The spooky season has finally landed on Destiny 2, and you know what that means: The Festival of the Lost has started. As usual, there are many things for players to collect, including brand-new weapons, a lot of cosmetics, some fun masks, and even materials for those who want to upgrade their arsenal. If you’re a new Guardian jumping into this event for the first time or a veteran one needing a refresher of what this limited-time event is all about, this guide should help you.
What Is Festival of the Lost?
The Destiny 2 Festival of the Lost 2025 is this year’s Halloween season event. If you remember anything from previous years, the event takes on a trick-or-treat type of vibe while you compete in activities for candy that can be turned into the well-known Space Grandma, aka Eva Levante, for rewards of varying degrees.
Festival of the Lost 2025 Start Date and Time
The 2025 Festival of the Lost in Destiny 2 will begin on October 21st, 2025, and run until November 4th, 2025. You should expect the event to begin at the time of the weekly reset, so as soon as you jump in to start the weekly grind, that’s when the spooky festivities will also kick off.
If you’re unsure how to properly start the quest, head to The Tower and speak with Eva Levante to get the seasonal quest. You can also jump straight to the action through the Portal, but it is better to visit Space Grandma before diving in.
All New Additions to Destiny 2 in Festival of the Lost 2025
This year’s Festival of the Lost in Destiny 2 brings a lot of items for you to obtain throughout the reward track and by playing through the limited-time game modes. Here’s everything you can expect:
- Weapons
- Hushed Whisper (Strand Bow)
- Search Party: This weapon grants faster aim down sights speed and movement speed while aiming down sights when no allies are near.
- Wild Card: Final blows with this weapon have a chance to create experimental submunitions at the target’s location.
- Gunburn (Kinetic Submachine Gun)
- Search Party: This weapon grants faster aim down sights speed and movement speed while aiming down sights when no allies are near.
- Veist Stinger: Damaging an enemy with this weapon has a small chance to reload the magazine and increase movement speed while aiming down sights.
- Arcane Embace (Arc Shotgun)
- Search Party: This weapon grants faster aim down sights speed and movement speed while aiming down sights when no allies are near.
- Heavy Burst: Fires a hard-hitting, two-round burst. Slightly reduces flinching from incoming fire while aiming.
- Hushed Whisper (Strand Bow)
- Game Modes
- Haunted Altars of Sorrow (PvE)
- 1 to 6 players co-op mode. Feed the monster delicious treats while holding off waves of hungry hostiles. After the monster is full, engage it in battle.
- Red Rum(ble) (PvP)
- Fireteam: 1 to 6 players. Summon Headless Ones by defeating other Guardians. Earn higher scores by eliminating Headless Ones and defeating targets with Gourd Grenades.
- Haunted Altars of Sorrow (PvE)
- Event Reward Track (Only notable rewards listed)
- Rank 1: Terrordactyl (Guardian visual effect)
- Rank 4: Messenger Projection (Ghost Projection)
- Rank 5: Bones Akimbo (Transmat Effect)
- Rank 9: Honor for the Living (Emblem)
- Rank 10: Slasher Shell (Ghost Shell)
- Rank 15: Gunburn Submachine Gun
- Rank 19: Candy Bone (Vehicle)
- Rank 20: Hushed Whisper Bow
- Rank 24: Skira’s Gaze (Ship)
- Rank 25: Arcane Embrace Shotgun
- Rank 30: Wicked Web (Shader)
- Haunted Masks
- Fungal Mask
- Orin Mask
- Lodi Mask
- Oryx Mask
- Grim Mask
- Failsafe Mask
On top of these additions, you’ll also be able to obtain Eerie Weapon Engrams, which contain any of the abovementioned weapons.
Destiny 2 is now available on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles.
