Recurrent Resplendence

Purchase the Loot Crate Limited Edition Destiny 2 Crate (the first Crate, not the one that came with Matrix Jubilee).

Knit One, Purr Two

Purchase any qualifying item from the Bungie Store during Episode 03: Heresy.

Destination: Tau Ceti

Awarded as a Twitch Drop for watching the Marathon Gameplay Reveal stream on April 12th, 2025 from 10AM PT to 12 PM PT.

Songs of the Forsaken

Purchase the Destiny 2: Forsaken Original Soundtrack Bungie Store Digital Edition

First to the Forge

Purchase anything on the Bungie Store during Season of the Forge.

Operation… Oboe?

These emblem variants can drop once you reach a certain score threshold in a Nightfall. The drop rates are unknown, but if you are looking to get this variant, you'll want to go for a high score run (get the highest score possible) in the related Nightfall, then do speedruns of the Nightfall until the emblem variant you want drops. Note this is a variant of the emblem named after the Nightfall it drops from.

External Sights

Unknown source.

Carrhae

Purchase the "Destiny Ghost Vinyl - Generalist Shell" and the emblem code will come in the box. As of early 2021, these Ghost Shells don't seem to be readily available. You may still be able to find them second hand, but please make sure any ones you buy come with the emblem code.

Helping Hand

This emblem drops once you complete your first Guided Game raid encounter as a guide.

The Wheel

Unknown source.

Take the Throne

Defeat Emperor Calus on Challenge Mode. No longer obtainable after Leviathan entered the DCV.

Satou's Secret

Source: Solve the Japanese glyph puzzle.

Rasmussen's Gift

Source: Solve the Norse glyph puzzle.

An Inscrutable Amygdaloid Eigenstate

This emblem randomly dropped upon completion of this Nightfall. No longer obtainable since this strike has entered the DCV.

Edification

Complete any version of the Salvation's Edge raid.

Infinite Possibilities

You'll need to open a ton of "hidden chests" on Mercury; these are the chests littered around the planet. No longer obtainable since Mercury entered the DCV.

Heard the Call

You needed to complete all eight (8) Moments of Triumph during Destiny 1's The Taken King.

Splish Splash

Complete the "Royal Pools" challenge in the Leviathan raid. No longer obtainable after Leviathan entered the DCV.

Dance the Demons Away

Complete the Gambit Triumph "In Sync," where the entire team deposits 60 motes at once. This emblem will drop once you redeem the Triumph. Removed in Destiny 2 v3.0.0.0.

Unsounded Depths

Complete the Sundered Doctrine dungeon for the first time.