Destiny 2 season 18 release date, start time, leaks, Raid, Arc 3.0

Destiny 2 season 18 is launching soon, with the big update from Bungie just days away from dropping. Destiny 2 season 18 has a release date of Tuesday August 23 with a release time of 6pm expected in the UK. Details on what is coming in the new Destiny 2 season are sparse, with all set to be revealed during the upcoming Destiny Showcase taking place on Tuesday at 5pm BST just before the season 18 launch.

There are, however, a few leaks that have potentially emerged about Destiny 2 season 18.

This comes via the @DestinyTwoLeaks Twitter account who said Destiny 2 season 18 could have a pirate theme.

It was also claimed Destiny 2 season 18 could bring back the much-loved Kings Fall raid.

The leaker said: It’s been slow recently, so here’s a roundup of what might be coming in S18. As always, take it with a grain of salt.

“S18 – Pirate Themed (Maybe fallen?) -Different type of season then we’re used too – (Unsure) Cathedral of Dusk – Kings fall returning raid – Arc 3.0”.

It has already been confirmed that the season 18 Raid will launch on Friday August 26 at 6pm UK time.

Elsewhere, Bungie in its most recent TWAB revealed more details about the big Arc 3.0 rework coming in season 18.

The Destiny 2 makers said: “First things first, let’s get the big thing out of the way. Hunters, you’re comin’ home because you’re not only getting Blink back (oh yeah, it’s finally happening!), but Arc Staff Super is also coming back in all of its glory. OK, OK, one more thing: there’s also a new Super where you get to deal damage effortlessly like the boss you are, but you’ll see more about that later. It’s easy to see that we’re more than a little jazzed about it, but first, let’s stick to a TL;DR introduction.

“The new abilities buff is all about making you feel mighty. Movement speed, weapon readiness—it all matters, but we want players to feel powerful by showing off their skills, and that’s where the amplified buff will come into play. To become amplified essentially means to be “on a roll.” For example, if you’re the type of player that goes ham in-game and eats foes for breakfast, you’ll experience a satisfying increase in your personal performance based on rapid kills with Arc damage. Do more damage, get more out of this whole Guardian deal. Might as well. After all, I can’t imagine the health benefits are what draw people into the gig of fighting the Darkness and other… things…

“Riskrunner and Acrius mains, now’s your time to shine.

“Unlike previous 3.0 iterations with Void (invisibility) and Solar (radiant), you won’t need to equip any specific Aspects or Fragments to become amplified. For no reason in particular, you might want to break Thunderlord out of the ol’ Vault too, while you’re at it.”