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Weapon Crafting

Learn more about Weapon Crafting in Destiny and how to unlock the system, how to craft and reshape weapons.

What is Weapon Crafting?

Weapon Crafting is a way of forging weapons in Destiny 2. An introductory quest is provided to all players to gain access to this new system.
This guide will go over how to unlock the system, how to craft and reshape weapons and more!

July 10, 2025

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How do I unlock Weapon Crafting?

How do I shape a weapon?

What are mementos?

How do I level up a crafted weapon?

How do I reshape a weapon?

Can I dismantle a crafted weapon?

Introduction: Accessing the Relic

Unlock Deepsight & The Enclave

Introduced during Year 8: The Witch Queen, Guardians can uncover a new darkness ability known as Deepsight. Although this new ability’s primary purpose is to enable Guardians to interact with hidden objects, it also provides the capability to unlock memories of weapons.
To unlock Deepsight, complete the introductory missions of the Witch Queen campaign. Don’t worry − these missions are free for all players!
Once you play through the introductory missions, you will discover a new Pyramid Structure known as the Relic, located on Mars.

What is the Enclave?

The Enclave is a location on Mars that is home to the ancient Weapon Forging relic of Pyramid origin, first discovered by the Vanguard shortly after Mars’ reappearance. The Guardians eventually discover its purpose and how to utilize the technology to create weapons.

Shaping the Enigma − The Relic Tutorial

Guardians will be given the Enigma Glaive as their first resonant weapon to shape. The in-game tutorial will walk you through how to craft your first weapon, but at first glance, when shaping a weapon, you will need to choose an Intrinsic Bonus, two perks, and two traits.

Shaping a Weapon

Patterns & Deepsight Resonance

To shape a weapon, you must first unlock its pattern, which is basically a weapon blueprint. In order to get a pattern, you need it to first drop with Deepsight Resonance active on it, indicated by a red border and a progression bar. Weapons with Deepsight Resonance can unlock patterns that can be used to craft weapons at the Enclave.
As of Season 20, once you’ve obtained deepsight, you can either extract the deepsight to progress the pattern and keep the weapon or dismantle the weapon.
Most weapons that you can craft require multiple deepsight resonance extractions before the pattern can be unlocked. Depending on the weapon, it can vary from 2 – 5 extractions, meaning that you will need to acquire deepsight resonance (red border) multiple times.
- To see how many extractions a weapon requires, you can visit the Patterns & Catalysts Tab accessible from the Triumphs Menu.

Effective in Season 20, Deepsight will no longer drop for any weapon that does not have a pattern available to unlock. That means that when you acquire deepsight, it’s important!

How to Shape a Weapon

Before you can shape a weapon, you must first make sure you have enough crafting materials. Once you are ready to shape your weapon, return to the Enclave on Mars and visit the Relic. From the Relic Menu, select “shape.” This will allow you to create your weapon by choosing the applicable traits/perks:

Choose a Frame Intrinsic Bonus. While the intrinsic trait remains the same, the bonus stat (ex: Stability) will become available by levelling up your weapon.
Choose a Barrel Perk. This impacts core stats.
Choose a Magazine Perk. This impacts core stats.
Choose a Weapon Trait.
Choose another Weapon Trait.
Optional: Choose a Memento.
Once all components are chosen, press and hold the Shape Button to create your weapon.

NOTE: Not all components are immediately available. You will need to level up your weapon to unlock additional components. You can reshape your weapon later.

Weapon Crafting Materials

Hover or click on the icons to learn more.

Memento Consumables

What is a Memento?

Mementos are optional rare consumables that grant vanity options to crafted and enhanced weapons, such as special Shaders and Trackers.
Mementos can be acquired by completing specific activities such as Raid, Gambit, Trials of Osiris and Grandmaster Nightfalls.
- Seasonal Events also feature limited-time mementos.
You can store three of these individual Mementos at a time.
- As of The Final Shape, Mementos are now a virtual currency.
- Any existing Mementos obtained prior to The Final Shape can be safely dismantled, which will convert the memento into the new virtual currency.

How does it work?

1 − You must first obtain one of these consumables by playing specific activities:
- Gambit Mementos − Random drop from winning Gambit matches.
- Trials Mementos − Obtained by going Flawless and opening the Flawless Chest.
- Nightfall Mementos − Random drop from completing Grandmaster Nightfalls.
- Seasonal Mementos − Dependent on the season quest or objective from the event.
  - Refer to the Seasonal Events pages for more information.
- Raid Mementos − Random drop from completing Raids that have a memento. (see our Memento section below)
2 − In the Weapon Inspection screen, select the desired memento and slot it.
- Once slotted, you’ll gain access to memento perks.
- As a reminder, you will need to level up your weapon in order to benefit from all of the perks provided.

Vanity Options

To unlock vanity options provided by the Memento, you must level up your weapon. At certain ranks, you will unlock vanity options:
- Level 1 − Unique Tracker unlocked. This will be a third option that reflects the activity (ex: Gambit Memento will show the number of enemies defeated in Gambit)
- Level 20 − Unique Title Unlocked. This provides a unique weapon title on the weapon stats screen.
- Level 30 − Unique Shader Unlocked. This provides your weapon with an exclusive animated shader.

Weapon Levelling & Enhanced Perks

Levelling Your Weapon

Once you have shaped your Resonant weapon, you can immediately start using it to level it up. Increasing a weapon’s level unlocks higher quality frames and additional perks, including enhanced perks.

To level up your weapon:

Defeat enemies with the weapon;
Complete activities with the weapon equipped.

Enhanced Perks

Resonant Weapons are able to be reshaped with enhanced perks that improve the original perk’s capabilities.
Enhanced Perks are typically the last set of perks to unlock while levelling up your weapon and have a much higher cost when reshaping the weapon.

Weapon Enhancing

Weapon Enhancing allows a weapon to be upgraded with enhanced traits, a level, and a memento socket.
- This upgrade will consume standard currencies (and Spoils of Conquest, for raid weapons) and will be applied through a new tiered weapon mod.
- Once enhanced, you will be able to modify limited aspects of the weapon at the crafting Relic.
To learn more, visit the Weapon Enhancements page!

Deepsight Activation

Deepsight Activation, aka ‘Manual Deepsight,’ allows you to selectively apply Deepsight to a weapon that has a pattern available to unlock.
- To perform a Deepsight activation on a weapon, you will need a new Deepsight Harmonizer currency.
  - Non-raid weapons will cost 1 Harmonizer, while raid weapons will require 15 Spoils of Conquest in addition to the 1 Harmonizer cost.
- This Deepsight Harmonizer currency can be obtained from Season pass rank rewards, 3 in the free ranks and another 3 in the paid.
  - This will be the sole source of this currency for the initial rollout of the feature.
  - Additionally, only one Harmonizer can be stored in the inventory at any time—this currency does not stack.
- Not all weapon instances will be compatible with Deepsight activation:
  - You will be prevented from activating Deepsight for a weapon that has already had its pattern unlocked.
  - Weapons that previously had Deepsight will be ineligible. You cannot activate Deepsight on a weapon instance that had originally been acquired with Deepsight, nor can you activate Deepsight multiple times on a single weapon instance.
  - Weapon instances purchased from raid vendors will be ineligible, however, weapons purchased from Xûr and the Gunsmith will support Deepsight activation.

Be sure to continuously attune weapons with Deepsight Resonance and collect Ascendant Alloys when possible! Ascendant Alloys can drop from completing the Campaign Weekly Mission and Wellspring, or by purchasing from Master Rahool.

Reshaping Your Weapon

How to Reshape your Weapon

The Relic provides a way of reshaping your weapon, allowing you to fine-tune your weapon. Once you have unlocked additional perks by levelling up your weapon, go back to the Relic on Mars. From the Relic Menu, select “Reshape.” Follow the same process as to how you shaped your weapon.

NOTE: A Resonant Weapon that you wish to shape/reshape must be unlocked and not equipped.

Dismantling Shaped Weapons

It is important to note that materials used for shaping and reshaping Resonant Weapons will NOT be refunded.
Be sure to stock up on materials when you can and to spend accordingly!