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Destiny 2 Bound in Sorrow quest walkthrough

Here's our step-by-step guide on the main quest in Season of the Haunted

Guide by Connor Makar Staff Writer

Updated on June 1, 2022

Bound in Sorrow is the massive new main quest added with Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted, and will stretch over several weeks as we uncover all the mysteries and other nefarious plots and plans hidden within the ship of The Leviathan. As a long-stretching goal that’s integral to the update, every player will want to power through this for the foreseeable future.

As such, we’ve written this step-by-step walkthrough for the Bound in Sorrow quest so you can fly through it with ease. There are 52 steps in total pulled across several weeks, so we’ll provide quick links to each week of quests so you can quickly hop to the step you’re on.

We're currently on week two of the season, so you can hop straight to the week two quest steps below:

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Bound in Sorrow Quest week one: steps 1 - 6
Bound in Sorrow Quest week two: steps 7 - 12

(Week one) Step 1: Collect 500 Vestiges of Dread

Vestiges of Dread can be earned from completing activities like Crucible, Gambit, or Vanguard playlists. You can also earn them from events on The Leviathan, patrols, and chests.

Once you collect 500, you’ll complete this initial step of the quest chain and be able to move on.

Step 2: Complete Nightmare Containment and collect bound presence

For this step, you need to complete Nightmare Containment tiers and collect one bound presence. To tackle this part of the quest, you’ll want to head to your destinations page and select the containment option on The Leviathan - this will spawn you next to other like minded Guardians near the Nightmare Containment public event.

You’ll need to complete three tiers of Nightmare Containment in total to finish up your first goal. Once you finish the third and final tier of Nightmare Containment, you’ll be able to deposit the 500 Vestiges of Dread you previously collected at the nightmare harvester next to the reward chest. Doing so will complete this step of the quest.

The rewards from Nightmare Containment - destiny 2 — Dropping 500 Vestiges of Dread will grant you a bound presence

Step 3: Complete Sever - Shame

For this step, you’ll want to complete Sever - Shame. To start this, head to the Moon destination tab and you’ll see a new Sever quest option next to the Castellum.

Head into this mission and complete it, helping out our best bud Crow in the process, and you’ll finish up the third part of this quest.

Step 4: Head back to the H.E.L.M and talk to Crow

All you have to do for thai step is head back to the H.E.L.M and check in with Crow. This is a good opportunity to sort out the newfound gear you earned from the sever quest so be sure to do that before you set off yet again!

Step 5: Speak with Eris at the Crown of Sorrow

Visit the Crown of Sorrow to speak to Eris about Crow, he’s feeling a bit upset and you need her assistance in figuring out what to do next. All you have to do is walk over from Crow’s corner of the H.E.L.M to the Crown nearby.

Step 6: Wait until next week!

From here, you’ll need to wait until next week to continue this quest. The Destiny 2 weekly reset is Tuesday May 31 at:

10am PST
1pm EST
5pm GMT
6PM CET

(Week two) Step 7: return to Eris at the Crown of Sorrow

It’s a new week! Head back to the crown of sorrow and talk to Eris. Be sure to pick up your bounties while you're here, and upgrade the crown if you can for additional rewards.

Step 8: Collect 500 Vestiges of Dread

Once again, you’ll need to collect enough Vestiges of Dread for the bonus reward chest in Nightmare Containment. To do so, complete any activity either in playlists (Strike, Crucible, Gambit) or on The Leviathan. If you've already got 500, this step should auto complete.

Step 9: Complete Nightmare Containment and collect bound presence

Just like last week, you need to head back to The Leviathan, complete tiers of Nightmare Containment, and collect some bound presence. Be sure to collect 500 Vestiges of Dread first, otherwise you’ll reach the end of the event unable to finish the quest step.

Be sure to pick up some bounties from the crown before you go, and try your best to complete them in the proces of completing this quest step to kill two birds with one stone. Speaking of birds…

Step 10: Complete Sever - Reconciliation

The last time you and Crow came here it didn’t go so well, but head back nonetheless and complete the new Sever quest. Doing so will complete this step of the quest, as well as provide a piece of pinnacle gear, so it’s well worth doing.

If you want to be super efficient while gearing up, you may want to leave this until you’ve sweeped up all the powerful gear rewards first. Keep that in mind before you just jump in!

Crow final talk in Sever quest season of the haunted. — Here's Crow, finally coming to terms with the raw stuff he's done in the past. Good for him.

Remember to cash in the bound presence you gained from the Nightmare Containment to gain a big cache of loot before leaving.

Step 11: Talk to Crow

Now that we’ve helped Crow out on The Leviathan, we can head back to the H.E.L.M and have a chat with him. He’ll be in a better mood than we left him in last week.

Step 12: Return to the crown of sorrows

All that’s left to do this week is head back to the crown of sorrows and speak to Eris. After doing so, you’ll receive a Figment of Darkness that you can se to upgrade the crown and gain new bonuses on The Leviathan. Pick wisely!