Though there is only two weeks left in Season 18 of Destiny 2, a new community event started today. Until the start of Season 19, Destiny 2 players can gather a new currency called Captain's Coins. These coins can then be taken to a chest in the middle of the Tower and donated. The idea behind this event is to help upgrade and improve the Eliksni Quarter of the Last City while earning upgrade materials and cosmetic rewards.
Not only that, but there are community goals that will unlock permanent changes to the Eliskni Quarter along with unlocking other features and options for donating planetary resources instead of Captain's Coins. It'll take 400 million coins donated globally to complete the event, and here is the most efficient method of farming Captain's Coins.
What Activities Reward Captain's Coins
Captain's Coins can be earned almost everywhere in the game, just like with Spectral Pages during Festival of the Lost. Some examples of activities and how many Captain's Coins can be earned in them is as follows.
- Public Events - 10 Captain's Coins
- Destination Chests - 3 Captain's Coins
- Expeditions - 50 Captain's Coins
- Ketchcrash - 50 Captain's Coins
- Lost Sectors - 14 Captain's Coins
Players can also get Captain's Coins from completing other six-player activities like Dares of Eternity and King's Fall. Captain's Coins are supposed to drop from Gambit, Crucible, and Strikes but there is currently a bug that is preventing that.
What is the Fastest Way to Farm Captain's Coins?
At first glance, it may seem like seasonal activities like Expeditions and Ketchcrash are the best way to earn Captain's Coins. However, that is not the case. On average, Ketchcrash and Expeditions take roughly 10 to 15 minutes to complete. This results in roughly 500 to 750 Captain's Coins per hour. This also doesn't take matchmaking into account, so the amount received per hour can potentially be less.
Instead, Destiny 2 players should focus their attention on a Lost Sector called Widow's Walk. This Lost Sector can be found in the EDZ and is the shortest Lost Sector in the entire game. It takes roughly 30 to 45 seconds for players to reach the boss and kill them. After looting the chest, players can simply leave the Lost Sector and then walk back in to reset it.
Don't use a Landing Zone to fast travel out of Widow's Walk. Simply run out of the Lost Sector and then run back into Widow's Walk the moment 'Trostland' appears in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.
With how quickly this process can be repeated, it is possible to get up to 28 Captain's Coins per minute. By farming Widow's Walk, Destiny 2 players can earn 1,600+ Captain's Coins per hour. Simply farming Widow's Walk for an hour and a half will allow players to donate enough Captain's Coins to earn the exotic Ghost Shell that is exclusive to this community event.
Destiny 2 is available now on Epic Games Store, PS4, PS5, Steam, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.