Solstice is one of the four main events that Bungie celebrates in the world of Destiny 2, and alongside Edge of Fate, it’s recieved a massive overhaul.
The biggest change this year is that there’s no dedicated event, like we used to have before. Instead, everything is available within the Portal itself.
However, everyone’s favorite grandma, Eva Levante, is back in the Tower, but this time, she’s brought the Solstice Foundry with her. Here, you can trade in your Solstice Alloy to claim Tier 5 gear.
Everything We Know About Destiny 2 Solstice 2025
While the event has a new and a refreshed look, Destiny 2 Solstice 2025 isn’t very different from what we saw previously.
There are new weapons, armor sets, cosmetics, and a lot of other rewards for you to chase down. Bungie has also introduced a brand-new set of modifiers to make the game more challenging for you.
With that said, here’s everything you need to know about this event:
Destiny 2 Solstice 2025 Schedule
Solstice 2025 is currently live in Destiny 2, and started on August 5, right after Arms Week ended. This event will last for two weeks, and is scheduled to end on August 19 with the weekly reset on Tuesday.
Once the event is over, you will have to wait for an entire year, to get your hands on a fresh set of glowing armor pieces once again.
New Weapons Armor Sets
Just like every other year, this year’s event also brings two new armor sets to Sol. The first one is a beach-themed armor set, which you can buy for 1500 Silver or 6000 Bright Dust.
The other armor set is just a recolor of the 2019 one, but you get that by playing through and unlocking the armor at the Solstice Forge.
The latter has a glowing effect to it too, and you can upgrade it by completing different activities during the event.
Apart from these, you can earn three new weapons during this event. They are:
- Festival Flight (Strand Rocket Launcher)
- Yeartide Apex (Solar Submachine Gun)
- Fortunate Star (Void Bow)
Each weapon has its unique holofoil variant too, which has a beach theme associated with it, similar to the armor sets in the item shop.
New Modifiers
Since this event is new, and integrated into the Portal, there’s a fresh set of modifiers that you can use to adjust activity difficulty. They are as follows:
| Solstice Modifier | Effects |
|---|---|
| Hot Potato | Carriable Solar Flares occasionally drop from defeated combatants. Passing it between players increases the amount of damage it will do. |
| Fired Up | Dealing damage and final blows from Solar sources raises a heat meter Once full, your weapons will cause Solar explosions. |
| Class Healing | Heal yourself when using your class ability. |
| Igniter | Precision hits against scorched combatants cause ignitions. |
| Firesprite Fancy | Picking up a Firesprite creates a Solar area around you, scorching nearby combatants. Collecting additional Firesprites increases the area affected. |
| Dreaming Brighter | Solstice weapons with the “Dream Work” Origin Trait deal increased damage. |
| Radiant Joy | While Radiant, final blows spawn Firesprites. Collecting Firesprites will Cure you. |
| Solar Slide | Sliding after sprinting for a short time creates a scorching Solar wave. |
| Solar Storms | Solar fireballs occasionally spawn when defeating combatants. Solar fireballs rain down death and destruction while advancing toward you. |
Barring Hot Potato, most of the modifiers rotate daily on matchmade activities. Completing them will help you progress through the event reward track and get your hands on event exclusive rewards.
How to Get the Flamekeeper Seal in Destiny 2 Solstice 2025
To get the Flamekeeper seal, you need to complete the following triumphs, but you only have time till the event lasts. These triumphs are as follows:
| Triump | Objective |
|---|---|
| Like a Phoenix | Unlock your first piece of Solstice armor during the “Celebrating Solstice” quest. |
| Forged in Sunlight | Unlock all of the Lustrous armor for your class. |
| Knight of the Solstice | Reach Event Rank 15. |
| Solstice With Yourself | Complete Solo Ops activities with any Solstice modifier active. |
| Solstice Vacation | Complete Fireteam Ops or Pinnacle Ops activities with any Solstice modifier active. |
| Heat of the Crucible | Complete Solstice Scorched activities in the Crucible Ops playlist. |
| Around the Sun | Complete activities with unique Solstice modifiers active. |
| Beneath the Sun | Achieve at least a B grade performance in any Portal activity with at least one Solstice modifier active. |
There are four additional secret triumphs, that will only unlock once you’ve hit the ones mentioned above. Completing those triumphs will help you gild your Flamekeeper seal during Solstice in Destiny 2.
