Everything You Need to Know About Umbral Engrams in Destiny 2 Season 20

By Erickson Melchoron

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.

Destiny 2 - Commander Zavala - Umbral Engrams Article

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
Erickson Melchor
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Erickson is not just an indie game developer but also a discerning critic who aspires to see his games make a positive impact someday. In the meantime, he diligently works on his craft and immerses himself in a variety of games. You never know when and where inspiration might strike. As a Destiny 2 enthusiast, Erickson spends a considerable amount of time exploring the world of Guardians. Furthermore, as an editor for Sirus Gaming, Erickson blends his game development insights with a critical eye, aiming to enrich your gaming experience while sharing his unique perspective on the industry.