Upgrade Materials and Locations

COMMON UPGRADE MATERIALS

 

 

 

Location: Earth, Cosmodrome (easily found in patrol mission)

 

* Found mostly in the outside areas around objects (such as containers and buildings) and in corners.

* Looks like a clump of red earth with a white plant growing out of it

* Can be found in treasure chests in quantities of one or two

 

 

 

Location: Moon (easily found in patrol missions)

 

* Found mostly in the outside areas behind rock formations and occasionally within buildings

* Looks like a pile of glowing containers on the ground

* Can be found in treasure chests in quantities of one or two

 

 

 

Location: Venus (easily found in patrol mission)

 

* Found mostly in the outside areas near vegetation and in the edges of areas

* Looks like a floating green vortex with a white center

* Can be found in treasure chests in quantities of one or two

 

 

 

Location: Mars (easily found in patrol mission)

 

* Found mostly in the outside areas near rock formations

* Looks like a rectangular dull red rock jutting up from the ground (has a slight sheen making it easier to spot)

* Can be found in treasure chests in quantities of one or two

 

 

LEGENDARY UPGRADE MATERIALS

 

 

Location: N/A

 

* Obtained from completing Vault of Glass raid

* Obtained from completing rounds in the crucible (rewarded at random)

* Obtained from completing a public event (once a day), and potentially rewarded by completing public events afterwards

* Decrypting legendary engrams

* Dismantling legendary or exotic items

* Daily heroic missions

* Loot chests

 

 

Location: N/A

 

* Obtained from completing Vault of Glass raid

* Obtained from completing rounds in the crucible (rewarded at random)

* Obtained from completing a public event (once a day), and potentially rewarded by completing public events afterwards

* Decrypting legendary engrams

* Dismantling legendary or exotic items

* Daily heroic missions

* Loot chests

 

 

EXPANSION I UPGRADE MATERIALS

 

 

Location: N/A

 

*Obtained during Crota's End raid

*Can be used to upgrade Crota's End raid equipment (legendary raid gear)

 

 

Location: N/A

 

*Obtained during Crota's End raid

*Can be used to upgrade Crota's End raid equipment (legendary raid gear)

 

 

Location: Xur (Tower)

 

* Can be bought with strange coins from Xur at the Tower (appears on weekends)

*Obtained from dismantling exotic gear

*Allows you to perform the final upgrade on upgraded (upgrading pre-expansion exotics by purchasing the upgraded form from Xur) and expansion exotics

 

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