The Dawning event is back in Destiny 2, and as always, players can bake cookies for their favorite characters to earn free rewards. If you want to get all the Dawning rewards this year, you’ll need to stock up on the right ingredients.
The Dawning doesn’t have a unique event playlist or anything like that, so you’ll be able to farm ingredients just by playing the game normally. Certain recipes call for specific ingredients, though, and some of their names aren’t super helpful in hinting where to find them.
How to Get Destiny 2 Dawning Ingredients
| Ingredient | How to Obtain |
|---|---|
| Essence of Dawning | Complete activities |
| Vex Milk | Defeat Vex |
| Ether Cane | Defeat Fallen |
| Cabal Oil | Defeat Cabal |
| Chitin Powder | Defeat Hive |
| Taken Butter | Defeat Taken |
| Dark Aether Cane | Defeat Scorn |
| Delicious Explosion | Defeat enemies with grenades, grenade launchers, or rocket launchers |
| Sharp Flavor | Defeat enemies with swords |
| Impossible Heat | Defeat enemies with Solar damage |
| Electric Flavor | Defeat enemies with Arc damage |
| Null Taste | Defeat enemies with Void damage |
| Flash of Inspiration | Generate Orbs of Light |
| Personal Touch | Defeat enemies with melee damage |
| Perfect Taste | Defeat enemies with precision damage |
| Bullet Spray | Defeat enemies with auto rifles, submachine guns, or machine guns |
How to Farm Dawning Essence
While you can get Dawning Essence by completing any activity in Destiny 2, the fastest way to obtain it is by completing Lost Sectors on Legend difficulty. You’ll get 15 Dawning Essence per run, which is enough to bake a cookie (or more than enough if you have a masterworked oven). You don’t have to run these solo unless you want the Exotic rewards, either, so you can grind with a fireteam of friends to make things easier.
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The Crucible is also a quick way to earn Dawning Essence if you can put up with the frustration of Destiny’s PVP. Completing matches will net you a nice chunk of Dawning Essence. No matter which method you choose, however, make sure to pick up Dawning bounties from Eva Levante in the Tower for additional rewards.
