Destiny 2: Season of Wishes - Comprehensive Guide to Season Pass Gear and Exotics
Discover everything you must know about Destiny 2: Season of the Wish, including detailed guides, an intriguing storyline, exciting seasonal activities, powerful Legendary-class weapons, thrilling challenges, the awe-inspiring Exotic weapon Dragon's Breath, enticing rewards from the Free and Premium Season Pass, the anticipated return of The Dawning event, and the intriguing Seasonal Artifact
Destiny 2's final season, Season of the Wish, is now underway, marking the conclusion of the Lightfall saga before the delayed release of The Final Shape expansion. This season, set to conclude in June 2024, will delve into the intriguing narrative surrounding the wish-granting dragons known as Ahamkara, previously believed to be extinct until the reveal in 2018's Forsaken expansion.
In addition to the captivating storyline, Season 23 will bring about various technical changes, as well as updates to Exotic armor, Exotic weapons, and abilities. Players can look forward to progressing through the season pass to earn exciting rewards, including a new version of the powerful Exotic rocket launcher, Dragon's Breath.
Table of Contents [hide]Season of the Wish guides
Season of the Wish storyline
Season of the Wish seasonal activity
Season of the Wish Legendary-class weapons
Season of the Wish seasonal challenges
Season of the Wish Exotic weapon: Dragon's Breath
Free Season Pass rewards
Premium Season Pass rewards
The Dawning returns
Season of the Wish seasonal artifact
Season of the Wish guides
What mysteries will Season 23 reveal? Last season focused heavily on deckbuilding, and we expect Bungie to introduce new concepts this season. Stay tuned as we update this section with guides, as we uncover the secrets of Season of the Wish.
Season of the Wish storyline
Choose your words wisely. A cautionary tale when dealing with Ahamkara, enigmatic beings that have a knack for twisting desires into unexpected outcomes. The return of the Ahamkara in Destiny 2 concludes a storyline that dates back years and was hinted at in Forsaken's Last Wish raid.
Season of the Wish seasonal activity
In the Imabaru Engine, a hidden Ahamkara egg has been uncovered by players, which they can use as leverage with the wish dragon, Riven, in order to gain access to the Traveler and finally confront the Witness. This may also shed light on how Cayde-6 manages to return after being presumed dead for years.
Season of the Wish seasonal activity
This season introduces a new matchmade activity called Riven's Lair, an arena filled with Hive and Scorn who will try to hinder your progress. Utilizing some powerful Exotic weapons should help overcome this obstacle.
Season of the Wish Legendary-class weapons
Some of the new weapons you'll unlock in Season 23Supercluster - Strand shotgun
Scatter Signal - Strand fusion rifle
Appetence - Stasis trace rifle
Scalar Potential - Arc pulse rifle
Lethophobia - Void bow
Doomed Petitioner - Void linear fusion rifle
Season of the Wish seasonal challenges
Similar to previous seasons, you can take on additional challenges to earn valuable rewards. Each season typically offers around 10 weeks of optional challenges to complete at your own pace, and finishing all of them will grant you a substantial amount of Bright Dust.
Season of the Wish Exotic weapon: Dragon's Breath
Dragon's BreathA classic rocket launcher from the early days of Destiny 2, Dragon's Breath has returned with new features. It now sports a design that complements the Solar 2.0 subclass and Season 23's seasonal artifact. The weapon includes a passive fuel counter that gradually increases when the launcher is not being used. With a maximum of five stacks, the fuel is expended upon firing the rocket. The explosive warheads can burrow into struck targets, inflicting Scorch damage and releasing incendiary fuel around them, applying additional Scorch stacks to any enemies within the area.
Free Season Pass rewards
Rank 7 -- Bright engram
The longer this effect will last before a detonation occurs depends on the amount of fuel you use. Additionally, Dragon's Breath has an intrinsic perk called High Octane, which instantly refills the rocket launcher with two stacks of fuel when there are nearby ignitions. A fully refueled Dragon's Breath will reload itself automatically and its Exotic Catalyst causes Firesprites to spawn after enemies are eliminated.
Rank 13 -- Bright engram
Rank 17 -- Bright engram
Rank 20 -- Scalar Potential (Legendary-class pulse rifle)
Rank 23 -- Bright engram
Rank 27 -- Bright engram
Rank 30 -- Appetance (Legendary-class trace rifle)
Rank 33 -- Bright engram
Rank 35 -- Dragon's Breath (Exotic rocket launcher)
Rank 37 -- Bright engram
Rank 43 -- Bright engram
Rank 45 -- Exotic engram
Rank 47 -- Bright engram
Rank 53 -- Bright engram
Rank 55 -- Exotic Cipher
Rank 57 -- Deepsight Harmonizer
Rank 63 -- Bright engram
Rank 65 -- Exotic engram
Rank 67 -- Bright engram
Rank 73 -- Bright engram
Rank 77 -- Deepsight Harmonizer
Rank 83 -- Bright engram
Rank 87 -- Bright engram
Rank 93 -- Deepsight Harmonizer
Rank 97 -- Bright engram
Rank 100 -- 2,000 Bright Dust
Premium Season Pass rewards
Rank 1 -- Dragon's Breath (Exotic rocket launcher)
Rank 6 -- Valor at Dusk shader
Rank 10 -- Censered finisher
Rank 13 -- Wish engram
Rank 25 -- Exotic engram
Rank 30 -- Nostos (Exotic Sparrow)
Rank 35 -- Wish engram
Rank 40 -- Dreamweaver shader
Rank 41 -- Wish engram
Rank 47 -- Deepsight Harmonizer
Rank 50 -- Anthemic Invocation (Exotic Ghost shell)
Rank 55 -- Wish engram
Rank 57 -- Season of the Wish gauntlets
Rank 59 -- Exotic engram
Rank 60 -- Season of the Wish leg armor
Rank 62 -- Deespight Harmonizer
Rank 64 -- Season of the Wish gauntlet ornament
Rank 65 -- Exotic engram
Rank 67 -- Season of the Wish Titan mark, Warlock bond, Hunter cloak
Rank 73 -- Season of the Wish leg armor ornament
Rank 77 -- Season of the Wish chest armor
Rank 79 -- Exotic engram
Rank 80 -- Luminous Vigil emote
Rank 83 -- Season of the Wish Titan mark, Warlock bond, Hunter cloak ornament
Rank 84 -- Deespight Harmonizer
Rank 85 -- Ascendant shard
Rank 87 -- Season of the Wish helmet
Rank 88 -- Exotic engram
Rank 89 -- Ascendant Alloy
Rank 90 -- Ascendant Shard
Rank 91 -- Season of the Wish chest armor ornament
Rank 94 -- Ascendant shard
Rank 97 -- Season of the Wish helmet ornament
Rank 98 -- Exotic engram
Rank 99 -- Dragon Summon (Exotic emote)
The Dawning returns
Destiny 2's holiday event, the Dawning, is set to return on December 12. Eva Levante will once again task Guardians with baking tasty treats to distribute to characters as part of the heartwarming winter festivities, and players can look forward to festive challenges being woven into this joyous celebration.
Season of the Wish seasonal artifact
The Queensfoil Censer seasonal artifact showcases some potentially devastating combinations from its unlocked perks. With a focus on Solar, Strand, and Stasis subclasses, it offers valuable perks for users of rocket launchers, as well as the usual assortment of anti-Champion mods.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
| Anti-Barrier Sidearm | Flame, Fiber, and Freeze Combines the Solar/Strand and Solar/Stasis Siphon mods into one. | Flint Striker Rapid Solar weapons precision hits and rapid Solar weapon final blows grant Radiant. | Unravelling Orbs Picking up an Orb of Power grants Strand weapons Unraveling Rounds. | Horde Shuttle Damaging unraveled targets with a weapon occasionally spawns a Threadling. |
| Unstoppable Hand Cannon | Kindling Trigger Radiant causes Solar weapons to apply Scorch to unscorched combatants. | Torch While radiant, deal increased weapon damage to combatants affected by Strand and Stasis debuffs. | Pillar of Ice Killing an encased combatant spawns Stasis crystals. | Hail The Storm Shattering encased targets and Stasis crystals deals increased damage. Shattering a Stasis crystal releases shards of ice that damage and slow targets. |
| Unstoppable Bow | Blast Radius Rapid final blows with Rocket Launchers and Grenade Launchers grant Armor Charge. | Heart of the Flame Casting your Solar Super grants nearby allies Radiant and increases the damage of your Super for each nearby ally. | Revitalizing Blast Causing damage with a Solar ability weakens Champions and bosses for a short duration. | Rays of Precision While radiant, Solar precision final blows cause combatants to ignite. |
| Overload Auto Rifles | Origin Perk Specialization I Improves the benefits provided by the Sundering, Nano-Munitions, and Nanotech Tracer Rocket Origin Traits. Additionally, weapons with these traits are always overcharged. | Origin Perk Specialization II Improves the benefits provided by the Noble Deeds, Unsated Hunger, Head Rush, and Dragon’s Vengeance Origin Traits. Additionally, weapons with these traits are always overcharged. | Overload Rocket Launchers Rocket Launchers are especially effective against Overload Champions. | Solo Operative While you are the only member of your fireteam, you deal increased damage to all combatants. |
| Overload Pulse Rifle | From Whence You Came Increases ability damage to Taken and Scorn combatants. | Wished Into Being While your Super is nearly fully charged, ability final blows spawn Orbs of Power. Wearing Season of the Wish armor decreases Super amount threshold. | Dragon's Bite Breaking a combatant’s shield with a Strand or Stasis weapon has a chance to suspend or freeze that combatant. Wearing Season of the Wish armor increases this chance. | Argent Ordinance Firing a Rocket Launcher consumes one stack of Armor Charge, granting increased damage and reload speed until you reload or stow your Rocket Launcher. |
Editor's P/S
As a passionate Destiny 2 fan, I am thrilled about the upcoming Season of the Wish. The return of the Ahamkara, a mysterious and dangerous species that can grant wishes, has been teased for years, and I can't wait to see how Bungie incorporates them into the story. The new seasonal activity, Riven's Lair, sounds like a lot of fun, and I'm excited to see how it will challenge players.
The new weapons and armor look amazing, and I can't wait to get my hands on them. The Dragon's Breath rocket launcher, in particular, looks like a lot of fun, and I'm eager to see how it performs in combat. Overall, I'm very excited for Season of the Wish and can't wait to see what Bungie has in store for us.
