Destiny 2: When Does Season 17 Begin?

Guardians have been enjoying Season of the Risen of Destiny 2, thanks to the addition of PsiOps Battlegrounds and weapon crafting to the Witch Queen expansion’s endgame. Nevertheless, most players are now waiting for the yet-to-be-named upcoming Season 17. Well, here’s all we know about Destiny 2 Season 17 so far, including gameplay changes as well as when it starts and replacing Season of the Risen.

When Does Destiny 2 Season 17 Begin?

The Witch Queen‘s third season, Season 16: Season of the Risen, is currently running from February 22nd to May 24th, 2022. With that in mind, Season 17 will begin when the current season ends, on May 24th, 2022. Below we have a complete list of the previous and upcoming Destiny 2 seasons, so don’t forget to take notes.

Destiny 2 Season 17 will continue to use the Season Pass model, which is priced at 1,000 Silver or $9.99 per season. Season 17, 18, and 19 are already included if you own the Witch Queen Deluxe Edition. Bungie also has announced several major changes/additions for the next season:

Most crafting resources will be phased out, with only Neutral Elements left. This move might instantly remove the need for the Relic Tether item, but no one knows for sure for now.
New Raids might be added every three months, and the developer has confirmed that Season 17 is getting a new one.
Raid activities will be split into Seasonal and Weekly:
- Seasonal Raids will grant Pinnacle rewards.
- Weekly Raids will be rotated every seven days. Completing a specific Weekly Challenge will give out a single Pinnacle reward.
Destiny 2‘s Game Director Joe Blackburn announced on Twitter that Season 17 will be getting a new Crucible map.
Trials of Osiris is getting a few reworks:
- The team is going to continue to “liberally schedule” Capture Zone and Freelance weekends.
- A few reputation updates are incoming.
- There will be seven maps in the rotation, one of which will be determined by player votes.
- Adept reward changes.
Sandbox Lead Kevin Yanes has suggested that parts of Synaptic Spear attacks are actually a “testing ground” for Arc 3.0, which will focus on fast attacks and area-of-effects. Meanwhile, the Solar 3.0 overhaul is focused on healing and burning. Both are going to be overhauled to match Stasis and Void 3.0.
Leaving loot pools:
- Season 17:
  - Iron Banner
    Occluded Finality (Sniper Rifle)
    Finite Impactor (Hand Cannon)
  - Nightfalls
    The Comedian (Shotgun)
    Palindrome (Hand Cannon)
  - Trials of Osiris
    Shayura’s Wrath (Submachine Gun)
    The Messenger (Pulse Rifle)
- Season 18:
  - Iron Banner
    Peacebond (Sidearm)
    Archon’s Thunder (Machine Gun)
  - Nightfalls
    PLUG ONE.1 (Fusion Rifle)
    The Hothead (Rocket Launcher)
  - Trials of Osiris
    Eye of Sol (Sniper Rifle)
    The Summoner (Auto Rifle)

We’ll keep you updated once Bungie has dropped more info regarding Destiny 2 Season 17.

All Previous and Upcoming Destiny 2 Seasons

Year	Season	Start	End	Power Cap (Mods/Pinnacle)
Year 1 Destiny 2	Season 1: Red War	September 6, 2017 (Consoles)	December 5, 2017	300 (305)
		October 24, 2017 (PC)
	Season 2: Curse of Osiris	December 5, 2017	May 8, 2018	330 (335)
	Season 3: Warmind	May 8, 2018	September 4, 2018	380 (385)
Year 2 Forsaken	Season 4: Season of the Outlaw	September 4, 2018	December 4, 2018	600
	Season 5: Season of the Forge	December 4, 2018	March 5, 2019	650
	Season 6: Season of the Drifter	March 5, 2019	June 4, 2019	700
	Season 7: Season of Opulence	June 4, 2019	October 1, 2019	750
Year 3 Shadowkeep	Season 8: Season of the Undying	October 1, 2019	December 10, 2019	950 (960)
	Season 9: Season of Dawn	December 10, 2019	March 10, 2020	960 (970)
	Season 10: Season of the Worthy	March 10, 2020	June 9, 2020	1000 (1010)
	Season 11: Season of Arrivals	June 9, 2020	November 10, 2020	1050 (1060)
Year 4 Beyond Light	Season 12: Season of the Hunt	November 10, 2020	February 9, 2021	1250 (1260)
	Season 13: Season of the Chosen	February 9, 2021	May 11, 2021	1300 (1310)
	Season 14: Season of the Splicer	May 11, 2021	August 24, 2021	1310 (1320)
	Season 15: Season of the Lost	August 24, 2021	February 22, 2022	1320 (1330)
Year 5: The Witch Queen	Season 16: Season of the Risen	February 22, 2022	May 24, 2022	1550 (1560)
	Season 17: TBA	May 24, 2022	TBA	TBA
	Season 18: TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
	Season 19: TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Year 6 Lightfall	Season 20: TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
	Season 21: TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
	Season 22: TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
	Season 23: TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Year 7 The Final Shape	Season 23: TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA