Quick Links

Destiny 2's most recent DLC, the Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack, has added a new reputation system for players to grind through. Increasing your Strange Favor is key to unlocking new ornaments and weapons tied to the 30th Anniversary Pack. It's also needed to unlock some of Xur's rewards.

Related: Destiny 2: A Complete Guide To The Grasp Of Avarice Dungeon

Unfortunately, Strange Favor makes Gambit Infamy look charitable by comparison. Increasing your Strange Favor rank is a serious grind, one that only dedicated players are going to finish. In this guide, we'll cover what Strange Favor is, every way to increase your Strange Favor rank, and the rewards you can expect from this rather lengthy grind.

Xur's Strange Favor

Xur shares a progression system very similar to Vanguard Ranks, Valor, and Infamy. As you complete Dares of Eternity matches, you'll gain Strange Favor with Xur. Earning enough Strange Favor will increase your reputation rank with him, unlocking new rewards.

Strange Favor shares the same leveling system as the other three ritual playlists. Ranks are divided as follows:

Rank Strange Rank Requirement Rank-Up Requirement
Guardian I 0 50
Guardian II 50 75
Guardian III 125 125
Brave I 250 250
Brave II 500 450
Brave III 950 600
Heroic I 1,550 375
Heroic II 1,925 600
Heroic III 2,525 825
Fabled I 3,350 525
Fabled II 3,875 775
Fabled III 4,650 1,050
Mythic I 5,700 750
Mythic II 6,450 1,075
Mythic III 7,525 1,475
Legend 9,000 1,000

Legend

(Max Rank)
10,000 N/A; reset is available

When you reach 10,000 Strange Favor, you can reset your rank with Xur to restart the grind. This lets you reobtain most of Xur's reward track items and Strange Engrams, although the rank 16 Ascendant Shard will be replaced with an Exotic Engram. You can only reset your Strange Favor five times per season.

Return to Quick Links

How To Increase Strange Favor

There's only one way to increase your Strange Favor: play Dares of Eternity. Both the Normal and Legend difficulty variants will grant progress towards your next Strange Favor rank. Xur and Starhorse bounties grant no Strange Favor, so focus on completing games instead of bounties.

Dares Of Eternity

Every run of Dares of Eternity grants 75 Strange Favor, with consecutive completions granting more favor due to the Activity Streak bonus (explained below). Both Normal and Legend runs grant +75 Strange Favor upon a Platinum completion. If you're looking to increase your rank quickly, running Normal Dares of Eternity is recommended.

Activity Streak

When you run Dares of Eternity two times consecutively, you'll start an Activity Streak. While this streak is active, subsequent Dares of Eternity runs will grant an additional +25 Strange Favor per streak bonus. This Activity Streak caps out at five consecutive completions. You'll gain this bouns regardless of a successful completion or not; playing Dares of Eternity is all you need to do.

Related: Destiny 2: Gjallarhorn Exotic Quest And Catalyst Guide

Assuming you maintain a x5 Activity Streak and continuously run this playlist, it should take about 10-15 hours to achieve 10,000 Strange Favor—enough to reset your rank with Xur. Stick with the playlist, takes breaks outside of the game, and you should be able to reach rank 16 in a few play sessions.

The following actions will break your Activity Streak:

  • Visiting a destination
    • Exceptions include the Tower, H.E.L.M, Xur's Treasure Trove, and returning to orbit
  • Leaving mid-Eternity run
    • This completely removes your streak
  • Playing another activity
    • This completely removes your streak

Return to Quick Links

Strange Favor Rewards

Strange Favor is tied to two reward structures in the 30th Anniversary Pack: Xur's reward track and the Treasure Trove's rewards. Each Strange Favor rank will unlock new rewards from Xur and allow you to unlock new chests at the Treasure Trove.

Xur's Reward Track

Note: This is referring to the Xur vendor in the 30th Anniversary Pack, not the weekend version of Xur that sells Exotic goods.

Certain division ranks of Strange Favor will unlock a reward from Xur at his Treasure Trove. If you reach rank 16, you can reset your Strange Favor to reset Xur's offerings. Unlike other reputation systems, you can only reset your Strange Favor five times per season.

Initial Reward Post-Reset Reward
Rank-Ups x1 Strange Engram (subranks count) x1 Strange Engram (subranks count)
Division Rank-Ups x1 Prime Engram None
Rank 4 Strange Key x3 Upgrade Modules
Rank 7 x3 Upgrade Modules x3 Enhancement Cores
Rank 10 x3 Enhancement Cores x3 Enhancement Cores
Rank 13 x2 Enhancement Prisms x2 Enhancement Prisms
Rank 16 Anomalous Access Card x2 Enhancement Prisms
Rank 16 Completed x1 Ascendant Shard x1 Exotic Engram

Strange Engrams are effectively Legendary Engrams, granting anything from the world loot pool. The Strange Key and Anomalous Access Card are both tied to the Forerunner Exotic Sidearm. Check out our Forerunner guide to learn more about what these items do.

Treasure Trove Rewards

As you increase your Strange Favor with Xur, you can spend Treasure Keys at Xur's Treasure Hoard to unlock some unique rewards. Each reward is listed below.

Rank Reward Key Cost
Rank 1 30th Anniversary Weapon Chest x1 Treasure Key
Sweaty Confetti Chest
Rank 4 Helmet Universal Ornament x3 Treasure Key
Arms Universal Ornament
Rank 7 Chest Universal Ornament x5 Treasure Key
Rank 10 Boots Universal Ornament x5 Treasure Key
Rank 13 Class Item Universal Ornament x7 Treasure Key
Rank 16 Equator Shell x3 Treasure Keys
Inspired Eidolon Sparrow x5 Treasure Keys
Unixursal Voyager x7 Treasure Keys

Return to Quick Links

Next: Destiny 2: Beyond Light Complete Guide And Walkthrough