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Bungie has unveiled the Artifact mods for the upcomingDestiny 2Season of the Wish, which focuses on Solar, Strand, and Stasis subclasses. This was revealed via Bungie’s weekly blog post, which alsodetailed major changes toDestiny 2’s Stasis subclassand Armor mods.
The ongoing Season of the Witch revolved around the Vanguard’s efforts to weaken Xivu Arath and find a way to follow the Witness with the help of Savathun. Following these events,Bungie revealedDestiny 2Season 23 in an unconventional waythrough an in-game cutscene and also confirmed the existence of an Ahamkara egg, which could be instrumental in pursuing the Witness. Now, to prepare for Season of the Wish’s launch, Bungie has revealed the new seasonal Artifact mods.
In the weeklyThis Week inDestinypost, Bungie revealed the seasonal Artifact called the Queensfoil Censer, along with its mods. ForDestiny 2Season 23, Bungie has decided to focus on Stasis, Strand, and Solar subclasses, with a keen focus on Stasis as players were unhappy with its omission from Season 21 and 22’s Artifacts. A notable inclusion in the mods is an unknown Origin perk called Dragon’s Vengence, which could be a new perk arriving with the seasonal weapons. There is also a significant shakeup in Champion mods, with Anti-Barrier sidearms and Overload rocket launchers in the mix. Apart from this, the post also revealed significant updates to Guardian abilities, Well of Radiance and Titan Bubble reworks, and changes to several Exotic armor pieces.
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Anti-Barrier Sidearm:Your equipped Sidearms fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Sidearms are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Flame, Fiber, and Freeze:Combines the Solar/Strand and Solar/Stasis Siphon mods into one.
Flint Striker:Rapid Solar weapons precision hits and rapid Solar weapon final blows grant Radiant.
Unravelling Orbs:Picking up an Orb of Power grants Strand weapons Unraveling Rounds.
Horde Shuttle:Damaging unraveled targets with a weapon occasionally spawns a Threadling.
Unstoppable Hand Cannon:Aiming down the sights of a Hand Cannon for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Hand Cannons are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Kindling Trigger:Radiant causes Solar weapons to apply Scorch to unscorched combatants.
Torch:While radiant, deal increased weapon damage to combatants affected by Strand and Stasis debuffs.
Pillar of Ice:Killing an encased combatant spawns Stasis crystals.
Hail The Storm:Shattering encased targets and Stasis crystals deals increased damage. Shattering a Stasis crystal releases shards of ice that damage and slow targets.
Unstoppable Bow:Holding a Bow fully drawn for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Bows are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Blast Radius:Rapid final blows with Rocket Launchers and Grenade Launchers grant Armor Charge.
Heart of the Flame:Casting your Solar Super grants nearby allies Radiant and increases the damage of your Super for each nearby ally.
Revitalizing Blast:Causing damage with a Solar ability weakens Champions and bosses for a short duration.
Rays of Precision:While radiant, Solar precision final blows cause combatants to ignite.
Overload Auto Rifles:Sustained fire from Auto Rifles disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration, and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Auto Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
Origin Perk Specialization I:Improves the benefits provided by the Sundering, Nano-Munitions, and Nanotech Tracer Rocket Origin Traits. Additionally, weapons with these traits are always overcharged.
Origin Perk Specialization II:Improves the benefits provided by the Noble Deeds, Unsated Hunger, Head Rush, and Dragon’s Vengeance Origin Traits. Additionally, weapons with these traits are always overcharged.
Overload Rocket Launchers:Rocket Launchers are especially effective against Overload Champions.
Solo Operative:While you are the only member of your fireteam, you deal increased damage to all combatants.
Overload Pulse Rifle:Sustained fire from Pulse Rifles disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration, and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Pulse Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
From Whence You Came:Increases ability damage to Taken and Scorn combatants.
Wished Into Being:While your Super is nearly fully charged, ability final blows spawn Orbs of Power. Wearing Season of the Wish armor decreases Super amount threshold.
Dragon’s Bite:Breaking a combatant’s shield with a Strand or Stasis weapon has a chance to suspend or freeze that combatant. Wearing Season of the Wish armor increases this chance.
Argent Ordinance:Firing a Rocket Launcher consumes one stack of Armor Charge, granting increased damage and reload speed until you reload or stow your Rocket Launcher.
Aside from this, Bungie has alsorevealed its plans for the Fireteam Finder feature inDestiny 2. This was originally supposed to launch during Season 22, but will only see the light of day in Season of the Wish. Using the Fireteam Finder, players will be able to create listings for activities they want to run, which will contain tags and a message to filter out the applicants. To ensure a smooth launch, Bungie has scheduled a stress test for the feature on November 30, based on which it will launch a public beta in December. After assessing all the results, the Fireteam Finder will be fully released in late January 2024.
Destiny 2Season of the Wish will also add a ton of PvP content. There are several Crucible updates also lined up for the upcoming season, which also includes the launch of a new Iron Banner Mode. Furthermore,Destiny 2Season 23 will also start phasing out Legendary Shards, and let players craft Foundry weapons.
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