Destiny 2: Prismatic Recaster Gifts of Light & Dark Ranks
The Prismatic Recaster is a major loot mechanic in Destiny 2‘s Season of Arrivals as it allows you to narrow down your rewards from the Umbral Engrams. Once this system is unlocked during the In the Face of Darkness quest you gain the ability to rank up the recaster using reputation. Once the vendor is ranked up you can unlock various beneficial upgrades. These upgrades can be found under the tab Gifts of Light & Dark on the recaster screen. To keep track of the different ranks and their bonuses use our Prismatic Recaster Gifts of Light & Dark list below.
Gifts of Light and Dark Rank Upgrades List
Rank 1 Gifts of Light & Dark
- Umbral Enhancement I: Unlocks basic Umbral Focusing capabilities for the Prismatic Recaster.
- Umbral Discovery I: Once a day, earn a bonus Umbral Engram by completing a playlist strike, Nightfall: The Ordeal, Crucible or Gambit match, dungeon, raid, or Menagerie activity.
- Contact Specialist I: Slightly increases the chance of finding Umbral Engrams by successfully completing Contact public events.
- Prismatic Transmutation I: Umbral Engrams awarded from successful Heroic Contact public event completions gain a 5% chance to transform into a random Focused Umbral Engram.
- Blood Into Stone I: Defeating Elite or Champion combatants with finishers has a 5% chance to drop material from that destination.
- Free-Focus Lens I: Increase the quantity of free weekly focuses for basic Umbral Focusing to 4.
- Umbral Mastery I: Umbral Surge: Decrypting Umbral Engrams injects a small amount of Twisted Energy directly into the Prismatic Recaster. The first 3 Umbral Engrams decrypted each week award gear at higher power.
Rank 2 Gifts of Light & Dark
- Umbral Enhancement II: The Prismatic Recaster influences the behavior of Umbral Engrams and Twisted Energy. Decryting any Umbral Engram now provides shades, and unfocused Umbral Engrams gain a low chance to award Exotic gear. Earning Twisted Energy immediately injects it into the Prismatic Recaster.
- Umbral Discovery II: Increases the Umbral discovery bonus to 2 times a day.
- Contact Specialist II: Moderately increases the chance of finding Umbral Engrams by successfully completing Contact public events.
- Prismatic Transmutation II: Increase the chance that Umbral Engrams awarded from successful Heroic Contact public event completions transform into a random focused Umbral Engram to 10%.
- Blood Into Stone II: Defeating Elite or Champion combatants with finishers has a 10% chance to drop material from that destination.
- Free-Focus Lens II: Increase the quantity of free weekly focuses for basic Umbral Focusing to 5.
- Umbral Mastery II: Contact Mastery: Increases Mote carrying limit from 10 to 15 while participating in the Contact public event. When banking 15 Motes at once, spawn a Heavy ammo crate if one hasn’t been deployed recently.
Rank 3 Gifts of Light & Dark
- Umbral Enhancement III: Weapons obtained from Focused Umbral Engrams drop with an additional alternate final perk. Armor obtained from Focused Umbral Engrams has a chance to drop with a higher stat value.
- Umbral Discovery III: Increases the Umbral discovery bonus to 3 times a day.
- Contact Specialist III: Substantially increases the chance of finding Umbral Engrams by successfully completing Contact public events.
- Prismatic Transmutation III: Increase the chance that Umbral Engrams awarded from successful Heroic Contact public event completions transform into a random focused Umbral Engram to 15%.
- Blood Into Stone III: Defeating Elite or Champion combatants with finishers has a 15% chance to drop material from that destination.
- Free-Focus Lens II: Increase the quantity of free weekly focuses for basic Umbral Focusing to 6.
- Umbral Mastery III: Focus Mastery: Reduce the cost of all focusing by 50%.
To unlock the higher rank upgrades you need to first unlock all the gifts in the rank below. This means all gifts in rank 1 must be unlocked before you can receive any from rank 2. To maximize the speed in which you can unlock these ranks you will want to focus on completing the weekly mission from the Prismatic Recaster along with the various Bounties it offers.
