Approach again within the day, Xur, the Exotics vendor who solely exhibits up in Destiny 2 on the weekends, required you to pay for his spiffy wares in a foreign money referred to as Strange Coins. In Destiny 2, Strange Coins went away, solely popping up later as a part of the Dares of Eternity exercise. With the foreign money modifications that got here with The Final Shape, you will begin discovering Strange Coins in your pocket once more, and you may want them to purchase stuff from Xur once more.
The factor is, it isn’t instantly clear the place you may get Strange Coins from within the recreation. You may want loads of them to purchase stuff from Xur, as all the things he sells, from Unique weapons and armor to Legendary gear, requires Strange Coins. Here is what we learn about Strange Coins and methods to earn them. You may also wish to try our information to the place Xur is and what he is promoting, as nicely.
How To Get Strange Coins in Destiny 2
The major course of for incomes Strange Coins is collaborating in Ritual actions. These are the primary Destiny 2 actions, like Strikes, Crucible matches, and Gambit matches. Notably, you need not mess with the brand new Pathfinder system to earn Strange Coins–they simply drop if you full actions.
You may all the time get Strange Coins from finishing Ritual actions, however the quantity you earn is random. The minimal is 2 Strange Coins per exercise, and the max is 4. For context, a lot of what Xur sells is a minimum of going to run you a handful of Strange Coins. Legendary armor and weapons are available at 17 Strange Coins, Exotics are 23, and Unique Catalysts are 74. That in all probability means you wish to repeatedly knock down Ritual actions to maintain the circulate of Strange Coins coming.
Ritual actions look like essentially the most dependable supply of Strange Coins, however they are not the one supply. We have additionally seen them pop up amongst rewards from actions resembling marketing campaign missions in The Final Shape and Overthrow within the Pale Coronary heart, however these aren’t dependable sources–they appear to pop up randomly as you are doing actions on the planet.
There’s one counterintuitive option to get extra Strange Coins, although: Spend them. If you spend 47 Strange Coins with Xur, you are rewarded to your model loyalty with a timed buff referred to as Favor of the 9, which provides you an opportunity to get an extra Strange Coin for each Strange Coin you earn. What’s extra, the buff can stack, so you’ll be able to burn a number of of them directly to extend your probabilities and maximize your Ritual exercise earnings.
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