Destiny 2 Season 21 – Release date, weapons leaks, Seasonal Artifact mods & perks

May 22, 2023

destiny 2 season 21 release date

Destiny 2 Season 21 is rapidly approaching, and here’s everything you need to know about it, including the release date, weapon leaks, and more.

Destiny 2 Season 21 – Release date

Destiny 2 Season 21, Season of the Deep, is set to be released on May 23rd, 2023, at 10AM PT.

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep maintenance starts at 7:00am PT and the servers are expected to go offline then or around 8:15am PT.

Destiny 2 Season 21 – Weapon leaks

Leaked weapons

  1. Statis aggressive submachine gun
  2. Strand rapid-fire pulse rifle
  3. Strand rapid-fire sniper
  4. Strand rapid-fire shotgun
  5. Void aggressive hand cannon
  6. Strand vortex sword

Dungeon weapons

  1. Statis wave frame breech grenade launcher
  2. Solar rapid-fire glaive
  3. Solar aggressive submachine gun
  4. Statis aggressive rocket launcher

All of the information above is courtesy of Bungie_Leaks on Twitter.

Destiny 2 Season 21 – Seasonal Artifact mods & perks

Here’s the full list of perks per column, as per Bungie. Champion Perks are all found in Column 1.

Column 1

  • Anti-Barrier Auto-Rifle: Your equipped Auto Rifle fires shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Auto-Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
  • Overload Scout Rifle: Landing consecutive hits on combatants with any Scout Rifle you are wielding causes disruption, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Scout Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
  • Overload Trace Rifle: Uninterrupted fire from your equipped Trace Rifles causes the beam to stun combatants, delaying ability energy regeneration and lowering their damage output. Strong against Overload Champions. Additionally, Trace Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
  • Unstoppable Glaive: Glaives you wield fire a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Glaives are always overcharged when that modifier is active.
  • Unstoppable Hand Cannon: Aiming down the sights of a Hand Cannon for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Additionally, Hand Cannons are always overcharged when that modifier is active.

Column 2

  • Authorized Mods: Arc: The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your Arc weapons are significantly discounted.
  • Authorized Mods: Melee: The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your melee are significantly discounted.
  • Authorized Mods: Strand: The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your Strand weapons are significantly discounted.
  • Authorized Mods: Void: The armor energy costs of all armor mods affecting your Void weapons are significantly discounted.
  • Technicolor Siphon: Grants access to Helmet armor mods that combine the effects of the Strand Siphon and Arc Siphon mods.

Column 3

  • Deeper Origins: Greatly improves the benefits provided by the Unsated Hunger, Nanotech Tracer Rockets, Harmonic Resonance, and Noble Deeds traits.
  • Electric Armor: Stay amplified longer while your Arc subclass is equipped.
  • Improved Unraveling: Increases the amount of damage dealt by unraveling a target.
  • Thunderous Retort: Grants bonus Arc Super damage if cast while critically wounded or while amplified. Lasts until the end of the Super activation.
  • Unto the Breach: Defeating a Void Debuffed targets creates a Void Breach while your Void subclass is equipped.

Column 4

  • Amped Up: Gain damage resistance while amplified.
  • Counter Charge: Gain a stack of Armor Charge when you stun a Champion.
  • Overcharged Armory: Weapons with the Unsated Hunger, Nanotech Tracer Rockets, Harmonic Resonance, and Noble Deed traits are always overcharged weapons for you when that modifier is active.
  • Protective Breach: Picking up a Void Breach gives you an overshield or refreshes your existing overshield.
  • Strand Soldier: Your Strand weapons gain Unraveling Rounds whenever you gain Woven Mail while your Strand subclass is equipped.

Column 5

  • Conductive Cosmic Needle: Targets affected by Strand debuffs take increases damage from Arc and Void abilities.
  • Lightning Strikes Twice: After throwing an Arc grenade, gain increased grenade recharge for a short time. Arc final blows extend the duration of this benefit.
  • Shock and Awe: Arc final blows while you are amplified summon a burst of lightning that damages and jolts targets.
  • Supernova: Picking up a Void Breach causes your next source of Void damage to create a large weakening pulse.
  • Squad Goals:
    • Performing a finisher while you are amplified grants Amplified to nearby allies when your Arc subclass is equipped.
    • Performing a finisher while you have Woven Mail grants Woven Mail to nearby allies when your Strand subclass is equipped.
    • Performing a finisher while you have Devour grants Devour to nearby allies when your Void subclass is equipped.

That wraps up everything we know about Season 21 of Destiny 2.

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