As Guardians can expect from Season of Plunder, Destiny 2‘s Season 18 features various pirate-themed seasonal gears and events. And in this season, as you go on treasure-hunting adventures with fellow Guardians, you will eventually uncover mysterious items called Crude Ciphers. The in-game description barely said anything about what its function is, so we will help you explain what you can do with and how to use Crude Ciphers in Destiny 2 Season 18.
How to Use the Crude Cipher in Destiny 2 Season of Plunder
The Crude Cipher can be obtained after finishing the “Medium Treasure Beacon” Quest after reaching Savvy Rank 16 at the Star Chart Map in H.E.L.M. and unlocking the “Large Treasure Beacon” Quest. They will show up in the Treasure Map section of your Captain’s Atlas. These can be used to unlock new Treasure Maps but you also need to complete certain requirements first.
As mentioned before, at Savvy Rank 16 you’ll unlock the “Large Treasure Beacon” Quest. Complete the “Cryptic Quatrains III” questline in the “Large Treasure Beacon” Quest in order to snag yourself an Exotic Sparrow, the ability to assign First Mates for the seasonal Playlist, and also trade those Crude Ciphers into different Treasure Maps in the Captain’s Atlas.
But to unlock new Maps, you also have to upgrade your Pirate Crew using Repute; which is obtained from seasonal Weekly Quests. You can clear out two Quests each week, one should be related to finishing the season’s questline while the other will typically be related to the season’s events.
If you need more Crude Ciphers, then solving “Cryptic Quantrains” and their puzzles should net you two Crude Ciphers Fragments which should be enough for one Map. You will also receive a Buried Exotic Accessory item for completing the “Cryptic Quatrains III” questline. These Treasure Maps from Crude Ciphers can then be used in Destiny 2 Season 18 seasonal Activities; either for grinding the Scallywag Triumph, Glimmer farming, or rolling Deepsight Resonance weapons.
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Destiny 2 is available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.