Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, the fourth annual expansion for Destiny 2, sends Guardians to Savathun’s Throne World in search of answers. Savathun has somehow taken the Light for herself and her Lucent Brood of Hive. Players will need to fight against Hive Guardians to earn new items, unlock weapon crafting, and much more.
As with any new Destiny expansion, this content drop is rich with new activities, items, and collectibles to chase. Whether you’re a casual player or a hardcore enthusiast, The Witch Queen has something for everyone. This hub page contains all of our high-quality guides and tier lists to help you progress your character, master this expansion’s new systems, and create the perfect Guardian. Use the table of contents below to jump to any section that interests you. We’ll be updating this guide continuously throughout the year with new guides and seasonal content, so check back often.
Updated August 2nd, 2022, by Charles Burgar: Solstice rages on in this week of Destiny 2. Bonfire Bash is still running, letting players farm for some high-stat armor. The season as a whole is wrapping up at this rate, so we’ve been hard at work updating our old guides and making in-depth buildcrafting resources. Check out our most recent Stasis subclass guide, Discerptor title guide, and keep your eyes locked for daily Master Lost Sector guides and updates. We’re working on adding all Nessus and Throne World Lost Sectors into the hub. Stay tuned.
Table Of Contents
Season Of The Haunted: Progression
Growing in strength is a core part of every Destiny 2 content update, and The Witch Queen is no exception. With Savathun’s Lucent Brood now having access to the Light, it’s time to raise your Power level, earn some powerful items, and take the fight straight to Savathun’s Throne World. And for those just joining with Season of the Haunted, you’ll want to know how leveling works in this game.
Getting Started
Character Progression
Activity Progression
Resource Farming Guides
Season Of The Haunted Seasonal Challenges
Season Of The Haunted: Builds
Void 3.0 and Solar 3.0 have given their respective subclasses the Aspects and Fragments system we previously saw with Stasis. And thanks to weapon crafting, obtaining the gear you want should be the easiest it’s ever been. Buildcrafting has become more important than ever before, and the payoff for creating a build has never been greater.
We’ve updated our build guides to take full advantage of the new Artifact mods and Fragments released with this expansion and recent seasons. Use the power of Combat Style mods, the 3.0 subclasses, and this expansion’s new offerings to create the ultimate Guardian.
Destiny 2 Builds
Subclass Breakdowns
Buildcrafting Resources
Buildcrafting in Destiny 2 can be daunting with the sheer array of options you have. Learning about mod synergies, ability cooldowns, and what functions in PvE and PvP is downright impossible if you don’t play Destiny 2 for dozens of hours each week. That’s where our guides come in. We’ve tested various mechanics and mods in Destiny 2 and recorded how they work. Want to know how strong Firepower is? Check out our Charged with Light mods article. Interested in what every ability cooldown is? We have that too. We’ll be adding to this subsection as needed to help you make the perfect build.
Combat Style Mod Guides
Season Of The Haunted: Gear
Aboard the Leviathan’s corrupted halls are some of the Cabal’s strongest weapons. Conquer the horrors within to earn new spoils and reclaim some of Destiny 2’s most iconic weapons from the Menagerie. Austringer, Beloved, and The Epicurean are just a few returning weapons—complete with new perk pools and support for The Witch Queen’s weapon crafting system. Grow fat from strength.
Season Of The Haunted: Seasonal Guides
Calus’ Leviathan has been uncovered in the Moon’s orbit. Empress Caiatl, Zavala, and the Crow are all haunted by their deepest Nightmares. Descend into the abandoned Leviathan, eliminate the Scorn within, and send the Nightmares back from whence they came. Use the guides below to learn more about this season’s matchmade activity, secrets, and much more.
Season Of The Haunted: Duality Dungeon Guides
Season 17 comes with one of this year’s three-player dungeons. Set aboard the Leviathan, the Duality dungeon has new and returning gear, a new armor set, and a Master difficulty variant that can drop Artifice armor—arguably the best Legendary armor in the game. Check out our guide on the Duality dungeons and the best gear you can find from each encounter.
The Witch Queen: Gear
Use the bones of your enemies to craft the devastating Osteo Striga, or assist the Cabal with their war against the Hive to obtain some powerful new seasonal items. A new Destiny expansion means there’s new loot to chase, and there’s no shortage of loot in this expansion. Over 50 new weapons have been added, some of which can be crafted. Check out our guides below on what has been added this expansion, which rolls to grind for, and the best options for each weapon type.
The Witch Queen Gear
Gear Tier Lists
Exotic Armor Tier Lists
The Witch Queen: Weapon Crafting
The Darkness bestows a gift that Destiny fans have wanted for years: weapon crafting. Through Mars’ Enclave, Guardians can create powerful weapons with the exact perks they want, right down to the Masterwork. There’s a ton to cover with a system such as this, so be sure that you understand the fundamentals first. We’ll have more weapon crafting guides in the coming days that discuss how the crafting economy works, which weapons you should craft, and more.
The Witch Queen: Content Guides
The queen of deceit has riddled her Throne World with secrets for Guardians to uncover. The new Deepsight mechanic and Destiny’s typical obsession with collectibles will surely give players enough reason to search every nook and cranny of the High Coven. Until then, you’ll need to prepare by clearing The Witch Queen’s campaign, stocking up on Exotic armor from Legendary Lost Sectors, and much more. We’ll have walkthroughs for this expansion’s campaign and its various secrets in the near future. Until then, check out our other content guides that cover everything from Lost Sectors to raids.
Legendary Campaign Walkthrough
The Witch Queen Secrets
Master Lost Sector Guides
Dungeon Guides
Raid Guides
Title Guides
Season Of The Risen Guides
Guardians will be working with Empress Caiatl to stop Savathun’s Lucent Brood in Season of the Risen’s PsiOps activity. Use your new Void abilities and crafted weapons to shut down Savathun’s army of Light Guardians before it’s too late. The guides below will help get you accustomed to this season’s activity, progression system, and more.
Bungie 30th Anniversary Guides
The Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack serves as a celebration of Bungie’s past, a nostalgia-fueled DLC that harkens back to the days of Myth and Halo. Defeat enemies in a Nine game show called Dares of Eternity to chase the perfect Halo Battle Rifle, or descend into the Cosmodrome’s Loot Cave to earn some of Destiny’s most coveted items. And who could forget Gjallarhorn, arguably the most iconic weapon in the Destiny franchise? It’s all here, waiting to be claimed by you and your fireteam. Use the guides below to learn how Dares of Eternity works, how to clear the Grasp of Avarice dungeon, and which weapon rolls you should be chasing from this DLC.
