In Destiny 2 there are several mods for your armor that enhance your performance against Hive enemies – exactly what you need for many Shadowkeep activities. These are primarily obtained from the raid. However, there is also a source from which you can easily get the mods without raids.
What are these mods? The Hive mods help you deal better with Hive opponents. There are a total of four of these mods:
- Hive Revitalization – Refreshes the grenade after a Hive shield is destroyed
- Hive Barrier – 20% damage reduction for 10 seconds after taking damage from the Hive
- Hive Empowerment – Defeating a powerful Hive enemy refreshes your class ability
- Hive Equipment – Killing a Hive enemy with a grenade grants heavy ammo
Hive Mods farming in the Menagerie
Where can I find these mods? Although the “Crown of Sorrow” is listed as a source, you can also get the mods from other sources. If you don’t want to battle through the “Crown of Sorrow” for the mods, you can also easily farm them in the Menagerie. The normal mode will suffice, where you are placed in a 6-player team with random guardians – even though a visit in heroic mode can definitely be worthwhile.
The Menagerie combines various puzzles and mechanics from raids and activities with challenging boss fights and can be completed quite quickly.
Per week you have three chances with each guardian to get a Hive mod (reset is on Tuesdays). According to YouTuber Jarv, the first attempt is guaranteed to drop a mod for you.
How do I use the mods? To use the mods, you need opulent armor with Armor 2.0. Even if you already own opulent armor, you will need to farm it again.
The advantage is that this armor can also drop in the Menagerie. You can even farm it there specifically, effectively killing two birds with one stone.
You can find an overview here: These weapons and armors can be specifically farmed with the chalice
Opulent armor can be found in all endgame activities on the Leviathan ship:
- In the Raid “Leviathan”
- In the Menagerie
- And in the raid “Crown of Sorrow”
Powerful mods for dungeons and more
What do these mods do? The mods enhance your performance in combat against the Hive, which is advantageous in almost all activities in Shadowkeep. For example, the enemies on the moon are Hive enemies and even drop really good loot when you take down their minibosses.
Also, the new dungeon “Grube der Ketzerei” consists of Hive enemies where the mods work effectively. The effects, such as revitalization and equipment, complement each other perfectly. Barrier is especially useful for players who want to attempt the dungeon solo:
