The Destiny 2 expansion The Witch Queen was released in 2022. Its launch date was February 22, 2022, after Bungie delayed it from the late-2021 window originally planned.
The expansion focuses on Savathûn, the Hive god known as the Witch Queen, and takes players into her Throne World. Its central story explores how Savathûn and her Lucent Brood gained the Light, a power previously associated mainly with the Guardians and humanity's allies. The campaign also introduced weapon crafting and the glaive weapon type.
The Witch Queen began Destiny 2's fifth year of extended content. It is often confused with Lightfall, which followed on February 28, 2023, or Beyond Light, which launched in 2020. The expansion's release year is therefore 2022 even though its original schedule targeted 2021; the delay was announced as Bungie adjusted its development timeline during the COVID-19 era.