Destiny 2: How To Earn The Transcendent Title (2024)

Guardians have finally entered the Traveler in Destiny 2: The Final Shape. The Pale Heart of the Traveler is a unique patrol space filled with dozens of secrets, missions, and a small collection of weapons to chase. Simply getting your Prismatic subclass online will require many hours of completing hidden missions and side content.

But for those willing to go the extra mile, you can earn the prestigious Transcendence title by uncovering every secret inside the Pale Heart. In this guide, we go over how to complete every single Triumph tied to the Transcendence title, covering everything from the Pale Heart badge to collectible challenges.

Pale Heart Badge

As with all destination titles, you must unlock every weapon, armor piece, and cosmetic tied to the Pale Heart destination. This is slightly more difficult than past titles like Action Hero due to the sheer number of secrets inside the Traveler. So long as you've been on top of your Exotic quests, you should already have most of these items.

Cosmetics
Name	Source
The First Knife	Destroy all Paracasual gemoetries.
Victorious Oddment	Earned during the Final Shape campaign.
Wander On	Earned during the Final Shape campaign.
Reaching Within	Ghost Reward (Rank 16)
Weapons
Name	Source
Khvostov 7G-0X	Khvostov Exotic Quest
Still Hunt	Still Hunt Exotic Quest
Microcosm	Microcosm Exotic Quest
Khvostov 7G-02	Collect 15 Lost Encryption Bits and open the locked chest in The Divide.
Pro Memoria	Destination weapon
False Idols	Destination weapon
No Hesitation	Destination weapon
Bold Endings	Destination weapon
Axial Lacuna	Destination weapon
Someday	Destination weapon
The Call	Destination weapon
Embraced Identity	Destination weapon
Armor
Name	Source
First Ascent Helm	Micah-10 Quests
First Ascent Arms	Micah-10 Quests
First Ascent Chest	Micah-10 Quests
First Ascent Boots	Micah-10 Quests
First Ascent Class Item	Micah-10 Quests

Most of the objectives here are straightforward. Khvostov's quest is somewhat hidden, but the rest have clear reward sources. Complete waves of Overthrow to earn the destination weapons, complete Micah-10's quests for the armor, and finish every Exotic quest that comes your way.

Lighting The Future

Reflect upon your journey and look forward to a hopeful future.

Don't let the vague Triumph description confuse you. This Triumph requires you to complete the Final Shape campaign and "Excision" mission. This will trigger a series of cutscenes and an epilogue. Once the cutscenes end, talk to everyone in the Tower and claim the Triumph.

Inseperable

Reset Ghost's vendor rank three times.

Ghost is the destination vendor for the Pale Heart and serves as your main source of destination weapons. You can increase their rank by completing destination activities, including Overthrow, Cysts, Lost Sectors, and opening patrol chests. Ghost needs to be reset three times, which does not reset with each season.

To get this done quickly, we recommend farming Overthrow. A full clear of Overthrow gives a ton of reputation and frequently drops a random roll of Ergo Sum. This is also a decent way of farming Exotic class items, especially once their drop rates get buffed later this season (source).

Pale Heart Pathfinder

Claim path completion rewards from the Pale Heart Pathfinder.

You'll need to complete paths of the Pale Heart Pathfinder for this Triumph. Pathfinder is a variant of the bounty system introduced in Final Shape that acts closer to the Seasonal Challenge format. You're presented with a grid of challenges you can complete in the Pale Heart. If you can create a horizontal line or 'path' that reaches the opposite end of the board, you'll earn a path completion reward. We cover this in more detail in our Pathfinder guide.

As for which challenges to complete, we recommend focusing on Overthrow, destination kills, and HVT challenges. They don't take long to complete and can be done passively while completing other title requirements.

Synchronicity

Collect all Prismatic Aspects, Fragments, and abilities on a single character.

Prismatic isn't unlocked like most of the other subclasses in Destiny 2. You'll need to complete post-campaign quests to unlock your remaining Aspects and abilities. All Prismatic Fragments are hidden in the Pale Heart, tied to strange puzzles and hidden quests. Check out our Prismatic Fragment locations guide for a detailed breakdown of where to find all 21 of them.

Blessed

Acquire all Brilliant and Pale Traveler's Blessings once.

Traveler's Blessings are roguelike buffs you earn by opening Pale Heart chests. Once found, these buffs can be toggled in the Pale Heart map and last a little over 24 hours. You must find all 16 buffs for both the Brilliant and Pale categories. Since they expire, you'll need to unlock every buff in a single day.

Fortunately, that's not hard to do. Farm patrol chests in The Landing to get this done quickly. Five chests are guaranteed to spawn roughly 30 seconds after you spawn. Run a lap around the zone, opening each chest you find. Once you unlock five, reload the zone, wait 30 seconds, and repeat. This is also the most efficient way to farm Exotic class items currently.

Going Fast

Complete each Cyst in under 4 minutes.

Cyst missions are tied to Micah-10's "Alone in the Dark" quest series where you must collect lost Ghosts inside the Pale Heart. Once you've completed every Micah-10 quest, you need to clear each Cyst in under four minutes. The timer starts when you break the entry runes.

Most of these missions shouldn't be much trouble for you, although Moth-Infested Caverns might take a few tries due to the sheer number of enemies within. Play a Strand subclass with Grapple, and use an Eager Edge Sword. This lets you fly through most of the rooms and bypass mechanics.

Flock Together

Collect all 55 Feathers of Light in the Pale Heart.

The Pale Heart has 55 Feathers of Light to collect. Our feather locations guide provides a detailed walkthrough of where to find them.

Paracasual Gemoetries

Destroy all Paracasual Gemoetries in the Pale Heart.

A Paracasual Geometry is a floating cube with triangle or circle shapes on each face. You can find them scattered across the Pale Heart destination. Look for an active Micah-10 Ghost on your map, then visit that location. You should find a Ghost you can commune with, which will make the cubes vulnerable. You must use Light damage to break the circle geometry and Dark damage to destroy the triangle geometry. Break every pair to finish the Triumph.

Fool Me Once...

Complete mission "Dual Destiny."

Upon completing the campaign, you can complete a series of hidden objectives in the Pale Heart to unlock the "Dual Destiny" Exotic mission, which is the only guaranteed source of Exotic class items. Check out our Exotic class item guide for more information on how to unlock this mission and how to clear it. You need a second person to clear "Dual Destiny." It cannot be cleared solo.

Shape Of Finality

Complete "Excision" on Grandmaster difficulty.

Don't be alarmed by the Grandmaster requirement here. "Excision" on GM difficulty isn't difficult and can be LFGd. You can use the Fireteam Finder option to create a 12-player squad before jumping in. Your biggest hurdles will be Subjugators and Champions. Bring counters to all Champion types, and have Microcosm in your inventory. Microcosm utterly destroys Dread units, especially Subjugators.

The start of the mission is the hardest part. As noted in our Excision guide, there are multiple plates you need to activate. Stick together at the start. Clear one side at a time, then push to the other plates as a squad. The second room is much easier since you'll have nearly infinite Heavy ammo and Weapons of Light. The Witness DPS phase lasts forever on the third attempt, so don't worry about your group's damage output. If you can live, you'll get the clear.