Beyond Light

Beyond Light
Developer(s):	Bungie
Publisher(s):	Bungie
Platform(s):	Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Steam Google Stadia (Formerly) Xbox App Epic Games Store
Release date(s):	November 10th, 2020
Genre(s):	Action role-playing First-person shooter
Rating(s):	ESRB: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence PEGI: 16+

"The line between Light and Dark is so very thin...let's cross it together."

— The Exo Stranger

Beyond Light is the fifth expansion of Destiny 2 and ninth expansion of the Destiny franchise.

Description

GO BEYOND THE LIGHT.

A new power is born out of the ancient Pyramid Ship above Europa's frozen frontier, and a dark empire has risen beneath, united under the banner of the Fallen Kell of Darkness, Eramis. Join your fellow Guardians and bring down the empire at any cost – even if it means wielding the Darkness itself.

Development

The original release date was scheduled to launch on September 22nd, 2020, however got pushed to November 10th, 2020 due to development issues brought in by the Coronavirus Pandemic. Bungie also decided to release Beyond Light on November 10th in order to help Destiny 2 become a launch title for the Xbox Series X and Series S.

Features

Story missions

• Darkness's Doorstep
• The New Kell
• Rising Resistance
• The Warrior
• The Technocrat
• The Kell of Darkness
• Sabotaging Salvation
• The Aftermath
• Stealing Stasis
• Reforging the Past

Empire Hunts

• The Warrior
• The Technocrat
• The Dark Priestess

Quests

• Born in Darkness

Strikes

• The Disgraced
• The Glassway

Raid

• Deep Stone Crypt

Lost Sectors

• Bunker E15
• Concealed Void
• Perdition

Guardian subclasses & changes

• Stasis is introduced as the first new element since Destiny. It introduces the aspect and fragment system that would be carried over into The Witch Queen expansion with the Light subclasses. The Stasis subclasses and exotic weapons were introduced in the expansion while the Stasis legendary weapons were introduced in Season of the Lost.
• Seasonal challenges are introduced in Season of the Chosen.
• Transmog is introduced in Season of the Splicer by completing bounties from Ada-1. Only 10 class-specific Synthweave can be obtained per character per season, but this cap can be bypassed by purchasing Synthweave Templates from the Eververse.
  • Shaders earned in-game are permanently unlocked as part of the transmog feature being introduced.
• Players are able to play past seasonal content until the launch of the next expansion cycle.
• The H.E.L.M. is introduced as the site of seasonal vendors beginning with Season of the Chosen.
• The New Light experience is updated.
• The Monument To Lost Lights is introduced, where players can purchase Exotic weapons from past seasons and expansions currently in the DCV. Exotic Ciphers are introduced and can be earned from the season pass or by completing the Xenology quest from Xûr on weekends.
• The vendors of playlist activities replace the token system with a reputation system.
• Crossplay is available starting in Season of the Lost.

Loot

• New Gear to unlock
• New Exotics to earn
• Pre-Order bonuses include: Exotic Ghost shell, New Exclusive Emblem, Exotic Any Other Day Sparrow, First access to Exotic No Time to Explain Pulse Rifle, all seasons up to The Witch Queen.

Appearances

Characters Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies Ada-1 (Mentioned only) Aisha (First mentioned) Artemis-5 (First mentioned) Banshee-44 Anastasia Bray Callieach (First mentioned) Carro (First mentioned) Cas (First mentioned) Castus (First mentioned) Cayde-6 (Mentioned only) Clip (First mentioned) The Drifter (character) Druis (First mentioned) Exo Stranger Liu Feng (Mentioned only) Gaelin-4 (First mentioned) The Ghost The Guardian Glint Gonzalez (Mentioned only) Shaw Han (First appearance) Hari-5 (Mentioned only) Harriet (First mentioned) Suraya Hawthorne Amanda Holliday Jakinda (First mentioned) Jana-14 (First mentioned) Jeff (First mentioned) Joxer (Mentioned only) Kadi 55-30 Tyra Karn (Mentioned only) Devrim Kay (Mentioned only) Kestra (First mentioned) Maeve (First appearance) Lakshmi-2 (Mentioned only) Lilakee-7 (First mentioned) Lisbon-13 (Mentioned only) Aunor Mahal (Mentioned only) Micah-10 (Mentioned only) (First identified as Micah Abram) Asher Mir (Mentioned only) Eris Morn Mwangi (Mentioned only) Nissa (First mentioned) Ogden (Mentioned only) (First identified as Ogden) Marin Oru (Mentioned only) Osiris Piri (Mentioned only) (First identified as Piri) Rahool Rasputin (Mentioned only) Reed-7 (First mentioned) Rekkana (Mentioned only) Marcus Ren (Mentioned only) Ikora Rey Sagira (Mentioned only) Saint-14 Selass-8 (First mentioned) Shaxx Shayura (First mentioned) Shiro-4 (Mentioned only) Siegfried (Mentioned only) (First identified as Siegfried) Sloane (Mentioned only) Speaker (Mentioned only) Suzume (Mentioned only) (First identified as Suzume) Targe (Mentioned only) Taeko-3 (Mentioned only) Vance (Mentioned only) Vander-3 (First mentioned) Verim (First mentioned) Winter (First mentioned) Xander (First mentioned) Yael (First mentioned) Yanniv (First mentioned) Chalco Yong (Mentioned only) Zavala The Cabal Empire Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial (Mentioned only) Emperor Calus (Mentioned only) Dominus Ghaul (Mentioned only) The Fallen Aksis, Archon Prime (Mentioned only) Aksor, Archon Priest (Mentioned only) Atraks-1, Fallen Exo (First appearance) Athrys (First mentioned) Bakris, the Adamantine (First appearance) Beliks, Salvation Elite (First appearance) Calzar, Scarred Captain (Mentioned only) Chelchis, Kell of Stone (Mentioned only) Deksis-5, Taskmaster (First appearance) Deniks, House Salvation (First appearance) Drake, Charge Courier (First appearance) Drake, Stasis Sniper (First appearance) Draksis, Winter Kell (Mentioned only) Drekthas, Metal Captain (Mentioned only) Elenaks, Salvation Elite (First appearance) Eramis, the Shipstealer (First appearance) Feltraks, Salvation Elite (First appearance) Ferkis, Salvation's Squall (First appearance) HKD-1, Instrument of Xivu Arath (First appearance) Keviks, Vex Researcher (First appearance) Kridis, the Priestess (First appearance) Meliks, Salvation Elite (First appearance) Mithrax, Kell of Light (Mentioned only) Peekis, the Disavowed (Mentioned only) Piksis, House Salvation (First appearance) Pirsis, Pallas-Bane (Mentioned only) Phylaks, the Warrior (First appearance) Praksis, the Technocrat (First appearance) Riliks, House Salvation (First appearance) S.A.B.E.R.-0.1, House Salvation (First appearance) S.A.B.E.R.-X, House Salvation (First appearance) Savek, Betrayer for Xivu Arath (First appearance) Skolas, Kell of Kells (Mentioned only) Sniksis, House Salvation (First appearance) Taniks, the Scarred Teliks, House Salvation (First appearance) Teraks, Salvation Elite (First appearance) Variks, The Loyal Weniks, Salvation Elite (First appearance) Yamiks Prime, House Salvation (First appearance) Zedraks-6, House Salvation (First appearance) The Hive Ak-Baral, Rival of Navôta (First appearance) Alak-Tal (First mentioned) Dul Arath, Retainer of Xivu Arath (First appearance) Ganaroth (First mentioned) Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota (Mentioned only) High Celebrant of Xivu Arath (First appearance) In-Atôth (First mentioned) Navôta, Eir Spawn (First appearance) Oryx, the Taken King (Mentioned only) Savathûn, the Witch Queen (Mentioned only) Tulkor, Ferocity of Xivu Arath (Mentioned only) Ur-Danak (First mentioned) Xillox, Oppression of Xivu Arath (First appearance) Xivu Arath, God of War (Mentioned only) The Reef Arrha, Spider's Associate (Mentioned only) Avrok, Spider's Associate (Mentioned only) Brivi (Mentioned only) Leona Bryl (Mentioned only) Shuro Chi (Mentioned only) Crow Driksys (First mentioned) Sjur Eido (Mentioned only) Kalli (Mentioned only) Kosis (First mentioned) Lira (First mentioned) Nivviks (First mentioned) Savek (First mentioned) Sedia (Mentioned only) Shakto (First mentioned) Mara Sov The Spider Trihn (First mentioned) Petra Venj Vynriis (First mentioned) The Taken Akorith, Lightdrinker of Savathûn (First appearance) Ishrasek, Lightbinder of Savathûn (First appearance) Korusk, Lighteater of Savathûn (First appearance) Tarusk, Lighteater of Savathûn (First appearance) Teorax, Lightseeker of Savathûn (First appearance) Velox, Lightseeker of Savathûn (First appearance) The Vex Belmon, Transcendent Mind (First appearance) Other Characters Anjoli-7 (First mentioned) Austen-1 (First mentioned) Alton Bray (Mentioned only) Clovis Bray I (First appearance) Clovis Bray II (Mentioned only) Sylvie Bray (First mentioned) Wilhelmina Bray (Mentioned only) Evie Calumet (Mentioned only) D. Chambers (First mentioned) The Darkness Agatha Fältskog (First mentioned) Jacob Hardy (Mentioned only) Hector-6 (First mentioned) Heyka-4 (First mentioned) Hungren-3 (First mentioned) Kellikin (First mentioned) Knox-4 (First mentioned) Lusia Lin (First mentioned) M. Liu (First mentioned) Mia-9 (First mentioned) M. Mihaylova (Mentioned only) M. Muñiz (First mentioned) Noe-2 (First mentioned) Qiao (Mentioned only) Helga Rasmussen (Mentioned only) Reba-3 (First mentioned) Esteban Ruiz (First mentioned) Traore (First mentioned) Una-8 (First mentioned) Wen-1 (First mentioned) Wesley-3 (First mentioned) Justin Wong (First mentioned) Dredgen Yor (Mentioned only) Species Ahamkara (Mentioned only) Awoken Cabal (Mentioned only) Exo Fallen Captain Dreg Servitor Shank Exploder Shank Heavy Shank Vandal Wretch Hive Acolyte Knight Ogre Shrieker Thrall Wizard Human Taken Taken Hobgoblin Taken Captain Taken Centurion Taken Hobgoblin Taken Knight Taken Psion Taken Thrall Taken Wizard Vex Goblin Harpy Hobgoblin Hydra Minotaur Wyvern (First appearance) Pyramids Organizations Black Armory (Mentioned only) Clovis Bray (corporation) (Mentioned only) Consensus (Mentioned only) Corsair Future War Cult (Mentioned only) Gensym Scribes (Mentioned only) The Hidden House of Devils (Mentioned only) House of Dusk House of Kings (Mentioned only) House of Light (Mentioned only) House of Salvation House of Spider (First identified as House of Spider) House of Winter (Mentioned only) House of Wolves (Mentioned only) Kentarch 3 (Mentioned only) Praxic Order (Mentioned only) Scorn (Mentioned only) Techeun (Mentioned only) Vanguard Guardian Hunter Titan (class) Warlock Locations 2082 Volantis (Mentioned only) Black Garden (Mentioned only) Callisto (First mentioned) Dreadnaught (Mentioned only) Earth Cosmodrome The Divide Exodus Garden 2A (First appearance) Dock 13 Forgotten Shore Veles Labyrinth (First appearance) Lunar Complex Mothyards Skywatch Terrestrial Complex The Steppes European Dead Zone Hallowed Grove Hallowed Rift (First appearance) The Last City Tower (Destiny 2) Old Chicago (Mentioned only) Europa (First appearance) Rathmore Chaos (First appearance) Asterion Abyss (First appearance) Nexus (First appearance) Glassway (First appearance) Well of Infinitude (First appearance) Concealed Void (First appearance) Beyond (First appearance) Cadmus Ridge (First appearance) Bray Exoscience (First appearance) Creation (First appearance) Eternity (First appearance) Perdition (First appearance) Charon's Crossing (First appearance) Deep Stone Crypt (First appearance) Desolation (First appearance) Restricted (First appearance) Clarity Control (First appearance) Morning Star (First appearance) Rapture (First appearance) Eventide Ruins (First appearance) Riis-Reborn Approach (First appearance) Gale's Approach (First appearance) Technocrat's Iron (First appearance) Kell's Rising (First appearance) Bunker E15 (First appearance) Europan Pyramid (First appearance) Oceanus (First appearance) Phoebe (First appearance) Hyperion (Mentioned only) Io (Mentioned only) Cradle (Mentioned only) Mars (Mentioned only) Mercury (Mentioned only) Infinite Forest (Mentioned only) Moon Hellmouth (Mentioned only) Morning Star Orbital Platform (First appearance) Neptune (Mentioned only) Nereid (First mentioned) Reef Dreaming City Hall of Names Prison of Elders (Mentioned only) Tangled Shore Riis (Mentioned only) Saturn (Mentioned only) Titan (moon) (Mentioned only)

Events Arrival of the Black Fleet (Mentioned only) Battle of Europa (First mentioned) Battle of the Twilight Gap (Mentioned only) City Age Collapse (Mentioned only) Golden Age (Mentioned only) Great Ahamkara Hunt (Mentioned only) Hunt for the Wrathborn (First appearance) Long Drift (Mentioned only) (First identified as Long Drift) Red War (Mentioned only) Six Fronts (Mentioned only) War of Salvation (First appearance) Whirlwind (Mentioned only) Vehicles, equipment, and technology Ares One (Mentioned only) Cryptolith Lure (First appearance) Fallen Skiff Ghost shells Atlas Shell (First appearance) Bitcrushed Shell (First appearance) Digital Cortex (First appearance) Halcyon Shell (First appearance) Hardlight Shell (First appearance) Hoverdrift Shell (First appearance) Izanagi's Shell (First appearance) No Love Lost (First appearance) Stardevil Shell (First appearance) Jumpship Atlas Hauler (First appearance) Halcyon Corvette (First appearance) Heavanly Lance (First appearance) Last Flight Home (First appearance) Radiant Accipiter (First appearance) Silverwing Kestrel (First appearance) Stardevil Predator (First appearance) Starfarer 7M (First appearance) The Fourth Mark (First appearance) Ketch Pike Pyramids Pyramid (Europa) (First appearance) Pyramid (Luna) (Mentioned only) Seeder Ship SIVA (Mentioned only) Sparrow Any Other Sky (First appearance) Atlas Runner (First appearance) Bump and Run (First appearance) Firecrest (First appearance) Halcyon Visage (First appearance) Hardlight Cycle (First appearance) Retrocausality (First appearance) Stardevil Racer (First appearance) Ten-Grasp Sword (First appearance) Weapons and armor Arthrys's Embrace (First appearance) Auto Rifle Arctic Haze (First appearance) Hard Light (Mentioned only) The Summoner (Adept) Calamity Rig Armor (First appearance) Crystocrene Suit (First appearance) Combat Bow Biting Winds (First appearance) Cinder Pinon Armor (First appearance) Dawn Chorus (First appearance) Hand Cannon Hawkmoon Posterity (First appearance) The Steady Hand Thorn (Mentioned only) (First identified as Artifact H-349) Fusion Rifle Coriolis Force (First appearance) Exile's Curse (Adept) (First appearance) Grenade Launcher Blast Battue (First appearance) Crowd Pleaser (First appearance) Deafening Whisper (First appearance) The Mountaintop (Mentioned only) Salvation's Grip (First appearance) Icefall Mantle (First appearance) Legacy's Oath Suit (Hunter) (First appearance) Legacy's Oath Suit (Titan) (First appearance) Legacy's Oath Suit (Warlock) (First appearance) Linear Fusion Rifle Corsair's Wrath (First appearance) Machine Gun Commemoration (First appearance) Thermal Erosion (First appearance) Mask of Bakris (First appearance) Necrotic Grip (First appearance) Phobos Warden Armor (First appearance) Precious Scars (First appearance) Pulse Rifle Hailing Confusion (First appearance) No Time To Explain Stars in Shadow (First appearance) Rocket Launcher Eyes of Tomorrow (First appearance) Gjallarhorn (Mentioned only) Subzero Salvo (First appearance) Tomorrow's Answer (Adept) (First appearance) Scout Rifle The Guiding Sight Royal Chase (First appearance) The Scholar (Adept) Trustee (First appearance) Shotgun Astral Horizon (Adept) (First appearance) Bonechiller (First appearance) Duality (First appearance) Heritage (First appearance) Xenoclast IV (First appearance) Sidearm High Albedo (First appearance) Sniper Rifle Adored (First appearance) Cloudstrike (First appearance) Eye of Sol (Adept) (First appearance) Succession (First appearance) Submachine Gun Friction Fire (First appearance) Sword Bequest (First appearance) The Lament (First appearance) Wild Hunt Armor (Hunter) (First appearance) Wild Hunt Armor (Titan) (First appearance) Wild Hunt Armor (Warlock) (First appearance) Wire Rifle Miscellanea Arc Crux of Darkness (First appearance) Darkness Ether Fang of Xivu Arath (First appearance) Herealways (First appearance) K1 (Mentioned only) Light Phaseglass Needle (Mentioned only) Radiolaria Seraphite (Mentioned only) Solar Speaker (title) (Mentioned only) Stasis Behemoth (First appearance) Revenant (First appearance) Shadebinder (First appearance) Void

Accompanying seasons

• Season 12: Season of the Hunt
• Season 13: Season of the Chosen
• Season 14: Season of the Splicer
• Season 15: Season of the Lost

Marketing

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Reveal Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Gameplay Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Stasis - Gameplay Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Stasis Subclasses - Gameplay Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Warlock Shadebinder - Gameplay Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Titan Behemoth - Gameplay Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Hunter Revenant - Gameplay Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Europa Trailer

Destiny 2 - Beyond Light - Beneath The Ice

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Weapons and Gear Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Story Reveal Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Variks - Character Spotlight

Bungie ViDoc - Forged in the Storm

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Launch Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Find Truth Beyond The Tale

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Deep Stone Crypt - Raid Race Trailer

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Gameplay Trailer - The Game Awards 2020

Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Adventure Awaits

Timeline

Preceded by Shadowkeep

Beyond Light

Succeeded by The Witch Queen