Destiny 2 Shattered Realm – Forest Of Echoes Ascendant Mysteries Guide

Venturing back into the Forest of Echoes reveals fresh enigmas to solve—this comprehensive walkthrough details locating both Ascendant Mysteries essential for completing your Seasonal Challenge objectives.

Within Destiny 2’s Season of the Lost, the Shattered Realm conceals numerous hidden secrets, with this week introducing particularly challenging ones: Ascendant Mysteries. These represent the pinnacle of puzzle complexity, distinct from simpler Trivial Mysteries requiring basic interaction and moderately difficult Enigmatic Mysteries demanding some exploration. Ascendant Mysteries constitute full-scale special missions that demand thorough investigation and strategic execution.

The Forest of Echoes, designed as an expanded version of the EDZ’s Trostland region, contains two such advanced mysteries awaiting discovery. Locating them presents considerable difficulty, necessitating combat readiness once you trigger their activation sequences. Below you’ll discover precise locations for both Ascendant Mysteries available this week alongside detailed completion methodologies.

This weekly reset also introduced Ager’s Scepter, the new Exotic trace rifle, into Destiny 2’s arsenal. Consult our specialized Ager’s Scepter acquisition guide for comprehensive information about obtaining this powerful weapon.

The initial Ascendant Mystery positions itself adjacent to your first beacon alignment point, concealed within the church structure. Complete the beacon alignment procedure first, then exit through the church’s main entrance. Search for both Truesight and Safe Passage markers, as both buffs prove essential for progression. Activate both markers positioned near the statues flanking the church entrance, then pivot to face the building facade. You’ll observe spectral platforms materializing, creating an ascending route toward the church rooftop. Traverse these platforms carefully, then proceed to the structure’s rear section and descend to where an additional marker awaits. Exercise caution to avoid accidental falls through unstable flooring.

An alternative Truesight marker here enables ascent to the bell tower overhead for an Enigmatic Mystery. Rather than climbing upward, direct your gaze backward from this balcony position, over the island’s edge into the surrounding void. You’ll discern another landmass some distance away featuring a large statue and Taken forces. Beneath your position, Truesight will unveil additional platforms extending toward the distant island. Descend carefully to access these platforms and follow the pathway leading to the statue.

Climb out to the island behind the church with the statue on it to find the orb (plus a Trivial Mystery).

Navigate outward to the island positioned behind the church containing the statue to locate the essential orb (alongside a Trivial Mystery).

Eliminate the Taken forces and Mara Sov will contact you via communicator, instructing you to restore an orb discovered there to its proper location within a crypt below the mausoleum. You’ve previously encountered this structure; it’s the compact building you pass en route to the church. Secure the orb and refresh your Truesight buff to return to the primary island. You can track the luminous white sphere visible here—representing Toland for unfamiliar guardians—as he’ll guide you directly to the mausoleum entrance while clarifying your pathway.

For guardians who’ve already acquired Ager’s Scepter, an accelerated route exists. Proceed to the beacon inside the church. With the beacon at your back, examine the left wall for a small opening obstructed by a destructible rock vulnerable to Ager’s Scepter (positioned identically to the Lost Sector entrance in standard Trostland). Descend through this opening and you’ll access an expedited path to the Crypt, your ultimate objective. Remember to bring the essential orb with you.

Bring the orb down to the Crypt hidden beneath the Mausoleum, then get ready for a fight with a Taken boss.

The secondary Ascendant Mystery emerges after activating your second beacon, requiring comprehensive area cleansing. Unlike The Dark Ritual’s platforming emphasis, this challenge focuses on systematic enemy elimination and environmental interaction.

Upon beacon activation, Toland will manifest nearby, indicating the presence of multiple Taken Blights contaminating the surrounding terrain. These corruption nodes must be eradicated completely to progress the mystery objective.

Find and destroy all the Taken Blights in the area around the second beacon to clear the way into the well. Toland will mark it for you.

Systematically locate and eliminate every Taken Blight within the beacon’s vicinity to unlock access to the concealed well structure. Toland will highlight each blight location sequentially, ensuring you don’t overlook any corruption points.

Once all blights are destroyed, the pathway into the well chamber becomes accessible. Prepare for immediate combat engagement upon entry, as Taken forces will aggressively defend this location.

The final phase involves confronting a powerful Taken boss accompanied by reinforcement waves. Employ area denial strategies and prioritize add clearance before focusing sustained damage on the primary threat. Successful elimination completes the Born of Darkness mystery.

Optimizing your approach to these mysteries significantly reduces completion time and enhances success probability. For platforming sections, mobility-enhancing exotic armor like Lion Rampant or St0mp-EE5 proves invaluable for navigation precision.

Loadout Recommendations: Bring weapons with strong add-clear capabilities alongside high burst damage options for boss encounters. Wave-frame grenade launchers and area-of-effect abilities excel against Taken mobs.

Common Pitfalls to Avoid: Many guardians fail to refresh Truesight buffs at critical moments, missing essential platforms or pathways. Always verify your buff status before attempting complex navigation sequences.

Time Management: Allocate approximately 15-20 minutes for The Dark Ritual and 10-15 minutes for Born of Darkness when following optimized routes.

Understanding the deeper mechanics of Ascendant Mysteries enhances your overall Complete Guide approach to complex in-game objectives, similar to mastering Weapons Unlock systems in other games. The strategic thinking developed here translates well to other challenging content, including optimized Class Guide implementations.

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