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How to get Bright Dust in Destiny 2: Schedule Season 20

by | Mar 28, 2023

Bright Dust is one of the most sought-after resources in Destiny 2. as it can be used to purchase sexy Eververse items without having to spend a dime. Unlike Silver, which can only be purchased with real money, Bright Dust can be earned while playing the game.

That said, Bright Dust remains a rare resource that can only be earned in very limited quantities per week. Today we cover all the Bright Dust sources in 2023, beginner tips to farm it, and more.

How to get Bright Dust in 2023

These are all the ways you can get Bright Dust in-game as of Season of Defiance:

SourceLocationFrequencyBright DustCost (glimmer)RequiresRequirements
Free TrackSeason PassSeasonal7,500-Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Paid TrackSeason PassSeasonal3,000-Lightfall Preorder icon
Season 20
Season 20
All Seasonal Challenges
By completing all "normal" challenges
Seasonal ChallengesSeasonal6,000-Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Final Seasonal Challenge
By completing 75 out 77 Challenges
Seasonal ChallengesSeasonal4,000-Lightfall Preorder icon
Season 20
Season 20
Vanguard Weekly challenge
By completing 8 Gunsmith bounties
TowerWeekly120-Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Crucible Weekly challenge
By completing 8 Gunsmith bounties
TowerWeekly120-Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Gambit Weekly challenge
By completing 8 Gunsmith bounties
TowerWeekly120-Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Special Events Weekly bounties
2 per week
TowerWeekly2001,000Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Special Events Repeatable bountiesTowerRepeatable103,000Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Strikes Repeatable bountiesTowerRepeatable103,000Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Crucible Repeatable bountiesTowerRepeatable103,000Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Gambit Repeatable bountiesTowerRepeatable103,000Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Small Gift of Bright DustSeason PassRandom250-Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Medium Gift of Bright DustSeason PassRandom500-Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play
Huge Gift of Bright DustSeason PassRandom1,000-Free to Play Destiny 2 icon
Free-to-Play
Free-to-Play

Bright Dust economy changes

Not so long ago, if you were willing to put in the work, you could technically farm Bright Dust as much as you wanted. But the Bright Dust economy was continuously limited and nerfed, culminating with the drastic changes made by Bungie in Season 13. In a nutshell:

  • The Season Pass offers much more Bright Dust than before
  • Weekly Playlist bounties are gone (these used to be the primary sources of Bright Dust)
    • New “Seasonal Challenges” have taken their place

Bungie’s rationale is that players who only use one character will now earn more Bright Dust per Season. And that is accurate. However, dedicated players who were willing to grind weekly bounties on all three characters were severely punished.

Bright Dust Schedule: Season 20

These are all the items you can purchase with Bright Dust this season:

Week-NameItemTypeCostAvailable for Dust?
Week 3
03/14/2023
Vehement Flock Emote art Destiny 2Vehement FlockVehement FlockEmote

3,250 Dust

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Week 3
03/14/2023
Surging Current VehicleSurging CurrentSurging CurrentVehicle

2,500 Dust

-
Week 3
03/14/2023
Stress Ball EmoteStress BallStress BallEmote

3,250 Dust

-
Week 3
03/14/2023
OAKI FASS Shell Ghost Destiny 2OAKI/FASS ShellOAKI/FASS ShellGhost Shell

2,850 Dust

-
Week 3
03/14/2023
Motive Force Vehicle Destiny 2Motive ForceMotive ForceVehicle

2,500 Dust

-
Week 3
03/14/2023
Velocimancer Ship Destiny 2VelocimancerVelocimancerShip

2,000 Dust

-
Week 3
03/14/2023
The Knight's Elegy weapon OrnamentThe Knight's ElegyThe Knight's Elegy
The Lament
Weapon Ornament

1,250 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
Trap Setting Destiny 2Trap SettingTrap SettingEmote

3,250 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
Overcharged ShellOvercharged ShellOvercharged ShellGhost Shell

2,850 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
Pick A Card emote art Destiny 2Pick a CardPick a CardEmote

4,250 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
Limitless Subversion Grips Hunter ornament Destiny 2Limitless Subversion GripsLimitless Subversion Grips
Hunter Arms
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
Cogent Beat Gauntlets Titan ornament Destiny 2Cogent Beat GauntletsCogent Beat Gauntlets
Titan Arms
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
Technologic Gloves Warlock ornament Destiny 2Technologic GlovesTechnologic Gloves
Warlock Arms
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
Wanderer's Shell Ghost Destiny 2Wanderer's ShellWanderer's ShellGhost Shell

2,850 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
The Lone Howl Destiny 2The Lone HowlThe Lone HowlVehicle

2,500 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
Prometheus Osp Eververse Destiny 2Prometheus OSPPrometheus OSPShip

2,000 Dust

-
Week 4
03/21/2023
Blooming Gilt Weapon OrnamentBlooming GiltBlooming Gilt
Osteo Striga
Weapon Ornament

1,250 Dust

-
Week 5
03/28/2023
Credence Trust ornament Destiny 2CredenceCredence
Trust
Weapon Ornament

700 Dust

-
Week 5
03/28/2023
Disciple's Judgment EmoteDisciple's JudgmentDisciple's JudgmentEmote

3,250 Dust

-
Week 5
03/28/2023
Limitless Subversion Cloak Hunter ornament Destiny 2Limitless Subversion CloakLimitless Subversion Cloak
Hunter Class Item
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 5
03/28/2023
Cogent Beat Mark Titan ornament Destiny 2Cogent Beat MarkCogent Beat Mark
Titan Class Item
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 5
03/28/2023
Technologic Bond Warlock ornament Destiny 2Technologic BondTechnologic Bond
Warlock Class Item
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 5
03/28/2023
Celestial Shell Ghost Destiny 2Celestial ShellCelestial ShellGhost Shell

2,850 Dust

-
Week 5
03/28/2023
All-Terrain Explorer VehicleAll-Terrain ExplorerAll-Terrain ExplorerVehicle

2,500 Dust

-
Week 5
03/28/2023
Callisto Lancer Ship Destiny 2Callisto LancerCallisto LancerShip

2,000 Dust

-
Week 5
03/28/2023
Karesansui Jade Rabbit ornament Destiny 2KaresansuiCredence
Jade Rabbit
Weapon Ornament

1,250 Dust

-
Week 6
04/04/2023
Exotech Shell Ghost ShellExotech ShellExotech ShellGhost Shell

2,850 Dust

-
Week 6
04/04/2023
Arcade Games emote art Destiny 2Arcade GamesArcade GamesEmote

4,250 Dust

-
Week 6
04/04/2023
Limitless Subversion Strides Hunter ornament Destiny 2Limitless Subversion StridesLimitless Subversion Strides
Hunter Class Item
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 6
04/04/2023
Cogent Beat Greaves Titan ornament Destiny 2Cogent Beat GreavesCogent Beat Greaves
Titan Arms
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 6
04/04/2023
Technologic Boots Warlock ornamentTechnologic BootsTechnologic Boots
Warlock Arms
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 6
04/04/2023
Kit Shell GhostKit ShellKit ShellGhost Shell

2,850 Dust

-
Week 6
04/04/2023
Blind Faith Trust ornamentBlind FaithBlind Faith
Trust
Weapon Ornament

700 Dust

-
Week 6
04/04/2023
Exohelian ShipExohelianExohelianShip

2,000 Dust

-
Week 6
04/04/2023
Shiro's Watch Trespasser ornament Destiny 2Shiro's WatchShiro's Watch
Trespasser
Weapon Ornament

1,250 Dust

-
Week 7
04/11/2023
Spray and Pray emote art Destiny 2Spray and PraySpray and PrayEmote

3,250 Dust

-
Week 7
04/11/2023
Archon Prime Outbreak Perfected ornament Destiny 2Archon PrimeArchon Prime
Outbreak Perfected
Weapon Ornament

1,250 Dust

-
Week 7
04/11/2023
Simon Says emote art Destiny 2Simon SaysSimon SaysEmote

3,250 Dust

-
Week 7
04/11/2023
Clean Lines Shell Ghost Destiny 2Clean Lines ShellClean Lines ShellGhost Shell

2,850 Dust

-
Week 7
04/11/2023
Doubt Trust ornament Destiny 2DoubtDoubt
Trust
Weapon Ornament

700 Dust

-
Week 7
04/11/2023
Seidr Young Ahamkara's Spine ornament Destiny 2SeidrSeidr
Young Ahamkara's Spine
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 7
04/11/2023
Augmented Auspice Synthoceps ornament Destiny 2Augmented AuspiceAugmented Auspice
Synthoceps
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 7
04/11/2023
Occisor Draconum Sunbracers ornament Destiny 2Occisor DraconumOccisor Draconum
Sunbracers
Armor Ornament

1,200 Dust

-
Week 7
04/11/2023
Omnipotentia Tractor Cannon ornament Destiny 2OmnipotentiaOmnipotentia
Tractor Cannon
Weapon Ornament

1,250 Dust

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Bright Dust: Principles

These are a few important Bright Dust principles to keep in mind:

  • Bright Dust Cannot Be Purchased: Bright Dust cannot be purchased directly from Eververse Trading Co. and cannot be traded in for Silver or for other in-game currencies.
  • Account Bound: Bright Dust is bound to the account that acquired it and cannot be transferred or gifted. Bright Dust and items purchased with Bright Dust cannot be shared between accounts by platform license-sharing features.
  • Balance Shared Between Characters: The Bright Dust currency is automatically shared between Characters on a Destiny 2 account.

This information comes straight from Bungie and can help you understand the limitations of Bright Dust.

What can you buy with Bright Dust?

Every week, the Eververse will have a limited selection of items requiring Bright Dust for sale. You can all Bright Dust items in the following sections:

  • Bright Dust section of the Eververse Homepage
  • The Bright Dust page

Among the several items for sale, you’ll always have an assortment of shaders, consumables, and items.

Destiny 2 Bright Dust store

Bright Dust items, Destiny 2

These are, in a nutshell, the different items you can purchase with Bright Dust every week:

Consumables:

These consumable items (i.e. items that can only be used once) are available for sale every week:

  • Concentrated Mattergem – 200 Bright Dust: Bosses have a chance to drop an Upgrade Module when defeated.
  • Glimmershard – 250 Bright Dust: Defeated bosses have a chance to create a shower of Glimmer.
  • Scavenger’s Boon – 250 Bright Dust: Combatants defeated with precision final blows have a chance to drop planetary materials.
  • Gleaming Boon of the Vanguard – 250 Bright Dust: When this is used during a strike, all players receive an Eververse Gift at the end of that strike.
  • Gleaming Boon of the Crucible – 500 Bright Dust: When this is used during a Crucible match, all players receive an Eververse Gift at the end of that match.

‼️ As Bright Dust is so limited, I recommend staying away from these consumables and save up for some of the bigger items below.

Legendary Flair items:

The Eververse is also full of “flair” items, which are:

  • Legendary  Shader – 300 Bright Dust: Allows you to change the color of your armor (you’ll need to buy one shader per piece of armor).
  • Transmat Effects – 40 Bright Dust: Changes the appearance of your spawn animation.
  • Ghost Projections  – 40 Bright Dust: Adds a small projection to your Ghost.

‼️ Just as with consumables, I recommend staying away from these items, which are usually very expensive for what they are.

Legendary and Exotic Items:

This is where things get really interesting, and the reason why you should save as much Bright Dust as possible:

Big Blind Ace of Spades Weapon Ornament Destiny 2

The Eververse-exclusive Big Blind Exotic ornament

Weapon and Armor ornaments:

  • Legendary Armor Ornament – 1,200 Bright Dust:
  • Legendary Weapon Ornament – 700 Bright DustOnce acquired, Legendary weapon ornaments are unlocked on all characters of a player’s account.
  • Exotic Weapon Ornament – 1,250 Bright DustOnce acquired, Exotic weapon ornaments are unlocked on all characters of a player’s account.
  • Legendary Ship – 600 Bright Dust

Ships and Vehicles:

  • Exotic Ship – 2,000 Bright Dust
  • Legendary Sparrow – 600 Bright Dust
  • Exotic Sparrow – 2,500 Bright Dust
Callisto Lancer Ship Destiny 2

The Eververse-exclusive Callisto Lancer Ship

Emotes and Ghost Shells:

  • Rare Emote – 400 Bright Dust
  • Legendary Emote – 700 Bright Dust
  • Exotic Emote – 3,350 Bright Dust
  • Legendary Ghost Shells – 250 Bright Dust
  • Exotic Ghost Shells – 2,850 Bright Dust

How you spend your Bright Dust is, of course, up to personal preferences. If you dig collecting transmat and ghost projections, go ahead! But I recommend saving your Bright Dust for more high-end items such as Weapon and Armor ornaments.

About The Author

Ric Molina
Ric Molina
I've been covering gaming since 2012, and some of my work has been featured by large brands, including MSN.com, Forbes, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more. I've been obsessed with Destiny 2 for years now, and I hope to provide new and returning players with the guides and resources I wish I had when I first started.
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