Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris DLC - Strikes, Adventures and Planet Exploration

Explore the new planet of Mercury in the upcoming Curse of Osiris DLC for Destiny 2, coming December 5th. Get your first look at the planet with new gameplay videos.

Last week we got fresh details on the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion Curse of Osiris which is coming next month on December 5th, and yesterday Bungie streamed another live event to showcase even more reveals for the expansion. This week we got our first look at the explorable space Mercury, which will be the new planet that players can explore and includes the Lighthouse Social Space which had previously been an area in the original Destiny for a select few that were lucky enough to see it.

The team over at IGN managed to get their hands on 20 minutes of brand new footage that showcased off some of the new planet in all it's glory, though you may wish to avoid the surprise of exploring the new planet yourself so consider it with light spoiler warnings from this point on!

POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!

Mercury will have a number of new additions, including the new public event "Vex Crossroads" which will see you fighting against the Vex Gatekeepers who hold keys to unlock warp gates. Once you manage to defeat all 4, you will be able to fight a Gate Lord and by completing this on Heroic (details still to be figured out) then you can get your hands on two chests with some great new loot.

Additionally, a few new endgame activities will also be arriving with the expansion that will bring new rewards for the player.

Lost Prophecies
The first of these are the Lost Prophecies which are held by Brother Vance in the lighthouse. There will be 11 in total, and will allow players to take on new adventures which offer rewards and are tied to the weapon wall in the lighthouse. One of the examples shown during the livestream involved a fetch quest, that required the player to participate in crucible and public events. As soon as the player has retrieved the items, they are able to turn them into a tablet and return it to Brother Vance to transform it into a transmuted tablet. This can them be used to pick a new weapon, with the example Jack Queen King 3 being shown as an example. The Jack Queen 3 is a solar hand cannon with 302 attack and by receiving the weapon a new verse will light up on the weapon will.

Strikes

Curse of Osiris will add 2 new strikes, both of which will be part of the new DLC campaign and are designed for one player. If you finish the campaign then you are able to play them like current strikes with 3 player fireteams and a more tuned difficulty.

Adventures

Lastly, you can expect new adventures as you visit Mercury with Bungie showcasing off "The Up and Up" mission from the Infinite Forest. The adventure sees you fighting against the Vex who have taken over the universe, it's up to you to stop them and recon an experimental site where guards await. Unfortunately for players they will also have to deal with The Fallen who are present in this version of Mercury's Future.

Like with other Adventures, you will make your way to a final "boss" that contains a chest to loot with new rewards inside. Each adventure should take around 10-15 minutes to finish, and can be triggered whenever you want.

Should you want to get your hands on the upcoming Curse of the Osiris DLC you can get it as part of the Expansion Pass or Digital Deluxe Edition.