Is it unusual to get nothing from Skolas? (Destiny)

by Beorn , <End of Failed Timeline>, Saturday, July 11, 2015, 19:19 (3660 days ago) @ Durandal

My last two runs against Skolas have netted me exactly zero drops. No ciphers, MK II weapons, shaders or ships. The small chests only gave blues and the usual cores and etheric light, and the big chest just gave out worthless purple queen gear. Is that unusual?

I’ve never received anything from the actual Skolas kill (although apparently things can drop then, like void/arc/solar primaries).

The side chests are pretty inconsistent -- sometimes it seems like I get a decent haul and sometimes it’s just a couple of Motes. Usually I get blues like you did (and the Etheric Light). The big chest is where the real payday is, since it can drop Exotics, but it can be a poor payout, too. I have yet to find a Queen’s weapon that I really like, but I wonder if their value is going to become more apparent later on (like Vision of Confluence against the Wizards in Crota’s End).

For the Elder Cipher, I think you need to have an open Bounty space, since it doesn’t go to the Postmaster. I also didn’t see my Elder Cipher until a few times through the 35 PoE.

TL;DR: Yeah, sounds like you got a crappy roll, but it’s not unprecedented. :)