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[[File:Engram.png|thumb|300px|A coded engram dropped after defeating.]] An '''engram''' is an encrypted state of matter considered to be an object's purest form.<ref>[[List of Grimoire Cards/Master Ives, Cryptarch]]</ref> Engrams can be decrypted into a usable state by [[cryptarch]]s.<ref>[[List of Grimoire Cards/Cryptarch]]</ref> In gameplay, engrams can be dropped from defeated enemy [[species]], obtained from completing various activities, and purchased from [[Cryptarch]]s.<ref name="Resource Upload">{{RefVideo|username=Foman123|year=20 June 2014|hostsite=[http://www.youtube.com YouTube]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQjtortoos|title=Destiny Alpha - Resource Upload|time=2:00|accessed=25 June 2014}}</ref> ==Engrams in ''Destiny''== Engrams come in five tiers of [[rarity]]: {| class="article-table" |- !Engram !Color !Possible rarities of contents |- |Encoded/Matter |White |Basic |- |Coded/Encrypted |Green |Uncommon or rare |- |Decoherent/Encrypted |Blue |Rare or legendary<ref name="update102">[[Destiny Update 1.0.2]]</ref> |- |Legendary |Purple |Legendary or exotic<ref name="update102" /> |- |Exotic |Yellow |Exotic |} Each engram is of a particular [[weapon]] or [[armor]] type and stored in the [[Guardian]]'s corresponding inventory slot until decoded. When decoded, engrams become a particular weapon or armor piece, scaling with the player's [[level]] and [[Light]] at the time it is decoded. Engrams can sometimes be decoded into a different type of item, such as a [[Strange Coin]], [[Mote of Light]], or [[artifact]]. Encoded Engrams can be decoded immediately by players in the field.<ref name="Devils Lair">{{RefVideo|username=Foman123|year=2014 June 20|hostsite=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8csJrWX7__Y|title=Destiny Alpha - Devil's Lair Strike - Legend - Battling Sepiks Prime|time=06:50|accessed=25 June 2014}}</ref> Coded Engrams must be decoded by a [[cryptarch]] until the Guardian reaches [[Reputation|Cryptarch reputation]] 1 and level 15, at which point coded engrams will be decoded immediately in the field. Some encrypted and rarer engrams may require to be decoded by a cryptarch. Any encrypted, legendary, or exotic engrams that a Guardian fails to pick up in the field will be sent to the Guardian's [[Postmaster]]. This table lists all of the standard ''Destiny'' engram icons by type and rarity. {| class="wikitable" style="width: 20%;" |+Types of Engrams |- ! ! style="text-align: center;"|Primary Weapon ! style="text-align: center;"|Special Weapon ! style="text-align: center;"|Heavy Weapon ! style="text-align: center;"|Helmet ! style="text-align: center;"|Gauntlets ! style="text-align: center;"|Chest Armor ! style="text-align: center;"|Leg Armor ! style="text-align: center;"|Class Item |- bgcolor="#C3BCB4" ! style="text-align: center;"|Basic | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Basic Primary Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Basic Special Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Basic Heavy Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Basic Helmet Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Basic Gauntlet Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Basic Chest Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Basic Leg Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Basic Class Item Engram icon.jpg|72px]] |- bgcolor="#366F42" ! style="text-align: center;"|Uncommon | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Uncommon Primary Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Uncommon Special Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Uncommon Heavy Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Uncommon Helmet Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Uncommon Gauntlet Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Uncommon Chest Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Uncommon Leg Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Uncommon Class Item Engram icon.jpg|72px]] |- bgcolor="#5076A3" ! style="text-align: center;"|Rare | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Rare Primary Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Rare Special Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Rare Heavy Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Rare Helmet Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Rare Gauntlet Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Rare Chest Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Rare Leg Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Rare Class Item Engram icon.jpg|72px]] |- bgcolor="#4E3263" ! style="text-align: center;"|Legendary | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Legendary Primary Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Legendary Special Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Legendary Heavy Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Legendary Helmet Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Legendary Gauntlet Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Legendary Chest Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Legendary Leg Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Legendary Class Item Engram icon.jpg|72px]] |- bgcolor="#CEAE32" ! style="text-align: center;"|Exotic | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Exotic Primary Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Exotic Special Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Exotic Heavy Weapon Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Exotic Helmet Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Exotic Gauntlets Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Exotic Chest Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Exotic Leg Armor Engram icon.jpg|72px]] | style="text-align: center;"|[[File:Exotic Class Item Engram icon.jpg|72px]] |} ===Other Engrams=== {| class="article-table" |- !Engram !Color !Cryptarch Rep |- |Deceptive |Green | +300{{cite}} |- |Sublime |Purple | +150 |- |Legacy |Gold | +300 |} Deceptive engrams decrypt into a random primary weapon of exotic rarity. One was given to all [[Year 1]] ''Destiny'' players as part of the [[Veteran's Tour]] [[quest]] in [[Year 2]]. Sublime engrams contain legendary PlayStation-exclusive items. They were previously available only on PlayStation platforms, but are now available to all other platforms. Legacy engrams contain legacy (Year 1) exotic armor pieces or weapons. They can only be purchased from [[Xûr]]. Iron engrams contain Year 1 [[:Category:Iron Banner Armor|Iron Banner Armor]]. They were sold by [[Saladin|Lord Saladin]] during [[Iron Banner]] events in ''[[Rise of Iron (Expansion)|Rise of Iron]]'', but can now be obtained from the [[Kiosk|Silver Dust Kiosk]]. ==Engrams in ''Destiny 2''== {{Expand}}The following is a list of engrams that can be found in ''[[Destiny 2]]'': {| class="article-table" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse;" |- ! style="text-align: center;" | Icon ! style="text-align: center;" | Engram Name ! style="text-align: center;" | Rarity ! style="text-align: center;" | Possible Content Rarities ! style="text-align: center;" | How to Obtain |- | |Encoded |Basic |Basic |Randomly drops until level 10. |- |[[File:Encrypted_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Encrypted |Uncommon |Uncommon |Randomly drops after level 5 and continues to drop until level 15. |- |[[File:Decoherent_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Decoherent |Rare |Rare |Randomly drops after reaching level 10. It can also be obtained from mission rewards (which requires decryption). |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Legendary |Legendary |Legendary |Randomly drops after reaching level 20. |- |[[File:Exotic_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Exotic |Exotic |Exotic |Randomly drops after reaching level 20. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |EDZ |Legendary |Legendary |Turn in EDZ Tokens, Dusklight Shards, and Dusklight Crystals to [[Devrim Kay]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Arcology |Legendary |Legendary |Turn in Arcology Tokens, Alkane Dust, and Alkane Spores to [[Sloane]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Nessus |Legendary |Legendary |Turn in Nessus Tokens, Microphasic Datalattices, and Quantized Datalattices to [[Failsafe]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Io |Legendary |Legendary |Turn in Io Tokens, Phaseglass Needles, and Phaseglass Spires to [[Asher Mir]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Lighthouse |Legendary |Legendary |Turn in Mercury Tokens, Simulation Seeds, and Simulation Buds to [[Vance|Brother Vance]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Crucible |Legendary |Legendary |Complete Crucible matches and challenges to earn Crucible Tokens for [[Shaxx|Lord Shaxx]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Gunsmith |Legendary |Legendary |Turn in Gunsmith Materials to [[Arcite 99-40]] or [[Banshee-44]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Vanguard Research |Legendary |Legendary |Complete [[Meditation]]s to earn Vanguard Research Tokens for [[Ikora Rey]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Vanguard Tactician |Legendary |Legendary |Complete Strikes and challenges to earn Vanguard Tactician Tokens for Commander [[Zavala]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Imperial |Legendary |Legendary |Complete the [[Leviathan]] [[raid]] and its challenges to earn Emperor Calus Tokens for [[Benedict 99-40]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Trials |Legendary |Legendary |Complete [[Trials of the Nine]] matches to earn Trials of the Nine Tokens for the [[Emissary of The Nine]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Iron |Legendary |Legendary |Complete [[Iron Banner]] matches to earn Iron Banner Tokens for [[Saladin Forge|Lord Saladin]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Dead Orbit |Legendary |Legendary |Align with [[Dead Orbit]] during a [[Faction Rally]] event to earn Dead Orbit Tokens for Arach [[Jalaal]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Future War Cult |Legendary |Legendary |Align with [[Future War Cult]] during a Faction Rally event to earn FWC Tokens for [[Lakshmi-2]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |New Monarchy |Legendary |Legendary |Align with [[New Monarchy]] during a Faction Rally event to earn New Monarchy Tokens for Executor [[Hideo]]. |- |[[File:Legendary_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Luminous |Legendary | Legendary or Exotic |Complete the weekly milestones [[Flashpoint]], [[Call to Arms]], [[Nightfall]], Prestige Nightfall, and Clan XP Contribution. |- |[[File:Bright_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Bright |Legendary |Rare, Legendary, or Exotic |Received upon a character reaching level 20 or purchased from [[Tess Everis]]. This engram was only available during Season 1. |- |[[File:Illuminated_Engram_icon.png|48px]] |Illuminated |Legendary |Rare, Legendary, or Exotic |Received upon a character reaching level 20 or purchased from Tess Everis. This engram is only available during Season 2. |- |[[File:Exotic_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Fated |Exotic |Exotic | Purchased from [[Xûr]] for 97 [[Legendary Shards]]. (One engram per week.) |- |[[File:Dawning_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Dawning |Legendary |Rare, Legendary, or Exotic |This engram was obtainable during the [[The Dawning|Dawning]] event. |- |[[File:Crimson_Engram_icon_(Destiny_2).png|48px]] |Crimson |Legendary |Rare, Legendary, or Exotic |Received as a random completion reward during the [[Crimson Days]] event by playing in the [[Crimson Doubles]] Crucible playlist. |} ==Retired Engrams== Engrams that you can no longer recieve in ''[[Destiny 2]]''. {| class="article-table" |+ ! Icon !Engram Name !Rarity !Possible Content Rarities |- | |Arcology | | |- | |Io | | |- | |Lighthouse | | |} ==Gallery== <gallery> EncodedEngram.jpg|An encoded engram in ''Destiny''. DecoherentEngram.jpg|An encrypted engram in ''Destiny''. giphy.gif|A legendary engram in ''Destiny''. NcVXd5K.jpg|bunch of exotic engrams </gallery> ===''Destiny'' Engram Icons=== ==References== <references /> [[ja:エングラム]] [[es:Engrama]] [[Category:Items]]
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