Season of Defiance
From Destiny 2 Wiki
Season of Defiance is the 20th Season in Destiny 2. It takes place from February 28, 2023, to May 22, 2023. Its launch coincides with the release of the Lightfall expansion.
Contents
Introduction
Defy Our End
In the aftermath of the attack on the Traveler, the Vanguard calls upon its closest allies. Guardians must master the righteous powers of the Awoken to stand against the encroaching Shadow Legion and prove themselves as Queensguard.[1]
Changes
- See also: Version/7.0.0.1
Overview
Timeline
February 2023
March 2023
- March 10: The Root of Nightmares raid releases at 9am PST, requiring the Lightfall expansion to access. Contest mode will be available for 48 hours, until 10am PDT on March 12.[3][4][5][6]
- March 17: Trials of Osiris becomes available.[7][8]
- March 21: First Iron Banner week of the season begins, featuring Control.[7][8][9]
- March 28: Master difficulty and weekly encounter challenges become available in the Root of Nightmares raid.[10]
April 2023
- April 4: Second Iron Banner week of the season begins, featuring Eruption.[7][9]
- April 11: Grandmaster Nightfalls become available.[7]
- April 25: Third and final Iron Banner week of the season begins, featuring Fortress.[7][9]
May 2023
- May 2: Guardian Games 2023 event begins.[7]
- May 22:
- End of the season.[1]
- Guardian Games 2023 event ends.[7]
- Season of the Deep begins.[2]
Seasonal content
Weapons
- Allied Demand — Legendary Sidearm
- Astral Horizon — Legendary Shotgun
- Astral Horizon (Adept) — Legendary Shotgun
- Autumn Wind — Legendary Pulse Rifle
- Basso Ostinato — Legendary Shotgun
- Battle Scar — Legendary Pulse Rifle
- Bite of the Fox — Legendary Sniper Rifle
- Buzzard — Legendary Sidearm
- Buzzard (Adept) — Legendary Sidearm
- Caretaker — Legendary Sword
- Circular Logic — Legendary Machine Gun
- Coronach-22 — Legendary Auto Rifle
- Dark Decider — Legendary Auto Rifle
- Deterministic Chaos — Exotic Machine Gun
- Dimensional Hypotrochoid — Legendary Grenade Launcher
- Ecliptic Distaff — Legendary Glaive
- Exalted Truth — Legendary Hand Cannon
- Exalted Truth (Adept) — Legendary Hand Cannon
- Final Warning — Exotic Sidearm
- Gunnora's Axe — Legendary Shotgun
- Hand in Hand — Legendary Shotgun
- Harsh Language — Legendary Grenade Launcher
- Hung Jury SR4 — Legendary Scout Rifle
- Hung Jury SR4 (Adept) — Legendary Scout Rifle
- Irukandji — Legendary Sniper Rifle
- Iterative Loop — Legendary Fusion Rifle
- Jorum's Claw — Legendary Pulse Rifle
- Marsilion-C — Legendary Grenade Launcher
- Mindbender's Ambition — Legendary Shotgun
- Mindbender's Ambition (Adept) — Legendary Shotgun
- Nameless Midnight — Legendary Scout Rifle
- Nasreddin — Legendary Sword
- Perpetualis — Legendary Auto Rifle
- Phyllotactic Spiral — Legendary Pulse Rifle
- Prodigal Return — Legendary Grenade Launcher
- Raconteur — Legendary Combat Bow
- Regnant — Legendary Grenade Launcher
- Roar of the Bear — Legendary Rocket Launcher
- Round Robin — Legendary Hand Cannon
- Royal Executioner — Legendary Fusion Rifle
- Senuna SI6 — Legendary Sidearm
- Synchronic Roulette — Legendary Submachine Gun
- THE SWARM — Legendary Machine Gun
- THE SWARM (Adept) — Legendary Machine Gun
- The Hero's Burden — Legendary Submachine Gun
- The Immortal — Legendary Submachine Gun
- The Immortal (Adept) — Legendary Submachine Gun
- The Inquisitor — Legendary Shotgun
- The Inquisitor (Adept) — Legendary Shotgun
- The Militia's Birthright — Legendary Grenade Launcher
- The Militia's Birthright (Adept) — Legendary Grenade Launcher
- The Title — Legendary Submachine Gun
- The Wizened Rebuke — Legendary Fusion Rifle
- Trust — Legendary Hand Cannon
- Unwavering Duty — Legendary Machine Gun
- Unwavering Duty (Adept) — Legendary Machine Gun
- Verglas Curve — Exotic Combat Bow
- Volta Bracket — Legendary Sniper Rifle
- Wendigo GL3 — Legendary Grenade Launcher
- Wendigo GL3 (Adept) — Legendary Grenade Launcher
- Whistler's Whim — Legendary Combat Bow
- Whistler's Whim (Adept) — Legendary Combat Bow
- Winterbite — Exotic Glaive
Armor
- Abeyant Leap — Exotic Titan Leg Armor
- Ballidorse Wrathweavers — Exotic Warlock Gauntlets
- Cadmus Ridge Lancecap — Exotic Titan Helmet
- Cyrtarachne's Facade — Exotic Hunter Helmet
- Speedloader Slacks — Exotic Hunter Leg Armor
- Swarmers — Exotic Warlock Leg Armor
- Lion's Reign Mark — Legendary Titan Titan Mark
- Phoenix's Ascent Bond — Legendary Warlock Warlock Bond
- Serpent's Glory Mantle — Legendary Hunter Hunter Cloak
- Thunderhead Bond — Legendary Warlock Warlock Bond
- Thunderhead Boots — Legendary Warlock Leg Armor
- Thunderhead Cloak — Legendary Hunter Hunter Cloak
- Thunderhead Cover — Legendary Warlock Helmet
- Thunderhead Gauntlets — Legendary Titan Gauntlets
- Thunderhead Gloves — Legendary Warlock Gauntlets
- Thunderhead Greaves — Legendary Titan Leg Armor
- Thunderhead Grips — Legendary Hunter Gauntlets
- Thunderhead Helm — Legendary Titan Helmet
- Thunderhead Mark — Legendary Titan Titan Mark
- Thunderhead Mask — Legendary Hunter Helmet
- Thunderhead Plate — Legendary Titan Chest Armor
- Thunderhead Robes — Legendary Warlock Chest Armor
- Thunderhead Strides — Legendary Hunter Leg Armor
- Thunderhead Vest — Legendary Hunter Chest Armor
- Unyielding Favor Bond — Legendary Warlock Warlock Bond
- Unyielding Favor Boots — Legendary Warlock Leg Armor
- Unyielding Favor Cloak — Legendary Hunter Hunter Cloak
- Unyielding Favor Gauntlets — Legendary Titan Gauntlets
- Unyielding Favor Gloves — Legendary Warlock Gauntlets
- Unyielding Favor Greaves — Legendary Titan Leg Armor
- Unyielding Favor Grips — Legendary Hunter Gauntlets
- Unyielding Favor Helmet — Legendary Titan Helmet
- Unyielding Favor Hood — Legendary Warlock Helmet
- Unyielding Favor Mark — Legendary Titan Titan Mark
- Unyielding Favor Mask — Legendary Hunter Helmet
- Unyielding Favor Plate — Legendary Titan Chest Armor
- Unyielding Favor Robes — Legendary Warlock Chest Armor
- Unyielding Favor Strides — Legendary Hunter Leg Armor
- Unyielding Favor Vest — Legendary Hunter Chest Armor
Ghost Shells
- Astrologic Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Clean Lines Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Decadent Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Gridiron Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Guardian's Angel Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Kit Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Mark II Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Padded Armor Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Scribetrace Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Sweeper Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Tech Witch Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
- Tug-of-War Shell — Exotic Ghost Shell
Ships
- Assembly Stinger — Exotic Ship
- Brazen Spark — Exotic Ship
- Foremost Vimana — Exotic Ship
- Gilded Prowler — Exotic Ship
- Slipstream i.3 — Exotic Ship
- SynthOwl — Exotic Ship
- Tropopause — Exotic Ship
- Vestian Hawk — Exotic Ship
Sparrows
- Argent Turbo — Exotic Sparrow
- Assembly Rider — Exotic Sparrow
- Barnstormer — Exotic Sparrow
- Common Nobility — Exotic Sparrow
- Inside Line — Exotic Sparrow
- Lucid Dream — Exotic Sparrow
- Luminous Paragon — Exotic Sparrow
- Proto.Type-A — Exotic Sparrow
- Serpent's Reach — Exotic Sparrow
- Shadow Box — Exotic Sparrow
- Sweeper Simulant — Exotic Sparrow
- Triple Bogey — Exotic Sparrow
- Vice Cruiser — Exotic Sparrow
Finishers
Emotes
- Experimental Mishap — Exotic Emote
- Simon Says — Exotic Emote
- Spray and Pray — Exotic Emote
- The Deep Lore — Exotic Emote
- Thinking with Portals — Exotic Emote
- Touch Grass — Exotic Emote
Emblems
- A Good Night's Sleep — Legendary Emblem
- Airlock Invitation — Legendary Emblem
- Amethyst Stronghold — Legendary Emblem
- Before Dawn — Legendary Emblem
- Brimful of Asher — Legendary Emblem
- Etheric Strands — Legendary Emblem
- Falling Stars — Legendary Emblem
- Ferrous Ferocity — Legendary Emblem
- GDS-89 — Legendary Emblem
- Icarus Ascended — Legendary Emblem
- Indomitable Unity — Legendary Emblem
- Knees Out — Legendary Emblem
- Light Lotus — Legendary Emblem
- Luminary Kaleidoscope — Legendary Emblem
- Particle Acceleration — Legendary Emblem
- Peerless Prize — Legendary Emblem
- Quantum Relay — Legendary Emblem
- Radiant Reveille — Legendary Emblem
- Sanctuary of Nefele — Legendary Emblem
- Terminal Circuit — Legendary Emblem
- Terrors Uprooted — Legendary Emblem
Shaders
- Crucible Horizon — Legendary Shader
- Dreamtide Daybreak — Legendary Shader
- Ego Malign — Legendary Shader
- Erebos Glance — Legendary Shader
- Ferrous Silver — Legendary Shader
- Gambit Gleam — Legendary Shader
- Queensguard Valor — Legendary Shader
- Scintillant Trajectory — Legendary Shader
- Springtide Faint — Legendary Shader
- Vanguard Constancy — Legendary Shader
- Velvet Intention — Legendary Shader
Transmat Effects
- Colorful Motes Effects — Legendary Transmat Effect
- Lattice Entrance — Legendary Transmat Effect
- Luminous Entrance — Legendary Transmat Effect
- Shadow Legion Entrance — Legendary Transmat Effect
Weapon Ornaments
- Aegean Spindle — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Ecliptic Distaff
- Alhidade — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Crimson
- Archon Prime — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Outbreak Perfected
- Calefactor — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Forerunner
- Chronos Exegesis — Exotic Weapon Ornament for No Time to Explain
- Heat Sink — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Eriana's Vow
- Heritance of the Thaw — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Verglas Curve
- Karesansui — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Jade Rabbit
- Neomuna Nights — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Quicksilver Storm
- O Fortune Mine — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Bad Juju
- Omnipotentia — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Tractor Cannon
- Shiro's Watch — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Trespasser
- Vermeil Spindle — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Ecliptic Distaff
- Virescent Spindle — Legendary Weapon Ornament for Ecliptic Distaff
- Whaler's Whim — Exotic Weapon Ornament for Wish-Ender
Armor Ornaments
- Acolyte's Ambition — Exotic Armor Ornament for Wormhusk Crown
- Augmented Auspice — Exotic Armor Ornament for Synthoceps
- Occisor Draconum — Exotic Armor Ornament for Sunbracers
- Hjörþrimul — Exotic Armor Ornament for Loreley Splendor Helm
- Phoenix Renascence — Exotic Armor Ornament for Dawn Chorus
- Seiðr — Exotic Armor Ornament for Young Ahamkara's Spine
- Cogent Beat Gauntlets — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Cogent Beat Greaves — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Cogent Beat Helm — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Cogent Beat Mark — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Cogent Beat Plate — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Enduring Conqueror Gauntlets — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Enduring Conqueror Greaves — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Enduring Conqueror Helmet — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Enduring Conqueror Mark — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Enduring Conqueror Plate — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Potentiate Treads — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Gauntlets — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Greaves — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Helmet — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Mark — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Plate — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Aspiring Challenger Cloak — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Aspiring Challenger Grips — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Aspiring Challenger Mask — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Aspiring Challenger Strides — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Aspiring Challenger Vest — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Limitless Subversion Casque — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Limitless Subversion Cloak — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Limitless Subversion Grips — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Limitless Subversion Strides — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Limitless Subversion Vest — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Cloak — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Grips — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Mask — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Strides — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Vest — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Thanatic Instinct — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Astrotracts — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Resolute Champion Bond — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Resolute Champion Boots — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Resolute Champion Gloves — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Resolute Champion Hood — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Resolute Champion Robes — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Bond — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Boots — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Gloves — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Hood — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Techeun's Regalia Robe — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Technologic Bond — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Technologic Boots — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Technologic Gloves — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Technologic Hood — Legendary Armor Ornament
- Technologic Robes — Legendary Armor Ornament
Quests
Miscellaneous
Packages
- Alas, It Happened Emote Pack
- Arranged Facsimile Bundle
- Aspiring Challenger Set
- Bad Ahamkara Bundle
- Badinage Bundle
- Best Friend Emote Bundle
- Cogent Beat Set
- Enduring Conqueror Set
- Lavish Excess Bundle
- Limitless Subversion Set
- Rencounter Pack
- Resolute Champion Set
- Roads Not Required Bundle
- Season of Defiance Projections Bundle
- Season of Defiance Starter Pack
- Technologic Set
- Urban Hypnagogic Bundle
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Season of Defiance" Bungie, https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Seasons/SeasonOfDefiance. Accessed 1 Mar. 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lightfall and the Year Ahead" Bungie, posted by Destiny Dev Team, 13 Feb. 2023, https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/lightfall-year-ahead. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ "This Week at Bungie – 1/19/2023" Bungie, posted by Hippy, 19 Jan. 2023, https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/twab_01_19_2023. Accessed 15 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ @Destiny2Team. "The Lightfall raid will launch on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 9am PST (Pacific Standard Time). Contest mode on the Lightfall raid will be active for 48 hours ending on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 10am PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)." Twitter, 3 Feb. 2023, https://twitter.com/Destiny2Team/status/1621594300411936769. Accessed 15 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ @Destiny2Team. "We are extending contest mode an additional day to allow teams pursuing the emblem more chances to take breaks, as well as allow anyone who has commitments on Friday to still have time to participate. More details will be available in a future TWAB." Twitter, 3 Feb. 2023, https://twitter.com/Destiny2Team/status/1621594301531828225. Accessed 15 Feb. 2023.
- ↑ @DestinyTheGame. "Ferried from an unknown time and place, a haunting presence has been detected. We must now confront the ancient threat growing at our doorstep. The Root of Nightmares raid opens on March 10, 2023 at 9am PST. Contest Mode will be enabled for 48 hours. http://bung.ie/lightfall" Twitter, 27 Feb. 2023, https://twitter.com/DestinyTheGame/status/1630295932209360896. Accessed 1 Mar. 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "This Week at Bungie – 03/02/23" Bungie, posted by Hippy, 2 Mar. 2023, https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/lightfall-twab-03-02-23. Accessed 6 Mar. 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "This Week At Bungie – 3/9/2023" Bungie, posted by Sam, 9 Mar. 2023, https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/twab_03_09_2023. Accessed 9 Mar. 2023.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "This Week At Bungie – 03/16/2023" Bungie, posted by Bruno Louviers, 16 Mar. 2023, https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/twab_03_16_2023. Accessed 16 Mar. 2023.
- ↑ "This Week At Bungie – 03/23/2023" Bungie, posted by Sam, 23 Mar. 2023, https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/twab_03_23_23. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.
