Prototype via Bungie

Destiny 2 studio Bungie released a new trailer Tuesday for the game's upcoming expansion, The Witch Queen. The fresh footage highlights the beautiful and terrifying landscapes of the new Throne Earth area set to brand its debut with the expansion, along with more chilling taunts from Savathun, the deceitful Hive goddess that players will confront off against.

Eagle-eyed Guardians might also notice some of the new gear that the boodle-obsessed can attempt to chase down in the Witch Queen's nightmarish dreamscape. Many of the new weapons share the same kitbashed tech aesthetic nowadays in the previously shown off armor sets, which could become nicely with the expansion'due south promises of bringing weapon crafting to Destiny two, in a serial beginning.

With the Gothic compages of the Hive's previous domains out in total force, established Destiny fans will recognize some of the landscapes shown off in the trailer every bit a new spin on the aesthetic seen on the Moon in Destiny ii's Shadowkeep and the fan-favorite Dreadnaught transport from the first game'due south Taken King expansion. Some shots hint at other expansive areas going in different directions, though, including a Darkness-themed zone with a geometric pattern and an ominous black pyramid, and a Contemptuousness-infested forest that could be the zombie-like enemies' new stomping grounds afterward the Forsaken expansion's Tangled Shore area leaves the game.

Savathun's new Hive Guardians also make an advent toward the terminate of the trailer, with the warped enemy versions of Blade Avalanche Hunters, Stormtrance Warlocks, and Sentinel Shield Titans setting off to ruin some Lightbearers' days. Fans will get the chance to soak it all in for themselves when The Witch Queen launches on February 22.