Eyes up, Guardian—quite literally, if you’re tracking down Celestial Anomalies in Destiny 2‘s Starcrossed mission. The season 23 Exotic quest has a few secrets that improve your shiny new Strand bow, the Wish-Keeper, though it needs a bit of setup.
Revealing the hidden message in Celestial Anomalies requires the Wish-Keeper bow, which lets you shoot at the stars above you to make a constellation and uncover hidden messages. If you want to get some goodies out of it, though, you’ll also need to complete the Exotic mission on Legend difficulty (which isn’t too terrible thanks to Fireteam Finder).
Finding the Anomalies and completing Starcrossed on Legend grants you a Wish-Keeper catalyst for each Anomaly, while the secret chests also upgrade its Snareweaver intrinsic. Here’s where you can find all Celestial Anomalies to upgrade your Exotic bow.
Constellation: Tower Celestial Anomaly (Starcrossed mission)
The first Celestial Anomaly is in the Overland, the start of the Black Garden’s surface. Clear the enemies and look for the cliff on the right side of the zone. You’ll spot a beam of light traveling upward, which marks the spot for where you need to go.
Use the vines around the rocky cliff to climb your way to the top. Once you’re up there, interact with the anomaly and use Wish-Ender to shoot at the stars above you.
Constellation: Lock Celestial Anomaly (Spine of Keres)
The second Celestial Anomaly isn’t in the Starcrossed mission for a change. Instead, head to the Spine of Keres in the Dreaming City. The area with the Oracle Engine is connected to the Divalian Mists, so land there. Head straight, then take the left path once the road forks, and take another left through a rock, which leads you to the Spine of Keres.
Once you see the entrance to the Oracle Engine, make a left through another path in the rock. Head past the first bridge and kill the enemies in your way. Look to a rock on the left side to spot the telltale shine of a Celestial Anomaly on top of the rock. As a bonus, you’ll also advance the sixth week of the Season of the Wish storyline if you’re all caught up.
Constellation: Pair Celestial Anomaly (Starcrossed)
It’s time to go back to Starcrossed to track down another Celestial Anomaly. For Constellation: Pair, you need to find a secret room just after the jumping puzzle in the Roost. After eluding the set of traps (and potentially bumping your head on the ceiling if you’re a Warlock), you’ll come out on a small area with a few enemies. Keep going until you find an area with the Dam’s Gift buff on the floor, then enter a hole in the wall on the left side of the area to uncover the secret room with the third Celestial Anomaly.
Constellation: Wish Celestial Anomaly (Gardens of Esila)
The final Celestial Anomaly is in the Gardens of Esila, so we’re back to the Dreaming City. From the Divalian Mists, head to the Strand and find the entrance to the Gardens by taking the right path as soon as you load in.
Once you’re inside the Gardens, look to your left to spot two rocky ledges. The Celestial Anomaly is hidden behind the one on the right, so make your way up the formation to find a glow close to the top. Shoot it to unravel the mystery of the final constellation and get a message from Riven—though this one isn’t for you or Mara.
Complete Starcrossed on Legend
After decoding each Constellation, the game will ask you to complete the Starcrossed Exotic mission on Legend difficulty. In our experience, this mission is much more difficult if you go in alone, so enlist the help of friends or even fellow guardians through the in-game Fireteam Finder.
If you’re struggling, Disorienting Grenades may help, and we also suggest a Heavy that matches the Surge and a Void weapon to break shields more easily. There are two Unstoppables in the mission, so bring something to stun them with. Don’t forget your Void resists, too, which help make enemies a bit less deadly (but Cyclopses and Wyverns still pose a big threat).
Published: Jan 16, 2024 10:30 pm