Ghost shell
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Ghost shells are aesthetic modifications to a Guardian's Ghost. During Year One of Destiny, Ghost shells were a purely cosmetic item and only two were available to players (Generalist and Frontier). As of Year Two and beyond, they now feature Defense, Intellect, Discipline, Strength, and Light stats, as well as perks that aid in the discovery of Planetary Materials and increase Glimmer rewards during combat.
Destiny
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Amalgam Shell | For Ghosts whose Guardians have stood against SIVA. | From Wrath of the Machine, Hard mode. | Legendary | |
Amethyst Shell | For Ghosts who are fond of the Reef. | Purchase from the Speaker, random drop | Rare | |
Bellicose Shell | For Ghosts who profess allegiance to the Future War Cult. | Purchase from Lakshmi-2, reward from Future War Cult packages | Legendary | |
Blue Spine Shell | For Ghosts with a sharp tongue. | Purchase from the Speaker, random drop | Rare | |
Bold Red Shell | For Ghosts who aren't afraid to make themselves a target. | Purchase from the Speaker, random drop | Rare | |
Brave Shell | For Ghosts who have been there since the beginning. | Reach level 30 with one character or own both The Dark Below and House of Wolves before August 31, 2015 | Legendary | |
Competitive Shell | For Ghosts who stood with their Guardians as they became champions of the Crucible. | Purchase from Lord Shaxx | Legendary | |
Consensus Shell | Ghosts who give testimony before the City's great Consensus often remake their shells in this traditional form. | Legendary | ||
Crimson Shell | For Ghosts who want a little glamour. | Formerly a random drop in Crimson Days, now a random drop in any Crucible mode | Legendary | |
Crucible Shell | For Ghosts whose Guardians have undergone Lord Shaxx's strenuous training. | Purchase from Lord Shaxx | Legendary | |
Deviled Shell | For Ghosts who taste better with a sprinkle of paprika. | 2016 Festival of the Lost Item | Legendary | |
Ghost Ghost Shell | For Ghosts who prefer to go in disguise. | 2016 Festival of the Lost Item | Legendary | |
Diaspora Shell | For Ghosts who believe that Earth is a Dead Orbit. | Purchase from Arach Jalaal, reward from Dead Orbit packages | Legendary | |
Dread Explorer Shell | For Ghosts who scouted the Dreadnaught and lived to tell the tale. | Complete the Quest The Legion's Beachhead | Legendary | |
Exile Shell | For Ghosts who follow the burning path of Osiris. | Trials of Osiris random loot. | Legendary | |
Frontier Shell | Tough, rugged, and defiantly colored - ready to brave the high frontier. Ghosts can self-modify at will. | Purchase the Destiny Limited Edition or Destiny Ghost Edition | Legendary | |
Foundry Shell | City's artisans welcome the deep memories and painstaking finesse of the Ghosts. | Legendary | ||
Generalist Shell | Born from the Traveler, built of machinery and Light, the Ghost is your companion and faithful guide. | Default Ghost shell available to all characters | Common | |
Infection Shell | For Ghosts who have come in contact with ancient powers. | Wrath of the Machine, Normal mode. | Legendary | |
Ishtar Shell | For Ghosts who have forged new paths on Venus. | Uncommon | ||
Iron Shell | For Ghosts who are forged in battle. | Reach rank 5 in the Iron Banner | Legendary | |
Iron Song Shell | For Ghosts who have lent their voices to the song of the Iron Banner. | Reach rank 6 in the Rise of Iron Record Book | Legendary | |
Ironwolf Shell | For Ghosts whose Guardians have acquitted themselves beneath the Iron Banner. | Iron Banner (Year 3). | Legendary | |
Intrusion Shell | Rigged for eavesdropping, surveillance, and intrusion into unfriendly networks. Ghosts can self-modify at will. | Legendary | ||
Joyride Shell | For Ghosts that like to feel the wind on their casings. | Complete the Quest Make the Vanguard Smile, via the Red Bull Quest promotion | Rare | |
Kingslayer Shell | For Ghosts who were there when Oryx fell. | Random drop in the King's Fall Raid | Legendary | |
Mare Cognitum Shell | For Ghosts who have forged new paths on the Moon. | Uncommon | ||
Meridian Shell | For Ghosts who have forged new paths on Mars. | Uncommon | ||
Metropolitan Shell | For a Ghost of the Last City. | Uncommon | ||
Pale Dawn Shell | For Ghosts who trust in the Light. | Rare | ||
Purple Spine Shell | For Ghosts with a "prickly" personality. | Purchase from the Speaker, random drop | Rare | |
Pursuer Shell | For Ghosts who are always chasing the next challenge. | Legendary | ||
Questing Shell | For Ghosts who love adventure. | Legendary | ||
Redux Shell | For Ghosts who favor a new take on a classic look. | Uncommon | ||
Scholar Shell | For Ghosts who have contributed to the City's knowledge. | Legendary | ||
Senator Shell | For Ghosts who envision a Last City ruled by a New Monarchy. | Purchase from Executor Hideo, reward from New Monarchy packages | Legendary | |
Shipwright Shell | Sometimes the best way to troubleshoot a faulty NLS drive is to dive in and get your shell dirty. | Legendary | ||
Skywatch Shell | For Ghosts who have forged new paths in the Cosmodrome. | Uncommon | ||
Standard Shell | For Ghosts who prefer the classics. | Uncommon | ||
Sugary Shell | For Ghosts who enjoy the sweet taste of Crucible victories. | Random drop in Crimson Days | Legendary | |
Sunlit Shell | For Ghosts who believe. | Reward from Trials of Osiris | Legendary | |
Towerwatch Shell | For Ghosts who serve the Vanguard. | Purchase from Cayde-6, Ikora Rey, or Zavala | Legendary | |
Turquoise Shell | For Ghosts with bright personalities. | Purchase from the Speaker, random drop | Rare | |
Vanguard Shell | For Ghosts who have proven themselves as leaders in the field time and time again. | Purchase from the Vanguard | Legendary | |
Verdant Shell | For Ghosts looking to brighten their Guardian's day. | Purchase from the Speaker, random drop | Rare | |
Weathered Shell | For Ghosts who have braved the elements. | Uncommon | ||
Winter Sky Shell | For Ghosts who feel blue. | Purchase from the Speaker, random drop | Rare |
Destiny 2
Curse of Osiris
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Abacus Shell | For Ghosts who slide through rivers of wisdom. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Amo Ludere Shell | For Ghosts who love the game. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Captaincy Shell | For Ghosts who lead by their stripes. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Circular Time Shell | For Ghosts of tomorrow and tomorrow. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Commanding Star Shell | For Ghosts who would travel as far as the mind can imagine. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Contender's Shell | "Nothing pleases me more than to see you fight." —Emperor Calus | Leviathan (raid) | Exotic | |
Cosmos Shell | For Ghosts who wonder at the majesty of the universe. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Dawning Bauble Shell | For Ghosts of brilliance and determination. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Deep Space Shell | For Ghosts who support Dead Orbit. | Earn rank-up packages from Arach Jalaal | Legendary | |
Dolphin Wave Shell | For Ghosts who possess more wisdom than we can ever know. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Dulcinea Shell | For Ghosts of victory in the face of darkness. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Electric Heart Shell | For Ghosts who know every beat of your heart. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Electronica Shell | For Ghosts who love to groove. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Entwining Heart Shell | For Ghosts who find fulfillment in the ties that bind. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Fast Lane Shell | For Ghosts who like to drive fast and look good while doing it. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Fire Victorious Shell | For Ghosts with fire inside of them. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Flaming Arrow Shell | For Ghosts who follow the true path. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Garland Shell | For Ghosts who nurture and grow. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Garter Snake Shell | For Ghosts who fool the enemy with symbols of peace. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Gray Tiger Shell | For Ghosts who accumulate knowledge with time. | Eververse | Legendary | |
In Fine Omnium Shell | For Ghosts who will be there at the end. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Infinite Blue Shell | For Ghosts who yearn to explore the sky. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Infinite Hand Shell | For Ghosts who search for endless peace. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Iris Map Shell | For Ghosts who seek new lands and new mountains. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Iron Companionship Shell | For Ghosts who seek the wisdom of Iron. | Iron Banner | Legendary | |
Jasper Dawn Shell | For Ghosts with hidden light and color. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Joyous Hunt Shell | For Ghosts who sing their way into strife. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Kaleidoscope Shell | For Ghosts who see the patterns in all things. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Leonine Shell | For Ghosts who support New Monarchy. | Earn rank-up packages from Executor Hideo | Legendary | |
Orchid Shell | For Ghosts who seek the growing things in hidden corners. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Pintail Shell | For Ghosts who remember strange rivers. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Pomegranate Shell | For Ghosts bearing hidden gifts. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Precious Metals Shell | For Ghosts who know how to dress up. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Propulsive Heart Shell | For Ghosts who carry, protect, and accompany. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Radiant Sunflake Shell | For Ghosts who bring warmth and loyalty. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Sagira's Shell | Loyalty does not mean obligation. Only justice is blind. | Complete Osiris' Lost Prophecies for Brother Vance on Mercury. | Exotic | |
Star Map Shell | For Ghosts who want to chart new skies. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Sweet Memories Shell | For Ghosts of light and happy remembrance. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Symphonic Shell | For Ghosts who know the music of the ages. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Tirastrella Shell | For Ghosts who bring passion from darkness. | Crimson Days | Legendary | |
Trichromatica | "Void, Solar, then Arc. Hmm. We're not naive enough to think the order is a coincidence. But we've got bigger things to worry about." —Zavala | Complete Nightfall strike "The Inverted Spire." | Exotic | |
Triumphal Shell | For Ghosts who would return in triumph. | Eververse | Legendary | |
True Conifer Shell | For Ghosts of shining reliability. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Unearthly Koi Shell | For Ghosts who would bring peace to the garden. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Upward Climber Shell | For Ghosts who are always looking up. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Viceroy Shell | For Ghosts of fast ships and distant shores. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Wars to Come Shell | For Ghosts who support Future War Cult. | Earn rank-up packages from Lakshmi-2 | Legendary | |
Wild Hunt Shell | For Ghosts who remember the older ways. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Winter Lotus Shell | For Ghosts who celebrate the many traditions of the Dawning. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Yellowspear Shell | For Ghosts who race to pierce the veil. | Eververse | Legendary |
Warmind
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Alchemical Dawn Shell | For Ghosts who are ready to see fire rain | Crucible | Exotic | |
Ambrite Complex Shell | ||||
Archipelago Pitch | For Ghosts who know the tide of conflict ebbs and flows. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Authorized Misconduct Shell | ||||
Bankjar Shell | ||||
Blaster Box | For Ghosts who forcefully send knowledge over great distances. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Block-Z Shell | Overseeing waves of attack and repel. | Escalation Protocol | Legendary | |
Bursting Wisdom Shell | For Ghosts who share information when the time is right... and perhaps sooner. | Exotic | ||
Citrine Sway Shell | ||||
Copperhead Supremacy Shell | For Ghosts who are coiling, waiting, watching. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Firefly Shell | ||||
Headerstripe Shell | ||||
Iris Pulsator Shell | ||||
Knight's Peace Shell | ||||
Millennial Spadework Shell | ||||
Open Orchid Shell | For Ghosts who know the heart of every garden holds mystery. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Orcasong Shell | ||||
Palm of Gold Shell | For Ghosts counsel to open your mind if you dare to open your hand. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Polestar I Shell | For Ghosts who are beacons of lasting hope. | Legendary | ||
Polestar II Shell | For Ghosts who are aware that beacons can be deceiving. | Legendary | ||
Polished Rain Shell | ||||
Predator Sun Shell | ||||
Regality Sphere Shell | ||||
Riveted Majesty Shell | For Ghosts who know there is more royalty in effort than in any blood. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Shining Shield Shell | ||||
Shrinking Iris Shell | ||||
Sivian Nextor Shell | ||||
Skyfire North Shell | ||||
Skyline Flipside Shell | For Ghosts who are no exception to the rule. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Speckled Giallo Shell | ||||
The Right Choice | "And... thanks. You know. For being my Guardian. | 2018 Solstice of Heroes | Legendary | |
Waiting Cask Shell | For Ghosts who know what lies within. | Eververse | Legendary |
Forsaken
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Amethyst Spine Shell | ||||
Angora Raider Shell | ||||
Atlantis Shell | For Ghosts who wonder what lies beneath the waves. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Blue Sky Shell | For Ghosts who look to the sky and see possibility. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Canaan's Harvest Shell | ||||
Chevron Shell | ||||
Color Theory Shell | ||||
Cordial Diamond Shell | ||||
Eyeball Shell | For Ghosts who are literal. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Freyja Shell | ||||
Frozen Amaryllis Shell | ||||
Furtive Shell | For Ghosts who crave the thrill of competition. | Legendary | ||
Mansanas Shell | A shell pattern worm by the Ghost of Marin Mansanas. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Nine Lives Shell | ||||
Okular Fortitude Shell | ||||
Painted Eye Shell | For Ghosts who watch—and see all. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Peerless Precision Shell | For Ghosts who never lose sight of their target. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Quondam Shell | ||||
Rigg's Vortex Shell | ||||
S.H.A.N.K. Shell | For Ghosts who like to walk in someone else's... shoes. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Sanctified Vigilance Shell | For Ghosts who like to keep watch from above. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Seal of Troika Shell | ||||
Sibyl Shell | ||||
Skewed Orbit Shell | ||||
Spectral Circuit Shell | For Ghosts whose inner workings are a mystery. | Eververse | Legendary | |
Starlight Shell | For Ghosts who seek to explore the Reef's mysteries. | Legendary | ||
Stonecraft's Amalgam Shell | ||||
The Lycan's Mire Shell | ||||
Transhedron Shell | ||||
Triangle Shell | ||||
Trusty Shell | ||||
Tyrant Shell | ||||
Vestian Shell | ||||
Wish-Maker Shell | For Ghosts whose Guardians dared to dream. | Last Wish | Legendary | |
Wisteria Orbit Shell | For Ghosts who want to show off their staying power. | Legendary |
Season of the Forge
Season of the Drifter
Season of Opulence
Shadowkeep
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Bane of Crota Shell | For Ghosts who have seen gods fall. | Altars of sorrow | Legendary | |
Eris Morn Shell | For Ghosts who confront all fears. | Pre-ording Shadowkeep | Exotic | |
Moonshot Shell | For Ghosts who shoot for the Moon. | Reward for completing a Triumph | Legendary |
Season of the Undying
Season of Dawn
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Confectionery Shell | For Ghosts who fly, fly, fly just as fast as they can. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Crimson Shell | For Ghosts who might be secret admirers. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Crystalline Shell | For Ghosts who know that no two of us are alike. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Lampion Shell | For Ghosts who wish for an ever-brighter future. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Omolon Shell | For Ghosts who try to remain fluid. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Phalanx Shell | For Ghosts who protect their Guardians. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Saintly Shell | For Ghosts who believe in their Guardian more than anything. | Seasonal Pass | Exotic | |
Simulation Shell | For Ghosts who like to run the numbers. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Tex Mechanica Shell | For Ghosts who look to tame a wild frontier. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Timeswept Shell | For Ghosts who lose track of time. | The Sundial | Legendary | |
Traitor Primus Shell | For Ghosts who know only endless ambition. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Veist Shell | For fast-talking Ghosts who like to spit a little venom. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Winterview Shell | For Ghosts who like to watch the world from someplace warm. | Eververse | Exotic |
Season of the Worthy
Season of Arrivals
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Adonis Shell | For Ghosts who float with grace. | Eververse | Exotic | |
August Shell | For Ghosts who celebrate the Light. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Awakened Shell | For Ghosts who rise when it's needed most. | Moments of Triumph | Exotic | |
Backspin Shell | For Ghosts who always seek the ace. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Cabana Shell | For Ghosts who enjoy the sound of waves. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Canopus Shell | For Ghosts who guide the way. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Empathic Shell | For Ghosts who feel the Light of others. | Charity promotion | Exotic | |
Last Bastion Shell | For Ghosts who hold the line. | Seasonal Pass | Exotic | |
Multiband Shell | For Ghosts with an important message. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Rimed Shell | For Ghosts who venture out beyond the warmth. | Preordering Beyond Light | Exotic | |
Spelunking Shell | For Ghosts who brave the depths. | Eververse | Exotic |
Beyond Light
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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No Love Lost | "I'll do it again, and again, for her." —Elsie Bray | Completing the *Rock Bottom* Triumph in the Deep Stone Crypt raid. | Exotic |
Season of the Hunt
Season of the Chosen
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Buoyant Shell | For Ghosts who lift spirits. | Charity promotion | Exotic | |
Celestial Shell | For Ghosts who seek guidance in the stars. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Challenger Shell | For Ghosts ready to face any challenge. | Seasonal Pass | Exotic | |
Gigantes Shell | For Ghosts who put weight on their shoulders. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Half-Volley Shell | For Ghosts who always bounce back. | Eververse | Exotic | |
In Memoriam Shell | For Ghosts who are a beacon of Light. | Trials of Osiris | Exotic | |
Metropolis Shell | For Ghosts who serve the Last City. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Plush Shell | For Ghosts who remember the good times. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Refreshing Shell | For Ghosts who loathe dehydration. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Shell of Gilgamesh | For Ghosts who've delved into the underworld. | Rewarded for completing a Triumph in Presage | Exotic | |
Synchrotron Shell | For Ghosts who crave velocity. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Taurus Shell | For Ghosts who get the job done. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Veloce Shell | For Ghosts who take the scenic route. | Eververse | Exotic |
Season of the Splicer
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Aoki/Faas Shell | For Ghosts who always take the inside line. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Firebreak Shell | For Ghosts who brave the flames. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Kosmos Shell | For Ghosts who like to ride in style. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Long Haul Shell | For Ghosts who don't stop at sundown. | Eververse | Exotic | |
M3-D1 Shell | For Ghosts who care for others before themselves. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Redline Shell | For Ghosts who never want to stop. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Zeroneiro Shell | For Ghosts who dream in digital. | Complete Expunge: Delphi without dying | Exotic |
Season of the Lost
Icon | Shell Name | Description | Availability | Rarity |
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Andromeda Shell | For Ghosts who seek the light of a different star. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Archangel's Shell | For Ghosts who watch over humanity. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Cosmographicum Shell | For Ghosts who seek greater truths. | The Witch Queen pre order bonus | Exotic | |
Dreamer's Shell | For Ghosts who see past reality. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Junkyard Shell | For Ghosts who make use of every scrap. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Nemean Shell | For Ghosts at the top of the food chain. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Pragmat Shell | For Ghosts who value function over form. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Wanderer's Shell | For Ghosts who brave the lonely road. | Eververse | Exotic | |
Wayfinder's Shell | "You ever hook a Ghost's navigation telemetry up to a jumpship? Me neither, but there's a first time for everything." —The Drifter | Seasonal Pass | Exotic |
Possible perks
Destiny
Perks are randomized and can vary in number, depending on the rarity of a Ghost shell.
- Detect and mark nearby Spinmetal, Helium Filaments, Spirit Bloom, Relic Iron, and Wormspore
- Draw additional Glimmer out of defeated Guardians in the Crucible or enemy races in PvE activities
- Increase the shell's Intellect, Discipline, or Strength values
Destiny 2
Ghost shells in Destiny 2 are still largely random, with perks and perk amount varying with rarity, however ghost shells no longer provide any stat bonuses. What they still provide includes:
- Cache detection
- Bonus glimmer
- Bonus experience
- Gunsmith telemetry
- Regional and activity bonuses
Trivia
Before Year Two, Destiny game files mentioned a number of Ghost shells aside from Generalist and Frontier which were not made available to players. These included the Consensus Shell, Foundry Shell, Intrusion Shell, Shipwright Shell, and another version of the Vanguard Shell.[1] These items were later made obtainable.