Destiny 2’s Season of the Haunted is here, and it wastes no time in wrapping Guardians up in the game’s latest tale of horror and valor. The season brings back the Cabal’s planet-eating Leviathan ship with a hellish makeover, turning the location of several raids and the Menagerie into a zone full of Nightmares to fight and secrets to uncover.
Guardians’ first peek at the Derelict Leviathan comes in the Operation: Midas mission, which kicks off the seasonal story and gives players a chance to discover the Cabal ship’s newfound terrors. Seasoned fans may remember the Leviathan’s gleaming halls and luxurious aesthetic, but things have taken a dark turn since the last time we visited.
The Operation: Midas mission reintroduces the Egregore Link mechanic previously seen in the Presage mission that was sunset at the launch of the Witch Queen DLC. Throughout the mission, areas locked off by clouds of a white haze can be passed through by shooting the glowing Egregore spores near each gate.
Players will also meet some of the new enemies Calus has enlisted into his broken empire: Unrelenting Nightmares, towering Cabal Gladiators outfitted with the Emperor’s colors, and the Nightmare enemy red glow. Guardians currently have no options to fight against these enemies, so there will be a few moments throughout the mission and the Season where you’ll have to sneak past them or run away entirely.
Characters will automatically load into the Operation Midas mission upon booting into Destiny 2 for the first time during the Season of the Haunted. In case players have to complete it at another time, the node to access the mission is available in the bottom left corner of the Moon map, above the Derelict Leviathan header.
Playing through the mission unlocks the Bound in Sorrow seasonal quest and also unlocks a quest that culminates in the Sever — Sorrow mission, the first weekly mission of the new storyline. You’ll also be able to explore the Leviathan freely after finishing the mission, a must for completing the objectives on both quests. Happy hunting, Guardian.
