Forum:A Tangled War

This article is about the expansion. For the quest of the same name, see A Tangled War (quest).

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The shore calls.

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A Tangled War
Developer(s):	Bungie
Publisher(s):	Bungie
Platform(s):	Xbox One Xbox Series X|S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Steam Xbox App
Release date(s):	September 1, 2026 October 27th, 2026 (Russia)
Genre(s):	Action role-playing First-person shooter
Rating(s):	ESRB: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence PEGI: 16+

A Tangled War is the eleventh expansion of Destiny 2 and the fifteenth expansion in the Destiny series. It is the third expansion in The Fate Saga and the only expansion in the Year of Dreams.

Description

Reports of a major conflict have been spreading across the Vanguard. Xivu Arath is being supplied by VI to take control of the Dreaming City and the Tangled Expanse. Guardians must stop Xivu Arath, take control of the expanse, and halt the Curse of the Dreaming City.

New Story Missions

Step back into the Tangled Expanse and assist the Vanguard in taking control of the territory.

Control the Expanse

Soar across the Tangled Expanse and seize control of various Hive, Cabal, Fallen, and Vex footholds.

New Raid: End of a Curse

Join the House of Light in an assault on the Dreaming City and put an end to its long-lasting curse.

New Dungeon: Siege of The Tower

Reclaim the Tower from enemy forces and restore it to the Vanguard.

Features

• New Missions and Quests
• Legendary Campaign Difficulty
• New Weapons and Gear
• New Activity: Control the Expanse
• New Raid: End of a Curse
• New Dungeon: Siege of The Tower
• Strand Rework: 6 new supers, 3 new abilities.
• Stasis Rework: 6 new supers, 3 new abilities.

Loot

• New Armor
• New Weapons
• New Exotics
• New Cosmetics
• New Weapon Perks

Locations

• Tangled Expanse
• Plaguelands (In patrol)
• Meridian Bay (In patrol)
• Pyramidion (Mars)
• Tower (After Siege of The Tower Worlds First clear.)
• Io

Missions

A Tangled War Campaign

• The Dreaming Call
• A Wrecked City
• Reclaim Thieves Landing
• The Second Pyramidion
• Beyond The Shore
• Hold of The Cabal
• Return to Io
• The Greeting
• Meet the House of Dragons
• Ascend
• The Living VI
• The Less Then Nine
• Allied
• The Strike Option
• Xivu's Demise

Controlling The Expanse Campaign

The future is unclear...

Accompanying Season and Updates

• Season: Dreaming - September 1st, 2026
• Major Update (1): Defiance and Dire - October 27th, 2026
• Major Update (2): Return to The City - December 28th, 2026

Appearances

Characters Humanity Ghost Cabal Fallen Hive Taken Vex Other characters Species Organizations Locations

Events Vehicles, equipment, and technology Weapons and armor Weapons Armor Miscellaneous

Trivia

• A Tangled War has a number of achievements:
  • Being the third main line DLC (counting Destiny) to ship with 2 campaigns.
  • Being the third main line DLC (in a row) to not ship with a Strike.
  • Being the first main line DLC to bring in brand new Cabal enemies.
  • Being the second main line DLC to rework Subclasses (Stasis + Strand)
  • Being the third DLC to ship with both a Dungeon and Raid.
• A Tangled War is the second expansion since Shadowkeep to feature a dungeon.
• A Tangled War was delayed from June 9th, 2026 to September 1st, 2026 due to the expansion being unfinished.
• A Tangled War is one of the only main line DLC to not release on the Epic Games Store.

Notes

Preceded by Renegades

A Tangled War

Succeeded by TBD