Into the Light

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This article is about the content update from year 6 of Destiny 2. For the soundtrack, see Into the Light (soundtrack).

Into the Light
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):	April 9th, 2024
Genre(s):	Action role-playing First-person shooter

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What does it mean to be a Guardian?

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Into the Light is a content update that was announced on November 27th, 2023. The update, released on April 9th and continuing throughout the rest of April and May of 2024, is intended to fill the gap between the narrative story of Season of the Wish and the delayed release of The Final Shape.

Description

Story: It Begins

"The Witness’s forces swell across Sol in unparalleled numbers. The Vanguard calls upon all fireteams to regroup in the Last City. Join Shaxx and begin your combat training, Guardian. The time has come to stand and fight."

3-Player Matchmade Activity: Onslaught

"Vanguard outposts are under siege. Build formidable defenses to repel waves of the Witness’s forces long enough for your allies to escape. Then turn the tide and take the fight to the enemy."

Gear & Rewards: Spoils of War

"Join your fellow Guardians in the Hall of Champions and celebrate your Onslaught victories with cosmetics, weapons, and armor worth fighting for."

"BRAVE Arsenal
Discover upgraded and redesigned icons of power with new perks and limited-edition ornaments to collect. Access to Shaxx’s personal armory of outlawed weaponry has been granted."

"Superblack
Claim this coveted shader, adopt a timeless look, and vanish between the stars.*"

"Ornaments
If history is to be made, let it be made by Guardians who fight in style.*"

"* Shader, armor, and limited-edition weapon ornaments available through June 3, 2024."

The Road

"We find ourselves at an inflection point in the universe. Where the gift of time reveals a road lined with fabled missions and thrilling challenges. This road presents itself with the hope that all who travel it will emerge with new friends and unforgettable stories."

"Walk with us, Guardian."

April 9

"Onslaught
New Wave-Based Defensive
PvE Activity"

April 9

"Brave Arsenal
Reprised Fan-Favorite Weapons *"

April 9	April 16	April 23	April 30
Elsie's Rifle Falling Guillotine Edge Transit The Recluse Hung Jury SR4 Succession	The Mountaintop Midnight Coup	Hammerhead Forbearance	Blast Furnace Luna's Howl

April 9 - June 3

"Hall of Champions
New Social Space"

April 9

"The Whisper
Reprised Exotic Mission & Rewards + Craftable Exotic Weapon"

April 30 - June 3

"Pantheon
Raid Boss Gauntlet"

May 7

"PVP Map Pack
3 New Maps: Cirrus Plaza, Eventide Labs, Dissonance"

May 14

"Zero Hour
Reprised Exotic Mission & Rewards + Craftable Exotic Weapon"

May 7 - June 3

"Expansion Open Access
Available to All Players
Shadowkeep
Beyond Light
The Witch Queen
Lightfall (Requires PS+)
All Year-6 Seasons"

June 4

"Destiny 2: The Final Shape
Become Legend | June 4"

Exotic Missions: Fabled

"Definitive challenges treasured by all who experience them; now updated with new quests, catalysts, craftable elements, and secrets to uncover."

"There is much power to wield in the galaxy. But there is none like this."

New PvP Maps

"Your foes take cover behind snowbanks; their muzzle flashes are lost in the flickering of neon lights; and they vanish into the darkest corners of this alien vessel. Welcome to three new live-fire training arenas for the Crucible."

April 30 - June 3: The Pantheon

"Face weekly challenges with escalating difficulties and rewards. Rally your clan or land the perfect team with Fireteam Finder and start collecting raid Exotics, Adept weapons, emblems, and more."

"Can your fireteam conquer The Pantheon?"

Bungie Rewards: Designed in the Light

• The Pantheon Raid Ring
  

"Proof that in this moment, your team stepped into the Light and welcomed the endgame.
To learn more, visit bungiestore.com/rewards."

• Archie Plush

"They’re all good space dogs, but there’s only one best space dog. And you’re looking at him.
To learn more, visit bungiestore.com/rewards."

• Hall of Champions Shirt

"Fabric in its final shape, worthy of being worn and witnessed daily.
To learn more, visit bungiestore.com/rewards."

Expansion Open Access

"Three expansions and four Seasons worth of adventure and rewards. Grab some friends or make some new ones and play through the stories that have inspired the finest community in gaming."

"Play until The Final Shape launches, keep everything you earn."

"Make Friends
Our new Fireteam Finder makes it easy to find a group to play more challenging content with."

"Start Fast
Play through the complete Cosmodrome experience or skip it and join your friends right away."

• The Witch Queen
  

"Throne World plays host to a fragile balance of terrifying power. Seek the truth and learn that in this place, mystery makes its home in both the Darkness and the Light.
Accept Savathûn’s Invitation"

• Beyond Light

"Eramis, the Kell of Darkness, has occupied Europa with her Fallen army. Travel to Jupiter’s frozen moon, hunt down Eramis, and prepare to wield the Darkness.Choose How You Will Master Stasis"

• Shadowkeep

"As Guardians turn their attention to the far-reaching frontiers of our galaxy, new Nightmares have emerged from an ancient evil that once slumbered beneath the Lunar surface.
Ignore the Whispers, Listen to Eris"

• Lightfall

"Shattered glass glints in the neon starlight as the Shadow Legion marches beneath the fleet hovering over Neomuna. Defend the city. (Requires a PlayStation Plus membership.)
Discover What the Hidden City Holds"

Available to All Players

"Shadowkeep, Beyond Light, and The Witch Queen expansions, along with Season of Defiance, Season of the Deep, Season of the Witch, and Season of the Wish are open to all players between May 7 and June 3."

Content Updates

PvP

• 3 new Crucible maps: Eventide Labs on Europa, Cirrus Plaza on Neomuna, and Dissonance on the Terraformed Pyramid.

Activities

• Onslaught: a 3-player activity where Guardians set up defenses around the Last City and defend the Advanced Defense Unit from the Witness's forces in increasingly difficult waves. Guardians can also take the fight inside the Pyramid Ship.
• Pantheon: a new activity where players face raid bosses with increasing difficulty. The player's Power level decreases as more raid bosses become available, up to the equivalent of a Raid with the Contest modifier active.

Miscellaneous

• Players may now modify their character's appearance in the character screen but not their race.
• The Whisper and Zero Hour Exotic missions return, making Whisper of the Worm and Outbreak Perfected craftable at the Relic on Mars. The Whisper becomes available on launch while Zero Hour becomes available on May 14.

Appearances

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Characters Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies Ada-1 Araito (First mentioned) Archangel Arcite 99-40 Argus McKowen (First mentioned) Arit (First mentioned) Aunor Mahal (Mentioned only) Baishan (First mentioned) Carol (First mentioned) Chibuike Otieno (First mentioned) Crow (Mentioned only) Devrim Kay Dina Palomo (First mentioned) Drifter Eld (First mentioned) Elisabeth Bray (Mentioned only) Ember Hadad (Mentioned only) Emmanuil Utkin (First mentioned) Eris Morn Felwinter (Mentioned only) Ikora Rey Jisu Calerondo (Mentioned only) Joacham (First mentioned) Josef (Mentioned only) Joxer (Mentioned only) Leia Terazzas (First mentioned) Majjora (First mentioned) Mara Sov (Mentioned only) Matsuo (Mentioned only) Odon Kolos (First mentioned) Osiris (Mentioned only) Percia Kosar (First mentioned) Perilla-28 (First mentioned) Rivet (First mentioned) Saladin Forge (Mentioned only) Shaw Han Shaxx Sjalla (First mentioned) Sjur Eido (Mentioned only) Suraya Hawthorne The Guardian Zavala Hive Crota, Son of Oryx (Mentioned only) Oryx, the Taken King (Mentioned only) Savathûn, the Witch Queen (Mentioned only) Taken Drevis, Aspect of Darkness Ta'aurc, Aspect of War Tulgorh, Aspect of Agony (First appearance) Urzok, Aspect of Hate Fallen Chelchis, Kell of Stone (Mentioned only) Mithrax, Kell of Light (Mentioned only) Namrask (Mentioned only) Randal, the Vandal Riksor (Mentioned only) Skiris (Mentioned only) Cabal Emperor Calus (Mentioned only) Empress Caiatl (Mentioned only) Other The Traveler The Witness Species Ahamkara (Mentioned only) Awoken (Mentioned only) Cabal (Mentioned only) Fallen Frame Ghost Hive Lightbearer Taken Tormentor Vex (Mentioned only) Organizations City Herald (Mentioned only) Consensus (Mentioned only) Cormorant Line (Mentioned only) Corsair (Mentioned only) Dead Orbit (Mentioned only) Forces of the City (Mentioned only) Future War Cult (Mentioned only) House of Light (Mentioned only) Hygiea Division (Mentioned only) Iron War Beast (Mentioned only) Omolon (Mentioned only) Praxic Order (Mentioned only) Redjacks Shadow Legion (Mentioned only) Takanome's Rangers (Mentioned only) Vanguard Veist (Mentioned only) Locations Black Terrace (Mentioned only) Earth Burning Lake (Mentioned only) Cosmodrome European Dead Zone (Mentioned only) Felwinter Peak Last City Hall of Champions (First appearance) Neu Turbach (Mentioned only) Old Russia Twilight Gap (Mentioned only) Io Neptune (Mentioned only) Neomuna (Mentioned only) Reef (Mentioned only) Riis (Mentioned only) Torobatl (Mentioned only)

Events Battle of Burning Lake (Mentioned only) Dark Age (Mentioned only) Golden Age (Mentioned only) Great Disaster (Mentioned only) War against the Witness Whirlwind (Mentioned only) Vehicles, equipment, and technology Advanced Defense Unit (First appearance) Black Fleet Pyramid Scale Pyramid Spike CloudArk (Mentioned only) Jumpship Karve of the Worm (First appearance) Pyramidic Vessel (First appearance) Vimana Junker (First appearance) Oracle SIVA Splinter Mine TR3-VR Weapons and armor Grenade Launcher Edge Transit Forbearance The Mountaintop Hand Cannon Luna's Howl Midnight Coup Machine Gun Hammerhead Pulse Rifle Blast Furnace Elsie's Rifle Outbreak Perfected Scout Rifle Hung Jury SR4 Submachine Gun The Recluse Sniper Rifle Succession Whisper of the Worm Sword Falling Guillotine Parade Suit (First appearance) Miscellaneous Arc Ether (Mentioned only) Final Shape (Mentioned only) Solar Stasis Strand Void

Marketing

Destiny 2: Into the Light | Launch Trailer

Into the Light | PvP Map Pack Trailer