The Witch Queen is the fourth major expansion to Destiny 2 and will see guardians do battle with Hive god of cunning, Savathun, who has become imbued with the Light. Guardians will need to venture into the queen’s Throne World to uncover how she stole the Light, defeat the queen and her light-powered Hive guardians of the Lucent Brood, and take back the Light. This battle will continue inside of Season of the Risen, which will see Zavala call on the aid of Cabal Empress Caiatl in the ongoing battles with the Lucent Brood.

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The leak claims players will be getting new Battlegrounds maps when The Witch Queen and Season of the Risen kick of on February 22. The alleged leak comes from Twitter user Liz - Destiny Leaks, who claims three new maps will be available to jump into. However, they provided no additional information about what these new Battlegrounds may entail.

Battlegrounds were first introduced inside Season of the Chosen, where guardians first met Empress Caiatl when her people were forced to flee their homeworld due to a Hive invastion. The seasonal activity threw three matchmade players into one of four spaces across Nessus, the Cosmodrome, and Europa to halt the Cabal’s war efforts. It was one of the more popular seasonal modes, as well, due to the overall chaotic combat and higher enemy density.

Given Season of the Risen will be Cabal-centric, it makes sense Bungie may be looking to Battlegrounds as an activity with some changes to fit narratively. This would mean trading the enemy Cabal for the Hive, reflecting the new alliance with Caiatl against Savathun’s Lucent Brood and injecting some freshness into the activity.

If the alleged leak is true, it begs the question of if these new Battlegrounds will be a core focus of the new season or will simply be additional expansion content. If it is an additional activity inside The Witch Queen alongside whatever Season of the Risen entails, it is an overall positive for players since they will have another grinding avenue right out of the gate.

Destiny 2 is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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