Altars of Summoning (activity)

This article is about the Season of the Witch seasonal mode. For the location in Savathûn's Throne World, see Altars of Summoning.

Altars of Summoning
Game:	Destiny 2
Campaign:	Season of the Witch
Player(s):	1-3
Recommended Power Level:	1760
Location:	Court of Savathûn
Enemy faction(s):	Lucent Brood Xivu Arath's Horde Wrathborn Precursors The Dread
Hostile race(s):	Hive Scorn Vex Taken
Objective(s):	Summon terrible foes using ritual magic. Defeat them and tithe your conquests to Eris Morn!

Altars of Summoning is an activity that was introduced in Season of the Witch.

Overview

Hidden within the Court of Savathûn are the Altars of Summoning, a hidden oubliette where Savathûn, the Witch Queen has imprisoned large amounts of powerful creatures for future use. Following her posthumous direction, her Ghost Immaru directs the Vanguard into the oubliette, so that they can slay the beings within as tribute for Eris Morn, God of Vengeance.

Objectives

• Enter the Altars of Summoning

Delve into the Altars of Summoning, hidden beneath Savathûn’s Spire.

• Ritual of Induction

Choose your place in the ritual circle. Invoke the Ritual of Induction to prime the Altars of Summoning.

• Travel To the Next Altar

A new Altar is primed and ready for summoning.

• Make An Offering

Sacrifice a Feeble, Robust, or Powerful Offering at the Altar to summon new adversaries.

• Initiate the Summoning

Cast the final spell needed to summon your adversaries.

One of the following

• Void Keepers: Destroy Void Crystals

Destroy the Void crystals to staunch the flow of Screebs.

• Void Keepers: Destroy the Abominations

Once they’re vulnerable, eliminate the Abominations.

• Void Keepers: Eliminate the Imprisoned Abomination

Defeat the Imprisoned Abomination to collect its tithe.

Or

• Arc Singers: Charge the Arc Crystals

Use a melee attack on the primed Arc crystal. Then use melee attacks on inert crystals to transfer its charge.

• Arc Singers: Invoke Hive Magic

Invoke Hive magic to shatter the Arc Crystals and remove Ei Haaruz’s shield.

• Arc Singers: Defeat Ei Haaruz, Retainer of Savathûn

Defeat Ei Haaruz to collect her tithe.

Or

• Lucent Tribute: Defeat Alak'nar

Defeat Alak’nar, Retainer of Savathûn.

• Harvest and Deposit Burdens of Tribute

Defeat Tribute Bearers to harvest Burdens of Tribute. Deposit Tributes at the Lucent Totems to lower Alak’nar’s shield.

Or

• Taken Reverent: Defeat the Tormentor

Defeat Taken Anomalies and harvest their Essences to lower the Tormentor’s shield.

• Taken Reverent: Harvest Taken Essences

Defeat Taken Anomalies and harvest their Essences.

• Taken Reverent: Deploy Taken Essences

Use the Taken Essences to lower the Tormentor’s shields.

Or

• Ternary Minds: Defeat the Minotaurs

Eliminate the Vex Minotaurs to collect their tithes.

• Ternary Minds: Prevent Vex Sacrifices

Stop the Vex from sacrificing themselves. If they succeed, they will empower Lenses to shield the Minotaurs.

• Ternary Minds: Destroy the Lenses

Vex Lenses are granting the Minotaurs resistance. Eliminate them to lower the Minotaur’s shields.

Or, starting with Week 3

• Solar Hoarders: Reclaim the Solar Crystals

Defeat the Crystal Hoarders and return the Solar crystals.

Or, starting with Week 3

• Xivu's Talons: Focus the Vulnerable Talon

Damage the vulnerable Talon of Xivu Arath while the other one is shielded.

• Xivu's Talons: Invoke Hive Magic

Invoke Hive magic to force a Talon of Xivu Arath into its material form.

• Xivu's Talons: Defeat the Final Talon of Xivu Arath

Eliminate the final Xivu Arath to collect her tithe.

Or, starting with Week 7

• Defeat Arok'tha

Focus fire on Arok’tha, Sworn to Xivu Arath.

Or on rare occasions, a ritual anomaly

• Tithe With Haste

Defeat combatants as quickly as possible.

Then

• Make Another Offering

Altars only appear when a spellcaster is near.

• Tithe Your Victory

Tithe the power you gained through summoning rituals to empower the Vanguard’s fight against Xivu Arath.

• Claim Your Rewards
  • Altars primed in: 0:45

Your magical victory manifests in material gains.

Transcript

"And my vanquisher will read that book, seeking the weapon, and they will come to understand me, where I have been and where I was going."The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

Enter the Altars

Altars of Summoning, Savathûn’s Throne World

The fireteam uses the Acolyte's Staff to begin the Ritual of Induction. The Spire's mechanisms turns; the ascent now allowing access to the Oubliette.

• Immaru: You must be the exterminators we ordered. Right this way.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Welcome to the Hive, glowbug. You ready to do things our way?

Or alternatively

• Immaru: I love to watch you work, killer. Our Lightbearers could learn a thing or two.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: You're in Hive territory now. Live by the sword logic, or die by it.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Glad to see you back on the rampage. Go get some blood on your hands.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Here to kill for power and loot, huh? That's the spirit!

The fireteam uses the Acolyte’s Staff to begin the Ritual of Induction, starting the tithing process.
If successful, they bestow upon themselves Lucent Blessing.

• Week 1
• Week 3
• Week 7

Week 1

The fireteam moves to the primed Altar.

• Ikora: Keep your head on a swivel, Guardian. There's no knowing what Savathûn locked away behind her magical barriers.
• Immaru: Heh heh. There's only one way to find out. Make an offering and hope you can handle whatever comes out.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: So, you made it to the oubliette. Big deal. Don't pat yourself on the back just yet. If you wanna juice up your little Hive god, you're gonna have to improve your spellcraft, and quick.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: I never expected to see you glowbugs fluttering around down here. I figured this place was too gritty for you. The only thing you love more than cracking skulls is acting self-righteous about it. Relax for once. Have fun getting your hands dirty.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: So, you're back. Your trigger finger getting itchy?
• Ikora: The Vanguard is not here to pursue power for its own sake. This mission is a means to an end. Nothing more.
• Immaru: Don't you ever get tired of the same old lies? You get stronger from killing, you're good at it, and you like it.

Week 3

The fireteam moves to the primed Altar.

• Immaru: I don’t know how Xivu Arath found this place, but it's crawling with Wrathborn now.
• Eris Morn (Transformed): The armies of waste and rot are most welcome. Their elimination will only serve to empower our rituals.
• Immaru: You say that now, but once Xivu gets tired of playing with her food, she'll bring out her big guns. And you're not ready for that yet. Not by a long shot.

Or alternatively

• Ikora: The arrival of Xivu’s forces are a complication we did not expect. But the Guardian defeated the Wrathborn on the Shore, the Dreaming City, and the Moon. They'll do it again here.
• Xivu Arath: YOU WOULD CLAIM VICTORY OVER ME, WHEN YOUR VERY TOWER IS BUILT ON WAR. YOU ARE BOTH A BLASPHEMY AND MY GREATEST WORSHIPPERS.
• Ikora: We are neither. We fight for humanity, and our survival is our own.

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): I hold the ritual space, Guardian. My appetite rises for your brutal tribute!
• Xivu Arath: BEHOLD! THE HUNGER GROWS WITHIN MY MOLTING SISTER. HER SWORD SHARPENS WITH EACH RITUAL. SOON, SHE SHALL BLEED THE WORLD DRY WITH THE ALL-BLADED TRUTH!
• Eris Morn (Transformed): I am not your sister! I am your consequence!

Or alternatively

• Ikora: Everything is set, Guardian. Let's complete this tithing ritual as quickly as possible. Eris is strong. Stronger than she looks. But she can't live in two worlds forever.
• Xivu Arath: SHE FINALLY ACCEPTS THE GIFT OF CROTA’S BROOD! OUR NEW SISTER BECOMES WHAT SHE ALWAYS WAS!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: MY SISTER’S PRISON. A HOLDING PEN FOR HER SUPPLICANTS. THE STENCH OF PANIC. THE BLEATING OF THE VIVISECTED. A REVELRY! THROW YOURSELF INTO THE DEEP, WRATHBORN! KILL OR DIE, THE SWORD CARES NOT.

Week 7

The fireteam moves to the primed Altar.

• Savathûn: Welcome back, Guardian. I regret being indisposed for your first visit. Nevertheless, you persevered wonderfully. You've almost repaired the damage done by my rash execution. Let's hope your latest efforts are sufficient to save us from the consequences of your heroism.

Or alternatively

• Ikora: Guardian, the Hive spellcraft you learned could still be helpful, even without Eris. We know that Savathûn uses these rituals to collect tithes and further her experiments. Completing the rituals before she can will prevent her from continuing her research.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: I'm surprised to see you back here, Guardian! I thought you'd had your fill of Hive rituals.
• Ikora: We're not here to tithe. We're here to keep that power out of your hands.
• Savathûn: So you're here to kill in the name of spite? How very much like my sister you've become.
• Ikora: We will not be lectured on morality by the Queen of Lies. Vanguard operations will continue. Period.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: I’ve had an oubliette in one form or another for centuries. But it's always been... my little secret. This is the first time I've been able to share it with anyone. And I'm so glad it's you, Guardian. We make quite the team when we work together... don't you think?

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: I'm flattered that, even with the Witness poised to undo reality, you still find time to visit.
• Ikora: You still have a millennia of crimes to answer for. Don't think for a second the Vanguard has forgotten about you.
• Savathûn: But that's what an oubliette is for, my dear. Do be careful wandering around uninvited. So many things in here were once great and powerful... only to be forgotten.

The fireteam moves to the Altar of Devotion, Feracity, Flesh, or the Sword.

• Week 1
• Week 3
• Week 7

Week 1

The fireteam prepares before the primed Altar.

• Ikora: I appreciate you stepping up to help Eris, Guardian. After everything the Hive put her through... she needs our support now more than ever.
• Immaru: Anything to keep a lid on her. If she loses her cool, there's no telling what she's capable of.

Or alternatively

• Ikora: Remote scans indicate that the oubliette is larger than we thought. There must be more undiscovered chambers.
• Immaru: Of course. This is Savathûn we're talking about. Even I haven't seen everything in here. Don't worry, you'll get where you need to go. After the boss makes you work for it.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: It's funny. I really never fit in with humanity, or the other Ghosts. But when I found Savathûn... it all fell into place. It was like I'd been part of the Hive all along — I just never knew it. Maybe Eris feels the same.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: You Guardians are a lot better at these tithing rituals than I thought you'd be. I don't know why I'm so surprised. You spent the last couple centuries making paste out of the Fallen. You've had plenty of practice.

Week 3

The fireteam prepares before the primed Altar.

• Eris Morn (Transformed): These tithes serve one purpose alone: to dethrone the God of War. When the final stroke is landed, and your head rests blinking upon the ground, your final lament shall be of Eris Morn!
• Xivu Arath: MAY YOUR SWORD CONSECRATE OUR SISTERHOOD THROUGH THE BOND OF DEATH! AIAT!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: YOU HONOR SAVATHÛN BY FULFILLING HER VISION: WAVES OF CHATTEL, FREED FROM THRALLDOM BY AGONY! YOU BRING GLORY TO THE HIVE!
• Ikora: Our methods may briefly align, but our glory will be your reckoning.

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: FOR MILLENIA, I SAW THOSE WHO BORE THE LIGHT AS RECREANT. WILLING TO LIVE BY THE SWORD, BUT NOT DIE BY IT. A SUBVERSION OF NATURE. BUT IN THIS TEMPLE, I SEE THE SKY ANEW. A REFLECTION OF THE DEEP. A NEOTERIC FORM OF WORSHIP. EVERY TITHE DRAWS YOU CLOSER TO MY BROOD, LIGHTBEARER!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: MY SISTER REPUDIATED THE BLADED PATH. CAST HERSELF INTO THE SKY BY GAINSAYING MORTALITY. BUT HER APOSTACY LED HER BACK TO THE ALL-EDGED TRUTH: DEATH IS THE ONLY REAL POWER, AND THE SWORD ITS ONLY MAKER.

Week 7

The fireteam prepares before the primed Altar.

• Savathûn: I built my Spire to delve the powers beyond sword logic. To explore the fusion of magical traditions. But no matter how many experiments I performed, one unifying element remained: death. All power is derived from the ability to deal death — or in your case, circumvent it. All roads lead back to the sword. It's refreshing to see you finally accept that, Guardian.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: Xivu Arath must be fuming right now, wherever she is. To be made mortal again is humbling. Believe me, I know. But my sister can't see the final shape — not yet. She only sees the Bladed Path that leads there. So it falls on me to protect her from her ambition.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: The Vanguard insists that your repeated visits here are to keep me in check. Clipping my wings, so to speak. But deep down, I think you enjoy wielding the logic of the sword. It does validate all those fancy little guns of yours, doesn't it?

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: Xivu Arath and I don't always see eye to eye to eye. She's an absolutist. To her, everything is either alive or dead. Swords or lanterns. Deep or Sky. It's a failing she shares with you, Guardian. You're both eternally convinced of the righteousness of your causes. Neither pausing to consider that just because something is a lie... that doesn't mean it can’t also be the truth.

The fireteam makes a Feeble, Robust, or Powerful Offering to the primed Altar.
The fireteam uses the Acolyte’s Staff to invoke Hive magic, summoning their foes.

The Altars awaken...

Void Keepers

Imprisoned Abominations arrive.

• Ikora: Screebs incoming, Guardian. Evasive maneuvers suggested.

Or alternatively

• Ikora: Brace for waves of Scorn, Guardian. Prepare for area-denial operations.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Screebs make perfect tithes — they off themselves. You just gotta survive long enough to collect.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Oops! This one's all Screebs. Heh heh. Have fun.

Void Crystals manifest, bringing with them an influx of Screebs.
The fireteam shatters the Void crystals, exposing the Imprisoned Abominations.
The fireteam defeats the Imprisoned Abominations.

Dkurzii, Plague Spreader arrives.
The fireteam defeats Dkurzii, Plague Spreader.

Arc Singers

Ei Haaruz, Retainer of Savathûn arrives.
Lucent Conduits and a Lightbearer Hive arrive, protecting Arc crystals.

• Ikora: Savathûn must be performing Light experiments on her own brood. Put a stop to it, Guardian.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Hey, I know these guys! Annoying bunch of jerks, if you ask me. Take 'em out already.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: You got extra Hive incoming. Do what you do best, killer.

Or alternatively, starting with Week 7

• Savathûn: Aah... the Lucent brood: my most loyal subjects, and guardians of the Light. Be gentle with your cousins, won't you?

The fireteam conducts the Crystalline Charge, and connects the current.
Using the Arc Light from the crystals, the fireteam uses the Acolyte’s Staff to invoke Hive magic. It shatters the Arc crystals and breaks Ei Haaruz’s shield.
The fireteam defeats Ei Haaruz, Retainer of Savathûn.

Lucent Tribute

Alak'nar, Retainer of Savathûn arrives.

• Immaru: Watching you kill other Lightbearers for the sword logic is some top notch irony. Proceed.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: You got the Lucent Brood on deck. Boy, are they excited to meet you. You're a real "celebrity" around here.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Just because they got the Light, doesn't mean the Lucent Brood ain't expendable. That goes for you, too, Guardian.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: The Lucent Brood are still getting used to their Light. How about you give them a... personal tutorial.

Alak’nar activates the Lucent Totems, shielding themselves.
Tribute Bearers arrives.
The fireteam defeats the Tribute Bearers, taking their tribute to deactivate Alak’nar’s shield.
The fireteam defeats Alak’nar, Retainer of Savathûn.

Taken Reverent

Axsaeniia, Reverent of the Witness arrives.

• Ikora: Every Taken we eliminate here is one less we'll have to clear out of the Ascendant Plane. Go to work, Guardian.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Savathûn loves experimenting on the Taken. Rip some apart, and see what you find!

Or alternatively

• Immaru: I hear the Taken are working for those Shadow Legion dolts now. Another good reason to wipe 'em out.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: I dunno how the Taken follow orders. They're about as smart as a live grenade. And just as dangerous.

Taken Anomalies arrives.
The fireteam defeats the Taken Anomalies, and takes their Taken Essence.
The fireteam uses the Taken Essence to break Axsaeniia’s shield.
The fireteam defeats Axsaeniia, Reverent of the Witness.

Ternary Minds

The Ternary Minds: Prevailing Mind, Prevenient Mind, and Proximate Mind arrive; inactive.

• Ikora: The Witch Queen managed to imprison scores of Vex. Take them out before the ritual expires.

Or alternatively

• Ikora: I don't know what Savathûn has planned for these Vex... but it can't be good. Clear them out.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Looks like some extra Vex came along for the ride. Deal with them.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: It’s a shame we could never get along with the Vex. Now they gotta die.

The Prevailing Mind awakens, engaging the fireteam.

A Vex Mind awakens

A group of Hobgoblins arrive, seeking to sacrifice themselves to a manifested conflux.

A new wave of Vex attempt to sacrifice themselves

If enough Hobgoblins sacrifice themselves With their sacrifice, a Vex Lens manifests, protecting the Ternary Minds.
The fireteam destroys the Vex Lens.

The fireteam defeats the Prevailing Mind.
The other Vex Minds, Prevenient Mind and Proximate Mind awaken.
The fireteam defeats the Prevenient Mind and Proximate Mind.

Solar Hoarders

• Immaru: I thought the Fallen couldn't get anymore pathetic. Lo and behold, here come the Scorn. Get rid of ‘em.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Scorn on the way. Keep their grubby hands off of our Solar crystals.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: You're getting a special visit from our rotten neighbors. Show them out.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: I gotta give the Scorn credit: they killed a bunch of your friends. Maybe now they'll finish the job.

Crystal Hoarders arrives.

A Crystal Hoarder has been summoned

The fireteam defeats the Crystal Hoarders, taking the Solar Crystals to the plinths.

Xivu's Talons

Xivu Arath’s sigil is projected in the air.

• Ikora: Brute force won't work here. Use your spellcraft to lower the Wizards' defenses.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Once these Wizards get their guard up, no amount of firepower’s gonna drop ‘em.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: These Wizards never go anywhere alone. You should take ‘em out one at a time.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: You want magic? You got it. These Wizards forgot more than you ever knew.

Ir Dollox and Ir Kaza, Talons of Xivu Arath arrive.
One of the Talons shifts into thier Shade form; protecting them.
The fireteam uses the Acolyte’s Staff to invoke Hive magic, forcing the Talons out of Shade form.
The fireteam defeats Ir Dollox and Ir Kaza, Talons of Xivu Arath.

Arok'tha

Xivu Arath’s sigil is projected in the air.

• Immaru: You're stepping in the middle of a sibling rivalry that's been going on for millennia. Better you than me.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Xivu's Wrathborn are crawling all over. You may have the Light, but she's got numbers on her side. Thin 'em out.

Arok'tha, Sworn to Xivu Arath arrives.

WAR HAS ARRIVED

The fireteam engages Arok'tha.
Weakened, Arok’tha draws up their shields.
Solar Crystals manifest.
The fireteam carries Solar crystals to the plinths, breaking the Arok’tha’s shield.

Your foe is vulnerable!

Arok’tha charges at the fireteam.
The fireteam defeats Arok’tha Sworn to Xivu Arath.

Ritual Anomaly

Something strains the boundaries of the ritual...

The ritual goes awry, bringing unpredicatable forces.

Ritual anomalies appear

Skeirviis, Prisoner of Savathûn arrives.

Or

Blistered Ogre arrives.

Or

Uun'kar, Retainer of Savathûn and Gaze of Savathûn arrive.

Or

Lightbearer Acolyte, Lightbearer Knight, and Lightbearer Wizard arrive.

Or

A swarm of Thralls arrive.

Or

A swarm of Cursed Thralls arrive.

Or

A swarm of Corrupted Wraiths arrive.

The anomaly also brings forth Relics.

• Eris Morn (Transformed): [laughs exuberantly]

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): [cackles menacingly]

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Savathûn's got all kinds of lethal toys. That's one of my favorites.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Looks like you got some surprise visitors. Give 'em a proper Hive welcoming.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: These goons must have slipped out while we weren't looking. Take 'em down.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: I forgot about these jerks. They probably snuck out during your last ritual. Too bad for them.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: That's a new prototype the boss cooked up. Give it a test run.

Or alternatively, starting with Week 7

• Savathûn: Your artifact made such an impact on me... I just had to have one of my own.

Or alternatively, starting with Week 7

• Savathûn: This relic is both delicate and devastating. Just like the Light.

The fireteam uses the opportunity to tithe with haste.

Ritual anomalies harnessed

If the anomaly was not harvested in time

The ritual magic fades...

Intermission

If the fireteam were successful:

• Week 1
• Week 3
• Week 7

Week 1

The fireteam defeat their summoned foes.

• Ikora: Good work, Guardian. You’ve made significant progress toward Eris’s plan. Stay resolute. We’ve got this.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: That’s a lot fewer goons for us to clean up later. I bet the boss appreciates it.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: I've seen the boss kill her subjects in all kinds of ways, but that... was the most entertaining.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: You Vanguard types may be smug, but you can deal some major damage.

Week 3

The fireteam defeat their summoned foes.

• Xivu Arath: YOU EXALT ME WITH THE SMELL OF DEATH, LIGHTBEARER!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: YOUR BRUTALITY HONORS ME, WORSHIPPER!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: MY NEWBORN SISTER GROWS STRONG FROM YOUR TITHES!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: COUNTLESS BODIES ROT IN YOUR WAKE, MY HERALD!

Week 7

The fireteam defeat their summoned foes.

• Savathûn: Your brutality is unmatched! My Lightbearers would do well to take notes.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: You walk the Bladed Path with such passion, Guardian. I've always admired that about you.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: An impressive display, Guardian. Why, you've had so much practice killing and plundering that it's become second nature!

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: Another victory added to your sterling record. My sister would be impressed... if she were still around to see it.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: So much ferocity. So much dreadful violence. Well, I feel right at home again.

If the fireteam were unsuccessful:

• Week 1
• Week 3
• Week 7

Week 1

The fireteam fail to defeat their foes in time for the tribute.

• Immaru: Not every ritual will end in success, Guardian. Stay the course and make another attempt.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: I'm not surprised. You should be used to failure by now.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Persistence makes up for a lot. I learned that from the boss. So reload and go again already!

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Couldn’t close the deal, huh? Ante up and try again.

Week 3

The fireteam fail to defeat their foes in time for the tribute.

• Xivu Arath: TITHE YOUR FAILURE TO ME, AND BEGIN YOUR CYCLE OF VIOLENCE ANEW!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: RENEW YOUR FAITH IN THE BLADED PATH, LIGHTBEARER!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: REDOUBLE YOUR EFFORT, WARRIOR OF THE SKY! HONOR ME WITH DEATH NEVER-ENDING!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: RESTORE YOUR RITUAL, THAT MY NEWBORN SISTER MAY FEED.

Week 7

The fireteam fail to defeat their foes in time for the tribute.

• Savathûn: Now you see the value in keeping spare subjects. One can never have too many fresh bodies.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: Don't feel so poorly, Guardian. Sometimes it's our missteps that end up most valuable.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: Keep your chin up. Even the best of us fail sometimes.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: Do try again. It's only in the struggle for life and death that we can truly measure the strength of our spellcraft.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: It's so frustrating when a ritual fails. Even the best spellcraft can be ruined by the ignorant and small-minded.

The fireteam moves to the next primed Altar to make an another offering, continuing until enough tithes are tributed.

Complete

The fireteam tithes their enemies’ deaths to Eris Morn.

• Eris Morn (Transformed): The frailty of our enemies' conviction shatters against the righteousness of the Guardian's cause.

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): Come forth, my acolyte. Tithe to the ruin of Xivu Arath, and the triumph of the Light!

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): Hail the deathless one! Hail the wielder of the eternal sword! Aiat!

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): Tithe unto the God of Vengeance! Aiat!

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): Tithe unto the sorrow of the Hive! None shall forestall my vengeance!

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): Tithe unto me, acolyte, and affirm the survival of the Light!

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): Tithe unto me, that we may vanquish Xivu Arath and hear the wailing of her brood!

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): I shall hone your tithes to a fine edge, and bleed Xivu Arath dry!

With the series of tithing complete, Eris Morn teleports away.

• Week 1
• Week 3
• Week 7

Week 1

The fireteam collects their loot.

• Immaru: I know you might not believe Savathûn when she says she's working against the Witness, but that's your own hang-up. She’s too clever to serve somebody like that smoky weirdo. Xivu’s no dope either, but she’s totally committed to sword logic. The Witness was able to manipulate her by telling her what she wanted to hear. It never pays to love something so much, you stop questioning it.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: It makes sense that Xivu aligned with the Witness. Xivu never backed down from a fight in her life, and the Witness promised her a big one. But the Witness wants to win without fighting. If Xivu had just realized that, I think she would have joined Savathûn in a heartbeat. That would have been something to see.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: The final shape, the way we think about it? It's the winner, the one who's so smart or strong that they beat everybody else. The final shape may not be the most interesting or best looking or whatever, but it's the one who makes it to the finish line, again and again. It's the best at what it does. The Witness's final shape isn't like that. It's just... flat. It's static. It's... a forced ending, like winning a game by turning it off. Forever. Ugh, gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: Your Ghost said the Traveler's been quiet lately. That's not exactly true; I think he's sparing you the details. The Witness is doing something terrible to it, I can sense it in my Light. Listen, imagine your god spoke to you, and all it did was scream for help. Yeah, it's kind of like that.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: You might’ve heard some Ghosts saying they can’t feel the Traveler after what the Witness did to it. Now, don't get your hopes up. I can still sense it. But something's changed. Look, I know the Hive. I know death when I feel it, and this doesn’t feel like death. This is more like... desperation. Tension. Terror. See, I told you not to get your hopes up.

Week 3

The fireteam collects their loot.

• Ikora: I know the Wrathborn have thrown our plan into doubt, but trust in Eris, and she'll get us through this.
• Xivu Arath: WITH EACH TITHE, OUR SISTER GROWS IN POWER. SHE HAS BEEN SHAPED BY THE BLADE. HER EYES ARE TESTAMENT TO HER SIGHT. SHE SHALL SOON BE BEYOND YOUR CONTROL, LIGHTBEARER.
• Ikora: Eris has never been under my control. Or anyone's. She wields her power on her own behalf. A truth you'll discover soon enough.

Or alternatively

• Immaru: You made it through this ritual, but you're pressing your luck. Xivu’s gonna keep ramping up the pressure until Eris cracks. And it's gonna happen sooner than you think.
• Xivu Arath: I BEAR NAUGHT BUT LOVE FOR OUR NEWBORN SISTER! THE WRATHBORN ARE MY GIFT TO HER. WHEN THIS TOWER FALLS, THE LEVIATHAN-EATER SHALL FEAST ON HER, AND ALL OF THE SKY’S LIARS. HER STRENGTH SHALL LIVE ON IN THE FINAL SHAPE.

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: I THOUGHT MYSELF DISPLACED BY THE SKY IN MY SISTER’S AFFECTION. BUT HERE, OUR LOVE IS STRONGER THAN EVER. STRONG ENOUGH TO CONSCRIPT WARRIORS OF THE LIGHT. STRONG ENOUGH TO BETRAY HER WORM. STRONG ENOUGH TO BIRTH A NEW SIBLING IN MY HONOR. HAIL BELOVED SAVATHÛN! AIAT!

Or alternatively

• Eris Morn (Transformed): Every tithe I receive is like a primal exaltation in my chest, yearning to burst forth.
• Xivu Arath: WAR MAKES MEANING OF LOSS, MY MOLTING SISTER. SORROW IS TO BE CONQUERED. OCCUPIED. MADE VASSAL TO YOUR POWER. WIELD THE SWORD AGAINST YOURSELF FIRST, THAT YOUR WOUNDS BECOME ARMOR!

Or alternatively

• Xivu Arath: I PITIED SAVATHÛN’S LACK OF FAITH. HER BETRAYAL OF THE DEEP. I THOUGHT HER TURN TO THE SKY AN ACT OF COWARDICE. A RENUNCIATION OF OUR BOND. BUT THIS IS NOT TRUTH. HERE IN HER TEMPLE, OUR LOVE ENDURES THROUGH YOUR VIOLENCE!

Week 7

The fireteam collects their loot.

• Ikora: Well done, Guardian. Savathûn has endless schemes, and many of them start right here. My Hidden can observe, but it's important that you maintain a forceful Vanguard presence on her throne world. The Witch Queen needs to be reminded that she can't operate with impunity anymore.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: I feel such sympathy for Xivu Arath.
• Immaru: What? She tried to invade your throne world. She tried to have me killed!
• Savathûn: Oh, that's just her way of showing affection. I sympathize because, for the first time, her Bladed Path forked. She was bested by a new sword logic. One born of the Sky: chaotic, cooperative... free.
• Immaru: That's just a bunch of fancy words. In the end, it's all just kill or be killed.
• Savathûn: Come now, Immaru. If that were true, would either one of us still be alive?

Or alternatively

• Immaru: I bet you think you're smart, playing keep-away from Savathûn. Stealing back the Traveler, locking me up in your dinky little Tower, and wasting all of her experimental subjects. But you stink like futility. All your flailing... and you're still on the edge of extinction.
• Savathûn: Now, now, Immaru. Don't be so hard on our Lightbearing cousins. They're still young, cosmically speaking. They'll come around to our way of doing things in time. After all, they’re back here of their own accord, aren’t they?

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: Tell me, is Immaru behaving himself as your guest? I know how trying he can be.
• Ikora: Immaru is safe. For now. That's all you need to know.
• Savathûn: Oh, good. I was reluctant when you insisted on keeping him, but then I realized... He's too valuable to leave in anyone's care but yours. You are Guardians, after all.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: Watching you kill my subjects for the sake of a new weapon or a fancy hat... It makes me wonder what you'll do if you manage to defeat the Witness. Will you renounce the sword logic and live in peace alongside the Cabal and Eliksni? I doubt it. Once your trigger finger starts to itch, you'll invent a new enemy — some other reason to kill. Like you've always done.

Or alternatively

• Savathûn: I'm disappointed in you, Guardian. After all you learned about the value of the Darkness... After discovering the worth of your new Cabal and Fallen friends... I hoped you'd have more respect for the groundbreaking work I'm achieving here. Yet you remain as crude as ever.
• Ikora: She sounds bitter. You must have done some real damage in there! Good work, Guardian.

{Activity Ends}

Gameplay

Altars of Summoning is a three player matchmade activity, launched from the H.E.L.M. The Altars themselves are similar to a Patrol space, where the instance will not end until at least one player is in it. To begin the activity, players can perform the Ritual of Induction at the central pool. Then, they will be directed to one of the Altars, where they can make an offering, which will determine the difficulty of the encounter they are to face. More powerful offerings fill more of the completion bar. There are many different encounters, each with their own mechanics, but they all must be completed within a 7 minutes timer. Once the bar is filled, the God of Vengeance will arrive to collect the accumulated tithes, rewarding the players with loot and reputation. After a few seconds, the Ritual of Induction can be performed again to restart the cycle.

Ritual of Induction

Around the central pool of the Altars, there will be several Hive runes floating, each interactable. The first player that Invokes Hive Magic under a rune begins a 15 second timer, after which the ritual will complete. However, if all players stand under the three runes different from all others, they will receive a Lucent Blessing, which will restore some of their Special and Heavy ammo after the completion of each encounter.

Ritual Anomalies

After the completion of an encounter, a Ritual Anomaly encounter can occur. These are simpler battles than regular encounters, but must be completed in a shorter time. Successfully finishing the Anomaly will immediately reward loot and offerings and add to the activity's completion bar.

Unique Enemies

• Crystal Hoarder
• Imprisoned Abomination
• Lucent Conduit
• Taken Anomalies
• Tribute Bearer

Bosses

Altars Bosses

• Alak'nar, Retainer of Savathûn
• Arok'tha, Sworn to Xivu Arath
• Axsaeniia, Reverent of the Witness
• Dkurzii, Plague Spreader
• Ei Haaruz, Retainer of Savathûn
• Ir Dollox, Talon of Xivu Arath
• Ir Kaza, Talon of Xivu Arath
• Prevailing Mind
• Prevenient Mind
• Proximate Mind

Ritual Anomaly Bosses

• Blistered Ogre
• Gaze of Savathûn
• Skeirviis, Prisoner of Savathûn
• Uun'kar, Retainer of Savathûn

Rewards

Weapons

• Kept Confidence — Legendary Hand Cannon
• Locus Locutus — Legendary Sniper Rifle
• Brya's Love — Legendary Scout Rifle
• The Eremite — Legendary Fusion Rifle
• Eleatic Principle — Legendary Machine Gun
• Semiotician — Legendary Rocket Launcher

Armor

• Veiled Tithes Suit

Appearance

• Destiny 2: Season of the Witch (First appearance)