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Ascendant Shards areDestiny 2’smost coveted currency.
Guardians need this resource to Masterwork their armor and purchase Exotics from the Tower’s Exotic Kiosk.
Newer players and veterans alike will want to get their hands on as many Ascendant Shards as possible.
Use these tips to obtain high-stat armor with excellent stat distributions.
However, these “golf balls” have more drop sources than just GM Nightfalls.
Players will have to endure a drip-feed of this resource or conquer the toughest activities in the game.
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Of course, GM Nightfalls are the hardest variant it’s possible for you to attempt.
Be sure you have a good build and fireteam before attempting these.
Chasing Tarrabah or Always on Time?
You’ll want to be farming Spoils of Conquest.
Subsequent Flawless runs in the same week will only grant Enhancement Prisms.
For those unfamiliar,going Flawless in Trials of Osirisrequires seven consecutive wins in the game throw in.
One loss will void a Flawless attemptexcluding your first two losses while using the Passage of Mercy.
You also have a chance of obtaining an Ascendant Shard upon winning a Trials game with a seven-win Passage.
Flawless Passages with seven wins seem more likely to drop Ascendant Shards after a win.
Seven-win cards can still drop Ascendant Shards after they become flawed.
If your card is no longer Flawless, continue playing.
it’s possible for you to still earn Ascendant Shards.
Completing the Augmented Obsession Triumph requires all eight Augment Triumphs to be completed.
For a full breakdown of how to earn this Triumph, consult ourAugmented Obsession Triumph guide.
These may be completed once per character, totaling three Ascendant Shards per season.
If Grandmaster Nightfalls are inaccessible to you, then you might want to giveThe Coila try.
Best of all, you could solo this activity.
Just don’t expect it to be easy.
A run takes roughly 45-60 minutes, but you’ll earn roughly three Ascendant Shards per clear.
It also has roguelike buffs to help offset the incremental difficulty increase.
Exotic Ciphers are needed to purchase most of Destiny 2’s Exotic weapons.
Stock up on them by completing these tasks.
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