Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes 2021 armour upgrade steps, end date and Solstice Packages explained
How to fully upgrade your armour in Destiny 2's Solstice of Heroes event.
Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes is an annual summer event, introducing a new activity and armour set to take forward to future expansions of the game.
As well as giving the Tower a makeover, an influx of new cosmetic items to buy from the Eververse store, Elemental Buffs, the return of the EAZ (European Aerial Zone) and a brand new weapon to unlock, you'll also have the opportunity to earn Solstice 2021 armour through a series of challenges.
Though it's not quite the grind of previous years thanks to the addition of Armor Accelerants, which boost the progress of future challenges with each subsequent armor set you upgrade, there is still a lot to do if you want to upgrade the armour before the Solstice of Heroes end date.
Armour upgrade steps:
Solstice of Heroes and EDZ 2021 explainers:
Solstice of Heroes 2021 trailer
Solstice of Heroes from previous years:
Destiny Solstice of Heroes 2021 armour explained
The Solstice of Heroes event offers armour that needs to be powered up through a series of activities - increasing its level to max power, and giving you an armour set which can upgraded to the power cap up until 2022's Solstice event.
Each piece has a series of objectives to upgrade them, with each stage - Drained, Renewed, Majestic - increasing its Power Level each time. There is also a final stage - Magnificant - adding a white glow effect.
You only have until the end of the event to upgrade the armour set to Majestic. The final Magnificent step, however, can be done at any time - which is useful as these are among the most difficult challenges.
The steps vary by class, and if you're interested to see what you're getting into, the below tables can help.
The good news is that, such as it happened last year, there will be so-called Armor Accelerants which will speed up the progress of future upgrade objectives for your sets - meaning subsequent characters of different classes can be completed faster. All currently active Armor Accelerants can be viewed in Eva's vendor screen.
Finally, you need to be wearing the Solstice armour while completing each step for them to count. To be safe, just have them equipped for the duration of the event.
The following explains every Solstice of Heroes 2021 armour step by class, so you know what you're getting yourself in for:
Thanks to BrewingScribe and MacticsG1 on reddit for helping flesh out the below on classes we couldn't verify (which are displayed as Google Sheets if that's easier for you to track!)
Destiny Solstice of Heroes 2021 Hunter armour upgrade steps
How to fully upgrade the Solstice armour for the Hunter class:
| Hunter Solstice Armour | Steps to upgrade Renewed | Steps to upgrade Majestic | Steps to upgrade Magnificent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Complete the European Aerial Zone activity Collect Elemental Orbs (200) Defeat combatants with Finishers (20) |
In one run, defeat 5 EAZ minibosses (3) Collect Elemental Orbs (500) Rapidly defeat combatants (100) |
Complete Nightfall on Master / Grandmaster |
| Gauntlet | Complete Strikes, Crucible or Gambit playlist activities (1) Open Solstice Packages (10) Defeat Fallen (200) |
Complete Altars of Sorrow or Override (100%) Empowerment buffs gained (20) Void weapon kills (200) |
Complete a raid |
| Chest | Complete public events on any destination (2) Collect Solar or Stasis Elemental Orbs in Strikes, Crucibles or Gambit playlist activities (50) Defeat Guardians in Crucible or Gambit (30) |
Complete Blind Well / Wrathborn Hunts (100%) Solstice Key Fragments (50) Solar grenade kills (100) |
Complete a dungeon |
| Legs | Complete patrols on any destination (1) Collect Orbs of Power (50) Defeat combatants with Super abilities (50) |
Complete Battlegrounds / Europa-based activities (100%) Playlist Arc or Stasis Orbs (100) Arc subclass melee (50) |
Defeat Champions or Guardians in competitive playlists (15) |
| Class Item | Complete Lost Sectors on any destination (3) Collect Void Elemental Orbs in free roam on any destination (TBC) Precision kills (100) |
Complete Nightfall / Competitive playlists (3) EAZ Solar Orbs (50) Powerful Cabal (50) |
Lost Sectors on Legend or Master (3) |
Destiny Solstice of Heroes 2021 Titan armour upgrade steps
How to fully upgrade the Solstice armour for the Titan class:
| Titan Solstice Armour | Steps to upgrade Renewed | Steps to upgrade Majestic | Steps to upgrade Magnificent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Complete the European Aerial Zone activity Collect Elemental Orbs (200) Defeat combatants with Finishers (20) |
In one run, defeat 5 EAZ minibosses (3) Collect Elemental Orbs (500) Rapidly defeat combatants (100) |
Complete Nightfall on Master / Grandmaster |
| Gauntlet | Complete Strikes, Crucible or Gambit playlist activities (1) Open Solstice Packages (10) Defeat Hive (200) |
Complete Altars of Sorrow or Override (100%) Empowerment buffs gained (20) Solar weapon kills (200) |
Complete a raid |
| Chest | Complete public events on any destination (2) Collect Arc or Stasis Elemental Orbs in Strikes, Crucibles or Gambit playlist activities (50) Defeat Guardians in Crucible or Gambit (30) |
Complete Blind Well / Wrathborn Hunts (100%) Collect Solstice Key Fragments (50) Arc Grenade kills (100) |
Complete a dungeon |
| Legs | Complete patrols on any destination (1) Collect Orbs of Power (50) Defeat combatants with Super abilities (50) |
Complete Battlegrounds / Europa-based activities (100%) Playlist Void / Stasis Orbs (100) Void melee kills (50) |
Defeat Champions or Guardians in competitive playlists (15) |
| Class Item | Complete Lost Sectors on any destination (3) Collect Solar Elemental Orbs in free roam on any destination (200) Precision kills (100) |
Complete Nightfall / Competitive playlists (3) EAZ Arc Orbs (50) Powerful Hive (50) |
Lost Sectors on Legend or Master (3) |
Destiny Solstice of Heroes 2021 Warlock armour upgrade steps
How to fully upgrade the Solstice armour for the Warlock class:
| Warlock Solstice Armour | Steps to upgrade Renewed | Steps to upgrade Majestic | Steps to upgrade Magnificent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Complete the European Aerial Zone activity Collect Elemental Orbs (200) Defeat combatants with Finishers (20) |
In one run, defeat EAZ minibosses (3) Collect Elemental Orbs (500) Rapidly defeat combatants (100) |
Complete Nightfall on Master / Grandmaster |
| Gauntlet | Complete Strikes, Crucible or Gambit playlist activities (1) Open Solstice Packages (10) Defeat Cabal (200) |
Complete Altars of Sorrow or Override (100%) Empowerment buffs gained (20) Arc weapon kills (200) |
Complete a raid |
| Chest | Complete public events on any destination (2) Collect Void or Stasis Elemental Orbs in Strikes, Crucibles or Gambit playlist activities (50) Defeat Guardians in Crucible or Gambit (30) |
Complete Blind Well / Wrathborn Hunts (100%) Collect Solstice Key Fragments (50) Defeat combatants with Void grenades (100) |
Complete a dungeon |
| Legs | Complete patrols on any destination (1) Collect Orbs of Power (50) Defeat combatants with Super abilities (50) |
Complete Battlegrounds / Europa-based activities (100%) Playlist Solar or Stasis Orbs (100) Solar Melee kills (50) |
Defeat Champions or Guardians in competitive playlists (15) |
| Class Item | Complete Lost Sectors on any destination (3) Collect Arc Elemental Orbs in free roam on any destination (200) Defeat combatants with precision damage (100) |
Complete Nightfall / Competitive playlists (3) EAZ Void Orbs (50) Powerful Fallen (50) |
Lost Sectors on Legend or Master (3) |
Where to start the Statue of Heroes quest and find the statue in Solstice of Heroes 2021
Before you can get the armour, you have to first visit the Tower and chat to Eva Levante, giving you the Solstice helmet and tasking you with visiting the new EAZ (Earth Aerial Zone) activity once.
Once done, you can then get the rest of the Solstice armour from the Statue of Heroes location. This is directly to the right of Eva in the Tower. Use the Mediate prompt and the armour set is yours.
These are the same steps as previous years:
Where to find and how to get Solstice Packages in Solstice of Heroes 2021
As for the Solstice Packages - which you need to open to complete one Solstice armour step - you'll find them in the EAZ activity. Once you have collected some, Solstice Packages are found within your Inventory.
You'll get one Solstice Package from the chest from killing the boss round, and from there, you are tasked with opening chests hidden around the arena, with the number of chests matching the number of mini-bosses you cleared in the opening wave of the encounter.
These chests will give you and your team either Solstice Packages, or the Solstice Key Fragments required to open them. Keys can also be found from completing activities across the game - but for Solstice Packages in particular, you need to run the EAZ.
The more chests you open in the final part of the EAZ, the higher your chances of finding Solstice Packages will be. You get a quick glimpse of their locations at the start of the search, and then they only appear as you get close. In our experience, the location markers remained visible until the timer ran out, but we're unsure if this was the cause of a bug.
Our recommendation is to split your team and scour the rooftops, and if you're stuck, don't forget to visit the starting island too.
As for opening Solstice Packages, they once again take 15 keys each, but if you focus on other matchmade activities, such as playlist Strikes, Crucible or Gambit, they can drop upon completion there too, saving you grinding the EAZ.
Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes 2021 end date
Aside from the final Magnificent step, Solstice of Heroes armour can only be upgraded until the end of the event.
Destiny 2's Solstice of Heroes begins Tuesday, July 6th and has an end date of Tuesday, August 3rd, at the following weekly reset times:
- UK: 6pm (BST)
- Europe: 7pm (CEST)
- East Coast US: 1pm (EDT)
- West Coast US: 10am (PDT)
How was Destiny Solstice of Heroes like in 2020?
If you're interested in how previous Solstice of Heroes compares to later years, here's the 2020 objectives and armour appearances at a glance:
Hunter Solstice 2020 armour upgrade steps
| Hunter Solstice Armour | Steps to upgrade Drained | Steps to upgrade Renewed | Steps to upgrade Majestic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | 1x EAZ run 50 precision final blows Defeat 100 Fallen | Defeat 200 enemies 2000 Elemental final blows 300 Arc weapon kills | Complete a Nightfall Ordeal on the Master difficulty |
| Gauntlet | Solar Orbs in Crucible / Gambit 5 Playlist Strikes 10 Solstice Packages | 10 Heroic Public Events 300 Arc Orbs in Strikes 300 Cabal kills | Complete a Nightmare Hunt |
| Chest | Defeat 50 enemies in EDZ 50 kills with Solar sub-class in EDZ 400 Elemental Orbs | 10 Gambit matches 1000 Elemental Orbs 100 Void grenade kills | Complete Pit of Heresy |
| Legs | Defeat 25 Guardians in Crucible / Gambit 5 Public Events Defeat 50 enemies with Supers | Defeat 100 Guardians with Void weapons as a team in Gambit / Crucible 600 playlist kills in Strikes 100 ability kills | Win seven Trials of Osiris matches (not on a single Passage) |
| Class Item | 5 Gambit / Crucible Matches 100 Arc Orbs in Strikes 5 Adventures | 5 EDZ Patrols 200 Elemental Orbs in EDZ 20 boss kills | Complete a Tier 5 Altar of Sorrow three times |
Titan Solstice 2020 armour upgrade steps
How to fully upgrade the Solstice armour for the Titan class:
| Titan Solstice Armour | Steps to upgrade Drained | Steps to upgrade Renewed | Steps to upgrade Majestic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | 1x EAZ run 50 precision final blows Defeat 100 Hive | Defeat 100 Guardians with Arc weapons as a team in Gambit / Crucible 10 Gambit matches 1000 Elemental Orbs matching subclass | Complete a Nightfall Ordeal on the Master difficulty |
| Gauntlet | 50 Arc subclass kills in EDZ 50 Super kills 400 Elemental Orbs | 10 Heroic Public Events 100 ability kills 20 boss kills | Complete a Nightmare Hunt |
| Chest | Defeat 25 Guardians in Crucible / Gambit 100 Solar Orbs in Strikes 5 Adventures | 200 kills in EDZ 600 playlist kills with subclass matching Solstice burn 300 Fallen kills with subclass matching Solstice burn | Complete Pit of Heresy |
| Legs | 100 Void Orbs in Crucible / Gambit 5 Public Events Open 10 Solstice Packages | 300 Void Orbs in Strikes 2000 Elemental final blows 100 Solar melee kills | Win seven Trials of Osiris matches (not on a single Passage) |
| Class Item | 5 Gambit / Crucible matches 5 Playlist Strikes 50 EDZ kills | 5 Patrols on Io 200 Elemental Orbs in EDZ 300 kills with Solar weapons | Complete a Tier 5 Altar of Sorrow three times |
Warlock Solstice 2020 armour upgrade steps
How to fully upgrade the Solstice armour for the Warlock class:
| Warlock Solstice Armour | Steps to upgrade Drained | Steps to upgrade Renewed | Steps to upgrade Majestic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | 1x EDZ run 50 precision final blows 100 Cabal kills | 200 Elemental Orbs in EDZ 600 playlist kills with subclass matching Solstice burn 20 boss kills | Complete a Nightfall Ordeal on the Master difficulty |
| Gauntlet | Defeat 25 Guardians in Crucible / Gambit 5 Playlist Strikes 400 Elemental Orbs | Defeat 100 Guardians with Solar weapons as a team in Gambit / Crucible 300 Solar Orbs in Strikes 2000 Elemental final blows 1000 Elemental Orbs matching your subclass | Complete a Nightmare Hunt |
| Chest | 100 Arc Orbs in Crucible / Gambit 5 Adventures Open 10 Solstice Packages | 10 Gambit matches 100 ability kills 300 Void weapon kills | Complete Pit of Heresy |
| Legs | 100 Solar Orbs in Strikes 50 kills in EDZ 50 Void subclass kills in EDZ | 10 Heroic Public Events 300 Solar Orbs in Strikes 300 Hive kills with subclass matching Solstice burn | Win seven Trials of Osiris matches (not on a single Passage) |
| Class Item | 5 Gambit / Crucible matches 5 Public Events 50 Super kills | 5 Titan Patrols 200 EDZ kills 150 Arc Super kills | Complete a Tier 5 Altar of Sorrow three times |
How was Destiny Solstice of Heroes like in 2019?
If you're interested in how previous Solstice of Heroes compares to later years, here's the 2019 objectives and armour appearances at a glance:
Hunter Solstice 2019 armour upgrade steps
| Hunter Solstice Armour | Steps to upgrade Drained | Steps to upgrade Renewed | Steps to Masterwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Complete EAZ runs Precision final blows Defeat Fallen | Complete bounties Loot EAZ chests Arc weapon kills | Complete Prestige Nightfall with a score above 200k |
| Gauntlet | Complete Strikes in playlists Collect Solar Orbs in Gambit Unlock Solstice Packages | Complete Heroic public events Collect Arc Orbs in Strikes Defeat Cabal with subclass matching the day's element | Playlist Strike completions with clanmates |
| Chest | Loot EAZ chests Complete any Elemental Orbs Defeat EAZ enemies while using Solar subclass | Complete Gambit matches Collect Orbs matching element of the day Void grenade kills | Shattered Throne completion with fireteam of two or less |
| Legs | Complete Nessus public events Complete Solstice of Heroes bounties Defeat Guardians in Crucible or Gambit | Complete daily or weekly challenges Kills in Strike playlists with subclass matching element of the day Guardian with Void weapons in Crucible or Gambit as a team | Reset Season 7 Valor ranking in Crucible |
| Class Item | Complete Adventures Collect Arc Orbs in Strikes Complete Crucible or Gambit matches | Complete EDZ patrols Collect Elemental Orbs in EAZ Defeat 50 EAZ minibosses | Defeat yellow bar enemies |
Titan Solstice armour upgrade steps
| Titan Solstice Armour | Steps to upgrade Drained | Steps to upgrade Renewed | Steps to Masterwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Complete EAZ runs Precision final blows Defeat Hive | Complete Gambit matches Collect Elemtnal Orbs that match your subclass Guardian kills using Arc weapons in Crucible or Gambit as a team | Complete Prestige Nightfall with a score above 200k |
| Gauntlet | Loot EAZ chests Complete Solstice of Heroes bounties Defeat EAZ enemies while using Arc subclass | Complete Heroic public events Complete daily or weekly challenges Defeat 50 EAZ minibosses | Playlist Strike completions with clanmates |
| Chest | Complete Adventures Collect Solar Orbs in Strikes Defeat Guardians in Crucible or Gambit | Kills in Strike playlists using subclass that matches element of the day Loot EAZ chests Defeat Fallen using subclass matching element of the day | Shattered Throne completion with fireteam of two or less |
| Legs | Complete Nessus public events Collect Void Orbs in Crucible or Gambit Unlock Solstice Packages | Complete Bounties Collect Void Orbs in Strikes Solar melee kills | Reset Season 7 Valor ranking in Crucible |
| Class Item | Complete Strikes in playlists Collect any Elemental Orbs Complete Crucible or Gambit matches | Io Patrols Collect Elemental Orbs in EAZ Solar weapon kills | Defeat yellow bar enemies |
Warlock Solstice armour upgrade steps
| Warlock Solstice Armour | Steps to upgrade Drained | Steps to upgrade Renewed | Steps to Masterwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Complete EAZ runs Precision final blows Defeat Cabal | Kills in Strike playlists using subclass matching element of the day Collect Elemental Orbs in the EAZ Defeat 50 minibosses in EAZ | Complete Prestige Nightfall with a score above 200k |
| Gauntlet | Complete Strikes in playlists Collect any Elemental Orbs Defeat Guardians in Crucible or Gambit | Complete bounties Collect Elemental Orbs matching your subclass Guardian kills in Crucible or Gambit using Solar weapons as a team | Playlist Strike completions with clanmates |
| Chest | Complete Adventures Collect Arc Orbs in Crucible or Gambit Unlock Solstice Packages | Complete Gambit matches Complete daily or weekly challenges Void weapon kills | Shattered Throne completion with fireteam of two or less |
| Legs | Loot EAZ chests Collect Solar Orbs in Strikes Defeat EAZ enemies while using Void subclass | Complete Heroic public events Collect Solar Orbs in strikes Hive kills using subclass matching element of the day | Reset Season 7 Valor ranking in Crucible |
| Class Item | Complete Nessus public events Complete Solstice bounties Complete Crucible or Gambit matches | Titan Patrols Loot EAZ chests Arc Super kills against Guardians in Crucible or Gambit | Defeat yellow bar enemies |
Thanks to JpDeathBlade's datamine on reddit for filling in the gaps in the above.
How was Destiny Solstice of Heroes like in 2018?
If you're interested in how Solstice of Heroes 2018 compares to later years, here's the 2018 objectives and armour appearances at a glance:
Hunter Solstice armour upgrade steps
| Hunter Solstice armour | Steps to unlock Rekindled (340) | Steps to unlock Legendary (400) | Steps to unlock Masterwork (400) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Spark Redux Solar Orbs in EDZ 10 Guardians Defeated | Chosen Redux Void Energy weapon kills Nightfall | Prestige Nightfall score beaten |
| Gauntlets | Homecoming Redux Arc Orbs Meditation mission for Ikora | Payback Redux Void Grenade kills 3 Heroic Strikes | 5 Heroic Strikes with at least one clan member |
| Chest | Chosen Redux Arc Orbs in Strikes 10 Heroic Public Events | 1AU Redux Solar Power weapon kills 5 Crucible match wins | Prestige Levithan Raid |
| Legs | 1AU Redux Void Orbs Minibosses defeated | Spark Redux Solar melee kills 10 Adventures | Legend rank in Valor for Crucible |
| Class Item | Payback Redux Super Kills in the Crucible 10 Patrols | Homecoming Redux Arc Super kills 20 Challenges | Defeat 10 bosses |
Titan Solstice armour upgrade steps
| Titan Solstice armour | Steps to unlock Rekindled (340) | Steps to unlock Legendary (400) | Steps to unlock Masterwork (400) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Spark Redux Arc Orbs 10 Guardians Defeated | Chosen Redux 200 Solar Super kills Nightfall | Prestige Nightfall score beaten |
| Gauntlets | Homecoming Redux Solar Orbs in Strikes Meditation mission for Ikora | Payback Redux 160 Solar Energy kills 3 Heroic Strikes | 5 Heroic Strikes with at least one clan member |
| Chest | Chosen Redux Void Orbs in EDZ 10 Heroic Public Events | 1AU Redux 120 Arc Grenade kills 5 Crucible match wins | Prestige Levithan Raid |
| Legs | 1AU Redux 30 Super Crucible kills 50 Minibosses defeated | Spark Redux 60 Void melee kills 10 Adventures | Legend rank in Valor for Crucible |
| Class Item | Payback Redux Void Orbs 10 Patrols | Homecoming Redux 80 Arc Power weapon kills 500 kills | Defeat 10 bosses |
Warlock Solstice armour upgrade steps
| Warlock | Steps to unlock Rekindled (340) | Steps to unlock Legendary (400) | Steps to unlock Masterwork (400) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | Spark Redux 30 Super kills in Crucible 10 Guardians Defeated | Chosen Redux Void Energy weapon kills Nightfall | Prestige Nightfall score beaten |
| Gauntlets | Homecoming Redux Arc Orbs in Strikes Meditation mission for Ikora | Payback Redux Arc melee kills 3 Heroic Strikes | 5 Heroic Strikes with at least one clan member |
| Chest | Chosen Redux Solar Orbs 10 Heroic Public Events | 1AU Redux Solar grenade kills 5 Crucible match wins | Prestige Levithan Raid |
| Legs | 1AU Redux 90 Void Orbs in the EDZ 50 minibosses defeated | Spark Redux Arc Super kills 10 Adventures | Legend rank in Valor for Crucible |
| Class Item | Payback Redux Void Orbs 10 Patrols | Homecoming Redux Solar Power weapon kills 500 kills | Defeat 10 bosses |
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