Published on: Dec 3, 2014 @ 11:58 Raid gear is going to be obtained and upgraded differently in The Dark Below! The hard mode of Crota’s End – level 33 difficulty – will be available in January. [divider] Upgrading First off, the way upgrading raid gear has been completely changed. As we showed in this article, Radiant Materials are used to upgrade the Legendary raid gear – instead of the Ascendant Materials that all other Legendary gear needs. Radiant Energy and Radiant Shards are acquired exclusively in the Crota’s End raid. In addition, if you break down unwanted raid gear, you’ll also be able to