Destiny 2 Past is Prologue guide: All rewards & best items to buy with Bento Tokens
Destiny 2’s weekly reset on January 21 introduced a new limited-time event, Past is Prologue, and it’s absolutely stacked with rewards worth grinding for.
Similarly to Riven’s Wishes in Season of the Wish, Guardians can earn special Bento Tokens by completing quests provided by The Drifter in the Tower and then exchanging these with Eris Morn on the Moon. Each quest awards Tokens, with a finite number available throughout the entire event.
You’ll have until Revenant Act 3 ends and Episode Heresy begins on February 4 to obtain and spend your Bento Tokens and will need to pick and choose what rewards to buy – you won’t be able to clear out the shop even with every earnable Token.
Past is Prologue quest guide
The currently available quests from Drifter and their respective objectives can be found below. Do note that additional quests will be available from Xur during his weekly visit on January 24 and with the following weekly reset on January 28.
The Stuff of Legends
Objective: Finish final encounters in any raid or dungeon. Raids provide additional progress.
Nightmare Lunch
Objective: Complete activities on the Moon. Bonus progress for Nightmare Hunts.
Martial Mementos
Objective: Get final blows with Malfeasance, Witherhoard, Touch of Malice, Whisper of the Worm, Xenophage, or Arbalest.
A Dubious Bento
Objective: Collect Dubious Celery from defeated targets in Gambit, and collect Century Eggs from defeated combatants on the Moon.
Rewards
Upon completing the objectives of any Bento Token quest, you can visit Eris Morn on the Moon to turn them in for limited-time rewards. The table below lists everything available for the event’s two-week duration.
Do note that the Artifice Armor and weapons on offer are fixed rolls. Spending additional Bento Tokens for the same item won’t change the perks or stats.
| Item | Cost |
| Artifice Hinterland set (Hunter) | Bento token x2 (per armor piece) |
| Artifice Ossuary set (Warlock) | Bento token x2 (per armor piece) |
| Artifice Biosphere set (Titan) | Bento token x2 (per armor piece) |
| Ascendent Alloy | Bento token x1 |
| Ascendent Shard | Bento token x1 |
| Exotic Cipher | Bento token x1 |
| Spoils of Conquest | Bento token x1 |
| Cloudstrike | Bento token x3 |
| Cataphract GL3 (Adept) Barrel: Linear Compensator Magazine: Alloy Casing Perk 1: Envious Assassin Perk 2: Bait and Switch Masterwork: Velocity | Bento token x1 |
| Igneous Hammer (Adept) Barrel: Fluted Barrel Magazine: Flared Magwell Perk 1: Fragile Focus Perk 2: Precision Instrument Masterwork: Range | Bento token x1 |
| Riptide Barrel: Arrowhead Brake Magazine: Enhanced Battery Perk 1: Compulsive Reloader Perk 2: Chill Clip Masterwork: Charge Time | Bento token x1 |
| Horror’s Least (Adept) Barrel: Arrowhead Brake Magazine: Accurized Rounds Perk 1: Perpetual Motion Perk 2: Kill Clip Masterwork: Stability | Bento token x1 |
| Gambit Memento | Bento token x1 |
| Nightfall Memento | Bento token x1 |
| Iron Banner Memento | Bento token x1 |
| Lost Memento | Bento token x1 |
| Dawning Memento | Bento token x1 |
| Games Memento | Bento token x1 |
| Solstice Memento | Bento token x1 |
Best items to buy with Bento Tokens
Subjective weapon archetype preferences aside, the Adept rolls of Cataphract GL3 and Horror’s Least are objectively the best in Destiny 2’s current meta.
The former is a guaranteed roll of the best-in-slot DPS perk combo Envious Assassin + Bait and Switch, while Horror’s Least rolls with Perpetual Motion and Kill Clip for some wicked synergy. As of the January 21 patch, all the weapons available for Bento Tokens now have access to Enhanced Perks, making these rolls even more potent.
Adept weapons are normally only obtainable from Destiny 2’s most difficult content.Besides the above, the roll of Igneous Hammer here is solid, but far from the best available. However, if you’re not interested in grinding Trials of Osiris for a better roll, this one is still worth picking up.
For Artifice Armor, we’d advise against spending your Bento Tokens here. Not only does each piece cost two Bento Tokens, but the fixed stats aren’t anything to write home about, and Bungie’s upcoming overhaul to armor in Episode Heresy leaves the mechanic’s future uncertain.
Last but certainly not least, if you’re still hunting weapon patterns for Raid weapons or missing Anarchy or Tarrabah, Spoils of Conquest are a wise investment. One Bento Token can be exchanged for 25 Spoils, though this option can only be purchased three times for a total of 75 Spoils.
That’s a wrap on Revenant Act 3’s final update, but if you’re eager to prep ahead of what’s to come, check out our hub containing everything you need to know about Episode Heresy ahead of its launch on February 4.