Seasons

Seasons are a concept that divides Destiny 2's content into separate periods of time. They will be replaced by Episodes with the release of The Final Shape.

Overview

Seasons

Each Season introduces new content in the form of a storyline and activities, and adds new weapons, armor and other items into the game. New Seasons are used by Bungie to introduce the biggest changes to the game. This means that big alterations in gameplay and mechanics will not happen mid-season. However, some balance tweaks will still be introduced during the Seasons themselves.

At the beginning of each Season, Clan progress is reset to zero. This mechanic is meant to give a fighting chance to newer clans, instead of them trying to catch up with older, more experienced ones. Clan perks for leveling up also change every Season, depending on its current theme. For example, the first season focused on the Cabal and had a perk which improved rewards from eliminating Cabal enemies.

In Shadowkeep, most of the content introduced in a Season was removed when it ended. In Beyond Light, seasonal content stays until the next expansion is released. Players keep items they have obtained and unlocked in their collection. Since every character begins the game at max level, experience is used to level a Season Pass, which contains rewards like seasonal weapons, armor, ornaments, or useful resources. Players that have invested into the Season Pass gain full access to a Season's content. Others receive only free Season Pass rewards.

Season 8 also brought the Seasonal Artifacts, which are used to obtain Artifact Perks and increase the character's power level in the current Season.

Episodes

During the 2023 Destiny 2 Showcase, it was announced that the seasonal model will be replaced with "Episodes" with the release of The Final Shape. Episodes will be larger content releases that will last around 4 months, rather than 3. Each Episode will be divided into three "Acts." Acts will release 6 weeks apart from each other, with each Act bringing new content.

List of Seasons

Year	Season	Icon	Title	Start Date	End Date
Year 1 Destiny 2	Season 1		Red War	September 6, 2017	December 5, 2017
	Season 2		Curse of Osiris	December 5, 2017	May 8, 2018
	Season 3		Warmind	May 8, 2018	September 4, 2018
Year 2 Forsaken	Season 4		Season of the Outlaw	September 4, 2018	December 4, 2018
	Season 5		Season of the Forge	December 4, 2018	March 5, 2019
	Season 6		Season of the Drifter	March 5, 2019	June 4, 2019
	Season 7		Season of Opulence	June 4, 2019	September 30, 2019
Year 3 Shadowkeep	Season 8		Season of the Undying	October 1, 2019	December 10, 2019
	Season 9		Season of Dawn	December 10, 2019	March 9, 2020
	Season 10		Season of the Worthy	March 10, 2020	June 9, 2020
	Season 11		Season of Arrivals	June 9, 2020	November 10, 2020
Year 4 Beyond Light	Season 12		Season of the Hunt	November 10, 2020	February 9, 2021
	Season 13		Season of the Chosen	February 9, 2021	May 11, 2021
	Season 14		Season of the Splicer	May 11, 2021	August 24, 2021
	Season 15		Season of the Lost	August 24, 2021	February 22, 2022
Year 5 The Witch Queen	Season 16		Season of the Risen	February 22, 2022	May 24, 2022
	Season 17		Season of the Haunted	May 24, 2022	August 23, 2022
	Season 18		Season of Plunder	August 23, 2022	December 6, 2022
	Season 19		Season of the Seraph	December 6, 2022	February 28, 2023
Year 6 Lightfall	Season 20		Season of Defiance	February 28, 2023	May 23, 2023
	Season 21		Season of the Deep	May 23, 2023	August 22, 2023
	Season 22		Season of the Witch	August 22, 2023	November 28, 2023
	Season 23		TBA	November 28, 2023	February 27, 2024
Year 7 The Final Shape	Season 24		Episode: Echoes	TBA (March 2024)	TBA (June 2024)
	Season 25		Episode: Revenant	TBA (July 2024)	TBA (October 2024)
	Season 26		Episode: Heresy	TBA (November 2024)	TBA (February 2025)