The Final Shape

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This article is about the conclusion of The Light and Darkness Saga. For the goal of The Witness, see Final Shape.

The Final Shape
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):	June 4th, 2024
Genre(s):	Action role-playing First-person shooter
Rating(s):	ESRB: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence PEGI: 16+

"After all we've seen... all we've lost... this fight might be our last. So I'm asking you one last time... to rise."

— The Ghost

The Final Shape is the eighth expansion of Destiny 2 and twelfth expansion of the Destiny franchise. The Final Shape is described as the final content pack for The Light and Darkness Saga where all events up until then will come to a head.

Description

"The Final Shape looms—a nightmarish calcification of reality into the Witness's twisted design. Embark on a perilous journey into the heart of the Traveler, rally the Vanguard, and end the War of Light and Darkness." - DLC page description.

Features

• New Missions and Quests
• Legendary Campaign Difficulty
• New Destination
• New Exotic Weapons and Gear
• The Pathfinder is introduced in ritual activities and the Pale Heart destination. It allows players to complete objectives from one tier to the next, ending in a reward engram at the end. Once the reward engram is claimed, or when the weekly reset occurs, a new Pathfinder card is provided.
• Rahool, Xûr, and Suraya Hawthorne now have reputation tracks. Once the reputation rank resets at Rahool for the first time, Tier 3 focusing becomes available.
• Players can now slot Artifice mods into Exotic armor once the armor is masterworked and they pay an Exotic Cipher
• Beginning in The Final Shape, Legendary Shards have been deprecated.

Guardian Subclasses & Changes

• Prismatic: A new element capable of combining Light and Darkness energy together to mix and match abilities across different damage types that eventually fills up a meter below your Super meter. Void, Solar, and Arc damage fills up the Light meter; Stasis and Strand damage fills up the Darkness meter; and Kinetic damage fills up both meters. Once both meters are full, players can activate Transcendence, which grants damage resistance, bonus weapon damage, and a grenade that utilizes both Light and Darkness damage type based on the class.
• Added the following Supers, aspects, and fragmemts for existing subclasses: Whisper of Chill and Whisper of Reversal for Stasis, Storm's Edge and Ascension for Arcstriders, Twilight Arsenal and Unbreakable for Sentinels, and Song of Flame and Hellion for Dawnblades.

Loot

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

Locations

• The Pale Heart

Missions

• Transmigration
• Temptation
• Exegesis
• Requiem
• Ascent
• Dissent
• Iconoclasm
• Excision

Vanguard

• Liminality

Raid

• Salvation's Edge: Calling all Guardians. The time has come to confront the Witness.

Accompanying Episodes

• Episode: Echoes - Episode 1
• Episode: Revenant - Episode 2
• Episode: Heresy - Episode 3

Appearances

Characters Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies Akasha (First appearance) Amanda Holliday (Mentioned only) Anastasia Bray Andal Brask (Mentioned only) Anwar (First appearance) Archangel Aunor Mahal (Mentioned only) Balthazar (First appearance) Bean (First appearance) Brya (Mentioned only) Cayde-6 Chalco Yong (Mentioned only) Citrine (First appearance) Crow Dejana (First appearance) Devrim Kay Drifter Elisabeth Bray Eris Morn Failsafe (Mentioned only) The Ghost Glint The Guardian Hecate (First appearance) Heilung (First appearance) Ikora Rey Jolder (Mentioned only) Lakshmi-2 (Mentioned only) Lee-4 (Mentioned only) Link (First appearance) Micah-10 (First appearance) Mihaylova (First identified as Mihaylova) (Mentioned only) Nimbus Ophiuchus Orin (Mentioned only) Osiris Peach (First appearance) Pujari (Mentioned only) Rasputin (Mentioned only) Sagira (Mentioned only) Saint-14 Saladin Forge Shaw Han (Mentioned only) Shiro-4 (Mentioned only) Sundance Suraya Hawthorne Targe The Speaker (Mentioned only) Toland, the Shattered (Mentioned only) Ulan-Tan (Mentioned only) Zavala The Black Fleet and the Dread Araaxen, Reverent of the Witness (First appearance) Devoted Commander (First appearance) Expector Selin (First appearance) Expector Yemiq (First appearance) Heart of Malice (First appearance) Hrisk, Subjugator of Freedom (First appearance) Kataxiia, Tormentor of the Ahamkara (First appearance) Lenurae, Subjugator of Fluxion (First appearance) Mhakt, Subjugator of the Forgotten (First appearance) Molak'al, Subjugator of the Traveler (First appearance) Nezarec, Final God of Pain (Mentioned only) Nhlas, Subjugator of Relics (First appearance) Qeilumn, Subjugator of Wilderness (First appearance) Rhalis, Subjugator of the Light (First appearance) Rhaska, Subjugator of Thresholds (First appearance) Rhoj, Subjugator of Greed (First appearance) Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness (Mentioned only) Rhuna, Subjugator of Chasms (First appearance) Subjugator of Control (First appearance) Subjugator of the Devoted (First appearance) Tempest's Beloved (First appearance) The Witness Vrhaask, Subjugator of Solace (First appearance) Vrhada, Subjugator of Insight (First appearance) Vrhalja, Subjugator of Ruin (First appearance) Vrhiija, Subjugator of Paradise (First appearance) Vrihn, Subjugator of Gardens (First appearance) The Cabal Artillery Commander (First appearance) Dominus Ghaul (Mentioned only) Emperor Calus (Mentioned only) Empress Caiatl Freeborn Otzot (Mentioned only) Kargen, the Technocrat Zahn'ra (First mentioned) The Eliksni Eido Eramis, Kell of Darkness (Mentioned only) Inaaks (Mentioned only) Korha, the Hollow (First appearance) Mithrax, Kell of Light Namrask (Mentioned only) Niik (Mentioned only) Pillar of Stillness (First appearance) Sepiks Prime (Mentioned only) The Spider Variks, the Loyal The Hive Akgon, Light-Cleaver (First appearance) Arak-Thul, the Arisen (First appearance) Balakh, the Unseeing (First appearance) Ei Räkosh, Banisher of Memory (First appearance) Harrak, the Rejoined (First appearance) High Celebrant of Xivu Arath (Mentioned only) Immaru (Mentioned only) Iraaku, Keeper of Revelations (First appearance) Ir Abruum, Mothlit (First appearance) Ir Haza (First appearance) Ir Nasrir, Secret Seeker (First appearance) Ir Okmarr, Devoted to Savathûn (First appearance) Luzaku Mharuk, Sky-Stealer (First appearance) Naadin, the Searing (First appearance) Nargul (First appearance) Navôta, Eir Spawn Nolakh, Star-Eater (First appearance) Omnigul, Will of Crota (Mentioned only) Oryx, the Taken King (Mentioned only) Pillar of Silence (First appearance) Sardul, Acting Expedition Commander (First appearance) Savathûn, the Witch Queen Thalrog, Beacon-Keeper (First appearance) Urgoth, the Blistering Glare (First appearance) Urtokk (First appearance) Xivu Arath, God of War Nightmares Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul Nightmare of the Fanatic Nightmare of Phogoth, the Untamed The Reef Mara Sov Petra Venj The Scorn Fikrul, the Fanatic (Mentioned only) Lii'liks, Harvester of the Witness (First appearance) Pillar of Devotion (First appearance) Pirrha, the Rifleman The Taken Azshrūnah ur-Nokru, the Sacrificed (First appearance) Dolgith, Blade of Reasoning (First appearance) Erkult, the Sequestered (First appearance) Eshkin'tuk, Witness's Blessed (First appearance) Gor'ath Gath Herald of Finality (First appearance) Icon of Finality (First appearance) Ilkâba, the Blighted (First appearance)} Ir Anak, Lightdrinker (First appearance) Ithriks, the Lost (First appearance) Kelgorath, Vestige of Failure Kelkris, the All-Seeing (First appearance) Keraidos, Grasp of the Witness (First appearance) Kholon, Taken by the Witness (First appearance) Koftiks, Taken by the Witness (First appearance) Lyrix, Sacrificed of Otzot (First appearance) Pillar of Denial (First appearance) The Unwaking Mind (First appearance) Voxelos, Taken by the Witness (First appearance) Will Crushed Knight (First appearance) The Vex Other Characters Hakim (Mentioned only) Maya Sundaresh (Mentioned only) Safiyah (Mentioned only) Starhorse (Indirect mention) The Traveler Xûr (Indirect mention) Species Ahamkara (Mentioned only) Aphelion (Mentioned only) Ammonite (Indirect mention) Awoken Cabal Dread Eliksni Eurhythmia (First mentioned) Exo Ghost Harmony (Indirect mention) Hive Human Lubraean (Indirect mention) Nightmare The Nine (Mentioned only) Psion Scorn Taken Vex Organizations The Coalition The Dread First Crota Fireteam (Mentioned only) Future War Cult (Mentioned only) The Hidden (Mentioned only) House of Devils (Mentioned only) House of Dusk House of Light House of Salvation House of Winter (Mentioned only) Lucent Brood Praxic Order (Mentioned only) Red Legion Shadow Legion Six Coyotes (First appearance) Sol Divisive Symmetry (Mentioned only) Techeun (Mentioned only) Vanguard Xivu Arath's Horde Watchful Eye Locations Ana-Harmony (Indirect mention) Ascendant Realm Court of Savathûn Dreaming City Earth Cosmodrome European Dead Zone Europa Fundament (Mentioned only) Mars Moon Nessus The Pale Heart The Abscess (First appearance) The Blooming (First appearance) The Blooming Deep (First appearance) The Broken Deep (First appearance) The Divide (First appearance) The End (First appearance) The Forgotten Deep (First appearance) The Landing (First appearance) The Lost City (First appearance) The Lost City, Outskirts (First appearance) The Maelstrom (First appearance) The Impasse (First appearance) The Intrusion (First appearance) The Refraction (First appearance) The Sacrarium (First appearance) The Seclusion (First appearance) The Threshold (First appearance) The Transgression (First appearance) Substratum (First appearance) Dissipation (First appearance) Repository (First appearance) Verity (First appearance) Zenith (First appearance) Riis (Mentioned only) Torobatl (Mentioned only)

Events Collapse (Mentioned only) City Age Dark Age (Mentioned only) Great Disaster (Mentioned only) War against the Witness Operation Ahamkara (First appearance) Vehicles, equipment, and technology Black Fleet Crux of Darkness Pyramid Scale Pyramid Spike Tech Pack Cabal Traveler Cage (Mentioned only) Eligos Lex V (Mentioned only) Ghost shell Timeless Bond (First appearance) Jumpship Nacre (First appearance) The First Knife (First appearance) OXA Machine (Mentioned only) Sparrow Turmoil Engine (First appearance) Unbridled Iridescence Warmind (Mentioned only) Weapons and armor Weapons Auto Rifle Khvostov 7G-02 Khvostov 7G-0X No Hesitation (First appearance) Combat Bow Non-Denoument (First appearance) Fusion Rifle Axial Lacuna (First appearance) Tessellation Glaive Forthcoming Deviance (First appearance) Hand Cannon Bold Endings (First appearance) Linear Fusion Rifle Euphony (First appearance) Machine Gun Pro Memoria (First appearance) Pulse Rifle Nullify (First appearance) Shotgun Someday (First appearance) Sidearm The Call (First appearance) Sniper Rifle Critical Anomaly (First appearance) Embraced Identity (First appearance) Still Hunt (First appearance) Submachine Gun Imminence (First appearance) Sword Ergo Sum (First appearance) False Idols (First appearance) Summum Bonum (First appearance) Trace Rifle Microcosm (First appearance) Armor Balance of Power (First appearance) First Ascent Suit (First appearance) Gifted Conviction (First appearance) Hazardous Propulsion (First appearance) Mataiodoxía (First appearance) Promised Reign Suit (First appearance) Promised Reunion Suit (First appearance) Promised Victory Suit (First appearance) Relativism (First appearance) Solipsism (First appearance) Speaker's Sight (First appearance) Stoicism (First appearance) Wishful Ignorance (First appearance) Miscellaneous Arc Echo (First appearance) Final Shape Hunter's Journal (First appearance) Ley Lines (Mentioned only) Prismatic Solar Speakers (Mentioned only) Stasis Strand Strange Coins The Veil Tree of Silver Wings Void Valence (First appearance)

Trivia

• The Final Shape is currently the highest reviewed Destiny content in history, consistently being reviewed in the 9/10 and high 90/100's range, compared to Destiny content getting 8/10 or low-mid 80/100's on average.

Marketing

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Teaser Trailer

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Reveal Trailer

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Cayde-6 Returns

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | The Pale Heart of the Traveler Preview

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Twilight Arsenal Preview - New Titan Super

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Storm's Edge Preview - New Hunter Super

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Song of Flame Preview - New Warlock Super

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Journey into The Traveler Trailer

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Prismatic Warlock Developer Playtest Preview

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Prismatic Hunter Developer Playtest Preview

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Prismatic Titan Developer Playtest Preview

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Khvostov Exotic Auto Rifle Preview

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Microcosm Exotic Trace Rifle Preview

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Still Hunt Exotic Sniper Rifle Preview

Mataiodoxia Warlock Exotic Chest Armor Preview

Gifted Conviction Hunter Exotic Chest Armor Preview

Hazardous Propulsion Titan Exotic Chest Armor Preview

Destiny 2 ViDoc | Becoming Legend - Part 1: Confronting Oblivion

Destiny 2 ViDoc | Becoming Legend - Part 2: Shaping the Magic

Destiny 2: The Final Shape | Launch Trailer

Promotional Images

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Supers

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  Twilight Arsenal: Titan - Blades honed by the Void cut through the air. Lift them from the feet of your felled foes and continue the attack.

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  Storm's Edge: Hunter - Dagger in hand, become the Arc flashing in the darkness; the edge of the storm your enemies cannot outrun.

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  Song of Flame: Warlock - Unleash your inner phoenix with every attack. Buff your weapons, allies, and harness the living Solar flame.

References

Preceded by Lightfall

The Final Shape

Succeeded by TBA