Destiny 2’s new Ruinous Effigy trace rifle comes with an odd Catalyst object: get 5,000 kills with the new trace rifle or destroy all 50 of Savathun’s Eyes strewn about Destiny 2’s worlds and activities.
While you could just use the gun to get 5,000 kills, it will take far less time to just find the Eyes — assuming you’re still doing this quest during Season of Arrivals, before Sept. 22, 2020. Bungie has hidden all 50 Eyes around Io, Mars, Mercury, Titan, The Whisper mission and the new Prophecy dungeon. You can only destroy them with Ruinous Effigy, so make sure you go grab it before you start hunting for eyes.
The Exotic Catalyst adds a new perk to the weapon. Enemies players damage with one of Ruinous Effigy’s Transmutation spheres take more damage from Ruinous Effigy’s beam. To get the Catalyst to drop, make sure you defeat an enemy with the Ruinous Effigy and then use its Transformation Sphere to kill another enemy.
Below, you’ll find the locations for each of Savathun’s Eyes, complete with an image of the map (if applicable) and the image of the Eye itself. When you destroy a little over half of Savathun’s Eyes, you’ll complete the Catalyst. You’ll need to destroy the rest for the Hive-God Optometrist Triumph, needed for the Moments of Triumph 2020 Seal and the Forerunner Arrivals Seal.
Io
There are 10 Eyes on Io.
1. Aphix Conduit Lost Sector – Ceiling
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Enter the Aphix Conduit Lost Sector and reach the boss. Turn around and look at the ceiling to find this Eye.
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2. Excavation Site II – Doorway
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Land at Giant’s Scar and go into Excavation Site II. Follow the path until you reach a large room with a grey overhang around the door. Walk into the room and turn around. Over the door, you’ll find the Eye.
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3. Giant’s Scar – Drill
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Land at the Giant’s Scar and walk up to the giant drill. Look at the leg north of the Giant’s Scar name on the map. You’ll find the Eye between the metal on the top of the leg.
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4. Lost Oasis – Rock
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Load into the Lost Oasis and turn right. Look up at the yellow cliffs in front of you. You’ll see an Eye wedged between the rocks, floating over a small platform.
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5. Lost Oasis – Tree
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In the Lost Oasis, north of the Spine Burrows, you’ll find a tree in the gulch. The Eye is on top of the tree.
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6. The Rupture – Bones
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Load near Asher in The Rupture. Look up from where Asher stands and you’ll find the Eye floating on some bones.
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7. The Rupture – Cliffs
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Land in The Rupture and Sparrow over to the right side of the area, just left of the Io name on the map. Look toward the Pyramidion and you’ll find the Eye embedded in the Vex cliff.
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8. Sanctum of Bones Lost Sector – Fossil
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In the Sanctum of Bones Lost Sector, walk into the Lost Sector and up the ramp. Turn around and look at the wall. You’ll see the Eye.
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9. Terrabase Charon – Pillar
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Land in the Lost Oasis and drive into the Terrabase Charon area. You’ll see the Eye immediately, sitting in the sunken area behind a rock pillar.
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10. The Wraith Mines – Cave
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Land in Lost Oasis and drive toward Terrabase Charon. Jump up into The Wraith Mines. Follow the path until you reach the first open, dark area. Turn right and you’ll find the Eye.
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Mars
There are 10 Eyes on Mars.
11. Alton Dynamo – Panel
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Land in the Braytech Futurescape and drive to the Alton Dynamo. Go through the area like you’re doing the Will of the Thousands Strike. When you reach the triangle shaped room, just before the Javelin forge, jump up to the walkway on your left. Look into the ceiling for the Eye, and you’ll see it behind some panels.
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12. Aurora Reach – Space
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Land in the Braytech Futurescape and go into the building, following the path toward Rasputin. When you get outdoors again, turn left and look over the balcony. You’ll see the Eye floating in the air behind the building.
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13. Braytech Futurescape – Ana
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Land in the Braytech Futurescape and go talk to Ana. Look up and to the right, in the corner of the glass. You’ll see the Eye. Because you can’t shoot next to Ana, you may need to drop down first.
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14. Braytech Futurescape – Corner
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Land in the Braytech Futurescape and drive toward the Alton Dynamo. Look to your right as you drive, and stop at the final building. Look up and into the corner to see the Eye.
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15. Core Terminus Lost Sector – Column
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Go into the Lost Terminus Lost Sector and progress until the room just before the boss, when the Thrall attack you. Look at the last pillar on the right, and you’ll see the Eye floating at the top.
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16. Glacial Drift – Door
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Land in the Glacial Drift and drive toward the Braytech Futurescape. Before you go through the massive door, look just above it and you’ll see the Eye.
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17. Glacial Drift – Elevator
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Land in the Glacial Drift and travel to the building on the left. Go inside the second floor and look near the elevators. The Eye is in the corner.
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18. Ma’adim Subterrane Lost Sector – Gap
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Go into the Ma’adim Subterrane Lost Sector. Complete the Lost Sector and defeat the boss. At the chest, look up and to your left. The Eye is sitting between a gap in the rocks.
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19. Mindlab: Rasputin – Warmind
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Land in the Braytech Futurescape and travel up toward Rasputin. When you get to his locked door, turn left. You’ll see the Eye sitting in a small pocket.
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20. Olympus Descent – Landing
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Land in the Glacial Drift and go through the cave toward Olympus Descent. Go as far as you can, until you reach the starting location for the first Warmind mission. The Eye is on the cliff to your right.
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Mercury
There are 10 Eyes on Mercury.
21. Pariah’s Refuge Lost Sector – Boss 1
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Go into the Pariah’s Refuge Lost Sector. Complete it and clear the boss room. Look away from the chest and to your left to find the first Eye in this room.
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22. Pariah’s Refuge Lost Sector – Boss 2
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Go into the Pariah’s Refuge Lost Sector. Complete it and clear the boss room. Look away from the chest and to your right to find the second Eye in this room.
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23. Pariah’s Refuge Lost Sector – Column
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Go into the Pariah’s Refuge Lost Sector. In the big room before the boss, look right and you’ll find the Eye in a small gap, behind a column.
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24. Pariah’s Refuge Lost Sector – Gap
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Go into the Pariah’s Refuge Lost Sector. As you enter, when you first see enemies, walk up to the big pillar in the middle of the room. Look up and you’ll see the Eye tucked between some bronze plates.
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25. The Lighthouse – Indoors
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Land at The Lighthouse and go inside to visit Brother Vance. Go stand at the edge of the abyss and walk left. The Eye is up in the corner.
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26. The Lighthouse – Sphere
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Land at The Lighthouse and jump down. Travel to your left, and you’ll find a broken sphere with a half circle of metal around it. You can find the Eye tucked between the circle and the metal.
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27. The Lighthouse – Statue
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Land at The Lighthouse and make your way toward the Infinite Forest. At its gates, turn around and look to your left, at the giant Vex statue. It’s holding an Eye in its hands.
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28. The Lighthouse – Tower, left
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During the Vex Crossroads Public Event, make your way to the far left tower. After defeating the mini-boss and dunking the orbs, look to the back for the crystals. Destroy all the crystals and make your way to the top of the tower — to make the Public Event Heroic. You’ll find the Eye at the top of the tower, wedged between two pillars.
If you want to get both Eyes from this event, make sure you start on the right side of the map, so you travel to the left tower first.
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29. The Lighthouse – Tower, right
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During the Vex Crossroads Public Event, make your way to the right tower. On the level where you land, look out to the east and then turn left. The Eye is in the corner of the tower.
If you want to get both Eyes from this event, make sure you start on the right side of the map, so you travel to the left tower first.
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30. The Lighthouse – Tree
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Land at The Lighthouse and jump down. Travel to your right, and you’ll find an Eye sitting atop a dead tree.
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Titan
There are 10 Eyes on Titan.
31. Arboretum – Wall
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Land at The Rig and make your way toward the Solarium. Instead of heading right into the green area, go left like you’re doing Savathun’s Song. Follow the path until you reach the very long room with the screen wall and the raised platform — where you encounter your first crystal in the Strike. Turn around and you’ll find the Eye tucked behind a box on the second level.
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32. Cargo Bay 3 Lost Sector – Chest
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Enter and complete the Cargo Bay 3 Lost Sector. At the chest, turn around completely and look to the other end of the room. The Eye is on the left.
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33. DS Quarters-2 Lost Sector – Door
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Enter the DS Quarters-2 Lost Sector. Follow the path until you have to go through a doorway. Instead of turning left toward the boss, turn right and you’ll find the Eye.
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34. Festering Halls – Flora
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Land at The Rig and head toward the Solarium. After the break in the panel, keep right and follow the path. In the dark, Festering Halls area, drop down and then look back up where you just were. The Eye is above the drop point.
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35. Methane Flush Lost Sector – Pipes
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Enter the Methane Flush Lost Sector and proceed into the first room, where you can first spot the boss and all the Shriekers. Kill the enemies and force the boss into the next room. Walk down the walkway and look up. The Eye is between the pipes.
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36. The Rig – Event
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Land at The Rig and enter the room right in front of you, where the Witch’s Ritual Public Event happens. Look up and you’ll see the Eye.
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37. The Rig – Walkway
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Land at the Rig and walk to your left. Drop off the ledge and onto the broken walkway. Follow the walkway east, toward the Solarium. You’ll eventually run into an Eye.
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38. Sinking Docks – Ceiling
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Land at the Siren’s Watch and make your way toward the Sinking Docks. After the long, broken walkway, look to your right and you’ll see a window. The Eye is in a ceiling corner next to that window.
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39. Siren’s Watch – Gemini
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Land at Siren’s Watch. Jump down and travel left. Go between the two main buildings on this platform and look up to see the Eye.
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40. Siren’s Watch – Sloane
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Land at Siren’s Watch and go in like you’re talking to Sloane. Pass her and keep looking left. When you reach the railing, you’ll see another Eye.
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Prophecy Dungeon
There are five Eyes in the Prophecy dungeon.
41. Phalanx encounter – Holes
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In the Prophecy dungeon, make your way up to the first encounter but don’t start it. From your little ledge, jump to your left, along the four holes in the wall. Look down the fourth hole and you’ll find the Eye.
41. Wasteland – Pillar
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From where you land in the Wasteland, travel northeast until you reach the big pillar lodged in the sand — a piece of the Pyramidion on Io. The Eye is behind the pillar. If you’re having trouble finding it, Sparrow around the Wasteland, just inside the boundary until you run into it.
43. Hexahedron – Ceiling
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Once you defeat the Hexahedron encounter, look away from the exit, on the opposite side. Near the ceiling, you’ll see two L-shaped pillars. There is an Eye inside one of the pillars.
44. Deadsea – Secret
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In the Deadsea, make your way to the final diamond. Instead of jumping into the gravity lift, turn right and jump into the secret gap between two squares. Follow the path until you reach another gap, which you normally jump over for the hidden chest. Instead, look down and you’ll see another Eye.
Note that you can’t get into the final diamond if you don’t follow the ribbon the entire way down.
45. Kell Echo – Hidden
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This is the hardest Eye to get. Fight the Kell Echo like normal, but do not kill him in one damage phase. Repeat the mote-collection part of the boss fight until the three-pillar, raised platform is on the ceiling, and you’re in the room with two spheres with rings around them. You’ll see the Eye on the ceiling.
If you don’t get this room on your first try, you need to get to the damage phase again and not kill the boss. You do not need to restart the boss for this Eye. Just keep going, not killing the boss, until you can see the Eye tucked away in part of the ceiling.
The Whisper mission
There are five Eyes in The Whisper mission.
46. Entrance
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Launch into The Whisper mission on Io and drop down the pit, after destroying the Blight. The first Eye is impossible to miss, and is right above where you crouch into the large piston room.
47. Red Room
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In the Red Room, sometimes known as the boop room (with the Vandal snipers), look left immediately to find the Eye.
48. Green Room
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When you reach the Green Room, with the nice music, look forward and you’ll see the Eye sitting in the gap.
49. Low path
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From where you shot the Green Room Eye, turn around and crouch through the small hole and into the lower caverns. Walk forward and turn left to find the Eye.
50. Cavern
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From the lower cavern, keep going forward until you reach the cylinder. Instead of walking around the entire cylinder, look right for a piece of the cliff. Jump over to the cliff and then look to your right. Very far away, you’ll find the final Eye.
