With Shadowkeep and Armor 2.0, Destiny 2 revolutionizes its armor system. Is it something you will get (again)?
This armor is about: One of the coolest armor sets in Destiny 2 and simultaneously the visual highlight of the Warmind DLC still remains the armor from the Escalation Protocol on Mars.
Many players loved the angular, futuristic design in the Warmind look and were understandably disappointed that they didn’t have this distinctive armor for long.
When attentive fans noticed parts of this set in the visuals for the fall expansion Shadowkeep, many Guardians were excited. Many set out and grinded for this armor, hoping it would become relevant again from autumn.
As it turned out, the early grind was unfortunately in vain, as the armor in your inventory or vault will not be upgraded to Armor 2.0. But the good news is: the set will actually become relevant again. So soon it will once again be worth hunting for the EP armor.
How the set becomes relevant again: With Shadowkeep, Destiny 2 introduces a new armor system – Armor 2.0. Unfortunately, not all previous armor pieces benefit from this. For instance, Trials gear or faction armors remain at the old standard. But as Bungie has already revealed, the armor from the Escalation Protocol will be brought up to date and will enjoy all the benefits of the new system.
What is currently the problem with this armor? Currently, the once-popular armor is more of a dust collector in the vault or only serves to create the occasional cool screenshot.
Although it was worn by many during the Warmind DLC, with the release of Forsaken and the first overhaul of the armor system, it quickly lost significance, as it did not provide any additional stats and was at a disadvantage against new armor pieces.
However, with Shadowkeep, this situation will soon be a thing of the past.
How do you get this armor set? Once Armor 2.0 goes live, it will be worth hunting for this set again. But what do you have to do? Provided Bungie doesn’t change anything, here is your path to the EP armor:
- This armor can only be obtained through the Escalation Protocol – a horde activity on Mars.
- You will receive individual pieces of the set from the boss chest that appears after the death of the final enemy at the end of the seventh wave.
- This chest can only be opened with a decrypted depot key. Every character can craft one key per week.
- The required Rasputin key fragments can be found in various Warmind activities such as Heroic Adventures, Heroic Strikes, or Nightfalls.
- Once you have enough fragments, you can submit them to Ana Bray in exchange for a coded depot key.
- Then, you need to complete 7 waves of the Escalation Protocol to decrypt the coded key. After that, you will get a decrypted depot key, which can open the boss chest at the end of wave 7.
Please note: Until now, the pieces of the EP set had a fixed order, and it would not drop any duplicates until you had a full set for one character. Whether this will be the case in Shadowkeep remains to be seen.
This is how you can prepare: If you are also after this set, you can already take some preparations to save time after the release of Shadowkeep and Armor 2.0.
Ana Bray can only combine the fragments into a coded depot key once a week per character, but once it is decrypted and made into a decrypted depot key, you can stack this item.
If you play the Escalation Protocol diligently from now until the release of Shadowkeep, which will also benefit the community challenge, you can accumulate up to 5 keys per character. Once Armor 2.0 is active, you can then use them to earn the Escalation Protocol armor directly.
What do you think about this set? Will you acquire this armor again? Or do you not find it worth the effort (again)?
