Lightfall

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Lightfall
Developer(s):	Bungie
Publisher(s):	Bungie
Platform(s):	Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Steam Xbox App Epic Games Store
Release date(s):	February 28th, 2023
Genre(s):	Action role-playing First-person shooter
Rating(s):	ESRB: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence PEGI: 16+

"Because only in the end are we free."

— The Witness

Lightfall is the seventh expansion of Destiny 2 and eleventh expansion of the Destiny franchise.

Description

• "The Witness has arrived, threatening the City, the Traveler, and all of Sol. Aided by its newest Disciple, Emperor Calus, the Witness aims to bring about a second collapse. Race Emperor Calus to the edge of the Solar System. Learn the ways of the Cloud Striders, wield Strand, a new power of the Darkness, and bring an end to Calus's reign." - Upon hovering over the Lightfall DLC icon in the director.
• "Our end begins. Prevent the apocalypse by racing emperor Calus to the edge of the solar system. Master Strand, a new power of the Darkness, and discover a secret neon metropolis on Neptune." - Upon clicking DLC in the directory.
• In a Neptunian city under siege, find strength in your fellow Guardians as the ends to all things approaches—the Witness is here. arm yourself with new rewards and unlock new Dark powers to triumph in Lightfall's unforgettable Legendary mode. - Lightfall DLC page brief summary of campaign in respective stores.
• Harness Darkness and pluck at the threads of reality with this new subclass. Flow through the city with newfound speed as you grapple from building to building. Every class can tap into this new element, but it's up to you to create the perfect build. - Lightfall DLC page, brief summary of the new subclass "Strand" on respective stores.
• Travel to Neptune and discover a metropolis unlike any you've explored in Destiny 2. Meet the Cloud Striders, join the fight against the Shadow Legion, and prevent devastation in the technologically advanced secret city of Neomuna. - Lightfall DLC page brief summary of Neptune's city in respective stores.

Features

• New Missions and Quests
• Legendary Campaign Difficulty
• New Destination
• New Exotic Weapons and Gear
• Confront an Ancient Danger in an All New Raid - Root of Nightmares
• All New Subclass
• Exotic Mission rotator is introduced in Season of the Witch, and will feature Presage from Season of the Chosen, Vox Obscura from Season of the Risen, and Operation: Seraph's Shield from Season of the Seraph at launch.
• Fireteam Finder is introduced in Season of the Wish.

Guardian Subclasses & Changes

• Strand: The second new element introduced after Stasis in Beyond Light. This element allows Guardians to control the strings of life from the Weave. You can grapple on things and in thin air through the grenade button, summon creatures that will fight for you called threadlings, create tangles, etc. Strand subclasses, exotic weapons, and legendary weapons are introduced in the expansion.
• Void and Solar: Guardians are able to create Void Breaches and Firesprites respectively through specific fragments.
• Added the following fragmemts for existing subclasses: Spark of Instinct and Spark of Haste for Arc, Echo of Cessation and Echo of Vigilance for Void, and Ember of Mercy and Ember of Resolve for Solar.
• Different subclass verbs can stun a specific type of Champion:
  • Barrier: Radiant, Volatile Rounds, and Unraveling Rounds.
  • Overload: Slow, Jolt, and Suppression.
  • Unstoppable: Ignition, Shatter, Blind, and Suspend.
• Loadouts are introduced to allow Guardians to quickly swap between different builds without using 3rd party applications.
• The ability to respec individual Seasonal Artifact mods are introduced with the launch of Season of the Deep
• Focusing from ritual vendors are introduced
• Exotic armor focusing is introduced with the launch of Season of the Deep via Master Rahool. Guardians can use standard decryption to focus armor pieces released within a specific expansion cycle or precision decryption to focus a specific armor piece.
• The method to acquire Stasis aspects and fragments will be more simplified beginning in Season of the Witch, requiring Glimmer instead of memory fragments.

Loot

• New Armor
• New Weapons
• New Exotics
• New Cosmetics
• New Weapon Perks

Locations

• Neptune
  • Neomuna

Missions

• First Contact
• Under Siege
• Downfall
• Breakneck
• On The Verge
• No Time Left
• Headlong
• Desperate Measures

Vanguard

• New Strike: Hypernet Current
• Lake of Shadows and The Arms Dealer strikes have their encounters and enemy density changed, with The Inverted Spire and Exodus Crash getting the same treatment later in the year.
• PsiOps Battlegrounds from Season of the Risen and Heist Battlegrounds from Season of the Seraph are now integrated into Vanguard Ops playlist.
• Battlegrounds are now a part of Nightfall strikes, beginning with the Mars Heist Battlegrounds.
• Adept difficulty and Match Game modifier are both removed in all PvE activities including Nightfall.
• Vanguard Ops has a scoring system and upon reaching 30,000 points in either Vanguard Ops or Nightfall, reputation multiplier increases up to 7x upon reaching 200,000 points.
  • Beginning in Season of the Witch, Vanguard medals will also contribute to the scoring system.

Raid

• Root of Nightmares: Ferried from an unknown time and place, a haunting presence has been detected. We must now confront the ancient threat growing at our doorstep.

Crucible

• Meltdown returns in Season of the Deep.
• Citadel returns in Season of the Wish.
• Multiplex, a new map located in the Vex Domain, launching in Season of the Witch.
• Countdown launching in Lightfall.
• Supremacy launching during Guardian Games and officially returning in Season of the Deep.
• Checkmate launching in Season of the Witch.
• Relic, a new gamemode that gives the player either a Synaptic Spear, an Aegis, or a Scythe upon getting enough kills, launching in Season of the Witch through Crucible labs.
• Tribute, a new mode introduced into Iron Banner with the launch of Season of the Wish.

Lost Sectors

• Thrilladrome - An arcade Lost Sector located in Neomuna.
• Hydroponics Delta - A food production facility Lost Sector located in Neomuna.
• Gilded Precept - A secret wing of the Typhon Imperator in Neomuna.

Accompanying seasons

• Season of Defiance - Season 20
• Season of the Deep - Season 21
• Season of the Witch - Season 22
• Season of the Wish - Season 23

Appearances

Characters Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies Ada-1 (Mentioned only) Omar Agah (Mentioned only) Banshee-44 Basira (First mentioned) Elisabeth Bray Calogero (First mentioned) Cayde-6 (Mentioned only) Crow Firethorn (First mentioned) The Guardian Hex (First mentioned) Amanda Holliday Jolder (Mentioned only) Ladrillo (First mentioned) Lisbon-13 (Mentioned only) Asher Mir Eris Morn (Mentioned only) Sai Mota (Mentioned only) Wei Ning (Mentioned only) Osiris Ouros (Mentioned only) Piri (Mentioned only) Prak'kesh (Mentioned only) Radegast (Mentioned only) Ikora Rey Shrike (First mentioned) Sledge (First mentioned) Tashi (First mentioned) Tulnik (Mentioned only) Vasara-5 (First mentioned) Zavala Neomuna Adinew (First mentioned) Ava (First mentioned) Bijan (First mentioned) Bluejay (First mentioned) Boudan (First mentioned) Briar (Cloud Strider) (First mentioned) Buhr (First mentioned) Cais (First mentioned) Jisu Calerondo (First appearance) Callie (First mentioned) Chabra (First mentioned) Chakwas (First mentioned) Arter Che (First mentioned) Viragni "Sid" D'Sydney (First appearance) Derecho (First mentioned) Dewan (First mentioned) Chioma Esi (Mentioned only) Sofia Guo (First mentioned) Gwinnith (First mentioned) Hadayati (First mentioned) Purnadi Hassan (First mentioned) Hazeema (First mentioned) Jaya (First mentioned) Tse Jingye (First appearance) Josep Hernandez (First mentioned) Amma Julaha (First mentioned) Kachela (First mentioned) Keiji (First mentioned) Kestrel (First mentioned) Quinn Laghari (First appearance) Leung (First mentioned) Loe (First mentioned) Maelstrom (First mentioned) Magnolia (First mentioned) Marco (First mentioned) Mendoza (First mentioned) Miku (First mentioned) Sam Moleyn (First appearance) Muneeba (First mentioned) Arief Murib (First mentioned) Nimbus (First appearance) Paolo (First mentioned) Penni (First mentioned) Phot0n (First mentioned) Rashad (First mentioned) Rihk (First mentioned) Rohan (First appearance) Carlo Sanchez (First mentioned) Martella Sangha (First mentioned) Stargazer (First mentioned) Strider (First mentioned) Maya Sundaresh (Mentioned only) Suza (First mentioned) Tammiya (First mentioned) Hiro Tanaka (First mentioned) Sehrish Tanaka (First mentioned) Valla Tanaka (First mentioned) Tino (First mentioned) Tramotane (First mentioned) The Reef Mara Sov Acolytes of Nezarec Acasia (First mentioned) Briar (First mentioned) Koraxis (First mentioned) Mykel (First mentioned) Nessa (First mentioned) Rufus (First mentioned) The Cabal Bracus Zahn Empress Caiatl Emperor Calus Garaask, Undying Inferno (First appearance) Gha'ram (First appearance) Kar'uul, Indomitable Champion (First appearance) Ludus, Array Foreguard (First appearance) Sizmic, the Net-Desecrator (First appearance) Testu'udo, Array Bulwark (First appearance) Trask (First appearance) Val Bho'kaurl (First appearance) Valus Dravusk, Shadow Legion (First appearance) Valus Gathurn (First appearance) Valus Tharum, Gladiatorial Overseer (First appearance) Valus Pra'um (First appearance) Vraxus, Shadow Legion Saboteur (First appearance) Vul'ourn, Shadow Legion Supply Master (First appearance) Zo'aurc, Explicator of Planets (First appearance) The Eliksni Eramis, Kell of Darkness (Mentioned only) Mithrax, Kell of Light (Mentioned only) Namrask (Mentioned only) Notriks (First mentioned) The Spider (Mentioned only) Thrysiks (First mentioned) The Hive Osmium King (Mentioned only) Savathûn, the Witch Queen (Mentioned only) The Taken Baimogg, Unchained Wrath (First appearance) Gor'ath Gath (First appearance) Parthenios, Drifting Mind (First appearance) The Vex Adytum, Inviolable Mind (First appearance) Aesop (Mentioned only) Agon, Strategic Hydra (First appearance) Conceptual Mind (First appearance) Calixte, System Ward Finality (First appearance) Haliekron, Nexus Overlord (First appearance) Inquisitor Mind (First appearance) Ioneion, System Control Flow (First appearance) Minotaur Accompli (First appearance) Minotaur Harpax (First appearance) Obstructive Mind (First appearance) Protometon, Nexial Hijacker (First appearance) Other characters Carnunta (Mentioned only) Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness (First appearance) Malahayati (Mentioned only) Nezarec, Final God of Pain (First appearance) Rasputin (Mentioned only) Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness (Mentioned only) Soteria (Mentioned only) The Traveler The Witness Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec (First appearance) Species Ammonite (Mentioned only) Awoken Cabal Tormentor (First appearance) Eliksni Humanity Neomuni (First appearance) Nightmare (Mentioned only) Qugu (Mentioned only) Pouka Psion Taken Vex Warmind (Mentioned only) Organizations Acolytes of Nezarec (First mentioned) Cloud Striders (First appearance) Corsairs Disciples of the Witness Ecumene (Mentioned only) House of Light Imperial Cabal Ishtar Collective (Mentioned only) Osmium Court (Mentioned only) Shadow Legion (First appearance) Sol Collective Sol Divisive The Coalition The Dread (First appearance) Thanatonaut (Mentioned only) Vanguard Warlord (Mentioned only) Locations Black Garden Distributary (Mentioned only) Earth The Last City Blustery Brew (First mentioned) Botza District (Mentioned only) Tower Fourth Tomb of Nezarec (Mentioned only) Fundament (Mentioned only) Mars (Mentioned only) Neptune (First appearance) Low Neptune Orbit (First appearance) Neomuna (First appearance) Ahimsa Park (First appearance) Gilded Precept (First appearance) Límíng Harbor (First appearance) Maya's Retreat Radiosonde (First appearance) Thrilladrome (First appearance) Strider's Gate (First appearance) Hall of Heroes (First appearance) Pouka Pond (First appearance) Zephyr Concourse (First appearance) Esi Terminal (First appearance) Hydroponics Delta (First appearance) Irkalla Complex (First appearance) Veil Containment (First appearance) Thalassa (First mentioned) Triton (First mentioned) Reef (Mentioned only) Titan (Mentioned only) Vex Network In.gress (First appearance) Partition: Backdoor (First appearance) Partition: Hard Reset (First appearance) Partition: Ordnance (First appearance)

Events Cerulean Blitz (First mentioned) City Age Great Disaster (Mentioned only) Invasion of Earth (First appearance) Siege of Neomuna (First appearance) Collapse (Mentioned only) Dark Age (Mentioned only) Golden Age (Mentioned only) Guardian Games Hive-Ammonite war (Mentioned only) Hive-Ecumene war (Mentioned only) Twenty Year Siege (First mentioned) Vehicles, equipment, and technology Black Fleet Essence Typhon Imperator Cabal Carrier Astaroth Rex II (First appearance) Vual Gaudium (First appearance) Cabal Warship CloudArk (First mentioned) Crux of Darkness Drake Tank Drop Pod Galliot Ghost shells Astrologic Shell (First appearance) Clean Lines Shell (First appearance) Decadent Shell (First appearance) Guardian's Angel Shell (First appearance) Kit Shell (First appearance) Mark II Shell (First appearance) Scribetrace Shell (First appearance) Sweeper Shell (First appearance) Tech Witch Shell (First appearance) Goliath Tank Pyramid Goliath Harvester H.E.L.M. Jumpship Assembly Stinger (First appearance) Brazen Spark (First appearance) Foremost Vimana (First appearance) Gift of Cruelty (First appearance) Gilded Prowler (First appearance) Slipstream i.3 (First appearance) SynthOwl (First appearance) Tropopause (First appearance) Vestian Hawk (First appearance) Ketch Loom (Mentioned only) Radial Mast (First appearance) Scorpius Sparrow Argent Turbo (First appearance) Assembly Rider (First appearance) Common Nobility (First appearance) Dream Demon (First appearance) Inside Line (First appearance) Lucid Dream (First appearance) Luminous Paragon (First appearance) Proto.Type-A (First appearance) Serpent's Reach (First appearance) Sweeper Simulant (First appearance) Vice Cruiser (First appearance) Thresher VexNet (Mentioned only) Untested Ishtar Weapon (First appearance) Weapons and armor Abeyant Leap (First appearance) Auto Rifle Coronach-22 (First appearance) Perpetualis (First appearance) Rufus's Fury (First appearance) Quicksilver Storm Ballidorse Wrathweavers (First appearance) Cadmus Ridge Lancecap (First appearance) Combat Bow Raconteur (First appearance) Verglas Curve (First appearance) Cyrtarachne's Façade (First appearance) Fusion Rifle Iterative Loop (First appearance) Royal Executioner (First appearance) Glaive Ecliptic Distaff (First appearance) Vexcalibur (First appearance) Winterbite (First appearance) Grenade Launcher Dimensional Hypotrochoid (First appearance) Harsh Language Koraxis's Distress (First appearance) Marsilion-C (First appearance) Prodigal Return (First appearance) Regnant (First appearance) Hand Cannon Round Robin (First appearance) Trust Linear Fusion Rifle Briar's Contempt (First appearance) Lion's Reign Mark (First appearance) Machine Gun Circular Logic (First appearance) Deterministic Chaos (First appearance) Phoenix's Ascent Bond (First appearance) Pulse Rifle Autumn Wind Battle Scar Phyllotactic Spiral (First appearance) Scout Rifle Nameless Midnight Shotgun Basso Ostinato (First appearance) Conditional Finality (First appearance) Hand in Hand Imperial Decree Nessa's Oblation (First appearance) Sidearm Buzzard Final Warning (First appearance) Mykel's Reverence (First appearance) Senuna SI6 (First appearance) Sniper Rifle Irukandji (First appearance) Volta Bracket (First appearance) Speedloader Slacks (First appearance) Submachine Gun Synchronic Roulette (First appearance) The Immortal (First appearance) Palate of Agony Suit (First appearance) Breath of Detestation Suit (First appearance) Bite of Trepidation Suit (First appearance) Swarmers (First appearance) Sword Caretaker (First appearance) Death's Razor Goldtusk Nasreddin Throne-Cleaver Thunderhead Suit (First appearance) Trace Rifle Acasia's Dejection (First appearance) Techeun's Regalia Suit (First appearance) Miscellaneous Arc Black Heart (Mentioned only) Books of Sorrow (Mentioned only) Final Shape (Mentioned only) Ironwood Tree (First appearance) Raid Invader (First mentioned) Solar Stasis Strand (First appearance) The Veil (First appearance) Tree of Silver Wings Void

Trivia

• Lightfall is the seventh expansion to be published by Bungie.
• The title in French, Spanish and Italian is Eclipse, and in Brazilian Portuguese is Sombra ("Shadow").
• Lightfall was originally the final content pack for the Dark vs Light story of Destiny, however, Bungie realized around the time of delaying The Witch Queen that they needed one more chapter to complete what is now referred to as "The Light and Darkness Saga."
• It was originally supposed to launch in 2022; however, its release date was later pushed to 2023.
• Lightfall's tagline is "Our End Begins".
• Lightfall is the second campaign to mainly feature Cabal as its antagonists, the first being Red War
• A collaboration between Destiny 2 and The Witcher franchises was announced on November 21, 2023. The release of Destiny 2's Season of the Witch introduced Geralt of Rivia armor sets, a themed Ghost shell, ship, Sparrow, emote, and finisher to the MMO shooter.
• Lightfall was the worst reviewed content in Destiny history, with it averaging around 2-4/10.

References

Preceded by The Witch Queen

Lightfall

Succeeded by The Final Shape