Solstice

Solstice

Solstice (formerly known as Solstice of Heroes) is a Live Event in Destiny 2.

Overview

The Solstice is a summer event focused on a special armor set. Eva Levante returns to the Tower to offer Solstice bounties, she can be found in the Courtyard near the Statue of Heroes.

All participants receive a Rare set of armor. By completing specified objectives players upgrade their armor first to Legendary quality, and then make it glow. The player has to wear an armor piece to progress its objectives. The next set can be obtained by interacting with the Statue of Heroes while wearing the current set with all objectives completed. White armor glow can be unlocked by upgrading the armor, and elemental glows can be bought in the Eververse. Starting from the Season of Arrivals, Eververse sells Universal Armor Ornament sets, one for each class, and they glow with the element of the player's equipped subclass.

As the player completes their armor sets, they unlock Armor Accelerators from Eva Levante, which increase the progress made towards future Solstice armor objectives.

Each day features an element: Arc, Solar, Void or Stasis. Players get a corresponding buff, which can be checked on the character inspection screen, and enemies in the EAZ take more damage from the daily featured element. Defeating enemies with weapons or abilities of any element makes them drop corresponding orbs. They all can be collected by running over them, but orbs of the daily element give players the Elemental Charge buff. Once a player gains 30 stacks of Elemental Charge, they become Empowered with the featured element for 30 seconds. When Prism is the daily focus, the player charges the element of their equipped subclass.

Arc	Solar	Void	Stasis
Arc Supers have extended durations. Air and ground speed increases. Slide distance increases. Weapon handling and reload speed increases. Melee damage increases. Sword damage and lunge range increases. Sword ammo is granted every second while equipped.	Solar Supers have extended durations. You radiate damaging Solar energy. Damage resistance increases. You heal passively.	Void Supers have extended durations. Void grenades and melee attacks deal increased damage. Crouching grants invisibility, Truesight, increased energy regeneration, and increased mobility.	Stasis Supers have extended durations. Defeated combatants spawn Stasis mines.

A special three-player matchmade activity can be accessed from the Tower: the European Aerial Zone, the only source of Solstice Packages, which have to be opened with Solstice Key Fragments and contain Rare and Legendary gear. The EAZ is a floating island that is occupied by the Hive, Fallen or Cabal. Taken enemies spawn occasionally, the major Prismatic one drops an empowerment orb when defeated, which immediately gives Empowerment to the player that runs over it. Shiny yellow crystals also randomly spawn around the EAZ, they can be broken with any weapon and drop orbs of the featured element.

The EAZ activity consists of three stages, the first and the last ones are on a time limit. First, players have to hunt down and kill as many minibosses as they can. When the time expires, a boss spawns in the area, and after it is defeated and its reward chest is looted, several chests spawn in the EAZ as the final stage. The number of chests depends on the amount of the minibosses killed. They are marked on the HUD when they spawn, and only one player has to open a chest for the team to get its contents. The activity ends once all chests are looted or when players run out of time.

List of Events

• Solstice of Heroes 2018 (Warmind)
• Solstice of Heroes 2019 (Season of Opulence)
• Solstice of Heroes 2020 (Season of Arrivals)
• Solstice of Heroes 2021 (Season of the Splicer)
• Solstice 2022 (Season of the Haunted)
• Solstice 2023 (Season of the Deep)
• Solstice 2024 (Episode: Echoes)

Armor Objectives

2021

Renewed

Titan		Warlock		Hunter
Solstice Helm	EAZ run completed 200 elemental orbs 20 finishers	Solstice Hood	EAZ run completed 200 elemental orbs 20 finishers	Solstice Mask	EAZ run completed 200 elemental orbs 20 finishers
Solstice Gauntlets	1 Playlist activity 10 Solstice packages opened 200 Hive defeated	Solstice Gloves	1 Playlist activity 10 Solstice packages opened 200 Cabal defeated	Solstice Grasps	1 Playlist activity 10 Solstice packages opened 200 Fallen defeated
Solstice Plate	2 Public Events 50 Arc or Stasis orbs in playlists 30 Guardians defeated	Solstice Robes	2 Public Events 50 Void or Stasis orbs in playlists 30 Guardians defeated	Solstice Vest	2 Public Events 50 Solar or Stasis orbs in playlists 30 Guardians defeated
Solstice Greaves	1 Patrol 50 Orbs of Power collected 50 Super kills	Solstice Boots	1 Patrol 50 Orbs of Power collected 50 Super kills	Solstice Strides	1 Patrol 50 Orbs of Power collected 50 Super kills
Solstice Mark	3 Lost Sectors 100 precision kills 200 Solar orbs in free roam	Solstice Bond	3 Lost Sectors 100 precision kills 200 Arc orbs in free roam	Solstice Cloak	3 Lost Sectors 100 precision kills 100 Void orbs in free roam

Majestic

Titan		Warlock		Hunter
Sunstead Helm	5 EAZ minibosses in 1 run 500 elemental orbs 100 multikills	Celestine Hood	5 EAZ minibosses in 1 run 500 elemental orbs 100 multikills	Illuminus Mask	5 EAZ minibosses in 1 run 500 elemental orbs 100 multikills
Sunstead Gauntlets	100 Altars of Sorrow or Overrides 20 elemental empowerments 200 Solar weapon kills	Celestine Gloves	100 Altars of Sorrow or Overrides 20 elemental empowerments 200 Arc weapon kills	Illuminus Grasps	100 Altars of Sorrow or Overrides 20 elemental empowerments 200 Void weapon kills
Sunstead Plate	100 Blind Wells or Wrathborn Hunts 50 Solstice key fragments 100 Arc grenade kills	Celestine Robes	100 Blind Wells or Wrathborn Hunts 50 Solstice key fragments 100 Void grenade kills	Illuminus Vest	100 Blind Wells or Wrathborn Hunts 50 Solstice key fragments 100 Solar grenade kills
Sunstead Greaves	100 Public Events on Europa or Battlegrounds 100 Void or Stasis orbs in playlists 50 Void melee kills	Celestine Boots	100 Public Events on Europa or Battlegrounds 100 Solar or Stasis orbs in playlists 50 Solar melee kills	Illuminus Strides	100 Public Events on Europa or Battlegrounds 100 Arc or Stasis orbs in playlists 50 Arc melee kills
Sunstead Mark	3 Survival/Trials matches or Nightfalls 50 Arc orbs in EAZ 50 powerful Hive kills	Celestine Bond	3 Survival/Trials matches or Nightfalls 50 Void orbs in EAZ 50 powerful Fallen kills	Illuminus Cloak	3 Survival/Trials matches or Nightfalls 50 Solar orbs in EAZ 50 powerful Cabal kills

Magnificent

Titan	Warlock	Hunter	Objective
Sunstead Helm	Celestine Hood	Illuminus Mask	Nightfall: The Ordeal on Master or Grandmaster difficulty
Sunstead Gauntlets	Celestine Gloves	Illuminus Grasps	Any raid
Sunstead Plate	Celestine Robes	Illuminus Vest	Any dungeon
Sunstead Greaves	Celestine Boots	Illuminus Strides	15 Guardians in Survival/Trials or Champion kills
Sunstead Mark	Celestine Bond	Illuminus Cloak	3 Legend or Master Lost Sectors

2020

Renewed

Titan		Warlock		Hunter
Solstice Helm	EAZ run completed 50 Precision final blows 100 Hive defeated	Solstice Hood	EAZ run completed 50 Precision final blows 100 Cabal defeated	Solstice Mask	EAZ run completed 50 Precision final blows 100 Fallen defeated
Solstice Gauntlets	50 EAZ enemies defeated 50 Super kills 50 EAZ kills in Arc subclass	Solstice Gloves	5 Playlist strikes 400 elemental orbs 25 Guardians defeated	Solstice Grasps	5 Playlist strikes 100 Solar orbs in Crucible or Gambit 10 Solstice packages opened
Solstice Plate	5 Adventures 100 Solar orbs in Strikes 25 Guardians defeated	Solstice Robes	5 Adventures 100 Arc orbs in Crucible or Gambit 10 Solstice packages opened	Solstice Vest	50 EAZ enemies defeated 400 elemental orbs 50 EAZ kills in Solar subclass
Solstice Greaves	5 Public Events 100 Void orbs in Crucible or Gambit 10 Solstice packages opened	Solstice Boots	50 EAZ enemies defeated 100 Solar orbs in Strikes 50 EAZ kills in Void subclass	Solstice Strides	5 Public Events 50 Super kills 25 Guardians defeated
Solstice Mark	5 Playlist strikes 400 elemental orbs 5 Crucible or Gambit matches	Solstice Bond	5 Public Events 50 Super kills 5 Crucible or Gambit matches	Solstice Cloak	5 Adventures 100 Arc orbs in Strikes 5 Crucible or Gambit matches

Majestic

Titan		Warlock		Hunter
Solstice Helm	10 Gambit matches 1000 elemental orbs with matching subclass 100 Guardian team kills with Arc weapons	Solstice Hood	600 kills in strike playlists with featured subclass 200 elemental orbs in EAZ 20 bosses defeated	Solstice Mask	2000 elemental kills 200 EAZ kills 300 Arc weapon kills
Solstice Gauntlets	10 Heroic Public Events 100 ability kills 20 bosses defeated	Solstice Gloves	2000 elemental kills 1000 elemental orbs with matching subclass 100 Guardian team kills with Solar weapons	Solstice Grasps	10 Heroic Public Events 300 Arc orbs in strike playlists 300 Cabal kills with featured subclass
Solstice Plate	600 kills in strike playlists with featured subclass 200 EAZ kills 300 Fallen kills with featured subclass	Solstice Robes	10 Gambit matches 100 ability kills 300 Void weapon kills	Solstice Vest	10 Gambit matches 1000 elemental orbs with matching subclass 100 Void grenade kills
Solstice Greaves	2000 elemental kills 300 Void orbs in strike playlists 100 Solar melee kills	Solstice Boots	10 Heroic Public Events 300 Solar orbs in strike playlists 300 Hive kills with featured subclass	Solstice Strides	600 kills in strike playlists with featured subclass 100 ability kills 100 Guardian team kills with Void weapons
Solstice Mark	5 Io patrols 200 elemental orbs in EAZ 300 Solar weapon kills	Solstice Bond	5 Titan patrols 200 EAZ kills 150 Arc Super kills	Solstice Cloak	5 EDZ patrols 200 elemental orbs in EAZ 20 bosses defeated

Magnificent

Titan	Warlock	Hunter	Objective
Solstice Helm	Solstice Hood	Solstice Mask	Nightfall: The Ordeal on Master difficulty
Solstice Gauntlets	Solstice Gloves	Solstice Grasps	Any Nightmare Hunt
Solstice Plate	Solstice Robes	Solstice Vest	Pit of Heresy completion
Solstice Greaves	Solstice Boots	Solstice Strides	7 Trials of Osiris match wins
Solstice Mark	Solstice Bond	Solstice Cloak	3 Altars of Sorrow final bosses defeated