Destiny 2 Heavy Metal Seal guide: Last chance to earn it!
Find out how to earn the Heavy Metal Seal in Destiny 2 and gild it before the limited-time Heavy Metal event ends.

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Destiny 2’s Heavy Metal event is live for a limited time, and it offers some great rewards like the Gryphon sparrow and the exclusive Heavy Metal Seal. In this guide, we’ll show you how to earn the Seal, how to gild it, and which Triumphs you need to complete. If you want to finish it faster, we’ll also share a few tips to help you out.
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What is Heavy Metal event
Destiny 2’s Heavy Metal mode features 3v3 combat with players piloting Brigs and Drake tanks. The first event window runs from May 9 to May 16, 2025. And it is your only way to get the exclusive rewards, so act fast, the event won’t be back soon. Learn more about the event in our Destiny 2 Heavy Metal guide.
Top rewards from the Heavy Metal event:
- Gryphon Exotic sparrow
- Heavy Metal Seal
We’ve already covered how to get the Gryphon, let’s turn our attention to the Heavy Metal Seal.
How to get Heavy Metal seal

In order to get Heavy Metal Seal, you need to achieve 4 Triumphs:
- Vehicle Compactor: Defeat an enemy vehicle in a Heavy Metal match.
- Kill Streak: Defeat multiple enemies without dying.
- The Undefeated: Win some Heavy Metal matches.
- I Get What I Want: Complete 15 levels of the event track through daily/weekly quests or by using Silver.
For the final step, you will also receive a Gryphon combat sparrow.
How to gild Heavy Metal Seal
Once you earn the normal Heavy Metal Seal, you’ll unlock 4 additional Triumphs. Completing them will gild your Heavy Metal Seal:
- Usurper: Defeat the enemy leader, their vehicle will stand out brightly on the battlefield.
- Atop the Throne: Become a leader by being the most effective member of your team.
- Valuable Legacy: Collect the coin dropped by the enemy leader.
- Salvo Sender: Defeat enemies using secondary fire. To refresh it, collect Coins dropped by defeated enemies.
Conclusion
That’s everything you need to know to earn and gild the Heavy Metal Seal with ease. Most objectives can be completed just by playing the mode regularly, but if you want to speed things up, a bit of min-maxing can get you to the gilded version much faster. To do that, simply focus on the specific Triumphs you need. And if you’re short on time, consider using our Heavy Metal Seal boost.
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