Removing content from the game has been one of Destiny 2‘s most hotly debated topics since it happened in 2020. Bungie detailed the scope of its efforts to make the game “whole” once more, including the return of a beloved seasonal activity.
The first pass for the highly anticipated unvaulting “focuses on getting our campaign slate whole again,” Bungie head of product Josh Deane wrote in a blog post today. Naturally, this includes the campaigns that were removed—The Red War, Curse of Osiris, Warmind, and Forsaken.
More importantly, however, Bungie also confirmed the return of the strikes, raids, and raid lairs from the expansions on this list. Expect the return of Eater of Worlds, Spire of Stars, and Scourge of the Past, for instance, even though the final boss for the latter is already available as part of Pantheon.
To round out the package, Deane also revealed the return of the Menagerie seasonal activity, bringing with it reprised rewards. Menagerie was an extremely popular activity, so much that its name still comes up in conversations about seasons.
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There’s more coming to the unvaulting, though that might come in a later batch. The team set stretch goals for “at unvaulting launch or after,” so content might be staggered. This potential second wave includes patrol destinations (including Escalation Protocol), seasonal activities from the Sundial to the Coil, updates to raid and raid lair weapons, and PvP maps.
The post also outlines what the developers don’t aim to get done, because that “could come at a cost for what we want to build for you in the future,” Deane said. Don’t expect an overhauled new player experience, new Gambit maps, returning seasonal story missions, or seasonal hubs such as the Eliksni Quarter.
This ambitious unvaulting needs quite a bit of time to get done. The blog post avoids a proper roadmap (someone really did a number on the community team, huh?), but says full production is expected to start in January or February 2027. From there, it’ll likely be another year until launch, so plan your return to Destiny 2 in early 2028. Of course, this timeline is by no means final.
“The vaulting of essential Destiny 2 content, even if based on some real technical challenges, was a moment that fragmented our experience and broke faith with our community,” Deane wrote. Hence, the first step is righting that wrong, but it’s by no means the last. The blog post seems to tease a Destiny 1 remaster and a potential Destiny 3.
While Destiny 2‘s future is bright—arguably for the first time since 2024’s The Final Shape—getting to that excellence will require time and effort. The wait may be worth it, though.
