Published , by Sam Chandler
Published , by Sam Chandler
Destiny 2: Season of the Wish started on November 28, 2023 and follows the story of players acquiring a final wish from Riven in order to pursue the Witness. Players will work together with Mara Sov, Crow, Petra Venj, Osiris, and more in order to find Riven’s eggs and claim the fifteenth wish. Each week, a new entry in the Wishing All The Best questline will unlock, requiring players engage with the seasonal activities. Use the links below to jump to the relevant week.
Before you can start the weekly mission, you must first complete a two-step quest called Final Wish. This has a mission called Final Wish and takes place in the Last Wish raid in the Dreaming City. It’s a straightforward romp that has you defeating Vex, destroying Vex cubes, and pushing deeper into the raid to take something from Riven. Once you grab her tooth, fight your way out, and then go through the portal to the Wall of Wishes.
When you reach the Wall of Wishes, you will see four symbols already inputted on the wall. Shoot each symbol to turn it into an icon of Riven and then step on the plate.
After the cutscene, you’ll need to speak with Mara Sov in the H.E.L.M. You’ll find her in the right wing of the ship. When this is done, the introductory quest will be complete and you can start on the actual weekly story mission.
The first week of Wishing All The Best begins immediately after completing the mission, Final Wish. This will introduce you to the various currencies and activities in Season of the Wish, and you’ll even get some of the new gear.
Most of the steps are straightforward for the Wishing All The Best quest. Riven’s Lair is an enemy-dense fight through caverns where you need to find three plates and stand on them to activate a portal at the end. While this is happening, look for pools of Light to remove the Pervading Darkness debuff.
The Blind Well runs are done in a new version of the old Forsaken activity. Open the map of the Dreaming City and select the Blind Well to get dropped directly into it. A Tier 1 completion will earn you 25 percent progress, so it’s fairly quick, especially if you do the higher tier versions.
When this is done, a new mission called Polysemy will be available. This is the same setup as Riven’s Liar: activate plates and make it to the end. There will be a Vex boss for you to defeat. Use the Vex heads to blast away its shield.
Finally, you’ll need to listen to Mara Sov and Osiris in the H.E.L.M. They’re waiting for you in the lower level of the right-hand wing. Go into the Awoken section and use the stairs to circle down to them.
Completing this portion of the quest will grant you another quest called, Caught in the Coil. You’ll need to complete one run of The Coil activity.
Not much to do this week other than another run through Riven's Lair and a Lost Sector. Keep in mind that with Chamber of Starlight, if you move through it too quickly the enemies won't spawn.
This week's story missions have you replaying a mission from Forsaken, Destiny 2's 2018 expansion.
For step 18, complete runs of The Coil while also collecting Wishing Glass Shards. For Step 20, open the map of the Dreaming City and launch the mission, The Oracle Engine.
This week is the first time you will have access to the Exotic quest, Starcrossed. This mission rewards you with the Wish-Keeper Exotic Bow.
Week 5 of Wishing All the Best has you running a fair bit of The Coil or Riven's Lair as well as doing one of the Ascendant Challenges.
For step 35, you must complete one of the Ascendant Challenges. There are seven challenges on a set rotation and you can see which one is available over on our Ascendant Challenge schedule. You will need to consume a Tincture of Queensfoil in order to enter it. There will also be a marker on the map of the Dreaming City indicating where the challenge is but only while you have this season’s quest active.
For step 45, you will need to visit each of the listed areas and defeat enemies to get Prismatic Telemetry. There are also large, diamond Oracles you can destroy for 25 percent progress. In Spine of Keres, you can find two Oracles outside the Orrery, one up high and the other over the side of the bridge. Another is at the end of the path, in the misty area.
In Gardens of Esila, there are a few Oracles, one can be found immediately above the bridge, another is by the large statues, and one more is in the upper most section, over the side of the wall opposite the tree bridge.
The Oracles in Harbinger’s Seclude can be tough to find. One is by the large statue at the end of the area, another is down the elevator near said statue, and the third is by the portal near the ahamkara skulls.
Step 47 has you visiting Mara’s throne, which is the one in the Dreaming City accessed via Spine of Keres. This step does not mean the throne she’s sitting on in the H.E.L.M. Head to the Orrery in Spine of Keres and approach the Techeun on the balcony. Present the offering and head through the portal.
The final week in the Wishing All The Best campaign for Season of the Wish sees players finally performing the fifteenth wish.
As far as seasonal campaigns go, Wishing All The Best is shaping up to be an interesting one, especially for those Destiny 2 players that have been around since the early days. Be sure to check out our Destiny 2 Strategy Guide for more Season of the Wish coverage.