Guardians in Destiny 2 fight against the enemies of humanity and acquire increasingly powerful gear to face numerous challenges. But caution is required, as not everything that the vendors offer in the game is worth buying.
In Destiny 2, there is a variety of NPC vendors where Guardians can buy weapons, armor, shaders, and other items to equip their characters.
One might think that all the offers presented are good. But beware. Not every item that you can buy in Destiny 2 is worth your materials.
Destiny 2 automatically rewards players with a variety of items while playing. Therefore, it is wise to learn which items are truly worth buying from vendors and which are not.
Here we list the items that you should better avoid, as you can often unlock them for free.
1. Ascendant Alloy from Master Rahool
Ascendant Alloy is used in Destiny 2 for weapon crafting to enhance attributes. So those who frequently craft weapons need this material regularly. But sometimes it’s just not enough, and you quickly buy one from Master Rahool in the Tower to craft a weapon.
However, you should not do that. The Ascendant Alloy from Master Rahool is far too expensive, which is easy to overlook.
- 1 Ascendant Alloy costs Guardians a whole 400 Legendary Shards.
Too much when you consider that you would need to dismantle, on average, about 120-150 weapons to gather that amount.
It’s better to earn Ascendant Shards and Alloys. The Nightfalls or the Lightfall campaign missions at higher difficulty levels offer the option for Ascendant Shards, and the Witch Queen activity Supplicant offers Grandmaster Ascendant Alloys.
2. Enhancement Prisms and Cores from Master Rahool
In addition to the Ascendant Shards, Enhancement Prisms are a rare and valuable item in Destiny 2. Equally important are the Enhancement Cores. Some players swim in them, while others have to painstakingly save them to upgrade gear for endgame content.
It’s tempting to buy them from Master Rahool in the Tower.
- 1 Enhancement Prism costs there 400 Legendary Shards.
- 1 Enhancement Core costs 30 Legendary Shards.
Don’t let the offers seduce you here either. Enhancement Prisms and Cores can be obtained much faster and for a small time investment for free. For example, through rank-ups in playlists, conveniently from the Season Pass, or from Nightfalls.
3. Glimmer for Always Here Pieces from Master Rahool
The maximum amount of Glimmer one can have in Destiny 2 is currently 250,000. But you quickly notice: If you create many masterpieces, buy bounties, craft weapons, or treat yourself to a new Exotic at the Monument of Lost Lights, that sum can quickly disappear.
If you’re low on funds, it’s tempting to quickly swing by Master Rahool and buy Glimmer there, so you can perhaps take all bounties at the Tower stop.
- There you can exchange Legendary Shards, Dark Fragments, Illusory Fragments, or Always Here Pieces for 10,000 Glimmer.
- The exact price may change daily.
Anyone with enough Legendary Shards can do that. But you should really only sacrifice an Always Here Piece if you have plenty of those rare drops. Because you need them on Europa to buy bounties from Variks for the “Beyond Light” weapons, like the auto rifle “Arctic Mist” or the rocket launcher “Under Zero Salvo.” They each cost you 30 Always Here Pieces.
However, since Season 19, it has become much easier to get Glimmer, as Bungie activated the Glimmer Boost for that.
- Guardians can earn between 10,000 and 12,500 Glimmer when completing Heroic Public Events.
- And those are just the base values without Ghost mods that boost Glimmer and without activated bonuses. So there’s quite a bit more to be earned per event.
So the next time you’re low on cash, take a moment, hop out of your Sparrow, and help other Guardian comrades get some of that pretty shiny Glimmer for yourself instead of buying it at a high price.
Don’t know how events in Destiny 2 become heroic? Then check out this list:
4. Glimmer and Legendary Engrams from the Star Horse
Don’t be dazzled by the glittering Star Horse offer in Eternity at Xur. Here too, some offers are pure extortion.
Apparently, the Star Horse is not only fond of sugar cubes but also of Strange Coins. It offers players two extortionate deals to acquire this valuable item from them.
- So it wants a pitiful sum of 1000 Glimmer for 5 Strange Coins.
- For 3 Strange Coins, you also get a Legendary Engram from it.
So be warned: None of these offers makes sense and is a waste of your Strange Coins. Especially the Legendary Engram is absolutely not worth this expense. You can get that for free in the Open World at any Public Event.
It’s better to buy the Paraversal Fragments. Because they usually drop more and better items, making this investment worthwhile.
On the next page, you’ll find out why you should also pay close attention to weapons from Banshee-44.
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