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Destiny 2’sSeason of the Witch has two new activities for players to experience. The first and core activity of this season is Savathun’s Spire, a three-player matchmade activity that asks players to slay some of the toughest Scorn and Lucent Hive that reside in Savathun’s Throne World.
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While the activity itself seems par for the course for a seasonal activity, there are some secrets and a slightly different reward structure that set it apart from the likes of Salvage and Defiant Battlegrounds. This gide will cover how to complete the Savathun’s Spire activity and the rewards you may expect to earn.
Updated June 02, 2025, by Charles Burgar:Savathun’s Spire has added a couple of new hidden chests for players to discover. Elemental alignment is also now available, giving players a way to expand their Deck of Whispers. We’ve updated this guide to include the locations of all hidden chests in this activity, sorted by week. We’ve also added a tip explaining how the Deck of Whispers works in this mode, and we’ve adjusted a few sections to better clarify certain encounter mechanics.
Savathun’s Spire Activity Guide
Savathun’s Spire is a three-player matchmade activity where Guardians must clear out a tower of Lucent Hive within Savathun’s Throne World. Each run consists of three combat encounters and two jumping sections, the latter involving a small puzzle for certain sections.
Unlike most seasonal activities, Savathun’s Spire contains numerous secrets for players to find. Hidden chests and Opaque Cards may be obtained to bolster your arsenal or combat prowess during this season’s activity offerings. Ascend the spire, uncover its secrets, and slay the final boss to claim your rewards.No Champions are present, although there is a -5 Power delta present; enemies will be slightly tougher than usual.
Deck of Whispers
At the start of every combat encounter, players with five or more cards in theirDeck of Whisperswill automatically pull a random card, buffing everyone in the fireteam with a Major Arcana effect. Specific card effects are detailed in the Athenaeum wing of the H.E.L.M. Cards are drawn automatically with no input from the player, and the specific cards drawn will be listed at the bottom-left of your HUD.
Encounter #1: Eliminate Votarists
Every run begins with a short combat encounter at the base of the spire. Dotting the room will benumerous Hive crystals that must be powered or destroyed. The encounter objective will determine what you do with the crystals:
The room itself will spawn never-ending waves of Hive or Scorn enemies. Good add-clearing weapons and builds are highly recommended to breeze through the mission, especially this section.If the chosen faction is Hive, the miniboss enemies will be Lucent Lightbearers.Scorn will spawn Abominations instead.
All three objectives take roughly the same amount of time to complete. Punch all the crystals if you’re fighting Arc Votarists, escort all the burning crystals if they’re Solar, or destroy all the crystals if they’re Void. When finished, ascend up the gravity lift in the center of the room to proceed.
Ascend The Spire
Climbing up the spire is rather straightforward. The path itself is linear and has minimal traps, yet there are numerous secrets you can find during this jumping section. Found along the path are glowing rune symbols, side paths, or other secrets that rotate on a weekly basis. We cover these secrets in the “Hidden Chests” section.
There are alsoOpaque Cardsfound on the edges of the platforming section. Each card requires a specific elemental attunement to interact with.You’ll acquire elemental attunement crystals from the seasonal questline.Once you acquire a certain type of attunement, interact with a matching Opaque Card in the spire to receive a free Opaque Card.
Encounter #2: Votarists Revisited
The second floor plays almost exactly the same as the previous encounter. Crystals will spawn in the arena that must be interacted with in a specific way, determined by the element of the Votarists. The objectives are as follows:
Void receives a new objective, but the other two elements are identical to the last encounter. The only other noteworthy change is theelemental orbthat resides in the center of the arena. This orb will cover quarters of the arena in energy fields that greatly debuff your character.Solar causes the orb to burn targets, Arc will slow and disorient targets, and Void will tether you to the orb.Pay attention to this orb and try your best to avoid it.
Traverse The Labyrinth
Navigating the labyrinth is trickier than the previous platforming section, sharing many elements from the final Witch Queen campaign mission.Your fireteam will be presented with a short three-symbol code and four portals. You must take the portal that matches the sequence.Remember this pattern as well because it’s used for later portals.
Each correct portal will take you to the next section of the labyrinth, riddled with traps or massive gaps that can be tricky to navigate. It’s best to take this part slowly and as a collective team. The first portal will teleport your team to a short platforming section that leads to yet another portal. This will teleport your team to the base of some platforms that can be ascended with small platforms, similar to Pit of Heresy. Navigate the small gauntlet of traps and platforms to reach the final portal, teleporting you just outside the final boss arena.
Encounter #3: Final Boss
A small group of bosses will be waiting for your fireteam at the apex of the spire.Three bosses can appear, one of which seems to be time-gated.As of launch, this room can either spawn three Lucent Hive Wardens or a massive Scorn Experiment, an Abomination with an abnormally large health pool.
Regardless of the boss that spawns, the objectives remain the same.The first phase requires your team to damage the boss—killing one of the wardens if you received the Lucent Hive Warden trio. When phased, Hive crystals will begin to form around the arena.The same element that was used last encounter will be used again,requiring the same strategy as previous encounters. Arc crystals need punching, Solar crystals need escorting, and Void crystals need shooting.
Completing this crystal phase will allow your team to damage the boss once more.Defeat the remaining boss or wardens to finish the activity.There are no health gates at this point, so use everything you have to quickly melt them. Once slain, the reward chest will spawn and automatically use a Witch Key if you own one, providing additional Witch Engrams and Hive Offerings for the Altars of Summoning activity.
Week #1: Runes
First Hidden Chest
Upon clearing the opening combat encounter, ascend the spire and jump across the swinging Hive lanterns. When you reach the next room, you’ll need to shoottwo runes.The first is aVoidrune that’s floating right above a blocked corridor. The second rune isSolarand can be found under the platform you’re standing on to your right. Shoot both to remove the Hive energy blocking the Void rune corridor, revealing the hidden chest.
Second Hidden Chest
Before jumping across the final platforms that lead to the final boss, look to the platforms directly under you. Each one will have a glowing plate you can shoot. Damage all four runes with the correct element, and a hidden chest will spawn next to the rally flag.
Week #2: Side Rooms
Complete the opening combat encounter and ascend the spire. When you reach the swinging pendulum room, donotjump across. Turn to your right instead. You should see a doorway that leads to a narrow corridor. Jump across and run to the end of the corridor to find the hidden chest. Beware that anAscendant Knightwill spawn behind youwhen you reach the chest, so be ready for a fight.
This chest is found during the labyrinth section. When you run through the second teleporter, you’ll arrive at the base of two giant towers.Turn around and drop down the hole to find a Deepsight orb.Activate it to reveal some hidden platforms. Follow the newly-revealed path to reach the hidden chest.
Witch Keys
Similar to Season of the Deep’s Salvage activity,Witch Keys are used to acquire additional loot from chests opened in Savathun’s Spire or Altars of Summoning.These keys are automatically used when possible and grant bonus Witch Engrams, Hive Offerings, and a chance of an extra weapon or armor piece.
Witch Keys can be acquired from non-seasonal activities and the Season Pass.Ritual activities—Vanguard Ops, Crucible, and Gambit—are the best activities to get Witch Keys from. Only five keys may be held at a time across all characters.
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Witch Engram Focusing Options
Nearly every clear of Savathun’s Spire will awardWitch Engrams, decrypting into seasonal weapons and armor. All currently owned Witch Engrams may be redeemed at theRitual Tablein the southern wing of the H.E.L.M. Witch Engrams may also be obtained through Season Pass ranks.
Unlike previous seasons, Season of the Witch’s decoding options are all available by default. Armor focusing grants high-stat armor by default, and any seasonal weapons you’ve acquired may be immediately focused. Red border focusing is unlocked upon claiming the “Witchcrafting” Opaque Card.
