The Ghosts of the Deep is the newest Hive-themed dungeon introduced in Destiny 2's Season of the Deep, in which players enter the deep waters of Titan to uncover a mysterious ritual conducted by the Lucent Hive. This guide covers the first encounter of Ghosts of the Deep, in which players must break the Hive ritual in order to proceed forward.
Where Is The New Dungeon
Destiny 2's Ghosts of the Deep dungeon can be launched from the H.E.L.M. After players have picked up the quest "Rise" from the Tower from Hawthorne. Note that access to the dungeon requires a separate dungeon key or the Lightfall Deluxe Edition in order to be accessed.
Ghosts Of The Deep: Break The Ritual
Starting from the rally banner, there are three routes leading down into the forest. On one of them, a Soulfire Binder ogre will spawn. Kill it, and a trail of green, shiny mist on the ground will lead to the next location of enemies, underneath a Hive symbol. Kill the enemies again, and follow the next trail of green mist.
A Lucent Lightbearer will spawn in the final group of enemies. Take note of the same Hive symbol found above the area one more time, as it will be needed later. Kill the enemies and the Lightbearer, and destroy its ghost. The player who destroys the Lightbearer's ghost will receive a buff called Vestige of Light. The buff is on a timer, so players should rush back to the rally banner, where a Veilweaver Wizard will have spawned. Defeat it, and the Wizard will drop a Deepsight node.
Once players activate the Deepsight node, the Hive runes around the central platform will become visible. The Vestige of Light must be banked on the correct rune, which is the Hive symbol that was above where the Lightbearer Wizard was defeated. After that, the process repeats itself over and over again.
The area is quite large, but players should be able to learn fairly quickly where enemies will typically spawn, as the green trail will always lead to preset areas. There's no real timer on the encounter, save for when the Vestige of Light is acquired, but even then players typically have over a minute to get back to the rally banner to complete the mechanic. The door leading deeper into the dungeon opens once all runes have been activated.
Destiny 2 is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.