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Destiny 2 has a plethora of currency types that players have to juggle. Each planet has at least one unique currency type. The Tangled Shore has two: Etheric Spirals and Ghost Fragments. Etheric Spirals are a generic destination material that is rather easy to earn, but Ghost Fragments require a more specific farm to earn.

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To complete Spider's Wanted Bounties, Guardians will need to obtain Ghost Fragments to purchase them. Earning Ghost Fragments is as easy as playing activities on the Tangled Shore. With that said, some activities are much better for farming Ghost Fragments than others. Here is a complete guide on obtaining Ghost Fragments in Destiny 2.

Updated September 2nd, 2021, by Charles Burgar: Ghost Fragments are one of Destiny 2's stranger currencies. Their cap is rather low, and you can only farm them on the Tangled Shore—a destination that has no purpose beyond resource exchanging from Spider. Regardless, you'll need Ghost Fragments if you want to purchase some of Spider's Wanted bounties. These are a great way to complete Tangled Shore-related Seasonal Challenges, so it's a good idea to have a stockpile of Ghost Fragments at the ready. We've updated this guide with some farming tips on how to get 20 Ghost Fragments as quickly as possible.

How To Obtain Ghost Fragments

Destiny 2 Ghost Fragments

Ghost Fragments are a currency type required to purchase Wanted Bounties from the Spider in the Tangled Shore. Players can only hold 20 at a time, even if they have Ghost Fragments stored in their Vault or Postmaster.

You can earn Ghost Fragments from the following activities on the Tangled Shore:

Activity

Amount

Adventures

1

High-Value Targets

1

Lost Sectors

1

Patrols

1

Public Events

1

Heroic Public Events

2

Region Chests

2

As of the Beyond Light Expansion, Heroic Adventures are no longer available on the Tangled Shore due to the removal of weekly flashpoint planets. Standard Adventures during the Forsaken Campaign do provide Ghost Fragments, however.

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Regional Chests and Heroic Public Events grant two Ghost Fragments upon completion. All other sources grant only one Ghost Fragment. Only 20 Ghost Fragments can be held at a time. Completing activities while holding 20 Ghost Fragments will not grant additional fragments to your Postmaster.

Patrols

Destiny 2 Spectral Blades Super
  • Ghost Fragment Amount: 1

All Patrols grant one Ghost Fragment when completed. The easiest Patrols to farm are the elimination and scavenge Patrols. If none of these Patrols are in the zone, activate a Patrol, then abandon it. One Patrol will be randomly generated at a new location to take its place.

Public Events

A cryo pod that riggers the cryo pod event in D2: Forsaken
  • Ghost Fragment Amount: 1-2

Normal Public Events grant one Ghost Fragment while Heroic variants grant two Ghost Fragments. There are three Public Events on the Tangled Shore: Cryo Pod, Ether Resupply, and Glimmer Extraction. The Ether Resupply Public Event is the fastest out of the three to complete on its Heroic variant, although it only occurs in the Four-Horn Gulch. Farming the non-Heroic variants is faster in most circumstances.

Region Chests

Destiny 2 Regional Chest
  • Ghost Fragment Amount: 2

These golden chests are hidden throughout every planet in Destiny 2. The Tangled Shore has 18 Region Chests to loot, each granting two Ghost Fragments when opened. Once a Region Chest is opened, it cannot be opened again. We've covered all 18 Region Chest locations in our Tangled Shore Region Chests guide.

Lost Sectors

Destiny 2 Tangled Shore Lost Sector
  • Ghost Fragment Amount: 1

Every Lost Sector grants one Ghost Fragment when looted. Most Lost Sectors on the Tangled Shore are relatively short, so it is up to preference on which one you should farm. For convenience, The Empty Tank Lost Sector in Thieves' Landing is a quick Lost Sector that's right beside the Spider's hideout.

High-Value Targets

Destiny 2 Nova Warp
  • Ghost Fragment Amount: 1

High-Value Targets sometimes patrol a part of the Tangled Shore, denoted by a string of text at the bottom left of your screen. Killing this miniboss will cause a chest to drop on their corpse. Loot it to obtain one Ghost Fragment.

Adventures

Destiny 2 The Fanatic
  • Ghost Fragment Amount: 1

As of the Beyond Light expansion, Heroic Adventures are no longer available on the Tangled Shore. Guardians experiencing the Forsaken campaign can obtain one Ghost Fragment from completing the standard Baron Hunt Adventures. These Adventures are not repeatable.

The Best Ghost Fragment Farm

Destiny 2 Patrol Objectives

If you need to get Ghost Fragments as fast as possible, there are two things you should do:

  1. Grab every Tangled Shore Region Chest.
  2. Farm kill/collect Patrols.

You can easily do both simultaneously. Spawn at Thieves' Landing. Pull out your Ghost to showcase nearby Patrols. You're looking for a diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds or an isosceles pyramid. The former requires kills, and the latter requires that you collect resources dropped by slain enemies. Both ask you to kill a certain amount of enemies, so they don't take too long to complete. If none of these Patrols are in the area, travel to another zone. Alternatively, you can grab then immediately abandon a Patrol to reroll the Patrol's objective type.

You'll want to farm as many of those Patrols as possible while keeping an eye out for Region Chests you've missed. We've covered all of them in our Tangled Shore Region Chests guide. Beyond that, partake in any Public Events nearby, and be sure to kill any HVTs that spawn. So long as you follow this strategy, you'll be able to reach 20 Ghost Fragments in no time at all.

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