Players in Destiny 2 will be enjoying the Solstice of Heroes event starting tomorrow at 10 AM Pacific. Destiny 2 will be going under maintenance for at least an hour from 9 AM PDT to 10 AM PDT. After the maintenance is concluded, update 2.5.2 will be available to download on all three platforms PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. This update will kick off the Solstice of Heroes event that will last for a whole month from July 30, 2019, to August 27. Solstice of Heroes will bring some very unique Armor Sets, Elemental Buffs and a brand-new area called European Ariel Zone.
Elemental Buffs
If you haven’t played the last year’s Solstice of Heroes event, every Solstice Armor piece has a set of objectives you need to complete in order to get the next tier armor set. And some of the objectives are to get the Elemental Orbs. In the Solstice of Heroes blog post, Bungie said:
Solar Elemental Buff
• Equip your Solar subclass and weapons to generate Solar orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Solar elemental power. While empowered, Guardians emit a burning wave of energy that damages anything around them.
Void Elemental Buff
• Equip your Void subclass and weapons to generate Void orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Void elemental power. Crouch while empowered to become invisible and gain Truesight plus enhanced ability regeneration.
Arc Elemental Buff
• Equip your Arc subclass and weapons to generate Arc orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Arc elemental power. While empowered, Guardians move with enhanced speed and deal greater melee and Sword damage.
These effects will last for a short time or until you are defeated by your enemies. Have no fear… These buffs will not be active in Competitive or Gambit Prime.
One thing they’ve learned from The Revelry event is to not activate these buffs in the Competitive or Gambit Prime activities. It straight up ruins the experience for the whole team. Solstice of Heroes will also bring three tiers of Armor sets Drained, Renewed and Majestic. Here’s everything we know about them so far.