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We've updated our Knowledge Base homepage to include links to brand new player guides created by Bungie to assist New Lights!
Marathon launches March 5, 2026! Learn more about the release and editions here.
Check out our Free Emblem Codes & Cosmetic Items page to view a list of all currently available free emblem codes!
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Learn more about new systems and changes coming in Renegades:
Content Calendar & Next Steps || Orders System || Vanguard Alerts || Seasonal Hub Changes || Arena Ops
Confront the Witness − the final mission is now available!
Promoted Product: Destiny Official Cookbook
Check out Game 2 Give by Bungie Foundation! Supporting can earn you emblems and other rewards!
Learn more about Pathfinder and Power Changes by visiting our Power Levelling page.
Edge of Fate guides: Armor 3.0, Updated Power Levelling & The Portal, New Season Checklist, Ada-1's Exotic Focusing, Weapon Tiers, New Weapon Perks, and New Seasonal Mods.
Learn more about Kepler and its secrets with our guide, including featured video guides by content creators! This page now includes information on The Desert Perpetual raid!
A community event, Oath of the Renegades is live now! Pledge to a creator (lieutenant) and complete tasks within the Lawless Frontier! Learn more about this event by visiting our Lawless Frontier page!
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Prepare for the upcoming expansion by reviewing our Pre-Expansion Checklist.
Trials is live! Learn more about the event by visiting out Trials of Osiris KB page!
Check out our Pinnacle Ops page for video guides for Pinnacle Ops activities. We've updated some of the featured video guides for the dungeon lairs and latest exotic mission, "Heliostat!"
Check out our Free Emblem Codes & Cosmetic Items page to view a list of all currently available free emblem codes!
Ensure you claim all rewards from vendors by tonight! Expect some turbulence tomorrow with the API; equip your fashion and your preferred loadout before logging off!
Check out our Understanding Subclasses page to learn more about Prismatic!
Check out our Pinnacle Ops page for video guides for Pinnacle Ops activities. We've updated some of the featured video guides for the dungeon lairs and latest exotic mission, "Heliostat!"
Check out our Weapon Perks page to see the new Weapon Perks coming in Edge of Fate!
Learn more about Arms Week. Information can be found on our Event Home & Seasonal Event List page!
Maintenance & Updates
Check out the latest update for Destiny 2 (v9.5.5.2, Feb 9, 2026)! Click here to view the patch notes. It is ~237 MB on Steam.
Destiny Maintenance has begun.
Destiny 2 has been taken offline in preparation for an upcoming update.
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Due to an issue, scheduled Destiny 2 downtime has been extended. Visit @BungieHelp for the latest updates.
Due to an issue, Destiny 2 & the Destiny API have been taken offline. Visit @BungieHelp for the latest updates.
Destiny Knowledge Base
Access a variety of guides provided by Shattered Vault and other content creators to learn more about all things Destiny!

FEBRUARY 10, 2026 - FEBRUARY 17, 2026

Getting Started

  • Welcome to Destiny, Guardian!
  • Whether you are a New Light waking up in the Cosmodrome, a returning Guardian or veteran Guardian who continues the fight day by day, we have Knowledge Base content for you!

For New Lights

  • Bungie has starter guides available to help you better understand the game and all the content you’ll find within it.
    • Refer to the New Player Guides section for these guides!
  • We also have additional resources available, from Shattered Vault and an external site, to get you started.

For Returning or Veteran Guardians

  • We have Knowledge Base pages available regarding the current systems, core activities and events. 
  • Refer to the Activities topic to learn more about game mechanics and various game modes that are currently available.
  • Want to optimize your gear to tackle difficult enemies? Visit our Gear, Cosmetic & Progression topic!

The Destiny Community

  • Visit the “Destiny Community” topic to branch out to other content creators, artists and streamers, as well as other third-party apps to optimize your gameplay experience!
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New Player Guides

Bungie has several guides available to help you get started as a New light in Destiny 2. These links will open Bungie.net in a new tab.
Getting Started with Destiny 2
Learn more about the game, how to install Destiny 2, how to make a Bungie.net account, pick your class, and style your character.
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Available Content, Expansions, Seasons and More
Learn more about the game's tutorial mission, the Tower social space, and the story and content currently available in the game.
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Your Guardian: Subclasses, Abilities and Gear
Learn more about Subclasses, abilities, weapons, and armor, as well as additional gear you may earn in the game.

Related: Understanding Subclasses
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A Path for New Players
Bungie's recommended path that might help you if you don’t know where to begin and what to focus on so you can experience the story of Destiny in the best way possible.
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What is the Tower?
Learn more about the Tower social space and all the vendors and features available within the Tower.
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Navigating The Menu Screen
Learn more about Destiny 2's clan system, the Collections and Your Journey pages, the character screen, power, your gear and cosmetics, how to change your Guardian's appearance, and your inventory screen.
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Understanding The Director (World) Screen
Learn more about the Director (World), the Portal, the Quest tab, Rewards Pass and Eververse Store.
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Enemies and Allies
Learn more about the Hierarchy of Enemies in Destiny 2, the enemy factions that will challenge you, and the allies that will help you along the way.

Related: Artifacts & Champions
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Additional Resources

The Portal
A Guardian's Hub
The main hub in-game and on Shattered Vault. Quick access to trending content, a roadmap, and seasonal details/videos.
Go to The Portal
This Week in Destiny
Weekly & Seasonal Activities
View weekly rotators and learn more about recently added activities this season.
Go to This Week in Destiny
Third-Party Apps
With Bungie providing access to the game API, many Destiny Community members have created websites and app tools for fellow Guardians to use. View some of the popular apps here!
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Blueberries.gg
What is this site?
An excellent resource to get you started with the basics and detailed infographics, such as loot tables, game mechanics and more! This will redirect you to blueberries.gg!

Shattered Vault is not affiliated with blueberries.gg.
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Activities

Guides and general mechanics to various activities you'll encounter in Destiny 2.
Arena Ops
Learn more about Destiny 2's Arena Ops that contains various 6-player activities.
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Crucible Ops
Learn more about the PvP experience in Destiny 2 and what game modes are featured.
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Endgame Activities
Learn more about Destiny 2's endgame activities, such as raids, dungeons, legendary/master lost sectors and conquests.
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Event Home & Seasonal Events
Visit the Event Home Seasonal Events Hub to learn more about the Event Home in Destiny 2, and guides of each Seasonal Event that occurs throughout the year.
Go to Seasonal Events Hub
Fireteam Ops − Strikes, Battlegrounds & Offensives
Learn more about the various types of activities and loot available in Fireteam Ops Playlists, in addition to legacy content, such as Nightfalls.
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Iron Banner
Learn more about the Iron Banner event where Lord Saladin, one of the last living Iron Lords, visits the Tower to test Guardians in the old ways.
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Gambit
Learn more about the legacy game mode, Gambit, held by the mysterious Drifter, accessible via the World Tab.
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Heroic Public Events
Learn how to make each public event heroic to maximize your rewards. Public Events can be found on most destinations.
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Pinnacle Ops − Exotic Missions
Learn more about the Pinnacle Ops playlists and the exotic missions that are available.
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Solo Ops − Missions & Free Roam
Learn more about the Solo Ops playlists and the various types of free roam activities available on destinations.
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Trials of Osiris
Learn more about the weekend endgame PvP elimination-style event inspired by the legendary Warlock, Osiris.
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World Hub (Director)
Visit a hub of guides for several key destinations that you'll encounter in Destiny 2, such as Kepler, The Pale Heart, and Neomuna.
Go to World Hub

Gear, Cosmetics & Progression

Guides to assist with your weapons, armor, subclass, and progression.
Armor 3.0 & Buildcrafting
Learn more about the Armor 3.0 system first introduced in Edge of Fate, and how to effectively buildcraft in Destiny 2.
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Ada 1 − Armor Synthesis, Wares & Exotic Stat Focusing
Learn more about Ada-1's Loom Technology, her inventory, how to convert armor into Universal Ornaments, and Exotic Stat Focusing.
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Artifacts & Champions
Learn more about Champions and view a list of anti-champion mods available in the current season's artifact, as well as what Exotics have anti-champion capabilities.
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Emblems & Cosmetic Items
Quick access to free emblem codes and other free redeemable cosmetic items such as emotes and transmat effects.
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Exotic Armor Focusing
Learn more about Exotic Armor Focusing options available at Master Rahool to obtain past expansion exotics and new rolls.
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Pre-Season & Expansion Checklist
Prepare for the next season in Destiny 2 to get a head start in rewards and season rank, and learn what to do when the new season begins!
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Power Levelling
Learn how power progression works in Destiny 2 and how the pathfinder works.
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Ritual Weapons
View a list of legacy Ritual Weapons offered by vendors and how to acquire them.
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Seasonal Hub − Vanguard Alerts, Orders and Conquests
Learn more about the Vanguard Orders System, Vanguard Alerts, Conquests and the Seasonal Title: Conqueror, all accessible via the Portal > Seasonal Hub.
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Understanding Subclasses
Learn more about the different subclasses in Destiny 2, associated verbs and keywords for each subclass as well as details on subclass fragments.
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Weapons Hub
A central hub of guides to help you understand your weapons in Destiny 2, including perks, traits, mods, crafting and weapon tiers.
Go to Weapons Hub

The Destiny Community

One of, if not the most amazing part of the Destiny experience, is the people that you meet and interact with over the years of playing and evolving with the game.
Community Focus
This page is here to focus on some notable Guardians as a tribute, but there are so many more amazing Guardians out there!
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Third-Party Apps
With Bungie providing access to the game API, many Destiny Community members have created websites and app tools for fellow Guardians to use. View some of the popular apps here!
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Artist Alley
This page is here to focus on some of the talented Artists in the Destiny Community.
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Destiny 2 Youtube Directory
Destiny 2 Twitch Directory

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