It has long been known and confirmed that Destiny 2 will soon have a new skill class. Season 17 now revealed new ideas and theories about what class of darkness it could be and, above all, why it can mean the end of light. MeinMMO summarizes the latest ability leak and theories for you.
Even before the start of “The Witch Queen” the keepers dreamed of a new, fifth grade. But first, Bungie curbed that enthusiasm. So Joe Blackburn, the current game director, explained that while a new ability class is indeed in the making, it will not be released with Witch Queen.
What are skill classes in Destiny 2?
As a Guardian in Destiny 2 you have special abilities, the so-called focus or class ability. Each Warden, whether Warlock, Hunter, or Titan, has their own set of specialized Super, Grenade, Melee, and Class Ability moves. Each focus is also divided into 3 subclasses and is often useful cooperatively.
There are currently 4 different classes, each based on a specific element.
However, he also says that there will definitely be a new class and resourceful guardians in Destiny 2 know: Even if Bungie remains officially vague and reveals nothing, it is worth taking a look at the lore of the game. There are often hidden clues about the future that you just have to interpret correctly.
The current Season 17 revealed such a hint and MeinMMO tells you why that might even mean the loss of your light abilities.
Season 17 reveals new Darkness class theory
What theory was discovered? In Season of the Haunted, Destiny 2 uses spores to spread a nasty infestation. The Egregore Plant has not only infested the Glycon and Forsaken Leviathan, but has now infested the Vanguard Operations Center as well.
Whoever then collected all the Calus Bobbleheads was rewarded with the “Eidolon Ghost Shell”. Their lore entry suggests that Destiny 2’s new ability class may be rooted in this very Egregore growth.
Why specifically Egregore? In Season 17, Eris Morn has been researching and even experimenting with egregore plants for some time. She notes that Egregore is a manifestation of darkness similar to Stasis. Precisely this hint implies that this is a new power of darkness that could perhaps even be harnessed.
Eris Morn, informed me that the mushroom resembles a synapse in the nervous system. She claims he is a physical manifestation of darkness, like the stasis. But unlike Stasis, he appears to be an “impure” manifestation.
Excerpt from the Exotic “Eidolon Spirit Shell” lore
What would this egregrore power look like in game? It’s a bit outlandish to imagine Guardians wielding spurs or wielding Egregor Vine grenades.
As an infectious, spreading system, however, this is certainly comparable to a kind of “poison effect” from the first theories for the fifth ability class. Both are spreading and potentially deadly. Similar to the spreading damage effects of the Thorn handgun or the Warlocks armor exotic Necrotic Grasp, albeit less from poison or steam.
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Rather, deadly vibrations are conceivable as a kind of “darkness resonance”. That definitely sounds like a seductive tool for a new class ability in Destiny 2 to defeat your opponents in a new mean way.
The player “Profane Gaming” offered his own theory on the potential “Spore ability” on YouTube.
He says that Egregore would enable the Guardians to “unleash wounding attacks that bleed and decay enemies”. Once hit, opponents would be eaten by the infectious fungus, or perhaps even decomposed. Then there would be the effect of disorientation, which “could make for some very intriguing animations.” You might just imagine a guardian here who literally crumbles in front of you.
The light gives energy, the darkness removes it
Guardians may lose their Light again: The latest expansion in Destiny 2 “Twilight” (English Lightfall) could not only bring a new, decomposing darkness class into play. It could even mean that the Guardians have to give up their Light to do so. A riddle in the last raid reveals that the witness “communicates with the traveler and ‘drinks’ the light.
By the way, this wouldn’t be the first time players have lost their Light abilities in Destiny 2. At the beginning of the Red Battle, the Traveler was trapped and unable to share his Light with the Keepers. It’s quite possible that Bungie is already planning a second era without light, meaning the near “dark time”.
Huhratio’s theory via reddit speculates precisely on this “game-changing” aspect. Taking this further, it could present the Guardians with two options:
When could the new class come into play? Since Bungie has already ruled out that the new class will come into play with the “Witch Queen” expansion, i.e. probably also during the current year 5, we strongly assume that it will only be so far with the “Lightfall” expansion . This means that the guardians would have to be patient for two more seasons at the moment, because the new expansion should appear in spring 2023.
Of course these are just theories. But with this knowledge, it’s worth keeping an eye on Eris Morn’s research and learning about her new insights into Egregore. If the theory is correct, then these are the first steps towards the newest darkness class in Destiny 2 and with it the fifth ability class.
What do you think? Do you want to decompose your opponents and watch them crumble? And do you think this theory could be true and the Guardians really are losing their Light again, leaving them with no choice but to use the new power of Darkness to survive? We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this in the comments.