History of Convalescence: Budding

Overview

Convalescence: Budding is the final quest in Convalescence: Rootbound, Convalescence: Underbrush, and Convalescence: Greenery, awarded by Micah-10 at the Arbor of Light. It rewards the Exotic Microcosm Trace Rifle. Its first objective requires the three The Final Shape campaign missions in Cooperative Focus mode; this is a multiplayer variant with shared mechanics, not the standard or Legendary campaign version.

Walkthrough

1. From the Pale Heart Director, launch each Cooperative Focus mission and complete it: Ascent, Dissent, and Iconoclasm. These missions require a fireteam because their mechanics assign tasks between players; use Fireteam Finder if you need teammates.
2. Return to Micah-10 at the Arbor of Light and claim Microcosm.

Rewards

• Microcosm, an Exotic Heavy-ammo Trace Rifle.

Sources

• How to get the Destiny 2 Microcosm Exotic weapon — GamesRadar+, opened; confirms preceding Convalescence quests, three missions, replay nodes, reward.
• How to complete Convalescence Budding in Destiny 2 — Dot Esports, opened; confirms mission launch, co-op mechanics/fireteam, order and return to Micah.
• Destiny 2 The Final Shape Cooperative Focus Campaign — creator video found in search covering the three co-op missions and quest.