Take on the Fallen in Destiny’s new pirate-themed season

Tuesday, Aug. 23, marks one of the biggest days in Destiny 2 history. Bungie unveiled the 2023 expansion for Destiny 2, Lightfall, alongside the game’s 18th season, Season of Plunder. While Lightfall is still months away, Season of Plunder launches today, and is filled with some exciting ideas and changes. Fans can expect the usual seasonal stuff, along with the return of the King’s Fall raid, Arc 3.0, and more.

Let’s dive into all the major changes coming to Destiny 2 over the next three months with the Season of Plunder patch notes. For Bungie’s official patch notes, scroll down.

Season of Plunder will take Guardians on a pirate adventure across the Sol system. Players will take on Fallen pirate ships and earn elaborate, pirate-themed weapons. As usual, the season will come with numerous activities, a new season pass to clear, and a new hub area of the HELM to explore.

Season of Plunder also sees the return of the beloved King’s Fall raid from the original Destiny. First added in The Taken King expansion, King’s Fall will take players deep inside Oryx’s Dreadnaught, where they’ll take out multiple lieutenants before committing regicide. It’s one of the Destiny franchise’s best — and longest — raids, and will debut in-game on Aug. 26.

This season adds the final Light subclass revamp with Arc 3.0. Each of the three classes are getting significant tweaks, with Hunters even getting a new Super. Perhaps most exciting, Titans are finally getting a dash to replace their Barricade, making them far more mobile than they’ve ever been before, and very dangerous in the Crucible.

Bungie is also improving several Exotics this season. Long-dormant weapon Legend of Acrius is getting a new perk added to its Catalyst, and several Exotics will intrinsically be able to deal with Champions now. This is part of a wider effort from Bungie to change up the meta from season to season, but also increase the amount of viable weapons for endgame activities.

As usual, Season of Plunder will also improve a variety of weapons and abilities in-game. Bows and machine guns, for example, are both getting upgrades to make them more viable. And the new seasonal artifact will help bring sniper rifles back into the PvE mix with anti-barrier sniper rifle.

Here is the complete list of official Bungie patch notes:

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