Beyond Light Campaign

Travel to Europa, master Stasis, and stop Eramis from using the Darkness to save her people.

Destiny 2: Beyond Light arrived on November 10, 2020, marking the fifth expansion and fourth year of content for Bungie's first-person shooter. This major release transported players to Jupiter's icy moon Europa to confront Eramis, a Fallen Kell who wields the Darkness. Unlike previous conflicts focused solely on the Light, this campaign introduces Stasis, a new subclass rooted in the power of Darkness that allows Guardians to freeze enemies with ice-based abilities. The expansion also featured the return of familiar faces like the Exo Stranger and Variks from the original Destiny's House of Wolves. As the first major update released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, it signaled a new era for the franchise while simultaneously cycling older destinations into the Destiny Content Vault to manage install sizes.

Quick Facts

Setting: Europa (Jupiter's icy moon)
New element: Stasis
Primary antagonist: Eramis
Key factions: The Fallen

Lore & Background

The narrative centers on Eramis, a Fallen Kell who believes the Traveler abandoned her people before humanity's Golden Age. Seeking revenge against the Traveler while aiming to save her own kin, she harnesses the power of the Darkness found on Europa. This new force manifests as Stasis, an ice-based elemental damage type that contrasts with the traditional Light powers of Arc, Solar, and Void. The story guides the Guardian through a conflict where they must obtain this forbidden power themselves, learning to freeze enemies and shatter their defenses.

Eramis is not merely a villain but a complex figure driven by survival and vengeance, challenging the Guardians' understanding of the Light versus Darkness dichotomy. The expansion also reintroduced Earth's Cosmodrome from the original game as an introductory destination for new players, alongside the return of the Vault of Glass raid, updated with Destiny 2 mechanics during Season 14.

Reader's Guide

To succeed in Beyond Light, players must first acquire the Stasis subclass by completing the campaign on Europa. Once unlocked, Guardians can customize their abilities by earning Aspects and Fragments through quests, tailoring their playstyle to freeze, slow, or shatter enemies. The expansion requires navigating Europa's icy terrain and engaging in new player-versus-environment locations. Key activities include the Deep Stone Crypt raid, released on November 21, 2020, which takes place in the Clovis Bray facility and unlocks additional activities upon completion.

Players should also prepare for four seasonal offerings: Season of the Hunt, Chosen, Splicer, and Lost. The campaign was made free-to-play on June 4, 2024, though remaining content is now part of the Beyond Light Pack. For legacy content, players can access the Vault of Glass raid via the new "Legends" node in the Director, which serves as a hub for unvaulted activities.

Did You Know?

The Deep Stone Crypt raid was released on November 21, 2020, during Season 12, taking place in the Clovis Bray facility.
Season of the Lost lasted 26 weeks due to the delay of The Witch Queen expansion to February 2022.
The original Destiny's 'Vault of Glass' raid returned on May 22, 2021, updated with Destiny 2 mechanics and a new starting instance.