In Destiny 2, you can significantly level up the Season Pass and the artifact faster and more efficiently with some planning. MeinMMO shows you 4 easily implementable tips that every Guardian should know.
Since Destiny 2: Beyond Light was released on November 10, the seasonal rank of all Guardians is prominently displayed above their heads. Some can only shake their real heads at the fact that some players are already far beyond level 100.
This raises questions like “How do they level up so much faster and better than I do?” or “Do they play around the clock?”
What does the seasonal level even bring?
- Your seasonal rank corresponds to your level in the Season Pass. Once you reach level 100, you have earned all rewards. Theoretically, you can continue leveling indefinitely.
- Additionally, you level your seasonal artifact. This gives you access to powerful mods and even grants you a bonus to your power level – this way, you can master endgame activities like the raid better, at least in the current season.
- While the level does not have a direct relation to your power level, which is the power of your weapons and armor, you will still feel a power increase through the artifact.
You can level up in Destiny 2 almost on the side. All activities give you experience. But if you act skillfully and pay attention to a few simple tricks, you can level the Season Pass much faster and more efficiently.
MeinMMO shows you 4 tips for properly and quickly leveling up that every Guardian should know in this article.
Tip 1: Use the ghost correctly
While the new DLC location Europa or the fresh Stasis Supers immediately catch the eye, the changes to your ghost are not immediately noticeable. Your loyal companion has undergone an overhaul with Beyond Light and can now be customized extensively.
Here’s what you need to know about the “new” ghost:
- You can now upgrade the ghost shell to a masterpiece – don’t worry, it won’t cost you any Ascendant Shards and is much cheaper than with other items.
- This unlocks more space for useful mods – you need at least 6 energy slots for quick XP gain.
- Each ghost shell can now equip the coveted bonus XP mods.
- Make sure to use the new mod “Blinding Light” (costs 6 energy): This gives you 12% more experience.
No matter which activity you undertake or where you get experience points from, you now get 12% more – just like that.
Tip 2: Bounties are your friends
Some jokingly say that Destiny 2 is “Bounty Hunter – The Game”, meaning everything revolves around bounties (Bounties). But you should take advantage of this strong focus on bounties.
- By completing the weekly and daily bounties from NPCs all over the solar system, you can earn tons of XP.
- Conveniently, every activity in Destiny 2 actually has a suitable overseer – from whom you receive the bounties.
- So whether you are currently improving your Stasis skills on Europa or having fun in the Crucible, be sure to grab the corresponding bounties beforehand.
- Especially the weekly bounties should have high priority.
- The time-to-experience ratio here is top-notch.
Sure, it may take some time for you to fly to the Tower and stock up on bounties. But the next-gen Guardians hardly feel any of that, and the loading times on other platforms have also noticeably decreased since Beyond Light.
These weekly bounties should always be tackled:
- Strike – Zavala in the Tower
- Crucible – Shaxx in the Tower
- Gunsmith (Banshee-44 in the Tower)
- Gambit – The Drifter in the Annex
- Crow – since Season 12 in the Tangled Shore at Spider
- Variks – found on Europa
While grinding the weekly activities, always tackle the weekly bounties at the same time. If you have limited time, skip the “repeatable bounties”. These give (regularly) hardly any XP and are not worth it.
XP-hungry Guardians fall into real bounty orgies. Then Bungie sometimes has to intervene and disable or cap quests that grant too much XP.
Tip 3: Milestones make Guardians great and strong
Especially at the beginning of a season or expansion, the weekly milestones are very important. Here lies the powerful and top loot that can significantly increase your power level.
Many do not know this about milestones: Milestones also generously grant experience points. The great thing is that you can usually complete weekly bounties and milestones hand in hand.
- While you run 3 strikes for the milestone, you also complete Zavala’s weekly bounty that requires you to complete at least 3 strikes.
- If you are particularly diligent, you can complete 8 smaller bounties and then have completed Zavala’s next weekly task.
- Milestones will be displayed to you in the Navigator as yellow star markers – this way you can quickly see where you can still get plenty of experience and strong loot.
You can already see that much is not magic, but just good preparation.
Tip 4: The more Guardians, the more experience
If possible, play in a team with other Guardians. Because in the Season Pass you unlock bonuses to experience. Some of these only take effect in a team. However, you should also consider playing multiple characters yourself.
Why play multiple characters? In Destiny 2, experience is account-wide. Every bit of XP from your first character also counts for the other two (more than 3 Guardians are not possible).
You can then use the bonuses of your artifact with all Guardians or claim many rewards multiple times from the Season Pass.
- Sure, saving the universe with 3 Guardians is a real time sink.
- But you don’t have to complete everything with your twinks. If you want and have some time left, however, the milestones in your favorite activity are recommended.
- Of course in combination with a “+12% ghost shell” and the corresponding weekly bounties.
- Many weekly activities can actually be approached at the minimum level of 1,050 – so you don’t need highly leveled Guardians as twinks.
And don’t forget to fish for the seasonal armor and ornaments from the Season Pass on your second or third characters. Because they remain even after Season 12 and look good (see title image).
Did you know all the tricks and have been “leveling up properly” for a long time? Or do you take it all easier and don’t need to be the fastest, best Guardian everywhere?
