Destiny 2's Season of the Plunder has launched a community event to wrap up this season's storyline. The Vanguard is requesting Guardians to donate any Captain's Coins they find to the Eliksni Quarter, and anyone up to the task will be greatly rewarded.

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This community event enhances the rewards of most activities, ranging from Ketchcrash to the King's Fall raid. Participating in this community event is a great way to earn seasonal red border weapons and even Eververse Engrams. We'll cover how community events work, the best Captain's Coin farms, and the rewards you can expect from donating your coins.

Updated November 27th, 2022, by Charles Burgar: The community event donation goal was fulfilled just one day after reset thanks to a Treasure Coordinate duplication cheese. We've updated this article to include the rest of Rising Tide's quest steps, and we've included a duplication cheese you can use to earn all donation rewards in just a couple of minutes.

What Is A Community Event?

Destiny 2's community events encourage players to pool their resources together to unlock rewards. Seasonal activities are enhanced with new currency types which can be donated at a kiosk in the Tower, granting reward bundles and progressing the overall community event goal. Once the community has donated enough materials, a reward will unlock for everyone that logs in for the rest of the event's duration. This reward varies from event, ranging from emblems to sought-after weapons.

Season of the Plunder's community event is all about collecting Captain's Coins, a new currency type that drops from Ketchcrash, Expedition, destination chests, and King's Fall raid encounters. Donate these coins to the Donation Chest in the Tower, and you'll receive reward packages and increase your reputation with the Eliksni Quarter, unlocking its own rewards. This community event runs from November 22 to December 6.

Why Should I Participate?

Red border weapons from Season of the Plunder have a high drop chance from event reward bundles. If you're looking to fill out your red border collection this season, the community event is the easiest way of doing so. And if you're a new or returning Destiny 2 player, this community event is a great way of earning Legendary Shards, Masterwork materials, and Upgrade Modules.

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A Rising Tide Quest Guide

Travel to the Tower and visit the Donation Chest to receive "A Rising Tide." This quest is quite simple and showcases how the community event works:

1. Visit the Donations Chest.
2. Collect one Captain's Coin.
3. Donate one Captain's Coin.
4. Visit the Eliksni Quarter after each donation goal has been met.

You'll find Captain's Coins by looting destination chests or completing Ketchcrash, Expedition, or King's Fall encounters. You only need to find one Captain's Coin to progress the quest, so we recommend looting a destination chest. Head back to the Donation Chest at the Tower and select the donation option. This will remove all Captain's Coins from your inventory and grant reward caches. The more coins you donate, the more rewards you'll receive. There's no donation limit, so feel free to farm Captain's Coins during this event.

Community Donation Goals

The community has reached the final donation goal of 400,000,000 Coins. All rewards from the Donation Chest are now unlocked until Season of the Plunder ends.

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Farming Captain's Coins

Before we recommend a farm, it's important to note how many Captain's Coins you receive from each activity tied to this community event. Tougher activities tend to have better payouts, although the time investment isn't always equal.

Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit matches may also drop Captain's Coins if you have the "Parts of a Whole" emblem equipped, acquired from the Donation Chest in the Tower. Based on these values, we have three coin farms we can recommend, each tailored for different types of players.

Easiest Captain's Coin Farm – Lost Sectors

If you're looking for a chill Captain's Coin farm, we recommend Lost Sectors. These don't have to be Legend or Master difficulty either. You'll earn 14 Captain's Coins for every Lost Sector you clear, leading to solid hourly yields if you farm shorter Lost Sectors. Legend and Master Lost Sectors don't grant additional coins, so play at whichever difficulty you find the most enjoyable.

As for which Lost Sectors to farm, consider farming Skydock IV (EDZ) and Perdition (Europa). Both are fairly short and should only take a couple of minutes to clear.

Efficient Captain's Coins Farm – Expedition

Players looking to chase titles and red border weapons should farm Expedition during the community event. Each run will grant 50 Captain's Coins, and upgrades from the Star Chart will ensure you'll be getting seasonal weapons—some of which will be red borders—and Plundered Umbral Energy with each clear. Paired with the high chance of red border drops from the donation reward bundles, this is the easiest way of unlocking craftable Season of the Plunder weapons currently.

The Best Captain's Coin Farm – King's Fall Daughters Farm

The best Captain's Coin farm for this event is the Daughter's encounter in King's Fall. If you're someone who can raid, each clear of the Daughter's encounter will drop 100 Captain's Coins. This is significant because the Daughters encounter can easily be cleared in three to five minutes.

It's also an easy encounter that non-raiders can farm. Look for checkpoints farmers on LFG forums and Discord servers, and bring a good Linear Fusion Rifle. We cover the encounter's mechanics in our King's Fall guide if you're new or need a refresher.

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How To Cheese The Community Event

This donation cheese requires the "Under One Banner" upgrade from the Star Chart. Our strategy also requires the "Rumored Treasure Map" and "Double Plundered Umbral Energy Map", speeding up the duplication process.

You can reach the 2,400 donation goal in just under three minutes with this donation cheese. This strategy was uncovered by YouTuber Cheese Forever and has yet to be patched. Here's what you'll need to do:

• Open the Captain's Atlas from your "Quests" tab.
• Slot in the "Plundered Umbral Energy Map" in your atlas.
• Hover over the "Rumored Treasure Map" option.
• Quickly spam the interact button. You'll duplicate Treasure Coordinates every time you swap maps.
• Donate the Treasure Coordinates to the Donation Chest. Rinse and repeat.

It really is that simple. So long as you have the required Star Chart upgrades, you can duplicate the required 2,400 Treasure Coordinates in a couple of minutes, granting all donation rewards without having to farm anything. This is by far the easiest way to complete the community event.

Community Event Rewards

Donating Captain's Coins has a high chance of granting an Eliksni Quarter Gift Box. These boxes can drop Glimmer, Resonance Weapons, Bright Dust, and even Eververse Engrams. Glimmer and red border weapons seem to have high drop chances from the boxes.

Additionally, the Donation Chest also has a progression system that mirrors ritual vendors, granting bonus rewards based on how many Captain's Coins you've donated throughout the event. The vendor rewards are as follows:

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