Season of the Undying

Season of the Undying is the 8th Season in Destiny 2. It took place from October 1, 2019, to December 10, 2019. Its launch coincided with the release of the Shadowkeep expansion.

Introduction

END THE VEX INVASION

As Guardians delve into the Black Garden, portals open allowing timeless Vex war machines to strike back with their own counter-offensive on the Moon. They won't stop until the moon becomes another one of their strongholds. Find a way to end the invasion.

Changes

See also: Version/2.6.0.1

Starting from the Season of the Undying, content introduced in a Season is removed from the game when the Season ends. Players keep the items they unlocked in their collections and can retrieve those, but cannot get items they have not obtained before the Season's end. Unobtained items turn invisible in the collections.

With Shadowkeep's release every character begins the game at max level, but it is still possible to gain experience, leveling the Seasonal Rank, which gives certain rewards on certain levels. Season Pass owners receive additional rewards.

Another new mechanic is the Seasonal Artifact, which is given to all players when a Season begins, and is replaced with another one in the next Season. Earning experience also upgrades the Artifact, which gives the player character an uncapped power bonus and unlocks seasonal mods for weapons and armor.

Overview

Season 8's Artifact is The Gate Lord's Eye, which could be leveled to obtain mods designed for general use or for the new activity, the Vex Offensive.

The Vex Offensive is the main portion of the Season of the Undying. It was a matchmade activity where 6 players fought against waves of Vex with a chest after each encounter and a boss at the end of the run. Near the end of the Season this activity was renamed into "Vex Offensive: Final Assault". The only difference aside from the name is the boss, although it kept the same mechanics as its predecessor.

Another part of this Season is the Vex Invasion Event which used to happen shortly after a Public Event on the Moon and involved players fighting waves of Vex with a boss at the end.

During this Season Ikora Rey offered Vex Offensive bounties, collected Vex components and handed out quests for seasonal Legendary weapons.

Seasonal content

Weapons

• Eriana's Vow — Exotic Hand Cannon
• Leviathan's Breath — Exotic Combat Bow
• Monte Carlo — Exotic Auto Rifle
• Adhortative — Legendary Pulse Rifle
• Imperative — Legendary Scout Rifle
• Optative — Legendary Hand Cannon
• Subjunctive — Legendary Submachine Gun
• Pluperfect — Legendary Auto Rifle
• Temporal Clause — Legendary Machine Gun
• Edgewise — Legendary Machine Gun
• Randy's Throwing Knife — Legendary Scout Rifle
• Exit Strategy — Legendary Submachine Gun

Armor

• Substitutional Alloy Set
  • Substitutional Alloy Helm — Legendary Titan Helmet
  • Substitutional Alloy Gauntlets — Legendary Titan Gauntlets
  • Substitutional Alloy Plate — Legendary Titan Chest Armor
  • Substitutional Alloy Greaves — Legendary Titan Leg Armor
  • Substitutional Alloy Mark — Legendary Titan Mark
  • Substitutional Alloy Mask — Legendary Hunter Helmet
  • Substitutional Alloy Grips — Legendary Hunter Gauntlets
  • Substitutional Alloy Vest — Legendary Hunter Chest Armor
  • Substitutional Alloy Strides — Legendary Hunter Leg Armor
  • Substitutional Alloy Cloak — Legendary Hunter Cloak
  • Substitutional Alloy Hood — Legendary Warlock Helmet
  • Substitutional Alloy Gloves — Legendary Warlock Gauntlets
  • Substitutional Alloy Robes — Legendary Warlock Chest Armor
  • Substitutional Alloy Boots — Legendary Warlock Leg Armor
  • Substitutional Alloy Bond — Legendary Warlock Bond
• Iron Will Set
  • Iron Will Helm — Legendary Titan Helmet
  • Iron Will Gauntlets — Legendary Titan Gauntlets
  • Iron Will Plate — Legendary Titan Chest Armor
  • Iron Will Greaves — Legendary Titan Leg Armor
  • Iron Will Mark — Legendary Titan Mark
  • Iron Will Mask — Legendary Hunter Helmet
  • Iron Will Sleeves — Legendary Hunter Gauntlets
  • Iron Will Vest — Legendary Hunter Chest Armor
  • Iron Will Boots — Legendary Hunter Leg Armor
  • Iron Will Cloak — Legendary Hunter Cloak
  • Iron Will Hood — Legendary Warlock Helmet
  • Iron Will Gloves — Legendary Warlock Gauntlets
  • Iron Will Vestments — Legendary Warlock Chest Armor
  • Iron Will Steps — Legendary Warlock Leg Armor
  • Iron Will Bond — Legendary Warlock Bond

Ghost Shells

• Friendly Fire Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Harper's Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Lander Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Lion Guardant Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Lunar Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Ophiuchus Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Propheteer Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Scarlet Swarm Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
• Honorable Duelist Shell — Legendary Ghost Shell

Ships

• Arbitrage LXI — Exotic Ship
• Cuttlebone — Exotic Ship
• Nephilim Toaster — Exotic Ship
• Never Live It Down — Exotic Ship
• Quality Cut — Exotic Ship
• Refashioned Shapes — Exotic Ship
• The Machinoform — Exotic Ship
• The Third Tide — Exotic Ship
• Flying Foundry — Legendary Ship
• Spear of the Fore — Legendary Ship

Sparrows

• Blast Chariot — Exotic Sparrow
• Blood Runner — Exotic Sparrow
• Four Degrees of Separation — Exotic Sparrow
• Golden Pride — Exotic Sparrow
• Invasive Species — Exotic Sparrow
• Jotuneer — Exotic Sparrow
• Magneton Trust — Exotic Sparrow
• The Regal Howl — Exotic Sparrow

Finishers

• Belgian Flying Kick — Legendary Finisher
• Golden Age Dropkick — Legendary Finisher
• Savage Haymaker — Legendary Finisher
• Whirlwind — Legendary Finisher

Emotes

• Camping — Exotic Emote
• Clash of Swords — Exotic Emote
• Fireteam Fire Up — Exotic Emote
• Guitar Solo — Exotic Emote
• Ninja Vanish — Exotic Emote
• Plant the Flag — Exotic Emote
• Precise Strike — Exotic Emote
• Spring Showers — Exotic Emote
• Cross-Step Shuffle — Legendary Emote
• Ding — Legendary Emote
• Flare Gun — Legendary Emote
• Give Dap — Legendary Emote
• Happy Feet — Legendary Emote
• Be Sneaky — Rare Emote
• Eat It Up — Rare Emote
• Make It Stop — Rare Emote
• Too Hot — Rare Emote

Emblems

• Pushing Down Daisies — Legendary Emblem
• Trailblazer — Legendary Emblem
• Timeless Vigil — Legendary Emblem
• Burnished Blade — Legendary Emblem
• Living Vestige — Legendary Emblem

Shaders

• Bruised Blush — Legendary Shader
• Chitin Slate — Legendary Shader
• Crucible Lazurite — Legendary Shader
• Crucible Vermillion — Legendary Shader
• First Frost — Legendary Shader
• Gambit Celadon — Legendary Shader
• Gambit Emerald — Legendary Shader
• Iridescent Coral — Legendary Shader
• Iron Mossbone — Legendary Shader
• Iron Oxide — Legendary Shader
• Jungle Viper — Legendary Shader
• Night's Chill — Legendary Shader
• Oiled Gunmetal — Legendary Shader
• Polished Sea Stone — Legendary Shader
• Vanguard Angelos — Legendary Shader
• Vanguard Stratosphere — Legendary Shader

Transmat Effects

• Blackheart Growth — Legendary Transmat Effect
• Blind Clutch — Legendary Transmat Effect
• Harpy's Cry — Legendary Transmat Effect
• Nightmare Emergence — Legendary Transmat Effect
• Shattered Shrieker — Legendary Transmat Effect

Weapon Ornaments

• Bad Dog — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Leviathan's Breath
• Big Blind — Exotic Weapon Ornament for the Ace of Spades
• Father of Islands — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Izanagi's Burden
• For Wei — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Eriana's Vow
• Heretic Robe — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Thorn
• Jarngreipr — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Jötunn
• Law of Induction — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Thunderlord
• Peacebringer — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Deathbringer
• Polemology — Exotic Weapon Ornament for The Queenbreaker
• Sky/Perdition — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Divinity
• Third Rail — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Riskrunner
• What If — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Monte Carlo
• Augury of Snakes — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Bad Omens
• Disruptive Camouflage — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Bygones
• Great White — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Hammerhead
• Let the Future Narrow — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Temporal Clause
• They Had Built — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Pluperfect

Armor Ornaments

• Bronze Carapace — Exotic Armor Ornament for Heart of Inmost Light
• Conflux Control — Exotic Armor Ornament for Chromatic Fire
• Eerie Breeze — Exotic Armor Ornament for Gwisin Vest
• Fenghuang — Exotic Armor Ornament for Phoenix Protocol
• Shock Grenadier — Exotic Armor Ornament for Armamentarium
• The Gate Lord — Exotic Armor Ornament for Wormhusk Crown
• Empyrean Cartographer Helm — Titan Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Gauntlets — Titan Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Plate — Titan Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Greaves — Titan Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Mark — Titan Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Helm — Titan Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Gauntlets — Titan Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Plate — Titan Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Greaves — Titan Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Mark — Titan Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Mask — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Grips — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Vest — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Strides — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Cloak — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Mask — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Grips — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Vest — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Strides — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Cloak — Hunter Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Hood — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Gloves — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Robes — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Boots — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Empyrean Cartographer Bond — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Hood — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Gloves — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Robes — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Boots — Warlock Universal Ornament
• Phenotype Plasticity Bond — Warlock Universal Ornament

Quests

• A Loud Racket
• Clean Getaway
• Data Seed: Hand Cannon
• Data Seed: Pulse Rifle
• Data Seed: Scout Rifle
• Data Seed: Submachine Gun
• Make Bows, Not War
• Reconnaissance by Fire
• Scour the Rust
• Season 8: Battle Drills
• Season 8: First Watch
• Season 8: Keepin' On
• The Vex Offensive
• The Vow
• Vex Invasion

Bounties

• All Fronts
• Auto Rifle Slayer
• Denouement
• Fortune Bows to the Brave
• Killing Time
• Strike the Head
• Unlade Desolation
• A Display of Impunity
• A Fitting End
• Closed Loop
• Colony Collapse
• Counter-Sniping
• EM Cascade
• Fusion Rifle Slayer
• Gifts of Welcome
• Grand Slam
• Grenade Launcher Slayer
• Hand Cannon Slayer
• High-Density Battery
• Infinite Regress
• Just Rewards
• Machine Gun Slayer
• Null Vector
• Overcurrent
• Pull No Punches
• Pulse Rifle Slayer
• Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
• Red Eye
• Rocket Slayer
• Scout Rifle Slayer
• Shed Some Light
• Shotgun Slayer
• Sidearm Slayer
• Submachine Gun Slayer
• Supercollider
• The Milky Way
• Violent Opposition

Miscellaneous

• The Gate Lord's Eye — Seasonal Artifact
• Last Days on Kraken Mare — Lore book
• Vex Chassis Components — Uncommon Seasonal Currency
• Vex Mind Components — Legendary Seasonal Currency
• Know Thy Enemy — Weekly Vendor Challenge
• "Season of the Undying" Collection Badge
• "Undying" title and Triumph seal
• Season 8: Power Bonus — Triumph
• Season 8: Progress — Triumph
• The Front Lines — Triumph
• Final Assault — Triumph
• Rapid Assault — Triumph
• Precise Assault — Triumph
• Perfect Assault — Triumph
• Flawless Assault — Triumph
• Offensive Expert — Triumph
• Offensive Tactician — Triumph
• Offensive Sharpshooter — Triumph
• Offensive Finisher — Triumph
• Operative — Triumph
• Moonlight Crescendo — Triumph
• Lunar Fashion — Triumph
• Dark Side of the Moon — Triumph
• Crater Spark — Triumph
• Over the Moon — Triumph
• Season 8: Vanguard — Triumph
• Season 8: Nightfall — Triumph
• Season 8: Engagement — Triumph
• Season 8: Rituals — Triumph
• Season 8: Combat — Triumph
• Season 8: Challenges — Triumph
• Season 8: Valor Legend — Triumph
• Season 8: Valor — Triumph
• Season 8: Glory Streak — Triumph
• Season 8: Glory — Triumph
• Season 8: Iron Banner — Triumph
• Season 8: Iron Will — Triumph

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