With the upcoming changes to buildcrafting in Season 20, Bungie has decided to go ahead and announce changes to their in-game Destiny 2 economy.
Goodbye Umbral Engrams
Starting in Season 20, Umbral Engrams will no longer drop in Destiny 2, but don’t worry: Seasonal content will transition to using Seasonal engrams. That means you’ll still be able to get them by having that season’s artifact equipped.
Any Umbral Engrams that the player may still have in their inventory after Season 20 begins will be decryptable by Rahool. From what we can tell, world drops will have the same pool of weapons but we won’t be getting random ones from Umbral Engrams anymore.
But what’s going to replace them, you may ask? Well, humble engrams will be replaced with ritual-specific engrams. We’ll talk about them more below.
Vanguard and Nightfall Focusing
Starting in Season 20, Commander Zavala will offer the ability for players to focus Vanguard weapons and armor. Vanguard will be the final of the core rituals to get comprehensive engram-focusing options.
Vanguard Engrams: Vanguard Engrams will be a virtual currency and will live exclusively on the Rank Progress bar on Commander Zavala. Vanguard Engrams may be opened individually by players directly on Zavala. Opening these will yield random pieces of Vanguard gear.
Vanguard Gear Focusing: You can focus Vanguard Engrams directly into either Vanguard Armor or Vanguard Weapons. Vanguard Engrams DO NOT need to claimed in order to be spent on focusing. This is the same as the seasonal engrams that we have right now.
Important note: Individual pieces of gear must have been acquired at least once prior to being available for focusing.
Vanguard armor available for focusing in Season 20:
- Photosuide Set
Class Items are not focusable, as Class Items do not have base stats.
Vanguard weapons available for focusing in Season 20:
- Xenoclast IV shotgun
- The Third Axiom pulse rifle
- Royal Entry rocket launcher
- Empty Vessel grenade launcher
- Punching Out sidearm
- Fortissimo-11 shotgun
- Strident Whistle combat bow
- Pure Poetry hand cannon
- Prolonged Engagement submachine gun
Nightfall Weapon Focusing
Zavala will also offer Nightfall weapon focusing:
The same as Vanguard weapons, Nightfall weapons must have been acquired from Nightfall strikes at least once before being available for focusing.
Nightfall weapon focusing cost:
- 1 Vanguard Engram
- 20,000 Glimmer
- 50 Legendary Shards
Nightfall Weapons available for focusing in Season 20:
- The Militia’s Birthright grenade launcher
- Mindbender’s Ambition shotgun
- Wendigo GL-3 grenade launcher
- Hung Jury SR-4 scout rifle
- The Swarm Machine Gun
- Buzzard sidearm
Adept Nightfall Ciphers:
When completing Grandmaster Nightfalls, players will also acquire Adept Nightfall Ciphers. The number of Ciphers that players earn depends on the quality of Platinum, Gold, or Silver rewards at the end of the Nightfall.
Number of Ciphers awarded per GM Nightfall completion score:
- Platinum = 2
- Gold = 1
- Silver = 0
For a deeper breakdown:
- Nightfall Weapon
- 1 Vanguard engram
- 20,000 Glimmer
- 25 Legendary Shards
- 0 Adept Nightfall Cipher
- Adept Nightfall Weapons
- 3 Vanguard engrams
- 50,000 Glimmer
- 50 Legendary Shards
- 10 Adept Nightfall Ciphers
Adept Nightfall Focusing:
Zavala will offer a single Adept Nightfall weapon for focusing each week, matching the Nightfall weapon currently in rotation.
Adept Nightfall weapons available for focusing in Season 20:
- The Militia’s Birthright (ADEPT)
- Mindbender’s Ambition (ADEPT)
- Wendigo GL-3 (ADEPT)
- Hung Jury SR-4 (ADEPT)
- The Swarm (ADEPT)
- Buzzard (ADEPT)
Vanguard
Nightfall Weapons Available for Legacy Focusing:
- PLUG One.1 fusion rifle
- Uzume RR4 sniper rifle
- The Hothead rocket launcher
- The Comedian shotgun
- Silicon Neuroma sniper rifle
- D.F.A. hand cannon
- Horror’s Least pulse rifle
Note: Adept version of legacy weapons will not be available for focusing.
Nightfall Weapon Focusing Cost:
- If a player has NOT acquired previously:
- 7 Vanguard Engrams
- 100 Legendary Shards
- 10,000 Glimmer
- If a player has acquired the weapon previously:
- 3 Vanguard Engrams
- 25 Legendary Shards
- 25,000 Glimmer
Vanguard Armor Sets Available for Legacy Focusing:
- The Took Offense
- The Shelter in Place
- Xenos Vale IV
- Phobos Warden
- Vigil of Heroes
Vanguard Armor Focusing Cost:
- If a player has NOT acquired a piece of armor previously:
- 3 Vanguard Engrams
- 50 Legendary Shards
- 10,000 Glimmer
- If a player has acquired a piece of armor previously:
- 1 Vanguard Engram
- 25 Legendary Shards
- 5,000 Glimmer
Crucible
Armor Sets Available for Legacy Focusing:
- Swordifght 4.1
- Phoenix Strife Type 0
- Ankaa Seeker IV
- Wing Contender
- Wing Discipline
- Wing Theorem
- Cinder Pinion
Armor Focusing Cost:
- If a player has NOT acquired a piece of armor previously:
- 3 Crucible Engrams
- 50 Legendary Shards
- 10,000 Glimmer
- If a player has acquired a piece of armor previously:
- 1 Crucible Engram
- 25 Legendary Shards
- 5,000 Glimmer
Gambit
Gambit Armor Sets Available for Legacy Focusing:
- Calamity Rig
- Ancient Apocalypse
Gambit Armor Focusing Cost:
- If a player has NOT acquired a piece of armor previously:
- 3 Gambit Engrams
- 50 Legendary Shards
- 10,000 Glimmer
- If a player has acquired a piece of armor previously:
- 1 Gambit Engram
- 25 Legendary Shards
- 5,000 Glimmer
Iron Banner
Iron Banner Weapons Available for Legacy Focusing:
- Archon’s Thunder machine gun
- Riiswalker shotgun
- Occluded Finality sniper rifle
- Forge’s Pledge pulse rifle
- Peacebond sidearm
- Frontier’s Cry hand cannon
Iron Banner Armor Sets Available for Legacy Focusing:
- Iron Forerunner
- Iron Will
- Iron Truange
- Iron Fellowship
- Iron Remembrance
Iron Banner Gear Focusing Cost:
- If a player has NOT acquired a piece of Iron Banner gear previously:
- 7 Iron Engrams
- 100 Legendary Shards
- 10,000 Glimmer
- If a player has acquired a piece of Iron Banner gear previously:
- 3 Iron Engrams
- 25 Legendary Shards
- 25,000 Glimmer
Trials of Osiris
Trials of Osiris Weapons Available for Legacy Focusing:
- Shayura’s Wrath submachine gun
- Reed’s Regret linear fusion rifle
- Aisha’s Embrace scout rifle
- Burden of Guilt fusion rifle
- Forgiveness sidearm
Note: Adept version of legacy weapons will not be available for focusing.
Trials of Osiris Armor Sets Available for Legacy Focusing:
- Pyrrhic Ascent
- Exile
Trials of Osiris Gear Focusing Cost:
- If a player has NOT acquired a piece of Trials of Osiris previously:
- 7 Trials Engrams
- 100 Legendary Shards
- 10,000 Glimmer
- If a player has acquired a piece of Trials of Osiris gear previously:
- 3 Trials Engrams
- 25 Legendary Shards
- 25,000 Glimmer
