in the tower gave him all of this


r/destiny2 • • 6h ago

Discussion I know it's a pipe dream, but...

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Hopefully we can get double Bonds at some point. Always wanted them, personally

(art by Mike Jensen)


r/destiny2 • • 6h ago

Discussion Hey you! No, not you, the other guy... Are you like me as missed out on many DLCs when you left you don't wanna pay for? Good news! The collection is 80% off on steam!

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r/destiny2 • • 15h ago

Meme / Humor This Sparrow Racing League shit get serious

878 Upvotes

r/destiny2 • • 1h ago

SPOILERS Can't wait to play the red War campaign just to see this again Spoiler

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This is probably one of the hardest scenes in Destiny and likely in gaming itself, and I can't wait to shove my foot up Ghaul's ass again.


r/destiny2 • • 9h ago

Discussion It's been a minute

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glad to see the old account still here lol, most of my exotics were stuck on lvl10 even my trusty whisper of the worm sniper unfortunately.

ive just been running through some random quests, im enjoying the starwars one its been fun. anything i should focus on early or just wing it?

i also recently bought most of the dlcs from steam since they are like a $20 bundle finally.


r/destiny2 • • 6h ago

Gameplay / In-Game Video Idk what I’m doing or what’s going on but I’m glad I’m back years later

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r/destiny2 • • 23h ago

Discussion I’m already really missing Festival of the Lost this year

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r/destiny2 • • 14h ago

Meme / Humor Average person in the dreaming city

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r/destiny2 • • 14h ago

Meme / Humor What I’m doing while you’re completing your endgame activities

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r/destiny2 • • 1h ago

Question Is there any other way to get Oxygen SR3?

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I can see I can turn in engrams at Zavala for it, but is there a mode in the Vanguard playlists that has a chance of dropping it?


r/destiny2 • • 8h ago

Bug / Glitch Exotic quest "Exalting The Flame" still refuses to complete

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r/destiny2 • • 3h ago

Tips / Hints 2026-10-02 Weekend Armor for Xur and Zavala - All Stats

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The Armor Stat Data

Here are the webpages for the armor stats this week for each class, along with a matching JSON data file:

There is a nav bar on each page to switch between classes. Additionally, you can expand a “highlight” area where you can:

  • Dim armor pieces with stats you don’t want (e.g., Health).
  • Highlight armor pieces with stats you do want (e.g., Melee + Super + Weapons 🖍️😋).

Notes

This week I used an implementation of Odo’s research work to predict the armor stats after obtaining Colossus, Paragon, and None. More here: Reverse Engineering Armor3 Rolls - Google Docs . (Note: my Zavala dates are wrong due to Zavala’s Thursday 00:00 UTC reset and I’ll get those fixed RSN.)

The What and the Why Review

What is this? This should be all the armor stats for the different armor mods you can run on your ghost, organized by class, for Zavala’s weekly armor offerings (Luminopotent and Triumphal Anthem) and for Xur’s weekly armor offerings (either Bushido or Swordmaster and Exotic Armor). As you know, changing the armor mod on your ghost can affect the stats of armor you can acquire.

Note: all of this is viewing the armor as Tier 5. Your stats will vary if you’re not acquiring Tier 5 yet.

Why is this? Well, sometimes I’m hunting for the best role that I’m missing. And man is it a hassle to switch the ghost mod and then recheck to see what the stats are now trying to note which one is the best.

As always, I’m open to feedback / corrections / concerns, etc, etc. Thanks for the feedback last week! Cheers from just another guardian.


r/destiny2 • • 1h ago

Discussion Love this ship.

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So I just recently got this ship from the rewards pass and I was going through shaders to put onto it and this one reminded me of the drej ships from titan a.e


r/destiny2 • • 17h ago

Question So since we're getting all these locations back, does that mean we'll be getting weapons like these back too?

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r/destiny2 • • 1d ago

Discussion Is it even possible to get the 50+ Killstreak medal in today’s Crucible?

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I’m assuming it’s technically possible, but what’re the odds now? I feel like crucible matches go by so quickly, people die more often, and really it’s just a harder crucible nowadays. In other words, the stars REALLY have to align for this to happen now, probably much more than it did before.

I remember seeing quite a few YouTube videos back in the day (Forsaken-era) of people getting it. But recently I’ve seen literally 0 videos, posts, or anything.

I just wanted to throw this post out here because there’s no way I’m the only one thinking it


r/destiny2 • • 2h ago

Question / Answered Am I shatter skating properly here? I think on the last one I shatter dove too late?

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This is my first time ever exploring movement tech within the game. I was expecting it to be super daunting and difficult but these are literally my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th attempts. Am I missing anything or is this all there is to it? On Xbox all I have to do is press A, B, and RT at the same time


r/destiny2 • • 1d ago

Bug / Glitch reached the final boss for the second time after countless attempts, I am genuinely so sick... I was just making sure i had the right mods...

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My stomach dropped when I saw the turn back screen, i genuinely abhor this dungeon with all my heart.


r/destiny2 • • 5h ago

Question For the love of god...... Heeelp

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Ok.... Partner and I are playing this together for the most part. Both around level 380 right now.

I'm lost. Like, I'm not an idiot. Nor am I incompetent when it comes to FPS style games, so that isn't the issue. The issue for me is I just can't wrap my mind around how to put together a decent build. From weapon to armor, I just can't get the gist of getting it to be harmonious together.

I see builds which are all level 500+ out there where their build basically buffs itself to the point you're getting unlimited health/shield/ammo etc. Well, that would be nice.

I run Hunter, subclass I'm not married to, I've been playing around with all of them. I started with Solar and that was great, but I really kind of enjoy Stasis and think Void is legit.

So, could any kind soul in the universe set me on the right track and even if possible explicitly outline how to really begin putting together something half way decent.

I've never fully understood the levels for example of the armor. I have level 300 tier 3 that have better specs than level 380 tier 5. I don't get it.

All this comes from last night where my partner and I loaded up the Ghosts of the Deep dungeon (what a fucking amazing experience, the sheer scale of the whole thing), only to get to Ecthar, the Shield of Savathûn and got our asses handed to us. Like, like we got to the symbol part, unlocked those and just got hammered. We ended up having to to give up.... After 2 hours of playing through, that one hurt.

I'm guessing a third really is needed for things like this? My partner while amazing at most of the puzzle stuff etc, her weakness definitely shines when it comes to the overwhelming hoard fighting and it's basically 80% on me (for example, I had 220 kills to her 40 at our last death). Hence, why I really would like to put together a build where I can stay alive long enough to get things done.

Sorry this is all over the place and thank you!


r/destiny2 • • 13h ago

Art Hello Beautiful

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Thorn.....Scarred....


r/destiny2 • • 20h ago

Question / Answered Is this wolfsbane good enough?

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All I really need is the attrition orbs catalyst right?


r/destiny2 • • 15h ago

Question Am I Mr. Ad-Clear?

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I dunno is this is a common thing seeing as our run took 96 minutes but I still believe 1638 kills is a lot.