Solstice of Heroes, the special event for the summer in Destiny 2, is back starting today. Players will have until September 8 to chase after the limited time loot available during the event.
For this year’s Solstice of Heroes, Bungie is rewarding players with Universal Ornaments that can be applied to any armor piece in the game instead of last year’s standard armor pieces. There are ornaments for each individual armor slot for all three classes in Destiny 2. Additionally, there are three tiers of rarity for Ornaments with different requirements. The names for the tiers in ascending order are Renewed, Majestic and Magnificent. To kick off the grind-fest players will need to visit a special NPC in the tower named Eva Levante. This year she’s set up shop directly in front of the Courtyard Spawn Point in the Tower so you can’t miss her. Once that step is out of the way the quests diverge depending on which class is being played.
Another addition to the game for the Solstice of Heroes is the elemental orb mechanic. When an enemy is killed with an elemental attack there’s a chance that an orb of the matching element will drop. Collecting these orbs is featured prominently in the quest steps for getting the Solstice armor.
Here are the steps for earning the armor:
Warlock Renewed Tier
- Solstice Hood
- Complete 1 arena run through the European Aerial Zone (EAZ)
- Land 50 precision final blows
- Get 100 Cabal final blows.
- Solstice Gloves
- Complete 5 playlist strikes
- Collect 400 Elemental Orbs of any type
- Defeat 25 Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
- Solstice Robes
- Complete 5 adventures
- Collect 100 Arc orbs in the Crucible or Gambit
- Unlock 10 Solstice Packages.
- Solstice Boots
- Defeat 50 enemies in the European Aerial Zone
- Collect 100 Solar orbs in strikes,
- Defeat 50 combatants in the European Aerial Zone while equipped with a Void subclass.
- Solstice Bond
- Complete 5 public events
- Defeat 50 combatants with Super abilities
- Complete 5 Crucible or Gambit matches.
Warlock Majestic Tier
- Solstice Hood
- Defeat 600 combatants in strike playlists using a subclass that matches the element of the day
- Collect 200 Elemental Orbs of any type in the EAZ
- Defeat 20 bosses
- Solstice Gloves
- Defeat 2,000 combatants with Elemental damage
- Collect 1,000 Elemental Orbs using a matching subclass element
- As a team, defeat 100 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit using Solar weapons.
- Solstice Robes
- Complete 10 Gambit matches
- Defeat 100 combatants with abilities
- Defeat 300 combatants with Void weapons.
- Solstice Boots
- Complete 10 Heroic public events
- Collect 300 Solar orbs in any strike
- Defeat 300 Hive combatants using a subclass that matches the element of the day.
- Solstice Bond
- Complete 5 patrols on Titan
- Defeat 200 combatants in the EAZ
- Land 150 Arc Super final blows on opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
Warlock Magnificent Tier
Solstice Hood
Complete a Nightfall: The Ordeal strike on Master difficulty.
Solstice Gloves
Complete a Nightmare Hunt on the Moon
Solstice Robes
Complete the “Pit of Heresy” on the Moon.
Solstice Boots
Win 7 matches in Trials of Osiris
Solstice Bond
Defeat the final boss in Altars of Sorrow 3 times
Complete 1 arena run through the European Aerial Zone (EAZ)
Land 50 precision final blows
Get 100 Cabal final blows.
Complete 5 playlist strikes
Collect 400 Elemental Orbs of any type
Defeat 25 Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
Complete 5 adventures
Collect 100 Arc orbs in the Crucible or Gambit
Unlock 10 Solstice Packages.
Defeat 50 enemies in the European Aerial Zone
Collect 100 Solar orbs in strikes,
Defeat 50 combatants in the European Aerial Zone while equipped with a Void subclass.
Complete 5 public events
Defeat 50 combatants with Super abilities
Complete 5 Crucible or Gambit matches.
Defeat 600 combatants in strike playlists using a subclass that matches the element of the day
Collect 200 Elemental Orbs of any type in the EAZ
Defeat 20 bosses
Defeat 2,000 combatants with Elemental damage
Collect 1,000 Elemental Orbs using a matching subclass element
As a team, defeat 100 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit using Solar weapons.
Complete 10 Gambit matches
Defeat 100 combatants with abilities
Defeat 300 combatants with Void weapons.
Complete 10 Heroic public events
Collect 300 Solar orbs in any strike
Defeat 300 Hive combatants using a subclass that matches the element of the day.
Complete 5 patrols on Titan
Defeat 200 combatants in the EAZ
Land 150 Arc Super final blows on opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
Complete a Nightfall: The Ordeal strike on Master difficulty.
Complete a Nightmare Hunt on the Moon
Complete the “Pit of Heresy” on the Moon.
Win 7 matches in Trials of Osiris
Defeat the final boss in Altars of Sorrow 3 times
Titan Renewed Tier
- Solstice Helm
- Complete 1 arena run through the EAZ
- Land 50 precision final blows
- Defeat 100 Hive combatants
- Solstice Gauntlets
- Defeat 50 combatants in the EAZ
- Defeat 50 combatants with Super abilities
- Defeat 50 combatants in the EAZ while using an Arc subclass.
- Solstice Plate
- Complete 5 adventures
- Collect 100 Solar orbs in strikes
- Defeat 25 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
- Solstice Greaves
- Complete 5 public events on Nessus
- Collect 100 Void orbs in the Crucible or Gambit
- Unlock 10 Solstice Packages.
- Solstice Mark
- Complete 5 playlist strikes
- Collect 400 Elemental Orbs of any type in any activity
- Complete 5 Crucible or Gambit matches.
Titan Majestic Tier
- Solstice Helm
- Complete 10 Gambit matches
- Collect 1,000 Elemental Orbs using a matching subclass element
- As a team, defeat 100 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit using Arc weapons.
- Solstice Gauntlets
- Complete 10 Heroic public events
- Defeat 100 combatants with abilities
- Defeat 20 bosses.
- Solstice Plate
- Defeat 600 combatants in strike playlists using a subclass that matches the element of the day
- Defeat 200 combatants in the EAZ
- Defeat 300 Fallen using a subclass that matches the element of the day.
- Solstice Greaves
- Defeat 2,000 combatants with Elemental damage
- Collect 300 Void orbs in any strike
- Defeat 100 combatants with Solar melee attacks.
- Solstice Mark
- Complete 5 patrols on Io
- Collect 200 Elemental Orbs of any type in the EAZ
- Defeat 300 enemy combatants with Solar weapons.
Titan Magnificent Tier
- Solstice Helm
- Complete a Nightfall: The Ordeal strike on Master difficulty.
- Solstice Gauntlets
- Complete a Nightmare Hunt on the Moon
- Solstice Plate
- Complete the “Pit of Heresy” on the Moon.
- Solstice Greaves
- Win 7 matches in Trials of Osiris
- Solstice Mark
- Defeat the final boss in Altars of Sorrow 3 times
Hunter Renewed Tier
- Solstice Mask
- Complete 1 run through the EAZ
- Land 50 precision final blows
- Defeat 100 Fallen combatants.
- Solstice Grasps
- Complete 5 playlist strikes
- Collect 100 Solar orbs in Gambit
- Unlock 10 Solstice Packages
- Solstice Vest
- Defeat 50 combatants in the European Aerial Zone
- Collect 400 Elemental Orbs of any type in any activity
- Defeat 50 combatants in the EAZ while equipped with a Solar subclass
- Solstice Strides
- Complete 5 public events on Nessus
- Defeat 50 combatants with Super abilities
- Defeat 25 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit
- Solstice Cloak
- Complete 5 adventures
- Collect 100 Arc orbs in any strike
- Complete 5 Crucible or Gambit matches.
Hunter Majestic Tier
- Solstice Mask
- Defeat 2,000 combatants with Elemental damage,
- Defeat 200 combatants in the EAZ
- Defeat 300 combatants with Arc weapons.
- Solstice Grasps
- Complete 10 Heroic public events
- Collect 300 Arc orbs in any strike
- Defeat 300 Cabal combatants using a subclass that matches the element of the day.
- Solstice Vest
- Complete 10 Gambit matches
- Collect 1,000 Elemental Orbs using a matching subclass element
- Defeat 100 enemy combatants with Void grenades.
- Solstice Strides
- Defeat 600 combatants in strike playlists using a subclass that matches the element of the day
- Defeat 100 combatants with abilities
- As a team, defeat 100 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit using Void weapons.
- Solstice Cloak
- Complete 5 patrols in the European Dead Zone (EDZ)
- Collect 200 Elemental Orbs of any type in the EAZ
- Defeat 20 bosses.
Hunter Magnificent Tier
Solstice Mask
Complete a Nightfall: The Ordeal strike on Master difficulty.
Solstice Grasps
Complete a Nightmare Hunt on the Moon
Solstice Vest
Complete the “Pit of Heresy” on the Moon.
Solstice Strides
Win 7 matches in Trials of Osiris
Solstice Cloak
Defeat the final boss in Altars of Sorrow 3 times
Complete 1 arena run through the EAZ
Land 50 precision final blows
Defeat 100 Hive combatants
Defeat 50 combatants in the EAZ
Defeat 50 combatants with Super abilities
Defeat 50 combatants in the EAZ while using an Arc subclass.
Complete 5 adventures
Collect 100 Solar orbs in strikes
Defeat 25 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit.
Complete 5 public events on Nessus
Collect 100 Void orbs in the Crucible or Gambit
Unlock 10 Solstice Packages.
Complete 5 playlist strikes
Collect 400 Elemental Orbs of any type in any activity
Complete 5 Crucible or Gambit matches.
Complete 10 Gambit matches
Collect 1,000 Elemental Orbs using a matching subclass element
As a team, defeat 100 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit using Arc weapons.
Complete 10 Heroic public events
Defeat 100 combatants with abilities
Defeat 20 bosses.
Defeat 600 combatants in strike playlists using a subclass that matches the element of the day
Defeat 200 combatants in the EAZ
Defeat 300 Fallen using a subclass that matches the element of the day.
Defeat 2,000 combatants with Elemental damage
Collect 300 Void orbs in any strike
Defeat 100 combatants with Solar melee attacks.
Complete 5 patrols on Io
Collect 200 Elemental Orbs of any type in the EAZ
Defeat 300 enemy combatants with Solar weapons.
Complete 1 run through the EAZ
Land 50 precision final blows
Defeat 100 Fallen combatants.
Complete 5 playlist strikes
Collect 100 Solar orbs in Gambit
Unlock 10 Solstice Packages
Defeat 50 combatants in the European Aerial Zone
Collect 400 Elemental Orbs of any type in any activity
Defeat 50 combatants in the EAZ while equipped with a Solar subclass
Complete 5 public events on Nessus
Defeat 50 combatants with Super abilities
Defeat 25 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit
Complete 5 adventures
Collect 100 Arc orbs in any strike
Complete 5 Crucible or Gambit matches.
Defeat 2,000 combatants with Elemental damage,
Defeat 200 combatants in the EAZ
Defeat 300 combatants with Arc weapons.
Complete 10 Heroic public events
Collect 300 Arc orbs in any strike
Defeat 300 Cabal combatants using a subclass that matches the element of the day.
Complete 10 Gambit matches
Collect 1,000 Elemental Orbs using a matching subclass element
Defeat 100 enemy combatants with Void grenades.
Defeat 600 combatants in strike playlists using a subclass that matches the element of the day
Defeat 100 combatants with abilities
As a team, defeat 100 opposing Guardians in the Crucible or Gambit using Void weapons.
Complete 5 patrols in the European Dead Zone (EDZ)
Collect 200 Elemental Orbs of any type in the EAZ
Defeat 20 bosses.
