Materials

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General Information

Materials are Inventory Items are can be obtained by the players through interactions in the Destiny world, drops from enemies or salvaged from dismantling weapons, armor and other items. Materials occupy a specific place in the player's Inventory. They are used to upgrade weapons and armor.

Year 3 Materials

See also: Year 3 Materials

	Rarity	Acquired by	Function
Aksis Core	Legendary	Defeat Aksis Archon Prime in Wrath of the Machine Raid.	Turn it to Lord Saladin as part of the Wrath of the Machine (Quest).
Dormant SIVA Clusters	Legendary	Scattered throughout the Destiny universe
Essence of the Oversoul	Exotic	Complete Crota's End (Age of Triumph) and The Will of Crota in The Crux of Darkness Quest.	Acquire Necrochasm after completing the quest.
SIVA Key Fragments	Common	Wrath of the Machine	Upgrade Wrath of the Machine gear
Siege Engine Tech	Legendary	Defeating the Siege Engine (Death Zamboni) in Wrath of the Machine Raid.	Turn it to Shiro-4 as part of the Wrath of the Machine (Quest).
Vosik Core	Legendary	Dropped by Vosik the Archpriest in Wrath of the Machine Raid.	Turn it to Tyra at the Iron Temple

Types of Materials

	Rarity	Acquired by	Function
Aksis Core	Legendary	Defeat Aksis Archon Prime in Wrath of the Machine Raid.	Turn it to Lord Saladin as part of the Wrath of the Machine (Quest).
Armor Core	Legendary	Completing Level 32 and 35 PoE Challenge Modes Opening small chests in PoE	Used to purchase PoE armor and Judgement's Core from Variks
Armor Materials	Common	Dismantling uncommon or higher rarity armor.	Used to unlock perks on armor.
Ascendant Energy	Legendary	Dismantling endgame gear Public Events Engrams Daily Heroic Missions Vault of Glass	Used to upgrade Attack and Light of Legendary Weapons.
Ascendant Mote	Legendary	???	Used to upgrade armor to the highest levels of Defense
Ascendant Shard	Legendary	Dismantling endgame gear Public Events Engrams Daily Heroic Missions Vault of Glass	Used to upgrade Defense and Light of Legendary Armor.
Blue Chroma	Common	Sterling Treasure Purchased from Eva Levante for 2 Silver Dust Treasures of The Dawning	Change the Illumination of certain gear to Blue
C-Drive Array Order	Common	???	??
Crucible Commendation	Legendary	Reward Packages from Crucible New Monarchy Vendor Dead Orbit and Future War Cult Rank Increases (Rank 3 or higher)	Used to earn 250 reputation points with Tower factions.
Crux of Crota	Exotic	Crota's End	Upgrade Eidolon Ally into Necrochasm
Dormant SIVA Clusters	Legendary	Scattered throughout the Destiny universe
Dried Crimson	Common	Dropped by Urzok The Hated in Urn of Sacrifice quest	It goes inside the Urn Signaling the defeat of Urzok The Hatred
Embalming Orb	Legendary	Purchased from Eris Morn for 10 Black Wax Idol At least Rank 3 with Crota's Bane.	Upgrade Husk of the Pit into Eidolon Ally
Embers of the Lesser	Common	???	??
Encrypted Engram	Uncommon	Dropped by enemies or purchased from Cryptarch.	Decrypted by the Cryptarch to reveal weapons and armor.
Epoch Splinter	Legendary	???	??
Essence of the Oversoul	Exotic	Complete Crota's End (Age of Triumph) and The Will of Crota in The Crux of Darkness Quest.	Acquire Necrochasm after completing the quest.
Etheric Light	Legendary	Obtained in Prison of Elders Trials of Osiris Nightfall Strikes and Iron Banner	Used to upgrade attack Defense and light for Legendary weapons and armor.
Exotic Armor Shard	Exotic	???	Upgrade Exotic armor.
Exotic Shard	Exotic	Dismantling Exotic Gear Purchased from Xur for 7 Strange Coins	Used to upgrade attack for Exotic Weapons and defense for Exotic Armor
Exotic Weapon Core	Exotic	???	Upgrade Exotic Weapon.
Eyes of the Forsaken	Common	Ritual of the Forsaken	Turn it to Eris Morn for Legendary Gauntlets
Glass Needles	Rare	Purchased from Xur for 3 Strange Coins 3 Motes of Light and 1 Exotic Shard.	Used to re-roll stats and perks on Exotic Armor.
Glass Shards	Rare	Gold Tier rating from the first Public Event completion of the day.	Used to purchase items from Agent of the Nine
Green Chroma	Common	Sterling Treasure Purchased from Eva Levante for 2 Silver Dust Treasures of The Dawning	Change the Illumination of certain gear to Green
Hadium Flake	Common	Opening chests in Dreadnaught
Hadronic Essence	Common	Dismantling uncommon or higher rarity Warlock armor.	Used to upgrade defense of Warlock armor Can be exchanged for Armor Materials at the Vanguard Quartermaster
Hangar Assignment	Common	???	??
Helium Filaments	Common		Used to upgrade armor
Hive Ember	Legendary	???	??
Horn Relay	Common	Dismantling a Legendary Horn (except Happy Horn)	Used to upgrade a rare horn to legendary
Hunter Engram	Uncommon	Dropped by enemies.	Decrypted by Cryptarch to reveal a Hunter Cloak
Magneta Chroma	Common	Sterling Treasure Purchased from Eva Levante for 2 Silver Dust Treasures of The Dawning	Change the Illumination of certain gear to Magneta
Magweld Wire	Common	???	??
Moldering Shard	Legendary	Defeating enemies and opening chests in King's Fall Purchase from Eris Morn at rank 5	With 20+ Moldering Shard Grants extra loot when players defeat Oryx in King's Fall.
Mote of Light	Rare	Obtained by earning Experience Points beyond the level cap and completing high-level activities.	Give all of your equipped gear EXP.
Navcore Order	Common	???	??
Orange Chroma	Common	Sterling Treasure Purchased from Eva Levante for 2 Silver Dust Treasures of The Dawning	Change the Illumination of certain gear to Orange
Paper Glue	Common	Dismantling a Legendary mask From Treasures of the Lost	Upgrades a rare mask to legendary
Paper Scraps	Common	Dismantling a rare mask From Treasures of the Lost	Traded to Eva Levante for a new rare mask
Passage Coin	Legendary	Featured Crucible playlist (high chance) and normal Crucible (low chance) Losing Trials of Osiris matches	Used to purchase Trials of Osiris buffs from Brother Vance.
Plasteel Hull Plating	Common	???	??
Plasteel Plating	Common	Dismantling uncommon or higher rarity Titan armor.	Used to upgrade Defense of Titan armor Exchanged for Armor Materials at the Vanguard Quartermaster
Radiant Energy	Legendary	Dismantling Weapons dropped from Crota's End Purchased from Eris Morn with Radiant Shard	Upgrade Weapons from Crota's End
Radiant Mote	Rare	???	???
Radiant Shard	Legendary	Dismantling Armor dropped from Crota's End Purchased from Eris Morn with Radiant Energy	Upgrade Armor from Crota's End
Red Chroma	Common	Sterling Treasure Purchased from Eva Levante for 2 Silver Dust Treasures of The Dawning	Change the Illumination of certain gear to Red
Relic Iron	Common		Used to upgrade armor
Runed Core	Legendary	Purchased from Eris Morn for 5 Black Wax Idols At least Rank 3 with Crota's Bane.	Unlocks the final Upgrade Damage for Murmur
SIVA Key Fragments	Common	Wrath of the Machine	Upgrade Wrath of the Machine gear
SRL Record Book, Vol. 1	Legendary	Purchased from Tess Everis for 1000 Silver	Tracks racing stats for Campus Maritus and Infinite Descent. Has objectives players can complete for rewards.
Sapphire Wire	Common	Dismantling common or higher rarity Hunter armor	Used to upgrade defense of Hunter armor Can be exchanged for Armor Materials at the Vanguard Quartermaster
Seething Mist	Common	???	??
Shader Data	Common	???	??
Ship Shader Template	Common	???	??
Siege Engine Tech	Legendary	Defeating the Siege Engine (Death Zamboni) in Wrath of the Machine Raid.	Turn it to Shiro-4 as part of the Wrath of the Machine (Quest).
Spinmetal	Common		Used to upgrade armor
Spirit Bloom	Common		Used to upgrade armor
Strange Coin	Rare	Weekly Heroic Strike Decoherent Engrams Wrath of the Machine	Used to purchase items from Agent of the Nine
Titan Engram	Uncommon	Dropped by Enemies.	Decrypted by Cryptarch to reveal Titan Marks.
Token of Flight	Legendary	Dropped in small chests in Prison of Elders	Exchanges for a Ship from Variks.
Token of Identity	Legendary	Dropped in small chests in Prison of Elders	Exchanges for a Shader from Variks.
Token of Judgment	Legendary	Dropped in small chests in Prison of Elders	Exchanges for a Class Armor from Variks.
Transmat Relay Order	Common	???	??
Type-II Powerplant	Common	???	??
Vanguard Commendation	Legendary	Vanguard Reward Packages from Vanguard Rank Increases (Rank 3 or higher)	Used to earn 250 reputation points with Tower factions.
Vehicle Shader Template	Common	???	??
Vex Raid Rare	Exotic	???	??
Vosik Core	Legendary	Dropped by Vosik the Archpriest in Wrath of the Machine Raid.	Turn it to Tyra at the Iron Temple
Warlock Engram	Uncommon	???	??
Weapon Core	Legendary	Completing Level 34 and 35 PoE Challenge Modes Opening small chests in PoE	Used to purchase PoE weapons and Judgement's Core from Variks
Weapon Kit	Common	???	??
Weapon Parts	Common	Obtained by dismantling uncommon or higher rarity weapons	Used to upgrade the Damage of weapons
White Chroma	Common	Sterling Treasure Purchased from Eva Levante for 2 Silver Dust Treasures of The Dawning	Change the Illumination of certain gear to White
Wormspore	Common		Used to upgrade armor
Yellow Chroma	Common	Sterling Treasure Purchased from Eva Levante for 2 Silver Dust Treasures of The Dawning	Change the Illumination of certain gear to Yellow

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