The Taken King

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General Information

See also: The Taken King Achievements and The Taken King (Quest)

The Taken King, formerly known as The Comet, is the 3rd and largest expansion for Destiny. The Taken King marks the end of Year 1 and the start of Year 2 of Destiny. It is scheduled to release on September 15, 2015. Unlike previous expansions, The Taken King will come in disc-form, similar to vanilla Destiny. It will not only increase the base level from 20 to 40 but also add 1 extra subclass for each class. Additionally, The Taken King will add 2 new types of weapons and a new Patrol location on a Hive ship called The Dreadnaught.

The story is about Oryx, The Taken King looking to to avenge the death of his son, Crota. Players will battle Oryx and his army, The Taken.

New Items

Year 2 Exotic Weapons

Year 2 Exotic Armor

Rare and Legendary Artifacts

Ghost Shells with stats and perks

New Features

Key Features

  • 20 additional levels: 20 -> 40

Additional Features

  • New Gear slot: Artifacts, equippable at level 40
  • Your character level is determined by maximum Year 1 Light level
  • More Vault space - 72 slots for weapons and armor, 36 slots for general
  • Emotes are now interchangeable and equippable
  • Smarter loot system where it looks at the items you already have to determine drops
  • Gear progression reset. New TTK rare items are more powerful than Year 1 items.

PlayStation Exclusives

These are exclusive to PS3 and PS4 players til at least Fall 2016.

Different Purchase Options / Versions

See below the table for explanations for each column.

Version Price Type Vanilla TDB and HoW Physical Items In-game Items Founder's Fortune SUROS Arsenal Package
Digital Download $40 Digital - - - - Yes Pre-order
Legendary Edition $60 Physical Yes Yes - - Yes Pre-order
Digital Collector’s Edition $80 Digital Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes
Physical Collector’s Edition $80 Physical Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PS4 Limited Edition Console Bundle $400 Physical Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes
  • Version - the version / edition of The Taken King available for purchase.
  • Price - cost of the version in dollars.
  • Type - physical / box version or digital / downloadable version.
  • Vanilla - if the version includes the base Destiny game.
  • Physical Items - if the version includes physical items: Collector’s Edition SteelBook Case, Cayde-6's Intel Cache, Modified Treasure Island Book with intro Letter from Cayde-6, Cayde-6’s Personal Notes and Illustrations, Collection of Relics and Artifacts (Stickers, Cards etc), Strange Coin Replica.
  • In-game Items - 3 class specific emotes, 3 Shaders, 3 Exotic Class Armor with EXP Bonuses. Note that these in-game items can be purchased as an add-on after release for $20.

Lore

A dark shadow has fallen over our worlds. Oryx, The Taken King, is hell-bent on vengeance and is raising an army of corrupted “Taken” forces by manipulating the Darkness itself. You must find a way into his impenetrable Dreadnaught ship to defeat The Taken King before he and his dark army consume our civilization and bring our solar system to ruin.

Images

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