When was the last Destiny 2 episode? Our band of Guardians has been through a lot recently; we finally faced off against the Witness and, eventually, took it down for good. The future of Destiny is nowhere near the end though, as we've had three episodes to tackle, tied up with a trip to the Dreadnaught.
In an attempt to gear up for the latest Destiny 2 prismatic builds, so no matter what you do, you'll crush it. With a new episode comes new activities, a lovely chunk of story, and new weapons we can play with. Here's everything we know about what comes next during The Final Shape.
Destiny 2 new episode release date
The final episode of Destiny 2, Heresy Act 1, was released on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The Heresy Act 3 release date was April 1, 2025, and it's set to end on July 15, 2025.
Episodes are a move away from the traditional Destiny 2 seasonal format. They last longer and are more integral to the expansion's storyline. Previously, seasons could feel a little disted, and hard to keep up with if you missed a week or two. With the episodic format, Bungie hoped to reinvigorate its offerings with mixed results. However, it was announced in September 2024 that Episodes would be making way for a new content delivery approach in 2025.
Destiny 2 Heresy story
Heresy deals with the Hive Pantheon and approaching new, interesting revelations. "We want to take the Hive Pantheon and shake up the snowglobe," says Bungie. It tests the known relationships of the Hive as we know it. A new eldritch force is shaking things up, bringing us back to the Dreadnaught – a huge Hive ship with a new purpose.
In Act 1, the Dreadnaught has anchored itself to Earth, threatening mass-scale invasion. Oh, joy. Aided by Commander Sloane, the Guardian has to remove the anchors from the planet. In Act 2, after fan-favorite character Eris Morn is seemingly killed, a voice can be heard from the rift that has appeared from where she fell. The Taken King, meanwhile, issues a challenge to the Guardian.
In Act 3, a Hive civil war ensues as Xivu Arath and Savathan make their plays for Eris's throne. Now it's down to the Guardian to keep the Echo out of their hands.
Destiny 2 Heresy activities
Destiny 2 Heresy introduces a radically different activity compared to what we've had in the past in the form of The Nether. This roguelike experience throws all sorts of modifiers and restrictions at you, though if you can muddle through it you'll be rewarded with plenty of shiny new loot, including weapons and upgrades for the Tomb of Want.
Additionally, Heresy has introduced a brand new dungeon, Sundered Doctrine. Keeping the spooky thematic front and center, expect to be besieged by Hive that go 'scree!' in the night.
On March 4, 2025, Bungie revealed all of the new content coming to Act 2 of Heresy, as well as a sneak peek at what Act 3 had in store. While the Act 2 content was interesting enough, Act 3 is where things got really interesting.
Bungie announced a new endgame mode, Rite of the Nine, that is far more casual-friendly than previous content. Sporting three difficulty levels: Explorer, Eternity, and Ultimatum, Rite of the Nine reintroduces three clearable legacy dungeons (Ghost of the Deep, Prophecy, and Spire of the Watcher). Explorer difficulty is the perfect way for newer players to get used to dungeon mechanics, as it introduces tooltips and other aids – a huge win and something that Bungie needs to roll out across other content.
Bungie also announced a Titanfall-esque PvP mode, Heavy Metal. Throughout Heresy's final act, you can get involved with some Brig-on-Drake action – very cool.
Destiny 2 Heresy armor
There are two armor sets confirmed for Heresy. One is very aligned with Eris Morn, and the other is a Dreadnaught navigator-themed set. The weapons, meanwhile, have been peeled back to reveal a new, spooky, bony front.
Destiny 2 Echoes story
Echoes saw us heading to Nessus to deal with a direct result of the mammoth battle with the Witness that was the finale to The Final Shape's campaign. All of the Darkness that was holding this big bad enemy together exploded upon its defeat, colliding with the Light that was manifesting inside the Witness. That collision created an explosion and the Echoes were spread across the game's Sol system.
The first one we found landed on Nessus, and transformed the planet. It changed the entire thing into something it's not supposed to be. The planet's Vex inhabitants were acting a bit strangely, so we worked alongside Failsafe to deal with the threat.
During Act 1 of Echoes, we saw the consequences of where we killed the Witness and how spilling The Witness' memories across the Sol system – also known as Echoes. One launched towards Nessus, which we followed to investigate. We reunited with Failsafe, who mentored us through the episode. At the end of the act, we realize that this wasn't quite the lighthearted adventure we expected. Saint had been taken by the Conductor, who was interrogating him to discover whether he was an imposter or not.
In Act 2, we uncovered more information about the Conductor, while fighting through three new Battlegrounds. The Conductor's been stockpiling Radiolaria – millions of particles with individual consciousness – building an advanced Vex army in the process. After re-entering the Infinite Forest to retrieve the memory of the other, deceased Saint-14, we are reintroduced to former Future War Cult leader Lakshmi-2. As it transpires, Lakshmi-2 was reconstructed to host the consciousness of Maya Sundaresh, the Conductor.
As we'd come to learn, Maya wanted to use Radiolaria and the Vex to bring the entire solar system under her command. This was so she could search for the consciousness of her late wife, Chioma Esi, who died hundreds of years ago, and bring humanity into a new Golden Age. After a tense showdown on Nessus in Act 3, Maya manages to escape with the Echo.
Destiny 2 Revenant story
A new type of undead Scorn emerged in Revenant, and for some reason, it was targeting the Eliksni. As it transpired, Fikrul returned, and he was juiced up thanks to the power of an Echo that had fallen into his possession. Holed up in an Awoken watchtower, it was time to get hunting. As Fikrul had been created by Uldren Sov, Crow felt he had a personal stake in the matter, so got himself involved. Unsurprisingly, this culminated in a final showdown with Fikrul himself.
Revenant had dark fantasy themes and reintroduced Guardians to slaying vampires with a touch of Splicer thrown in. As the player, you took on the role of the Slayer Baron. We learned that in Eliksni culture, this role was reserved for the most renowned of monster hunters. Bungie says it took "a hard lean into the vampire hunter fantasy" and the imagery certainly reflected that.
Revenant also introduced us to a tonic-crafting system. Combat potions directly boosted your artifact while loot potions gave you agency over the rewards you were chasing.
That's everything you need to know about the latest Destiny 2 episodes so far. If you're still playing catch up in The Final Shape, we have the Khvostov Exotic, because it was a little trickier than we expected!