At the conclusion of the first year of Destiny 2, the Guardians are greeted with the summer event “Solstice of Heroes”. We have summarized how the event will unfold and everything you need to know.
Bungie ends July with the first year of Destiny 2 with the seasonal summer event “Solstice of Heroes”. As part of this event, the Guardians are to celebrate their previous achievements and accomplishments before the upcoming Forsaken expansion. There are numerous new rewards to earn and also to complete the Triumph Moments from Year 1. We have summarized everything important for you.
Solstice of Heroes – The Highlight of Summer in Destiny 2
When does it start?
The Solstice of Heroes starts on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, with the Weekly Reset – at 19:00.
How does the event unfold?
Continuation of the Moments of Triumph: The Solstice event is closely linked to the Triumph Moments from Year 1. These are a series of specific Year 1 challenges that must be completed to earn unique rewards. While many challenges are already live and can be played, the last five challenges will only be available with the Solstice of Heroes and will revolve around the event.
A statue will guide you: Ikora Rey is your contact for the Solstice of Heroes event. She will lead you to the middle of the tower, where the Last City has erected a statue for its heroes. This statue will be the central point for the duration of the event.
The statue will count your progress within the Triumph Moments. The individual triumphs will be tracked via Triumph Bounties that you can also receive from the statue or redeem there for points and rewards after completing them. You will also receive the event gear there, which you can upgrade during this summer festival.
Redux missions: During the event, players can complete specific story missions on a higher difficulty level to work towards armor pieces with a power level of 400. These Redux missions are said to be significantly harder than the regular versions and will be contested in a slightly altered form with different opponents.
Each of these missions can be started in the tower by seeking out and interacting with the corresponding small statue. The following Redux missions are planned for the Solstice event:
- Homecoming
- Spark
- Revenge
- 1AE
- Chosen
By the way: The Armsweek, or the weapon week, which numerous fans suspected as part of the Solstice event, has not been mentioned even once so far. Whether the fans were wrong or Bungie is still holding one or two surprises for the event remains to be seen.
The Rewards
Ceremonial Armors: In addition to the rewards of the Triumph Moments, only the ceremonial armors of the Solstice of Heroes are known so far. These are the destroyed armors that the Guardians wore at the beginning of Destiny 2, when the city fell victim to the Cabal.
These armor sets will be gradually upgraded to a power level of 400: At the statue of heroes, you will first receive the armor set “Scorched” with a power level of 240. For each armor piece, there is a series of tasks that must be completed to upgrade the armor – including in the Redux missions. Once the tasks have been completed, you return to the statue of heroes to start on the next set.
After the broken set is completed, you will receive the “Rekindled” set at power level 340. Again, you must complete a new task list in order to ultimately attain the “Radiant” armor set at a power level of 400. If all corresponding tasks have been completed there, the masterwork version of the armor set will be unlocked.
However, if you like the look of the “Scorched” or “Rekindled” sets and prefer to use those, that is also possible. Each “Radiant” set offers the previous versions of the armor as ornaments. You can decide as you wish how each individual armor piece looks.
Eververse Items: For the duration of the Solstice, there will be a new Solstice Engram in the Eververse. Per account, you can earn three by completing the event milestone for each of your characters. No matter which activity you play in Destiny 2 during the Solstice of Heroes – you will receive a Solstice Engram in addition to the regular Glimmer Engram for each level-up.
During this period, as well as during the Crimson Week, a knockout system will be active. This means: You will receive new items from the event engrams until you have collected all the Solstice event items. Only then will there be duplicates.
From the Solstice Engrams, you can also obtain armor glows. These cosmetics can be applied to any version of the Solstice armor sets. Armor glows will be permanently unlocked after receiving and shine brightest when the focus element of the respective Guardian class matches the element of the glow.
Are you looking forward to the event? Or is only the Forsaken expansion what matters to you?
