Weapon Crafting enhances gameplay by providing greater control, customization, and optimization of a player's arsenal, leading to a more personalized and satisfying gaming experience. Nothing feels better than getting lucky on a random drop of a great weapon with all the right perks. When that doesn't happen, it may be a struggle to keep pursuing that weapon. In Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Bungie introduced Weapon Crafting to help Guardians obtain those sought-after weapons and perks by removing randomness from the equation. Although introduced in an expansion, Weapon Crafting is free for all players. Here is everything you need to know about weapon crafting.
Accessing Weapon Crafting
To access the Relic where you craft your weapons, you need to complete the following steps:
- Click on Savathun's Throne World from the Director/Destinations screen.
- Complete "The Arrival" mission to unlock Deepsight. You will then receive a new quest called "The Relic".
- Complete "The Relic" quest.
- This is a tutorial on how to craft weapons.
- You receive a free Weapon Pattern for The Enigma. Try it out!
Unlocking Additional Weapon Patterns
Unlocking Deepsight permanently unlocks the ability for "Red Border" Weapons to drop. Only potentially-Craftable Weapons are able to drop as a Red Border. With one, freely extract its Deepsight Resonance to get yourself one step closer to Crafting it.
- To Craft a Weapon, its Pattern must be unlocked. Most Weapons require 5 Deepsight extractions to unlock the Pattern.
- You can view your Deepsight extraction progress at any time through by going through the Collections tab, then click on Patterns and Catalysts in the right hand column. From there, Navigate to the Weapon type, then the Weapon
- Whenever a potentially-Craftable Weapon drops, there's a small chance that it drops as a Red Border. Some sources of loot guarantee a Red Border, these also tend to have a weekly lockout.
- You can also use exceedingly rare Deepsight Harmonizers to "Red Border-ify" a normal potentially-Craftable Weapon.
- Raid Weapons also require Spoils of Conquest to do this.
- You can also use exceedingly rare Deepsight Harmonizers to "Red Border-ify" a normal potentially-Craftable Weapon.
There's a lot of potentially-Craftable Weapons and a lot activities to do to get their Red Borders. The Exotic Mission Rotator gives access to many, there's plenty coming from Raids and Destination-specific activities, and even Xur has some up for grabs. You can find a more complete list in our Expansions Guide!
Crafting Weapons
Once you are able to craft a weapon, approach the Relic located in The Enclave on Savathun's Throne World. Follow these steps to craft your ideal roll:
- Shape a new Weapon.
- Select the weapon you would like to Shape.
- Select the frame, barrel, magazine, Intrinsic bonus, and two perks you want on the Weapon.
- Most crafting options are locked behind Weapon Level. After Shaping it, raise your Crafted Weapon's level through usage in the field or through expending Glimmer and Enhancement Cores. Return to Reshape it after raising your Weapon's level.
- Finalize the shape, thus crafting the weapon.
Not happy with your Crafted roll? Nothing is set in stone with Weapon Crafting, so change it anytime through Reshaping!
- Reshaping - also accessed from the Relic - requires a Crafted Weapon that is not locked and not equipped to be in your inventory. Reshaping costs a variable amount of Glimmer and Enhancement Cores depending on what you change out.
Crafting Materials
The only materials you need for crafting at any given time are:
- Glimmer - Used to craft the base weapon. Earned from doing anything - Heroic Public Events give a lot.
- Enhancement Core - Used to craft the base Weapon. A common resource obtained through activities, bounties, or from dismantling Legendary Gear.
- Ascendant Alloy - Used to enhance traits on crafted weapons. Can be purchased from Rahool in the Tower for Glimmer and Enhancement Prisms, or earned through a variety of endgame activities like Expert Onslaught and Iron Banner.
Summary
- RNG in Destiny 2 might not favor you. Weapon Crafting mitigates this by letting you pick and choose what you want.
- Unlock Weapon Crafting by completing the completely free opening Campaign mission for The Witch Queen, The Arrival, and the tutorial quest that follows.
- Potentially-Craftable Weapons randomly drop as Red Border Weapons, extract the Deepsight Resonance from multiple copies of them to unlock that Weapon's Pattern, allowing you to Craft it.
- With Weapon Crafting, you can select your Weapon's Barrel, Magazine, Intrinsic Bonus (aka Masterwork), and Perks.
- If you're unsatisfied with your selection, you can always Reshape your Crafted Weapons to make them more to your liking.
Credits
Written by: Xtra37
Reviewed by: Tenkiei