The other day I did some Master Nightfalls and I only got 2 Ascendant Shards, I was excited because I thought fully Masterworking a piece of armor required 1 Ascendant Shard. But no, it requires 3. What the -blam!-? Not to mention the cost of buying one from the Gunsmith is ridiculous. [b]EDIT:[/b] Masterworking Legendary Gear only requires 1 Ascendant Shard. Exotics cost 3, which is still too much.