With Destiny 2: Lightfall’s release just a few weeks away, we’re excited to announce that the critically-acclaimed Beyond Light expansion will be available to PlayStation Plus members starting today and ending March 6th. Make the most of Beyond Light’s Stasis subclass, her powerful Exotics, and more.
Beyond Light not only unlocks an entire frost-themed subclass called Stasis, but the expansion is thrilling with ice-cold cosmetics, legendary gear, and powerful exotic armor and weapons. campaigns are also included.
wield powerful weapons
Weapons like No Time to Explain, an Exotic Pulse Rifle belonging to the iconic time-traveling Stranger.
I don’t have time to explain: Precision hits and hits on Stasis-affected enemies return ammo to the magazine. Stack this effect to summon a portal that fires bullets from an alternate timeline on your weapon.
Destiny 2 also allows you to increase the strength of the weapons and armor you collect, so the gear you love in Beyond Light can be as powerful as you want as you embark on your Lightfall adventures. That means you can immediately start building your Guardian into a frost-smashing, monster-smashing machine that makes Neptune’s Tormentor quiver in your boots.
But don’t get ahead of yourself. Lightfall he won’t launch until February 28th. Today we are heading towards Europa, the cold and dangerous moon of Jupiter. So let’s start with the power sought by Eramis, Kell of Darkness. This is the same power that you acquire through the campaign.
First Darkness Subclass: Stasis
Beyond Light is important for several reasons, but first and foremost, it was the first time a new subclass was added to the original trio of Arc, Solar, and Void.and it is that’s all A subclass that draws its power from darkness instead of light. Jumping into Beyond his Light today is your chance to get a head start on Stasis in preparation for the Lightfall threat.
Essentially, Stasis is a force that unlocks the Guardian’s ability to slow, freeze, and crush enemies. Each class gets its own way of using the new elements.
Warlock shade binder: Shadebinder can summon a Stasis staff to freeze enemies and fire projectiles that instantly immobilize them. The Penumbral Blast melee is a quick burst of Stasis energy that erupts from your staff and instantly freezes anyone it hits.
Hunter Revenant: You can’t kill what you can’t hit. Hunter uses the power of Stasis to slow down his enemies and double his effectiveness on the battlefield. Hunters His Super features a pair of Kamahis blades that explode when thrown at enemies, summoning Stasis his Storm that hunts down stragglers.
Titan Behemoth: If getting intimate with bad guys is your style, may I introduce you to Titan Behemoth? Behemoth takes the most direct path to conflict resolution. A giant Stasis crystal around his fist forms his gauntlet and thrusts his way to peace.
On Jupiter’s moon Europa, discover Starsis, the dark Kell Eramis, and her corrupted army. As you play Beyond Light’s story, you’ll discover her motives and the dark conspiracies that lie close to humanity.
There’s also a new 3-player Strike and 6-player Raid, along with a campaign to travel across Europa through Empire Hunts and Exo Challenges.
Grassway: Within the Asterion Abyss on Europa is the Braytech Facility that holds a unique Vex Portal. Eramis stepped here with the intention of using this long-dormant gateway for an unknown purpose.
deep stone crypto: Deep underground on Europa are facilities built during the Golden Age. Knowledge of what it holds has been lost over time… until now. Something whispers to Eramis in this hidden cave. As she struggles to gain access, the Guardian intervenes, and in the process learns the dark truth about what happened here.
Why not try it? Are you ready to face the forces whispering to you from the dark, cold wastelands? Then you need to upgrade your weapons and armor…
Introducing three weapons, from sniper rifles that summon lightning bolts to warlock gauntlets that poison your enemies. ten A new Exotic you can start collecting today for your mission to Neomna in Lightfall.
cloud strike: A lightning bolt will appear at the target location when you stab it with a precision finish. A quick precision shot summons an entire storm at the point of impact.
necrotic grip: Melee attacks tainted combatants that deal increasing damage over time. Killing a Tainted Combatant spreads the Taint to nearby targets and restores melee energy.
grief: Block with The Lament to spin your blades and shred shielded combatants. At peak, damaging combatants heals the user.
Some Exotics (such as Necrotic Grip) are so powerful that you can create entirely new builds around them.
All this is just the tip of the iceberg. Lightfall launches and the Strand (Destiny’s number two The Darkness subclass (which has a grappling hook) allows you to approach Europa in a completely new way with a completely different build. Includes mixing and matching Beyond Light Exotics and Strand abilities, and vice versa.
Imagine suspending enemies with Strand and accelerating Lament for a power attack, or freezing Tormentor in place with Stasis. Once you’ve become a pro at the grappling hook, how cool would it be to use Strand to fly around the platforming section of Deep Stone Crypt? The possibilities are only limited by your creativity.
In fact, you should probably track all You think it’s cool to shoot grappling hooks.
Destiny 2: Beyond Light will be redeemable by all PlayStation Plus members until March 6, 2023 and will be retained for the life of the membership. Requires the base Destiny 2 game to play, but it’s nice to get it from the PlayStation Store at no extra cost.*
Download now and start playing. We hope you enjoyed your time on Europa and are ready for the next chapter of Lightfall. Our end has just begun and humanity needs all available Guardians to answer its call.
* PlayStation Plus subscription may be required for some features.
