Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes 2020 armour upgrade steps, end date and Solstice Packages explained

How to fully upgrade your armour in Destiny 2's Solstice of Heroes event.

Guide by Matthew Reynolds, Guides Editor

Updated on 10 November 2020

Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes is an annual summer event, introducing a new activity and armour set to take forward to the new expansion 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 and a new area, the EAZ (European Aerial Zone), you'll also have the opportunity to earn Solstice 2020 armour through a series of challenges.

Though it's not quite the grind of previous years, there is still a lot to do if you want to upgrade the armour before the Solstice of Heroes end date.

Doing so will also unlock certain Moments of Triumph, if you need an extra incentive to participate this year!

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Destiny Solstice of Heroes 2020 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 2021'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.

solstice_2020_armour_glow — Upgrade your Solstice 2020 armour fully to give it a glow.

You only have until the end of the event to upgrade the armour set to Majestic. The final Magnificent step, meanwhile, 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. As mentioned, it's a gentler grind than last year, but still requires you to go out of your way to complete activities you might otherwise not play - such as searching for the fastest Adventures or completing Strikes.

The good news is many of these overlap with Moments of Triumph objectives, so hopefully you can kill two birds with one stone.

Also new this year - if you complete one class set, progress for the next class is doubled, and for the final class, it's tripled. (Thanks to yeezusSAO on reddit for confirming.)

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 2020 armour step by class, so you know what you're getting yourself in for:

Thanks to pastuleo23 on reddit's images for helping fill with the below. These images also group each respective step by activity, so if you prefer to view the objectives that way, visit the thread.

Destiny Solstice of Heroes 2020 Hunter armour upgrade steps

How to fully upgrade the Solstice armour for the Hunter class:

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

Destiny Solstice of Heroes 2020 Titan 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

Destiny Solstice of Heroes 2020 Warlock 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

Where to start the Statue of Heroes quest and find the statue in Solstice of Heroes 2020

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 2020

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.

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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.

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.

It should only take 2-3 runs to get five Solstice Packages you need for the quest. As for opening them, they 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.

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Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes 2020 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 has an end date of Tuesday, September 8th. This is different to Moments of Triumph, which goes on until November 10th with the arrival of the Beyond Light expansion - at the following weekly reset times:

UK: 6pm (GMT)
Europe: 7pm (CEST)
East Coast US: 1pm (EDT)
West Coast US: 10am (PDT)

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:

How Drained, Renewed and Majestic Solstice 2019 armour looks.

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:

How Scorched, Rekindled and Resplendent armour looks. Each appearance is an Ornament if you want to roll it back, too.

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