How to get Kindling in Destiny 2’s Solstice

Kindling your armor is a huge part of Destiny 2’s Solstice event, so if you’re looking to fully take part in the festivities, you should aim to upgrade your armor as much as you can. Fully rekindling your armor sets is pretty much the endgame for this event (well, if you don’t count the fashion—and even then you get some cosmetic benefits out of it).

Of course, rekindling an armor piece may take some time, despite being a relatively straightforward process. You’ll need to engage in the Solstice-exclusive Bonfire Bash activity, and you’ll also need to get your hands on some Silver Leaves and Silver Ash to fuel your upgrades.

There’s only a finite amount of Kindling available this Solstice, though, and you’ll need to obtain as much as you can if you want to upgrade more than one piece of armor. This narrows down your activity pool considerably. Here’s where you can find Kindling in this year’s Solstice.

Where to find Kindling in Destiny 2’s Solstice

Kindling drops only from finishing the Solstice challenges in the new event pass. You can check out which ones are available through the Quests tab on your Director. The challenges are akin to seasonal challenges, though are easier to finish.

Each time you complete a challenge, you can claim it from the event pass screen to receive a Kindling and an Event Ticket. Though Kindling is available for all players, you can only use Event Tickets if you shell out $10 for the improved event card, which works as a mini season pass with a few cosmetic rewards.

There are 24 event challenges in total, and players can finish them until the Solstice ends. Most of them are related to the Bonfire Bash, though players who want the full 24 Kindling will need to dive into other playlist activities, kill enemy Guardians, and even dive into the Blind Well or Dares of Eternity.

How to improve armor with Kindling in Destiny 2

After you’ve obtained Kindling, you can use it to kindle your armor. Kindling works just like adding a mod to your armor, with the amount of Kindling used indicating its level. Kindling an armor piece will also apply to all Sunlit armor in the same slot, so you don’t have to improve armor for all of your alts.

The first time you upgrade it (at the cost of one Kindling), the game will let you add Small Embers to your armor, forcing a reroll that should improve your stats but has a chance of actually shrinking their total value. With my luck, my helmet with 54 stat total dropped to 51, though you will very likely get better results than me.

After kindling your armor piece the first time, the second step is adding a Large Kindling, which costs two Kindling and allows you to reroll your armor again. You can’t reroll it unless you’ve upgraded your armor piece fully, though, so if you get a bad distribution, you’ll need to try your luck with another upgrade.

The last step is fully rekindling your armor, which consumes three Kindling. This is the max level your armor can get, and reaching it will make your armor glow. This means you’ll need six Kindling to upgrade an armor piece to full. You can only upgrade the four armor pieces that have stats since the class item doesn’t have a Kindling slot (don’t worry, you’ll unlock its glow after finishing the full set).

This also means you’ll need to wrap up all 24 Solstice event challenges to fully kindle your armor set, though most of them are somewhat easy to achieve. Seven relate directly to Bonfire Bash, while four can be completed “anywhere in the system.” Some will also ask you to dive into playlist activities such as Vanguard Ops, Crucible, or Gambit. You’ll potentially also visit the Blind Well, Altars of Sorrow, and Dares of Eternity, and if you really want to complete your event card, you’ll need to land on Neptune and complete activities in the unforgiving destination.

Kindling will be a core part of the Solstice loop, so players should aim to complete the challenges as they run through the three weeks of the event—and snag some high-stat armor while they’re at it.