In Destiny 2’s Episode: Revenant, Tonics are consumables that significantly buff Guardians. There are two main types: Volatile Tonics, which amplifies combat abilities and amplifies synergies based on selected seasonal Artifact mods; and Enriching Tonics, which boost drop rates for specific weapons, armor pieces, and sources. Crafting Tonics requires collecting specific materials and unlocking recipes, which can be found through gameplay and by completing the ‘Major Fieldwork II: Nessus’ quest. This guide lists all available Tonics, their effects, crafting recipes, and how to obtain them.
Tonics in Destiny 2
In Destiny 2’s Episode: Revenant, tonics function similarly to potions, offering buffs and boosting drop rates for weapons, armor, and resources. There are two types of tonics: Volatile and Enriching.
Volatile Tonics are special items that make your guardian stronger. They increase the power of your weapons and abilities. Each Tonic also supercharges a specific seasonal artifact mod. If you really like using a particular mod, try to find the Tonic that goes with it! The Tonic will make that mod even more powerful.
Enriching Tonics help you get the gear you want this season. When you defeat enemies or complete activities, you’ll have a better chance of getting specific weapons, armor, and other gear. The first Tonic gives you a variety of items, but later Tonics let you choose which weapon or armor piece you want to get.
How to make Tonics in Destiny 2
When you make a tonic, you have a chance to learn a new recipe for a different tonic.
- If you make a Volatile tonic, you’re more likely to learn a new recipe for another Volatile tonic.
- Similarly, making an Enriching tonic increases your chances of learning a new Enriching tonic recipe.
You usually only unlock recipes for tonics that are rarer than the one you just made.
- For example, if you make an Uncommon tonic, you might learn a recipe for a Rare tonic.
- If you make a Rare tonic, you could potentially learn a recipe for a Legendary tonic.
You don’t have to actually brew every tonic you unlock to see them. As you browse the list of tonic types, any new recipes you discover will appear right there. To find new tonic recipes faster, try to complete the ‘Major Fieldwork II: Nessus’ quest from Eido. This quest gives you a better chance of unlocking new recipes whenever you brew a tonic.
You can make tonics at the Tonic Table, which you’ll find near Eido in the Last City. You’ll unlock this area after completing the first quest of the new season.
To make a tonic:
- Find the Tonic Table: It’s right next to Eido.
- Choose the tonic: Select the type of tonic you want to make.
- Gather materials: Get the necessary ingredients from the shelf nearby.
- Test the tonic: Use the tonic tester behind Eido twice.
- Activate the tank: Turn on the broken-down tank to create your tonic.
To craft a tonic, you’ll need specific resources that you can gather by completing activities related to Revenants. You can see exactly which materials are required for each tonic by simply hovering your mouse over it. If you’re unsure where to find a particular resource, check the Tonic Capsule. Look at the reagents bar at the very bottom of the capsule for a list of sources.
All Tonics and recipes in Destiny 2
There are 79 different types of tonics, divided into two main groups. This list shows all the tonics we’ve found so far, how to make them, and how to discover new recipes. Keep in mind that you can only use one tonic of each type at a time. The longer the tonic lasts, the rarer it usually is.
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Onslaught Gear
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Chance to get a Vintage Onslaught weapon, Shadestalker Armor, or an Onslaught: Salvation weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Enriching Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Noxious Vetiver (Tomb of Elders)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Noxious Vetiver when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Tomb Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Exuviae (Tomb of Elders)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Exuviae when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Tomb Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Bitter/Sweet (Onslaught)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Bitter/Sweet when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Enriching Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Ignition Code (Onslaught)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Ignition Code when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Enriching Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Chroma Rush (Onslaught)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Chroma Rush when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Enriching Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Sojourner’s Tale (Onslaught)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Sojourner’s Tale when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Enriching Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Onslaught: Weaponry
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Chance to get an Onslaught: Salvation weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Enriching Flake
- Two Enriching Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Vantage Point (Onslaught)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Vantage Point when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Enriching Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Insurmountable (Onslaught)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Insurmountable when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Enriching Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Exuviae (Onslaught)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Exuviae when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Enriching Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Liturgy (Onslaught)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Liturgy when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Enriching Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Sovereignty (Onslaught)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Sovereignty when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Enriching Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Vintage Onslaught Weaponry
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Chance to get a Vintage Onslaught weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Enriching Flake
- Two Enriching Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Scavenger’s Fate (Tomb of Elders)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Scavenger’s Fate when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Tomb Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Bitter/Sweet (Tomb of Elders)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Bitter/Sweet when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Tomb Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Chroma Rush (Tomb of Elders)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Chroma Rush when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Tomb Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Sojourner’s Tale (Tomb of Elders)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Sojourner’s Tale when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Tomb Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Gridskipper (Tomb of Elders)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Gridskipper when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Tomb Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Tomb Weaponry
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Chance to get a Tomb of Elders weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Tomb Flake
- Two Enriching Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Vintage Tomb Weaponry
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Chance to get a Vintage Tomb of Elders weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Tomb Flake
- Two Enriching Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Tomb Gear
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Chance to get a Vintage Tomb of Elders weapon, Shadestalker Armor, or Tomb of Elders weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Enriching Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Red Tape (Kell’s Fall)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Red Tape when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Reflective Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Heretic’s Fervor (Kell’s Fall)
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Heretic’s Fervor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- One Reflective Flake
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Kell’s Fall Weaponry
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Chance to get a Kell’s Fall weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Reflective Flake
- Two Enriching Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Vintage Kell’s Fall Weaponry
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Chance to get a Vintage Kell’s Fall weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Reflective Flake
- Two Enriching Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Kell’s Fall Gear
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Chance to get a Vintage Kell’s Fall weapon, Shadestalker Armor, or Kell’s Fall weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Enriching Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Worldly Head Armor
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get World head armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Worldly Arms Armor
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get World arms armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Worldly Chest Armor
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get World chest armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Worldly Leg Armor
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get World leg armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Worldly Armor
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Chance to get World armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Worldly Gear
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Chance to get World armor or World weapon when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Enriching Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Shadestalker’s Head Armor
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Shadestalker head armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Shadestalker’s Chest Armor
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Shadestalker chest armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Shadestalker’s Arm Armor
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Shadestalker arm armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Shadestalker’s Leg Armor
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Chance to get Shadestalker leg armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- Two Enriching Nuggets
- Three Enriching Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Enriching Tonic: Tonic of Shadestalker Armor
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Chance to get Shadestalker armor when defeating combatants and completing activities.
- Recipe:
- One Enriching Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Diluted Tonic of Brawling
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Reduces incoming damage from combatants that are at point-blank range. Boosts The Thick of It artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Diluted Tonic of Void Shrapnel
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Gain bonus Intellect. Boosts Void Renewal artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Potent Tonic of Protecting Frost
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Primary Stasis weapons get bonus damage when Frost Armor is active. Boosts the Armor of Eramis artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Flake
- Two Volatile Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Potent Tonic of Stasis Crystallization
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Shattering a Stasis crystal grants you a small amount of class ability energy. Boosts Hail the Storm artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Flake
- Two Volatile Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Diluted Tonic of Protecting Frost
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Primary Stasis weapons get bonus damage when Frost Armor is active. Boosts the Wind Chill artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Diluted Tonic of Stasis Crystallization
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Destroying a Stasis Crystal gives a small amount of ability energy. Boosts Crystalline Converter artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Diluted Tonic of Renewing Finishers
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Finishers grant some health. Boosts Debilitating Wave artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Potent Tonic of Weakening Void
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Special ammo Void weapons deal extra damage while Devour is active. Boosts Concussive Reload artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Flake
- Two Volatile Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Refined Tonic of Protecting Frost
- Rarity: Legendary
- Effect: Boosts both Wind Chill and Armor of Eramis artifact mods.
- Recipe:
- Two Volatile Nuggets
- One Volatile Flake
- Three Volatile Powders
- 20 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Diluted Tonic of Weakening Void
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Special ammo Void weapons deal extra damage while Devour is active. Improves the Power from Pain artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Diluted Tonic of Amplified Arc
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Effect: Primary Arc weapons deal bonus damage while you’re Amplified. Boosts the Trace Evidence artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Powder
- 5 Reclaimed Vitality
Volatile Tonic: Potent Tonic of Renewing Finishers
- Rarity: Rare
- Effect: Special ammo Void weapons deal extra damage while Devour is active. Boosts Conductive Cosmic Crystal artifact mod.
- Recipe:
- One Volatile Flake
- Two Volatile Powders
- 10 Reclaimed Vitality
