Destiny 2: The Final Shape is full of lengthy quests outside of the campaign. Despite the amount of time and effort required to complete them, the rewards can be pretty great. Such is the case with the Destined Heroes mission and its reward, the Ergo Sum Exotic sword. Here’s how to get the quest and complete each step.
Every quest in Destined Heroes – Destiny 2: The Final Shape
Check the Radio
After completing the campaign, you’ll find yourself back in the Lost City. Interact with the radio next to Ghost to begin the Destined Heroes mission.
Queens, Part I
After listening to the radio, a new banner appears in the Lost City. Use it to start Queens, Part I. The Lucent Hive is on the move and it appears Savathun is taking advantage of our distraction with the Witness.
This mission’s mechanic is to defeat the Hive Knight and take their sword, using it to reflect attacks at the various runes scattered about. Each rune will be colored with the element that destroys it, e.g., orange for Solar, purple for Void, and blue for Arc.
It can be a hectic mission as you’ll be contending with numerous enemies and trying to line up shots while being unable to fight back. Targeting is done entirely with the reticle, so you only need to worry about your angles in terms of blocking and reflecting.
You’ll eventually reach a point in the mission where the Hive Runes are protected. This took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out, but the sword can also shoot projectiles. Use this attack to destroy the green orbs above each rune, thus exposing it.
The final section of the mission pits you against Savathun herself. Despite Immaru being on lockdown in the Tower, Savathun is more than willing to trade blows. She’ll be immune to damage at the beginning of the fight. Collect the elemental orbs from the Hive statues and throw them at the corresponding runes to make her vulnerable.
Meet Micah-10
After dealing with Savathun, you’ll be back in the Lost City where it’s time to meet a new quest-giver, Micah-10. I love Micah-10, but her series of quests are rough due to them being largely the same. However, that’s a problem for another day.
Speak with Cayde-6
Head back to Cayde-6, hiding behind the containers like the cool kid in an 80s high school drama, and obtain the Wild Card mission. Unlike Micah-10’s missions, Wild Card is essential to the story and getting the Still Hunt Exotic sniper rifle.
Speak with Ghost
Stroll over to Ghost to obtain the Lost in the Light and Found in the Dark missions. These story missions cover the personal journeys of House Light’s Kell, Mithrax, and Commander Zavala. Both are required to progress Destined Heroes and also award six fragments of the Prismatic subclass.
Complete ‘Lost in the Light’ and ‘Found in the Dark’
Queens, Part II
Queens, Part II continues the spat between Mara Sov and Savathun. Savathun’s “lesson” is becoming more apparent. By eliminating Taken, you can acquire their energy and sit on the edge of the Ascendant Plane. Once there, you’ll need to collect Light from the three fonts spread around the room.
Eventually, Luzaku, the latest badass lady in a long line of badass Destiny 2 ladies, will show up to help you fight off two Tormentors. These Dread are tough enough on their own, but two in a small room like this is rough. I highly recommend running Strand for this fight as Tormentors can be suspended, essentially shutting them down.
Speak with Ghost
Back in the Lost City, speak with Ghost to obtain the Dyadic Prism. This item will open up the next, and final, quest in this chain.
Claim your reward, the Ergo Sum Exotic sword
Open your map and travel to the Sacrarium. In the room of Ghosts will be the sword to start the quest. You’ll be teleported to the room where you first faced off against the Witness. Ghosts now orbit this room filled with light. Speak with the Dissident in the center to receive the Exotic sword, Ergo Sum.
