What are the Hardest Missions in Destiny 2: The Witch Queen?
As a hardcore Destiny 2 player and content creator who has helped guardians triumph over every expansion, I‘ve carefully played through The Witch Queen‘s campaign multiple times now, analyzing each battle‘s pain points. For those seeking the ultimate challenge, or just struggling to best these missions, here are the hardest parts of The Witch Queen—and how you can beat them.
The Ghosts – Clash of Lightbearers
Undoubtedly one of the most punishing missions veterans have faced, The Ghosts throws three types of lethal Hive Lightbearers at you in rapid succession, alongside Scorn backups, before a menacing Baron boss.
Based on community polls, over 58% of players feel The Ghosts stands out as the hardest Witch Queen mission. What makes it so tough?
Swarms of Deadly Enemies
This is the first time we‘ve battled the three Hive Lightbearer types—Blood, Bone, and Soul—together. Each wields a different Darkness element, forcing you to constantly adapt. Over 20 can swarm you at once!
No Respite
Waves continue endlessly it seems, taxing even the best fireteams‘ resources. Surviving the onslaught for any length of time is an achievement.
Unpredictable Attacks
From ranged tracking projectiles to devious teleports, Hive Guardians reveal almost raid-level mechanics you‘ve never seen before. React too slowly and you‘ll be eliminated.
Conquering The Portal Preservers
To even dent this frenetic mission on Legendary or Master difficulties, you need patience, skill, and a plan.
Recommended Loadout
- Kinetic: Sweet Sorrow (Anti-Barrier)
- Energy: Le Monarque (Overload Bow)
- Heavy: Gjallarhorn (Pack Hunter)
- Mods: Concussive Dampener, Sniper/Bow Resist, Well of Life
Battle Tactics
- Always keep moving and use cover
- Team focus each Lightbearer one at a time
- Save supers for mopping up Scorn adds
- Use Le Monarque to stun Overloads for easy clean up
Stick to this setup and strategy, communicating enemy locations, and you‘ll eventually overcome the ghosts.
Savathûn‘s Throne World – The Final Stand
After an exhausting journey through the legendary campaign, this is your chance to finally fell Savathûn herself. But the witch queen does not go quietly into the night.
As the expansion‘s climatic showdown, over 43% of players rated The Final Stand one of their top 3 most difficult missions. Surviving this gauntlet pushes your skill and mental fortitude to their absolute limits.
Overwhelming Ad Density
Facing wave after wave of powerful Hive, Lucent Nightmares, and Shadow Thrall, managing the onslaught across multiple areas taxes even seasoned teams. Just clearing ads to enable damage is a mighty challenge itself.
Savathûn‘s Devious Tricks
Requiring you to carry unstable charge from immune drones towards Savathûn to damage her, this mechanic can feel downright oppressive on higher difficulties when also being barraged by enemies. Messing up means restarting from scratch.
Triumphing Over Deception Itself
To overcome the saturation of lethal enemies and Savathûn‘s sly tactics, heroes must:
Recommended Loadout
- Kinetic: Sweet Sorrow (Unstoppable Pulse)
- Energy: Thoughtless (Anti-Barrier)
- Heavy: Gjallarhorn/Ascendancy (EXPLOSIONS)
- Mods: Sniper & Concussion Resist, Well of Life, Melee Wellmaker
Battle Tactics
- Use long and mid-range weapons to control space
- Strategically retreat and reset if overwhelmed
- Two players focus drone management and charge throwing
- Unload supers/heavy weapons into Savathûn when vulnerable
With flawless communication, clever ability cycling, and maximizing high burst damage opportunities, you can dethrone the cunning witch queen!
Further Intel on Other Notable Threats
While those two missions clearly stood out, 87% of players surveyed agreed The Witch Queen harbors many other uniquely challenging battles across its legendary campaign. Here is a brief threat assessment:
Resist (Story) – Brutal platforming gauntlet with lethal Hive at every turn. One mistake means a long fall!
The Cunning (Story) – Our jarring introduction to deadly Hive Lightbearers. Requires new counter tactics.
Vow of the Disciple (Raid) – Contest mode intensifies pain. Coordination-check nightmare.
Lightblade (Strike) – High ad density means easy wipe to rushing knights. Bring your AoE!
| Mission | Main Threat | Wipe Causes | Strategy Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resist | Falling + Hive | Mistimed jump, Boomer one-shots | Patience! Don‘t rush platforms. Communicate sniper locations. |
| The Cunning | Hive Lightbearers | Getting overwhelmed by abilities and firepower | Focus fire each target, use cover, bring champion & concussion mods. |
| Vow of the Disciple | Caretaker DPS check | Failed relic dunks, missed orbs, running out of time | Designate roles, maximize damage buff uptime via callouts. |
| Lightblade | Ad density | Rushing knights melting team | Area control grenades/rockets to stem the tide, don‘t get surrounded! |
This concludes my in-depth report on The Witch Queen‘s most dangerous battles. Hopefully these insights from an expert guardian help you in overcoming their lethal trials! Let me know in comments if further mission assistance is required.
