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{{New content|[[The Witch Queen]]}}
{{References}}
{{game infobox
{{game infobox
|name=The Witch Queen
|name=The Witch Queen
|image=[[File:WitchQueenInfo.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:WitchQueenInfo.jpg|300px]]
|developer=[[Bungie]]
|developer=[[Bungie]]
|publisher=[[Bungie]]
|publisher=Bungie
|platform=[[Xbox One]]<br>[[Xbox Series X]]<br>[[PlayStation 4]]<br>[[PlayStation 5]]<br>[[Steam]]<br>[[Windows]]<br>[[Google Stadia]]
|platform=[[Xbox One]]<br>[[Xbox Series X/S]]<br>[[PlayStation 4]]<br>[[PlayStation 5]]<br>[[Steam]]<br>[[Xbox App]]<br>[[Google Stadia]] {{c|Formerly}}<br>[[Epic Games Store]]
|releasedate=February 22nd, 2022
|releasedate=February 22nd, 2022
|genre= Action role-playing <br> [[First-person shooter]]
|genre= [[Wikipedia:Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]] <br> [[Wikipedia:First-person shooter|First-person shooter]]
|rating= [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Ratings Board|ESRB]]: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence<br>
|rating= [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Ratings Board|ESRB]]: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence<br>
[[Wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 16+
[[Wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 16+
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Sister of Shapes, Sword-Breaker, Witch Queen – which of my many names lives on your lips as you weave your story around me? Even as you tread carefully through my courtyard, among those who worship the Light I have gifted, would you deny me the virtue of this power?
Sister of Shapes, Sword-Breaker, Witch Queen – which of my many names lives on your lips as you weave your story around me? Even as you tread carefully through my courtyard, among those who worship the Light I have gifted, would you deny me the virtue of this power?


Your answers are telling, Guardian. Ponder them and question those who promise you clarity in the face of all you see here. Listen as their voice wavers. And as you lift your new steel from the heart of your forge, ask yourself, “What force wields you?
Your answers are telling, Guardian. Ponder them and question those who promise you clarity in the face of all you see here. Listen as their voice wavers. And as you lift your new steel from the heart of your forge, ask yourself, "What force wields you?"


''I await you, Guardian. Step into my Throne World and behold the truth.''
''I await you, Guardian. Step into my Throne World and behold the truth.''
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==Development==
==Development==
Due to developmental issues, the expansion date was moved to a later date of February 22nd, 2022. On July 7th, 2021, Bungie released a teaser image for the official reveal of the expansion; the reveal being dated for August 24th, 2021.
Due to developmental issues, the expansion date was moved to a later date of February 22nd, 2022. On July 7th, 2021, Bungie released a teaser image for the official reveal of the expansion; the reveal being dated for August 24th, 2021.
The Collector's Edition of ''The Witch Queen'' came with a [[The Hidden Dossier|Hidden Dossier]] written by [[Ikora Rey]] and containing documents and reports from [[Hidden]] agents to her.


==Features==
==Features==
===New Location===
===New location===
*[[Savathûn's Throne World]]
*[[Court of Savathûn|Savathûn's Throne World]]


===New Six-player Activity===
===New six-player activity===
*[[The Wellspring]]
*[[The Wellspring]]


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*[[Vow of the Disciple]]
*[[Vow of the Disciple]]


===New Enemy Faction===  
===New enemy faction===  
*[[Lucent Brood]]
*[[Lucent Brood]]


===New Weapon Archetype===
===New weapon archetype===
*[[Glaive]]
*[[Glaive]]


===New Gameplay Feature===
===New gameplay feature===
*[[Weapon Crafting]]
*[[Weapon Crafting]]


===Other Features===
===Other features===
*4 accompanying seasons
*Four accompanying seasons
*New weapons and armor
*New weapons and armor
*Legendary difficulty campaign mode
*Legendary difficulty campaign mode
*Remastered Destiny 1 Raid somewhere in the year
*Remastered Destiny 1 [[Raid]] in Season 18: [[Season of Plunder]]
*All light subclasses updated to the aspects and fragments system throughout the year
*All [[Light]] subclasses are updated to the aspect and fragment system that was introduced in ''[[Beyond Light]]'' with [[Stasis]] throughout the year. [[Void]] was updated to the aspect and fragment system with the launch of the expansion. [[Solar]] was updated with the launch of ''[[Season of the Haunted]]''. Finally, [[Arc]] was updated with the launch of ''[[Season of Plunder]]''.
*All planetary materials are deprecated beginning in ''[[Season of the Seraph]]''.
*Origin Traits are introduced to weapons. Weapons found in Gambit, Vanguard Ops, Nightfalls, Crucible, Trials of Osiris, Iron Banner, Events, destinations, seasonal content, Raids, and Dungeons from this expansion onwards as well as various [[Weapon Foundry|weapon foundries]] have independent Origin Traits. Some weapons have multiple Origin Traits that can be selected by the player in the weapon inspection screen.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*[[Bask]] {{Mo}}
*[[Bask]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dagget-4]] {{Fm}}
*[[Dagget-4]] {{Fm}}
*[[The Drifter (character)]]
*[[The Drifter (character)|The Drifter]]
*[[Saladin Forge]]
*[[Saladin Forge]]
*[[El]] {{Fm}}
*[[El]] {{Fm}}
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*[[The Guardian]]
*[[The Guardian]]
*[[Shaw Han]] {{Mo}}
*[[Shaw Han]] {{Mo}}
*[[Harmonia]] {{Fm}}
*[[Suraya Hawthorne]] {{Mo}}
*[[Suraya Hawthorne]] {{Mo}}
*[[Amanda Holliday]]
*[[Amanda Holliday]]
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*[[Devrim Kay]] {{Mo}}
*[[Devrim Kay]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kominski]] {{Fm}}
*[[Kominski]] {{Fm}}
*[[Koro (Ghost)]] {{Fm}}
*[[LAI-701]] {{Fm}}
*[[LAI-701]] {{Fm}}
*[[Lakshmi-2]] {{Mo}}
*[[Lakshmi-2]] {{Mo}}
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;'''Cabal'''
;'''Cabal'''
*[[Ba'aruk, Dissident]] {{1st}}
*[[Bracus Du'urund, Coalition Ally]] {{1st}}
*[[Bracus Reghusk, Coalition Ally]] {{1st}}
*[[Dominus Ghaul]] {{Mo}}
*[[Empress Caiatl]]
*[[Empress Caiatl]]
*[[Emperor Calus]] {{Mo}}
*[[Emperor Calus]] {{Mo}}
*[[Valus Dralgur, the Exiled]] {{1st}}
*[[Guhrn Or'ohk]] {{Mo}} {{1stID|Guhrn}}
*[[Dominus Ghaul]] {{Mo}}
*[[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl]] {{Mo}}
*[[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl]] {{Mo}}
*[[Imperial Deserter]] {{1st}}
*[[Imperial Deserter]] {{1st}}
*[[Valus Or'ohk]] {{Mo}}
*[[Qabix, Insurgent]] {{1st}}
*[[Qabix, Insurgent]] {{1st}}
*[[Umun'arath]] {{Mo}}
*[[Umun'arath]] {{Mo}}
*[[Valus Dralgur, the Exiled]] {{1st}}
*[[Yirix]] {{Mo}}
*[[Yirix]] {{Mo}}


;'''The Fallen'''
;'''The Fallen'''
*[[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] {{Mo}}
*[[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] {{Mo}}
*[[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] {{Mo}}
*[[Niik]] {{Mo}}
*[[Niik]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Euloch]] {{Fm}}
*[[Euloch]] {{Fm}}
*[[Gee'yom, Resonant Saboteur]] {{1st}}
*[[Gee'yom, Resonant Saboteur]] {{1st}}
*[[Golmag, Warden of the Spring]] {{1st}}
*[[Grutuk]] {{Fm}}
*[[Grutuk]] {{Fm}}
*[[Hadragal, Keeper of Memory]] {{1st}}
*[[Hadragal, Keeper of Memory]] {{1st}}
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*[[Ir Valoch, Lucent Stalker]] {{1st}}
*[[Ir Valoch, Lucent Stalker]] {{1st}}
*[[Ishaya, High Slayer]] {{1st}}
*[[Ishaya, High Slayer]] {{1st}}
*[[Jynx]] {{Fm}}
*[[Kemmasi]] {{Fm}}
*[[Kemmasi]] {{Fm}}
*[[Ken]] {{1st}}
*[[Ken]] {{1st}}
*[[Kish-Agesor, the Bright Burn]] {{1st}}
*[[Kish-Agesor, the Bright Burn]] {{1st}}
*[[Krill]] {{Fm}}
*[[Krill]] {{Fm}}
*[[Korosek, Thronebringer]] {{1st}}
*[[Luzaku]] {{Fm}}
*[[Luzaku]] {{Fm}}
*[[Marseille]] {{Fm}}
*[[Marseille]] {{Fm}}
*[[Mor'ak, Lightstealer]] {{1st}}
*[[Mor'ak, Lightstealer]] {{1st}}
*[[Naaruz, Third Seeker of Silence]] {{1st}}
*[[Naaruz, Third Seeker of Silence]] {{1st}}
*[[Nabenki]] {{Fm}}
*[[Oryx, the Taken King]] {{Mo}}
*[[Oryx, the Taken King]] {{Mo}}
*[[Osmium King]] {{Mo}}
*[[Osmium King]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Savathûn's Right Hand]] {{1st}}
*[[Savathûn's Right Hand]] {{1st}}
*[[Sok'tol, Fifth of the Light]] {{Fm}}
*[[Sok'tol, Fifth of the Light]] {{Fm}}
*[[Specter]] {{Fm}}
*[[Twenny-Two]] {{Fm}}
*[[Twenny-Two]] {{Fm}}
*[[Ubartu-ana]] {{Fm}}
*[[Ubartu-ana]] {{1st}}
*[[Urukthalyn]] {{Fm}}
*[[Witch's Eye, Keeper of Memory]] {{1st}}
*[[Witch's Eye, Keeper of Memory]] {{1st}}
*[[Xavol]] {{Fm}}
*[[Xavol]] {{Fm}}
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;'''The Taken'''
;'''The Taken'''
*[[Dul'na, the Dissector]] {{1st}}
*[[Mar'y'n, the Devourer]] {{1st}}
*[[Riven]] {{Mo}}
*[[Riven]] {{Mo}}
*[[Xeno'doti, the Scavenger]] {{1st}}


;'''The Worms'''
;'''The Worms'''
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*[[Kheeta]] {{Fm}}
*[[Kheeta]] {{Fm}}
*[[Khloa]] {{Fm}}
*[[Khloa]] {{Fm}}
*[[Leviathan (creature)]] {{Mo}}
*[[Leviathan (Fundament)]] {{Mo}}
*[[Benyo Lukacs]] {{Fm}}
*[[Benyo Lukacs]] {{Fm}}
*[[Orin]] {{Mo}}
*[[Orin]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Uun]] {{Fm}}
*[[Uun]] {{Fm}}
*[[Vrhuna]] {{Fm}}
*[[Vrhuna]] {{Fm}}
*[[The Witness]] {{1st}}
*[[The Witness]] {{1stID|The Witness}}
*[[Xûr, Agent of the Nine]] {{Mo}}
*[[Xûr, Agent of the Nine]] {{Mo}}


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*[[Exo]]
*[[Exo]]
*[[Ghost]]
*[[Ghost]]
*[[Harbinger]] {{Mo}}
*[[Hive]]
*[[Hive]]
*[[Human]]
*[[Human]]
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|title-3=Organizations|
|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Black Armory]] {{Mo}}
*[[Black Armory]] {{Mo}}
*[[Cabal Deserters]]
*[[Exodus Program]] {{Mo}}
*[[Exodus Program]] {{Mo}}
*[[Future War Cult]] {{Mo}}
*[[Future War Cult]] {{Mo}}
*[[Disciples]] {{Mo}}
*[[Disciples of the Witness]] {{1st}}
*[[Häkke]]
*[[Häkke]]
*[[House of Dusk]]
*[[House of Dusk]]
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*[[Lucent Brood]] {{1st}}
*[[Lucent Brood]] {{1st}}
*[[Omolon]]
*[[Omolon]]
*[[Polyps of the Longshadow]] {{Fm}}
*[[Psion Conclave]]
*[[The Regime]] {{Fm}}
*[[The Regime]] {{Fm}}
**[[Stalkers]] {{Fm}}
**[[Stalkers]] {{Fm}}
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**[[Osmium Court]] {{Mo}}
**[[Osmium Court]] {{Mo}}
*[[Io]] {{Mo}}
*[[Io]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kalarahnda]] {{Fm}}
*[[Lubrae]] {{Fm}}
*[[Lubrae]] {{Fm}}
**[[The Abyss]] {{Fm}}
**[[The Abyss]] {{Fm}}
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*[[Mercury]] {{Mo}}
*[[Mercury]] {{Mo}}
*[[Moon]]
*[[Moon]]
**[[Scarlet Keep]]
**[[Tower of Woe]]
*[[NEFELE STRONGHOLD]] {{Fm}}
*[[NEFELE STRONGHOLD]] {{Fm}}
*[[Savathûn's Throne World]] {{1st}}
*[[Savathûn's Throne World]] {{1st}}
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*[[Fall of Torobatl]] {{Mo}}
*[[Fall of Torobatl]] {{Mo}}
*[[Golden Age]] {{Mo}}
*[[Golden Age]] {{Mo}}
*[[Hunt for the Lost]] {{Mo}}
*[[War against the Witness]] {{1st}}
**[[The Lucent War]]
*[[Project Stronghold]] {{Mo}}
*[[Project Stronghold]] {{Mo}}
*[[Red War]] {{Mo}}
*[[Red War]] {{Mo}}


|title-6=Vehicles, Equipment, and Technology|
|title-6=Vehicles, equipment, and technology|
*[[Cabal Carrier]]
*[[Cabal Plow]]
*[[Cabal warship]]
*[[Drop pod]]
*[[Drop pod]]
*[[Ghost Shells]]
*[[Ghost shell]]s
**[[Belle Air Shell]] {{1st}}
**[[Belle Air Shell]] {{1st}}
**[[Bright Cycle Shell]] {{1st}}
**[[Bright Cycle Shell]] {{1st}}
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**[[Star Jasmine]] {{1st}}
**[[Star Jasmine]] {{1st}}
**[[Unknown Worlds Explorer]] {{1st}}
**[[Unknown Worlds Explorer]] {{1st}}
*[[The Lure]] {{1st}}
*[[Sapphiric Converter]] {{Fm}}
*[[Sapphiric Converter]] {{Fm}}
*[[Sparrow]]
*[[Sparrow]]
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*[[Tombship]]
*[[Tombship]]


|title-7=Weapons and Armor|
|title-7=Weapons and armor|
*[[Auto Rifle]]
*[[Auto Rifle]]
**[[Come to Pass]] {{1st}}
**[[Come to Pass]] {{1st}}
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**[[Fel Taradiddle]] {{1st}}
**[[Fel Taradiddle]] {{1st}}
**[[Under Your Skin]] {{1st}}
**[[Under Your Skin]] {{1st}}
*[[Fusion rifle]]
*[[Fusion Rifle]]
**[[Deliverance]] {{1st}}
**[[Likely Suspect]] {{1st}}
**[[Likely Suspect]] {{1st}}
**[[Snorri FR5]] {{1st}}
**[[Snorri FR5]] {{1st}}
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**[[Edge of Intent]] {{1st}}
**[[Edge of Intent]] {{1st}}
**[[The Enigma]] {{1st}}
**[[The Enigma]] {{1st}}
*[[Grenade launcher]]
**[[Lubrae's Ruin]] {{1st}}
*[[Grenade Launcher]]
**[[Dead Messenger]] {{1st}}
**[[Dead Messenger]] {{1st}}
**[[Explosive Personality]] {{1st}}
**[[Explosive Personality]] {{1st}}
**[[Forbearance]] {{1st}}
**[[Parasite]] {{1st}}
**[[Parasite]] {{1st}}
**[[Tarnation]] {{1st}}
**[[Tarnation]] {{1st}}
**[[Typhon GL5]] {{1st}}
**[[Typhon GL5]] {{1st}}
*[[Hand cannon]]
*[[Hand Cannon]]
**[[Cantata-57]] {{1st}}
**[[Cantata-57]] {{1st}}
**[[Crisis Inverted]] {{1st}}
**[[Crisis Inverted]] {{1st}}
**[[Frontier's Cry]] {{1st}}
**[[Frontier's Cry]] {{1st}}
*[[Hoarfrost-Z]] {{1st}}
*[[Hoarfrost-Z]] {{1st}}
*[[Linear Fusion Rifle]]
**[[Cataclysmic]] {{1st}}
*[[Loreley Splendor Helm]] {{1st}}
*[[Loreley Splendor Helm]] {{1st}}
*[[Machine gun]]
*[[Machine Gun]]
**[[Grand Overture]] {{1st}}
**[[Grand Overture]] {{1st}}
**[[Recurrent Impact]] {{1st}}
**[[Recurrent Impact]] {{1st}}
*[[Osmiomancy Gloves]] {{1st}}
*[[Osmiomancy Gloves]] {{1st}}
*[[Photosuede Suit]] {{1st}}
*[[Photosuede Suit]] {{1st}}
*[[Pulse rifle]]
*[[Pulse Rifle]]
**[[Collective Obligation]] {{1st}}
**[[Insidious]] {{1st}}
**[[Ogma PR6]] {{1st}}
**[[Ogma PR6]] {{1st}}
**[[Piece of Mind]] {{1st}}
**[[Piece of Mind]] {{1st}}
**[[Synopation-53]] {{1st}}
**[[Syncopation-53]] {{1st}}
*[[Renewal Grasps]] {{1st}}
*[[Renewal Grasps]] {{1st}}
*[[Resonant Fury Suit (Hunter)]] {{1st}}
*[[Resonant Fury Suit (Hunter)]] {{1st}}
*[[Resonant Fury Suit (Titan)]] {{1st}}
*[[Resonant Fury Suit (Titan)]] {{1st}}
*[[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)]] {{1st}}
*[[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)]] {{1st}}
*[[Rocket launcher]]
*[[Rocket Launcher]]
**[[Palmyra-B]] {{1st}}
**[[Palmyra-B]] {{1st}}
**[[Red Herring]] {{1st}}
**[[Red Herring]] {{1st}}
*[[Secant Filaments]] {{1st}}
*[[Secant Filaments]] {{1st}}
*[[Scout rifle]]
*[[Scout Rifle]]
**[[Aisha's Embrace]] {{1st}}
**[[Aisha's Embrace]] {{1st}}
**[[Perses-D]] {{1st}}
**[[Perses-D]] {{1st}}
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**[[Empirical Evidence]] {{1st}}
**[[Empirical Evidence]] {{1st}}
**[[Redback-5si]] {{1st}}
**[[Redback-5si]] {{1st}}
*[[Sniper rifle]]
*[[Sniper Rifle]]
**[[Father's Sins]] {{1st}}
**[[Father's Sins]] {{1st}}
**[[Fugue-55]] {{1st}}
**[[Fugue-55]] {{1st}}
**[[Silicon Neuroma]]
**[[Silicon Neuroma]]
**[[Thoughtless]] {{1st}}
**[[Thoughtless]] {{1st}}
*[[Submachine gun]]
*[[Submachine Gun]]
**[[Forensic Nightmare]] {{1st}}
**[[Forensic Nightmare]] {{1st}}
**[[Funnelweb]] {{1st}}
**[[Funnelweb]] {{1st}}
**[[Osteo Striga]] {{1st}}
**[[Osteo Striga]] {{1st}}
**[[Submission]] {{1st}}
*[[Sword]]
*[[Sword]]
**[[Razor's Edge]] {{1st}}
**[[Razor's Edge]] {{1st}}
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|title-8=Miscellanea|
|title-8=Miscellanea|
*[[Arc]]
*[[Arc]]
*[[Books of Sorrow]] {{Mo}}
*[[Deathsong]] {{Mo}}
*[[Deepsight]] {{1st}}
*[[Deepsight]] {{1st}}
*[[Rite of Proving]] {{Mo}}
*[[Solar]]
*[[Solar]]
*[[Stasis]]
*[[Stasis]]
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{{#widget:YouTube|id=rbbiG5DUKh0|width=400px|caption=Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Accolades Trailer}}


==Promotional Images==
==Promotional images==
'''Lucent Brood'''
'''Lucent Brood'''
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WQLocation3.jpg
WQLocation2.jpg
WQLocation2.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Glaive3.jpg
Glaive3.jpg
D2 Glaive Prototype.jpg
D2 Glaive Prototype.jpg
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</gallery>


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WQCrafting2.jpg
WQCrafting3.jpg
WQCrafting3.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Accompanying Seasons==
==Accompanying seasons==
*'''Season 16''': [[Season of the Risen]]
*'''Season 16''': [[Season of the Risen]]
*'''Season 17'''
*'''Season 17''': [[Season of the Haunted]]
*'''Season 18'''
*'''Season 18''': [[Season of Plunder]]
*'''Season 19'''
*'''Season 19''': [[Season of the Seraph]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SurviveTheTruth.jpg|Survive the Truth promo
SurviveTheTruth.jpg|Survive the Truth promo
WitchQueenInfo1.jpg|The Witch Queen promotional art
WitchQueenInfo1.jpg|The Witch Queen promotional art
</gallery>


</gallery>
==References==
<references/>


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{{Succession box
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|before= ''[[Beyond Light]]''
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|after= ''[[Lightfall]]''
}}
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==References==
<references/>


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The Witch Queen
WitchQueenInfo.jpg

Developer(s):

Bungie

Publisher(s):

Bungie

Platform(s):

Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Steam
Xbox App
Google Stadia (Formerly)
Epic Games Store

Release date(s):

February 22nd, 2022

Genre(s):

Action role-playing
First-person shooter

Rating(s):

ESRB: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence
PEGI: 16+

 

"Truth... is a funny thing."
Savathûn, the Witch Queen

The Witch Queen is the sixth expansion of Destiny 2 and the tenth expansion of the Destiny franchise.

Description

The Witch Queen
Dive into Savathûn's twisted throne world to uncover the mystery of how she and her Lucent Hive stole the Light. Learn the secrets required to craft all-new weapons, a new weapon archetype, and survive the truth within a realm of lies.

Survive the Truth
Sister of Shapes, Sword-Breaker, Witch Queen – which of my many names lives on your lips as you weave your story around me? Even as you tread carefully through my courtyard, among those who worship the Light I have gifted, would you deny me the virtue of this power?

Your answers are telling, Guardian. Ponder them and question those who promise you clarity in the face of all you see here. Listen as their voice wavers. And as you lift your new steel from the heart of your forge, ask yourself, "What force wields you?"

I await you, Guardian. Step into my Throne World and behold the truth.

Development

Due to developmental issues, the expansion date was moved to a later date of February 22nd, 2022. On July 7th, 2021, Bungie released a teaser image for the official reveal of the expansion; the reveal being dated for August 24th, 2021.

The Collector's Edition of The Witch Queen came with a Hidden Dossier written by Ikora Rey and containing documents and reports from Hidden agents to her.

Features

New location

New six-player activity

New Raid

New enemy faction

New weapon archetype

New gameplay feature

Other features

  • Four accompanying seasons
  • New weapons and armor
  • Legendary difficulty campaign mode
  • Remastered Destiny 1 Raid in Season 18: Season of Plunder
  • All Light subclasses are updated to the aspect and fragment system that was introduced in Beyond Light with Stasis throughout the year. Void was updated to the aspect and fragment system with the launch of the expansion. Solar was updated with the launch of Season of the Haunted. Finally, Arc was updated with the launch of Season of Plunder.
  • All planetary materials are deprecated beginning in Season of the Seraph.
  • Origin Traits are introduced to weapons. Weapons found in Gambit, Vanguard Ops, Nightfalls, Crucible, Trials of Osiris, Iron Banner, Events, destinations, seasonal content, Raids, and Dungeons from this expansion onwards as well as various weapon foundries have independent Origin Traits. Some weapons have multiple Origin Traits that can be selected by the player in the weapon inspection screen.

Appearances

Characters

Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies
Cabal
The Fallen
The Hive
The Scorn
The Reef
The Taken
The Worms
Other Characters

Species

Organizations

Locations

Events

Vehicles, equipment, and technology

Weapons and armor

Miscellanea

Marketing

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen – Reveal Trailer
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen – Gameplay Trailer
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - The Game Awards Trailer
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Savathûn's Throne World
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Weapons and Gear Trailer
Destiny 2 ViDoc: Light in the Darkness
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - The Glaive - Developer Insights
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Launch Trailer
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Motion Capture - Developer Insights
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Vow of the Disciple - World First Raid Race
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Accolades Trailer

Promotional images

Lucent Brood

Throne World

Weapons and Armour

Weapon Crafting

Accompanying seasons

Gallery

References


Preceded by
Beyond Light
The Witch Queen Succeeded by
Lightfall