How to complete the Destiny 2 Alone in the Dark quest and find Ghosts

Find lost Ghosts in the Destiny 2 Alone in the Dark quest and get rewards

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For the Destiny 2 Alone in the Dark quest, you need to help Micah-10 rescue lost Ghosts across the Pale Heart in exchange for some nice weapon rewards. Alone in the Dark can be repeated as many times as you want inDestiny 2to help you unlock the Pale Heart weapon patterns. You need to complete it several times anyway to unlock all the possible variations of the special Cyst challenges too. Here’s what you need to know about the Alone in the Dark quest in Destiny 2, including where you can find all the lost Ghosts and how Cysts work.

Destiny 2 Alone in the Dark quest steps explained

Alone in the Dark is a reasonably short quest that has you finding and healing lost Ghosts as part of theDestiny 2 The Final Shapeendgame. That means you won’t unlock this quest until you’ve completed The Final Shape campaign, ending with theDestiny 2 Iconoclasmmission, and must also complete the Convalescence: Rootbound, Underbrush, and Greenery quests fromMicah-10.Here are all the quest steps for the Alone in the Dark quest:

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As mentioned, Alone in the Dark is a repeatable quest, so you can complete it over and over to get more rewards. The steps above apply every time you attempt the quest, though obviously the lost Ghost’s location differs and so will the required Cyst. You need to complete Alone in the Dark at least five times in total to unlock all the Cyst activity variants too.Repeating the mission is a good way to increase your Ghost reputation rank and unlock the Pale Heart weapons for crafting. Each completion offers a choice of three Pale Heart weapons – the Bold Endings Hand Cannon, Axial Lacuna Fusion Rifle, and False Idols Sword. The first few times you complete it, you’ll get just one of these weapons, but it will also have Deepsight. Subsequent completions will give you a choice between the three weapons with only a chance for them to have Deepsight.

Destiny 2 Alone in the Dark Ghost locations

Here are all the possible locations for lost Ghosts in Alone in the Dark quests in Destiny 2:

Destiny 2 Cysts

One of the many challenges and activities in the Pale Heart are the Cysts, which are mini trials sealed in secret areas. For each one, you need to either navigate to the final boss and defeat it or figure out a particular mechanic that is integral to defeating a boss. Once the bosses are dead, heal the Ghost and you’ll be done. Within each Cysts, you’ll also find glowing enemies which dropDestiny 2 Memory Vestiges: Light when defeated, which you’ll need to unlock some of theDestiny 2 Prismatic Fragments. The six Cysts are:

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