Welcome to the Vendor Overview! In the ever-evolving universe of Destiny 2, where Guardians traverse the far reaches of the galaxy, the heart of the experience often lies in the bustling marketplaces and hidden enclaves where mysterious vendors reside. These enigmatic figures, each with their own stories and treasures, serve as the lifeblood of the Guardian's journey, offering weapons, armor, and secrets from distant stars.
As you wander through the Tower or explore the expanses of the Pale Heart, the Dreaming City, or even Neptune, the whispers of legendary items and rare commodities beckon, promising to elevate your adventures and arm you for anything you encounter.
Join us as we delve into the vibrant world of Destiny 2's vendors, uncovering the treasures they hold and the crucial role they play in this universe.
Important Vendors
All vendors offer something different, these are the vendors that provide the ultimate necessities for Guardians.
Ikora Rey
"The wise Ikora Rey aids and advises Guardians in the protection of humanity and beyond." Ikora sells the Solar, Arc, and Void Subclass Supers, Melees, Class Abilities, Grenades, Aspects, and Fragments for Glimmer. Purchase New Light Kits at Ikora - these kits include campaign-ready gear, subclass abilities, and an exotic armor quest.
Be sure to check out our First Steps Guide if you're new to the game!
The Exo Stranger
"Burdened with the knowledge one can only gain from time travel, the Stranger is here to divert us from an inescapable dark future." On the freezing tundra of Europa, The Exo Stranger (better known as Elsie Bray) offers you the Stasis subclass Supers, Melees, Class Abilities, Grenades, Aspects, and Fragments for Glimmer.
The Pouka Pond
"Explore Strand and all it has to offer." While offering a stunning view, the Pouka Pond offers all Strand Supers, Melees, Class Abilities, Grenades, Aspects, and Fragments for Strand Meditations. These Meditations can be earned by using Strand anywhere in the system or by completing activities on Neomuna. Players earn extra Strand Meditations within the Vex Incursion Zone on Neomuna.
Xûr
"A peddler of strange curios, Xûr's motives are not his own. He bows to his distant masters, the Nine." Xûr offers multivarious strange offers, that can range from exotic weapon catalysts, randomly rolled exotic gear, to Vanguard engrams and Artifice Armor. Earn reputation with Xûr to gain rank rewards, trade Strange Coins for materials, and even find Exotic Ciphers here!
Master Rahool
"A senior representative of the Cryptarchy, Master Rahool decodes engrams and seeks the treasures of humanity's past." Rahool decodes your Prime and Exotic engrams, to reveal sought after gear and weapons. This Cryptarch has an exchange service for currency. Focusing and decrypting engrams at Rahool grants reputation, which grants materials, currency, and after one reset, new Exotic focusing avenues.
Suraya Hawthorne
"Once a wanderer beyond the City, Suraya Hawthorne now acts as a liaison between humanity and the Guardians." Hawthorne is the go-to vendor for all things clan related. Guardians are able to access clan bounties, clan engrams, rank rewards,Raid Banners, and the O Deepsight Mine Quest for craftable weapons.
Kadi 55-30
"Postmaster Frames dutifully oversee deliveries, messages, and lost items." Kadi 55-30 holds all gear and weapons earned in activities that didn't fit in your Guardian's inventory. The postmaster is limited to 21 slots for earned belongings - visit the Tower regularly to maintain it.
Failsafe v1.0 (Helm)
"The surviving AI of a crashed Golden Age colony ship, Failsafe now safely resides in the uncrashable H.E.L.M." Failsafe has been taken from the wreckage on Nessus and uploaded into the system at the H.E.L.M. This AI is our seasonal vendor, selling gear and weapons only available for the Episode. Earn rank-up rewards, focus engrams, and pick up bounties at this vendor for all your Episodic goods.
Ghost - Pale Heart
"Your Ghost has been by your side all along. No matter what." Our Ghost in the Pale Heart offers focused decoding for engrams and rewards for ranking up. Complete Pathfinder objectives, Overthrows, Lost Sectors, Cysts, and open chests in the Pale Heart to increase your rank and earn the rewards.
Tower Vendors
These vendors are important in their own ways for all your Destiny 2 needs. From weapons to armor to exotics and seasonal events, these vendors have you covered all from the comfort of the Tower.
Commander Zavala
"The resolute Commander Zavala advises Guardians on all Vanguard-related activities." The Titan Vanguard leader offers rank-up rewards and Vanguard gear and weapons for completing activities in the Vanguard node from the Directory. Complete Pathfinder objectives to earn pinnacles for completing Vanguard activities.
Lord Shaxx
"The Crucible is the arena in which Guardians forge their Light. Lord Shaxx is the Crucible." This high-spirited vendor offers rank-up rewards and Crucible gear and weapons for completing activities in the PvP node Crucible from the Directory. Complete Pathfinder objectives to earn pinnacles for completing Crucible activities.
Banshee-44
"Banshee-44 has lived many lives. As master weaponsmith for the Tower, he supplies Guardians with only the best." Banshee-44 offers rank-up rewards for completing bounties and dismantling weapons and armor. Players can focus on certain world-drop weapons, old seasonal weapons, as well as buy Upgrade Modules from Banshee.
Lord Saladin
"Lord Saladin, the last surviving Iron Lord, oversees the Iron Banner event. It's a trial by combat where only the strongest survive." This Iron Lord features exclusive armor, weapons, emblems and shaders for completing Iron Banner PvP matches and ranking up the vendor. Iron Banner is featured multiple times per Episode.
Tess Everis
"Eververse has the goods." Tess runs the Eververse Store. This is the in-game cosmetics store. Guardians can purchase cosmetic items like ships, sparrows, ghost shells, and emotes.
Check out our Eververse Store Article for a more in-depth look at what all she has to offer!
Drifter
"The name says it all." This smooth-talking Rogue Lightbearer has drifted right into the Tower to offer you Gambit engrams for gear and weapons for playing his own invention, Gambit. Fight against other Guardians, and PvE combatants too. Players can find Gambit as a node in the Directory. Complete Pathfinder objectives to earn pinnacles for completing Gambit activities.
Saint-14
"A legendary hero and the former Titan Vanguard, Saint-14 disappeared into the Infinite Forest only to be later rescued by a fellow Guardian." Saint-14, the Hero of Six Fronts, offers rank-up rewards for completing bounties and entering the PvP mode Trials of Osiris. Players win games on his passages in an attempt to gain entry to the exclusive Golden Chest at the Lighthouse.
Ada-1
"Advanced Prototype Exo and warden of the Black Armory." Ada-1 is our only link to what's left of the Black Armory. She offers bounties to complete for Synthcords, that turn into Synthweaves at the machine behind Ada. Use Synthweaves to unlock cosmetics in your character customization menu.
Monument to the Lost Lights
"Built in honor of those who sacrificed their Light to defend humanity. Created in collaboration with Cryptarchs to help Guardians manage armaments." This vendor is in the middle of the vaults at the Tower. It offers exotics from vaulted raids and previous expansions for a price.
Eva Levante
"No longer an outfitter for heroes of the Tower, Eva now devotes her time to making sure Guardians enjoy seasonal events." Eva is considered the Tower Grandma that Guardians are happy to see every season! Every 3 months we see Eva for a seasonal event, as the event's vendor. She holds the event card, quests, bounties, and rewards.
Pin this post for an update on our seasonal vendors and our vendors tool tip!
Destination Vendors
Although these Vendors are spread out across the stars, they are well worth paying a visit to for their wares!
Devrim Kay
"Ever the gentleman sniper, Devrim Kay holds fast in the wilds of the EDZ." The charming British sniper is on the EDZ offering bounties, faction rewards, and miscellaneous emblems and ghost shells.
Petra Venj
"A warrior of the Reef, Pentra Venj puts duty above all else." Petra is an honored member of Mara Sov's Queensguard. She stands watch over the Dreaming City, fighting the Taken that have invaded her homeland. She offers Quests specific to the Dreaming City, bounties, Charges of Light for the Blind Well, Raid Banners, and Tinctures of Queensfoil to see into the Ascendant Realm.
Eris Morn
"Once a Lightbearer, Eris Morn descended into the Hellmouth of the Moon where she lost her fireteam, her Ghost, and her Light to the Hive." Eris offers bounties to complete on the Moon.
Lectern of Enchantment
"A mechanism of the occult built by Eris Morn to harness even the most unstable of magics. Access the lectern to create gear using Nightmare Essences and collect bounties." This mysterious Hive artifact offers Nightmare bounties, Nightmare Essence, Phantasmal Fragments and Phantasmal Cores. These materials and bounties help players earn Moon gear and weapons.
Variks, the Loyal
"The formerly two-faced Fallen now serves as a faithful guide on Europa for Guardians and Light-Bound Eliksni alike." Variks was at one point our enemy. Now, he helps us rid Europa of Eramis's dark legacy and rewards Guardians with Europa gear and weapons. Obtain bounties, quests, Sabotage missions, and other benefits that is unlocked by completing activities on Europa.
Fynch
"A Hive Ghost who no longer believes the Hive deserves the Light, Fynch has defected from Savathun's followers in order to help humanity." Fynch offers rank-uprewards for completing bounties, patrols, public events, Lost Sectors, Wellspring runs, replayable campaign missions, Altars of Reflections, secrets, and opening chests in Savathun's Throne World.
Nimbus
"The latest recruit in a long line of cybernetically enhanced protectors of Neomuna." This Cloud Strider on Neomuna offers bounties and rewards for ranking up. Completing bounties, patrols, public events, Lost Sectors, Terminal Overload runs, replayable campaign missions, Partition activities, and open chests around Neomuna to increase your rank and earn the rewards.
Micah's Conduit
"This machinery collates telemetry from the Pale Heart, tracks lost Ghosts, and is a comms relay for Micah-10 herself." This machine holds all bounties related to the Lost Ghosts and Ghost telemetry. These missions are crucial for earning Khvostov 7G-0X and finding the Paracausal Geometries.
Shaw Han
"A skilled Hunter, Shaw leads fireteams on dangerous missions throughout the solar system." This Vanguard Operative offers bounties to complete on the Cosmodrome, alongside an exotic quest to earn Arbalest.
Failsafe (Nessus)
"Survivor of a crashed Golden Age colony ship, the AI Failsafe acts as a guide to the Vex-haunted wastes of Nessus." The Failsafe AI can still be found on Nessus offering bounties, faction rewards, and miscellaneous emblems and ghost shells.
Pin this post for an update on our seasonal vendors and our vendors tool tip!
Starhorse and Xûr
"A mysterious, impossible horse. Starhorse's origins and motives are unknowable. Xûr is a mysterious being who is a servant to forces greater than himself." These vendors are found in Xûr's Treasure Hoard in Eternity. Xûr offers bounties and rank-up rewards for completing Dares of Eternity. Starhorse offers specific objective bounties to complete while in Dares of Eternity.
Summary
Vendors have a variety of gear, weapons, and materials that our Guardians need in our day-to-day adventures. Some are found in the comfort of the Tower, and others are found across the galaxy. Either way, it's well worth your time to check out what they have in store!
Credits
Written by: ShieldMaiden
Reviewed by: Chunky