Summary
- Destiny 2 features rare emotes like the Selfie, Heart Sign, and Luxurious Toast that players desire due to their limited availability and unique features.
- The Heart Sign emote, obtained during the Valentine-themed Crimson Days event, is a wholesome way for players to display affection to NPCs, enemies, or other Guardians.
- The Tiny Tank emote, obtained through a donation to the Bungie Foundation's Giving Campaign, is one of the rarest and cutest emotes in Destiny 2, showcasing a remote-controlled tank that shoots love hearts.
Emotes are one of the purest forms of expressionism in video games. Destiny 2 features hundreds of emotes for players to choose from, with only a selection of four available to use at any time. Players often use the best Destiny 2 emotes to add humor to a situation, whether it’s a failing Raid encounter, or simply to just die in style as the immortal Guardian. However, there exists some rare Destiny 2 emotes that some players might not have seen before.
Considering Destiny 2 has had a rather lengthy lifespan, and some questionable events have emerged in the game with the Eververse store and limited content that has been Sunset, it might surprise players to find that some of Destiny 2’s rarest emotes are ones that they haven’t seen before, or will not be able to obtain.
7 Selfie
One of the more sought-after and interesting emotes in Destiny 2 is the Selfie. Not only is this a rare emote due to its limited run in the Eververse, and its inclusion in a one-time Twitch bundle for Destiny 2 players, but the way it works makes it something that many players desire.
Whereas most emotes have players committed to an action or a hologram prop, this emote actually takes the camera and places it into the character’s hand, allowing them to take a literal selfie. Players can group up with other Guardians to take a selfie with a Raid boss, or even just in a nice area.
6 Heart Sign
One of the more wholesome emotes in Destiny 2 comes from the Heart Sign emote. When players use this emote, they will use both hands to form a holographic red heart that they can display to their favorite NPC, enemy, or Guardian. It’s a lovely display of affection and recognition. Hopefully, people don’t use it on those undeserving, like Rhulk or Nezarec.
Crimson Days was a Valentine-themed event in Destiny 2 that only occurred during February for a week, where players could obtain the Heart Sign emote. However, it has been quite some time since a Crimson Days event has allowed Guardians to honor one another, and the Heart Sign emote may be a casualty of this vaulting.
5 Luxurious Toast
Some encounters in Destiny 2 require patience, especially in Raids. For some, players might be idle and waiting for a Fireteam member to return from a bathroom break, or even wait as a Guardian joins in for the fight. In the meantime, emotes are often a way of entertainment, and the Luxurious Toast is a well-sought-after gift to pass the time due to its fancy status as a sitting emote.
With the Luxurious Toast emote, players can sit comfortably in a large chair, swirling a golden cup of their favorite drink as they patiently wait for the fight to begin. Players could pick this up from the now Sunset Spire of the Stars Raid Lair, so this one will remain in the hands of Destiny 2 veterans for now.
4 Tiny Tank
In 2021, Destiny 2 released a new emote that Bungie would gift to players after a certain amount of money was donated. If players donated over $75 to the Bungie Foundation’s Giving Campaign between July 7th and July 20th of 2021, they would receive the Tiny Tank emote. Whilst not the best emote, it is certainly one of the rarest, cutest, and most giving.
Players will use a remote control to move around a holographic tank, which will then fire a rocket that explodes into a love heart. It’s one of the Destiny 2 rarest emotes, and to see one in person is quite a sight considering it’s a long-lost emote.
3 Throne Of Atheon
A purchasable bundle for real money, the Throne of Atheon Emote Bundle will set players back around $15, which is probably why players rarely see the Throne of Atheon Emote in-game, as not many would want to pay with real money for a sitting emote. Nonetheless, it’s a fairly decent emote and will have players sit on a throne waiting for the action to come to them.
The Throne of Atheon emote is certainly one for the hardcore Destiny 2 fans, as Atheon was the very first Raid boss in the series and one that set many of their paths to becoming Raid champions and world-first competitors.
2 Salute Of The Lords
The controversies behind Destiny 2 and Bungie’s microtransaction system continue with the Salute the Lords emote from Tess Everis’ Eververse store. Players used to be able to purchase the Iron Emote Bundle from her for 1,100 Silver, which includes the Salute of the Lords emote to show some support for the Iron Lords out there in Destiny 2.
This bundle is not available anymore and hasn’t been for a few years. At the time, it was only available during the Iron Banner tournament, but this emote seems to have been retired. It’s a shame that it was a paid item, as it’s a fairly cool emote that features the Guardian displaying the Iron Lords' emblem along with the Iron Battle Axe, a key weapon of an Iron Lord.
1 Sweeping
One of the best characters in Destiny 2 was the Sweeper Bot. Fans fell in love with this adorable robot, that would spend day and night sweeping the same spot in the Tower. Bungie even caught on to the fanfare surrounding the Sweeper Bot and gave it a set of characteristics as it would helplessly sweep. Things truly peaked in the Destiny 2 community with the release of the Sweeping Emote.
Fans could honor their favorite Sweeper Bot with the Sweeping emote. Sadly, this is an emote that many have missed out on, as it has only been released in the Eververse store once or twice since its release in 2018. Perhaps one day, all Guardians of the Tower will be able to sweep in peace.
Destiny 2 is currently available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.