While many are looking forward to the September release of the Shadowkeep expansion, Destiny 2 isn't one to rest on its laurels, as the Solstice of Heroes event is set to begin on July 30 and run through August 30. Much like last year's event, this event will introduce new armor for players to try out across all characters in the form of Drained, Renewed, and Majestic Armor. Now, thanks to a datamine of the forthcoming event, it's now known how players will upgrade that armor.
Before moving forward, it's worth mentioning that Destiny 2 players will need to speak with Eva Levante to begin this year's celebration. The first step after speaking to Levante hasn't been fully revealed, but whatever it is, players will need to explore the new Aerial Zone and obtain the Drained armor after that quest step. With the Drained armor equipped, the next step is to pray at the Statue of Heroes before setting out to upgrade the armor through its various stages.
The Solstice of Heroes is a part of Guardian tradition, where they reflect on past hardships and celebrate humanity's resiliency. This aspect of Destiny 2 lore explains the need for the event and the new armor, so here is every quest step involved in upgrading armor from Drained to Majestic.
How to Upgrade Drained Armor Set
Titan
- Complete runs through the European Aerial Zone, land precision final blows, and defeat Hive combatants.
- Loot chests in the European Aerial Zone, complete Solstice of Heroes bounties, and defeat enemies in the European Aerial Zone while equipped with an Arc subclass.
- Complete adventures, collect Solar orbs in strikes, and defeat opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
- Complete public events on Nessus, collect Void orbs in the Crucible or Gambit, and unlock Solstice Packages.
- Complete playlist strikes, collect Elemental Orbs of any type in any activity, and complete Crucible or Gambit matches.
Hunter
- Complete runs through the European Aerial Zone, land precision final blows, and defeat Fallen combatants.
- Complete playlist strikes, collect Solar orbs in Gambit, and unlock Solstice Packages.
- Loot chests in the European Aerial Zone, collect Elemental Orbs of any type in any activity, and defeat enemies in the European Aerial Zone while equipped with a Solar subclass.
- Complete public events on Nessus, complete Solstice of Heroes bounties, and defeat opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
- Complete adventures, collect Arc orbs in any strike, and complete Crucible or Gambit matches.
Warlock
- Complete runs through the European Aerial Zone, land precision final blows, and defeat Cabal combatants.
- Complete playlist strikes, collect Elemental Orbs of any type in any activity, and defeat opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
- Complete adventures, collect Arc orbs in the Crucible or Gambit, and unlock Solstice Packages.
- Loot chests in the European Aerial Zone, collect Solar orbs in strikes, and defeat enemies in the European Aerial Zone while equipped with a Void subclass.
- Complete public events on Nessus, complete Solstice of Heroes bounties, and complete Crucible or Gambit matches.
How to Upgrade Renewed Armor Set
Titan
- Complete Gambit matches, collect Elemental Orbs using a matching [Arc Kill] / [Solar Kill] / [Void Kill] subclass, and, as a team, defeat opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit using Arc weapons.
- Complete Heroic public events, complete daily or weekly challenges, and defeat minibosses in the European Aerial Zone.
- Defeat enemies in strike playlists using a subclass that matches the [Arc Kill] / [Solar Kill] / [Void Kill] Day, loot chests in the European Aerial Zone, and defeat Fallen using a subclass that matches the [Arc Kill] / [Solar Kill] / [Void Kill] Day.
- Complete bounties, collect Void orbs in any strike, and defeat enemy combatants with Solar melee attacks.
- Complete patrols on Io, collect Elemental Orbs of any type in the European Aerial Zone, and defeat enemy combatants with Solar weapons.
Hunter
- Complete bounties, loot chests in the European Aerial Zone, and defeat enemies with Arc weapons.
- Complete Heroic public events, collect Arc orbs in any strike, and defeat Cabal combatants using a subclass that matches the [Arc Kill] / [Solar Kill] / [Void Kill] Day.
- Complete Gambit matches, collect Elemental Orbs using a matching [Arc Kill] / [Solar Kill] / [Void Kill] subclass, and defeat enemy combatants with Void grenades.
- Complete daily or weekly challenges, defeat enemies in strike playlists using a subclass that matches the [Arc Kill] / [Solar Kill] / [Void Kill] Day, and, as a team, defeat opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit using Void weapons.
- Complete patrols in the EDZ, collect Elemental Orbs of any type in the European Aerial Zone, and defeat minibosses in the European Aerial Zone Warlock
Warlock
- Defeat enemies in strike playlists using a subclass that matches the [Arc Kill] / [Solar Kill] / [Void Kill] Day, collect Elemental Orbs of any type in the European Aerial Zone, and defeat minibosses in the European Aerial Zone.
- Complete bounties, collect Elemental Orbs using a matching [Arc Kill] / [Solar Kill] / [Void Kill] subclass, and, as a team, defeat opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit using Solar weapons.
- Complete Gambit matches, complete daily or weekly challenges, and defeat enemy combatants with Void weapons.
- Complete Heroic public events, collect Solar orbs in any strike, and defeat Hive combatants using a subclass that matches the [Arc Kill] / [Solar Kill] / [Void Kill] Day.
- Complete patrols on Titan, loot chests in the European Aerial Zone, and land Arc Super final blows on opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
How to masterwork
Titan, Hunter, and Warlock
- Complete a Prestige Nightfall with a score of 200,000 or better.
- Complete playlist strikes with clanmates.
- Complete the dungeon "Shattered Throne" in the Dreaming City with a fireteam of two players or fewer.
- Reset your Season 7 Valor ranking in the Crucible.
- Defeat challenging combatants throughout the system.
As seen above, completing the various steps will take time, especially for those working on obtaining the armor across various character classes. But considering the final return to Destiny 2's famed Eva Levante upgrades the armor to legendary status, it is well-worth pursuing. The event will also likely feature a ton of new loot to unlock, as well as new triumphs in order to get the Destiny 2 MMXIX title.
It's worth highlighting, however, that this information comes as a result of a datamine, so any of these quest steps could be tweaked or significantly changed prior to the beginning of Destiny 2's Solstice of Heroes 2019 event. We expect most of these steps will remain the same nonetheless, as this event will practically draw Year 2 to a close, and Destiny 2: Shadowkeep and its new armor 2.0 system will be the beginning of Year 3.
Destiny 2 is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Source: Reddit