The Solstice of Heroes will return to Destiny 2 from July 30 to August 27, and it will give you your first chance to get some of the new Armor 2.0 gear.
The Solstice of Heroes will return to Destiny 2 from July 30 to August 27, giving Guardians their first chance to get some of the new Armor 2.0 gear. The event is available to all, no need for specific DLC or the Season Pass.
Each day, the event will center around one of the game’s three elements: Arc, Solar, and Void. Elemental kills will award you with Elemental Orbs. Picking up these orbs will let you complete objectives to upgrade your armor. You can create whatever orbs you need for the objectives you are working to achieve. You can also collect 30 orbs that match the daily element to apply an elemental buff for a brief time.
SOLAR ELEMENTAL BUFF
- Equip your Solar subclass and weapons to generate Solar orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Solar elemental power. While empowered, Guardians emit a burning wave of energy that damages anything around them.
VOID ELEMENTAL BUFF
- Equip your Void subclass and weapons to generate Void orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Void elemental power. Crouch while empowered to become invisible and gain Truesight plus enhanced ability regeneration.
ARC ELEMENTAL BUFF
- Equip your Arc subclass and weapons to generate Arc orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Arc elemental power. While empowered, Guardians move with enhanced speed and deal greater melee and Sword damage.
Buffs will have a timer, or be reset upon death, and shall not be active in Competitive or Gambit Prime modes. Guardians will also have access to the new European Aerial Zone to fight enemies from the Hive, Cabal, or Fallen factions. This new three-player activity can be launched from the Director, or the Tower, and has matchmaking.
The goal is to kill as many minibosses as possible before time runs out, then you take on a final boss. Once the boss is defeated, you will set out across the EAZ in search of treasure chests. The more minibosses you defeat, the more treasure will await you. Chests contain Solstice Packages that you can open with Solstice Key Fragments earned by completing any in-game activity during the event. The packages contain Rare and Legendary Gear, Enhancement Cores, and Materials. Once you’ve earned Legendary Solstice armor, Solstice Packages will reward you with additional armor so that you can hunt for rolls with enhanced perks. Collecting all of the Solstice Legendary armor sets on all three classes will give you access to the EV-37 Voidstreak Sparrow.
Solstice Armor will need to be upgraded from their “Drained” Uncommon state to their “Renewed” Rare state. This is done by completing a variety of objectives on each armor piece. Completing the armor upgrade process will grant you the “Majestic” Legendary set. Whatever full Legendary sets you earn now will have their new armor 2.0 versions waiting for you to pick up from the Gunsmith when Shadowkeep releases. This is excellent news, as it means you are not engaging in a long grind for armor that will be obsolete in a couple of months. There will also be new items available in the Eververse Store to make your armor look even better.
