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. Yet Bright Dust remains a rare resource that can only be farmed in very limited quantities per week. Today, we cover all the Bright Dust sources available today.
Updated as of Episode 1: Echoes.
How to get Free Bright Dust
Bungie is currently giving away 350 free Bright Dust each week:
How to get free Bright Dust, Destiny 2
As explained by Bungie:
Specifically: Players aren’t earning as much bright dust as we expected under the new Pathfinder system released with The Final Shape. We wanted to get ahead of this and issue a make good to get folks caught up as there were no intentions of reducing XP or Bright Dust earn rates.
Bright Dust Sources: Episode 1
These are all the ways you can get Bright Dust in-game as of Episode 1:
| Source | Location | Frequency | Bright Dust | Cost (glimmer) | Requires | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Track | Season Pass | Seasonal | 7,500 | - |  Free-to-Play | Free-to-Play |
| Paid Track | Season Pass | Seasonal | 3,000 | - |  Episode 1: Echoes | Episode 1: Echoes |
| All Seasonal Challenges By completing all "normal" challenges | Seasonal Challenges | Seasonal | 6,000 | - | Free-to-Play | Free-to-Play |
| Final Seasonal Challenge By completing 75 out 77 Challenges | Seasonal Challenges | Seasonal | 4,000 | - | Episode 1: Echoes | Episode 1: Echoes |
| Special Events Weekly bounties 2 per week | Tower | Weekly | 200 | 1,000 | Free-to-Play | Free-to-Play |
| Special Events Repeatable bounties | Tower | Repeatable | 10 | 3,000 | Free-to-Play | Free-to-Play |
| Small Gift of Bright Dust | Season Pass | Random | 250 | - | Free-to-Play | Free-to-Play |
| Medium Gift of Bright Dust | Season Pass | Random | 500 | - | Free-to-Play | Free-to-Play |
| Huge Gift of Bright Dust | Season Pass | Random | 1,000 | - | Free-to-Play | Free-to-Play |
🚨 Timed events (such as Solstice or the Dawning) are a great way to farm Bright Dust. All timed events in Destiny 2 offer both weekly and repeatable bounties that reward Bright Dust.
Bright Dust from Bounties, Destiny 2
Bright Dust Schedule: 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. We cover them in detail here.
- 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. 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.
🚨 As Bright Dust is limited, I recommend avoiding these consumables and saving up for some of the bigger items below.
Legendary Flair items
The Eververse is also full of “flair” items, which are:
- Legendary Shaders – 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 interesting, and the reason why you should save as much Bright Dust as possible:
Weapon and Armor ornaments:
- Legendary Armor Ornament – 1,200 Bright Dust
- Legendary Weapon Ornament – 700 Bright Dust
- Exotic Weapon Ornament – 1,250 Bright Dust
- 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
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.
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