Destiny 2 Transmog system guide

Destiny 2 Transmog System
Ada-1 vendor of the Transmog system (Image via Bungie)

Destiny 2 Transmog system has been the community's only source for Guardian fashion. The entire system is tied to the age-old black armory, and its keeper, Ada-1. Since getting introduced in the Season of the Forge in the Year 2 expansion, Ada-1 has been quite busy taking care of its wares within the Last City walls.

After providing several weapons to the Guardians, the black armory eventually made its way to the DCV, or Destiny Content Vault, upon the launch of "Beyond Light".

With Season of the Splicer, Ada-1 made her return with a set of bounties and armor, alongside upgrade materials and a brand new device called 'Loom for cosmetics of lost time.' Using this Loom, players can transform their equipped armor sets into something completely different.


How to use Transmog system in Destiny 2

Destiny 2 Transmog system, also known as Armor Synthesis, is a process of converting the appearance of a Guardian armor piece to a different one. All the stats on the existing armor piece will remain intact.

To unlock an armor piece via Transmog, Guardians will need to complete a certain number of tasks.

1) Bounties and Synthcord:

Guardians can turn in 10,000 Glimmer to Ada-1 to receive bounties. These bounties require Guardians to complete a random activity from any of the five game modes- Raids, Crucible, Gambit, Strike, and any activity on a given destination.

Ada-1 bounties (Image via Bungie)
Ada-1 bounties (Image via Bungie)

These objectives can be set randomly. So depending on the bounty, a Guardian can be put into a 5-minute material farming or raid objective for a couple of hours. However, once Guardians are done with the bounties, Ada-1 will reward them with rare materials, called Armor Synthesis materials.

Vanguard bounty for Transmog (Image via Bungie)
Vanguard bounty for Transmog (Image via Bungie)

All classes will receive 100 Synthesis materials upon completing bounties.


2) Synthesis materials and Loom:

In the final stage, each class in Destiny 2 with their respective Armor Synthesis materials will further get the final piece of material needed to synthesize their armor with a universal cosmetic.

A new device called Loom, which is located just behind Ada-1, has been introduced in the Season of the Splicer. Turning 100 materials into Loom will provide the Guardians with a single piece of Synthweave, depending on the class of the Guardian.

Each of these Synthweaves can be used to change the appearance of an existing armor piece.

Loom in Destiny 2 (Image via Bungie)
Loom in Destiny 2 (Image via Bungie)

Each Synthweave received by the Guardians will depend on its class. Hunters will get 1 Synthweave Strap, Warlocks will get 1 Synthweave Bolt and Titans will get 1 Synthweave Plate.

Additionally, the Synthweave template can be purchased with silver from the in-game shop. This can be used to buy armor ornaments for all classes.


There are certain downsides to the Transmog system in Destiny 2. Each class character can complete 10 bounties each season, limiting them to only ten armored ornaments.

Given the amount of playtime available to the players of Destiny 2 each season, the Guardians will likely hit the Transmog cap very early with five bounties daily. This leaves them unable to use the Transmog for the remainder of the season.

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