The 6 Best Destiny 2 Missions As Final Update Marks The End Of An Era
Topics: Bungie, List, PC, PlayStation, Xbox
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Topics: Bungie, List, PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Following the final update for Bungie’s beloved looter shooter sequel, Destiny 2, we take a look back at some of its best missions since its arrival in 2017.
While it’s seen a decline in player numbers in recent years, after all, Destiny 2 is nearly a decade old at this point, there’s no denying that it’s one of the most popular franchises from the creators of Halo, Bungie.
Recently, Bungie launched its latest multiplayer title, the extraction shooter Marathon, a reimagining of the game that was originally released in 1994.
However, it’s fair to say that despite only launching in March 2026, Marathon is already shaping up to be a colossal flop. Which makes it all the more puzzling that Sony has reportedly instructed Bungie to cease support for Destiny 2, as well as reports of Destiny 3 being cancelled behind the scenes.
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The sudden halt of content support for Destiny 2 and the reported cancellation of Destiny 3 have rallied the community to launch a petition asking Sony to greenlight the third game in the series. Whether that petition results in anything meaningful remains to be seen.
With all that being said, as Destiny 2 ultimately meets its demise, here are some of its best missions that have given Guardians the best memories since 2017.
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When it comes to having that X-factor, there was something special about The Whisper that we can’t quite pinpoint. It felt mysterious, oozing with atmosphere. It was intense thanks to its internal timer, which pushed the players to be on the constant move with the added fear of being left behind.
The Whisper is also a maze that not only challenges you with fun puzzles but also puts your platforming skills to the test. Oh, and not forgetting, the dread of being lost, adding an element of fear. Thankfully, all your efforts paid off when rewarded with the ‘Whisper of the Worm’, one of the best legendary sniper rifles in the game.
The Tower, the once haven for Guardians, is now in ruins, and it’s up to you to save it from the Fallen. This mission had intense combat, claustrophobic and vertical gameplay, and gave us a perspective of the Tower that we had never experienced up to that point.
While Zero Hour had some fun puzzles, arguably more than anything else, it was a reminder of the fun, crisp, first-person shooter gameplay that Bungie became famous for when it was creating the Halo series. If you made it out of the mission alive, your efforts were rewarded with the exotic Outbreak Perfected pulse rifle.
One of the scariest moments in the Halo series was during our first encounter with the Flood in Combat Evolved. Those missions showcased that Bungie could offer more than just the typical sci-fi shooter experience; it let us know that the developer also knew how to deliver horror.
That sense of horror was achieved in Presage, taking place on an eerie and derelict Cabal ship, known as The Glykon. The halls were dark and claustrophobic, background noises made you constantly twitch that trigger in constant anticipation of a surprise attack. It even used the environment superbly to tell a story, giving you subtle hints at the battle that came before. If you made it all the way to the end, you’d be justly rewarded with the Dead Man’s Tale scout rifle.
Much like Presage, Operation: Seraph’s Shield offered something a little different from the typical Bungie. But instead of a focus on horror, we ventured into the world of tactical espionage. After infiltrating the Golden Age space station, not only did we have enemies to contend with, but we also had to be on the lookout for security cameras, laser traps, and turrets. So we most certainly had to channel our inner Solid Snake and Sam Fisher if we wanted this mission to be a success and claim its juicy reward at the end.
If you attempted to speedrun Operation: Seraph’s Shield, then there’s a good chance that enemies would instantly be alerted to your location, triggering an intense gunfight and a fight for survival. Those who did master this mission might be considered the best of the best. Once this mission was completed, you were rewarded with the exotic Revision Zero pulse rifle, which had three firing modes so that you could instantly adjust to the combat situation at hand.
Some might consider The Witch Queen to be the best story campaign Destiny 2 has to offer, bringing in new missions, an awesome raid, rewards, and more. When it comes to specific missions of The Witch Queen, The Investigation might be the standout.
Set on Savathûn’s Throne World, The Investigation combined mystery, horror, a sense of exploration, and some puzzles that challenged your core memory skills. It was also our introduction to the sinister enemy race, the Hive. The Witch Queen campaign also introduced weapon crafting in the series. Making The Investigation one of the best missions in one of Destiny 2’s most important campaigns.
This is the final mission of The Final Shape, the other campaign that many Destiny 2 players might consider to be better than The Witch Queen. Befittingly, Excision was the final mission of The Final Shape, and without giving too much away, it’s probably the most emotional mission in the series that will never be topped.
Throughout the campaign, Destiny 2 players are fighting for fallen Guardians, banded together to fight for the same cause. The Final Shape provided some of the best storytelling from Bungie ever, and by the time Excision concluded, I doubt there was a single dry eye in the online party. For some, this mission marked the end of an era and was the perfect time to leave on a high note. Those who remained continued the good fight for years to come. Well, that was until Destiny 2 was killed in favour of Marathon, but I digress.
Destiny 2 is now free-to-play on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.