The Edge of Fate

This article is about the expansion. For the quest of the same name, see The Edge of Fate (quest).

The Edge of Fate
Developer(s):	Bungie
Publisher(s):	Bungie
Platform(s):	Xbox One Xbox Series X|S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Steam Xbox App Epic Games Store
Release date(s):	July 15th, 2025
Genre(s):	Action role-playing First-person shooter
Rating(s):	ESRB: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence PEGI: 16+

“

Follow the call to Kepler, a planetoid shrouded by dark matter and plagued by a singularity.

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The Edge of Fate is the ninth expansion of Destiny 2 as well as the thirteenth expansion of the Destiny franchise. It is the first expansion of The Fate Saga and the first of two expansions in the Year of Prophecy. The expansion features a non-linear campaign.

Description

"Guardians will track a mysterious signal to a location at the edge of the solar system, where they will uncover a truth that redefines their future." - DLC page description

Features

• New Missions and Quests
• Legendary Campaign Difficulty
• New Destination
• New Weapons and Gear
• New Raid: The Desert Perpetual
• Activity rework featuring the Portal along with Solo, Fireteam, Pinnacle, and Crucible Ops
• Armor and weapon rework featuring Armor 3.0, gear tiers, and weapon tiers
• Beginning in Ash & Iron, the Monument to Seasons Past allows players to gain past seasonal cosmetics.

Loot

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

Locations

• Kepler

Missions

• Mission: The Invitation
• The Exile's Accord Strangelet
  • Mission: Transient
  • Mission: Saturnism
  • Gouge
• The Central Academy Strangelet
  • Mission: Fallow
  • Mission: Nostos
  • Commencement
• The Outer Steppes Strangelet
  • Mission: Morphology
  • Charge
• The Gorge Strangelet
  • Mission: Disruption
  • Mission: Calculus
  • Quarantine
• Mission: Criticality
• The Message

Raid

• The Desert Perpetual: Step across the threshold of the infinite.

Accompanying Season and Update

• Season: Reclamation - July 15, 2025
• Major Update: Ash & Iron - September 9, 2025

Appearances

Characters Humanity Aria (First mentioned) Aunor Mahal (Mentioned only) Cadogan (First mentioned) Dr. Carnahan, Scientist (First mentioned) Chioma Esi (Voice only) Dafydd (First mentioned) Duane-McNiadh (Mentioned only) Drifter Eris Morn (Mentioned only) Fjola (First appearance) Idris (First mentioned) Ikora Rey Inoue (First mentioned) Lodi (First appearance) Malthas (First appearance) Naismith (First mentioned) Orin Ophiuchus Osiris (Mentioned only) Rahool (Mentioned only) Rashida ab Owain (First mentioned) Rebecca (First appearance) Rhys (First mentioned) Rojin (First appearance) Shim (Mentioned only) The Emeritus (First appearance) The Guardian The Ghost William Moffat (Mentioned only) Zavala (Mentioned only) Fallen Archon Levaszk, Prophet of the Giver (First appearance) Azeryks (First appearance) Crystalline Captain (First appearance) Devout Rezilisk, Ramshackle Arcmaster (First appearance) Exile Azikk, Dark Matter Foreman (First appearance) Exile Captain (First appearance) Exile Nezkris, Distribution Overseer (First appearance) Exile Overseer (First appearance) Exile Ranniks, Vandal Veteran (First appearance) Exiled Hermit (First appearance) Felciks, Fiendling of the Archon Prime (First appearance) Fury of the Archon (First appearance) Giver's Bounty, Exile Prime Servitor (First appearance) Giver's Sentry, Exile Servitor (First appearance) Illaszk, Exile Marauder (First appearance) Illiiks (First mentioned) Keelsk (First appearance) Kithiks, Captain of Exile (First appearance) Kylazk, Exile Machinist (First appearance) Mithiks Captain of Exile (First appearance) Reactor Saboteur (First appearance) Riksis, Exile Marauder (First appearance) Szuurin (First mentioned) The Interred (First appearance) Vessel of the Archon (First appearance) Votary Nimis, House Exile Telemechanist (First appearance) Warden Servitor (First appearance) Vex Agraios, Inherent (First appearance) Annihilation Wyvern, Conductor's Chosen (First appearance) Aphomosis, Assimilation Mind (First appearance) Barricade Mind (First appearance) Choros, the Dampening Mind (First appearance) Coda, the Dampening Mind (First appearance) Crazed Mind, Touched by the Singularity (First appearance) Cyclops Rampant, Conductor's Chosen (First appearance) Devastator Mind (First appearance) Epoptes, Lord of Quanta (First appearance) Eulochus, Fissile Mind (First appearance) Fragment of the Swarm (First appearance) Iatros, Inward-Turned (First appearance) Khoros, Harmony Monitor (First appearance) Koregos, the Worldline (First appearance) Linchpin Hydra (First appearance) Macheus, Cryptographic Mind (First appearance) Melissos, Swarm Mind (First appearance) Meridi and Didyo, the Assimilating Minds (First appearance) Melissos, Swarm Mind (First appearance) Pagida Divided, the Choral Cage (First appearance) Pagida Divided, the Unknown Cipher (First appearance) Phydron, Gate Lord (First appearance) Polus, the Singular Volley (First appearance) Sentinel of the Conductor (First appearance) Sharp Cheddar (First appearance) Stichos, the Dampening Mind (First appearance) Other characters Clovis Bray I (Mentioned only) Maya Sundaresh Rasputin (Mentioned only) Te'Qal (Mentioned only) The Witness (Mentioned only) Xûr, Agent of the Nine (Mentioned only) Species Awoken Cabal (Mentioned only) Eliksni Hive Human Taken (Mentioned only) Vex Organizations Aionians (First appearance) Ares One (Mentioned only) Department of External Observation (First appearance) Forces of the City (Mentioned only) House of Dusk (Mentioned only) House of Exile House of Kings (Mentioned only) Ishtar Collective (Mentioned only) Nessian Schism North American Empire (Mentioned only) The Dread (Mentioned only) The Hidden The Nine Vanguard Locations Ascendant Realm (Mentioned only) Cocytus (Mentioned only) Earth Chicago Last City Tower Lhasa (Mentioned only) Jupiter (Mentioned only) Europa (Mentioned only) Kepler Central Academy (First appearance) Aionian Campus (First appearance) Caldera (First appearance) Exile's Accord (First appearance) Augur's Bethel (First appearance) Curtilage Divide (First appearance) Outer Steppes (First appearance) Outer Wastes (First appearance) The Stacks (First appearance) The Gorge Assimilated Easement (First appearance) The Stellar Sink (First appearance) The Singularity (First appearance) Mars (Mentioned only) Mercury (Mentioned only) Corridors of Time (Mentioned only) Infinite Forest (Mentioned only) Moon (Mentioned only) Neptune (Mentioned only) Neomuna (Mentioned only) Nessus (Mentioned only) Riis (Mentioned only) Saturn (Mentioned only) Enceladus (Mentioned only) Hyperion (Mentioned only) Torobatl (Mentioned only) Unknown Space Unknown Periphery (First appearance) The Nursery (First appearance) Fallow Pavilion (First appearance) The Chambers (First appearance) Velocity's Tomb (First appearance) Venus (Mentioned only) Ishtar Sink (Mentioned only) Ishtar Cliffs (Mentioned only) The Citadel (Mentioned only) Vex Network (Mentioned only)

Events Collapse (Mentioned only) City Age (Mentioned only) Dark Age (Mentioned only) Golden Age (Mentioned only) Space Age (First mentioned) Vehicles, equipment, and technology Altar of Relativity (First appearance) Dreadnaught (Mentioned only) Ghost shell Conditional Shell (First appearance) Devouring Shell (First appearance) Dropped Beat Shell (First appearance) First Contact Shell (First appearance) Grillmaster Shell (First appearance) Leo-Fi Shell (First appearance) Net-Purr Shell (First appearance) Quarter Quartz Shell (First appearance) Soloist Shell (First appearance) Sweetheart Shell (First appearance) Titan's Command Shell (First appearance) Twin-Hull Shell (First appearance) Wild Containment Shell (First appearance) Implement of Curiosity (First appearance) Jumpship Collection Call (First appearance) Confidence of Command (First appearance) Daemonflight (First appearance) Flying Ace (First appearance) Kismet Skim (First appearance) Leonine Fidelity (First appearance) Oort Explorer JS-8 (First appearance) Purrfect Splice (First appearance) Singular Condition (First appearance) Soundspeed Skipper (First appearance) Unleashed (First appearance) Pyramid (Mentioned only) Relocator (First appearance) Skimmer Overdrive Drift (First appearance) Sparrow BST-77 Containment Transport (First appearance) Cyber Jockey (First appearance) Doubled Outrigger (First appearance) Enneachord (First appearance) Face of the Lion (First appearance) Megalodasher (First appearance) Neon Scratch (First appearance) One End (First appearance) Point of Divergence (First appearance) Skimmed Surface (First appearance) Snarling Mask (First appearance) The Stalwart (First appearance) Titanium Tyrant (First appearance) The Derelict The Device (Indirect mention) The Haul Weapons and armor Weapons Auto Rifle Ahab Char (First appearance) Auric Disabler (First appearance) Cusp Sempiternal (First appearance) Giver's Blessing (First appearance) Intercalary (First appearance) Combat Bow Mercury-A (First appearance) Fortunate Star Opaque Hourglass (First appearance) Pre Astyanax IV Fusion Rifle Finite Maybe (First appearance) Lionfish-4fr (First appearance) Telesto (Mentioned only) Grenade Launcher Festival Flight (First appearance) Outrageous Fortune The Ever-Present (First appearance) Theodolite (First appearance) Hand Cannon Agape (First appearance) Aureus Neutralizer (First appearance) Graviton Spike (First appearance) Phoneutria Fera (First appearance) Solemn Remembrance (First appearance) Linear Fusion Rifle Boomslang-4fr (First appearance) Machine Gun Ulterior Observation (First appearance) Unwavering Duty Pulse Rifle Cusp Sempiternal (First appearance) Last Thursday (First appearance) Mint Retrograde (First appearance) Stars in Shadow Rocket Launcher The When and Where (First appearance) Whirling Ovation (First appearance) Scout Rifle Aisha's Embrace Jurisprudent (First appearance) Sublimation (First appearance) Third Iteration (First appearance) Shotgun Precipial (First appearance) Pure Recollection (First appearance) Starscape Null (First appearance) Trachinus (First appearance) Sidearm Faustus Decline (First appearance) Forgiveness Returned Memory (First appearance) Sniper Rifle Lance Ephemeral (First appearance) New Land Beyond (First appearance) Shoreline Dissident (First appearance) Submachine Gun Antedate (First appearance) Qua Nilus II (First appearance) Yeartide Apex (First appearance) Sword Aurora Dawn (First appearance) Synaceia (First appearance) Trace Rifle Ribbontail (First appearance) Armor AION Adapter Suit (First appearance) AION Renewal Suit (First appearance) Bushido Suit (First appearance) Collective Psyche Suit (First appearance) Eunoia (First appearance) Last Discipline Suit (First appearance) Lustrous Suit (First appearance) Melas Panoplia (First appearance) Moirai (First appearance) Techsec Suit (First appearance) Wayward Psyche Suit (First appearance) Miscellaneous Athenaeum World (Mentioned only) Bane Dark matter Mattermorph (First appearance) Matterspark (First appearance) Darkness (Mentioned only) Echoes Echo of Command Echo of Navigation (Mentioned only) Ghost Community Theater (Mentioned only) Oryx the Nightmare Daddy (Mentioned only) Light (Mentioned only)

Trivia

• The Edge of Fate has a number of achievements:
  • Being the first main line DLC to not ship with a Strike.
  • The second main line DLC to have one new enemy unit for the Fallen and Vex.
• At the release of Edge of Fate, the voice actors for Ikora Rey, Orin and Chioma Esi were unavailable for recording and had other voice actors as a placeholder, with Debra Wilson voicing Ikora and Chioma. This voicelines would be redubbed with the release of the Ash & Iron update.
• The Edge of Fate was known by the codename Codename: Apollo before the expansion's title was officially announced.

Marketing

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate | Reveal Event Teaser

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate | Cinematic Trailer

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate | Official Gameplay Reveal

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate | Reveal Livestream Recap

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate Developer Insights | Mysteries of Kepler

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate | Launch Trailer

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate | Developer Livestream II Recap

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate Developer Insights | Taking Control

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate | Shooting Range Highlight

Promotional Images

Concept Art

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References

Preceded by The Final Shape

The Edge of Fate

Succeeded by Renegades