Destiny 2 Thorn Quest Steps, Thorn Ornament, And How To Start By ...

How to complete the Destiny 2 Thorn quest in detail

With the 'A Melted Hunk of Metal' collected, visit Banshee-44 in the Tower to get the first step - collecting Hadronic Essence by completing destination bounties on Io, defeating Warlocks in Crucible matches, or completing Nightfalls

Destination bounties require you to visit Io's vendor, Asher Mir, while completing Nightfalls will progress this step faster than the rest. At least you have a range of options to choose from based on your tastes.

The second step is very similar - collecting Plasteel Plating by completing destination bounties on Titan, defeating Titans in Crucible matches, or completing Blind Well runs.

You'll want to visit Sloane on Titan for those Bounties, and like previously, Blind Well runs increase your progress faster than anything else - particularly useful since Blind Well is matchmade.

The third step runs along the same theme - completing destination bounties on Mars, defeating Hunters in Crucible matches, or completing Escalation Protocol waves.

Again, Ana Bray is who you need to visit for Bounties, and Escalation Proctocol waves will progress you faster than the other activities on this list.

When those are done, it's time to visit the Crucible and defeat Guardians using Void weapons or Hand Cannons. You can double up by using a Void Hand Cannon, and there's a bonus for playing in a Competitive playlist - which includes Iron Banner, when that rolls around.

Almost done. Next, visit the Farm (remember that? If you don't, you can access it via the EDZ on the planetary map screen) and speak to Tyra Karn, who will give you the final quest step - complete a special version of the Savathun's Song strike named The Chasm of Screams.

As always with missions like these in Exotic quests, it's not matchmade, so playing with friends is very recommended. It's a tougher version of the strike, and you might struggle with the final stage in particular.

Thankfully, there's a cheese you can use to help you through it, as cbgray on YouTube shows:

Destiny 2 | EASY Chasm of Screams Strike Completion! Get Thorn Exotic Hand Cannon! Watch on YouTube

Once that's done, the Thorn is yours. Congratulations!

Datamines (via light.gg) tells us two of Thorn's perks. The first is Mark of the Devourer, which rounds deal damage over time, as with the original Thorn, and drops Remnants. Soul Devourer, meanwhile, will see Mark of the Devourer increase in damage and partially refill the magazine each time you pick up these Remnants.

Sounds useful!