Destiny 2: How to get Praxic Blade, all its Crystals, Cores, and more

Praxic Blade is Destiny 2‘s version of the lightsaber, and it’s the most customizable Exotic weapon in the game. You can change the lightsaber’s color, improve stats of your choice, and add elemental synergies to work better with your subclass.

There’s a lot for you to unlock, so here’s how to get the Praxic Blade in Destiny 2 and all its mods.

to be updated:

Some customization options for the Praxic Blade are hidden, so expect more details as time goes on.

Table of contents

How to get Praxic Blade in Destiny 2

Learn Praxic traditions. Screenshot by Dot Esports

To get the Praxic Blade itself, play through the Renegades campaign. The fourth story mission (excluding Lawless Frontier side missions) is called Fire and Ice, and it takes you to the Praxic vault on Europa. It’s an Exotic mission, so expect jumping puzzles and new combat mechanics. After completing the campaign, you’ll also get Praxic’s Path Exotic quest to continue honing your sword skills.

All Praxic Blade Crystals and how to get them in Destiny 2

Pick your side. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Crystals are purely cosmetic and change the color of the lightsaber. They may not have any effect on gameplay, but fashion has always been the name of the game, so prepare to hunt them down if you want to cosplay as a Sith, Jedi, or anyone else.

Here are all Praxic Blade Crystals and their sources:

• Red: Lawless Frontier Invasions.
• Orange: Lawless Frontier jobs on Mars.
• Green: Main story or Praxic’s Path quest.
• Cyan: High-level contracts.
• Blue: Main story or Praxic’s Path quest
• Indigo: Lawless Frontier jobs on Europa.
• Magenta: Lawless Frontier jobs on Venus.
• Taken: Equilibrium dungeon.
• Yellow: Praxic Professional Exotic Order.
• White: 1,000 Silver bundle in Eververse.
• Gradient: 1,000 Silver bundle in Eververse
• Purple: 1,000 Silver bundle in Eververse

A lot of Crystals seem to be random drops from respective activities, like Invasions. The only exception is the yellow Crystal. As you complete Orders in the Seasonal Hub, you increase the chances of rarer Orders dropping. Whenever you receive an Exotic Order, you can reroll it for Glimmer to try and get the Praxic Professional.

All Praxic Blade Forms and how to get them in Destiny 2

A Form mod for every attack type. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Forms affect the base stats of the lightsaber and lean into a specific playstyle. Balanced Form is more for clearing adds, Defensive is for blocking/reflecting shots, and Offensive is for dealing increased boss damage.

Here are all Praxic Blade Forms and their sources:

• Balanced Form: Default.
• Defensive Form: Praxic’s Path quest.
• Offensive Form: Equilibrium dungeon.

All Praxic Blade Focus mods and how to get them in Destiny 2

Extra rewards for supporting the Syndicates. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Focus mods increase Praxic Blade’s specific stats. Whether it’s charge rate, impact, guard, or a mix of both, there’s a mod for everything.

Here are all Praxic Blade Focus mods and their sources:

• Crystal Strength: Totality Division reputation rank two.
• Crystal Strength II: Totality Division reputation rank four.
• Crystal Strength III: Totality Division reputation rank five.
• Grip: Pikers reputation rank two.
• Grip II: Pikers reputation rank four.
• Grip III: Pikers reputation rank five.
• Blade Ammo: Syndicate rewards.
• Invigorating Blade: Equilibrium dungeon.
• Forceful Blade: Tharsis Reformation reputation rank two.
• Forceful Blade II: Tharsis Reformation reputation rank four.
• Forceful Blade III: Tharsis Reformation reputation rank five.

Most of these require you to increase the reputation rank with each of the Syndicates on Tharsis Outpost. Complete jobs, contracts, and exchange Dark Matter Ingots to improve your reputation. On ranks two, four, and five with each Syndicate, you can buy the Focus mods for Credits in their dens.

The exact source for the Blade Ammo mod is unknown, but it could be a random drop for increasing reputation rank or exchanging Dark Matter Ingots with either of the syndicates.

All Praxic Blade Cores and how to get them in Destiny 2

Choose the Core based on the attacks you use the most. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Cores add elemental effects to Praxic Blade’s attacks. Depending on the core, you can make melee damage, reflection damage, or throw damage apply an elemental debuff. Or in the case of Arc, grant stacks of Bolt Charge.

Here are all Praxic Blade Cores and their sources:

• Impact Core: Occasionally on sale in the Tharsis cantina.
• Refraction Core: Random drop from a sleeping Fallen on Tharsis Outpost.
• Gyro Core: Equilibrium dungeon.

Impact Core

Xûr got competition. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Impact Core occasionally becomes available for sale in the Tharsis cantina. With the daily reset, head to the cantina and check for Awoken Corsairs to the right of Aunor. They offer an Impact Core for 4,000 Credits as well as Ascendant Shards and the new Exotic armor.

Refraction Core

Prepare to get scammed. Screenshot by Dot Esports

To get the Refraction Core, you need to find a sleeping Fallen on Tharsis Outpost and bring a lot of Credits. This Fallen can spawn in the workshop to the right of the Tharsis Spaceport landing zone or in the alley on the very south-west side of the map.

When you find him, you can buy junk for 100 Credits. Most of the time, he won’t give you anything. Sometimes, he may drop white-rarity junk, but if you’re lucky, you can get the Refraction Core. It took around 10,000 Credits for us to get it, so come prepared.

---