Destiny 2’s Episode: Revenant introduces a new mechanic — tonics.
Gone are the days of focused crafting and specimen-hunting that Destiny 2 players were familiar with back in Episode: Echoes. This time, you'll be whipping up potions by crafting tonics at Eido's laboratory in the Last City — and you'll want to, as these tonics are very powerful.
From increasing gear drop rates to epic buffs to abilities and weapons, tonics are an important feature of Episode: Revenant. Here's how to make tonics and unlock more, plus a full list of recipes for tonics in Destiny 2.
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What are tonics in Destiny 2's Episode: Revenant?
Tonics in Destiny 2 Episode: Revenant work like potions and can be made and consumed to provide buffs and drop rate increases for weapons, armor, and resources. Tonics are separated into two types: Volatile and Enriching tonics.
Volatile tonics provide buffs to your guardian such as increased weapon and ability damage. Each Volatile tonic also unlocks a boosted version of one seasonal artifact mod. If you enjoy using a particular mod, you should definitely find its matching tonic and unlock its boosted effect!
Enriching tonics act as focusing for this season, allowing you to receive weapons, armor, and other gear by defeating enemies or completing activities. The first tonic will include multiple items in the loot pool, but later tonics will allow you to guarantee a certain weapon or armor piece to drop.
To make a tonic in Destiny 2:
- Head to the Last City and open the Tonic Table next to Eido.
- Select the tonic type you wish to craft.
- Find and craft the tonic using the required ingredients.
- Take the tonic to the dismantled Eliksni walker behind the table and insert it.
- Have a taste of the tonic as it's being created (this might turn you into a chicken if you're lucky).
- Imbue the mix with your Light by interacting with the walker again and receive the completed tonic.
You can equip a tonic by opening the character menu, heading to your inventory, selecting the Tonic Capsule, and then equipping the tonic in its respective slot. You can only drink one Volatile and one Enriching tonic at a time. Drinking another replaces the active tonic — you won't receive the unfinished tonic back!
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How to unlock more tonic recipes in Destiny 2
You can only unlock more tonic recipes by crafting other tonics. There's no reason to hoard a heap of resources here. You should craft a new tonic as soon as you have the required ingredients.
You'll need to craft five of each tonic to unlock the enhanced, more potent tonic of that type. For example, crafting five Diluted tonics of Amplified Arc will unlock the Potent version.
Unlocking more tonics is the key to progressing through each Act of Episode: Revenant and completing Eido's Fieldwork. Once you've unlocked all the recipes and tonics, then we recommend going back and crafting extra tonics for the mods you wish to enhance.
All tonic recipes and effects in Destiny 2
Here is a list of all the tonic recipes that we have discovered so far. We'll keep this updated as each act is completed, so check back later for the full list!
Volatile tonics
Tonic | Effect | Recipe |
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Diluted Tonic of Brawling | Reduces incoming damage from combatants at point-blank range. The Thick Of It Artifact Boost: While surrounded, your weapons have increased handling. Swords gain increased charge rate. Duration: 24 minutes | 1 Volatile Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Diluted Tonic of Amplified Arc | While Amplified, Primary ammo Arc weapons deal bonus damage. Trace Evidence Artifact Boost: Picking up an Ionic Trace grants an Armor Charge. Duration: 24 minutes | 1 Volatile Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Diluted Tonic of Weakening Void | While Devour is active, Special ammo Void weapons deal bonus damage. Power From Pain Artifact Boost: Rapidly defeating weakened combatants spawns a Void Breach. Duration: 24 minutes | 1 Volatile Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Diluted Tonic of Renewing Finishers | Finishers grant a small amount of health. Debilitative Wave Artifact Boost: While you have an Arc, Void, or Stasis Super equipped, the blast also applies Blind, Weaken, and Slow respectively. Duration: 24 minutes | 1 Volatile Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Diluted Tonic of Stasis Crystallization | Shattering a Stasis Crystal grants you a small amount of class ability energy. Crystalline Converter Artifact Boost: Stasis weapon final blows after activating your class ability spawn a Stasis Shard. Duration: 24 minutes | 1 Volatile Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Diluted Tonic of Protecting Frost | While Frost Armor is active, Primary ammo Stasis weapons deal bonus damage. Wind Chill Artifact Boost: Dealing Stasis damage to slowed targets has the chance to spawn a Stasis Shard. Duration: 24 minutes | 1 Volatile Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Potent Tonic of Brawling | Reduces incoming damage from combatants at point-blank range. Curative Orbs Artifact Boost: Picking up an Orb of Power or elemental pickup grants a small amount of health. Duration: 48 minutes | 1 Volatile Flake 2 Volatile Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Potent Tonic of Amplified Arc | While Amplified, Primary ammo Arc weapons deal bonus damage. Retinal Burn Artifact Boost: Blinding a target this way instead emits a blinding burst. Duration: 48 minutes | 1 Volatile Flake 2 Volatile Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Potent Tonic of Weakening Void | While Devour is active, Special ammo Void weapons deal bonus damage. Concussive Reload Artifact Boost: Using Grenade Launchers to damage bosses, Champions, or against shields automatically reloads stowed weapons. Duration: 48 minutes | 1 Volatile Flake 2 Volatile Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Potent Tonic of Renewing Finishers | Finishers grant a small amount of health. Conductive Cosmic Crystal Artifact Boost: Increases damage to combatants that are affected by a Stasis debuff. Duration: 48 minutes | 1 Volatile Flake 2 Volatile Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Potent Tonic of Stasis Crystallization | Shattering a Stasis Crystal grants you a small amount of class ability energy. Hail The Storm Artifact Boost: Shattering frozen targets and Stasis Crystals deals increased damage. Duration: 48 minutes | 1 Volatile Flake 2 Volatile Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Potent Tonic of Protecting Frost | While Frost Armor is active, Primary ammo Stasis weapons deal bonus damage. Armor of Eramis Artifact Boost: Increase the radius and strength of the freezing burst. Duration: 48 minutes | 1 Volatile Flake 2 Volatile Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Refined Tonic of Brawling | Reduces incoming damage from combatants at point-blank range. The Thick Of It Artifact Boost: While surrounded, your weapons have increased handling. Swords gain increased charge rate. Curative Orbs Artifact Boost: Picking up an Orb of Power or elemental pickup grants a small amount of health. Duration: 72 minutes | 2 Volatile Nugget 1 Volatile Flake 3 Volatile Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Refined Tonic of Amplified Arc | While Amplified, Primary ammo Arc weapons deal bonus damage. Trace Evidence Artifact Boost: Picking up an Ionic Trace grants an Armor Charge. Retinal Burn Artifact Boost: Blinding a target this way instead emits a blinding burst. Duration: 72 minutes. | 2 Volatile Nugget 1 Volatile Flake 3 Volatile Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Refined Tonic of Renewing Finishers | Finishers grant a small amount of health. Debilitative Wave Artifact Boost: While you have an Arc, Void, or Stasis Super equipped, the blast also applies Blind, Weaken, and Slow respectively. Conductive Cosmic Crystal Artifact Boost: Increases damage to combatants that are affected by a Stasis debuff. Duration: 72 minutes. | 2 Volatile Nugget 1 Volatile Flake 3 Volatile Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Refined Tonic of Weakening Void | While Devour is active, Special ammo Void weapons deal bonus damage. Power From Pain Artifact Boost: Rapidly defeating weakened combatants spawns a Void Breach. Concussive Reload Artifact Boost: Using Grenade Launchers to damage bosses, Champions, or against shields automatically reloads stowed weapons. Duration: 72 minutes. | 2 Volatile Nugget 1 Volatile Flake 3 Volatile Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Refined Tonic of Stasis Crystallization | Shattering a Stasis Crystal grants you a small amount of class ability energy. Crystalline Converter Artifact Boost: Stasis weapon final blows after activating your class ability spawn a Stasis Shard. Hail The Storm Artifact Boost: Shattering frozen targets and Stasis crystals deals increased damage. Duration: 72 minutes. | 2 Volatile Nugget 1 Volatile Flake 3 Volatile Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Refined Tonic of Protecting Frost | While Frost Armor is active, Primary ammo Stasis weapons deal bonus damage. Wind Chill Artifact Boost: Dealing Stasis damage to slowed targets has the chance to spawn a Stasis Shard. Armor of Eramis Artifact Boost: Strengthens the size and damage caused by the freezing burst. Duration: 72 minutes. | 2 Volatile Nugget 1 Volatile Flake 3 Volatile Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Enriching tonics
Tonic | Effect | Recipe |
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Onslaught Tonics | ||
Tonic of Onslaught Gear | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn Shadestalker armor, Onslaught: Salvation weapons, or Vintage Onslaught weapons. Duration: 22 minutes | 1 Enriching Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Vintage Onslaught Weaponry | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn a vintage Onslaught weapon (B.R.A.V.E. Set, attuned at Zavala in the Tower). Duration: 44 minutes | 1 Enriching Flake 2 Enriching Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Onslaught: Weaponry | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon. Duration: 44 minutes | 1 Enriching Flake 2 Enriching Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Sojourner's Tale (Onslaught) | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon, with a focus on Sojourner's Tale. Duration: 66 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Enriching Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Chroma Rush (Onslaught) | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon, with a focus on Chroma Rush. Duration: 66 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Enriching Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Ignition Code (Onslaught) | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon, with a focus on Ignition Code. Duration: 66 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Enriching Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Bitter/Sweet (Onslaught) | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon, with a focus on Bitter/Sweet. Duration: 66 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Enriching Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Sovereignty (Onslaught) | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon, with a focus on Sovereignty. Duration: 66 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Enriching Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Liturgy (Onslaught) | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon, with a focus on Liturgy. Duration: 66 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Enriching Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Exuviae (Onslaught) | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon, with a focus on Exuviae. Duration: 66 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Enriching Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Insurmountable (Onslaught) | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon, with a focus on Insurmountable. Duration: 66 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Enriching Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Vantage Point (Onslaught) | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to earn an Onslaught: Salvation weapon, with a focus on Vantage Point. Duration: 66 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Enriching Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
World Gear Tonics | ||
Tonic of Worldly Gear | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn World weapons or armor. Duration: 20 minutes | 1 Enriching Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Worldly Armor | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn World armor. Duration: 40 minutes | 2 Enriching Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Worldly Weapons | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn World weapons. Duration: 40 minutes | 2 Enriching Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Worldly Legs Armor | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn World Legs Armor. Duration: 60 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Worldly Chest Armor | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn World Chest Armor. Duration: 60 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Worldly Arms Armor | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn World Arms Armor. Duration: 60 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Worldly Head Armor | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn World Head Armor. Duration: 60 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Power Weaponry | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn a Power weapon from the World loot pool. Duration: 60 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Energy Weaponry | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn an Energy weapon from the World loot pool. Duration: 60 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Kinetic Weaponry | Complete activities and defeat enemies with this Tonic for a chance to earn a Kinetic weapon from the World loot pool. Duration: 60 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Shadestalker Tonics | ||
Tonic of Shadestalker Armor | Completing activities or defeating combatants grants an increased chance to earn Shadestalker armor. Duration: 44 minutes. | 2 Enriching Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Shadestalker's Leg Armor | Completing activities or defeating combatants grants an increased chance to earn Shadestalker leg armor. Duration: 66 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Shadestalker's Arm Armor | Completing activities or defeating combatants grants an increased chance to earn Shadestalker arm armor. Duration: 66 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Shadestalker's Chest Armor | Completing activities or defeating combatants grants an increased chance to earn Shadestalker chest armor. Duration: 66 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Shadestalker's Head Armor | Completing activities or defeating combatants grants an increased chance to earn Shadestalker head armor. Duration: 66 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Resource Tonics | ||
Small Tonic of Glimmering | Complete activities and defeat enemies to receive some bonus Glitter. Duration: 24 minutes. | 1 Enriching Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Small Tonic of Enhancement Cores | Completing activities and defeating enemies increases the chance of an Enhancement Core to drop. Duration: 24 minutes | 1 Enriching Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Medium Tonic of Glimmering | Complete activities and defeat enemies to receive some bonus Glitter. Duration: 48 minutes. | 2 Enriching Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Medium Tonic of Enhancement Cores | Completing activities and defeating enemies increases the chance of an Enhancement Core to drop. Duration: 48 minutes. | 2 Enriching Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Large Tonic of Glimmering | Complete activities and defeat enemies to receive some bonus Glitter. Duration: 72 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Large Tonic of Enhancement Cores | Completing activities and defeating enemies increases the chance of an Enhancement Core to drop. Duration: 72 minutes. | 2 Enriching Nugget 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tomb of Elders Tonics | ||
Tonic of Tomb Gear | Competing Tomb of Elders grants a chance to receive a Tomb of Elders Weapon, Vintage Tomb of Elders Weapon, or Shadestalker Armor. Duration: 24 minutes. | 1 Enriching Powder 5 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Tomb Weaponry | Complete Tomb of Elders to receive a Tomb of Elders Weapon. Duration: 48 minutes. | 1 Tomb Flake 2 Enriching Powder 10 Reclaimed Vitality |
Tonic of Gridskipper (Tomb of Elders) | Complete Tomb of Elders for an increased chance at dropping Vintage Tomb of Elders weapons, with a focus on Gridskipper. Duration: 72 minutes | ??? |
Tonic of Chroma Rush (Tomb of Elders) | Complete Tomb of Elders for an increased chance at dropping Vintage Tomb of Elders weapons, with a focus on Chroma Rush. Duration: 72 minutes | 2 Enriching Nugget 1 Tomb Flake 3 Enriching Powder 20 Reclaimed Vitality |
Exotic tonics
There is a secret set of Exotic tonics available to players that grant end-game resources. To access Exotic tonics, you must complete the Act One fieldwork "Extraordinary Tonics," which gives a chance for a higher-grade tonic to be created when making another tonic.
Then, simply craft as many legendary tonics as you can. The more you craft at once, the higher the chance of an Exotic tonic to spawn. There are no recipes for these tonics, so you won't be able to make them en masse!
Here is a list of all known Exotic tonics in Destiny 2:
Tonic | Effect |
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Tonic of Ascendant Alloys | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to spawn an Ascendant Alloy. Duration: 72 minutes |
Tonic of Ascendant Shards | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to spawn an Ascendant Shard. Duration: 72 minutes |
Tonic of Exotic Ciphers | Complete activities and defeat combatants for a chance to spawn an Exotic Cipher. Duration: 72 minutes |
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