Season of the Chosen

Season of the Chosen
Start date:	February 9th, 2021
End date:	May 11th, 2021
Previous season:	Season of the Hunt
Next season:	TBA

"I'll sharpen my gilded knife, and see you both on the battlefield."

— Empress Caiatl

Season of the Chosen is the thirteenth season of Destiny 2, currently scheduled to begin on February 9th, 2021 and end on May 11th, 2021. It features the Cabal proposing an alliance with Humanity to purge the Hive from the system.

Description

"THE NEW EMPRESS: With the Pyramids and Xivu Arath destabilizing the system, Empress Caiatl, leader of the Cabal and daughter of Calus, seeks an alliance. But when she demands more than Zavala can offer, negotiations collapse, and Guardians must become the tip of the spear that strikes at her growing war council."

— Season description

This new season brings with it a new three-player matchmaking activity: Battlegrounds, in which the Guardians will challenge Caiatl's champions in ritual combat. This activity will be overseen from the H.E.L.M., a Vanguard staging ground in The Last City which will include a war table and an updated Umbral Decoder. The Guardian Games will also return this season as each class fights for the honor of proving themselves the best.

Features

New Story Missions

• Presage (Exotic quest mission)

New & Remastered Strikes

• The Devil's Lair
• Fallen S.A.B.E.R.
• Proving Grounds

New Loot

Over twenty-five new weapons, including two new exotic weapons and Nightfall exclusive loot.

New Lore Books

• Empress
• From the Front
• Captain's Log

Battlegrounds

• Behemoth
• Cleansing
• Hailstone
• Oracle

Appearances

Characters Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies Aisha (Mentioned only) Anastasia Bray (Mentioned only) Elisabeth Bray Cayde-6 (Mentioned only) Clip (Mentioned only) The Crow Yara Croy (Mentioned only) The Drifter (character) Efrideet (Mentioned only) Saladin Forge Gaelin-4 (Mentioned only) Gilgamesh (First appearance) Glint (Mentioned only) The Guardian Amanda Holliday Nora Holliday (Mentioned only) Tyra Karn (Mentioned only) Katabasis (First appearance) Leitka (First mentioned) Aunor Mahal (Mentioned only) V. Maier (First mentioned) Eris Morn (Mentioned only) Osiris Panesh (First mentioned) Rahool (Mentioned only) Rasputin (Mentioned only) Reed-7 (Mentioned only) Ikora Rey (Mentioned only) Sadhij Khuruf (Mentioned only) Sagira (Mentioned only) Saint-14 Shaxx Shiro-4 (Mentioned only) Sloane (Mentioned only) Sola Scath (Mentioned only) Shayura (Mentioned only) Targe Trestin (Mentioned only) Chalco Yong (Mentioned only) Zavala The Cabal Empire Acrius (Mentioned only) Ahztja (First mentioned) Amsot (First mentioned) Bahr'Toran (First mentioned) Basilius the Golem (First appearance) Ca'aurg (First mentioned) Empress Caiatl (First appearance) Emperor Calus (Mentioned only) Castus (Mentioned only) Valus Cau'tor (First mentioned) Dhutus (First mentioned) Commander Dracus (First appearance) Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer (Mentioned only) Gharhet (First mentioned) Dominus Ghaul (Mentioned only) Ignovun, Chosen of the Cabal (First appearance) Ixel, the Far-Reaching (First appearance) Val Ma'rag (First appearance) Qinziq (First mentioned) Ta'nam (First mentioned) Taurun (First mentioned) Tha'arec (First mentioned) Than'grot, Loyal to Caiatl (First appearance) Thur'Ak (First mentioned) Ticuu (First mentioned) Tlamus (First mentioned) Umun'arath (Mentioned only) Val'ast (First mentioned) Vargessus (First mentioned) Vatoc (First mentioned) Yirix (First mentioned) The Fallen Arrha, Spider's Associate (Mentioned only) Avrok, Spider's Associate (Mentioned only) Eramis, Kell of Darkness (Mentioned only) Fikrul, the Fanatic (Mentioned only) Locus of Communion (First appearance) Mithrax, Kell of Light (Mentioned only) Sepiks Prime The Spider (Mentioned only) The Hive Oryx, the Taken King (Mentioned only) Savathûn, the Witch Queen (Mentioned only) Xivu Arath, God of War (Mentioned only) Xol, Will of the Thousands (Mentioned only) Other Characters Clovis Bray I (Mentioned only) Irkyn La, the First Host (First mentioned) Lucia (Mentioned only) Species Awoken Cabal Centurion Incendior Legionary Phalanx Exo Fallen Servitor Shank Hive Acolyte Knight Shrieker Thrall Wizard Humanity Psion Scorn Abomination Chieftain Lurker Raider Ravager Screeb Stalker Taken (Mentioned only) Tiiarn (First mentioned) Organizations Caiatl's Emissaries Cryptarch Future War Cult (Mentioned only) Häkke (Mentioned only) House of Light (Mentioned only) House of Salvation (Mentioned only) Imperial Cabal (First appearance) War Council (First mentioned) Iron Lords Loyalists (Mentioned only) Shadows of Calus (Mentioned only) Praetorate (Mentioned only) Red Legion Tex Mechanica (Mentioned only) Tribe Kiraulc (First mentioned) Vanguard The Hidden (Mentioned only) Hunter Titan (class) Warlock Xivu Arath's Horde (Mentioned only) Locations Aark (First mentioned) Earth Cosmodrome European Dead Zone The Reservoir The Last City H.E.L.M. (First appearance) Peregrine District (Mentioned only) Tower (Destiny 2) Europa Cadmus Ridge Mars (Mentioned only) Neptune (Mentioned only) Nessus Phobos (Mentioned only) Reef Sol System Torobatl (Mentioned only) Tor'trol (First mentioned) Uranus (Mentioned only) Venus (Mentioned only)

Events The Almighty Crisis (Mentioned only) Battle of the Twilight Gap (Mentioned only) Clash of the Chosen (First appearance) Fall of Torobatl (First mentioned) Guardian Games Hive-Cabal War Red War (Mentioned only) Vehicles, Equipment, and Technology The Almighty (Mentioned only) Cabal Carrier Glykon Volatus (First appearance) Cabal warship Barbatos Rex (First mentioned) Eligos Lex V (First appearance) Ghost Shells Celestial Shell (First appearance) Challenger Shell (First appearance) Gigantes Shell (First appearance) In Memoriam Shell (First appearance) Metropolis Shell (First appearance) Synchrotron Shell (First appearance) Taurus Shell (First appearance) Veloce Shell (First appearance) Imperial Land Tank Halphas Electus (First appearance) Jumpship Celestial Kestral (First appearance) Gigantes Carrier (First appearance) High Gravitas (First appearance) Metropolitan Frigate (First appearance) Synchrotron Advancer (First appearance) Taurus Rocketeer (First appearance) Winds of Changes (First appearance) The Leviathan (Mentioned only) Castellum (Mentioned only) Tribute Hall (Mentioned only) Scorpius Sparrow Celestial Horn (First appearance) Gigantes Roamer (First appearance) Metropolitan Cutter (First appearance) Paradigm Shift (First appearance) Synchrotron Accelerator (First appearance) Taurus Firecracker (First appearance) Veloce Cruiser (First appearance) Vita Brevis (First appearance) Thresher Traveler Cage (Mentioned only) Tombship (Mentioned only) Weapons and Armor Auto Rifle Shadow Price Combat Bow Holless-IV (First appearance) Imperial Needle (First appearance) Ticcu's Divination (First appearance) Cuirass of the Falling Star (First appearance) Fusion rifle Cartesian Coordinate Trinary System (First appearance) Grenade launcher Salvager's Salvo (First appearance) Hand cannon Bottom Dollar (First appearance) Igneous Hammer (First appearance) The Palindrome Linear fusion rifle Tarantula Threaded Needle (First appearance) Machine gun Exitus Mk.1 (First appearance) THE SWARM Mantle of Battle Harmony (First appearance) Omnioculus (First appearance) Praefectus Suit (First appearance) Pulse rifle The Messenger The Messenger (Adept) The Third Axiom (First appearance) The Time-Worn Spire Pyrrhic Ascent Suit (Hunter) (First appearance) Pyrrhic Ascent Suit (Titan) (First appearance) Pyrrhic Ascent Suit (Warlock) (First appearance) Rocket launcher Code Duello (First appearance) Royal Entry (First appearance) Scout rifle Dead Man's Tale (First appearance) Eternal Blazon Shotgun Retrofuturist Sidearm Brass Attacks (First appearance) The Keening (First appearance) Slug Rifle Sniper rifle Far Future (First appearance) Frozen Orbit (First appearance) Submachine gun Extraordinary Rendition (First appearance) Multimach CCX Sword Sola's Scar (First appearance) Wire Rifle Miscellaneous Arc Bell of Conquests (First appearance) Cabal Emperor Chalice of Opulence Crown of Sorrow Ether Hammer of Proving (First appearance) Rite of Proving (First appearance) Solar Soulfire Stasis Void

Trivia

• Season of the Chosen is the first season to introduce three Strikes.
  • Two of those three Strikes are returning Strikes from Destiny, with the last being a new strike.