Items

Gear

Weapons are guns that players use to damage their enemies. There are 8 different types of weapons divided into 3 categories, primary, special and heavy. Players can equip 1 weapon in each category.

Armor are equipment that increases the defense, stats and light of the player. Players can equip Armor in 5 slots. Helmet, Chest Armor, Gauntlets, Leg Armor give bonus attributes while Class Armor is merely cosmetic.

Vehicles are ride-able machines players can use to travel faster. Sparrows are fast and maneuverable personal vehicles. Players can upgrade their stats by equipping better ones.

Ships are flying machines used to travel between various planets. Ships are only cosmetic, they offer no increased stats or other in-game bonuses.

Ghost Shells are cosmetic items that change the looks of your Ghosts.

Shaders are cosmetic items that change the looks of your Armor by giving them different styles and coloration.

Emblems are cosmetic items that show up on your profiles.

Engrams are unidentified items dropped by enemies or awarded after completing strikes and missions. Players can bring them to Cryptarch to decipher them and obtain weapons, armor and other items.

Inventory

Materials are items used to upgrade Weapons and Armor. Players can collect materials from chests and objects scattered across Destiny or purchase them from vendors.

Consumables are items used to grant in-game bonuses for a short time. Most consumables are 1-time used items. These items are purchased from Vendors or dropped from enemies.

Mission Items are items obtained or used in missions and quests.

Bounties are item representations of Bounties obtained from Bounty Tracker, Eris Morn and other NPCs. Players can have 8 bounties at a time. Completed bounties can be turned into their corresponding NPCs.

Currencies - money and items that are used to purchase valuable weapons, armor and other items.