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Despite her power and efforts, Savathûn was defeated. In her final moments, the Witch Queen admits that she miscalculated but that the Guardian had done the same, being so protective of the Traveler, they wouldn't allow her to protect it. Nonetheless, Savathûn states that The Witness is coming, that the game is theirs to play now, whether to win or to lose before ultimately collapsing. As her Ghost, Immaru, observes his dead Lightbearer, held at gunpoint by the Guardian, he escapes as the Traveler returns back to the Last City in a massive flash of Light. Though Immaru had escaped, and now leads the Lucent Brood in Savathûn's stead, Ikora nonetheless took her defeat as a win, with the Guardian proclaiming that they must now prepare themselves for the Witness's return and prevent another Collapse.

===Contingencies===

{{Hide|title=Spoilers for Season of the Witch content|As the Coalition sought a method to stop the Witness from fulfilling its plans inside the shell of the Traveler, they were directed towards one individual in particular: Savathûn. Ahsa, a survivor of the species that became the Worms, advised them that only she held the knowledge on how to follow the Witness through the portal. With this knowledge in hand, Ikora, Eris and the Guardian confronted Immaru, Savathûn's ghost, and attempted to strike a bargain. If the Vanguard gave over Savathûn's body and allowed her resurrection, she would provide the secrets they desired. However, as expected of the Witch Queen herself, she had already planned for such a situation to occur. Instead, using Immaru as a proxy, she countered their bargain with one of her own: Defeat her sister Xivu Arath, and all will be revealed.

Savathûn had prepared many recordings prior to her death, guiding the Vanguard through a hidden location in her Throne World called the Spire of Savathûn. The Guardian summoned and ascended the Spire, under the directions of Immaru, being informed that the secret to the defeat of Xivu Arath lay within. As progression was made, Savathûn's voice from the past relayed that the method to defeat Xivu Arath lay in becoming her equal, a Hive being itself. Addressing Eris directly in the recordings, she dared the Lightless Guardian to step up to the task. Understanding the risks in engaging in Sword Logic, but knowing it was the only step forward, Eris played to the Witch Queen's desires, engaging in a ritual within the Spire to become a nascent Hive god. The bargain had been accepted.}}

==Legacy==

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As the Hive God of lies, cunning and trickery, Savathûn thrives on deceiving and outsmarting both her opponents and supposed allies. Nearly every word she speaks is calculated to misdirect and manipulate, and her true motivations at any given moment are shrouded by the web of rumors and false leads she spins about herself. Even during the one occasion on which she threw herself upon on the goodwill of her former enemies - [[Mara Sov]] and the [[Guardian]]s - she spent her entire captivity toying with her benefactors until she was silenced. It is very clear that Savathûn takes a great amount of amusement and satisfaction in her schemes leaving her enemies confused, suspicious and enraged as they struggle to discern the truth hidden beneath her web of lies and tricks.

Despite serving the [[Worm Gods]] and the [[Darkness]] for eons, Savathûn has always displayed more skepticism and hesitancy about the righteousness of the Hive's cause than her siblings, despite the fact that she encouraged them to follow her into the deep and meet the Worm Gods. Several of her most elaborate schemes have revolved around trying to rid herself and her Hive subjects of the burden imposed by their Worm symbiotes, such as her plot to use the [[Dreaming City]] (and subsequently the [[Distributary]]) as a "murder battery" to feed her Worm with less effort on her part. Given this and her inherently deceitful nature, it is perhaps unsurprising that she would eventually choose to betray the Darkness and actively work toward freeing herself from its influence by seeking the Light. Despite becoming a lightbearer, Savathûn remains the god of deceit she has always been, as she aims to hoard the Light for herself and her Lucent Brood, and seems to have no interest in lending her support to the [[Vanguard]] or the [[Guardians]], whom her Brood ~~continues~~ to oppose after her death.

Despite serving the [[Worm Gods]] and the [[Darkness]] for eons, Savathûn has always displayed more skepticism and hesitancy about the righteousness of the Hive's cause than her siblings, despite the fact that she encouraged them to follow her into the deep and meet the Worm Gods. Several of her most elaborate schemes have revolved around trying to rid herself and her Hive subjects of the burden imposed by their Worm symbiotes, such as her plot to use the [[Dreaming City]] (and subsequently the [[Distributary]]) as a "murder battery" to feed her Worm with less effort on her part. Given this and her inherently deceitful nature, it is perhaps unsurprising that she would eventually choose to betray the Darkness and actively work toward freeing herself from its influence by seeking the Light. Despite becoming a lightbearer, Savathûn remains the god of deceit she has always been, as she aims to hoard the Light for herself and her Lucent Brood, and seems to have no interest in lending her support to the [[Vanguard]] or the [[Guardians]], whom her Brood continue to oppose after her death.

However, Savathûn's chief weakness is her overconfidence in her belief that she has all the cards, that she truly knows the whole truth while others are lost in searching for it. When the Guardian showed her a piece of her past that she was completely unaware of, including the secret that the Witness had lied to her at the very beginning, Savathûn, for the first time, lost composure and flew into a rage. Incensed that the Guardians are using her own tricks against her, Savathûn discarded her usual scheming, calm and focused self and began ranting against the Guardian as they undid her plans. Ultimately, after being defeated and brought low by the Guardian, Savathûn admitted she had miscalculated, but accused the Guardian of having done the same by not letting her protect the Traveler from the Black Fleet and the Witness, with whom the Last City would now have to deal with by themselves.

~~However, Savathûn's chief weakness is her overconfidence~~ in her ~~belief that she has all the cards~~, ~~that she truly knows the whole truth while others are lost in searching for it~~. ~~When the Guardian showed~~ her ~~a piece of her past that~~ she ~~was completely unaware~~ of~~, including~~ the ~~secret that the Witness had lied to her at the very beginning, Savathûn, for the first time, lost composure and flew into a rage~~. ~~Incensed that the Guardians are using her own tricks against~~ her, ~~Savathûn discarded her usual scheming, calm~~ and ~~focused self and began ranting against the Guardian as they undid~~ her plans. ~~Ultimately, after being defeated and brought low by~~ the ~~Guardian~~, ~~Savathûn admitted she had miscalculated, but accused~~ the ~~Guardian~~ of ~~having done the same by not letting her protect the Traveler from the Black Fleet and the Witness~~, ~~with whom~~ the ~~Last City would now have to deal by themselves~~.

She also reveals a marked lack of value in the life of those around her, even her close allies. In her early experiments with Light, she gladly slew both Hive and Hive Ghost alike to investigate properties of the Light.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/sparagmos</ref> Her "arcane oubliette" in her Throne World also contains Lucent Hive, thrown in and forgotten about until required for her experiments or plans. She also encourages the Vanguard to kill her birth sister Xivu Arath, though claims that to kill another is to display the height of your love, under the Sword Logic.

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 Despite her power and efforts, Savathûn was defeated. In her final moments, the Witch Queen admits that she miscalculated but that the Guardian had done the same, being so protective of the Traveler, they wouldn't allow her to protect it. Nonetheless, Savathûn states that The Witness is coming, that the game is theirs to play now, whether to win or to lose before ultimately collapsing. As her Ghost, Immaru, observes his dead Lightbearer, held at gunpoint by the Guardian, he escapes as the Traveler returns back to the Last City in a massive flash of Light. Though Immaru had escaped, and now leads the Lucent Brood in Savathûn's stead, Ikora nonetheless took her defeat as a win, with the Guardian proclaiming that they must now prepare themselves for the Witness's return and prevent another Collapse.
+===Contingencies===
+{{Hide|title=Spoilers for Season of the Witch content|As the Coalition sought a method to stop the Witness from fulfilling its plans inside the shell of the Traveler, they were directed towards one individual in particular: Savathûn. Ahsa, a survivor of the species that became the Worms, advised them that only she held the knowledge on how to follow  the Witness through the portal. With this knowledge in hand, Ikora, Eris and the Guardian confronted Immaru, Savathûn's ghost, and attempted to strike a bargain. If the Vanguard gave over Savathûn's body and allowed her resurrection, she would provide the secrets they desired. However, as expected of the Witch Queen herself, she had already planned for such a situation to occur. Instead, using Immaru as a proxy, she countered their bargain with one of her own: Defeat her sister Xivu Arath, and all will be revealed.
+Savathûn had prepared many recordings prior to her death, guiding the Vanguard through a hidden location in her Throne World called the Spire of Savathûn. The Guardian summoned and ascended the Spire, under the directions of Immaru, being informed that the secret to the defeat of Xivu Arath lay within. As progression was made, Savathûn's voice from the past relayed that the method to defeat Xivu Arath lay in becoming her equal, a Hive being itself. Addressing Eris directly in the recordings, she dared the Lightless Guardian to step up to the task. Understanding the risks in engaging in Sword Logic, but knowing it was the only step forward, Eris played to the Witch Queen's desires, engaging in a ritual within the Spire to become a nascent Hive god. The bargain had been accepted.}}
 ==Legacy==
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 As the Hive God of lies, cunning and trickery, Savathûn thrives on deceiving and outsmarting both her opponents and supposed allies. Nearly every word she speaks is calculated to misdirect and manipulate, and her true motivations at any given moment are shrouded by the web of rumors and false leads she spins about herself. Even during the one occasion on which she threw herself upon on the goodwill of her former enemies - [[Mara Sov]] and the [[Guardian]]s - she spent her entire captivity toying with her benefactors until she was silenced. It is very clear that Savathûn takes a great amount of amusement and satisfaction in her schemes leaving her enemies confused, suspicious and enraged as they struggle to discern the truth hidden beneath her web of lies and tricks.
-Despite serving the [[Worm Gods]] and the [[Darkness]] for eons, Savathûn has always displayed more skepticism and hesitancy about the righteousness of the Hive's cause than her siblings, despite the fact that she encouraged them to follow her into the deep and meet the Worm Gods. Several of her most elaborate schemes have revolved around trying to rid herself and her Hive subjects of the burden imposed by their Worm symbiotes, such as her plot to use the [[Dreaming City]] (and subsequently the [[Distributary]]) as a "murder battery" to feed her Worm with less effort on her part. Given this and her inherently deceitful nature, it is perhaps unsurprising that she would eventually choose to betray the Darkness and actively work toward freeing herself from its influence by seeking the Light. Despite becoming a lightbearer, Savathûn remains the god of deceit she has always been, as she aims to hoard the Light for herself and her Lucent Brood, and seems to have no interest in lending her support to the [[Vanguard]] or the [[Guardians]], whom her Brood continues to oppose after her death.
+Despite serving the [[Worm Gods]] and the [[Darkness]] for eons, Savathûn has always displayed more skepticism and hesitancy about the righteousness of the Hive's cause than her siblings, despite the fact that she encouraged them to follow her into the deep and meet the Worm Gods. Several of her most elaborate schemes have revolved around trying to rid herself and her Hive subjects of the burden imposed by their Worm symbiotes, such as her plot to use the [[Dreaming City]] (and subsequently the [[Distributary]]) as a "murder battery" to feed her Worm with less effort on her part. Given this and her inherently deceitful nature, it is perhaps unsurprising that she would eventually choose to betray the Darkness and actively work toward freeing herself from its influence by seeking the Light. Despite becoming a lightbearer, Savathûn remains the god of deceit she has always been, as she aims to hoard the Light for herself and her Lucent Brood, and seems to have no interest in lending her support to the [[Vanguard]] or the [[Guardians]], whom her Brood continue to oppose after her death.
+However, Savathûn's chief weakness is her overconfidence in her belief that she has all the cards, that she truly knows the whole truth while others are lost in searching for it. When the Guardian showed her a piece of her past that she was completely unaware of, including the secret that the Witness had lied to her at the very beginning, Savathûn, for the first time, lost composure and flew into a rage. Incensed that the Guardians are using her own tricks against her, Savathûn discarded her usual scheming, calm and focused self and began ranting against the Guardian as they undid her plans. Ultimately, after being defeated and brought low by the Guardian, Savathûn admitted she had miscalculated, but accused the Guardian of having done the same by not letting her protect the Traveler from the Black Fleet and the Witness, with whom the Last City would now have to deal with by themselves.
-However, Savathûn's chief weakness is her overconfidence in her belief that she has all the cards, that she truly knows the whole truth while others are lost in searching for it. When the Guardian showed her a piece of her past that she was completely unaware of, including the secret that the Witness had lied to her at the very beginning, Savathûn, for the first time, lost composure and flew into a rage. Incensed that the Guardians are using her own tricks against her, Savathûn discarded her usual scheming, calm and focused self and began ranting against the Guardian as they undid her plans. Ultimately, after being defeated and brought low by the Guardian, Savathûn admitted she had miscalculated, but accused the Guardian of having done the same by not letting her protect the Traveler from the Black Fleet and the Witness, with whom the Last City would now have to deal by themselves.
+She also reveals a marked lack of value in the life of those around her, even her close allies. In her early experiments with Light, she gladly slew both Hive and Hive Ghost alike to investigate properties of the Light.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/sparagmos</ref> Her "arcane oubliette" in her Throne World also contains Lucent Hive, thrown in and forgotten about until required for her experiments or plans. She also encourages the Vanguard to kill her birth sister Xivu Arath, though claims that to kill another is to display the height of your love, under the Sword Logic.
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