Board Thread:Questions and Answers Forum/@comment-198.103.184.76-20140930142156/@comment-25250760-20141017202033

It is true that the Ascendant materials can have a really low drop chance from public events. There was one day I completed several events over the course of at least three hours without seeing a single Ascendant material drop. Then there are other days when they drop what seems like every second event.

Probably the best way to get Ascendant materials is to do the Vault of Glass raid and run the weekly Heroic and Nightfall strikes. Aside from those, your only other option is to disassemble any Legendary gear you are not using.

Ascendant Shards can be acquired by dismantling armour, while Ascendant Energy can be acquired by dismantling weapons.