Sparrows

Sparrows are fast, hover-bike vehicles that travel on land. It is the main form of transportation in Destiny. Players can access their Sparrows after summoning their Ghosts. The vehicles function similar to mounts in other online games, allowing players to cover long distances in short time.

• Sparrows are especially useful in Patrol Game Mode.

Players can change their Sparrows by equipping a different one from their inventory page. Players can purchase different Sparrows from the Shipwright in The Tower. The rarer Sparrows have better stats, they have more durability, speed and boost.

See also: Year 3 Sparrows

Tier 1: Common

Players obtain their first Sparrow, Sparrow S-10, in the level 4 Story Mission The Warmind. Sparrow S-11 is the upgraded version of the default Sparrow. It is currently unavailable.

Tier 2: Uncommon

Players can purchase S-2X series at the Shipwright for 2250 Glimmer each if the players are level 8+. They can also obtain them by turning in Deployment Orders obtained from level 15 Story Mission Exclusion Zone. Additionally, players who pre-ordered Destiny from GameStop will receive a Sparrow S-10V as a bonus.

Tier 3: Rare

Players can purchase rare Sparrows from Crucible Quartermaster and Vanguard Quartermaster for 175 Crucible Marks and 175 Vanguard Marks respectively. Players will need to have Rank 3 with the respective factions to purchase them.

Tier 4: Legendary

Legendary Sparrows

Upgraded Legendary Sparrows

Players can obtain a Legendary Sparrow by upgrading a rare sparrow with Emerald Coil, Plasma Drive, Stealth Drive or Void Drive. Each Vehicle Upgrade cost 23 Strange Coins. Vehicles upgraded with Emerald Coil will emit a green contrail while boosting. Vehicles with Stealth Drive will leave a red contrail while boosting and vehicles with Void Drive will have a purple contrail.

• Sparrows upgraded with Plasma Drive will not have a different contrail when boosting.

Tier 5: Exotic

Players can obtain Exotic S-99 Dawnchaser by ?????