If you have been wondering whether you need to wear this armor to get the challenges complete, the answer is yes, unfortunately. If you have been working hard to get a nice high Power level, and are above 1020 Power level of the armor, then you will sadly need to take a step back, for now at least.
Destiny 2 community manager dmg_04 responded to this question on Twitter and confirmed that once players achieve Legendary rarity with their Solstice armor, the Masterwork requirements can still be completed even after the Solstice of Heroes event has completed.
- Mask: Land 50 precision final blows, complete one EAZ run, defeat 100 Fallen.
- Grasps: Complete five playlist Strikes, collect 100 Solar Orbs in Crucible or Gambit, unlock 10 Solstice Packages.
- Vest: Defeat 50 enemies in EAZ, collect 400 Elemental Orbs, defeat 50 enemies in EAZ while using a Solar subclass.
Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes 2020 armor, rewards, and rules revealed. You'll start with a crummy rare armor set, but by completing armor-specific challenges, you can level it up to a Majestic Legendary set. From there, you'll be able to masterwork it by completing the following challenges (which are not retroactive):
To unlock the armor glow on a Helmet, players must complete a Nightfall Ordeal on Master difficulty. This is the hardest difficulty level, and has a recommended Light level of 980. Unlocking the Gauntlets' glow is also tricky, and requires players to complete a Nightmare Hunt.
Once you have a full key, you can unlock your Solstice of Hero packages from your inventory. The Solstice Package is a white box with a purple background. Some of Guardian armor upgrades for the Solstice of Heroes 2020 event require you to open a certain number of Solstice Packages.
Obtaining the final legendary armor set (magnificent) on a class will add +1x to the other classes on an account finishing the rare (renewed) and legendary tier 1 (majestic) armor objectives.”
Here's what a Shadowkeep purchase and the Season of the Undying pass - which is free for all purchases of the expansion (later season passes, however, must be purchased) - will get you: Nightmare Hunts (teased as co-operative boss encounters, with higher difficulties rolling out as the season goes on)
You can buy the look of the Solstice armor as an ornament (essentially transmog) but it will also have a cooler glow effect.
No, its not a waster because when you Masterwork Armor in Beyond Light, you are rewarded with 2 more points to that Armor piece's Mobility, Resilience, Recovery, Discipline, Intellect and Strength.
The Ikelos SMG is a 750 RPM (rounds per minute) submachine gun that deals Arc damage and has the added benefit of generating Warmind Cells. This makes it a very good contender for PVE activities going into Beyond Light.
Upgrading armor and Ghost Shells increases capacity for Mods, each tier adds a segment to the energy bar. Rare armor always drops at tier 5. The maximum upgrade tier is 10, at which the piece of gear becomes Masterworked. Masterworked armor pieces gain +2 to all stats, for a total of +12.
You can turn any Legendary gun in Destiny 2 into a Masterwork weapon using this system. Go into the gun's menu and look for the empty node. From here, you can choose to spend 10 Masterwork Cores and a handful of Legendary Shards to transform your boring Better Devils into a Masterwork version.
150 Cores allmost to masterwork a Blue Armor.
Destiny 2 Masterwork Catalysts explained. Like Legendary Masterworks, it's possible to get Exotic Masterworks. You have to earn Catalysts to upgrade these weapons, giving them additional perks, the ability to drop multiple Orbs with multi-kills and kill tracking.
Rewards from Destiny 2 Prophecy DungeonBoss drop will reward Masterworked armor at a higher level. Unique Daito Armor and Trials of the Nine Armor drops.
