Highlights

  • Bungie has confirmed that the next Destiny 2 Dungeon will be released on December 1, at 9 AM PST.
  • The activity will thus debut as part of the upcoming Season of the Wish, which starts on November 28.
  • The new Season 23 Dungeon is expected to debut with a Power level of either 1,800 or 1,810.

The next Destiny 2 Dungeon releases December 1, Bungie has confirmed. The newly announced activity is thus set to debut during the unconventionally unveiled Destiny 2 Season of the Wish, which is set to kick off in late November.

Originally introduced in the 2018 Forsaken expansion, Dungeons are a type of Destiny 2 activity that features unique bosses and even gameplay mechanics. They are hence similar to Raids and Raid Lairs, but shorter than the former and longer than the latter, requiring between one and several hours to complete, depending on the team. The latest Destiny 2 Dungeon was Ghosts of the Deep, which launched in late May as part of Season 21, AKA the Season of the Deep.

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Bungie says it will follow up on that release with another Year-6 Dungeon that will be added to Destiny 2 on Friday, December 1, at 9 AM PST. Its debut will thus arrive early on during the Season of the Wish, which is scheduled to start on November 28. Season 23 was initially planned to conclude on February 27, but might end up outlasting the game's typical three-month content release cycle now that the Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion was reportedly hit with a big delay and won't be releasing until June 2024.

Bungie's latest announcement did not reveal the upcoming Dungeon's recommended Power level. For reference, the latest Lightfall Dungeon debuted with a Power level of 1,790. And while each of the game's existing Dungeons raised its immediate predecessor's level requirement on release, Bungie currently doesn't have a lot of room for raising the upcoming activity's difficulty compared to Ghosts of the Deep, which was already close to the Destiny 2 Power level cap of 1,810.

Destiny 2 Dungeon List and Release History

Dungeon

Release Date

Rec. Power Level (Release)

Rec. Power Level (Current)

Expansion

Season

The Shattered Throne

September 25, 2018

570

1600

Forsaken

4

Pit of Heresy

October 29, 2019

940

1600

Shadowkeep

8

Prophecy

June 9, 2020

1040

1600

Shadowkeep

11

Grasp of Avarice

December 7, 2021

1310

1600

Beyond Light

15

Duality

May 27, 2022

1550

1600

The Witch Queen

17

Spire of the Watcher

December 9, 2022

1570

1600

The Witch Queen

19

Ghosts of the Deep

May 26, 2023

1790

1790

Lightfall

21

TBA

December 1, 2023

TBA

N/A

Lightfall

23

Since there's currently no indication that the developers plan to increase the level cap for Season of the Wish, the December 1 Dungeon will presumably have a Power level of either 1,800 or 1,810, given Bungie's historical preference for using round numbers in this context. Other details about the new Destiny 2 activity—including its name, bosses, and gameplay mechanics—are likely to be revealed by late November.

Apart from debuting the game's eighth Dungeon to date, Destiny 2 Season 23 will also revamp its Crucible menu by introducing a new 6v6 Quickplay node and reintroducing its 3v3 Quickplay counterpart. The latter will prioritize connection speed and latency during matchmaking in an effort to deliver a more seamless multiplayer experience, performance-wise. Each Crucible node will also feature different mode rotations starting with Season 23.