Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is a story expansion for Bungie's online shooter. The campaign revolves around Savathûn, the Witch Queen, and her Hive warriors, who suddenly can use the powers of Light. Guardians follow their trail into a new game world and try to find out how the enemies gained their abilities.

The expansion adds a new campaign, the Throne World, new gear and the raid “Schwur des Schülers” to Destiny 2. The Destiny 2 base game is required to play.

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen was released on Feb 22, 2022. The expansion launched at the same time for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. It requires Destiny 2 as the base game.

The new locations and the campaign are part of the same expansion. Various special editions were offered separately at launch.

The expansion launched natively on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Destiny 2 is required as the base game on all five platforms. The expansion can be played with Destiny 2's existing online features and fireteams.

On PC, the content distributed via Steam is available for Windows. Bungie also supports cross-save and crossplay in Destiny 2.

In Savathûn's Throne World, Guardians fight the Luminous Brood. These Hive enemies use familiar Super abilities and can be revived after defeat. This makes encounters demand more than the usual clearing of large enemy groups.

The campaign offers a normal and a Legend difficulty. On Legend, enemies attack harder and take more punishment. Additional rewards are offered for completing all missions at this level. The story can be played solo or with a fireteam.

“Schwur des Schülers” is the expansion's raid. It adds demanding cooperative battles and puzzles to the campaign for a well-coordinated fireteam.

The Witch Queen is itself an add-on to Destiny 2. Time-limited seasons and separate bundles are not the same as the permanently available campaign.

On PC, the expansion requires the Windows version of Destiny 2 and a broadband internet connection. The minimum requirements listed on Steam include Windows 10 64-bit, 6 GB RAM and a GeForce GTX 660, GTX 1050 or Radeon HD 7850. For higher settings, Steam recommends 8 GB RAM and a more powerful graphics card.

The storage space actually needed depends on your current Destiny 2 installation. Bungie updates the install size with larger game updates.

With The Witch Queen, Bungie introduced the Glaive as a new weapon class. It combines melee strikes with projectiles and a chargeable energy shield. The choice between attack and defense makes it especially interesting for close-quarters encounters.

Weapon crafting at the Enclave was also added: once a matching blueprint is unlocked, certain weapons can be forged with chosen traits and adjusted later. Not every weapon in the game can be crafted.

The new destination combines swamps and ruins with a huge palace complex. Guardians collect clues, complete campaign missions and unlock activities outside the main story there. The environment reflects the Witch Queen's conflicting power: Hive architecture and radiant fortress structures stand side by side.

The “Wellspring” source also added its own activity for six players. It is designed around loot and weapons from the Throne World.

The Steam version features German menus, subtitles and voice-over. The campaign can be played solo or in online co-op. The raid and other activities follow the multiplayer rules of Destiny 2.