Destiny 2: The Witch Queen has arrived, and players are able to jump into the latest expansion and start unraveling the mysteries of Savathun’s Throne World and her Lucent Hive. She’s carefully laid out plans for years in the lore, and it’s time to see what she’s been up to exactly. The new expansion, of course, adds new exotics, and in this guide, we’ll go over the steps for the exotic quest to get the Parasite grenade launcher in Destiny 2: The Witch Queen.
Spoiler Warning: You need to complete the Witch Queen campaign before you can even begin the quest to get Parasite. If you haven’t completed the campaign yet and do not want to be spoiled, please leave this guide and return once you’ve beaten the campaign.
How to Get Parasite Grenade Launcher in Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
The quest to get Parasite in Destiny 2: Witch Queen isn’t particularly difficult, but it is long with lots of different steps. Let’s go ahead and break down the entire quest below, step by step.
How to Get Parasite in Destiny 2: Witch Queen
- Complete the campaign for The Witch Queen and speak to Mara Sov on Mars
- Complete the strike, Birthplace of the Vile
Straight forward enough, just launch it from the director on The Throne World and complete with a fireteam.
- Find a Cryptoglyph Rune
This isn’t hard, just a little annoying. You’ll have a location marked on your map, go to it and kill a bunch of Hive. That’s all! Just make sure to track it by selecting it on your map before heading out to make your life easier.
- Defeat 100 Scorn in the Throne World
Once again, not difficult just annoying. Go around and kill a bunch of Scorn. Try and go for public events when they appear on the map as they frequently feature Scorn.
- Head into the Sepulcher Lost Sector
This lost sector can be found in the Florescent Canal area, you’ll need to clear it out. It’s straightforward, just make sure you’re at least around 1510 or higher to handle the enemies that are in there. The only twist is that you’ll need to interact with deepsight at the end of the sector to get to an altar that will progress the quest.
- Complete three patrols in the Florescent Canal area
Whichever three you want is fine.
- Find another Cryptoglyph Rune
The same thing as before, just make the trek out to your waypoint and kill some Hive.
- Head into the Metamorphosis Lost Sector
This lost sector can be found in Miasma. Same thing, clear it out, use deepsight at the end to find the altar.
- Find the last rune.
This will also take you across the map, however, the rune will be missing. Similar to the lost sectors, you’ll need to use deepsight to see some platforms that will lead you to a chest that contains the rune.
- Head into the Extraction Lost Sector
It’s the last one as far as lost sectors go. Same process as before.
- Complete the mission, Parasitic Pilgrimage.
At the end of the mission, you’ll receive your Parasite grenade launcher.
That’s all you need to know for how to get Parasite in Destiny 2: The Witch Queen. For more tips, tricks, and FAQs answered, check out our helpful guide wiki for Year 5 of Destiny 2.
