Destiny 2’s Season of Plunder continues the Sails of the Shipstealer questline into week 6, adding Steps 42-49 into the quest chain. This week involves Drifter a bit more than previous weeks, and it also reveals who is the mysterious third party interested in these Relics of Nezarec.
The conflict between Mithrax and Eido settles a bit, but don’t expect it to be resolved just yet. And Spider? Well, Spider is up to the same shenanigans he’s been at this whole season. Read on to get a breakdown of the developments in Sails of the Shipstealer week 6.
Step 42: Visit The Star Chart
Head to the H.E.L.M. and interact with the Star Chart. You’ll receive a transmission from Drifter. He expresses false shock at Mithrax’s dark past being revealed. He shakes it off easily—he knows all too well the desire to keep a dark past hidden. He even invokes Crow as well. He understands Eido’s anger, and also understands Mithrax’s desire to keep it hidden, but it doesn’t shake his determination to stop Eramis from her evil mission.
Drifter also reveals that he knew what the relics were all along. He recognized them right away, from his trip to the Fourth Tomb of Nezarec. Their power is dangerous, so he’s glad to have you on for the ride. Eris has also offered some ideas for how to harness the power safely.
Step 43: Expedition Treasure Chest And Ketchcrash
Full text: Loot and Expedition bonus Treasure Chest and complete Ketchcrash activities. Master Ketchcrash completions grant additional progress.
Make sure you equip a treasure map on your Captain’s Atlas in order to loot the bonus treasure at the end of the Expedition.
As far as the Ketchcrash goes, you’ll need to complete 5 Ketchcrash activities in order to advance this step—or complete one Master Ketchcrash. If you have a reliable fire team at your disposal, the Master Ketchcrash should be a piece of cake. Otherwise, get to grinding!
Step 44: Pirate Hideout: The Coward
Full text: You have located a Pirate Hideout deep in the Themis Cluster. Infiltrate the hideout and claim the relic within.
You’ll want to navigate to the H.E.L.M. and launch the Pirate Hideout: Vrisk, the Coward activity from the left side of the H.E.L.M.’s map menu. Like in previous weeks, you’re invading a Pirate Hideout in order to defeat the captain and acquire another Relic of Darkness before Eramis does.
But it’s not Eramis you should have worried about here. Spider’s associates heard that the mysterious third party who has been seeking these Relics might have already attacked. When you storm the Pirate Hideout, you discover the Lucent Hive are currently attacking the Eliksni pirates within!
As you storm the base, you’ll discover that Vrisk, the Coward has already been slain. You’ll instead need to defeat Ei Arat, Trespasser—the leader of the Lucent Hive invaders. You’ll battle off several waves of enemies between weakening Ei Arat.
Remember: once you defeat Ei Arat, you’ll need to run up and destroy their Ghost; otherwise, they’ll respawn, and you’ll need to slay them again.
After you’ve destroyed Ei Arat and their Ghost, retrieve the Relic of Darkness.
Step 45: Conversation in The Eliksni Quarter
Full text: Eido wishes to speak with Drifter in the Eliksni Quarter.
Navigate to the H.E.L.M. and travel to Last City: Eliksni Quarter. Upon arrival, when facing The Ether Tank, turn slightly to the right. You’ll spot Drifter and Eido standing together. Approach them to witness their conversation.
Eido admonishes Drifter from keeping some secrets, but they quickly move past that into discussing the Lucent Hive’s interest in the Relics. The conversation eventually shifts over to Mithrax and Eido’s disagreement. Drifter understands her frustrations, but he emphasizes how Mithrax’s shame in his past is a powerful motivator to hiding that part of himself—especially from his daughter.
Step 46: Visit The Ether Tank Holoprojector
Mithrax discusses the secrets of his old life. He expresses shame at what a horrible person he used to be. He’s determined to heal the rift forming between him and his daughter. He’s determined to overcome that dark past.
Step 47: Visit Spider
Spider is interested in playing his little game in the Ether Tank again. Head around the corner and speak with him to get started. You’ll be offered a selection of Spider’s Special Engrams. Choose one to receive a Deepsight Resonance seasonal weapon and complete the step.
Step 48: Speak with Spider Again
Spider continues to be frustrated at your good luck, since his aim is to ultimately cheat you. He’s determined to beat you at this little game of his. Eido chimes in again that she’s set up a relay to block all interference attempts in the future.
Step 49: Wait For The Next Steps
Mithrax, Eido, and the gang need some time to review the new Relic and prepare for what is to come. In the meantime, make sure to head to the H.E.L.M. and deposit the new Relic to get some extra dialogue regarding these Relics of Nezarec.
Bonus Lore
Eido sends a one-way message to Eramis. She attempts to reason with the Kell of House Salvation—that they could have peace, but not so long as Eramis allies herself to the Witness. She makes a case for allying against the forces of Darkness, for abandoning this pursuit of vengeance and the destruction of the forces of Light.
