Destiny 2 The Final Shape: Release date, new Raid, Prismatic subclass, more
BungieThe Final Shape expansion is the epic conclusion to the Light and Darkness saga in Destiny 2. Here is all you need to know about Destiny 2 The Final Shape, including new weapons, Subclasses, release date, Power Level changes, and more.
Destiny 2‘s The Final Shape DLC is the most anticipated one yet, as it’s set to feature a lot of new content, including activities, weapons, and subclasses, as well as a new enemy race.
Here’s everything you need to know about The Final Shape expansion in Destiny 2.
- The Final Shape release date
- The Final Shape story campaign
- New Supers & Subclass
- New Enemies
- New Weapons
- Destiny 2 The Final Shape gear and Power Level changes
- Seasonal Armor
- New Raid
- Seasonal Content
- The Final Shape Collector’s Edition Price and rewards
Destiny 2 The Final Shape release date
Destiny 2 The Final Shape Expansion is scheduled for June 4, 2024, and will be available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.
Just like every other expansion so far, The Final Shape is also expected to go live at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST, after the weekly reset.
Destiny 2 The Final Shape Collector’s Edition price & rewards
The Final Shape Collector’s Edition will bring a lot of goodies, including a Standing Model of Destiny 1 Tower hub, in a polished metal design, with magnetic applications that allow you to place little models of the Vanguard’s three leaders (Cayde, Ikora, and Zavala) and trigger iconic dialogues and sounds.
It will also include Lore Books, the OST, and more incredible-looking merchandise. The Final Shape Collector’s Edition can be acquired in the Bungie Store for $275 US / $372.79 CAD / £215.92 GBP.
Destiny 2 The Final Shape story campaign
While there’s not much information about The Final Shape story in Destiny 2 at this point, Guardians will be traveling into the Pale Heart of the Traveler, to prevent the Witness from creating the Final Shape of Light and Darkness.
The storyline might also see us revive Cayde-6 and a host of other fallen Guardians, in an attempt to quell the forces of the Witness.
Destiny 2 The Final Shape new Supers & Subclass
New subclasses are coming to Destiny 2 in The Final Shape expansion, and here’s a full rundown of each of them.
Twilight Arsenal (Titan)
Titan’s new Void Super coming to Destiny 2 The Final Shape will allow them to unleash powerful blasts of Void energy by wielding a throwable two-handed axe. The weapon lands and creates a slowing orb of pulsating Void energy, damaging enemies and staying in place. Teammates then can pick up the Axes and wield them as Melee weapons.
The new Void subclass will allow the Titans to hold their grenade buttons to charge up a portable shield bubble that absorbs damage and then releases it for a devastating Void explosion.
Song of Flame (Warlock)
In Destiny 2 the Final Shape, the Warlock’s new super is called Song of Flame, and it will create an overcharged surge of solar power that Warlocks can now wield, and it will be the second first-person Super available in the game. The Warlock can cast a grenade that will become sentient and follow enemies, marking and damaging them.
It will also gain access to a powerful blast that can be cast by aiming and shooting in first-person mode. At the same time, it will overcharge all solar weapons around them, buffing the power of their squads.
Here’s new gameplay footage of Destiny 2 The Final Shape’s new Song of Flame Warlock Super. The footage also showcases some of the new Warlock Solar Aspects that will be available with the release of the expansion.
Storm’s Edge (Hunter)
In Destiny 2 The Final Shape, the Hunter’s new Storm’s Edge Super will involve casting a powerful Arc current through their knives and throwing it, then teleporting to the location where you throw it to perform a powerful circle sweep that annihilates enemies. You cast it three times in a row, which would make the Hunters even more nimble and fast. It’s all about repositioning and doing tons of damage.
Here’s additional footage on the new Hunter Super coming to Destiny 2, the Final Shape, including combat gameplay, new Arc Aspects, and a rundown on its new ability set.
Prismatic subclass
This new subclass lets you combine your Light and Darkness powers into one and allows you to use them on the battlefield. With this subclass, Bungie is making Guardians accurate to the lore, where they could use whatever power they wanted at will.
If you’re using the Prismatic subclass, then you’ll have to fill two Super bars to achieve Transcendence. When you do this, you’ll gain a special grenade that combines two subclasses, depending on which class you’re on.
Destiny 2 The Final Shape new enemies
In The Final Shape, the Witness will unleash his new army known as The Dredge. This army is made up of Tormentors, Subjugators, Weavers, and Attendants.
According to Bungie, Subjugators will spawn with a screech from the Pyramid background sound in the middle of the battlefield filled with enemies, along with new enemies. It seems like they will bring enemy reinforcements and play the role of “commanders” of the Witness Forces.
BungieDestiny 2 The Final Shape new Weapons
Destiny 2 has always been a looter shooter, and with the arrival of The Final Shape, players will be able to pick from a new arsenal of Exotic Weapons and Legendary Weapon archetypes and some renewed and empowered classic Destiny 1 Exotics.
New Exotic Weapons in Destiny 2 The Final Shape
Tessellation
This new Exotic Stasis/Strand Fusion Rifle acts similarly to the Forerunner Exotic by “swallowing your grenade” and charging it into the weapon to shoot Linear Fusion Rifle-like powered shots.
BungieThe weapon will also adapt to your current Darkness Subclass equipped, allowing you to finally have three darkness-powered weapons equipped at the same time. Players will be able to unlock this weapon immediately by pre-ordering The Final Shape expansion.
Golden Gun Sniper rifle
This new weapon was only partially revealed. For the moment, we know it’s a sniper solar rifle and, according to Bungie: “It will give the same feeling as Hunters casting their Golden Gun.” So probably an exotic weapon, a high caliber slow-firing Sniper Rifle, similar to White Nail.
BungieThe most recent information revealed by Bungie devs would suggest that this could be a new Exotic Quest Weapon coming with the first part of the Episodic releases after The Final Shape. This would suggest that these “Episodes” will carry the tradition of each season offering a brand new Exotic Weapon for Destiny 2 players.
Destiny 1 Exotics returning to Destiny 2 The Final Shape
Some Iconic weapons from Destiny 1 are returning to the game in new forms or at least, according to Bungie, they will have upgrades to standardize them to current Exotic and Legendary mechanics.
The Khvostov 7G-0X Auto-Rifle is making a comeback. It is rumored that it could make a comeback in the seasons prior to The Final Shape release. This is one of the weapons confirmed to be returning from Destiny 1.
The Red Death is also making a comeback as a solar weapon pulse rifle that apparently will have the Scorch Feature and area damage. And, according to Joe Blackburn’s words: “It’s a great deal in PVE, and players will be able to claim it from day one.” So it seems that it will be delivered along with seasonal content.
New weapon Archetypes in Destiny 2 The Final Shape
Destiny 2 The Final Shape expansion will be welcoming one new Weapon Archetype to their already crowded roster.
Support Auto-Rifles will be the new auto-rifle archetype that switches from a slow-firing damage burst to shooting healing bullets. They will be Legendary weapons, and according to the Bungie team, they are intended to change the meta and add utility to the game.
Destiny 2 The Final Shape gear and Power Level changes
Bungie will be reworking the gear Power Level in Destiny 2 The Final Shape, as mentioned in the This Week At Bungie blog post from April 25.
When the Beyond Light campaign was introduced, Bungie set a Power cap on Legacy gear items, which indicated that they wouldn’t be usable in future campaigns. However, that cap will be removed in The Final Shape, letting you use their favorite items from previous expansions.
The developers will also be tweaking the Power Level in the new expansion and will be renaming it to Power Bands instead. This change is aimed at making the game more accessible to new Lights.
Finally, the Power Level will be Account-wide instead of being restricted to just one character. This will let you play new characters easily without having to worry about grinding activities to bring all your alternate characters at par with your main character with respect to the Power Level of their gear.
Destiny 2 The Final Shape Seasonal Armor
Seasonal Armor for Destiny 2 The Final Shape has not been fully revealed, only teased in a quick shot during the reveal trailer.
BungieWe will add more details as soon as they are revealed and more information about the Seasonal Armor comes up in the official channels.
Destiny 2 The Final Shape New Raid
The new Raid in Destiny 2 The Final Shape is set to release on June 7, three days after the expansion goes live. Bungie is deviating from what has been the norm so far in terms of a new raid release.
With the launch of this new Raid, players will also be able to participate in the World’s First Raid Race where teams will have 48 hours to be the first ones to complete the Raid in Destiny 2 The Final Shape.
Destiny 2 The Final Shape Seasonal Content roadmap
Starting with The Final Shape Expansion, seasonal content in Destiny 2 will now drop as Episodes. Each year will have three episodes, and the ones that drop during The Final Shape will be as follows:
- Episode One (Echoes)
- Episode Two (Revenant)
- Episode Three (Heresy)
With the Raid Race concluding on June 9, 2024, it’s likely that Destiny 2 The Final Shape Episode One: Echoes, will start on June 11.
It will also be more narrative-focused, and deliver the same quality of narrative content they have been trying to convey to the players.
Once the first Episode content drops, they will enter a recursive loop to add more content according to the community needs. So it would seem that Destiny 2 will still be alive after The Final Shape, and the developers didn’t mention anything about Destiny 3 being in their plans either.
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