Engram: Difference between revisions

| Encoded || White || Common || +5 || Random drops until level 15, purchase from Cryptarch.

| Encrypted || Green || Uncommon || +10 || Random drops, purchase from Cryptarch; automatically decoded after level 15. As of the January 2017 update, Uncommon Engrams automatically decrypt into either Weapon Parts or Armor Materials if the player is above a level where they would otherwise be useful.

| Decoherent || Blue || Rare || +75 || Random drops after Level 15, Story mission rewards, faction rank-up rewards; use to drop [[Glass Shard]]s.

| Legendary || Purple || Legendary || +150 || Random drops after Level 15, purchase from Cryptarch, faction rank-up rewards; can acquire [[Ascendant Energy]] or [[Ascendant Shard]]s.

| Sublime || Purple || Legendary || +150 || Random drops on PlayStation only; contain PlayStation-exclusive Armor pieces.

| Exotic || Yellow || Exotic || +300 || Purchase from [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine]] for nineteen [[Strange Coin]]s each to acquire Year 2 Exotic Armor.<ref name = "Destiny">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref>

| Legacy || Yellow || Exotic || +300 || Purchase from Xûr, Agent of the Nine for 31 Strange Coins each to acquire Year 1 Exotic Weapons.

| Deceptive || Green || Exotic || +300 || A green-painted Exotic Engram given as a gift by Master Rahool during the [[Veteran's Tour]] [[Quest]] for players who qualified for the [[The Taken King#Founder's Fortune Pack|Founder's Fortune Pack]]; contains a random Year 1 Exotic Weapon.

| Iron || Purple || Legendary || N/A || Purchase from [[Lord Saladin]] to acquire [[Year One]] or [[Year Two]] Iron Banner Armor.

| Dusty || Purple || Legendary || N/A || Purchase from Lord Saladin for five Silver Dust to acquire a [[Year Three]] Iron Banner Armor piece.

| Encoded || White || Common || Randomly dropped until about level 10, automatically decrypted. No longer available.

| Encrypted || Green || Uncommon || Randomly dropped after level 5 until about level 15, automatically decrypted. No longer available.

| Decoherent || Blue || Rare || Random drops after level 10 (automatically decrypted) and mission rewards (requires decryption). Always automatically decrypted as of the ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' expansion. No longer available after reaching the soft cap as of the ''[[Season of the Seraph]]''.

| Legendary || Purple || Legendary || Random drops after reaching the soft cap. Automatically decrypted upon collection, but encrypted at postmaster. Always automatically decrypted as of the ''Shadowkeep'' expansion.

| Exotic || Yellow || Exotic || Random drops from defeating powerful combatants. Always automatically decrypted as of the ''Shadowkeep'' expansion until the ''[[Season of the Deep]]'', after which can be decrypted or focused at [[Rahool]] for Exotic armor pieces from various expansion cycles. Precision focusing require [[Exotic Cipher]]s.

| Arcology || Purple || Legendary || Turn in Arcology Tokens and Alkane Dusts to [[Sloane]]. No longer available as of the ''[[Beyond Light]]'' expansion.

| Nessus || Purple || Legendary || Turn in Nessus Tokens and Microphasic Datalattices to [[Failsafe]]. No longer available as of the ''Season of the Seraph''.

| Io || Purple || Legendary || Turn in Io Tokens and Phaseglass Needles to [[Asher Mir]]. No longer available as of the ''Beyond Light'' expansion

| Lighthouse || Purple || Legendary || Turn in Mercury Tokens and Simulation Seeds to [[Brother Vance]]. No longer available as of the ''Beyond Light'' expansion.

| Cradle || Purple || Legendary || Turn in Mars Tokens and Seraphite to [[Ana Bray]]. No longer available as of the ''Beyond Light'' expansion.

| Crucible || Purple || Legendary || Complete Crucible matches and challenges to earn Crucible Tokens for Lord [[Shaxx]]. No longer available as of the ''[[Season of the Chosen]]'', instead replaced by Crucible Engrams.

| Gunsmith || Purple || Legendary || Turn in Gunsmith Materials and Weapon Telemetry to [[Arcite 99-40]] or [[Banshee-44]]. No longer available as of ''[[The Witch Queen]]'' expansion.

| Vanguard Research || Purple || Legendary || Complete Meditations (Story mission replays) to earn Vanguard Research Tokens for [[Ikora Rey]]. No longer available.

| Vanguard Tactician || Purple || Legendary || Complete Strikes and challenges to earn Vanguard Tactician Tokens for Commander [[Zavala]]. No longer available as of the ''[[Season of the Lost]]'', instead replaced by Vanguard Engrams.

| Imperial || Purple || Legendary || Complete the [[Leviathan (raid)|Leviathan]] [[Raid]] and its challenges to earn Emperor Calus Tokens for [[Benedict 99-40]]. No longer available as of the ''Beyond Light'' expansion.

| Trials || Purple || Legendary || Complete [[Trials of the Nine]] matches to earn Trials of the Nine Tokens for [[The Emissary]]. Retired with Trials of the Nine.

| Iron || Purple || Legendary || Complete [[Iron Banner]] matches to earn Iron Banner Tokens for [[Saladin Forge|Lord Saladin]]. No longer available as of the ''[[Season of the Haunted]]'', instead replaced by Iron Banner Engrams.

| Dead Orbit || Purple || Legendary || Align with [[Dead Orbit]] during [[Faction Rallies]] to earn Dead Orbit Tokens for Arach [[Jalaal]]. Retired with Faction Rallies.

| New Monarchy || Purple || Legendary || Align with [[New Monarchy]] during [[Faction Rallies]] to earn New Monarchy Tokens for Executor [[Hideo]]. Retired with Faction Rallies.

| Luminous || Purple || Legendary or Exotic || Complete weekly milestones: [[Flashpoint]], [[Call to Arms]], [[Nightfall]], Prestige Nightfall, and Clan XP Contribution. Only be available during [[Curse of Osiris]], now retired.

| Bright || White || Rare, Legendary or Exotic || Received upon leveling up after reaching the level 20 cap, or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. The Red War only.

| Illuminated || White || Rare, Legendary or Exotic || Received upon leveling up after reaching the level 25 cap, or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Curse of Osiris only.

| Prototype || White || Rare, Legendary or Exotic || Received upon leveling up after reaching the level 30 cap, or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Warmind only.

| Steadfast || White || Rare, Legendary or Exotic || Received upon leveling up after reaching the level 50 cap, or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Season of the Outlaw only.

| Etched || Black || Rare, Legendary, or Exotic || Received upon leveling up after reaching the level 50 cap, or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Season of the Forge only.

| Notorious || Green || Rare, Legendary, or Exotic || Received upon leveling up after reaching the level 50 cap, or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Season of the Drifter only.

| Best of Year One || Rainbow || Rare, Legendary, or Exotic || Received upon leveling up after reaching the level 50 cap, or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Season of Opulence only.

| Nostalgic || Blue, Pink, and Cyan || Rare, Legendary, or Exotic || Received for free upon logging in for the first time during the season, from the seasonal rewards track, or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Season of the Undying only.

| Fond Memories || Magenta, Red, and Yellow || Rare, Legendary, or Exotic || Received for free upon logging in for the first time during the season, from the seasonal rewards track, or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Season of Dawn only.

| Luminous || Orange, Blue, and Purple || Rare, Legendary, or Exotic || Received for free upon logging in for the first time during the season or from the seasonal rewards track. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Season of the Worthy only.

| Mnemonic || Pink and White || Rare, Legendary, or Exotic || Received for free upon logging in for the first time during the season or from the seasonal rewards track. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]]. Season of Arrivals only.

| Eververse || White || Rare, Legendary, or Exotic || Received from the seasonal rewards track or sometimes obtained after reaching past seasonal rank 100. Requires decryption at [[Eververse]].

| Ephemeral || Purple || Rare, Legendary or Exotic || Can be purchased from [[Eververse]] or obtained upon leveling up past the level cap during the 2018 [[Festival of the Lost]]. Requires decryption at Eververse.

| Fated (Isochronal) || Yellow || Exotic || Guarantees a world drop Exotic item that has not been previously obtained. Account-based purchase once per week from [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|Xûr]] for 97 Legendary Shards and an Exotic Cipher if it was collected from the season pass or the Xenology quest. If all world drop Exotics have been claimed, gives a random world drop Exotic instead.

| Golden Age || Yellow || Exotic || Gives the [[Sturm]] Hand Cannon, and must be brought to [[Tyra Karn]] at [[The Farm]] for decryption. No longer available as of the ''Beyond Light'' expansion.

| Rasputin's Gift|| Black || Legendary || Gives the [[IKELOS HC v1.0.1]]. Can only be obtained once through the Mars world quest after completing the [[Warmind Campaign]], and must be brought into [[Rasputin]]'s chamber for decryption. No longer available as of the ''Beyond Light'' expansion.

| Prime Engram || Purple-Yellow || Legendary || Drops randomly from powerful combatants, or completing ritual activities. Always drops gear up to the powerful cap, after which drops to the character's highest Power Level. Looks like a standard Legendary Engram, but with golden glow in the center & particle effects.

| Black Armory Engram || Dark Purple || Legendary || Dropped from a completed [[Black Armory]] Forge Ignition. Somewhat elongated and modified compared to regular Engrams. Distinctive blue-white hex-spiral effects. No longer available as of the ''Beyond Light'' expansion.

| Umbral Engram || Black and Purple || Legendary || Dropped from enemies and activities during ''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' and reintroduced in ''[[Season of the Chosen]]''. Requires decryption at the [[Umbral Decoder]] (until ''The Witch Queen'' expansion), Rahool, or focusing at various seasonal vendors in the H.E.L.M. for seasonal items, with a chance for seasonal weapons from ''[[Season of the Risen]]'' onwards to drop with Deepsight. Shows streams of [[Darkness]] upon dropping. No longer available as of the ''[[Lightfall]]'' expansion, instead replaced with Seasonal Engrams.

| Vanguard Engram || Blue with a Vanguard logo || Legendary || Dropped from reaching Vanguard reputation rank promotions and can be decrypted or focused at Commander [[Zavala]] for Vanguard and Nightfall items. Adept Nightfall items require [[Nightfall Cipher]]s for focusing.

| Crucible Engram || Red with a Crucible logo || Legendary || Dropped from reaching Crucible reputation rank promotions and can be decrypted or focused at [[Lord Shaxx]] for Crucible items.

| Gambit Engram || Green with a Gambit logo || Legendary || Dropped from reaching Gambit reputation rank promotions and can be decrypted or focused at the [[Drifter]] for Gambit items.

| Trials Engram || Gold with a Trials of Osiris logo || Legendary || Dropped from reaching Trials of Osiris reputation rank promotions and can be decrypted or focused at [[Saint-14]] for Trials of Osiris items. Adept Trials of Osiris items require entry into the Lighthouse once before focusing can be unlocked for that item.

| Iron Banner Engram || Dark green with an Iron Lord logo || Legendary || Dropped from reaching Iron Banner reputation rank promotions and can be decrypted or focused at [[Saladin Forge]] while Iron Banner is active for the week for Iron Banner items.

| Throne World Engram || Purple || Legendary || Dropped after reaching reputation rank 30 with [[Fynch]] and can be decrypted for Throne World items, with a chance for Throne World weapons to drop with [[Deepsight]].

| Neomuna Engram || Purple || Legendary || Dropped after reaching reputation rank 30 with [[Nimbus]] and be decrypted for Neomuna items, with a chance for Neomuna weapons to drop with Deepsight

| Seasonal Engram || Dark purple with a Season logo || Legendary || Dropped from completing ritual and seasonal activities and can be decrypted or focused at various seasonal vendors at the H.E.L.M. for seasonal items, with a chance for season weapons to drop with Deepsight.