An all-black shader has been the Holy Grail for most Destiny 2 fashionistas, and Bungie finally delivered it with the Superblack shader in the Into the Light update.
The Superblack shader hails straight from the first Destiny, and its resurrection fits with the theme of the update. Into the Light is a celebration of the franchise heading into The Final Shape, including classic weapons from the two games.
Superblack is the motherlode of black shaders. Unlike other shaders, Superblack lives up to its name by being fully black. Jacarina, for instance, has white and gray (plus random blue accents), and even popular choices such as Amethyst Veil, Skele-Ghaul, and Erebos Glance boast other colors in their palette. The alternative would be the Festival of the Lost Memento, which is heavily limited for a myriad of reasons.
Because it’s tied to Into the Light, Superblack requires you to engage with the Onslaught game mode, plus Lord Shaxx and Arcite 99-40 in the Hall of Champions to unlock. Here’s what you need to know to get the Superblack shader in Destiny 2.
How to unlock the Superblack shader in Destiny 2
The Superblack shader is locked behind two main keys. One is available from Lord Shaxx within the Hall of Champions and the other is tied to Arcite’s quests. Here’s how to get each of them.
Superblack Key Alpha: Lord Shaxx and Onslaught
The first Superblack Key is a reward for resetting your rank with Lord Shaxx at the Hall of Champions (unrelated to your Crucible rank). You need to get enough Hype with him to reset his rank, which will grant you the Superblack Key Alpha at the end and other rewards along the way.
Hype is available from Onslaught, Destiny 2’s new defense-based PvE mode. Guardians have plenty of reasons to dive into this activity, including the weapons from the BRAVE Arsenal or even just a well-needed change of pace.
Superblack Key Omega: Arcite 99-40’s quests
The second key is tied to Arcite 99-40’s vendor quests in the Hall of Champions. Guardians can get his Key by completing all BRAVE weapon quests. If you’re jumping into the update early, the weapons will be time-gated, with the last set releasing on April 30. The key is listed in the Additional Rewards tab of his inventory.
What happens after getting both Superblack keys in Destiny 2?
Once you have both Superblack Keys from Shaxx and Arcite 99-40, all you need to do is interact with the door behind the two. This will open the door behind them, leading into the symbiote-like blob that totally doesn’t look like it’ll swallow you.
Enter the room and make contact with it (why would you have to make contact with a non-living thing?). After a short event, you’ll have the Superblack shader in your collection, and you’re ready to rock the most fashionable look in the Tower. Superblack never goes out of style.
Is the Superblack shader time-gated?
The Superblack shader is no longer timegated. With the release of the final Arcite quests—for Luna’s Howl and Blast Furnace—the Superblack shader is available for anyone who completes all of the robot’s quests.
Superblack is locked behind Arcite’s quests, which will release at a weekly cadence. Two new BRAVE weapons and their associated quests will unlock each week; a detour from Bungie after its original plan to release one a week faced tremendous backlash.
Will Superblack go away with The Final Shape?
Superblack isn’t going away for good with The Final Shape, but it will get a new drop source and may become unavailable for some time. Superblack “will return later on” after the expansion lands, Bungie said in a blog. The devs recommended farming it while it has a “deterministic path,” hinting it may return as an RNG-based drop.
