Destiny 2 Witch Queen Checklist: What’s Leaving And What To Do Right Now

Major change is on the horizon for Destiny 2 players, as The Witch Queen expansion launches on February 22. It introduces a ton of new content and significant adjustments to various systems, weapons, and more, but it also coincides with our next run-in with the Destiny Content Vault. That is to say, certain content is being removed from the game–at least temporarily–to make way for new additions and to generally keep Destiny 2 more focused and its file size a bit more manageable. With The Witch Queen’s launch now less than two weeks away, we’ve assembled a list of some critical things you should do right now, either to prepare for the DLC or to ensure you don’t miss out on some especially fun missions.

Finish the Season of the Lost story

This is perhaps the most obvious thing you can do, but it’s nonetheless essential. While seasonal content has not always immediately tied into what comes next, The Witch Queen is very much directly continuing the ongoing story of Savathun, Crow, Mara Sov, and company. As such, you should ensure you’re continuing to rescue the lost Techeuns for Mara, as each increment of the ongoing seasonal story will reveal more about what Savathun has been up to, Mara’s plans for Savathun, the search for Osiris, and Crow continuing to deal with his true identity.

At the time of this writing, we’re at a bit of a standstill as we await the next (and presumably final) leg of this season’s story, but that makes now an even better time to get caught up, so you can experience these final moments along with everyone else during the final week. Fortunately, there’s not a huge amount of grinding involved here–you’ll pretty much bounce between the Astral Alignment activity and the Shattered Realm (with occasional trips to the HELM for story advancements) until you’ve seen all this season’s full narrative.