Bungie has been tweaking Trials for quite some time, and with the Season of the Deep (Season 21), we’re finally seeing some major changes. But will it be enough to draw in a bigger player base? We shall see. Here’s all the changes coming to Trials of Osiris in Destiny 2’s Season of the Deep.

All Changes Coming to Trials of Osiris in Destiny 2’s Season of the Deep

I’ll be honest, I’m a Crucible enjoyer. Destiny 2’s PvP offers something a little different to games like Apex Legends, Fortnite, or Call of Duty. But Trials of Osiris is a completely different animal. This game mode has, over the years, been defined by three-stacks, streamers, identical builds, and a slow playstyle.

Because of this, many casual Destiny 2 players have stayed far away from it. And in response, Bungie has made a series of changes to it to lure in a bigger player base.

The Season of the Deep might be the biggest changes we’ve seen yet. Here’s everything that you may expect.

Trials of Osiris New Rewards for Season of the Deep

Three new cosmetics will hit Trials for those skilled players who go Flawless, along with a new shader.

All New Trials Weapons in the Season of the Deep Loot Pool

As for what new weapons you can expect to see in Season 21’s loot pool, the leakers had it right. We will get a Trials glaive. The two new weapons are:

The Adept version of Unexpected Resurgence will be first available on the weekend of June 9, while the Adept version of The Messenger will be available on the weekend of June 16.

The following weapons will be removed from the standard loot pool in Season 21, but the non-Adept versions will be available via legacy focusing with Saint-14:

Trails of Osiris Intro Quest Reworked for Season of the Deep

Anyone who’s tried to do Trials will know you have to jump through some pretty significant hoops. Those hoops included getting 50 crucible kills (easy), raising your power level (easy), and resetting your Valor rank once (a huge time sink).

Bungie acknowledged that the Valor rank requirement was too high of a barrier to entry and didn’t give new players the preparation they needed before entering Trials. So, the introductory quest for Trials has been redone.

Now, here’s what you can expect:

Trials Passages Reworked for Season of the Deep

Additionally, Trials Passages are being reworked to better suit the new system.

Trials of Osiris’s New Core Game Mode will be Dominion

But the biggest change in all of this is the transition to a new game mode, Dominion. Dominion, like Control, allows players to capture zones to get points. And this is the big reason it was chosen.

Bungie’s rationale for this change boils down to:

Personally, I prefer game modes with objectives to straight out eliminations. But, as we’ve seen over the past few Iron Banners, it’s likely that most subclasses will boil down to wells and bubbles.

Related:How to Get the Exile Armor in Destiny 2

Trials Gilded Flawless Reworked for Season of the Deep

For those fantastically skilled players who intend to gild their Glorious title, expect some changes for next season.

The gilded Flawless requirements in Season 20 were as follows:

In Season 21, the requirements will change to the below:

Oof! That’s a big leap, but anyone who gets that title will truly deserve all the respect and envy that comes with it.

If you’re curious about other aspects of Season of the Deep, you might be wondering if the old war dog Sloane will be making a comeback. Check out our answer here:Will Sloane Return to Destiny 2 in Season 21? – Answered.

Daphne Fama

A Staff Writer at Prima Games since 2022, Daphne Fama spends an inordinate amount playing games of all stripes but has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s an author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a debut novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but found she preferred fiction to contracts and forms