History of The Pale Heart

The Pale Heart is a surreal domain of memory within the Traveler, corrupted by the Witness. It is the destination of The Final Shape.

How to get there

Complete the mission "Transmigration" to unlock it, entering through a portal the Witness opened on the Traveler's surface. The Final Shape was delayed from 27 February to 4 June 2024 (Wikipedia). The Pale Heart is the first patrol destination without public matchmaking (Destiny Game Wiki) and Destinypedia notes Guardians cannot meet other players there.

Regions

Landing zones: The Lost City, The Landing, The Blooming and The Impasse, linking to Lost Sectors, the Substratum and The End. The Destiny Game Wiki also lists regions such as The Transgression, The Seclusion and The Refraction; the sources disagree on the exact breakdown.

Vendors and NPCs

Micah-10 (and his Conduit), Cayde-6, Crow, Zavala, Ikora Rey. The Landing hub also has Ghost as a reputation vendor.

Activities

Eight campaign missions (Transmigration to Excision; Excision unlocks after the raid's world-first completion), the strike Liminality, the raid Salvation's Edge (released 7 June 2024, set in the Witness's monolith), Overthrow patrol events (four stages, rewarding weapons and mods), Pathfinder, Cysts, Adventures, and exotic quests (Convalescence, Destined Heroes, Dual Destiny, Wild Card).

Lost Sectors: The Broken Deep (The Impasse), The Forgotten Deep (The Landing) and The Blooming Deep (south edge of The Blooming).

Enemies

All six races appear: Taken, Cabal, Hive, Fallen, Vex and Scorn, under factions including the Shadow Legion and House of Salvation (Destinypedia).

Lore

Eighteen Visions reveal the Traveler's history across civilizations, interpreted by Micah-10 and Mithrax, and memory sites explore relationships and conflicts.

History

Introduced in The Final Shape (June 2024) and the base for the Year 7 Episodes (Echoes, Revenant, Heresy).