Sonar Station Upgrades Guide – Destiny 2: Season Of The Deep

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  • How vendor upgrades work in Season of the Deep

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep has completely overhauled how the vendor upgrade system works. Most seasons include his 3×7 upgrade grid, allowing players to unlock weekly perks through Season Challenge currency. This season we did something a little different.

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Related: Destiny 2: Season of the Deep – Salvage Activities and Rewards Guide

Players will now be able to obtain vendor upgrades from a set of exclusive seasonal challenges. Completing certain victories will improve HELM’s sonar stations, offering players several powerful buffs, concentration options, and quality of life improvements. In this guide, we’ll show you how to unlock all 10 of these upgrades for Sonar Station. But before we get into the exact challenges, it’s important to see how Season of the Deep addresses these vendor upgrade challenges.

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How vendor upgrades work in Season of the Deep

Destiny 2 Deepbender Season Upgrade Location 3

Season of the Deep’s upgrade system does not use the traditional 3×7 vendor grid seen in previous seasons. Season 21 will use the Season Challenge system for vendor upgrades. When you enter the Season Challenges menu from the Quests tab, there is a dedicated subsection labeled “Deep Sea Seasons”.

This section presents 10 challenges not just for this season, but for the rest of the year. Completing these challenges will unlock activity upgrades, Engram Focusing options, and quality of life improvements. Essentially everything you would expect to get from the vendor grid is here.

The rest of this guide will explain the individual challenges presented in this Seasonal Challenges menu. Use the table of contents above to jump to the specific Triumph that interests you. Each section explains how to complete the challenge and the associated vendor upgrades.

Which upgrade should I get first?

The Deepsight Salvaging, Deep Sea Locksmith, and Dive Station challenges all appear to be timed. Focus on getting upgrades from other vendors first.

The system is structured similarly to Seasonal Challenges, so you don’t have to focus on any particular challenge. Try unlocking all of these upgrades if you can.If you want more details, I suggest you focus on Deep Armor Focus, Deep Weapon Focus, and Deep Sight Salvage. These upgrades unlock all of the sonar station’s focusing options, including red-border focusing guaranteed once a week.

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deep challenger

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep Zavala and Drifter in front of Leviathan

Deep Challenger: Complete Week 1 of the “Into the Depths” quest.

reward

  • Weekly Challenges have a chance to drop additional Deep Engrams.
  • 12,500XP

The “Into the Depths” quest refers to the main quest of Season of the Deep. When you log into the game, you will be playing the season’s introductory mission. complete it and Visit HELM to get this questline. The quest itself requires playing a game of Salvage and Deep Dive.

Deep Challenger rewards give you the chance to drop Deep Engrams in the Salvage and Deep Dive weekly challenges. Challenges in this case refer to the weekly Powerful and Pinnacle Gear sources associated with both activities. As this is a seasonal engram type, the engram is sent to HELM’s sonar station vendor for later decoding. This reward only applies to weekly equip sources.

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deep armor focusing

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep Activity Armor Set

Deep Armor Focus: Get a full set of Abyssal Season armor.

reward

  • Deep Engrams can be focused on a piece of high stat armor with a Sonar Station Vendor.
  • 12,500XP

This vendor challenge requires you to obtain a full set of deep sea seasonal armor. This armor drops from Salvage Clears, Deep Dive Clears, and sometimes even Legendary Fish. Decrypting Deep Engrams with HELM will give you a chance to get armor pieces you don’t currently own.

Completing this challenge will give you access to the sonar station armor focusing options. Provides high stat armor when focusing on specific armor pieces. Similar to how the War Table focuses on Armor, Sonar Stations will focus on specific stats if you have the Armorer Mod on your Ghost Shell.

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Related: Destiny 2: How to Reach Max Power Level Faster

Weapon Deep Focus

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep Seasonal Weapons

Deep Weapon Focus: Acquire 6 of any Season of the Deep or Reprise Reckoning Weapon.

reward

  • Deep Engrams can be focused on specific Seasonal Weapons at the Sonar Station Vendor.
  • 12,500XP

For this victory, you will need to acquire seasonal weapons introduced in Season of the Deep Sea. Collected weapons drop in Salvage and Deep Dive activities.and Recon Weapons are obtained by depositing Legendary Fish in HELM’s Aquarium. You will need half of the seasonal weapons added this season, for a total of 6 weapons.

Completing this victory will unlock a Sonar Station Vendor focused weapon. Deep Engrams can be focused on previously acquired Deep Season or Reckoning weapons. If you played during Season of the Drifter, you must reacquire the Reckoning Weapon through the Fishing activity before unlocking Reckoning Focus.

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synchronized swimming

Destiny 2 Deep Helm Aquarium Seasons

synchronized swimming: Reach Rank 7 on the HELM Sonar Station Vendor

reward

  • Salvage Chests and Deep Dive Chests grant bonus reputation, which scales with the fireteam member who owns this upgrade.
  • 12,500XP

Synchronized Swimming requires a reputation of at least R7 from the sonar station vendor. Sonar Station Reputation is earned by completing Deep Sea Season activities, salvage, deep dive, fishing and more. Equipping deep sea season armor can increase reputation gain.

This vendor upgrade increases the amount of Reputation gained from Salvage Chests and Deep Dive Chests for each Fireteam member who completes this challenge.

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profound charm

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep HELM Wings

Deep charm: Reach Rank 13 on the HELM Sonar Station Vendor

reward

  • Completing activities will give you the chance to earn additional Deep Engrams.
  • 12,500XP

Deep Attraction is the same as Synchronized Swimming, but with higher rank requirements.It is recommended Salvage farming and fishing activities to finish this quickly. Be sure to equip a full set of deep sea season armor to increase your fame gain.

Completing this triumphant victory gives you a chance to earn Deep Engrams by completing activities, whether seasonally related or not. Ritual content, raids, dungeons, and PvP game types can all drop deep engrams when you unlock this vendor upgrade.

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efficient angler

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep Guardian Fishing-1

Efficient Angler: Catch 25 fish while the pond catch bonus is maxed out.

reward

  • If you catch a fish, there is a small chance that the bait will be refunded.
  • 12,500XP

EDZ, Nessus, and Savathun’s Throne World have dedicated fishing zones that can be found on the map. This victory calls for: Catch 25 fish at maximum catch. To find your current fishing hotspot, check your tackle box in your inventory menu. Go to that destination and start fishing. The more legendary fish you catch in your instance, the higher your catch bonus.

Efficient anglers have a small chance of getting their bait back when they catch a fish. When the perk is activated, it will appear as a mote next to the fish you caught. The chances of activating this perk are very low, so be sure to bring plenty of bait before you start fishing.

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Related: Destiny 2: All New Weapons in Season of the Deep

forgotten treasure

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep Season Pass Armor Ornament

Forgotten Treasure: As a fireteam, complete 3 jobs within a single salvage activity.

reward

  • Additional Deep Engrams can be dropped with Salvage Keys and Deep Dive Keys.
  • 12,500XP

The Salvage activity gives your fireteam three different tasks before facing the final boss. All three jobs must complete without failure to achieve this victory. Luckily, it’s pretty easy. Instructions on how to complete each task are provided in the salvage guide.

This reward enhances your Salvage Key and Deep Dive Key, giving you the chance to earn another Deep Engram every time you use a Deep Engram. Use these keys in the chest at the end of the activity. Each key is earned by playing ritual activities.

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deep sight salvage

Destiny 2 Salvage Azshradat Boss

Deep Sight Salvage: Defeat each unique boss in a salvage activity.

reward

  • Weapons in the first Season of the Deep include the Deep Sight. Resets weekly.
  • 12,500XP

Deepsight salvage requires: Defeat both Salvage bosses. Salvage has two of his boss fights that rotate weekly: Azshradat and Uorgotha. Defeating both bosses completes this victory.

The reward for this challenge is that you can earn Focused Deep Sight weapon for Deep Engrams. As in previous seasons, this can only be done once a week.

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deep sea locksmith

Destiny 2 Deep Wizard Season Boss Deep Dive

deep sea locksmith: Defeat each unique boss in the Deep Dive activity.

reward

  • Salvage Keys can now drop Deep Dive Keys.
  • 12,500XP

Like the previous challenge, Deep Dive has 3 unique bosses that rotate weekly. This challenge requires defeating all three Deep Dive bosses. It will take at least 3 weeks to complete.

After completing this challenge, Chance to drop Deep Dive Keys with Salvage Keys. Also, the Deep Dive Key may give you a Salvage Key, so you may be able to completely ignore the Ritual content and farm both activities to earn the Chest Key.

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dive station

Destiny 2 Titan lightning strikes Ogre

Dive station: Successfully encounter the depths of the Abyss in the Deep Dive activity.

reward

  • Ammo crates spawn in Deep Dive Runs and restore ammo and target time when used.
  • 12,500XP

Abyss depth is the lowest point of a deep dive run. This challenge is currently timed This is because all Deep Dive runs end after defeating the first boss. Expect to be able to reach the depths of the Abyss in the coming weeks. When this happens, perform a full deep dive to complete this challenge.

Dive station perks are the ability to: Find ammo crates at each depth of a deep dive. These crates restore ammo and extend the objective timer.

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Next: Destiny 2: Season of the Deep – Fishing Guide

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