How Shared Wisdom Works

Shared Wisdom in Destiny 2 is one of the buffs that can help boost players’ XP gain from killing enemies or turning in bounties. Leveling up in Destiny 2 can be quite a grindy experience, especially once you have arrived at the endgame and reaching those next levels will require more XP than the previous one.

Good thing that the Witch Queen expansion just arrived, so there will be a lot more content to look forward to, along with the new season pass that gives some XP bonuses.

But what if you are just about to reach endgame and you want to enjoy the new content without worrying about being under leveled? You do not have to worry because in this guide, we will talk about one of the ways to get more XP to help you gain levels faster.

What is Shared Wisdom in Destiny 2?

Shared Wisdom is an XP buff that applies to all members within the same fireteam. This buff boosts experience points that is gained by the members within the active fireteam throughout the entire season.

How to Acquire Shared Wisdom in Destiny 2

Shared Wisdom can be received by acquiring a Small Fireteam XP Boost reward from the Season Pass Paid Tier Rewards. Small Fireteam XP Boosts are rewarded on ranks 5, 26, 56, and 86.

Since the Shared Wisdom buff is applied to all of the members in a fireteam, only one member has to have the buff active. This means that you can still get the benefits from the buff without purchasing the season pass just by joining a fireteam with a member who has the buff active.

How Shared Wisdom Works

Shared Wisdom works when a player uses a Small Fireteam XP Boost and they join a fireteam. Every boost used will provide a 2% XP boost that stacks on itself, to a maximum of 8% XP boost.

For example, if a player used 3 Fireteam XP Boosts, they’ll get a total of 6% XP boost under the Shared Wisdom buff. This applies to every member in the current fireteam, regardless if they also have the boost or not.

However, the Shared Wisdom buff does not stack between players; whatever the highest % boost among the members will be the one applied for the fireteam. So if one fireteam member has a 6% XP buff while the other member has an 8% XP buff, the entire fireteam will only get an 8% XP buff.

How to Optimize the Shared Wisdom Buff

If you have gone through the paid route on the season pass, make sure that you join a fireteam to reap the XP bonus. Shared Wisdom also stacks with your own XP buff and Ghost mod, so make sure you have those in effect, too. This goes the same for F2P players; just check out anyone who has the buff active and see if they can allow you to join.

Save up your bounties and only turn them in once you have the buff active. Even though the bonus rate is just small, it will still add up in the end especially if you have stacked up the XP buffs properly.

The Witch Queen Season Pass Rewards – Destiny 2

The Small Fireteam XP boosts as well as the personal XP boosts are only available in the paid tier of this season’s pass.

Small Fireteam XP Boosts

Ranks 5, 26, 56, 86

Small XP Boosts

Ranks 7, 16, 36, 46, 66, 76

Season Rank	Free Tier	Paid Tier
1		Exotic Weapon: Grand Overture
2	3x Upgrade Modules	Risen Umbral Energy
3	8,000 Glimmer	Ritual Glimmer Boost
4	3x Upgrade Modules	5x Enhanccement Cores
5	25x Legendary Shards	Small Fireteam XP Boost
6	8,000 Glimmer	Shader: Royal Dye
7	1x Eververse Engram	Small XP Boost
8	3x Upgrade Modules	Destination Resource Bundle
9	200x Bright Dust	10,000 Glimmer
10	25x Legendary Shards	Finisher: Like a Moth to a…
11	2x Upgrade Modules	Catalyst Quest Boost Alpha
12	6,000 Glimmer	War Table Efficiency I
13	1x Eververse Engram	Hands of the Risen Engram
14	2x Upgrade Modules	25x Legendary Shards
15	5x Enhanccement Cores	5x Enhanccement Cores
16	6,000 Glimmer	Small XP Boost
17	1x Eververse Engram	10,000 Glimmer
18	2x Upgrade Modules	Transmat Effect: Lucent Shrieker Entrance
19	250x Bright Dust	Destination Resource Bundle
20	1x Exotic Engram	Legendary Shard Dismantle Bonus
21	2x Upgrade Module	5x Enhanccement Cores
22		Catalyst Quest Boost Omega
23	1x Eververse Engram	10,000 Glimmer
24		Legs of the Risen Engram
25	1x Legendary Engram	1x Exotic Engram
26	2x Upgrade Modules	Small Fireteam XP Boost
27	1x Eververse Engram	800x Bright Dust
28		Arms Masterwork Bonus
29	300x Bright Dust	Destination Resource Bundle
30	Legendary Weapon: Thoughtless	Vehicle: Mind Shard
31		25x Legendary Shards
32		War Table Efficiency II
33	1x Eververse Engram	5x Enhanccement Cores
34		3x Upgrade Modules
35	Exotic Weapon: Grand Overture	Breastplate of the Risen Engram
36		Small XP Boost
37	1x Eververse Engram	10,000 Engram
38		Legs Masterwork Bonus
39		Destination Resource Bundle
40	400 Bright Dust	Shader: Mind’s Eye
41		Relic of the Risen Engram
42		12,000 Engram
43	1x Eververse Engram	Armor Scrounger
44		50x Legendary Shards
45	Legendary Weapon: Piece of Mind	5x Enhancement Cores
46		Small XP Boost
47	1x Eververse Engram	3x Upgrade Modules
48		Class Masterwork Bonus
49		Destination Resoure Bundle
50	500x Bright Dust	Ghost Shell: Flayer Shell
51		Piece of Mind Masterwork Bonus
52		Risen Umbral Energy
53	1x Eververse Engram	5x Enhancement Cores
54		1x Exotic Eengram
55	Exotic Cipher	Helmet of the Risen Engram
56		Small Fireteam XP Boost
57	1x Eververse Engram	Tusked Alliance Gloves
58		Chest Masterwork Bonus
59		Destination Resoure Bundle
60	650x Bright Dust	Tusked Allegiance Boost
61		Thoughtless Masterwork Bonus
62		3x Upgrade Modules
63	1x Eververse Engram	3x Enhancement Prism
64		Psionic Speaker Gloves
65	1x Exotic Engram	1x Exotic Engram
66		Small XP Boost
67	1x Eververse Engram	Tusked Alliance Bond
68		Helmet Masterwork Bonus
69		Destination Resource Bundle
70	800x Bright Dust	2x Risen Umbral Energy
71		Weapon Scrounger
72		Enhancement Prism
73	1x Eververse Engram	Psionic Speaker Boots
74		1x Exotic Engram
75		Raid Banner
76		Small XP Boost
77	1x Eververse Engram	Tusked Allegiance Robes
78		1,000 Bright Dust
79		Destination Resource Bundle
80	1,000 Bright Dust	Emote: A Huge Crush
81		Advanced Weapon Scrounger
82		30,000 Glimmer
83	1x Eververse Engram	Psionic Speaker Bond
84		3x Upgrade Module
85		Ascendant Shard
86		Small Fireteam XP Boost
87	1x Eververse Engram	Tusked Allegiance Hood
88		1x Exotic Engram
89		Destination Resource Bundle
90	1,400 Bright Dust	Ascendant Shard
91		Psionic Speaker Robes
92		Risen Umbral Energy
93	1x Eververse Engram	Raid Banner
94		Ascendant Shard
95		Destination Resource Bundle
96		1,200 Bright Dust
97	1x Eververse Engram	Psionic Speaker Hood
98		1x Exotic Engram
99		Emote: A Funny Thing
100	2,000 Bright Dust	Weapon Ornament: Red Allegiant