Where to find Taken Blights in Destiny 2’s ‘Whispers of the Taken’ quest

By James On Apr 18, 2024

The “Whispers of the Taken‘quests are weekly Lot 2 missions with which you Whisper of the exotic worm. To complete them, you must visit Eris Morn on the moon every week, defeat some Taken, and then destroy some Taken Blight sets in the Legend version of “The whisperingmission.

In this Lot 2 guide, I’ll show you how to complete ‘Whispers of the Taken’ and where to find the special Blights.

Remark: At the time of writing, ‘Whispers of the Taken 3’ is still unavailable and will launch on April 23rd. I’ll update this guide as soon as this and the Taken Blight set appear in the game.

‘Whispers of the Taken 1’ Blight has locations set

Image: Bungie via Polygoon

Immediately after you obtain Whisper of the Worm from the quest “The Whisper”, the game will ask you to talk to Eris, who will then give you the quest “Whispers of the Taken 1”. Completing this quest will give you the Advantage of field preparation for Whisper of the Worm, which you can use to replace the Mulligan perk during crafting.

The first step of the search is finding 30 Essence taken, which you can earn by killing all Taken enemies (check the Dreaming City for this) while you have Whisper of the Worm equipped. Note that you don’t have to use the Exotic Sniper to get the kills, but you do need to have it in your heavy slot.

Once you’ve collected all the Taken Essence, you’ll need to destroy a set of three Taken Blights hidden in the Legend difficulty of ‘The Whisper’. On this advanced difficulty level you have alone 20 minutes to find the Taken Blights and complete the mission, so look ahead and know where you’re going before you start.

Once you’re done, start “The Whisper” on Legend and make sure you have Whisper of the Worm with you.

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An image of the first two Blights in The Whisper mission in Destiny 2

The set of Taken Blights that you need to destroy for ‘Whispers of the Taken 1’ is available very early in the mission. All three are before you destroy the big Taken Blight and jump into the hole, so don’t progress the mission that far or you’ll have to start over.

When you first start in the cave on Io, walk forward and kill the Taken Thrall that appears. Walk to the edge and immediately look down. As long as you completed the Taken Essence portion of the quest before launching ‘The Whisper’, you’ll see a ball of Taken energy floating in the air (labeled #1 in the image above). Zoom in with Whisper of the Worm and shoot it.

From where you shot Taken Blight #1, look up and to the right, just under some tree branches. You’ll see the second Taken Blight for this set floating in the air (labeled #2 in the image above). Hurry up.

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An image of the third plague in The Whisper mission in Destiny 2

Once you’ve shot the first two Taken Blights, jump to the cave on your left, where you’ll find a Taken Phalanx. Do not enter the hole, but walk towards it. If you can see the great Taken Blight, turn around and face it with your back. Look ahead and you’ll see the small Taken Blight ball between the trees (labeled #3 in the image above). Zoom in and shoot it.

Once you destroy that Taken Blight, you will see the next step for “Whispers of the Taken 1” appear, asking you to complete “The Whisper” on Legend. Do that, return to Eris and you’ll unlock Field Prep for Whisper of the Worm.

‘Whispers of the Taken 2’ Blight locations

The Whisper of the Worm pistol with the No Distraction perk

After you complete ‘Whispers of the Taken 1’ with Eris, she will give you ‘Whispers of the Taken 2’, which gives you the No distractions perk for Whisper of the Worm. The mission objectives here are exactly the same as the first, so get some Taken kills with Whisper of the Worm equipped and gear up for “The Whisper” on Legend.

This time, however, you’ll have to find a new set of Taken Blight balls, which are located much further into the mission. Look ahead so you know where you’re going.

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An image of two Taken Blights in The Whisper mission in Destiny 2

Make your way through most of the jumping puzzle in “The Whisper” and into the infamous “green room”, which comes right after jumping into the portal holes. Instead of quickly exiting the green room via the shortcut I indicated in my guide to the mission, look straight ahead.

You will find the first Taken Blight floating in the middle of the room as soon as you enter. (It’s labeled as #1 in the image above). Once you clock it, zoom in and shoot it.

You can shoot the second Taken Blight from the same vantage point. Look up at the center of the room and you will see a large crack leading to a large, round hole. The following Taken Blight (referred to as #2 in the image above) floats in the center of this hole. Zoom in and shoot it.

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An image of a third Taken Blight in The Whisper mission in Destiny 2

For the third Taken Blight, walk forward to the large ball in the center of the room and then turn around. Near the ceilingin the direction you came from, you’ll see a Taken Blight floating in the air (labeled #3 in the image above). Zoom in and shoot it.

Now, just like the previous quest, you need to complete “The Whisper” on Legend and then talk to Eris. Once you do, she will reward you with the No Distractions perk.

Stay tuned for “Whispers of the Taken 3” next week!