What do you need to know about Destiny 2, the sequel to developer Bungie’s massively multiplayer first-person shooter? Polygon’s Destiny 2 guide has the answers.

We’ve organized our Destiny 2 guide into several sections that explain Destiny 2’s clans, classes, subclasses, multiplayer, story, the Crucible, the Red War campaign and much more. Links to everything are below.

Think of this guide as a living document. As we learn more, we’ll continue to add sections and update what we’ve already published. Whether you’re playing Destiny 2 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Windows PC, and we’ll be growing this guide for a long time.

Curse of Osiris guides

Destiny 2’s first downloadable content is here, and we’re here to help you get the most out of new areas, weapons and more.

• Curse of Osiris exotic weapons
• Weapon crafting and crafting materials
• Brother Vance Lost Prophecy Verses
• How to access the Infinite Forest
• Vex Crossroads Heroic Public Event guide

Leviathan, Eater of worlds raid lair guides

• The Reactor
• How to find the hidden chest
• Destroying Argos’ shell (Vex Craniums and mines)
• Argos, Planetary Core boss fight

Leveling in Destiny 2

Chasing loot to make your Guardians more powerful is at the core of Destiny 2. These guides will teach you how to do it faster and more efficiently.

• How to level quickly Destiny 2: Streamlining the worst chore in Destiny 2 and gearing your alt characters quickly
• The five best ways to increase your Power level: Leveling, loot and the best ways to Power level in Destiny 2
• Destiny 2 Power leveling guide: A practical guide to leveling up your Power and explaining the Power cap
• How to get past level 265: This is where the game changes completely
• How to infuse armor and weapons: Give your best gear more Power
• Legendary shards: What the heck they are and why you’ll need them

Understanding Destiny 2

Destiny 2 isn’t always easy to understand. These guides demystify the game.

Beginner’s guides

• Destiny 2 PvP tips: Strategies for the Crucible, Trials of the Nine and Iron Banner
• Destiny 2 resources guide: What all of the various consumable resources are (spoiler: they’re currency), where to find them and who to give them to
• Destiny 2 item rarity guide: An easy reference for beginners
• 5 quick tips: A guide for Destiny 2 newcomers
• Legendary shards: What the heck they are and why you’ll need them
• Destiny 2 Patrols guide: What they are, how to find them and what you get

Mechanics, Adventures, Items and more

• Your ultimate Destiny 2 guide to power levels and infusion: Grind smarter, not harder
• Destiny 2 Guided Games guide: Seeker, Guides and endgame content
• Destiny 2 Faction Rallies: Pledge, activities, tokens, loot, repeat
• Destiny 2 updates and versions guide: Patches, hotfixes, bugs squashed
• Destiny 2 resources guide: Tokens, more tokens and some datalettuce
• Destiny 2’s weekly reset: Everything you need to know
• Destiny 2 Meditations guide: What they are, how to get them and what you get for doing them
• Destiny 2 Clans guide: What Clans are and why you’d want to join one
• Destiny 2 Flashpoints guide: What they are, what you do and what you get
• Destiny 2’s Fireteam Medallions aren’t the deal you think they are
• No, Destiny 2 isn't pay-to-win: A guide to spending your money

The best Exotic armor and weapons

• The best Exotic weapons
• The best Hunter Exotic armor
• The best Titan Exotic armor
• The best Warlock exotic armor

Loot, armor and weapons

• Should you spend 50,000 glimmer on Destiny 2's Haunted Earth scout rifle?
• Sturm and Drang quest walkthroughs: O Captain, My Captain, Relics of the Golden Age and so much more
• Destiny 2’s On The Comms, Destroyer of Worlds and Legend of Acrius guide: How to get the raid exotic shotgun
• What to do with your extra Exotic armor and weapons: They’re not a precious as they seem, thanks to the Vault
• How to infuse armor and weapons: Give your best gear more Power
• Destiny 2 exotics list: weapons, armor, Sparrows and more
• How to get the MIDA Multi-Tool and MIDA Mini-Tool
• How to get the Rat King

Vendors and NPCs

• Destiny 2 vendors guide: Where to find them, what they sell and how to level them up
• Destiny 2 Xur guide: What we know, what we can assume and what to expect

Tips and tricks

• How to trigger Heroic Public Events
• How to get Sentry 4 in Destiny 2 for the Scouting Patrol on the Farm
• The Floor is Lava at the Tower
• How to get the giant ball in the Tower
• Everything you need to know about Destiny 2 emotes
• How to increase your Ghost’s range to find loot chests and other resources
• How to find gold loot crates

Cayde-6 chest guides

• Titan chest locations (Oct. 17-23)
• Nessus chest locations (Oct. 10-16)
• EDZ chest locations (Oct. 3-9)
• Io chest locations (Sept. 26 - Oct. 2)
• Titan chest locations (Sept. 19-25)

Nightfall guides

• Inverted Spire Nightfall walkthrough (Timewarp: Killing Time and Attrition modifiers)
• Savathun’s Song Nightfall walkthrough (Timewarp: Anomaly and Momentum modifiers)
• The Pyramidion Nightfall walkthrough (Timewarp: Zero Hour and Torrent modifiers)
• Exodus Crash Nightfall walkthrough (Timewarp: Anomalies and Attrition modifiers)

Leviathan Raid guide

• Castellum
• Royal Pools
• The best armor, weapons and exotics for Royal Pools
• Castellum return
• Pleasure Gardens
• The best armor, weapons and exotics for the Pleasure Gardens
• The Gauntlet
• The best armor, weapons and exotics for the Gauntlet
• Emperor Calus
• The best armor, weapons and exotics for Calus
• How to find every Leviathan Raid chest

Prestige Leviathan raid guides

• The Gauntlet (Prestige)
• Royal Pools (Prestige)
• Pleasure Gardens (Prestige)
• Emperor Calus (Prestige)

Adventures

• Arecibo walkthrough

Classes and subclasses

• How to unlock subclasses with Hunter, Titan and Warlock Relics
• Subclass changes
• How to do supers
• Titan Striker
• Titan Sentinel
• Hunter Arcstrider
• Hunter Gunslinger
• Warlock Dawnblade
• Warlock Voidwalker

Clans

• Destiny 2 Clans guide: What Clans are and why you’d want to join one
• Clan rewards: How to earn rewards for you and your friends

Multiplayer, story and more

• Exotic weapons: Riskrunner, Sunshot, Sweet Business
• The Farm: Destiny 2’s new social space
• Story details
• Grimoire cards
• Inverted Spire strike
• Four brand new worlds: Earth, Titan, Io and Nessus
• Guided Games
• Destiny 2 beta information
• PC information

Red War campaign guides

• Destiny 2’s Red War campaign and Adventures
• Homecoming walkthrough
• Exodus walkthrough
• Spark walkthrough
• Combustion walkthrough
• Hope walkthrough
• Riptide walkthrough
• Utopia walkthrough
• Looped walkthrough
• Six walkthrough
• Sacrilege walkthrough
• Fury walkthrough
• Payback walkthrough
• Unbroken walkthrough
• Larceny walkthrough
• 1AU walkthrough
• Chosen walkthrough

Mission walkthroughs

• O Captain walkthrough

The Crucible

• The Crucible
• Endless Vale map
• Midtown map
• Countdown game mode