Where to find Taken Blights in Destiny 2’s ‘Whispers of the Taken’ quest

The “Whispers of the Taken” quests are weekly Destiny 2 missions that allow you to further upgrade your Whisper of the Worm Exotic. In order to complete them, you’ll need to visit Eris Morn on the Moon, defeat some Taken, and then destroy some Taken Blight sets inside the Legend version of “The Whisper” mission.

In this Destiny 2 guide, I’ll walk you through how to complete “Whispers of the Taken” and where to find the special Blights.

If you’re after an additional upgrade to the Intrinsic perk, then you also need to find Oracle locations in “The Whisper”.

‘Whispers of the Taken 1’ Blight locations

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Immediately after getting Whisper of the Worm from “The Whisper” mission, the game will direct you to speak to Eris, who will then give you the “Whispers of the Taken 1” quest. Completing this quest will net you the Field Prep perk for Whisper of the Worm, which you can use to replace the Mulligan perk while crafting.

The first step of the quest is to find 30 Taken Essence, which you can earn by killing any Taken enemies (look to the Dreaming City for this) while you have Whisper of the Worm equipped. Note that you don’t need to use the Exotic sniper to get the kills, but you do need to have it in your heavy slot.

Once you get all the Taken Essence, you’ll need to destroy a set of three Taken Blights hidden in the Legend difficulty version of “The Whisper.” On this advanced difficulty, you’ll only have 20 minutes to find the Taken Blights and complete the mission, so look ahead and know where you’re going before you start.

Once you’re ready, launch “The Whisper” on Legend and make sure you have Whisper of the Worm with you.

Blight 1 and 2

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The set of Taken Blights you need to destroy for “Whispers of the Taken 1” are available very early on in the mission. All three of them are before you destroy the big Taken Blight and jump in the hole, so do not progress the mission that far or you’ll need to restart.

When you first start out in the cave on Io, walk forward and kill the Taken Thrall that appear. Walk up to the ledge and immediately look down. As long as you completed the Taken Essence part of the quest before launching “The Whisper,” you’ll see a little ball of Taken energy floating in the air (labeled #1 on the image above). Zoom in with Whisper of the Worm and shoot it.

From where you shot Taken Blight #1, look up and to the right, just under some tree branches. You’ll find the second Taken Blight for this set hovering in the air (labeled #2 in the above image). Shoot it.

Blight 3

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Once you’ve shot the first two Taken Blights, hop over to the cavern on your left, where you’ll find a Taken Phalanx. Do not go down the hole, but walk toward it. When you can see the large Taken Blight, turn around and put your back to it. Look out ahead of you and you’ll see the small Taken Blight ball among the trees (labeled #3 in the image above). Zoom in and shoot it.

Once you destroy that Taken Blight, you’ll see the next step for “Whispers of the Taken 1” appear, which asks you to complete “The Whisper” on Legend. Do that, return to Eris, and you’ll unlock Field Prep for Whisper of the Worm.

‘Whispers of the Taken 2’ Blight locations

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After you finish “Whispers of the Taken 1” with Eris, she’ll give you “Whispers of the Taken 2,” which rewards the No Distractions perk for Whisper of the Worm. The quest objectives here are the exact same as the first one, so get some Taken kills with Whisper of the Worm equipped and get your loadout setup for “The Whisper” on Legend.

This time, however, you’ll need to find a new set of Taken Blight balls, which are much further into the mission. Look ahead so you know where you’re going.

Blight 1 and 2

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Make your way through the bulk of the jumping puzzle in “The Whisper” and into the infamous “green room,” which comes directly after jumping into the portal holes. Instead of quickly exiting the green room via the shortcut I pointed out in my guide for the mission, look straight ahead.

You’ll find the first Taken Blight floating in the middle of the room once you walk in. (It’s labeled as #1 on the image above). Once you clock it, zoom in and shoot it.

You can shoot the second Taken Blight from the same vantage point. Look up at the middle of the room and you’ll see a large crack that leads to a big, round hole. The next Taken Blight (labeled as #2 in the image above) is floating in the middle of this hole. Zoom in and shoot it.

Blight 3

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For the third Taken Blight, walk forward to the big ball in the middle of the room and then turn around. Near the ceiling, in the direction you came from, you’ll see a Taken Blight floating in the sky (labeled #3 on the image above). Zoom in and shoot it.

Now, just like with the last quest, you’ll need to finish “The Whisper” on Legend and then talk to Eris. Once you do, she’ll award you the No Distractions perk.

‘Whispers of the Taken 3’ Blight locations

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Once you’ve finished both “Whispers of the Taken 1” and “Whispers of the Taken 2,” Eris will give you “Whispers of the Taken 3,” which is the final quest in this questline and rewards the Enlightened Action perk for Whisper of the Worm. The quest objectives here are the exact same as the first two, so get some Taken precision kills with Whisper of the Worm equipped and get your loadout setup for “The Whisper” on Legend.

There is another set of Taken Blight balls for this version of the quest, and they’re in the second-to-last encounter chamber — the one just before you jump into the boss room.

Blight 1

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Make your way through The Whisper until you reach the big room with the triangle in the middle. Defeat all of the enemies but do not jump into the triangle pit, as this will lead you to the boss room.

Instead, head back to the doorway of this area, so you’re overlooking the pit. Turn to your right and you’ll find the first Taken Blight ball. Zoom in and shoot it.

Blight 2

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Head over to where you shot Taken Blight #1 and stop at the edge. Look over the edge of the platform and to your left. You’ll see the second Taken Blight ball hovering just off to the side. Zoom in and shoot it.

Blight 3

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From where you shot Taken Blight #2, turn to your left and look up toward the ceiling. You’ll see a bronze pillar shooting out of the side of the wall. Behind the pillar — or to the right, from your perspective — you’ll find the final Taken Blight ball. Zoom in and shoot it.

With all nine Taken Blight balls destroyed, hop down into the pit, defeat the final boss, and complete “The Whisper” on Legend once again. Return to Eris one final time and she’ll grant you Enlightened Action, the final perk for Whisper of the Worm.

All done? If you’re after an additional upgrade to the Intrinsic perk, then you also need to find Oracle locations in “The Whisper”.