Destiny 2’s Solstice 2023 event kept most of the changes that arrived alongside its predecessor, and players who tried the event last year will find a similar experience this year. Silver Leaves and Silver Ash will remain a core part of the spirit of Solstice and finding them is essential to making the most out of your experience.
The European Aerial Zone (EAZ) also got some tune-ups and players can put their newfound Strand powers to use, which makes for an extra activity to do—as long as they have the necessary resources to get even more rewards from this activity.
Whether you’re a new player exploring Solstice for the first time or a veteran who wants a refresher, here’s how you can get Silver Leaves and Silver Ash in this year’s Solstice event.
How to get Silver Leaves in Destiny 2’s Solstice
Silver Leaves drop from completing any activity while wearing at least one piece of Sunlit armor, the armor from this year’s Solstice set. These activities include basically any activity in Destiny 2 and range from playlists to public events. We’ve consistently gotten one Silver Leaf by completing Lost Sectors, three from a regular public event, and our Strike run got us five Leaves. We didn’t get any from patrols or treasure chests, though, and more armor pieces didn’t change our rewards when running public events.
Because you need at least one piece of Solstice armor to earn Silver Leaves, we recommend using the class item as your Sunlit armor piece, because it’s the least intrusive change. Your old class item may give you two points to all stats (and an extra three to an attribute of your choice if it’s an Artifice piece), but that loss is nothing compared to the hit you’d take in your stats when using a base piece of armor. Wearing more than one piece didn’t affect our Silver Leaves, but it did give us more Silver Ash after diving into the Solstice activity.
How to get Silver Ash in Destiny 2‘s Solstice
Silver Ash is only obtainable by doing the Solstice activity, Bonfire Bash, with specific gear. This activity is relatively simple and requires players to defeat enemies across the EAZ to kindle a Bonfire. The more you stoke the fire, the more Silver Ash you’ll receive, and you’ll also have a shot at more end-of-activity drops.
Again, you’ll need at least one piece of Sunlit armor on you to transform your Silver Leaves into Silver Ash. Based on our testing, though, you get more Silver Ash based on how many pieces of Sunlit Armor you’re wearing. While the conversion rate was one-to-one with just the class item equipped, running the activity with three pieces of Sunlit armor got us 24 Silver Ash with just eight Silver Leaves.
If you’re worried you’re not wearing the proper gear, don’t fret: The game will tell you if you don’t have the right armor on, but be sure to tell any trigger-happy fireteam leaders you need to swap out your gear (though swapping to it into the activity should work).
The last event currency is Kindling, which is also necessary to improve your Solstice armor pieces to the max. You’ll need to kindle your armor to improve its quality, then you can spend Silver Ash to potentially improve its stats. When you’ve fully rekindled an armor piece, you can spend tons of Silver Ash to reroll some of its attributes, with the promise of high-stat armor as consistent drops. It may take you some time (and lots of Silver Ash) to get the stat roll you wanted, but Solstice might just be your prime time for buildcrafting and farming armor.
