The Renegades expansion gave Destiny 2 players a lightsaber, the Praxic Blade. Like the real deal, you can change its colors in-game through unlockable Dark Matter Crystals (or Kyber Crystals, in Star Wars terms). They’re mostly unlockable through gameplay, though of course some are in the Eververse Store.
Your new weapon of choice is complete with deflections, customizable colors, and even a reference to an infamous meme with Obi-Wan and Anakin, bringing quite a lot of Star Wars to the Bungie franchise.
Odds are you’re gunning for specific colors, so we’ve compiled a list of each possible Dark Matter crystal as of Renegades’ launch, as well as tips to unlock each of them. We’ll update this list once more colors pop up.
All Dark Matter Crystals for your Praxic Blade in Destiny 2 Renegades
In addition to the Praxic Blade crystals, guardians may also modify the blade’s stats by ranking up with a Syndicate. Each faction has access to one type of mod, though this list focuses only on the cosmetics.
| Dark Matter Crystal Color | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Green/Blue | One is awarded randomly after Fire and Ice; The other drops from the Praxic’s Path post-campaign quest | Praxic’s Path requires another run of Fire and Ice |
| Red | Invasions in the Lawless Frontier | Can reportedly drop even if you lose, but has a low drop rate. |
| Orange | Lawless Frontier jobs on Mars | |
| Cyan | High-level contracts | Ranking up with a Syndicate improves the quality of contracts you get from them. |
| Indigo | Lawless Frontier jobs on Europa | |
| Magenta | Lawless Frontier jobs on Venus | |
| Taken (Black) | Equilibrium dungeon | |
| Yellow | “Praxic Professional” Exotic order | Requires you to kill hundreds of enemies in a Pinnacle mission in Expert or above without dying. |
| White | Eververse Store | Sold alongside the Kingsblade Praxic Blade ornament for 1,000 Silver. Hilt has a rocky design. |
| Gradient | Eververse Store | Sold alongside the Golden Age Hilt ornament for 1,000 Silver. The ornament is closer to the Star Wars hilt design. |
| Purple | Eververse Store | Sold with the Reefblade Praxic Blade ornament for 1,000. The hilt is styled like the iconic buildings in the Dreaming City. |
Easiest Dark Matter Crystals to obtain in Renegades in Destiny 2
All available crystals so far have a layer of RNG tied to them, outside of the ones in the Eververse Store. We don’t know how the black crystal will behave, however.
If you’re already thinking of invading other guardians to grab the Red Crystal, keep its RNG in mind. You may get lucky and get it on your first try, or you may burn through your Deathmarks to no avail. There’s a daily contract for invasions, so don’t use up all your Deathmarks at once.
The Yellow Crystal might also not be that bad to obtain when it comes to RNG, at least relative to the others. That said, it’s extremely time-consuming to actually fulfill its criteria. You can reportedly rerun Exotic orders, even if it ends up costing a lot of Glimmer to do so. Once you’ve obtained the Praxic Professional order, you can move on to the hard part—actually getting it done. The Thrall room in The Whisper seems like a good choice, though finding the perfect spot is a matter of trial and error.
Going by the red Dark Matter Crystal, the rest of the customization options from the Lawless Frontier are bound to drop at the end of the mission, though it’s possible they also drop if you open caches that require a Keycard. Opening those gave us a copy of Deimosuffusion, the Renegades Warlock Exotic, after we unlocked it by finishing the Legendary campaign.
Published: Dec 4, 2025 02:51 pm