Season 20 of Destiny 2 is almost over, with Season 21 looming close on the horizon. Season of the Deep brings new content such as a fresh Season Pass, Exotics changes, Strand Fragments, and more. Here’s everything we know about Destiny 2 Season of the Deep (so far).
Destiny 2 Season of the Deep overview
Destiny 2 Season 21 adds the followingnew contentto Bungie’s popular FPS title:
Destiny 2 Season of the Deep start date and time
Destiny 2 Season of the Deep starts immediately following the end of Season 20, Season of Defiance, onMay 23, 2023, at10am PDT/1pm EDT, the time of the weekly reset.
Destiny 2 Season of the Deep seasonal quest
The Season 21 seasonal quest has players “explore the city to learn about the nature of the Veil through Osiris’s research and newly uncovered Ishtar Collective data.”
This leads to Guardians unlocking three new Strand Aspects.
New Strand Aspects
There arethree new Aspectsfor theStrand subclass, one for each Guardian class. These are:
Flechette Stormis a Strand Aspect forBerserker Titansand gives them a slide-melee move that launches them into the air. Once airborne, using a melee move sends out a cluster of Unraveling projectiles toward opponents.
The Wandereris a Strand Aspect forBroodweaver Warlocks. It is a sentient Tangle that’s created once they pick up a Tangle. When thrown, this Tangle hones in on the closest enemy and attaches itself to them before exploding and suspending them in the air.
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Threaded Specteris a Strand Aspect forHunter Threadrunnersand creates a decoy when dodging. When an enemy approaches or hits this decoy, it sends out Threadlings that chase the opponent down.
New Destiny 2 dungeon
Bungie has confirmed that Season of the Deep will bring a new dungeon, though that is all we know at the time of writing. No name or details have been shared.
Exotic armor focusing and decrypting
One of the biggest additions in Destiny 2 Season 21 is free Exotic Engram decryption and Exotic armor focusing with Rahool in the Tower. Decrypting Exotic Engrams pulls an Exotic from the standard Exotic loot pool.
The cryptarch also offers Exotic armor focusing in two tiers.Tier 1costsone Exotic Engram,one Ascendant Shard, and30,000 Glimmer, and allows you to pull a random armor piece from any of the following expansions (if you own it):
Tier 2Exotic armor focusing costsone Exotic Engram,one Exotic Cipher,three Ascendant Shards, and60,000 Glimmer. It allows you to choose a specific piece of Exotic armor from an expansion that you own, provided you’ve already owned it.
Trials of Osiris changes
Trials of Osirisis getting some tweaks, namely to the intro quest, Trials Passages, the gilded Flawless title, and a new game mode.
There are also new Exotics and a Shader to earn, which are:
New Trials of Osiris loot pool additions
The following weapons are being added to the Trials of Osiris loot pool:
Intro quest rework
In Season 20, Guardians had to get 50 Crucible kills, raise their Power level, and reset their Valor rank once to gain access to the Trials of Osiris. In Season 21, this is changed to:
For doing so, players will receive a roll of theAstral Horizon Trials Shotgunas a reward.
Trials Passage changes
Passage of WealthandPassage of Mercyare both receiving tweaks in Season of the Deep:
New Dominion game mode
The core game mode is changed toDominion, AKA zone capturing. Bungie has rationalized this by stating that it wants players to have an easier time scoring points outside of kills, that matches will be faster, it promotes more map engagement, and it influences the use of different subclasses, armor, and weapons.
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Gilded Flawless title updates
In Season 20, Guardians had to complete various tasks to win the Gilded Flawless title, including getting 180 kills, winning seven games on a seven-game ticket, and carrying two players on Flawless.
In Season 21, the requirements have been changed to the following:
I personally love the change to the Gilded Flawless title because it makes obtaining it much more of a challenge, making it feel so much better if you manage to pull it off. It separates those with it to those without it and tells everyone, “Hell yeah, I’m justthisgood.”
No power band update
For the first time, the Destiny 2 power bandisn’tincreased in Season 21. This includes Power Floor, Soft Cap, Powerful Cap, and Pinnacle Cap.
According to Bungie, if players “hit the Pinnacle Cap during Season 20, they will remain at the Pinnacle Cap in Season 21.”
Season Pass price increase
The price of the Destiny 2 Season of the DeepSeason Passisincreasedfrom 1,000 Silver to1,200Silver. TheSeason Pass and 10 Ranks Bundleisincreasedfrom 2,000 Silver to2,200Silver.
Bounty tweaks
Season 21 adds in anew repeatable Bountythat focuses on getting Fireteam kills in Vanguard. It also brings othernewBounties:
Existing daily Bounties requiretwice the amount of killsbut, as balance, can be completedanywherein any activity, with Vanguard Ops or Nightfalls rewarding more progress.
Good Boy Protocol returns
At the end of Season 19, Guardians were outraged when Bungie removed Destiny 2’s resident good boy,Archie. He returns in Season 21 for good, having been given a home at theTower.
Economy changes
Several features are gettingeconomy tweaks, including Fragments, Supers, Strand, and more:
The following tweaks are being made tosingle Fragment slot Aspects:
Supers changes
All Supers getincreased PvE damage resistance by 20%, along with the following individual class Super changes:
Certain abilities get cooldown tweaks and other changes:
Light classesare being tweaked, focusing on over and under-performers.
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